{"product_id":"2850-revenge-reconciliation","title":"Revenge \u0026 Reconciliation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rajmohan Gandhi\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1999\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 463\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0140290451\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn original, provocative and compelling reading of the subcontinent's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this remarkable study, well-known biographer Rajmohan Gandhi, underscoring the prominence in the Mahabharta of the revenge impulse, follows its trajectory in South Asian history.  Side by side, he traces the role played by reconcilers up to present times, like the Buddha, Mahavira and Asoka.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Encompassing myth and historical fact, the author moves from the circumstances of Drona's death and Parasurama's slaying of the Kshatriyas to the burst of Islam in India and Akbar's success in gaining acceptance for it, the execution of Guru Arjan Dev and Guru Teg Bahadur, and Shivaji's achievement of self-rule.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His explanation of the 1947 division of India identified the role of 1857 Rebellion in shaping Gandhi's thinking and strategy, and reflects on the wounds of Partition.  The survey of post-independence India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also touches upon the tragic bereavements of six of their women leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Incisive and finely argued, Revenge and Reconciliation compels us to confront historical and contemporary realities of intolerance, while pointing to p[ossible strategies of mutual accommodation in India and the rest of South Asia at the threshold of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eThe Mahabharata Legacy, and the Gita's Intent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eA Dissenting Tradition, or the Second Thread\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eThe Charge of Islam : Rage, Reflection and Coexistence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eEmpire and Conscience : Mughals, Sikhs and Marathas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eEnter Britain : Humiliation, Dazzlement and Trust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eTo Crush and Conciliate : The Raj and the Sikhs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eThe 1857 Trauma and its Meaning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eFreedom and Reconciliation? Gandhi's Large Bid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eWhy Partition Occurred and the Wounds of 1947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eTwo Cheerful Decades : India 1947-67\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eThe Unreasonable Other : South Asia After Independence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eThe New Century : Strategies for Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Rajmohan Gandhi \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776603271337,"sku":"2850","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/2849_a15ffdbc-f499-4244-a058-3ec44e1ff1a5.jpg?v=1625528254","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/2850-revenge-reconciliation","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}