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The last Brahmin is a work of reflection as well as the intellectual quasi-autobiography of a modern-day pandit. Written by a school teacher of Sanskrit, it shows living facets of the ancient brahminical tradition its spread over long time periods, its forms and transformations, its implications for the Indian subcontinent. A philosophical critique of tradition, the last Brahmin is also the story of the difficulty of finding alternatives to that tradition today. ...
The Last Brahmin is a work of reflection on the life and worldview of a modern-day Pandit. Written by a schoolteacher of Sanskrit, it grapples with the enigma of the Brahmin Tradition--its spread over long time periods, its forms and transformations, its implications for India's Hindus and the larger world. Even as it is a philosophical critique of an elite tradition, The Last Brahmin emphasizes the enormity of the tasks involved in finding alternatives to ...