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Swimming upstream : Laxmanshastri Joshi and the evolution of modern India /

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Laxmanshastri Joshi was a brahmin scholar and a passionate champion for religious and social reform. Unlike most brahmins, he went against the grain, helping Gandhi overcome the powerful upper caste Indians and helped bringing Dalits into the Indian mainstream. With courage and civility, he spoke ou...

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Main Authors: Khaṇḍakara, Arundhatī (Author), Khandkar, Ashok C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Jośī, Lakshmaṇaśāstrī.
Jośī, Lakshmaṇaśāstrī
Statesmen > India > Biography.
Brahmans > Biography.
India > Politics and government > 1919-1947.
India > Politics and government > 1947-
Hommes d'État > Inde > Biographies.
Brahmanes > Biographies.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1919-1947.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1947-
Brahmans
Politics and government
Statesmen
India
Since 1919
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Laxmanshastri Joshi was a brahmin scholar and a passionate champion for religious and social reform. Unlike most brahmins, he went against the grain, helping Gandhi overcome the powerful upper caste Indians and helped bringing Dalits into the Indian mainstream. With courage and civility, he spoke out against Hindu orthodoxy, pointing to the heterodoxy and polemical debate in the immense sweep of Hindu religion. Like Tagore, he was one of India's renaissance men. 'Swimming Upstream' traces Laxmanshastri's life of scholarship, courage, his steadfast humanity, and his role in the making of a free, secular, modern, and democratic India.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 193 pages) : illustrations
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199098279
0199098271