This book seeks to redefine Hinduism in modern perspective. Tracing the historical background of the religion, starting from the Indus Valley Civilization through Vedic and Brahmanic periods to the wise of Hinduism, both classical and modern, it explains in detail how the Hindu beliefs have been emanated. The book unfolds the best in Hinduism, along with its certain inadequacies. It also contains opinions of a large number of people focusing on what a Hindu is expected to do today. How new customs and traditions have cropped up into the system, and why people have apathy to visiting temples and performing religious rituals have been elaborated as well.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.P. Sharma
A.P. Sharma, born at Dholpur, Rajasthan on 25th Dec., 1932, graduated from Agra College at Jaipur and obtained post-graduate degree in English literature. He also obtained post-graduate degrees in Education and Philosophy in 1966 and 1969 respectively, as also Ph.D. in Eduation and Philosophy from the Rajasthan University. After serving the Department of Education in Rajasthan University for almost 15 years, he procedded to Nigeria to join Sokoto University as a Senior Lecturer and became Associate Reader at the University before he left for India around 1985. The same year, he was appoionted Principal of RMV College of Education at Udaipur. After a couple of years, he shifted to IASE Vidhabhawan, Udaipur and joined there as a Professor of Educatioinal Philosophy. Later on, he also visited Willamette University at Salem, Orewgon, USA. So far he has written 22 books and 65 articles. He has guided seven Ph.D. scholars successfully.
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