Colonial Bengal and Bhaktivinoda Through the Lens of Bhaktisiddhānta

Abstract

The article Colonial Bengal and Bhaktivinoda Through the Lens of Bhaktisiddhānta by Ferdinando Sardella examines how Bhaktivinoda’s son, Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, inherited and transformed his father’s mission. Sardella explores their differing attitudes toward institutional authority, modernity, and guru culture in colonial Bengal, tracing theological continuity and generational divergence.