Liberation and History

This essay, originally written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Indian Independence, outlines a significant picture of the problems faced by the new state in the second half of the twentieth century, that is, the need of preserving the legacy of a glorious past together with the call f...

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Main Author: Franci, Giorgio Renato 1933-2012 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Morcelliana 2014
In: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2014, Volume: 80, Issue: 2, Pages: 467-486
Further subjects:B Hinduism; History
B Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
B History of India
B Storia
B Ambedkar, B. R., 1891-1956
B Hinduism
B Buddhism; History
B Christianity
B sarva-mukti
B History
B induismo
B Contemporary India
B Buddhism
B History of political autonomy
B buddhismo
B India contemporanea

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