Shashank Shekhar Sinha

Casting the Buddha (eBook, ePUB)

A Monumental History of Buddhism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Casting the Buddha is the story of how Buddhism set down its roots in India is enshrined within ancient stupas, temples, monasteries and caves - the silent sentinels of this enduring faith.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789361137648
• Artikelnr.: 72527130

Autorenporträt

Shashank Shekhar Sinha is an independent researcher and, currently, Publishing Director at Routledge (South Asia), Taylor & Francis Group. He has previously taught history at undergraduate colleges in the University of Delhi for almost a decade. A public historian and the author of Restless Mothers and Turbulent Daughters: Situating Tribes in Gender Studies, his writings are recommended readings at various universities and institutions. He has been part of key academic committees of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR).

He publishes regularly in academic journals and books as well as popular media outlets. His articles on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Frontline magazine have been received well and he also features on programmes related to history and heritage on television channels like Rajya Sabha TV, News18 and NDTV 24X7, among others.