The Meaning of India: Essays

First Published In 1996 When He Was Eighty-Eight Years Old, This Selection Of Nearly Six Decades Of Raja Rao'S Non-Fiction Is An Audacious Contemplation On The Deeper Significance Of India. A Combination Of Fables, Journeys, Discussions And Meditations, The Meaning Of India Advances The View That India Is Not Just A Geographical Entity, Or Even A Civilization-State. India Is, Above All, A Metaphysic, A Way Of Being And Regarding The Self And The World.Drawing On A Wide Range Of Sources-Including The Vedas, The Upanishads, The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, The Gita, The Buddha, Sankara, Bhartrihari, Kalidasa, Dostoevsky, Valéry, Rilke, Mann And Mallarmé-As Also Meetings With Gandhi, Nehru, Forster And Malraux, Rao Teases Out The Implications Of Advaita Or Non-Dualism, Which He Regards As India'S Unique Contribution To The World.