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Newcomers to the issues being discussed today ask me how far back i was discussing the thesis that is now widely known as the breaking india thesis. By west, the author refers to those culture families which originated w. In doing so, he challenges many hitherto unexamined beliefs that both sides. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its concerns are mainly metaphysical, cultural and civilizational. Rajiv malhotra is back with another book bound to create a controversy the new book valiantly attempts to counter what the writer calls the western view of ancient indian texts. In the last episode, divya nagaraj and rajiv malhotra discussed western universalism and its implications. Wikipedia page of the book being different an indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer and looking at the west from the dharmic point of view. An indian challenge to western universalism is a 2011 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker. Rajiv malhotra is a researcher, author, speaker, thinker and public intellectual on contemporary issues as they relate to civilization, crosscultural encounters, spirituality, and science. Rajiv malhotra s being different is a path breaking book filled with original perspectives on both indian and western civilizations. This book has nothing to do with converting others. An indianamerican entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader, he has devoted himself, for the last ten years, to clarifying the many misperceptions about indic traditions in america and amongst indians.
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