Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. A Lesson in Allegory: Theosophical Interpretations of the Bhagavadgita Ronald W. Neufeldt 2. Bankim Chandra Chatterji's New Hinduism and the Bhagavadgita Ajit Ray 3. Tilak and the Bhagavadgita's Doctrine of Karmayoga Robert W. Stevenson 4. Sri Aurobindo as a Gita-yogin Robert N. Minor 5. Gandhi and the Bhagavadgita J. T. F. Jordens 6. Vinoba Bhave's Talks on the Gita Boyd H. Wilson 7. Swami Vivekananda's Use of the Bhagavadgita Harold W. French 8. The Bhagavadgita in Radhakrishnan's Apologetics Robert N. Minor 9. Swami Sivananda and the Bhagavadgita David M. Miller 10. Swami Bhaktivedanta and the Bhagavadgita "As It Is" Robert D. Baird Conclusion Notes Contributors Indices

About the Author

Robert N. Minor is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. He has written books and articles on modern Indian thinkers and the Gita.