Bøger om Indien

A Revealing New Biography of a Pathbreaking Female Figure in Modern Indian History

From one of Canada's most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, comes a thoughtful meditation on what it means to belong in the world.Home is never a single place, entirely and unequivocally. It is contingent. The abstract "nowhere," then, is the true home.M.G. Vassanji has been exploring the immigrant experience for over three decades, drawing deeply on his own transnational upbringing and intimate understanding of the unique challenges and perspectives born from leaving one's home to resettle in a new land. The question of identity, of how to configure and see oneself within this new land, is one such challenge faced. But Vassanji suggests that a more fundamental and slippery endeavour than establishing one's identity is how, if ever, we can establish a sense of belonging. Can we ever truly belong in this new home? Did we ever truly belong in the home we left? Where exactly do we belong? For many, the answer is nowhere exactly. Combining brilliant prose, thoughtful, candid observation, and a lifetime of exploring how we as individuals are shaped by the places and communities in which we live and the history that haunts them, Nowhere, Exactly examines with exquisite sensitivity the space between identity and belonging, the immigrant experience of both loss and gain, and the weight of memory and nostalgia, guilt and hope felt by so many of those who leave their homes in search of new ones.

"We greet our old students who have returned to us for the Advanced Course. We feel that, hereafter, it will not be necessary to repeat the elementary explanations which formed such an important part of the former class work, and we may be able to go right to the heart of the subject, feeling assured that each student is prepared to receive the same. Many read the former lessons from curiosity some have become so interested that they wish to go on others have failed to find the sensational features for which they had hoped, and have dropped from the ranks. It is ever so. Many come, but only a certain percentage are ready to go on. Out of a thousand seeds sown by the farmer, only a hundred manifest life. But the work is intended for that hundred, and they will re- pay the farmer for his labor. In our seed sowing, it is even more satisfactory, for even the remaining nine hundred will show life at some time in the future. No occult teaching is ever wasted all bears fruit in its own good time. We welcome the students in the Advanced Coursewe con- gratulate ourselves in having such a large number of interested listeners ¿and we congratulate the students in having reached the stage in which they feel such an interest in the work, and in being ready to go on."

Jeg blev på mirakuløs vis kaldt ned til min kommende mester i Indien. Og det skulle vise sig, at der kom til at ske mange flere undere på mine ture til Indien. Oplevelser som måske ikke kan forstås med hjernen, men som jeg håber, at du vil opleve med hjertet.Jeg kom fra et sted i mit liv, hvor alt så sort ud, hvor jeg manglede kærlighed i livet og til mig selv. Og til at finde stedet med den højeste form for lys/kærlighedsindstrømning. I denne energi blev jeg transformeret.Jeg har valgt at skive – ikke kun om de lyserøde skyer - men også om de store dybder jeg kom igennem på denne vej og den store mening, visdom og lærdom jeg fik derigennem.Er det tilfældigt, det der sker? Hvad er meningen med livet? Hvorfor lider vi?For blot at beskrive lidt af min berøringsflade i bogen.Gennem min udviklingsvej mod lyset og kærligheden må jeg sande, at vi mennesker har mange flere iboende muligheder og kvaliteter end vi selv tror.Mennesket er unikt og måske det eneste væsen, som kan erkende sin egen guddommelighed.Jeg er klar over, at der findes mange veje at gå, men jeg håber at denne bog kan inspirere dig til at finde din helt egen vej.

A written and photographic record of Naga villages in 1900. A primary source for anthropology, history, photography. A lively read on the travels of a Victorian woman in a colonial setting.

1960 wurde in Brasilia die Verwirklichung einer städtebaulichen Vision nach Entwürfen von Lúcio Costa und Oscar Niemeyer gefeiert, gleichzeitig wurde nach Plänen von Le Corbusier die Sektoren-Stadt Chandigarh gebaut. Der Export der Moderne, die Retorten-Stadt, entsprang einer westlichen Planungseuphorie mit utopischen Zügen. In beiden Städten ist die fremde Architektur mit den einheimischen Kulturen in Einklang gekommen und eigenständige Identitäten haben sich gebildet. Das Buchprojekt geht der Frage nach, wie in den beiden Städten die Aneignung der Moderne erfolgt ist, wie die Menschen damit leben und umgehen. Es werden Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede aufgespürt und ein Bild des urbanen Alltags gezeigt. Auf Initiative des Verlegers hat der junge Fotograf Iwan Baan eine aktuelle Bestandesaufnahme des Lebens in den beiden Städten vorgenommen.

"Incredible India" is the slogan of India's official tourism campaign-and it's true! India has an amazing history, from some of the world's earliest civilizations to its contemporary high-tech culture and a huge diversity of religions, arts, and people.This book takes you all the way from India's prehistoric beginnings at Mohenjo-daro to the development of Buddhism and the Maurya Empire, the Hindu empires of the Middle Ages, the Mughals who brought Islam to the mix (and created the Taj Mahal), the British Raj, and finally the fight for independence and the modern yet ageless India of today.On the way, you'll find out some fascinating facts about Indian culture, history, and historical figures. Here is just a glimpse of what you can discover in this book:How National Highway 1 goes all the way back to the Mauryan Empire!The importance of nonviolence in Indian cultureHow just 20,000 British officials ruled a population of millionsHow the illiterate emperor Akbar headed a huge revival of art and scholarship, mixing Hindu, Muslim, Jain, and even Christian influencesWhy only ten of the eleven Sikh gurus were actual people-and who the eleventh guru isHow India exported Buddhism to the worldIndia's intense artistic heritage, from rock-cut temples and acutely observant Mughal miniatures to Anish Kapoor's contemporary abstractsWhy a Sikh maharaja ended up as an English landowner and friend of Queen VictoriaHow a film actress became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu stateHow to escape jail in a basket of sweetsAnd so much more!

The spatial and material dimensions of communication have changed dramatically over the past three millennia in South India. The historical and contemporary trajectories of these changes are revealed, explored, documented, critiqued and examined in this work. This book is comprehensive in its engagements with three locations¿spatiality, materiality and communication, in the contexts of Tamil Nadu, South India. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to communication and media studies. It leverages the multifaceted knowledge seeking spirit of the ancient philosophers of Tamil Nadu for understanding the contexts of spatialities, materialities and communication.Across four sections on historical trajectories, everyday lives, public communication and media materialities, its 20 chapters on diverse topics offer unique engagements of the spatial journeys of people, rulers, philosophers, men, women, as well as their material objects, occupations and media during the past three millennia in South India, with a focus on Tamil Nadu.

"In these pages, we will find friends stuck forever in the same class at school while the world changes around them; travelers forced to seek shelter in a battered, windy hostel after a landslide; parents struggling to deal with displacement as they move away from Kashmir with their children, or loneliness as their children leave in search of better prospects; the cabin fever of living through a curfew . . ."--

"Neeli Needala Vasantham (¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿)" (The Spring of Blue Shadows) is a touching Telugu novel that will take you on a journey of emotions and experiences. Based on the English novel "Life in a Faceless World" by Cyril Mukalel Thomas, Palani Somaraju has created a relatable and heartwarming story for Telugu-speaking readers. The novel follows Neela, a kind-hearted woman who touches the lives of those around her, offering support and compassion in times of need. With a writing style that is easy to read and understand, the novel covers a range of themes such as joy, pain, sacrifice, and religious intolerance. The changes and additions made to the original story make this a must-read for anyone who loves an inspiring and relatable tale. Immerse yourself in the world of "Neeli Needala Vasantham" and experience the unforgettable feeling of watching a movie. Book Review-Based on the English novel, "Life in a Faceless World" by Cyril Mukalel Thomas, Palani Somaraju, who held key positions as Senior Scientist/Engineer in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and retired as Deputy General Manager in 2003, brought out a free rewrite in Telugu.Cyril wrote the foreword in English for this Telugu version. In the foreword, he wrote, "It was such a pleasant rainbow-skied afternoon in Saint Paul, USA, during the celebration of a festival called 'INDIA FEST-2019' by the people of Indian origin. I had the fortune of meeting Somaraju, a man of plausible wisdom, talent, and unsurpassed humility. Our friendship allowed me to enjoy a few of his unpublished poems and stories. His works, which look at a world that lives in harmony, are profound yet simple."This friendship between the two led to this translation. In the translator's words about the original author Cyril, "Cyril Mukalel Thomas, an author of Indian origin from the state of Kerala, has mastered English literature, particularly in writing short stories, novels, and poetry and won significant awards. His novel 'Life in a Faceless World' was an 'Award-Winning Finalist' in competitions conducted on the occasion of 'The American Book Fest.' Also, it is said that his writings reflect the way of life, including the quests and dreams of ordinary people.The present novel is also no exception to this. The novel is about various life episodes that Neela, a kind-hearted lady, came across and took part in. She understands the goodness in others and offers a helping hand in their ups and downs. She has the ability to get along with everyone.Somaraju took the liberty to make significant changes and additions in the storytelling and in the portrayal of the characters of this novel, as the readership is the Telugu-speaking lot.It is clear that this is not an autobiography of Neela. In this novel, the joys, ecstasies, pains, successes, aversions, vices, sacrifices, domestic violence, military adventures, terrorist anarchies, religious hatreds, consequences of slavery, search for ways of peace, and many more aspects of life are described in a readable style.In short, reading this novel gives an unstoppable feeling of watching a movie! Makineedi Surya Bhaskar, (Poet-critique-artist-academician-freelancer-winner of many awards-written and published 114 books)

"Jadunath Kunwar's beginnings are humble, even inauspicious. His mother, while pregnant, nearly dies from a cobra bite. And this is only the first of many challenges in store for Jadu. As his life skates between the mythical and the mundane, Jadu finds meaning in the most unexpected places. He becomes a historian. He has a daughter, Jugnu, who grows up to be a television journalist and then escapes her marriage for a career in the United States. And he sees currents of huge change sweep across India--from Independence to Partition, Gandhi to Modi, the Mahabharata to Somerset Maugham--in ways that Jadu is both apart from and can't help but represent."--

This lyrical picturebook features a multigenerational, multicultural (Latinx and Asian), and multilingual (English, Spanish, Lao, and Punjabi) family. Leo and his gender-non-conforming sibling, Luca, love playing superheroes together. In a world where shapeshifting and climbing towers are common superpowers, how can languages be a superpower? Leo and Luca go on a journey shared with their families and witness how language is a superpower that allows them to travel through time, connect with their ancestors' past, and how it is a powerful inheritance. This is a story about heritage languages as legacies and resistance.

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), der berühmte Schüler Ramakrishnas, reiste nach dem Tod seines Meisters in die USA und Europa und brachte die Lehre des Hinduismus, v.a. des Vedanta, in den Westen. Er hinterließ ein enormes Werk mit seinen Schriften über die vier Yogas, seiner Rede vor dem Parlament der Religionen, zahlreichen Vorträgen, Gesprächen, Notizen, Gedichten und Briefen, das ein Klassiker des religiösen und philosophischen Schrifttums ist. Vom 11. September 1893, Vivekanandas erstem Vortrag vor dem Weltparlament der Religionen in Chicago, bis fast zu seinem Tod am 4. Juli 1902 hielt er unzählige öffentliche Vorträge und Seminare im Westen und in Indien. Die vorliegende Werkausgabe enthält eine repräsentative Auswahl in drei Bänden: 1. Die Vier Yogas sowie die Aphorismen von Patanjali 2. Reden vor dem Parlament der Religionen und Vorträge 3. Gespräche und Aussprüche.Swami Vivekananda setzte sich schon früh nicht nur mit der indischen, sondern auch mit der westlichen Philosophie auseinander und war auch sehr an den zu dieser Zeit aufblühenden Naturwissenschaften und technischen Errungenschaften interessiert, was er in seine Lehre einfließen ließ. Er verband westliches und östliches Denken, Philosophie, alltägliches Leben und die Einsichten der Wissenschaften. Seine Ideen basieren auf der Lehre des Vedanta, den er, und das ist ganz neu, als eine universale Religion verstand und nicht nur, wie traditionell, für (indische) Asketen geeignet und gedacht. Dabei betonte er die Bedeutung der persönlichen Erfahrung und die verändernde Wirkung bis in die Gesellschaft hinein.

Early Indian Religion and Society examines the gradual disappearance of sacrificial liturgy in South Asia in the first millennium BCE, prompting priestly brahmaṇas to look towards subaltern rituals and clients, particularly sudras. The growth of urbanization intensified social tensions as well as dissent against sectarian authorities, ultimately leading to the break-up of all major religious sects. As a result, the ideology of total devotion (Bhakti) to a supreme personal lord-lauded in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita-spread across the subcontinent. The Bhakti movement and the increasingly restrictive caste system prompted lower castes to aspire to a higher social status.The volume then moves into exploring how temple-centric cults became the norm in the first millennium CE. During this period, the overarching influence of tantric cults engulfed most major religious sects, encouraging the proliferation of black magic and superstition.

With a concise Introduction to historical, cultural, and architectural currents, this book lays out helpful itineraries for visiting these refined specimens of sultanate architecture in Ahmadabad. Primarily envisioned as a guide for studious visitors, this book should be of interest also to academics and historians of Indo-Islamic architecture. Richly illustrated, it brings to light an architectural corpus which deserves a central space as well as a composite scholarly assessment within the discourse surrounding the cultural expressions of Islamic architecture in the Indian subcontinent.

Gender, Religion and Local History: The Early Deccan straddles two areas of research, namely the study of women in a socio-religious context and images of the feminine that emerged as objects of worship. Based on a study of inscriptions, sculptural representations and archaeological and literary sources, the research in this volume is located in different local contexts that focus on gender and ideology in order to discern the dynamics of social change.The seven chapters of the volume address diverse religious spaces-from the folk of the Lajjā Gaurīs to the temple-based Hinduism of the nityasumaṅgali and Chenchu Lakṣmī, from the evolution of orthodox Jaina attitudes to women's access to sallekhanā and to the expanding Buddhist religious milieu in the midst of vibrant mithuna couples. This work demonstrates that ideology in local contexts was always open to adjustments and negotiation, while concomitantly being linked to pan-Indian conceptual foundations.

Rethinking Buddhism: Text, Context, Contestation deals with textual traditions, contextualization, and contestation in Indian Buddhism. The essays in this volume envision, explore, and challenge some of the well-established views to investigate Buddhist sources and contemplate alternative theories on origin, development of early Schools, and other fundamentals. On the one hand, there are reassessments and reinterpretations of the established hypotheses; on the other, new voices are raised to re-examine the traditional opinions on narratives of understanding the philosophical and literary approaches.

"How ought one to live?" This is the question that obsesses London-based publisher Ayush, driving him to question every act of consumption. He embarks on a radical experiment in his own life and the lives of those connected to him: his practical economist husband; their twins; and even the authors he edits and publishes. One of those authors, a mysterious M. N. Opie, writes a story about a young academic involved in a car accident that causes her life to veer in an unexpected direction. Another author, an economist, describes how the gift of a cow to an impoverished family on the West Bengal-Bangladesh border sets them on a startling path to tragedy.Together, these connected narratives raise the question: How free are we really to make our own choices? In a scathing, compassionate quarrel with the world, Neel Mukherjee confronts our fundamental assumptions about economics, race, appropriation, and the tangled ethics of contemporary life.

"For readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on U.S. society"--

Ein Lazarettleiter auf der Suche nach einem Weg zur Beendigung des Leidens.Ein in einer kalten Hölle Gefangener voller Sehnsucht nach Befreiung.Ein Mörder und Kriegstreiber mit dem Ziel, sich zum Buddha zu machen.Der erste Teil von "Maitreyas Träume" zeigt uns drei Protagonisten, die in ihrer jeweiligen Zeit unter völlig unterschiedlichen Bedingungen versuchen, einer persönlichen Hölle zu entkommen. Ein aufrüttelndes Buch für alle, die sich schon einmal gefragt haben, ob wir wirklich keine andere Wahl haben, als unseren zerstörerischen und uns damit letztendlich die Existenzgrundlage raubenden Lebensstil weiterzupflegen.

Rata Sabh¿wa, an unwritten rural judicial tradition formulated by oral history, culture, feudal, and caste customs, was the collective lex terrae, law of the land, practiced in Nuwarakalaviya region and adjacent districts of Sri Lanka until the mid-1930s, when the colonial government policies tolled its demise. This book examines the history of this Sabh¿ system, and variants in the neighboring Kandyan country, and how it functioned as the primary source to promote social order and conflict resolution in communities. In examining the preventative and punitive methods that existed in this system - some bizarre, some outright discriminatory, often caring, humane, and understanding - this volume reveals that the Nuwarakalaviya region functioned as a princely state ruled by Chiefs facilitated with greater independence and semi-sovereign authority, without any patronage from the King and colonial powers in other parts of the country.

Temples of India: Abode of the Divine is a beautiful coffee table book that showcases the rich cultural and architectural heritage of India's temples. From the ancient temples of the South to the intricate carvings of the North, this book takes you on a journey through India's most sacred places. A visually stunning exploration of India's diverse and sacred temples. Explores the various architectural styles, rituals, and legends associated with Indian temples. Beautifully captured photographs that showcase the architectural grandeur and intricate details. Features temples from all over India, from the ancient to the modern. A must-have for lovers of art, architecture, and Indian culture.

Study on the temple architecture in South India.

Four decades of participatory art, films, sculpture and more from the iconic Relational Aesthetics pioneerAccompanying the first US survey and largest exhibition to date dedicated to Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, Rirkrit Tiravanija: A LOT OF PEOPLE traces four decades of Tiravanija's multifaceted practice. Spanning rarely seen early works from the 1980s through recent projects, the publication covers Tiravanija's experimentations with installation, film, works on paper, ephemera, sculpture and participatory works. Designed by Tiffany Malakooti, the publication features over 400 images--many of which are published for the first time--as well as 23 newly commissioned texts. Longform essays by exhibition curators Ruba Katrib and Yasmil Raymond, as well as scholars Jörn Schafaff, David Teh and Mi You, dive into key aspects of Tiravanija's work, providing historical context. These texts are complemented by 18 short reflections from artists, thinkers and collaborators who have been key interlocutors with Tiravanija over the years.Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961) is a Thai contemporary artist residing in New York, Berlin and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Recent solo exhibitions include the Hirshhorn Museum (2019); the National Gallery Singapore (2018); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2016); the Kunsthalle Bielefeld (2010); the Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel (2009); the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; the Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Serpentine Gallery, London (all 2005); and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2004). Tiravanija has been on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts at Columbia University since 2000. He is the cofounder of the Land Foundation, located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and a member of Bangkok's alternative space and magazine VER.

Ruth Lor was born in Canada in 1932 and grew up in a post World War Two era not too long ago. Like many people today, she wanted to make the world a better place, but the problems were too big. That didn't deter her from trying.

Many countries in Asia are inhabited by multi-segment societies diversified in terms of race, religion, language and economic status. They have repeatedly provided the basis for analysis of the search for consensus in the construction of a political scene that would ensure the participation in power of each group. Regardless of the chosen model, the distribution of power in multi-segment societies has always been characterized by a state of "unstable equilibrium". Practical solutions constantly evolved between consociationalism, centripetalism, federalism. In extreme cases they led to political disintegration of states or to permanent domination of one of the segments, most often based on authoritarian solutions. In this volume, a group of scholars specializing in countries of the region try to point out the dynamics of the "unstable equilibrium" of power sharing in particular Asian countries and analyze the trends occurring in them in the 21st century.

To hippietøser udlever deres drøm og tager turen over land til Indien. Året er 1972. Vi befinder os i en tid, hvor det ikke er ualmindeligt for unge at tomle rundt i Europa, mens man bor hos tilfældige ligesindede, man møder, fordi man befinder sig i en tidslomme, hvor en uforklarlig fællesskabsfølelse har samlet en stor del af verdens ungdom.Efter at være vokset op med forældre, der har svælget i efterkrigstidens goder, er Lisbeth og Bente blevet en del af den generation, der har spillet en aktiv rolle i ungdomsoprøret og den seksuelle frigørelse.Turen til Indien bliver for dem ikke kun en rejse i den virkelige verden med store kulturelle kontraster, men også en personlige rejse, hvor de sammen forsøger at finde svar på nogle af livets store spørgsmål.

Facing an invasion, the Sultan appears less concerned-but that isn't the worst threat lurking...The Sultan's secrets are at risk. With a palace celebration in full swing, he's locked in a windowless basement making plans with his military. He'll do anything to protect his son and heir. The Sultan has never faced the grim realities of his ascension to the throne, nor the potential danger posed to those he loves most. Struggling to keep his secrets intact, he's faced with betrayal of those he thought he could trust, the greed of those closest to him, and the larger threat. With things not going his way, the Sultan stays resolute, but what happens when the assailants are at his door?