TY - BOOK AU - Kumar, Dilip TI - Facets of Indian modernity: Realm of possibilities CY - Bihar Journal of Public Administration KW - Modernity, National struggle, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Aurobindo, Nehru, India N2 - Modernity is invariably related to the spirit of freedom. This freedom is rooted in the critical consciousness that it generates. There is nothing which is beyond critical examination. Instead, everything – including the most sacred-has to be observed, verified and interrogated. No wonder, this fundamental Enlightenment spirit which was evolved through the historic Renaissance and Reformation, broke the static/taken for granted world: a world often legitimated by social customs, religious sanctions and an institutionalized divine order. As such the present paper examines the phenomena of modernity in context Indian traditions and thoughts. – Reproduced BR - AR124501 ER -