Raj Das
Prof. Raj Das completed his Master’s Degree from the Department of English, University of Calcutta in 2018. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in 2016, topping his batch and standing First Class first, for which he was awarded the Rathindra Nath Majumder Memorial Prize by New Alipore College, Kolkata. He is a two-time winner (2013 and 2015) of the All India Essay Writing Event, organized by Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Kolkata in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan. He sat for the West Bengal SET in 2018 immediately after completing his Master’s, and cracked it in his very first attempt. He has contributed a chapter to the book Values: Concepts and Perspectives [ISBN: 987-93-88207-78-2]. He has also published a poem and an article in The Literary Herald journal [ISSN: 2454-3365]. He is currently employed as a member of the English faculty at the Department of English, Maheshtala College, Kolkata.
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thought. In this respect, the Bhagavad Gita stands out as an obvious choice, given the immense value, respect, and reverence it has enjoyed in Hindu homes. It, therefore, becomes necessary to study what teachings this spiritual treatise has to offer, and understand if the ordinary Hindu today has remained faithful to its central tenets, and more importantly to find out if it propagates mutual antagonism amongst people. The Gita is the compilation of Sree Krishna’s advice to Arjuna about the necessity of performing one’s righteous duty in the face of moral crisis. Furthermore, Sree Krishna offers a plethora of other advice which has formed a core and central part of Hindu thought and makeup. The current paper aims to probe Hindu philosophy in the context of the Bhagavad Gita by taking a selective look at some of its key concepts and philosophical standpoints.
beginning of the epic, in Book I, and how he conditions himself mentally to assume the role of the leader of his host of rebel angels. This paper attempts to look at the inner workings of Satan’s psyche, by looking at how he conducts his own Logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic technique/treatment developed by the persecuted Victor E. Frankl, who suffered the hardships of a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. This paper shows how Satan overcomes his initial doubts about himself, shakes off his scruples and trains himself through self-affirmations to take control of the situation after they land up in Hell. Most importantly, this paper shows how Satan’s control of himself and others is based on his desire to find a higher meaning in life, a trademark of logotherapy.
thought. In this respect, the Bhagavad Gita stands out as an obvious choice, given the immense value, respect, and reverence it has enjoyed in Hindu homes. It, therefore, becomes necessary to study what teachings this spiritual treatise has to offer, and understand if the ordinary Hindu today has remained faithful to its central tenets, and more importantly to find out if it propagates mutual antagonism amongst people. The Gita is the compilation of Sree Krishna’s advice to Arjuna about the necessity of performing one’s righteous duty in the face of moral crisis. Furthermore, Sree Krishna offers a plethora of other advice which has formed a core and central part of Hindu thought and makeup. The current paper aims to probe Hindu philosophy in the context of the Bhagavad Gita by taking a selective look at some of its key concepts and philosophical standpoints.
beginning of the epic, in Book I, and how he conditions himself mentally to assume the role of the leader of his host of rebel angels. This paper attempts to look at the inner workings of Satan’s psyche, by looking at how he conducts his own Logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic technique/treatment developed by the persecuted Victor E. Frankl, who suffered the hardships of a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. This paper shows how Satan overcomes his initial doubts about himself, shakes off his scruples and trains himself through self-affirmations to take control of the situation after they land up in Hell. Most importantly, this paper shows how Satan’s control of himself and others is based on his desire to find a higher meaning in life, a trademark of logotherapy.