The Holy Cow and Other Indian Stories
Author | : Tarun Chopra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : India |
ISBN | : 9788172340421 |
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Author | : Tarun Chopra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : India |
ISBN | : 9788172340421 |
Author | : Tarun Chopra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-02-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789354407048 |
The Holy Cow and Other Indian Stories uses stories to try and explain to the reader what India is-- its customs, traditions, culture, philosophical ideas, religion, etc.-- and how different they are from one another. Anyone who wants to comprehend India's intricate, frequently perplexing religious environment better would find this to be an entertaining and educational read. You'll find a potted history and cultural guide between the glossy pages, with two to three pages devoted to each topic. This visual masterpiece is a must-have for all! - A collection of photo essays by the internationally acclaimed photographer, Tarun Chopra - Between the glossy pages, you will find a potted guide to the culture and history of India - It is filled with great tidbits of knowledge and plenty of beautiful pictures - Highlights India's glorious heritage - Easy to read
Author | : Sarah Macdonald |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2004-04-13 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0767918142 |
In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India—and for love—she screamed, “Never!” and gave the country, and him, the finger. But eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When the love of Sarah’s life is posted to India, she quits her dream job to move to the most polluted city on earth, New Delhi. For Sarah this seems like the ultimate sacrifice for love, and it almost kills her, literally. Just settled, she falls dangerously ill with double pneumonia, an experience that compels her to face some serious questions about her own fragile mortality and inner spiritual void. “I must find peace in the only place possible in India,” she concludes. “Within.” Thus begins her journey of discovery through India in search of the meaning of life and death. Holy Cow is Macdonald’s often hilarious chronicle of her adventures in a land of chaos and contradiction, of encounters with Hinduism, Islam and Jainism, Sufis, Sikhs, Parsis and Christians and a kaleidoscope of yogis, swamis and Bollywood stars. From spiritual retreats and crumbling nirvanas to war zones and New Delhi nightclubs, it is a journey that only a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life—and her sanity—can survive.
Author | : D. N. Jha |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2020-05-05 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 178960933X |
Hugely controversial upon its publication in India, this book has already been banned by the Hyderabad Civil Court and the author's life has been threatened. Jha argues against the historical sanctity of the cow in India, in an illuminating response to the prevailing attitudes about beef that have been fiercely supported by the current Hindu right-wing government and the fundamentalist groups backing it.
Author | : David Duchovny |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2015-02-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0374172072 |
"A humorous allegory in the spirit of Animal Farm."-- Provided by publisher.
Author | : Jonah Blank |
Publisher | : Grove Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802137333 |
Anthropologist and journalist Blank gives a new perspective to the 3,000-year-old Hindu classic, retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka.
Author | : William Dalrymple |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2010-06-07 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1408801248 |
A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day. LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
Author | : Radhika Govindrajan |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2018-05-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 022656004X |
“A delightful read [and] an important addition to human-animal relations studies.” —Anthropology Matters What does it mean to live and die in relation to other animals? Animal Intimacies posits this central question alongside the intimate—and intense—moments of care, kinship, violence, politics, indifference, and desire that occur between human and non-human animals. Built on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the mountain villages of India’s Central Himalayas, Radhika Govindrajan’s book explores the number of ways that human and animal interact to cultivate relationships as interconnected, related beings. Whether it is through the study of the affect and ethics of ritual animal sacrifice, analysis of the right-wing political project of cow-protection, or examination of villagers’ talk about bears who abduct women and have sex with them, Govindrajan illustrates that multispecies relatedness relies on both difference and ineffable affinity between animals. Animal Intimacies breaks substantial new ground in animal studies, and Govindrajan’s detailed portrait of the social, political and religious life of the region will be of interest to cultural anthropologists and scholars of South Asia as well. “Immerses us in passionate case studies on the multiple relationships between Kumaoni villagers and animals in Uttarakhand.” —European Bulletin of Himalayan Research “A memorable and innovative ethnography.” —Piers Locke, University of Canterbury
Author | : Diana L Eck |
Publisher | : Harmony |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2012-03-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0385531915 |
In India: A Sacred Geography, renowned Harvard scholar Diana Eck offers an extraordinary spiritual journey through the pilgrimage places of the world's most religiously vibrant culture and reveals that it is, in fact, through these sacred pilgrimages that India’s very sense of nation has emerged. No matter where one goes in India, one will find a landscape in which mountains, rivers, forests, and villages are elaborately linked to the stories of the gods and heroes of Indian culture. Every place in this vast landscape has its story, and conversely, every story of Hindu myth and legend has its place. Likewise, these places are inextricably tied to one another—not simply in the past, but in the present—through the local, regional, and transregional practices of pilgrimage. India: A Sacred Geography tells the story of the pilgrim’s India. In these pages, Diana Eck takes the reader on an extraordinary spiritual journey through the living landscape of this fascinating country –its mountains, rivers, and seacoasts, its ancient and powerful temples and shrines. Seeking to fully understand the sacred places of pilgrimage from the ground up, with their stories, connections and layers of meaning, she acutely examines Hindu religious ideas and narratives and shows how they have been deeply inscribed in the land itself. Ultimately, Eck shows us that from these networks of pilgrimage places, India’s very sense of region and nation has emerged. This is the astonishing and fascinating picture of a land linked for centuries not by the power of kings and governments, but by the footsteps of pilgrims. India: A Sacred Geography offers a unique perspective on India, both as a complex religious culture and as a nation. Based on her extensive knowledge and her many decades of wide-ranging travel and research, Eck's piercing insights and a sweeping grasp of history ensure that this work will be in demand for many years to come.
Author | : Sara Balbin |
Publisher | : Holy Cow Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780982354506 |
A unique history of the survival of a tribal people, told through oral histories and portraits.