{"product_id":"buddhism-in-india","title":"Buddhism in India: Challenging Brahminism and Caste By Gail Omvedt (Author) With a Foreword by Uma Chakravarti","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA RADICAL NEW HISTORY OF INDIA THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MORTAL CONFLICT BETWEEN BRAHMINISM AND BUDDHISM.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eBuilding on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s profound premise that Indian history is defined by the struggle between Brahminism and Buddhism, pioneering scholar Gail Omvedt presents a groundbreaking historical analysis. This seminal work spans 2,500 years of the development of Indian civilization, examining how the flame of Buddhist enlightenment served as a singular, uncompromising challenge to Brahmanic Hinduism. While Brahminism embedded magic, ritual, strict rules, and rigid social hierarchy, Buddhism championed rationality, ethics, universal principles, and individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eDrawing deeply from original sources within the Buddhist canon and modern scholarship, Omvedt chronicles Buddhism’s historical evolution, its suppression, and its powerful resurgence in the modern, industrial age—sparked by Ambedkar's Navayana movement. Complete with a compelling foreword by renowned historian Uma Chakravarti, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"329\"\u003eBuddhism in India\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential intellectual pillar for understanding social justice, caste dynamics, and the alternative currents of Indian philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eVisionary Scholarship:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by Gail Omvedt, a leading sociologist and activist renowned for her deep studies on caste, social movements, and Dalit emancipation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAlternative Historiography:\u003c\/b\u003e Offers a vital reframing of Indian history, centering the ideological battle between egalitarian Buddhist ethics and hierarchical Brahminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDeeply Researched:\u003c\/b\u003e Utilizes authentic texts from the Buddhist canon alongside contemporary literature to trace two and a half millennia of social evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCrucial Perspective:\u003c\/b\u003e Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the historical roots of the caste system and the emancipatory power of Buddhist thought in modern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eDeepen your understanding of Indian history and social philosophy. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"71\"\u003eBuddhism in India: Challenging Brahminism and Caste\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"145\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"173\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"188\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52627383189787,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/91mZfKnQXOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784527273","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/buddhism-in-india","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}