Table Of Contents

Author’s Preface …….………………………................................…...  xi

Introduction …….……………………….......................................…...  01

PART 1

Essay 1:

An Essay on the Bhagavad Gita ........................................................  07

Notes To ‘An Essay on The Bhagavad Gita’:

(1) Epithets Used in the Gita for Lord Krishna and Arjun ......….........  49

(2) Resources for Understanding the Bhagavad Gita …....................  51

Part 2: Other Essays

Essay 2:

Religion and Spirituality in the Age of Science :

Some Basic Aspects .........................................................................  55

Notes to Essay 2 .............................................................................  78

Essay 3:

Unity in Variety in the Sphere of Religious Faith ..........................….  83

Essay 4:

Religious Faith and Values .....….......................................................  99

Essay 5:

History: Its Theory, Philosophy and Wisdom ..................................  107

Essay 6:

Towards a Humanist Interpretation of History and Politics ....…....  133

Essay 7:

Mughal-Sikh Relations in Medieval India …....................................  147

Essay 8:

The Concept and Role of Tolerance in Indian Culture ........…........  177

Notes to Essay 8 ...........................................................................  194

Essay 9:

Critique of Astrology …....................................................................  211

Appendix 1:

About the Author ………………........…..................…............………  221

Index …………………………………………………….......…….........  225