NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Kaleidoscope Essay Chapter 5 The Argumentative Indian

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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Kaleidoscope Essay 5 The Argumentative Indian has been provided in the article with the download link. This essay is a selected part of the book- “The Argumentative Indian” by the Nobel Prize winner Indian Economist Amartya Sen. The original book was released on 2nd June 2005. This book is about the argumentative quality of Indian people.

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The Argumentative Indian Summary

In this selected part of the book, Amartya Sen discussed the argumentative quality of Indian people with references to ancient Indian history and the present socio-political ambience. This text is divided into a few subheadings.

  • In the beginning, the author took the references from the great Indian mythological epic Mahabharata. 
  • He discussed how Lord Krisha and Arjuna communicated with each other by referring to the Bhagavad Gita.
  • According to the author, these elements have also affected European literature.
  • In the next segment, Amartya Sen mentioned that though Indian society is still male-dominated, there are strong women in Indian history who keep raising some important issues and questions.
  • In this part, he again brings the references from Veda.
  • At the end of this part, in the third segment, Amartya Sen mentioned that the democratic society also affects the Indian’s argumentative nature.

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