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Nikhil Bhola

Maoism and the Buddhist Philosophy of India and China

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Religious Philosophies and Concepts

Maoism in India has gained a pejorative meaning over the last few decades because of the ongoing conflict between Maoist groups and the Indian government. The book Maobad o Bharat-Cheen Bouddha Darshan (Maoism and the Buddhist Philosophy of India and China), by the well-known sinologist Narayan Sen, is not only one of the few cutting-edge scholarly works in Bengali but also an extremely important statement in the context of the present Indian governmental attitude towards China and Mao’s ideology. Narayan Sen clarifies this in the prologue section of the book. He says that the attempt to consider Maoism as synonymous with terrorism is an erroneous understanding...

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