Tagore’s Solutions for Colonial Degeneration: Indic Societalism, Nation, Identities, and Communities

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Amartya Mukhopadhyay (University of Calcutta, India)

Tagore’s Solutions for Colonial Degeneration

Indic Societalism, Nation, Identities, and Communities

Amartya Mukhopadhyay (University of Calcutta, India)

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Routledge India
12 December 2023

Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Colonialism & imperialism; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Nationalism

This book focuses on Rabindranath Tagore as a social and political thinker revolving around Tagore’s ideas on the seeds of civil society, nation, identities, and communities in the Indic tradition. The author deconstructs Tagore’s concepts against the appropriate resurgent and triumphalist Western concepts in the updated Western social thought and theories.

The book examines Tagore’s understanding of the nature of the civil social sphere in India and analyzes the relevance of his civil social concepts against the backdrop of colonialism in India. It also discusses his views on nation and nationalism in India and his insights into the problems and prospects of intercommunity, particularly Hindu-Muslim relations in India.

Applying current social science and Western literature in an unprecedented manner to interpret Tagore, this book will be of great interest to scholars, teachers, and students of politics, nationalism, postcolonialism, history, comparative literature, sociology, religious studies, and South Asian studies.

By: Amartya Mukhopadhyay (University of Calcutta India)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9781032631622
ISBN 10: 1032631627
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 12 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Dissevering Tagore’s Politics in the Colonial Context 2. ‘Public’ or ‘Societalism’? Tagore’s Quest for a Civil Social Sphere in India in the Context of Colonialism 3. Ending AlieNation: Restoring the Nationness in and of Bhāratavarşīya Samāj and Prognosis of Nationalism amid Globalization 4. Cassandra’s Admonitions: Tagore on Identities of Hindus and Muslims in India and Their Relations 5. A Postface Rather Than a Conclusion

Amartya Mukhopadhyay is former Professor and Chair of Political Science Department and Dean, Faculty of Arts and Commerce at Kalyani University, India; and former Professor and Chair of Political Science Department, Calcutta University, India. His research interests include political theory, political thought, IR theory, policy studies, cultural politics and sociology of literature. His recent publications include India in Russian Orientalism: Travel Narratives and Beyond (2013); (Coedited) Contextualizing Democratic Governance in India: Some Perspectives (2013); and Bengali Fiction, Tura, Trisha and Debang-er Galpo (Stories of Tura, Trisha and Debang) (2023).