Altered Destinations

'Altered Destinations' addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj.

Preface; Self, Society and Nation: Indian Notions of Responsibility; 1857: The Religious Roots of Indian Anti-Imperialism; Indian Alternations: Aurobindo, Ambedkar and After; Interrogating Indian Post-Nationalism: Culture, Citizenship and Global Futures; Hindi Hain Hum: An Account of a Vibhashi’s Romance with the National Language; The Case for Sanskrit as India’s National Language; National Education? Problems and Prospects; Regaining the Indian Eye; Secularism vs. Hindu Nationalism: Interrogating the Terms of the Debate; Plurality, Tolerance and Religious Conflict in India; Towards a Common Future? An Indo-Pakistani Story; The Availability of Mahatma Gandhi: Towards a Neo-Gandhian Praxis; Notes; Works Cited