Language of the Immortals: A Concise History of Sanskrit - Hardcover
by G. N. Devy
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Availability:In StockContributor:G. N. DevyTheme:Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/IndianPublish date:8/5/2025Pages:98
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Aleph Book Company Private LimitedISBN-13:9789365235432ISBN-10:936523543XUPC:9789365235432Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Asia, AnthropologyBook Topic:Etymology, South, Cultural & SocialSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.263Product ID:SCXF3Q1DAN
Sanskrit has long been celebrated as one of the building blocks of Indian civilization, and is venerated in temples, scriptures, and classical literature. In Language of the Immortals, renowned scholar and critic G. N. Devy uncovers the astounding paradox of Sanskrit-an ancient language that shaped Indian thought, philosophy, and identity for millennia, yet was never truly a language of the people. With rigorous scholarship, Devy dismantles enduring myths and offers a revealing commentary on Sanskrit's historical and cultural trajectory. He shows how it achieved unsurpassed prestige not through conquest or commerce, but sheer intellectual brilliance. He explores the way in which Sanskrit shaped intellectual life across centuries, influenced cultures beyond India, and maintained its prestige through the oral tradition and spiritual symbolism rather than the patronage of the state. This concise yet profound work reimagines what it means for a language to live on-long after it has ceased to be spoken.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Aleph Book Company Private LimitedISBN-13:9789365235432ISBN-10:936523543XUPC:9789365235432Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Asia, AnthropologyBook Topic:Etymology, South, Cultural & SocialSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.263Product ID:SCXF3Q1DAN
Devy, G. N.: - G. N. Devy is currently the Senior Professor of Eminence and Director, School of Civilization, Somaiya Vidyavihar University and was previously the Obaid Siddiqi Chair Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, and Director, Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh, and Professor of English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He led the People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI), a comprehensive documentation of all living Indian languages, forming a fifty-volume PLSI Series. He has received several awards for his writing as well as for his community work, including the Padma Shri, Prince Claus Award, and Linguapax Award. His English publications include After Amnesia, Of Many Heroes, Painted Words, Nomad Called Thief, The Question of Silence, Countering Violence, The Crisis Within: On Knowledge and Education in India, Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation, and India: A Linguistic Civilization. He is the co-editor (with Ravi Korisettar and Tony Joseph) of The Indians: Histories of a Civilization.
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