India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
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India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
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He again very clearly demonstrates with original transcriptions of Parliamentary debates, letters between various church officials and British officials and how Christian values were subtly but surely introduced in Bharat and what the intent and ultimate aim was of the Coloniser and how they wanted to achieve that.
In contrast, the post-colonial societies of Asia, while retaining their indigenous faiths, have, according to the author, permitted their minds to be colonised through language, education and Western-inspired constitutions. The blatantly Christian attempt to understand the fundamental tenets of Hinduism led to the quest for a Moses-like law giver. These institutions of learning also furthered the objectives of proselytization and conversion by appealing not just to the allure of a native language but also to the innocence of an unsuspecting populace. We are shown how the colonial approach has played out in different parts of the world, especially in Latin America and how the decolonial system needs to revisit each country's individual experience and their own history.
He also illustrates how the framers of the constitution were aware of this civilizational consciousness which is why Article 1 of the constitution states, "India that is Bharat. Part 3 of the book is particularly relevant in the context of recent developments such as the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, enactment of the CAA/NRC legislation etc.
He also shows us how the clashes between Roman Catholics and Protestants were the reason for various modern day concepts of 'Church and State', secularism, tolerance etc.He was able to articulate many principles drawing on ancient Indian wisdom – which is rare in management thinking. It therefore startled me to learn that post the Treaty of Westphalia that ended a fratricidal 30-Year War among Christians, they had all closed ranks for the common Christian cause.
Individuals, of course, have rights, but it should necessarily be traded off if it adversely affects the interests of the group or the civilizational interest.The reactions to the passing of these Bills have ranged from the sublime to the silly and asinine to the alarming. Further, this work also traces the origins of seemingly universal constructs such as 'toleration', 'secularism' and 'humanism' to Christian political theology.
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