Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Born 1897 · Died 1999
Quotes
“I understood the life around me better, not from love, which everybody acknowledges to be a great teacher, but from estrangement, to which nobody has attributed the power of reinforcing insight.”
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian “But the display of temper was at least spectacular, like fireworks.”
'On Understanding the Hindus', Encounter June 1965
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Books by Nirad C. Chaudhuri in order
Books by Nirad C. Chaudhuri in the order they were published, from Defence of India (1944) to Why I Mourn for England (1998).
- 1Defence of IndiaDefence of India1944
- 2The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian1951 - 3Finest Story About India - In EnglishFinest Story About India - In English1957
- 4A Passage to England
A Passage to England1959 - 5The Continent of Circe
The Continent of Circe1965 - 6The Intellectual in IndiaThe Intellectual in India1967
- 7To Live or Not to LiveTo Live or Not to Live1970
- 8Scholar Extraordinary
Scholar Extraordinary1974 - 9Clive of India
Clive of India1975 - 10Robert Clive of IndiaRobert Clive of India1975
- 11Culture in the Vanity BagCulture in the Vanity Bag1976
- 12Culture in the Vanity Bag, Being an Essay on Clothing and Ad
Culture in the Vanity Bag, Being an Essay on Clothing and Adornment in Passing and Abiding India1976 - 13HinduismHinduism1979
- 14Hinduism, a Religion to Live By
Hinduism, a Religion to Live By1979 - 15Thy Hand, Great Anarch!
Thy Hand, Great Anarch!1987 - 16Atmayhati BangaliAtmayhati Bangali1988
- 17From the Archives of a CentenarianFrom the Archives of a Centenarian1997
- 18Three Horsemen of the New Apocalypse
Three Horsemen of the New Apocalypse1997 - 19Why I Mourn for EnglandWhy I Mourn for England1998