Swimming Upstream
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-949515-3 (ISBN)
Arundhati Khandkar, née Suman Joshi, the older daughter of Laxmanshastri Joshi, was born and raised in Wai, Maharashtra. After obtaining her bachelor's and master's degrees from S.P. College, Pune University, she became a professor at the SIES College, University of Mumbai, while raising her two sons, and managing the household. In 1993, she received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Mumbai. Author of numerous books in Marathi, her biography of Laxmanshastri Joshi, Tarkateertha- Ek Prajñapravaha, received critical acclaim, and was recognized as the book of the year (1995-1996) by the Maharashtra state Government Board of Literature. Since retiring as a professor, she continues to read avidly, mentor students and write, publish and speak at forums on Indian philosophy, religion and moral values. In her spare time, she enjoys her grandchildren and her great-granddaughter. Ashok Khandkar, Laxmanshastri's eldest grandson, was born in Wai. Raised in Mumbai, he spent most of his vacations with his grandparents in Wai. After obtaining his doctorate in engineering, he founded medical device companies bringing groundbreaking solutions to the healthcare markets. He won the Utah Governor's Science & Technology Medal for successfully pioneering a new class of biomaterials for orthopedics and growing a venture-backed high-tech industry and also won the HAP Paul Award of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty for his research on orthopedic implants. He serves as an adjunct associate professor in the materials science and engineering and metallurgy departments of the University of Utah. In his spare time, he pursues mountaineering, and reads widely on topics from technology to developmental economics and the intersection of philosophy, society, and justice.
Foreword
Prologue
Acknowledgements
Guide to spelling, diacritical notations and pronunciation
of Sanskrit and Indian words
1 Coming of Age
2 Turbulent Times
3 Gandhi Beckons
4 Marxism and Beyond
5 A New Beginning
6 Reason and Tolerance
7 Know Thyself
8 A Relentless Search for Truth
Notes and Bibliography
Bibliography of Laxmanshastri Joshi's books
About the Authors
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 11.10.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | 15 images |
Verlagsort | New Delhi |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 146 x 222 mm |
Gewicht | 356 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-949515-7 / 0199495157 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-949515-3 / 9780199495153 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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