The Complete Works of Sister Nivedita (Vol.4)

In these five volumes, comprising the illuminating lectures, writings, articles, books, and epistles etc., of the author, we find her marvellous intellect, her lyrical powers of expression, the intensity with which she held her beliefs and convictions, her capacity to see the soul of things straightaway, and above all, her boundless love for India. Her deep study of Indian literature, combined with her keen intellect and profound, comprehensive mind, helped her to understand India as a whole. This work stands as, perhaps, the best appraisal of India by a Western mind. Volume 4 CONTENTS Footfalls of Indian History The History of Man as Determined by Place 1 The History of India and its Study 5 The Cities of Buddhism 20 Rajgir: An Ancient Babylon 28 Bihar 40 The Ancient Abbey of Ajanta 45 Fa-Hian 103 Elephanta, the Synthesis of Hinduism 113 Some Problems of Indian Research 122 The Final Recension of the Mahabharata 133 The Relation between Buddhism and Hinduism 144 The Rise of Vaishnavism under the Guptas 154 The Old Brahminical Learning 163 A Study of Benares 178 Bodh-Gaya 193 Appendix I 199 Civic Ideal and Indian Nationality A Daily Aspiration for the Nationalist 205 A Prayer for Freedom 206 The Civic Ideal 207 Civic Symbolism in Mediaeval Europe 215 Civic Ideal in Classical City—Pompeii 222 Civic Elements in Indian Life 230 The Present Position of Woman 235 The Modern Epoch and the National Idea 257 Unity of Life and Type in India 263 The Task of the National Movement in India 271 The Swadeshi Movement 276 The Principle of Nationality 286 Indian Nationality, a Mode of Thought 288 The Call to Nationality 295 Race of the Vedas 297 The Unity of India 299 On the Influence of History in the Development of Modern India 301 The New Hinduism 312 A Theory of Freedom 316 Hints on National Education in India Primary Education: A Call for Pioneers 329 Papers on Education—I 333 Papers on Education—II 338 Papers on Education—III 344 Papers on Education—IV 347 Papers on Education—V 350 The Place of Foreign Culture in a True Education 354 The Future Education of the Indian Woman 362 The Project of the Ramakrishna School for Girls 370 Suggestions for the Indian Vivekananda Societies 380 A Note on Historical Research 389 The Place of the Kindergarten in Indian Schools 400 Manual Training as a Part of General Education in India 415 Manual Training in Education—Supplementary Note 435 Appendix 443 Glimpses of Famine and Flood in East Bengal in 1906 I. The Land of the Water-Ways 447 II. What We Saw 454 III. Barisal 461 IV. Matibhanga 467 V. The Commonwealth Based on Rice 473 VI. The Progress of Poverty 480 VII. The Tragedy of Jute 486 VIII. The Greatest Thing Ever Done in Bengal 491 IX. Famine Prevention 499 Lambs among Wolves 509

Author / contributor: Sister Nivedita

Binding: Deluxe (Hardbound)