India that is Bharat
Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
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India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of European 'colonial consciousness' (or 'coloniality'), in particular its religious and racial roots, on Bharat as the successor state to the Indic civilisation and the origins of the Indian Constitution. It lays the foundation for its sequels by covering the period between the Age of Discovery, marked by Christopher Columbus' expedition in 1492, and the reshaping of Bharat through a British-made constitution-the Government of India Act of 1919. This includes international developments leading to the founding of the League of Nations by Western powers that tangibly impacted this journey. Further, this work also traces the origins of seemingly universal constructs such as 'toleration', 'secularism' and 'humanism' to Christian political theology. Their subsequent role in subverting the indigenous Indic consciousness through a secularised and universalised Reformation, that is, constitutionalism, is examined. It also puts forth the concept of Middle Eastern coloniality, which preceded its European variant and allies with it in the context of Bharat to advance their shared antipathy towards the Indic worldview. In order to liberate Bharat's distinctive indigeneity, 'decoloniality' is presented as a civilisational imperative in the spheres of nature, religion, culture, history, education, language and, crucially, in the realm of constitutionalism.
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Bharat Trilogy is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by J. Sai Deepak.
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Throughout the book, the main topics revolve around the identity crisis India is experiencing due to the remnants of colonial soft power, which is still being used on this civilizational state. Significance of the title of this book/the character of the book to emphasize the decolonization happens between 193-207. The conception of Bharat, it's genesis to ascribe the set of beliefs its origin from ancient literature are described in this particular chapter.
The series of discussions on the country's name and its identity led to that which occurs at constituent assemblies to resolve to proclaim India an independent sovereign republic is explained.
There are excerpts and debates for the name change of India which is Bharat were made and it happens to be on the 15th of November 1948 by Shri M Ananthasayanam Ayyangar Shri Loknath Misra and the counter was made by Dr. BR Ambedkar and also noted catalysts like Shri HV Kamath is notable.The strong stance of Shri H.V Kamath on Bharat and objects to the phrase India that is Bharat as proposed by Ambedkar for use in the constitution is seminal. This position was seconded by Seth Govind who referred to Vedas, Upanishads, Veda Purana, etc.
J Sai Deepak argues on many levels in different chapters how the direct and indirect consequences of the federalization of civilization should be accounted for without tearing apart the essence of the indigenous ways of knowing instead of ignoring them.
A comprehensive account that exhibits the way colonialism of the East India Company generated diverse formulas for exerting White supremacy over Indigenous groups throughout the world in order to make thrive Christianity as a soft power to control and dominate economic systems in different parts of the world.
The purview of the white savior complex is still prevalent in colonized Indian brains, especially in academia and other fields, and the reasons for this conditioning are outlined in every chapter of India That Is Bharat. (Yatha Shakthi) I purchased two more copies and gave it to two other fellow Bharatvasis to understand the JSD's perspective and the theories of Decoloniality for which he refers to latin theorists like Mignolo et al.
