Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world, the first book on hinduism to do so. Hindol sengupta explores what it means to be a hindu in. Join facebook to connect with hindol sengupta and others you may know. In his book, hindol sengupta talks about mughal prince and islamist reformer dara shikoh. Hindol sengupta born 1979 is an indian journalist and entrepreneur, who is the awardwinning author of eight books. An effort to know, why for so many hindus, their faith is one of the main arguments for plurality, f. David frawley talks to hindol sengupta on being hindu. Given the current political milieu in the country, it is perhaps more important than before to define what being. The publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to. In 2018, he became the only indian to win the wilbur award given by the religion communicators council of america for his book being hindu. Hindol senguptas being hindu adds to the debate on how a hindu should view oneself and the largest faith by practitioners in india. This is the personalized account of how hindol the author sees hinduism as. Author of books like recasting india 2014 and the liberals 2012, editoratlarge at fortune india, and the youngest and first indian writer to be nominated for the hayek prize, hindol sengupta sets out to understand and negotiate in this work of nonfiction what it means to be a hindu what is hinduism. Hindol sengupta is a world economic forum young global leader and a knightbagehot fellow at columbia university.
I found the book very interesting and a quick read. With this audacious and articulate book, journalist hindol sengupta presents an impassioned and most welcome case for hinduism as an ancient and sophisticated tradition with great relevance for the contemporary world. Jan 26, 2016 being hindu by hindol sengupta raises a lot of questions about indian society that is as per data dominated by hindus but we always hear about issues faced by every other community but hindus. Away from the passionate discussions around religions sometimes even misguided, the book being hindu. And after starting this book, i slowly came to realize, what sanatana dharma termed used to denote the eternal, in. Hindol sengupta is an awardwinning author and has written eight books. Apr 07, 2016 but what does all that mean to the modern hindu today asks hindol sengupta in this special series being hindu. Hindol sengupta vice president invest india linkedin. Author hindol sengupta speaks on books, politics and. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Watch sengupta in conversation with lord meghnad desai.
He won the wilbur award in 2018 for his book being hindu. Hindol sengupta born 1979 in jamshedpur is an indian historian and journalist. Kapil kapoor talks to hindol sengupta on being hindu episode 4 duration. The man who saved india by hindol sengupta ebook pdf. But what does all that mean to the modern hindu today asks hindol sengupta in this special series being hindu. Winner of the 2018 wilbur award away from the passionate discussions around religions sometimes even misguided, the book being hindu. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world, the first book on hinduism to win the prestigious prize given by the religion communicators council of america. I picked up this book being hindu based on authors interviews in a couple of places about this book. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world by. His three new upcoming books are a narrative nonfiction, a historical fiction and a history of the free markets in india to be published by penguin. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world sengupta. Being hindu hindol sengupta bok 9781442267459 bokus.
Hes been published in the united states, uk and india, among other countries. Hindol sengupta being hindu winner of the 2018 wilbur award away from the passionate discussions around religions sometimes even misguided, the book being hindu. Challenging the prejudices in hindol senguptas being hindu. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world, which happens to be the first book on hinduism to win the prestigious prize given by the religion communicators council of america. Told from the frank and refreshing perspective of a practicing hindu, this book analyzes the importance of hinduism as the secular, plural middle path in the. Hindol sengupta is an indian journalist and entrepreneur, who is the author of six books. Being hindu understanding a peaceful path in a violent world book. Hindol sengupta explores what it means to be a hindu in the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Blue in colour, the cover displays the picture of a performer dressed as the hindu god shiva. Hindol sengupta is an awardwinning author of nine books. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world became the.
Hindols book is a timely addition to the growing list of books that seek to question the bigoted and at times outright racist status quo that has been hinduism studies for decades on the one hand, and endeavour to inform and. Read being hindu old faith, new world and you by hindol sengupta available from rakuten kobo. Hindol sengupta is the editoratlarge at fortune india, the indian edition of fortune. The book has been well researched and well written. A very well studied book by hindol sengupta can be bagged from amazon. Buy being hindu book online at low prices in india being hindu. He has been shortlisted for the hayek book prize given by the manhattan institute in memory of the nobel laureate economist f. Old faith, new world and you by hindol sengupta penguin books, 2015 being hindu is a book with an interesting cover, quite like the book itself. In 2017, he was selected as a young global leader by the world economic forum. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world by hindol sengupta. India is fast becoming a nation of creators as well as. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world hindol sengupta.
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Old faith, new world and you hindol sengupta penguin pp 183 rs 399. Being hindu book skokie public library bibliocommons. With this audacious and articulate book, journalist hindol sengupta presents an impassioned and most welcome case for hinduism as an ancient and. Hardly 37 years old, he has already written six books, but whats most commendable is his audacity to choose the academic path which many dont tread for the fear of being called the hindu rightwinger or, worse, the communal. Winner of the 2018 wilbur award there are more than one billion hindus in the world, but for those who dont practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Being hindu contains a number of gems of wisdom that can bring peace and harmony into the world. Buy being hindu book online at low prices in india being. The author of the book, hindol sengupta is editoratlarge at fortune india, the indian edition of fortune magazine and the founder of whypoll trust, an opengovernment nonprofit. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Hindol sengupta told from the frank and refreshing perspective of a practicing hindu, this book analyses the importance of hinduism as the secular, plural middle path in the battle between islam and christianity. In the new world, being rich will be more about vision, the ability to visualise. Old faith, new world and you was released by penguin random house in november 2015. Old faith, new world and you is the journey of a common hindu. Hindol senguptas book being hindu is a welcome addition to the list of recent books on hinduism, hindus and related topics, including those by sanjeev sanyal, amish tripathi, rajiv malhotra, vamsi juluri, among others.
Challenging the prejudices in hindol senguptas being. Hindol sengupta is vice president and head of research at indias investment promotion agency invest india. Brand new, exactly same isbn as listed, please double check isbn. New world and youa is the journey of a common hindu. Sengupta lives in delhi and is editoratlarge at fortune india where he writes a weekly column. Being hindu is a practitioners guide that takes the reader on a journey to very simply understand what the hindu message is, where it stands in the clash of civilizations between islam and christianity, and why the hindu way could yet be the path for plurality and progress in the twentyfirst century.
Hindol sengupta presents a thoughtful and innovative account of how he discovered the profound depths of an ancient dispensation to make sense of the complexities of the modern world. Hindol sengupta told from the frank and refreshing perspective of a practicing hindu, this book analyzes the importance of hinduism as the secular, plural middle path in the battle between islam and christianity. Being hindu by hindol sengupta raises a lot of questions about indian society that is as per data dominated by hindus but we always hear about issues faced by every other community but hindus. It can and should inspire and motivate fellow hindus to examine and express about their own journey and experience as. And after starting this book, i slowly came to realize, what sanatana dharma termed used to denote the eternal, in hinduism really is. With this audacious and articulate book, journalist hindol sengupta presents an. Being hindu can be an amalgamation of many different things to many different people, at different times. There are more than one billion hindus in the world, but for those who dont practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Being hindu ebook by hindol sengupta 9789385890079. Understanding a peaceful path in a violent world hindol sengupta there are more than one billion hindus in the world, but for those who dont practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Buy being hindu seeking the middlecb by sengupta, hindol isbn.
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