Indianizing India

<p>This book presents a comprehensive portrait of how Indians conceived of the idea of India. It highlights the diverse traditions and intellectual threads that contributed to the making of vibrant democracy.</p><p>The book:</p><p>• Examines the different ideas of India through 14 eminent Indian thinkers: Mahatma Gandhi Rabindranath Tagore Dayanand Saraswati VD Savarkar Savitribai Phule Pandita Ramabai Maulana Azad Jawaharlal Nehru BR Ambedkar Subhash Chandra Bose Aurobindo Ghosh Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and MA Jinnah;<br>• Highlights how ancient and modern intellectual discourses coalesced with the aspirations of ordinary Indians under the yoke of colonialism;<br>• Challenges colonial constructs and linear approaches to studying India.</p><p>Accessibly written this book is essential reading for students and researchers of Indian political thought modern history political science and South Asian studies.</p>