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Talking history / Romila Thapar in conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo ; with the participation of Neeladri Bhattacharya.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press, ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 340 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780199474271
  • 0199474273
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954.007 THA
Contents:
Part I: From Punjab To London Part II: The Function Of The Historian Part III: Modern Writing Of Early Indian History Part IV: Lineage And Kingship Part V: The Historian And The Epic Part VI: Shakuntala And Somanatha
Summary: Talking History is the eighth title in the OUP series of Ramin Jahanbegloo's conversations with prominent intellectuals who have influenced modern Indian thought. This volume excavates the life and career of Romila Thapar as a historian and a public intellectual. Her multifaceted work, from her early research on Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas to her classic studies on the lineage system in India, her questioning of the dominant paradigms of historians from both the colonial era and from the more recent nationalist era to the role of a public intellectual in India, have made her one of the most frequently read, discussed, and cited historians of our times. Across the six parts of the book, Jahanbegloo probes her to talk about some of the central issues of history writing in India, such as the function of a historian, conflict with Hindu fundamentalism, authority in historical research, oriental despotism, and the polymorphous structure of Hinduism, as also about her life. --
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library History & Geography Non-fiction 954.007 THA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30012

Includes index.

Part I: From Punjab To London Part II: The Function Of The Historian Part III: Modern Writing Of Early Indian History Part IV: Lineage And Kingship Part V: The Historian And The Epic Part VI: Shakuntala And Somanatha

Talking History is the eighth title in the OUP series of Ramin Jahanbegloo's conversations with prominent intellectuals who have influenced modern Indian thought. This volume excavates the life and career of Romila Thapar as a historian and a public intellectual. Her multifaceted work, from her early research on Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas to her classic studies on the lineage system in India, her questioning of the dominant paradigms of historians from both the colonial era and from the more recent nationalist era to the role of a public intellectual in India, have made her one of the most frequently read, discussed, and cited historians of our times. Across the six parts of the book, Jahanbegloo probes her to talk about some of the central issues of history writing in India, such as the function of a historian, conflict with Hindu fundamentalism, authority in historical research, oriental despotism, and the polymorphous structure of Hinduism, as also about her life. --

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