Reflections on Indian Thought (Fourteen Essays)

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This anthology, consisting of fourteen essays, deals with a variety of themes that are of central importance for an authentic appreciation of the philosophical core of the Indian culture. The readers will find here illuminating discussions on various issues that bear witness to the critical thinking and deep reflection on the part of the author that have enabled her to carefully expose the subtle internal divergences that nourish the Indian conceptual world.

Based on arduous and painstaking research, these essays focus on a range of topics. There are several essays on multiple aspects of the large themes of time and consciousness, penetrating analysis showing how in the ancient discourse ideas of klesa (affliction), abhyasa (practice) and karuna (compassion) as well as on women and values are dealt with. There are also deliberations on the themes of religious diversity and the need for an encounter of world religions along with the attempt to explore India's self-image. All these have contemporary relevance, as these essays clearly bring out the distinctive character of a living culture.

Anindita N. Balslev is a philosopher and an author whose research, teaching and life-experience span over India, France, USA and Denmark. She is the founder of the FORUM CCC. With Master's degree from Calcutta University and PhD from University of Paris, she has served on the board of reputed international organizations and has herself organized several significant international Cross Cultural Conversation (CCC) conferences. She has been awarded scholarships and fellowships from France, Denmark and India.

She is the author of A Study of Time in Indian Philosophy (4th edn, 2019, D.K. Printworld, New Delhi); The Enigma of I-cons0ousness (2013, Oxford University Press, New Delhi); Cultural Otherness: Correspondence with Richard Rorty (2nd edn, 1999, Oxford University Press, New York); Italian trans Noi E Loro (2001, Il Saggiotore, Italy); Cross-cultural Conversation: A New Way of Learning (2019), Routledge, London & New York).

She is the editor of half a dozen books and co-editor of Religion and Time (1993, E.J. Brill, Leiden) and Compassion in the Religions of the World (2010, Berlin: LIT Verlag).

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