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This book establishes that the accepted academic definition of bhakti is a modern construction; and that it was artificially formulated by certain Western Indologists of the 19th century with the aid of criteria which had no relevance in the context of Hinduism. The process of its formulation has been examined historiographically in this critique to show how it had gradually taken shape between 1846 and 1909. The reasons for its subsequent incorporation in modern ...
The book is in link with protest literature in colonial countries. It highlights the theme of protest - political, social and independence Indian English fiction. Political campaign is manifested not only against the Raj but against the post independence internal misrule. The social dogmas and evils prevalent in every class have been defied and challenged. A 'new morality' has been advocated by the 'weaker sex'. They question unequal laws and customs which hinder ...