Refracting the “India idea” through the Prism of English Rhetoric: The Essays of Amartya Sen and Salman Rushdie
This article examines essays by Amartya Sen and Salman Rushdie addressing what Rushdie, inspired by Tagore, calls the “India idea”. It focuses on the nature of the essays, their use of the English language, their exploration of Indian history and culture, and their spirited defence of the idea that...
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2022
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | This article examines essays by Amartya Sen and Salman Rushdie addressing what Rushdie, inspired by Tagore, calls the “India idea”. It focuses on the nature of the essays, their use of the English language, their exploration of Indian history and culture, and their spirited defence of the idea that a tolerant, heterodox, argumentative India existed a long time before English influence was brought to bear on it. |
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