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Was there an Indian renaissance?

Was there a renaissance?

K.N. PANIKKAR

FRONTLINE – Volume 28 – Issue 05 :: Feb. 26-Mar. 11, 2011

”Although the renaissance brought about a qualitative change in perspectives and practices, its impact was limited to a very small section of society. Yet, it did generate a cultural and intellectual break without which the later movements would not have been possible. In this sense, the regeneration of the 19th century was a precursor to modernity in India. Notwithstanding this positive contribution, the renaissance promoted by the colonial intelligentsia was not powerful enough to overcome the cultural backwardness of society. Many of the ills of contemporary Indian society can be traced to the unfinished agenda of the renaissance.”

By TJ, on February 24th, 2011

“If one thinker left a major indelible mark on the 20th century, it was he.”

Hobsbawm on Marx.

Eagleton on Hobsbawm on Marx:

“Most of the pieces collected in this book have been published before, though about two-thirds of them have not appeared in English. Those without Italian can therefore now read a number of important essays by Hobsbawm which first appeared in that language, not least three substantial surveys of the history of Marxism from 1880 to 1983. These alone would make the volume uniquely valuable; but they are flanked by other chapters, on such topics as pre-Marxian socialism, Marx on pre-capitalist formations, Gramsci, Marx and labour, which broaden its scope significantly. How to Change the World is the work of a man who has reached an age at which most of us would be happy to be able to raise ourselves from our armchairs without the aid of three nurses and a hoist, let alone carry out historical research. It will surely not be the last volume we shall be granted by this indomitable spirit.”

The whole review is at

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n05/terry-eagleton/indomitable

By VKR, on February 24th, 2011

What’s The King’s Speech’s secret weapon of mass adulation? Guardian

Tom Hooper’s film will be a legend, with or without the Oscars, because it is about the political leadership we crave

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/feb/22/the-kings-speech-political-leadership

By NR, on February 24th, 2011