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Sandeep Bhagwati
Sandeep Bhagwati is a composer, artist, curator and author. Born in Mumbai as the son of a German mother and an Indian father, he grew up in Germany...
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Moral Social Order and the Ideal Ruler, the Sage-King
This chapter examines Confucius’s ideas relevant to the main argument of the book: specifically, how his theory of sensual austerity, moral...
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The Social Responsibilities of Scientists and Technologists in the Digital Age
What responsibilities do digital scientists and professionals have in serving society and the public, beyond doing “purely” “fundamental” scientific,...
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Conclusion. The Duality of Scruton’s Philosophy of Politics and Art
This book has aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the life and work of the late Sir Roger Scruton, probably the best known British...
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Remaking the Sense(s) in Sumana Roy’s How I Became a Tree: A Stylistic Analysis
Representing the senses in a text is a complex issue, given the difficulty of expressing embodied perceptions, but in some cases it can be...
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Shadowlands, or Somewhere in the Australian Odyssey
In this essay, Cahill argues that race has been an organizing principle in Australian literary culture and white settler nationalism. There have been...
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Partners in Activism—Ivan and Lesley
The chapter opens with Ivan and Lesley’s meeting against the background of the 1946 African mineworkers’ strike. It explores their lives in...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Rejection of Revenge
I should like to begin this chapter with describing the act of revenge to which I referred briefly at the beginning of this book. It was a form of...
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Cultural Fusion and Hindu Superiority
The founders of Hindu nationalism looked toward India’s past as they equated the Hindu-Muslim composite culture with Hindu superiority. Prominent...
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Introduction
In this chapter the definition of revelation to be used in the book is specified: a communication or message, or a disclosure or awareness, whose...
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Mixed-methods analysis of cultural influences on the attitudes of love and hate
ObjectivesThe religious influence on the construction of emotions like love and hate have lacked empirical attention. This study sought to address...
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How to Become an Effective Leader
An effective leader is defined by those human qualities of the heart that have been revered throughout human history, and which develop as a result...
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Distinguishing Revelation Politics from Salvation Theology in The Bhagavad Gita’s Message for Leaders and Managers
Numerous people including scholars, professional practitioners, and policymakers turn to the Bhagavad Gita, a timeless reservoir of abundant...
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Brahmacharya, Nonviolent Social Praxis, and Leadership
This chapter focuses on Gandhi, the youngest of the three icons examined in the book, and elaborates how for Gandhi, sexual life, sensuality...
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Substance and Shadow: Resources for Develo** a Vaiṣṇava Ecotheology
Scholars have often criticized Hinduism for being an ecologically unfriendly religion, due to being too “other worldly” and “indifferent” toward the...
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Identity, Prejudice, and Mysticism: Exploring Sustainable Narratives of Peace Across Religious Borders
This chapter contests that “mystics” provide common ground for harmonious coexistence. Those identified as “mystics” across Buddhist, Christian, and...
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Geography of Hindu Pilgrimage Places (Tīrthas) in India
Hindu pilgrimage, Tīrtha-yātrā, is a liminal process that establishes participation in the spiritual realm, associated with the sacred land. It...
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Impartiality and Samdarshita: Ambedkar and Gandhi on Justice
Moving to the third, of the three concepts, in The Ambedkar Gandhi Debate: On Identity Community and Justice, this chapter will argue that...
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Tonga
The Tongatapu group of islands in the south western Pacific Ocean were discovered by Tasman in 1643. The Kingdom of Tonga attained unity under...
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Immortality of the Vision: How Gandhi Can Guide the Future of India’s Refugee Policy
Seeking asylum or refuge is a right belonging to non-citizens to repair the damage done when the protection of one’s own government fails (Hanna-Mari...