When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Surdas (Introduction.8)
- Shravana Pitribhakti Nataka (1.2.4)
- Harishchandra (1.2.5)
- Nishkulanand (1.3.9)
- Narmad (1.6.9)
- Ramayana (1.10.4)
- Bhagavat (1.10.6)
- Manusmriti (1.10.10)
- Salt, A Plea for Vegetarianism (1.14.8)
- Howard Williams, The Ethics of Diet (1.15.1)
- Dr. Anna Kingsford, The Perfect Way in Diet (1.15.1)
- Dr. Allinson (1.15.1)
- Bell, Standard Elocutionist (1.15.6)
- Edwin Arnold, The Song Celestial (1.20.1)
- Edwin Arnold, The Light of Asia (1.20.2)
- Madame Blavatsky, The Key to Theosophy (1.20.2)
- Bible (1.20.3)
- Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1.20.5)
- Bradlaugh (1.20.7)
- Besant, How I Became a Theosophist (1.20.7)
- Tolstoy (1.23.6)
- Broom, Common Law (1.24.8)
- Snell, Equity (1.24.8)
- White and Tudor, Leading Cases (1.24.8)
- Williams and Edwards, Real Property (1.24.8)
- Goodeve, Personal Property (1.24.8)
- Mayne, Hindu Law (1.24.8)
- Kaye and Malleson (1.25.4)
- Lavator (1.25.4)
- Lavater and Schimmelpenninck, Systems of Physiognomy (1.25.4)
- Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God Is Within You (2.1.9)
- Ruskin, Unto This Last (2.1.9)
- Holy Koran (2.7.4)
- Dr. Parker, Commentary (2.11.7)
- Pearson, Many Infallible Proofs (2.11.7)
- Butler, Analogy (2.11.7)
- Gandhi, History of Satyagraha in South Africa (2.13.1)
- Maitland and Kingsford, The Perfect Way (2.15.12)
- The New Interpretation of the Bible (2.15.12)
- Panchikaran (2.15.13)
- Maniratnamala (2.15.13)
- Mumukshu Prakara of Yogavasishtha (2.15.13)
- Haribhadra Suri, Shaddarshana Samuchchaya (2.15.13)
- Gandhi, An Appeal to Every Briton in South Africa (2.19.14)
- Gandhi, The Indian Franchise—An Appeal (2.19.14)
- Narmadashanker, Dharma Vichar (2.22.3)
- Max Muller, India—What Can It Teach Us? (2.22.3)
- Upanishads (2.22.3)
- Washington Irving, Life of Mahomet and His Successors (2.22.3)
- Nietzsche, The Sayings of Zarathustra (2.22.3)
- Tolstoy, The Gospel in Brief (2.22.5)
- Tolstoy, What to Do? (2.22.5)
- Tamil Self-Teacher (2.24.4)
- Dr. Tribhuvandas, Ma-ne Shikhaman (3.6.4)
- M.N. Dvivedi, Rajayoga (4.5.2)
- Patanjali, Yoga Sutras (4.5.2)
- Just, Return to Nature (4.7.4)
- Gandhi, Key to Health (4.8.2)
Historical References
- Euclid (1.5.8)