LEADER 03335nam 22005173 450 001 9910959831303321 005 20240202203617.0 010 $a9789386042668 010 $a9386042665 010 $a9789352800872 010 $a9352800877 035 $a(CKB)4970000000139991 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5770026 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5770026 035 $a(OCoLC)1101037401 035 $a(BIP)073167814 035 $a(Exl-AI)5770026 035 $a(EXLCZ)994970000000139991 100 $a20210901d2017 uy 0 101 0 $amar 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHindutv-Mukt Bharat $eDalit-Bahujan, Samajik-Aadhyatmik aani Vaigyanik Krantivareel Chintan 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew Delhi :$cSAGE Publications,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017. 215 $a1 online resource (337 pages) 311 08$a9789385985430 311 08$a9385985434 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Glossary -- About the Author. 330 8 $aKancha Ilaiah, the author of the best selling book Why I am Not a Hindu, pens a thought-provoking critique of Brahmanism and the caste system in India, while anticipating the death of Hinduism as a direct consequence of, what he says is, its anti-scientific and anti-nationalistic stand. This work challenges Hinduism`s interpretation of history, with a virulent attack on caste politics, and also takes a refreshing look at the necessity of encouraging indigenous scientific thought for the sake of national progress. It establishes Hinduism as a `backward` religion that suppresses the latent scientific and productive potential of the Dalit - Bahujan communities. The author says this oppressive system of spiritual fascism is detrimental to both the future of religion and the nation-state. He thus criticizes the idea of spiritual justice or varnadharma, used to justify the caste system, as rooted in spiritual inequality. On a micro-analytical level, it is based on a thorough study of the productive knowledge systems of the Dalit - Bahujan communities of Andhra Pradesh, and provides a detailed day-to-day analysis of the scientific technological processes and events at work in the life of a member of these communities. On a macro level, it shows how Hinduism fails to negotiate between faith and reason, unlike other major religions of the world. Kancha Ilaiah critiques the intellectual imagination of the dominant communities and inspires the marginalized. In the process of doing so he crafts a work of immense socio-political interest which appeals to academics, and also to all those who are concerned about contemporary India`s polity and social fabric. 606 $aDalits$7Generated by AI 606 $aSocial change$7Generated by AI 615 0$aDalits 615 0$aSocial change 700 $aIlaiah$b Kancha$01491919 702 $aLtd$b Sage Publications Pvt$4oth 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959831303321 996 $aHindutv-Mukt Bharat$94336027 997 $aUNINA