TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alaka Atreya Chudal
TI  - A Freethinking Cultural Nationalist: a life history of Rahul Sankrityayan 
SN  - 9780199466870
U1  - 891.43 Al116 F 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford university Press
KW  - Nationalists
KW  - Authors, Hindi
KW  - Buddhist scholars
KW  - Nationalism
N1  - 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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