18. The Argumentative Indian (Non-fiction)

18. The Argumentative Indian (Non-fiction)

Textbook Questions and Answers Understanding the Text : 1. What is Sen's interpretation of the positions taken by Krishna and Arjuna in the debate between them? [Note Sen's comment : 'Arjuna's contrary arguments are not really vanquished... There remains a powerful case for "faring well’ and not just ‘faring forward'.] श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन ने अपने बीच हुई तार्किक बहस में जो स्थान प्राप्त किया है, उसकी सेन ने किस प्रकार व्याख्या की है? [सेन की व्याख्या पर ध्यान दें-अर्जुन के विरोधी तर्क वास्तव में पराजित नहीं हुए हैं,... इसमें 'विदाई' का हमेशा एक शक्तिशाली मामला बना रहेगा केवल 'आगे बढ़ने के लिए ही नहीं।] Answer : The author says that the Bhagvad Gita portrays the message of faring forward inspite of all the challenges. Krishna advocates that one should fare forward without thinking about the consequences. But Sen feels the contemporary world quite different. It is full of terrorism, insecurity, wars and violence. So in his opinion, the message of Arjuna &#…