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The Argumentative Indian is a book written by Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen. It is a collection of essays that discuss India's history and identity, focusing on the traditions of public debate and intellectual pluralism. Martha Nussbaum says the book "demonstrates the importance of public debate in Indian traditions generally."
Gandhi declined the government's offer of accommodation in an expensive West End hotel, preferring to stay in the East End, to live among working-class people, as he did in India. [144] Gandhi based himself in a small cell-bedroom at Kingsley Hall for the three-month duration of his stay and was enthusiastically received by East Enders. [ 145 ]
Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India (2002, ISBN 0-670-04928-X) is a book written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India from 2002 to 2007. [1] [2] Dr. Kalam dedicated Ignited Minds to an intermediate school child he met at a school. While talking to students, a question came up: "Who is our enemy?" Kalam recalled that many ...
India, officially the Republic of India, [j] [20] is a country in South Asia.It is the most populous country in the world and the seventh-largest by area.Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; [k] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the ...
Aspects of Indian civilisation, administration, culture, and religion spread to much of Asia, which led to the establishment of Indianised kingdoms in the region, forming Greater India. [6] [5] The most significant event between the 7th and 11th centuries was the Tripartite struggle centred on Kannauj.
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The book begins with a critique of literature on Hindu culture available to Biruni and his contemporaries, which Biruni found both insufficient and misleading. [1] Biruni examined the religious traditions of India including Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Judaism, Christianity, the Sabeans, the Khwarazmian dynasty, Islam, and Arabian paganism, as well as the cultural practices ...