On the road to Great India – a Program of National Revival

The paper aims at tracing the idea of the revival of Indian society and nation in the undertaking of G.D. Birla (1894‑1983) – the most influential representative of the Birla family which members, known as industrial magnates and corporate leaders, contribute since the turn of the 20th century to m...

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Autores principales: Marta Kudelska, Agnieszka Staszczyk, Agata Świerzowska
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7b2d5cc54bba42509bce4dd69618e4582021-11-27T13:09:13ZOn the road to Great India – a Program of National Revival10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.101733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/7b2d5cc54bba42509bce4dd69618e4582021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2215https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 The paper aims at tracing the idea of the revival of Indian society and nation in the undertaking of G.D. Birla (1894‑1983) – the most influential representative of the Birla family which members, known as industrial magnates and corporate leaders, contribute since the turn of the 20th century to medicine, education and technological development of India. G.D. Birla’s overall goal, seems to have been the revitalisation and strengthening of Hinduism as “Arya dharma” and interpret it in such a way as to make this the religion as inclusive and universal as possible. One of the Birlas’ activities fully demonstrating these religious ideas is the temple foundation. Thus considering the wide range of areas in which G.D. Birla was involved, the authors have focused on one such project – the Saraswati temple in Pilani and its ideological background. The temple is located in the Birla Institute of Technology & Science campus and dedicated to the Hindu goddess of wisdom and learning. The authors hope that this analysis will succeed in showing how the individual worldview of the founder left its mark on the idea of the whole family’s endeavours, and at the same time give voice to the range of ideas which, although already expressed at the turn of the nineteenth century, are still alive and influential in India today. Marta KudelskaAgnieszka StaszczykAgata ŚwierzowskaKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticlePilaniBirlaSaraswatiShardaphilanthropyBhagavadgitaLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 13, Iss 1 (40) (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
PL
topic Pilani
Birla
Saraswati
Sharda
philanthropy
Bhagavadgita
Law
K
Political science
J
spellingShingle Pilani
Birla
Saraswati
Sharda
philanthropy
Bhagavadgita
Law
K
Political science
J
Marta Kudelska
Agnieszka Staszczyk
Agata Świerzowska
On the road to Great India – a Program of National Revival
description The paper aims at tracing the idea of the revival of Indian society and nation in the undertaking of G.D. Birla (1894‑1983) – the most influential representative of the Birla family which members, known as industrial magnates and corporate leaders, contribute since the turn of the 20th century to medicine, education and technological development of India. G.D. Birla’s overall goal, seems to have been the revitalisation and strengthening of Hinduism as “Arya dharma” and interpret it in such a way as to make this the religion as inclusive and universal as possible. One of the Birlas’ activities fully demonstrating these religious ideas is the temple foundation. Thus considering the wide range of areas in which G.D. Birla was involved, the authors have focused on one such project – the Saraswati temple in Pilani and its ideological background. The temple is located in the Birla Institute of Technology & Science campus and dedicated to the Hindu goddess of wisdom and learning. The authors hope that this analysis will succeed in showing how the individual worldview of the founder left its mark on the idea of the whole family’s endeavours, and at the same time give voice to the range of ideas which, although already expressed at the turn of the nineteenth century, are still alive and influential in India today.
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author Marta Kudelska
Agnieszka Staszczyk
Agata Świerzowska
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Agata Świerzowska
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title On the road to Great India – a Program of National Revival
title_short On the road to Great India – a Program of National Revival
title_full On the road to Great India – a Program of National Revival
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