Rajiv Malhotra. Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism, 2011. Synopsis
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Being Different
Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism is a 2011 book by Rajiv Malhotra, an Indian-American author, philanthropist and public speaker, published by HarperCollins. The book reverts the gaze of the western cultures on India, repositioning India from being the observed to the observer, by looking at the West from a Dharmic point of view.
Source: Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011)
Source: Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011)
Source: Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011)
Source: Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011)
Source: Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011)
Context: .... As I noted, we 'tolerate' those we consider not good enough, but we do not extend our respect to them. 'Tolerance' implies control over those who do not conform to our norms by allowing them some, though not all, of the rights and privileges we enjoy. A religion which involves the worship of 'false gods' and whose adherents are referred to as 'heathens' can be tolerated, but it cannot be respected. Tolerance is a patronizing posture, whereas respect implies that we consider the other to be equally legitimate – a position which some religions routinely deny to others, instead declaring these 'others' to be 'idol worshippers' or 'infidels' and the like.
