Breaking the spell of Sharna and other essays (Record no. 69019)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788188789528 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 294.33 NAN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nanda ,Meera |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Breaking the spell of Sharna and other essays |
| Remainder of title | : A case for Indian Enlightenment |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Meera Nanda |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Three Essays Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ,2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 183p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In four celebrated and controversial essays Meera Nanda connects religious fundamentalism with fascism and talks about the responsibility of intellectuals. She examines the link between Hindutva and reactionary modernism, argues for linking rationalism and science for the cause of social justice and provides a detailed critique of anti-rationalist and anti-secularist currents dominant in several academic and research circles in India. This little book is a timely reminder to all those who believe in the necessity of intellectual and moral intervention in the present affairs of society and culture.<br/><br/>Whereas the Hindu right is busy claiming the products of modern science and technology as a part of its own heritage, the postmodernist and postcolonial intellectuals have sought to insulate non-Western cultures from modern science, which they see as alien and oppressive. The essays in the book simultaneously defend the enterprise of modern science and secularism and call for deploying scientific knowledge as a cultural weapon against the neo-traditionalist as well as reactionary modernist understanding of the world. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Religion |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Religions of Indic origin |
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| Koha item type | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Not For Loan | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 08/06/2026 | 294.33 NAN | G8346 | 08/06/2026 | 08/06/2026 | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection |
