This book introduces readers to the regional; historic; artistic; and archaeological associations of the magnificent world of Hampi; which became a vibrant center of religion and culture during the Vijayanagara rule in the mid-fourteenth century.
#2071259 in Books Doniger Wendy 2015-03-09 2015-03-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.10 x 1.20 x 9.20l; 1.19 #File Name: 0195395530400 pagesPluralism and Democracy in India Debating the Hindu Right
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2 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Editors say India must be broken into several smaller countries; starting with Kashmir and Nagaland.By WilliamMcKayOxford University Press did no peer review on the book before publishing:*No mention of Congress party's "Emergency" dictatorship.....perhaps because it was facilitated by Western scholars*No mention of Congress party's forcible sterilization of 6.2 million people; where 2;000 died as a result*No mention of Congress party's 1984 mass genocide of Sikhs*No mention of Congress party's ban of Salman Rushdie's book*No mention of Congress party's role in the cultural genocide and actual genocide of Kashmiri Hindus*No mention that India currently has a separate Sharia-based civil code for Muslims*No mention that the Supreme Court cleared Modi in regard to the Gujrarat riotsThis book is the latest installment of Academic Hinduphobia.Besides the book; these scholars have abdicated their responsibility in informing the world of Pakistan's use of chemical weapons; bombs and mass graves in Balochistan and POK.4 of 10 people found the following review helpful. This book provides a very good one sided perspective with selected facts carefully omitted to ...By A readerThis book provides a very good one sided perspective with selected facts carefully omitted to further the partisan anti-hindu agenda of Wendy. Noted Belgian Indologst Koenraad Elst has written a very objective review of this book exposing the lack of objectivity of the editors and a highly one sided selection of articles for inclusion in the book.Wendy Doniger was recently exposed for her work The Hindus; An Alternative History for her perversion in reading sexual themes into every Hindu symbolism even if that defies all logic and goes against well established and widely held meanings of the symbolisms. Due to the misleading content and perverse interpretations with questionable intent; her book was withdrawn in India. She seems to have resurfaced as editor of this book; which provides one sided perspective that suits the anti-Hindu agenda of Wendy Donier; a pseudo scholar with little reputation in matters relating to Sanskrit; Hinduism or Indology.One can read Koenraad Elst's review herehttp://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/opinion/understanding-how-the-west-looks-at-india.html9 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Very Important book that everyone should read. The rise ...By SouvikVery Important book that everyone should read. The rise of Hindu Right in India is possibly the biggest threat to Indian democracy. This book is edited by two renowned scholars and features essays of a nobel laureate; Amartya Sen and other scholars of Indian history. Most people who are giving a bad review of this is book are mostly likely supporters of the Hindu right; a serious reader of Indian history should not take their comments seriously.
