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But more important than these allegations are the core ideas he presents in the book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read indras net. Changes to chapter 8 follow rajiv malhotra s official page on facebook. Official indras net release by arun shourie january 29th, 2014. It makes proposals for defending hinduism from what the author considers to be unj. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this month s biggest new releases. In this net, a diamond in every knot reflects every other diamond knot, and thus the whole. Rajiv malhotra s book indras net has be criticised by some for failing to provide adequate attribution for some ideas. It rebuts an increasingly powerful school of thought. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indras net is a powerful metaphor. Defending hinduism s philosophical unity, written by rajiv malhotra, published by harpercollins publishers india in 2014. Changes to chapter 8 rajiv malhotra infinity foundation. Read indras net by rajiv malhotra available from rakuten kobo.

Defending hinduisms philosophical unity is a perfect sequel to being different. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indra s net is a powerful metaphor for this interrelatedness. Jesse is counting on you jesse knutson needs your help with harper collins, india. Talk on his the book indras net by rajiv malhotra in.

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Buy indras net book online at low prices in india indra. The first half of chapter 8 was rewritten by the author in order to remove references to nicholson, and replace them with references to the original indian sources that are more accurate, and that reflect the author s notion of integral unity. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity is a 2014 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker. The book is an appeal against the thesis of neohinduism and a defense of vivekananda s view of yoga and vedanta. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indras net is a powerful metaphor for interconnectedness. According to this metaphor, nothing ultimately exists separately by itself and all boundaries can be deconstructed. I was inititially attracted to this book because i recently began working on a buddadharma text and need to bone up on indras net because of its central role in hua yen buddhism. For the 2014 book by rajiv malhotra, see indras net book. Indras net symbolizes the universe as a web of connections and interdependences. This book invokes indra s net to articulate the open architecture, unity and continuity of hinduism. Indras net rajiv malhotra hardcover harpercollins publishers. This slanderous thesis is feeding the view that hinduism is an illegitimate facade with oppressive motives.

It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked. In view of the widespread plagiarism found in rajiv malhotra s book indras net, published by harper collins india, we call on the publisher to make a formal, public apology and to withdraw the book from the market. Defending hinduism s philosophical unity by rajiv malhotra. Indras net by rajiv malhotra defending hinduisms philosophical unity,it is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the british period and that the contours of contemporary hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. Indras net ebook by rajiv malhotra 97893562487 rakuten kobo. Untangling the false knots in rajiv malhotras indras net. This book invokes indras net to articulate the open architecture, unity and continuity of hinduism. Indras net rajiv malhotra paperback harpercollins us. I loved the way he gave answers and strategies to save our religion from digestion. An introduction to indras net by shri rajiv malhotra embed for hosted blogs and item tags.

New book defends hinduisms philosophical unity indras. This book is recommended by me, everyone who has interested to know deep culture of adavita vedanta and swami vivekananda. It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of. Stephens college in delhi and did his postgraduate education in physics and then computer science in the usa. It is fashionable among many intellectuals to parrot that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the british period, and that the contours of contemporary hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the british period, and that the contours of contemporary hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. Defending hinduism s philosophical unity provides a foundation for theories that slander contemporary hinduism as illegitimate, ascribing sinister motives to its existence, and characterizing its fabric as oppressive. He also serves as chairman of the board of governors of the center for indic studies at the university of massachusetts, dartmouth, and is a visiting professor at jawaharlal nehru university.

In his recently published book, indra s net, author rajiv malhotra describes professor anantanand rambachan as the foremost and most influential exponent of what malhotra describes as the. Talk on his the book indras net by rajiv malhotra in bangalore. Introduction by the director of vivekananda intl foundation 27. Indras net by rajiv malhotra, 9789351771791, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Rajiv malhotra offers a detailed, systematic rejoinder to such views, and articulates the multidimensional.

The book argues for a unity, coherence, and continuity of the yogic and vedantic traditions of hinduism and hindu philosophy. Indras net also called indras jewels or indras pearls, sanskrit indrajala is a metaphor used to illustrate the concepts of sunyat. In indras net 2014, rajiv malhotra uses the image of indras net as a metaphor for the profound cosmology and outlook that permeates hinduism. Malhotra s major works include being different, which takes a indic view of abrahamic faiths, breaking india, which deals with subtle western efforts to use indian fault caste lines to divide indian from indian, and indras net, which seeks to combat western criticism that indian religious philosophers and saints did not use empiricism and. Rajiv malhotra offers a detailed, systematic rejoinder to such views, and articulates the multidimensional, holographic understanding of reality that grounds hindu dharma. Defending hinduism s philosophical unity many other books are in the pipeline and will be completed in due course. The book argues for a unity, coherence, and continuity of the yogic and vedantic traditions of hinduism. This article is an excerpt pages 2442 from the book indras net. Buy indras net book online at low prices in india indras net. Rajiv malhotra ji philanthropist, scholar of hinduism, social activist and public speaker. Rajiv ji does not leave it with questions, he gives a lot of answers, and that is important. The book is an appeal against the thesis of neohinduism and a defense of vivekanandas view of yoga and vedanta. Book release of rajiv malhotra s indras net 27012014.