India's foreign policy has a historical background which has not so far been systematically studied. The Indian National Congress, the main organization that carried the struggle for national freedom, showed interest in questions of foreign policy right from its birth in 1885. This interest, at first limited, grew with the broadening of its general political outlook. Gradually, certain principl…
This book was planned at the request of Jawa harlal Nehru to serve as a primer of patriotism for our younger generation. There was a time when greater India had her cultural empires in the whole of South-East Asia for fourteen centuries and Hindu and Buddhist pioneers carried the torch of religion and culture to far off South America, Mexico, Gautamalya, Japan, China, Korea, Philli pines in the…
After receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, the Bengali poet-philosopher Raabindranath Tagore embarked on a series of lecture tours of Japan, China, and his native India. Tagore was convinced that a unique spirituality unified Asia and he attempted, un-successtully, to persuade Chinese and Japanese intellectuals to join India in realizing a common civilization. Although Tagore faile…
The second volume of Sarvepalli Gopal's unique work covers the first nine years of Nehru's prime ministership. Like the first volume, it is more than a biography, describing and analyzing in detail both domestic and foreign issues of the period: the struggle between India and Pakistan for Kashmir, the first elections of free India based on adult suffrage, Korea, the Suez crisis, the invasion of…
This book examines the dynamics of caste, class, and democratic change in India through a sociological analysis of its stratification system. Vijai P. Singh explores how traditional caste hierarchies have adapted to modern political and economic developments, highlighting the shifting relationships between caste-based identities, emerging class structures, and the functioning of democratic inst…
Buku Islam di Hindia Belanda menyajikan analisis sejarah dan sosiologis tentang keberadaan dan perkembangan Islam di Hindia Belanda (masa kolonial Belanda), serta interaksi antara komunitas Muslim dengan pemerintahan kolonial. Lewat tulisan ini, Snouck Hurgronje berusaha memahami struktur keagamaan, adat, praktik sosial, serta dinamika hukum dan budaya Islam di Nusantara — termasuk cara bagai…
The reality of the Indian presence in Asian cultures is undeniable. Recent scholarship in Asian cultural studies has emphasized the essential oneness of the substratum that defines Asian identity. Buddhism and Hinduism, originating in India, travelled beyond their homeland and profoundly shaped the beliefs and faith of people across Asia. Trade, political ambitions, and religious pursuits facil…
The question, according to George P. Conger, noted authority on Indian philosophy, is not so much whether India can contribute as whether the West is ready to receive. Here, in selected essays from the Proceedings of the East-West Philosophers’ Conferences held during the last twenty-five years, is an examination by world authorities of one of the oldest, richest, most complicated, and mos…
“In his travels through South Asia, Lak always stayed off the path beaten by other foreign correspondents. No matter where he wandered in India, Pakistan and Nepal, Lak always delved deeper into the culture than the rest of us, coming back with unique insights and wonderful stories. He is a rarity among journalists—one who portrays his subjects with elegance, compassion and humor.” — T…
The success of the IT industry and Indian human resources in global enterprises have made India a wealthy country. Even as the wealth has grown, the inequality has widened and many scams have surfaced. These were a logjam in Parliament and civil movements against corruption created an atmosphere of anarchy and distrust. Amidst his dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs, Dr Abdul Kala…