A Freethinking Cultural Nationalist : a life history of Rahul Sankrityayan /

By:

Alaka Atreya Chudal

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Oxford university Press 2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 323 23 cmISBN:

9780199466870

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DDC classification:

891.43 Al116 F 102226

Contents:

List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration, Translation, and Citation Introduction: Rahul Sankrityayan in the Context of His Age Chapter One: Rahul Sankrityayan’s Autobiography: The Product of a Prison Cell Chapter Two: The Arya Samaj: A ‘New Light’ Chapter Three: Buddhism: A Source of Indian Pride Chapter Four: Hindi: An Indian Voice Afterword: Rahul Sankrityayan—A Freethinking Cultural Nationalist Apendices Selected Bibliography Index About the Author

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This book is a biographical study of Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), a well-known figure in the field of Buddhist studies and Hindi literature. It views Rahul Sankrityayan as he passes through the struggle of a life of changed identities and relating this to his status as a nationalist. The book observes Sankrityayan’s life and work within the wider frame of the Indian subcontinent during the first half of the 20th century.

List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Notes on Transliteration, Translation, and Citation
Introduction: Rahul Sankrityayan in the Context of His Age
Chapter One: Rahul Sankrityayan’s Autobiography: The Product of a Prison Cell
Chapter Two: The Arya Samaj: A ‘New Light’
Chapter Three: Buddhism: A Source of Indian Pride
Chapter Four: Hindi: An Indian Voice
Afterword: Rahul Sankrityayan—A Freethinking Cultural Nationalist
Apendices
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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