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S.N. Balagangadhara

Born

in Bangalore, India

January 03, 1952

Genre

Philosophy, Religion, Psychology

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S.N. Balagangadhara (aka Balu) (ಎಸ್. ಏನ್. ಬಾಲಗಂಗಾಧರ in Kannada) is a professor at the Ghent University in Belgium, and director of the India Platform and the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cutuurwetenschap (Comparative Science of Cultures). He was a student of National College, Bangalore[1] and moved to Belgium in 1977 to study philosophy at Ghent University, where he obtained his doctorate under the supervision of Prof.[2] Etienne Vermeersch. His doctoral thesis (1991) was entitled Comparative Science of Cultures and the Universality of Religion: An Essay on Worlds without Views and Views without the World. Prof. Balu has been researching the nature of religion. His central area of inquiry has been the study of Western culture against the b ...more

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	What does it mean to be 'Indian'? by S.N. Balagangadhara, Sarika Rao 4.22 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 'Heathen in His Blindness...': Asia, the West and the Dynamic of Religion 4.56 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reconceptualizing India Studies 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do All Road Lead to Jerusalem?: The Making of Indian Religions by S.N. Balagangadhara, Divya Jhingran (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buddhijieevigala Moodhanambikegalu by S.N. Balagangadhara, Rajaram Hegde it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Others See Us: A Conversation on Cultural Differences by Divya Jhingran, S.N. Balagangadhara 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cultures Differ Differently by S.N. Balagangadhara, Jakob De Roover (Editor), Sarika Rao (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bauddhika Dasyadalli Bharata by S.N. Balagangadhara, Rajarama Hegde (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AAR Journal of the American Academy of Religion December 2005 Vol 73 No 4 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do All Roads Lead to Jerusalem?: The Making of Indian Religions by S.N. Balagangadhara, Divya Jhingran 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In short: making itihasa into history would destroy our past, because, as the world shows us today, the best way to destroy the past of a people is to give them history.”
― S.N. Balagangadhara, What does it mean to be 'Indian'?

tags: cultural-differences, culture, historicism, history, indian-culture, itihasa

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