" Kaliyuga", "Chakri" and "Bhakti": Ramakrishna and his times
The author focuses on the initial interaction between Ramakrishna Paramahansa (a 19th century Hindu 'guru') and the Calcutta 'bhadralok' (gentry) in the 1870s and early '80s as recorded in the 'Kathamrita' (Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna as recorded by Mahendranath Gupt...
| Published in: | Economic & political weekly |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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Economic & political weekly
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| Further subjects: | B
Reform movement
B Hinduism B India |
| Summary: | The author focuses on the initial interaction between Ramakrishna Paramahansa (a 19th century Hindu 'guru') and the Calcutta 'bhadralok' (gentry) in the 1870s and early '80s as recorded in the 'Kathamrita' (Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna as recorded by Mahendranath Gupta). S. Sarkar points out that the phenomnenon of the Ramakrishna cult reflects a two-way crossing of social frontiers - the rustic brahman becoming the guru of city bhadralok, the latter falling under the spell of an idiom, values and personality different from their own. Ramakrishna's influence in the 20th century is briefly discussed. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9976 |
| Contains: | In: Economic & political weekly
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