ENGLISH

Ascetic Games: Sadhus, Akharas and the Making of the Hindu Vote

By Dhirendra K. Jha

Book information

Publisher
Context
Year
2019
ISBN
978-9388689748
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
847 kB (867000 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
219\0
Topic
History
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2019-06-29 10:00:54

Description

The world of the naga sadhus is collapsing. Some might say it has been reduced to a spectacle. Dhirendra K. Jha spent over a decade tunnelling his way into the highly secretive world of the sadhus. What he finds is explosive: the story of how political groups have infiltrated the community, and of how akharas across northern India have been repurposed for inflaming the Babri masjid–Ram Janmabhoomi issue. He finds fraud and murder, money and power games, and a shrinking of the space for spiritual asceticism. Hearteningly, he also finds that a section among the sadhus is now pushing back. Deeply researched and finely nuanced, this is investigative reporting at its best. It is also a human story, told with empathy.

Similar books

The history of the church, from Our Lord's incarnation, to the twelfth year of the Emperor Mauricius Tiberius, or the year of Christ 594 As it was written in Greek by Eusebius Pamphilus, Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; Socrates Scholasticus, Native of Constantinople; and Evagrius Scholasticus Born at Epiphania in Syria Secunda. Made English from that edition of these Historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the Years 1659, 1668, and 1673. Also, the Life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusebius Pamphilus; with Constantine's Oration to the Convention of the Saints, and Eusebius's Speech in Praise of Constantine, spoken at his Tricennalia. Valesius's Annotations on these Authors are done into English, and set at their proper Places in the Margin; as likewise a Translation of His Account of their Lives and Writings. With Two indexes; the One, of the Principal Matters that occur in the Text; the Other, of those contained in the Notes

The history of the church, from Our Lord's incarnation, to the twelfth year of the Emperor Mauricius Tiberius, or the year of Christ 594 As it was written in Greek by Eusebius Pamphilus, Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; Socrates Scholasticus, Native of Constantinople; and Evagrius Scholasticus Born at Epiphania in Syria Secunda. Made English from that edition of these Historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the Years 1659, 1668, and 1673. Also, the Life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusebius Pamphilus; with Constantine's Oration to the Convention of the Saints, and Eusebius's Speech in Praise of Constantine, spoken at his Tricennalia. Valesius's Annotations on these Authors are done into English, and set at their proper Places in the Margin; as likewise a Translation of His Account of their Lives and Writings. With Two indexes; the One, of the Principal Matters that occur in the Text; the Other, of those contained in the Notes

AZW3