Bharatprana Nivedita

• Author: পূর্বা সেনগুপ্ত (Purba Sengupta)
• Genre: Ramakrishna - Sarada - Vivekananda - Nivedita Prasanga
• ISBN: 9789350405475
• Pages: 288
• Weight: 451 grams

Summary:
বেগিনী নিবেদিতা (Sister Nivedita) was a prominent figure of the 19th-century Indian Renaissance and a great source of inspiration in India’s freedom struggle. Her deep love for India is intertwined with her immense respect and devotion towards Swami Vivekananda. Nivedita had an exceptional ability to analyze the core aspects of Indian society not through emotions, but with reason. In Purba Sengupta's "ভারতপ্রাণা নিবেদিতা: সমাজবিজ্ঞানীর দৃষ্টিতে", the author focuses on Nivedita's intellectual and philosophical contributions to society. This book reveals Nivedita's approach to social science, showcasing her ability to analyze and research Indian society with a scientific lens.

Her perspectives on the evolution of Indian devotional thought, especially in connection with Buddhist cities, and her theories of urban sociology are fascinating and continue to inspire even today. Nivedita's thoughts were not limited to one area; her intellectual engagement spanned multiple disciplines such as education, mathematics, art, history, and social science, making her ideas profound, expansive, and far-reaching. This book brings out Nivedita’s deep thinking about Indian society and social sciences, providing a comprehensive view of her multifaceted contributions.

About the Author:
Purba Sengupta was born on September 27, 1963, in Jamshedpur, Bihar. Due to her father's job transfers, she studied in several schools. She completed her secondary education from Bani Pur Basic and Multipurpose School in 1979. As a student of social sciences, she completed her Master's degree from Calcutta University and later earned her Doctorate degree in 2001 after conducting research on Sociology and Vivekananda.

From 1992, she focused on writing various articles on Indian studies and Puranas, and in 1998, she was first recognized by Sahitya Akademi and American Who's Who. She worked for many years at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, in the Department of Indian Studies and Research. Sengupta has authored nearly twenty books on different aspects of Indian studies. In 2011, she was honored with the Sumathanath Ghosh and Gajendrakumar Mitra Best Essayist Award.