A.K. Ramanujan's "Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?" - Part 3

Explore how counter-currents emerge in predominantly context-sensitive societies through this 25-minute lecture examining A.K. Ramanujan's influential essay. Analyze how the Bhakti tradition challenged caste-based restrictions by promoting devotion and divine love that transcended social hierarchies in Indian society. Investigate the impact of Western modernity and democratic systems on traditional context-specific practices, and discover how contemporary Indians navigate the blend of both context-sensitive and context-free systems in their daily lives. Learn to apply this juxtaposition as a critical framework for reading and analyzing Indian writings in English literature.