The Collected Works of J.V.Naik: Reform and Renaissance in Nineteenth Century Maharashtra
Contents: Introduction by Murali Ranganathan. 1. The seed period of Bombay’s intellectual life, 1822-1857. IDEAS: 2. An early appraisal of British colonial policy: letters of ‘A Hindoo’ from 1841. 3. Influence of Junius on the Anti-British writings of militant nationalist. 4. The journalistic career of Bhau Mahajan: Early Maharashtrian response to British rule. 5. Perceptions of British rule in Maharashtra: was it ‘Divine Providence’? 6. Karl Marx and Class conflict: Early thoughts of Lokmanya Tilak. 7. India’s freedom struggle: intellectual contributions from Maharashtra. 8. Influence of Theodore Parker in Maharashtra. 9. Religion, science and philosophy: a nineteenth century debate. INSTITUTIONS: 10. The first engineering school in Maharashtra: Ganeet Shilpa Vidyalaya, 1823-1832. 11. The Paramahansa Sabha: an early anti-caste movement in Western India. 12. The Prarthana Samaj. 13. Social composition of the Prarthana Samaj: a statistical analysis. 14. The Prarthana Samaj and the historical chronicles of D.G. Vaidya. 15. The early years of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav: British perceptions and Indian realities. PERSONALITIES: 16. Bhau Dai (1824-1874): Doctor extraordinaire and reformer. 17. Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar: the Man and his Mission. 18. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule (1827-1890): India’s first social activist. 19. Gopal Krishna Gokhale: Prince of Indian Liberalism”. 20 Raghunath Dhondo Karve: India’s pioneer of birth control and sex education. Bibliograophy. Index.
