The Web of Indian Life
 The Web of Indian Life first edition front cover | |
| Author | Sister Nivedita |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Essays |
| Publisher | W. Heinemann |
Published in English | 1904 |
The Web of Indian Life (1904) is a book written by Sister Nivedita.[1] This book is a collection of essays and created a sensation when it was first published. The introduction of the book was written by Rabindranath Tagore.[2][3]
Theme
In these essays of the book, Nivedita discussed on several topics of India, lives of Indians and Hindu people. She also discussed some of the aspects of Indian life such as the caste system,[2] the role and position of women in society, the Indian (Vedic) concept of birth and death, Indian pilgrimages, the invasion of Islam in India, etc.
References
- ^ Elleke Boehmer (March 3, 2005). Empire, the National, and the Postcolonial, 1890-1920: Resistance in Interaction. Oxford University Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-19-818445-4. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "The web of Indian Life details". Sacred Texts. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ Savel Zimand (1928). Living India. Ayer Publishing. pp. 276–. ISBN 978-0-8369-9974-7. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
External links
- Full text at Sacred Texts
- Full book at archive.org
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Sister Nivedita (of Ramakrishna–Vivekananda)
- Swami Vivekananda
- Gautama Buddha
- Ramakrishna
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| Posthumous publications |
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- Nivedita Setu
- Sister Nivedita Academy
- Bhagini Nivedita (1962 film)
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