As a tribute to the memory of Nandita Prasad Sahai, a careful, committed and passionate historian and teacher, this volume Looking Within Looking Without creates space for dialogue, debate and difference as the contributors bring their distinctive perspectives and questions on an institution that is often naturalized and taken for granted.
Representing Heresies: The "Others" in the Ekanipata Jatakas
Most of us have heard about the Vedas and some of us may even know or chant a few Vedic mantras. Of late we may have noticed that attempts are being made to trace everything that is good back to the Vedas and proclaim the Vedic people as the real authors of the Harappan civilization. This strategy is used to argue that a whole range of religious traditions-especially Hinduism-are actually derived from the Vedic religion. Is the Harrapan civilization Vedic? Should ...
