A Natural History Of The Indian Subcontinent By Valmik Thapar — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
The term Vedanta refers, first, to the Upanishads, those teachings which stand at the end of the Veda.” But these teachings also stand at the beginning of India's traditions of philosophical reflection. Huntington's prescription, it seems to me, disavows the Universalist liberal tradition and seeks counsel instead in the more confessional and regionalist tradition of Augsburg and Westphalia. I do not mean to diminish Huntington's articulation of this point of view, which is a bold attempt to limit violence between civilizations in our time. In one sense, I strongly agree with Huntington: he reminds us that, the views and aspirations of liberalism and capitalism notwithstanding, religion and culture do no retreat to the hearts and minds of people who act publicly. No. In fact, these sensibilities are expressed in wider and wider publics, and Huntington is also right, I think, that they are effective at the largest, that is, at the civilizational level. Even if we get our politics and economics right, conflict can remain, since it is often generated at the cultural and religious level. He is the co-founder and current Technical Advisor of the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (). In 2013 he published 'Wenn die Burka plötzlich fliegt-Einblicke in die Arbeit mit dem Theater der Unterdrückten in Afghanistan', a book in German language about his experiences working with theatre in Afghanistan. His writing has also been published in Bolivia, Spain, Japan and the USA. The Indian National Congress , led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Maulana Azad , denounced Nazi Germany but would not fight it or anyone else until India was independent. Congress launched the Quit India Movement in August 1942, refusing to co-operate in any way with the government until independence was granted. The government was ready for this move. It immediately arrested over 60,000 national and local Congress leaders, and then moved to suppress the violent reaction of Congress supporters. Key leaders were kept in prison until June 1945, although Gandhi was released in May 1944 because of his health. Congress, with its leaders incommunicado, played little role on the home front. The Muslim League rejected the Quit India movement and worked closely with the Raj authorities. He noted that, although various religions and cultures had originated at different times, there was no difference as far as their status was concerned. All religions and cultures were the crystallization of human wisdom and had contributed to progress and development of human society, and, as such, deserved equal respect. It was important to respect differences, since conflict often originated from alienation, discrimination, fear and even hatred caused by differences. It is incorrect to even label IVC as Ancient South Asian history. South Asia is home to 1.6 billion people, which is way too broad to describe the people of Indus valley, which is now Pakistan. Sure this is no harm in mentioning the settlements outside of Pakistan (India, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir), however one has to remember that Pakistan is the home of it.
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