David Kopf

The missionary challenge and Brahmo response: Rajnarain Bose and the emerging ideology of cultural nationalism

as president of the Adi Brahmo Samaj. In 1909 Rajnarain’s autobiography appeared in print with a dedication by his famous grandson, Aurobindo Ghosh, the nationalist. That same year Jadunath Sarkar (1909: 311-19), the eminent historian, assessed both the book and the man in an article which he entitled ’Raj Narain Bose the grandfather of nationalism in India’. Though the article was in large part one of those national eulogies not inappropriate during the swadeshi era, Sir Jadunath’s critical insight and general treatment of the theme were remarkably effective in defining Rajnarain’s place in

Marcus F. Franda. Radical Politics in West Bengal. Pp. 287. Cambridge, Mass.: M.I.T. Press, 1971.

cause most polls since 1957 show Russia the most disliked nation, followed by China and then North and South Korea, but Emmerson’s other references to Japanese public opinion are usually correct. He includes sixteen extremely useful tables of statistics, especially on defense and related issues, but none deals with Japanese national opinion. It is wrong to state (p. 381) that &dquo;Japanese feel more comfortable with an impressive American military presence in East Asia ...&dquo; and Emmerson makes similar errors