Download or read book Durga s Daughters Brutalised written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Creating Durga written by Smrita Jain S and published by Sumrit Gallery of Art & Design. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In India, Durga one of the deities, is considered most powerful one, who can save people from the clutches of evil. The creation of Durga and veneration to her is no different. Over the years, the legend of Durga has garnered several interpretations. The immensity of the mythology is so complex that the accuracy of the actual story is now left to mere existence and significance. Durga Puja, a festival spanning four days (once in a year in the month of October), celebrates Durga’s return after killing Mahishasura. She is welcomed to the homes of thousands along with her family, Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Karthik and Goddess Saraswati who are believed to be Durga’s sons and daughters. It is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in India that brings together many skills that have survived generations. This project throws light on the talents, efforts and creativity of the kumbhars—the artisans, who craft realistic looking idols depicting the epic of Durga. The images will take you on a journey of the several stages of making the idols. Artists hard work brings life to the marathon of idol making that is invigorated by the power of mantras…majestic, mystic, and bustling!
Download or read book Inside Indian Indenture written by Ashwin Desai and published by HSRC Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many were filled with hopes as high as the stars as they crossed the Indian Ocean, making their way from India to Durban in southern Africa in the late 1800s. Yet, realising the dream of a better life and returning home triumphant was not to be for many. Thousands returned with less than they had started out with, only to find that home was no longer the place they had left. The travellers, too, had changed irrevocably: caste had been transgressed, relatives had died and spaces for reintegration had closed up as colonialism tightened its grip. Home for these wandering exiles was no more.
Download or read book Peasants in Revolt written by Kapil Kumar and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Deals With The Impact Of Imperial Policies On The Countryside, The Emergence Of The Taluqdari System, The Classification Of Peasant Society, Peasants Exploitation, The Emergence Of Peasant Organizations, The Role Of Militant Rural Intelligentsia, The Peasant Struggles And The Attitude Of The Dominant Social Groups Towards These Struggles. It Also Attempts To Analyse The Peasants` Perception Of Gandhi And Gandhi`S Attitude Towords The Peasants` Response To His Call.
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Download or read book A Bed Of Roses written by W. L. George and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Bed of Roses" by W. L. George is a compelling novel that intricately weaves the complexities of relationships, emotions, and societal norms. The tale unfolds in opposition to the backdrop of a captivating narrative that explores the nuances of human connections and the challenges of navigating the intricacies of love and lifestyles. W. L. George, acknowledged for his insightful portrayal of characters and their emotional landscapes, delves into the lives of people inside the context of a broader societal framework. The novel unfolds with a poetic quality, painting a bright photo of the characters' reviews, dreams, and struggles. Set in a international that mirrors the societal norms of its time, "A Bed of Roses" offers a tapestry of emotions, starting from love and passion to societal expectations and personal aspirations. The characters grapple with the complexities of their relationships, and the narrative skillfully explores the effect of societal norms on their selections and dreams. As W. L. George publications readers via the pages of "A Bed of Roses," he invitations them to witness the characters' journeys, filled with joy, heartbreak, and self-discovery. The novel stands as a testomony to George's capability to seize the human revel in with intensity and sensitivity, making it a timeless exploration of love and existence.
Download or read book The Guru in South Asia written by Jacob Copeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a set of fresh and compelling interdisciplinary approaches to the enduring phenomenon of the guru in South Asia. Moving across different gurus and kinds of gurus, and between past and present, the chapters call attention to the extraordinary scope and richness of the social lives and roles of South Asian gurus. Prevailing scholarship has rightly considered the guru to be a source of religious and philosophical knowledge and mystical bodily practices. This book goes further and considers the social engagements and entanglements of these spiritual leaders, not just on their own (narrowly denominational) terms, but in terms of their diverse, complex, rapidly evolving engagements with 'society' broadly conceived. The book explores and illuminates the significance of female gurus, gurus from the perspective of Islam, imbrications of guru-ship and slavery in pre-modern India, connections between gurus and power, governance and economic liberalization in modern and contemporary India, vexed questions of sexuality and guru-ship, gurus' charitable endeavours, the cosmopolitanism of gurus in contexts of spiritual tourism, and the mediation of gurus via technologies of electronic communication. Bringing together internationally renowned scholars from religious studies, political science, history, sociology and anthropology, The Guru in South Asia provides exciting and original new insights into South Asian guru-ship. The Open Access version of this book, available at http: //www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Download or read book Kashmir Wail of a Valley written by Mohan Lal Koul and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why I Became a Hindu written by Parama Karuna Devi and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The movement known as Hindu Resurgence, Hindu Awakening or Hindu Renaissance has become increasingly noticeable, and there is a distinct effort to liberate Hinduism from the definitions andlimitations imposed by the domination of hostile outsiders. However, confusion and lack of proper information are still serious obstacles on the path of proper understanding and realisation. India, or as it was called in ancient times, Bharata Varsha, has an immense potential that can be materialised simply by returning to the correctoriginal perspective of the golden Vedic civilisation that is the natural heritage of all Indians and in fact of all human beings.The Rig Veda samhita (9.63.5) points us in the correct direction: Krinvanto visvam aryam, "Let everyone become arya"
Download or read book Politics of Genocide written by Inderjit Singh Jaijee and published by Ajanta Books International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis of political persecution and violation of human rights of the Sikhs in punjab.
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Download or read book No Country for Women written by Tasalimā Nāsarina and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Articles with reference chiefly to Bangladesh and India.
Download or read book The Letters and Instructions of Francis Xavier written by Saint Francis Xavier and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few letters have been so enthusiastically received & so widely diffused as those of the sixteenth-century Jesuit missionary & Saint, Francis Xavier. Written from India, the Indonesian archipelago, Japan, & the island of Sancian off the coast of China, these letters were copied, recopied, translated into Latin, German, French, & other languages, & frequently printed for wider circulation. They are filled with information on newly discovered lands & cultures, & they are filled with the missionary spirit, the zeal for the honor & glory of God, which animated the whole of Xavier's life & work. They constitute a religious classic & an historical resource heretofore unavailable in English. Francis Xavier was one of the first companions & followers of Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1540, he set off as a missionary to southern Asia, where in the midst of ten years of ceaseless labor he produced the 138 letters & instructions that this book contains. The translator of this highly readable English version, M. Joseph Costelloe, S.J., is well known in scholarly circles for his masterful translation of the definitive four-volume biography, FRANCIS XAVIER, HIS LIFE, HIS TIMES by Georg Schurhammer, S.J., published by the Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome.
Download or read book The Wild East written by Barbara Harriss-White and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wild East bridges political economy and anthropology to examine a variety of il/legal economic sectors and businesses such as red sanders, coal, fire, oil, sand, air spectrum, land, water, real estate, procurement and industrial labour. The 11 case studies, based across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, explore how state regulative law is often ignored and/or selectively manipulated. The emerging collective narrative shows the workings of regulated criminal economic systems where criminal formations, politicians, police, judges and bureaucrats are deeply intertwined. By pioneering the field-study of the politicisation of economic crime, and disrupting the wider literature on South Asia’s informal economy, The Wild East aims to influence future research agendas through its case for the study of mafia-enterprises and their engagement with governance in South Asia and outside. Its empirical and theoretical contribution to debates about economic crimes in democratic regimes will be of critical value to researchers in Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Comparative Politics, Political Science and International Relations, Criminologists and Development Studies, as well as to those inside and outside academia interested in current affairs and the relationship between crime, politics and mafia enterprises.
Download or read book The Last Flicker written by Guradiāla Siṅgha and published by Sahitya Akademi. This book was released on 1993 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Ago Dharam SinghýS Father Had Brought Thola To This Village. He Treated Him As His Own Brother And Had Even Gifted Four Bighas Of Land To Him. After TholaýS Death, Dharam Singh Took Sole Responsibility Of His Son Jagsir And His Mother Nandi. Over The Year, However, Things Changed. The Position Of Dharam Singh Weakened In His Family. Bhanta, His Son Who Had Always Opposed Dharam SinghýS Affectionate Regard For Jagsir Took No Time To Grab Back The Land Gifted By His Grand Father To Thola And Also Raced To The Ground, The Monument Erected By Jagsir In Memory Of His Father. The Aging Nandi Dies Of Shock. The Tragedy Of Jagsir Is Not Confined To This. It Is Also A Tragedy Of Unfulfilled Love For Bhani, NikkaýS Wife. Though His Long Years Of Loneliness, It Is Opium Which Somewhat Alleviates The Storm Raging Inside Him.
Download or read book Traditions Redirecting Contemporary Indonesian Cultural Productions written by Jan van der Putten and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the result of a conference held in October 2015 in connection with the Frankfurt Book Fair discussing developments that are considered important in contemporary Indonesian cultural productions. The first part of the book reflects on the traumatic experiences of the Indonesian nation caused by a failed coup on October 1, 1965. In more general theoretical terms, this topic connects to the field of memory studies, which, in recent decades, has made an academic comeback. The focus of the chapters in this section is how certain, often distressing, events are represented in narratives in a variety of media that are periodically renewed, changed, rehearsed, repeated, and performed, in order to become or stay part of the collective memory of a certain group of people. The second part of the book explores how forces of globalisation have impacted upon the local and, linguistically surprisingly, rather homogeneous cultural productions of Indonesia. The main strands of inquiry in this second section are topics of global trends in religion, responses to urban development, the impact of popular literary developments, and how traditions are revisited in order to come to terms with international cultural developments.
Download or read book The Story of Islamic Imperialism in India written by Sita Ram Goel and published by South Asia Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
