Class 12 English — Chapter 18: The Argumentative Indian
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What you'll learn
- ▸Sen's Central Thesis: The Argumentative Indian
- ▸Literary Evidence from Indian Epics
- ▸The Philosophical Debate in the Bhagavad Gītā
- ▸Deontology vs. Consequentialism
- ▸Modern Parallels: The Oppenheimer Dilemma
- ▸Critique of Inclusivity: Gender and Voice
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 12076CH18 5 The Argumentative Indian Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his contribution in the field of welfare economics. He is Lamont Professor at Harvard. This text forms the opening sections of the first essay in Sen's book of the same title published in 2005. The sub-title of the book is 'Writings on Indian Culture, History and Identity'. Sen argues in this essay that in India there has Amartya Sen been a long tradition of questioning the truth of Born 1933 ideas through discussion and dialogue. Prolixity is not alien to us in India. We are able to talk at some length. Krishn…
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- 💡 An Indian politician once gave the longest-ever nine-hour speech at the United Nations.
- 💡 The Mahābhārata epic is seven times longer than the Greek Iliad and Odyssey combined.
- 💡 The Bhagavad Gītā was once called "the most beautiful philosophical song" in any known language.
- 💡 The scientist who created the atomic bomb quoted ancient Indian philosophy when witnessing its first test.
- 💡 Ancient India had a rich tradition of questioning ideas and engaging in deep philosophical debates.
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