The Battle for Sanskrit Rajiv Malhotra

By:

Malhotra, Rajiv

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: India, HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.Description: xviii, 468p, ill., 22 cmISBN:

9789351775386

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

491.2 MAL MAL

Contents:

Introduction: the story behind the book -- The hijacking of Sanskrit and Sanskriti -- From European Orientalism to American Orientalism -- The obsession with secularizing Sanskrit -- Sanskrit considered a source of oppression -- Ramayana framed as socially irresponsible -- Politicizing Indian literature -- Politicizing the history of Sanskrit and the vernaculars -- The Sanskriti Web as an alternative hypothesis -- Declaring Sanskrit dead and Sanskriti non-existent -- Is Sheldon Pollock too big to be criticized? -- Conclusion: the way forward --

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Languages	Non-fiction	491.2 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted / Donated Books		36466
General Books	CUTN Central Library Languages	Non-fiction	491.2 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted / Donated Books		27456

Introduction: the story behind the book --
The hijacking of Sanskrit and Sanskriti --

From European Orientalism to American Orientalism --

The obsession with secularizing Sanskrit --

Sanskrit considered a source of oppression --

Ramayana framed as socially irresponsible --

Politicizing Indian literature --

Politicizing the history of Sanskrit and the vernaculars --

The Sanskriti Web as an alternative hypothesis --

Declaring Sanskrit dead and Sanskriti non-existent --

Is Sheldon Pollock too big to be criticized? --

Conclusion: the way forward --

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