Author: Sandhya Gokhale
Publisher:
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Category : Chitpavan Brahmans
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: Dhirendra Narain
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788170222354
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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"Abstracts were prepared under the general supervision of Dr. D. Narain, University of Bombay."

Author: Vibhakar Vitthal Lele
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781497484788
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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'History of Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins (Proto and Pre)'- An excellent book by Mr Vibhakar Lele, pieces together the most important story of who the Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins were, from where they came, their Kuldevatas, original habitats, customs and other important details. It categorically disproves the ancient hollow anecdotes based upon mere mythical propositions and conjectural guesswork. The author would like to share the story with Chitpavans and other well wishers and researchers. Dr Rosalind O'hanlon, Professor of Indian History and Culture, Oriental Institute, Oxford, who is researching Chitpavan Brahmins' history opined that the underlying work by the author is most interesting. She very much enjoyed and learned from it. The book comprises of the propositions about the pre-history of Chitpavan Brahmins. Most of important scatterred details have been put in place to stitch together their ancient and medieval history. At the same time the author delves into their proto-history from sage Agasti's times. Mr Lele has made several singular original contributions in this book. He has a novel approach to link up Chitpavans' ancient history with the Veda branches they follow. It is an attempt unheard of before. He has given lot of supporting data, maps, photographs, bibliography of great use to all the concerned.Another novelty is his analytic deduction of the Chitpavans' history from their Kuldevatas. The myth of Parshuram is seen by him in its true perspective. The other most important contribution by him is his new etymology of 'Chitpavan' word derived from 'Agnichit'. He shows that their Chitpavan Id is effectively linked to their Vedic duty of 'Agnihotra'. The present day genetic research into Chitpavans' ancestry has also been accounted for by the author to pronounce a proper verdict in simple terms on the subject. Another fact he uses is Chitpavans being Dwivedis which was never before accounted for. He cites epigraphs, scholarly research and documents in support of his analysis how Chitpavans came from Ahichhatra in UP to Ambejohai and Vanavasi, shifted to Kaveri river region and finally arrived in Konkan with the support of kings and emperors of their times. He has brought to the notice of researchers quite a few obscure historical facts, from Lele Kulvrittant, Mr N S Rajpurohit, an eminent archaeologist from Karnataka's research paper, Vyadeshwarodaya of Vishwanath, Pulkeshi and Kadamba reign Inscriptions in stone and Tamrapatas connected with Chitpavans'ancestry. Suffice it to say that Mr Lele has done something about Chitpavans' past which had never before been attempted on such a large scale. Perhaps after 'Chitpavan' by Mr Chapekar, this is a book which will serve as a written monument for Chitpavans'history.

Author: Balawant Shankar Joshi
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503549283
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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A Life to Remember This amazingly detailed memoir spans three continents and nearly a century of the life of Balawant Joshi. In it he recalls a journey beginning in a small village in southern India and ending in the southern United States. The son of a poor but brilliant school teacher and linguist, Joshi relates his beginnings at school, moving through hard-fought successes to the completion of the highest levels of education at Cambridge. Throughout the journey and for all his life, a philosophy of peace, regard for his fellow man, and an attitude of determination regardless of the pitfalls of life shine through his modest writing. Joshi expands on his long career in experimenting with plants and Natural Products for synthesis and use in pharmaceuticals in India, Switzerland, and the United States. He writes of family, weddings, and celebrations in India, and travels to many countries. He recalls a small but dangerous role he played in the fight for independence of India from Great Britain. Retired many years ago and living in Georgia, he loses his beloved wife, finds productive activity in a Natural Products, learns painting, and finds new friends and companionship throughout his senior years. Joshi is a great example for all of a life well lived and a love for humanity and a mind still keen and full of stories at the age of ninety.

Author: Dorothy M. Figueira
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791455319
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Explores the construction of the Aryan myth and its uses in both India and Europe.

Author: Sir Valentine Chirol
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Author: Edmund Ronald Leach
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Author: S. Devadas Pillai
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
ISBN: 9788171548071
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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The Book Takes A Fresh Look At The Legacy Of Dr. G.S. Ghurye, A Pillar Of Indian Sociology. Through The Format Of This Dictionary The Author Takes A New Path. It Has The Widest Coverage Of Ghurye`S World Through All His Works And Papers. For The First Time The 80 Theses Done Under Him Have Been Documented In Short Entries. It Would Lead The Serious Reader To Some Unexplored By Laws Of Ghureye`S World And Also Of Indian Sociology.

Author: Aparna Devare
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136197087
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251

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Taking the contentious debates surrounding historical evidence and history writing between secularists and Hindu nationalists as a starting point, this book seeks to understand the origins of a growing historical consciousness in contemporary India, especially amongst Hindus. The broad question it poses is: Why has ‘history’ become such an important site of identity, conflict and self-definition amongst modern Hindus, especially when Hinduism is known to have been notoriously impervious to history? As modern ideas regarding notions of history came to India with colonialism, it turns to the colonial period as the ‘moment of encounter’ with such ideas. The book examines three distinct moments in the Hindu self through the lives and writings of lower-caste public figure Jotiba Phule, ‘moderate’ nationalist M. G. Ranade and Hindu nationalist V. D. Savarkar. Through a close reading of original writings, speeches and biographical material, it is demonstrated that these three individuals were engaged with a modern historical and rationalist approach. However, the same material is also used to argue that Phule and Ranade viewed religion as living, contemporaneous and capable of informing both their personal and political lives. Savarkar, the ‘explicitly Hindu’ leader, on the contrary, held Hindu practices and traditions in contempt, confining them to historical analysis while denying any role for religion as spirituality or morality in contemporary political life. While providing some historical context, this volume highlights the philosophical/ political ideas and actions of the three individuals discussed. It integrates aspects of their lives as central to understanding their politics.

Author: Richard I. Cashman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520378156
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259

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Lokamanya (revered leader) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856 - 1920), the extremist politician of Maharashtra, a region of western India, was one of the first Congress Party leaders to adopt the strategy of mass politics. Interpretations of his role and his achievement differen greatly. Some historians depict Tilak as India's first mass politician who was a creative nationalist myth-maker; other suggest that he was an opportunist who manipulated politics for selfish, elitist purposes. With an eye to resolving these conflicting opinions, Cashman related Tilak's ideology to his political organization. the author concentrates on four mass movements, studying the Lokamanya when he was engaged in political action and comparing his public statements with his political tactics. This approach provides a means of examining the manner in which Tilak redefined myths and of assessing the value of myths for purposes of political mobilization. Cashman suggests deficiencies in previous interpretations of Tilak. Arguing that the limitations of the mass movements need not be explained by the inadequacies of myths, he demonstrates that instead they reflected the transitional state of Maharashtraian society, which lacked a broad consensus. Tilak was active at a time when there was no common goal, no broader objective, in which sectional interests might be subsumed. He symbolized the uncertain striving of his society for some new direction, whose nature was yet unknown. He did not create the myth of the Lokamanya or the ideology of nationalism but, responding to social and political pressures, became a prisoner of the myths. Much writing of Indian history has been influenced either by a narrow ideological approach or by a retreat to arithmetical pragmatism. Cashman attempts to restore a balance by reexamining the relationship of myth to politics. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.