Modern South Asian Thinkers
Interface of Region and Universe
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2025
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Hardback
496 pages
978-1-032-94952-9 (ISBN)
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This exceptional anthology brings together a collection of insightful expositions on modern South Asian thinkers and thoughts. Employing an encyclopedic approach, this volume delves deep into the intellectual history of South Asia, transcending traditional academic perspectives and exploring a rich tapestry of ideas from various sources across time. The book departs from the imported ideas of South Asia by delving into the diverse intellectual heritage of the region pertaining to political thinkers, social and cultural thinkers and activists.
Historically, the book aids in approaching the enduring social and political challenges in South Asia. Drawing from an extensive array of works, including polemics, commentaries, literary accounts, politics and poetics, modern thoughts in South Asia provide systematic solutions to the perennial issues that shape the region. The curatorial consequence of the modern thoughts from the region, put together in this compendium, is a collective consciousness of South Asia as an offspring of the epistemological interface between region and universe.
The readers of this book shall arrive at a profound insight into the social, political and cultural intricacies, the transformative power of ideas and their enduring influence on the development of the region. This book would be useful to students, researchers and teachers working in the field of political science, philosophy, history and sociology, in varied course curricula such as Indian political thought, Eastern philosophy, South Asian thought, political thinkers and modern political thought.
Historically, the book aids in approaching the enduring social and political challenges in South Asia. Drawing from an extensive array of works, including polemics, commentaries, literary accounts, politics and poetics, modern thoughts in South Asia provide systematic solutions to the perennial issues that shape the region. The curatorial consequence of the modern thoughts from the region, put together in this compendium, is a collective consciousness of South Asia as an offspring of the epistemological interface between region and universe.
The readers of this book shall arrive at a profound insight into the social, political and cultural intricacies, the transformative power of ideas and their enduring influence on the development of the region. This book would be useful to students, researchers and teachers working in the field of political science, philosophy, history and sociology, in varied course curricula such as Indian political thought, Eastern philosophy, South Asian thought, political thinkers and modern political thought.
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English
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London
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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College/higher education
Postgraduate
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Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
936 gr
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Dev Nath Pathak, Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University, New Delhi, India.
Sanjeev Kumar H.M., Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Sanjeev Kumar H.M., Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Content
About the Editors
List of Contributors
Introduction: Modernity and Tradition of Thoughts in South Asia
Dev Nath Pathak & Sanjeev Kumar H M
1. Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy: Ideas on Cultural and Political Consciousness
Dr. Priyanka Jha
2. Alvin Robert Cornelius: Jurisprudence and Constitutionalism in Pakistan
Dr. Azeemah Saleem
3. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: The Muslim Gandhian
Idris Hassan Bhat
4. Ali Shariati: The Ideologue of Iranian Revolution
Syed Mohd. Kashif
5. A Truth Seeker from Eastern Bengal: Aroj Ali Matubbar
Ratan Kumar Roy
6. Aurobindo Ghosh: Ideas on Humanism and Spiritualism
Pallabi Barah and Tanya Sharma
7. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala: Vision of An Institution Builder
Slok Gyawali
8. Key Ideas of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Pia David
9. Thoughts on Nationalism in Nepal: Literary Expressions of Bal Krishna Sama
Slok Gyawali
10. Culture and Nation in the Thoughts of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaya
Prashant Barthwal
11. The Social and Political Thought of Bhagat Singh
Aejaz Ahmad Wani
12. Bhudev Mukhopadhyay: Harbinger of Bengal's Rennaissance
Chandrani Chatterjee
13. Bimal Krishna Matilal: Reflections On Philosophical Ideas
Mithilesh Kumar Jha
14. Aung San: Independence, Ideals, and the Birth of Modern Burma
Asha Sundaramurthy
15. Dadabhai Naoroji: From Economic Nationalism to Political Nationalism
Gautam Chandra and Preeti Sharma
16. Ideas on Indian Traditions and Philosophy: Daya Krishna
Mithilesh Kumar Jha
17. Reflections on Buddhist Philosophy: David J. Kalupahana
S. Chaminda Padmakumara
18. Anagarika Dharmapala: A Leader of Cultural Revivalism in Sri Lanka
Priyanka Jha
19. Eqbal Ahmad on Third World Politics and International Affairs
Aejaz Ahmad Wani and Zaboor Ahmad
20. Ediriweera Sarachchandra: Theatrical Practices and Literary Ideas
S. Chaminda Padmakumara
21. Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Poetic Expressions and Public Concerns
Ratika Gaur
22. Fayz Mohammad Katib Hazarah: Ideas on Afghan History
Mohammad Hossein Nouri
23. Post-Coloniality of Hamza Alavi
Ratika Gaur
24. Literary and Feminist Ideas of Ismat Chughtai
Ashmeet Bilkhu
25. Rewriting Tibet: The Radical Vision of Jamyang Norbu
Hemadri Singh Rana
26. Jai Prakash Narayan: An architect of Total Revolution
Mohd. Irfan
27. Social and Political Ideas of Jyotirao Phule
Nishant Kumar and Smita Agarwal
28. Karma Ura: Architect of Bhutan's Happiness and Cultural Renaissance
Meghna Kajla
29. Kumari Jayawardene: Feminism and Postcolonial Struggles in the Third World
Kamini Sharma
30. Literary and Social Ideas of Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Rashmi Sheila
31. Mohammed Ali Jinnah: Political Ideas and Making of the Pakistan
Ishtiaq Ahmed Shauq
32. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Thoughts and Practices
Nishant Kumar
33. Manvendra Nath Roy: Humanistic and Marxist Ideas
Divyendu Jha
34. Islamic Marxism of Mohammad Qasim Akhgar
Mohammad Hussain Hasrat
35. Political Ideas and Reformist Politics of Mahmud Tarzi
Omar Sadr
36. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Islamic Ideas and Gandhian Politics
Aishwarya Bhattacharya
37. People's Maulana : The life of Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani
Abdul Matin
38. Moulana Mehmood Madani: Ideas of Nation and Religion
Nilanjana Sen
39. Ideas through Literature: Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Chandrani Chatterjee
40. Mohammad Iqbal: Islam, Nation and Modernity
Talim Akhtar
41. Philosophy of Mohammad Ismail Muballigh
Mohammad Hossein Nouri
42. Munshi Premchand: Literature, Satires and Social Reformations
Tanya Sharma
43. Pandita Ramabai: Feminist ideas on Patriarchy, Religion and Education
Smita Agarwal
44. The Life of a Bengali Pir : Shah Sufi Abu Bakr Siddique (Dada-Huzur) of Furfura Sharif
Abdul Matin
45. Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade: Reflections on Philosophical Ideas
Balaganapathi Devarakonda & Ms. Jayshree Jha
46. Social, Political and Cultural Thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore
Ngoru Nixon
47. Socialist Ideas and Political Practices Of Rammanohar Lohia
Tanya Sharma
48. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain: Feminist Expressions in Literature
Minakshi Buragohain
49. Sadat Hasan Manto: A Social Rebel
Ashmeet Bilkhu
50. Sajjad Zaheer: The Radical Revolutionary
Parvez Alam
51. Ideas and Philosophy of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Geetesh Nirban
52. Savitribai Phuley: An Educationist par Excellence
Sankalp Gurjar
53. The Philosophy of Sayagi U Ba Khin: Meditation, Ethics, and Modernity
Asha Sundaramurthy
54. Spiritual Philosophy of Swami Vivekanand
Nishant Kumar
55. Key Ideas of Sayyed Abul A?la Mawdudi
Mohammad Ali
56. Syed Ahmed Khan: Thoughts on Modernity and Islam
Talim Akhtar
57. Islamic Modernity of Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Ishtiaq Ahmed Shauq
58. Tarabai Shinde: Reformist and Nationalist Thoughts
Smita Agarwal
59. Tenzin Gyatso: A Compassionate Ethic for a Divided World
Hemadri Singh Rana
60. Ideology, Identity, and Nationalism of Vinayak D. Savarkar
Aejaz Ahmad Wani
61. Vasudeva Sharan Agrawala and the Idea of Indian Art
Preeti Sharma
Index
List of Contributors
Introduction: Modernity and Tradition of Thoughts in South Asia
Dev Nath Pathak & Sanjeev Kumar H M
1. Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy: Ideas on Cultural and Political Consciousness
Dr. Priyanka Jha
2. Alvin Robert Cornelius: Jurisprudence and Constitutionalism in Pakistan
Dr. Azeemah Saleem
3. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: The Muslim Gandhian
Idris Hassan Bhat
4. Ali Shariati: The Ideologue of Iranian Revolution
Syed Mohd. Kashif
5. A Truth Seeker from Eastern Bengal: Aroj Ali Matubbar
Ratan Kumar Roy
6. Aurobindo Ghosh: Ideas on Humanism and Spiritualism
Pallabi Barah and Tanya Sharma
7. Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala: Vision of An Institution Builder
Slok Gyawali
8. Key Ideas of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Pia David
9. Thoughts on Nationalism in Nepal: Literary Expressions of Bal Krishna Sama
Slok Gyawali
10. Culture and Nation in the Thoughts of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaya
Prashant Barthwal
11. The Social and Political Thought of Bhagat Singh
Aejaz Ahmad Wani
12. Bhudev Mukhopadhyay: Harbinger of Bengal's Rennaissance
Chandrani Chatterjee
13. Bimal Krishna Matilal: Reflections On Philosophical Ideas
Mithilesh Kumar Jha
14. Aung San: Independence, Ideals, and the Birth of Modern Burma
Asha Sundaramurthy
15. Dadabhai Naoroji: From Economic Nationalism to Political Nationalism
Gautam Chandra and Preeti Sharma
16. Ideas on Indian Traditions and Philosophy: Daya Krishna
Mithilesh Kumar Jha
17. Reflections on Buddhist Philosophy: David J. Kalupahana
S. Chaminda Padmakumara
18. Anagarika Dharmapala: A Leader of Cultural Revivalism in Sri Lanka
Priyanka Jha
19. Eqbal Ahmad on Third World Politics and International Affairs
Aejaz Ahmad Wani and Zaboor Ahmad
20. Ediriweera Sarachchandra: Theatrical Practices and Literary Ideas
S. Chaminda Padmakumara
21. Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Poetic Expressions and Public Concerns
Ratika Gaur
22. Fayz Mohammad Katib Hazarah: Ideas on Afghan History
Mohammad Hossein Nouri
23. Post-Coloniality of Hamza Alavi
Ratika Gaur
24. Literary and Feminist Ideas of Ismat Chughtai
Ashmeet Bilkhu
25. Rewriting Tibet: The Radical Vision of Jamyang Norbu
Hemadri Singh Rana
26. Jai Prakash Narayan: An architect of Total Revolution
Mohd. Irfan
27. Social and Political Ideas of Jyotirao Phule
Nishant Kumar and Smita Agarwal
28. Karma Ura: Architect of Bhutan's Happiness and Cultural Renaissance
Meghna Kajla
29. Kumari Jayawardene: Feminism and Postcolonial Struggles in the Third World
Kamini Sharma
30. Literary and Social Ideas of Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Rashmi Sheila
31. Mohammed Ali Jinnah: Political Ideas and Making of the Pakistan
Ishtiaq Ahmed Shauq
32. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Thoughts and Practices
Nishant Kumar
33. Manvendra Nath Roy: Humanistic and Marxist Ideas
Divyendu Jha
34. Islamic Marxism of Mohammad Qasim Akhgar
Mohammad Hussain Hasrat
35. Political Ideas and Reformist Politics of Mahmud Tarzi
Omar Sadr
36. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Islamic Ideas and Gandhian Politics
Aishwarya Bhattacharya
37. People's Maulana : The life of Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani
Abdul Matin
38. Moulana Mehmood Madani: Ideas of Nation and Religion
Nilanjana Sen
39. Ideas through Literature: Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Chandrani Chatterjee
40. Mohammad Iqbal: Islam, Nation and Modernity
Talim Akhtar
41. Philosophy of Mohammad Ismail Muballigh
Mohammad Hossein Nouri
42. Munshi Premchand: Literature, Satires and Social Reformations
Tanya Sharma
43. Pandita Ramabai: Feminist ideas on Patriarchy, Religion and Education
Smita Agarwal
44. The Life of a Bengali Pir : Shah Sufi Abu Bakr Siddique (Dada-Huzur) of Furfura Sharif
Abdul Matin
45. Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade: Reflections on Philosophical Ideas
Balaganapathi Devarakonda & Ms. Jayshree Jha
46. Social, Political and Cultural Thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore
Ngoru Nixon
47. Socialist Ideas and Political Practices Of Rammanohar Lohia
Tanya Sharma
48. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain: Feminist Expressions in Literature
Minakshi Buragohain
49. Sadat Hasan Manto: A Social Rebel
Ashmeet Bilkhu
50. Sajjad Zaheer: The Radical Revolutionary
Parvez Alam
51. Ideas and Philosophy of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Geetesh Nirban
52. Savitribai Phuley: An Educationist par Excellence
Sankalp Gurjar
53. The Philosophy of Sayagi U Ba Khin: Meditation, Ethics, and Modernity
Asha Sundaramurthy
54. Spiritual Philosophy of Swami Vivekanand
Nishant Kumar
55. Key Ideas of Sayyed Abul A?la Mawdudi
Mohammad Ali
56. Syed Ahmed Khan: Thoughts on Modernity and Islam
Talim Akhtar
57. Islamic Modernity of Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Ishtiaq Ahmed Shauq
58. Tarabai Shinde: Reformist and Nationalist Thoughts
Smita Agarwal
59. Tenzin Gyatso: A Compassionate Ethic for a Divided World
Hemadri Singh Rana
60. Ideology, Identity, and Nationalism of Vinayak D. Savarkar
Aejaz Ahmad Wani
61. Vasudeva Sharan Agrawala and the Idea of Indian Art
Preeti Sharma
Index