Modern Indian Interpreters of the Bhagavad Gita

<p>This is a collection of careful objective historically sensitive studies of modern commentators on the Bhagavadgita one of the basic scriptures of Hinduism and one which has been widely read in the modern West. Experts on modern Indian religious thought show how Ghandi Vivekananda Radhakrishnan Bhaktivedanta Aurobindo Tilak Bhave Sivananda the Theosophists and Bhankim read used and interpreted the Gita. Collectively the essays display the different backgrounds and orientations of the major Indian thinkers of our time. An Introduction and a Conclusion provide a perspective on the thinkers and identify common themes which are part of modern emphases.</p>