{"product_id":"24879-bankim-chandra-chattopadhyay-an-intellectual-biography","title":"Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - An Intellectual Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Amiya P Sen\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 133\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195695038\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s writings, in many ways, determined the intellectual and cultural content of modern Hinduism and Hindu nationalism. They also contributed significantly to the critical self-consciousness of the English-educated Indian middle classes. Most importantly, Bankim Chandra was one of the earliest writers to have dealt with the Indian response to the moral and intellectual challenges posed by the West. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis critical biography presents an insightful analysis of Bankim Chandra’s life, thought, and works. Amiya P. Sen discusses how Bankim Chandra’s writings influenced the nascent Indian nationalism of the late nineteenth century, but with paradoxical results. On the one hand, Bankim Chandra asserted a distinctively Hindu identity, which produced a bonding based on shared religious sentiments. On the other, his evocative use of Hindu religious idioms and symbols diluted the very substance of the unity he envisaged for the nation by antagonizing non-Hindus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyses the predominant themes in Bankim’s writings and also details his impact on the development of Bengali language press and literature. Including two appendices on his life and major writings, and a readings list, this volume will be informative reading for students and teachers of modern Indian history and politics, as well as general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eSituating Bankim Chandra\u003cbr\u003eA Life Lived in Fullness\u003cbr\u003eBankim Chandra and the Birth of New Bengali Press and Literature\u003cbr\u003eRedefining Religion in a Modern World\u003cbr\u003eThe Nation as Mother: Bankim Chandra and Advancing Hindu Nationalism\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eChronology of Events\u003cbr\u003eChronological List of Major Literary Works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Amiya P Sen \/ Oxford University Press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776557068457,"sku":"24879","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/24879_a5df2663-cc11-4e24-94e4-735051f56643.jpg?v=1625527542","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/24879-bankim-chandra-chattopadhyay-an-intellectual-biography","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}