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Seeking Begumpura : the social vision of anticaste intellectuals /
The bhakti radical Ravidas (c 1450Â1520), calling himself a Âtanner now set freeÂ, was the first to envision an Indian utopia in his song ÂBegumpuraÂÂa modern casteless, classless, tax-free city without sorrow. This was in contrast to the dystopia of the brahmanical kaliyuga. Anticaste intelle...
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| Formato: | Printed Book |
| Idioma: | English |
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New Delhi :
Navayana,
2016.
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| Summary: | The bhakti radical Ravidas (c 1450Â1520), calling himself a Âtanner now set freeÂ, was the first to envision an Indian utopia in his song ÂBegumpuraÂÂa modern casteless, classless, tax-free city without sorrow. This was in contrast to the dystopia of the brahmanical kaliyuga. Anticaste intellectuals in India posited utopias much before Thomas More, in 1516, articulated a R The bhakti radical Ravidas (c 1450Â1520), calling himself a Âtanner now set freeÂ, was the first to envision an Indian utopia in his song ÂBegumpuraÂÂa modern casteless, classless, tax-free city without sorrow. This was in contrast to the dystopia of the brahmanical kaliyuga. Anticaste intellectuals in India posited utopias much before Thomas More, in 1516, articulated a Renaissance humanist version. Gail Omvedt, in this study, focuses on the worldviews of subaltern visionaries spanning five centuriesÂChokhamela, Janabai, Kabir, Ravidas, Tukaram, the Kartabhajas, Phule, Iyothee Thass, Pandita Ramabai, Periyar and Ambedkar. She charts the development of their utopian visions and the socioeconomic characteristics of the societies conceived through this long period. |
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| descrición da copia: | Table of contents: Chapter 1. Introduction/visions Chapter 2. New message/whispers in the Kalyuga Chapter 3. Nama/dancing open the temple Chapter 4. Kabir and Ravidas/envisioning Begumpura Chapter 5. Tuka/ the city beyond time and death Chapter 6. Kartabhajas/ectasy and reason in the colonial yuga Chapter 7. Phule/ Remembering the kingdom of Bali Chapter 8. Iyothee Thass/ The Buddhist Utopia Chapter 9. Ramabai/ women in the kingdom of God Chapter 10. Periyar/ Imagining Tamil Nadu Chapter 11. Ambedkar/ Prabuddha Bharat Chapter 12. Conclusion/ Seeking Begumpura References Index |
| Descrición Física: | 304 p. |
| ISBN: | 9788189059453 |