{"product_id":"seeking-begumpura-the-social-vision-of-anticaste-intellectuals-8189059459","title":"Seeking Begumpura: The Social Vision of Anticaste Intellectuals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8189059459\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gail Omvedt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bhakti radical Ravidas (c 1450-1520), calling himself a tanner now set free, was the first to envision an Indian utopia in his song Begumpura-a modern casteless, classless, tax-free city without sorrow. This was in contrast to the dystopia of the brahmanical kaliyuga. Anticaste intellectuals in India posited utopias much before Thomas More, in 1516, articulated a Renaissance humanist version.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGail Omvedt, in this study, focuses on the worldviews of subaltern visionaries spanning five centuries-Chokhamela, Janabai, Kabir, Ravidas, Tukaram, the Kartabhajas, Phule, Iyothee Thass, Pandita Ramabai, Periyar and Ambedkar. She charts the development of their utopian visions and the socioeconomic characteristics of the societies conceived through this long period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51893904769312,"sku":"NEW8189059459","price":49.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91VWywTZ7mL.jpg?v=1782011095","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/seeking-begumpura-the-social-vision-of-anticaste-intellectuals-8189059459","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}