Manohar Social Thought in Indic Civilization

Social Thought in Indic Civilization presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the pre-colonial social thought. It draws on the methodologies and research traditions of history, political science and sociology to look at major themes and social processes to provide a comprehensive understanding of the society in the historical setting contextualized in the social and political relations of the time. The arguments, facts, themes and interpretations presented in the book are usually not found in the mainstream academic narratives. This book explores a range of key themes such as non-violence in religious praxis; dharma in Indic social traditions; medicinal concepts and institutions; ideas and praxis of Shastrarth; knowledge traditions and institutions; music traditions; and Stritva in texts and praxis. This study highlights the impact of colonial rule on the ‘construction of knowledge’ from a Western (colonial) perspective and how it ignored the importance of Indian political thought of the pre-colonial period. About the Author Himanshu Roy is a Professor of Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier, he was a Professor of Political Science in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. He was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fellow in Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (2019-2021) and a Fellow in Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (2013-2014). His publications include State Politics in India (2017), Indian Political Thought (2017), Indian Political System (2018), Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009), Salwa Judum (2014) and Peasant in Marxism (2005).