Download or read book The Perishing Havelis of Sindh written by Kamila Sabzwari and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Visual Culture in the Indian Subcontinent written by Sreecheta Mukherjee and published by Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inside the Haveli written by Rama Mehta and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Indian novel takes the reader behind the scenes of an ongoing, deeply rooted tradition and into a way of life that for outsiders has long been veiled with mystery.
Download or read book Where Histories Reside written by Priya Jaikumar and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Where Histories Reside Priya Jaikumar examines eight decades of films shot on location in India to show how attending to filmed space reveals alternative timelines and histories of cinema. In this bold “spatial” film historiography, Jaikumar outlines factors that shape India's filmed space, from state bureaucracies and commercial infrastructures to aesthetic styles and neoliberal policies. Whether discussing how educational shorts from Britain and India transform natural landscapes into instructional lessons or how Jean Renoir’s The River (1951) presents a universal human condition through the particularities of place, Jaikumar demonstrates that the history of filming a location has always been a history of competing assumptions, experiences, practices, and representational regimes. In so doing, she reveals that addressing the persistent question of “what is cinema?” must account for an aesthetics and politics of space.
Download or read book Negotiating Cultures written by Pilar Maria Guerrieri and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on one of the largest megacities in the world—Delhi—this volume is a rare peek into the ineluctable process of hybridization between Indian and ‘other’ cultures within its local architecture and urban planning. The book explores a segment of the history of Delhi from 1912 through 1962, when the contemporary megacity was born, making a comparison between pre- and post-Independence, which is relatively neglected in academia. The author traces architectural and urban elements of the city of Delhi to understand how foreign developmental models were indigenized, the resistance encountered in the process, and finally their adaptation to local architectural contexts. Highlighting the complexities of ‘multiple Delhis’ with different or simultaneous cultural influences as well as with the various ways those influences have been interpreted or contextualized, the author offers a fresh insight into what is happening in Delhi’s globalized built environment nowadays. The book aims to unearth the social relations emerging from the constant flux in style of architecture and its related elements in an urbanized area.
Download or read book Haveli written by Suzanne Fisher Staples and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to India Travel Guide eBook written by Rough Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 1771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical travel guide to India features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground. This India guide book is packed full of details on how to get there and around, pre-departure information and top time-saving tips, including a visual list of things not to miss. Our colour-coded maps make India easier to navigate while you're there. This guide book to India has been fully updated post-COVID-19. The Rough Guide to India covers: Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, Gujarat, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Kolkata and West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, Sikkim, the Northeast, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Andaman Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. Inside this India travel guide you'll find: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selected for every kind of trip to India, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in Jaipur to family activities in child-friendly places, like Kanha National Park or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like the Taj Mahal. PRACTICAL TRAVEL TIPS Essential pre-departure information including India entry requirements, getting around, health information, travelling with children, sports and outdoor activities, food and drink, festivals, culture and etiquette, shopping, tips for travellers with disabilities and more. TIME-SAVING ITINERARIES Includes carefully planned routes covering the best of India, which give a taste of the richness and diversity of the destination, and have been created for different time frames or types of trip. DETAILED REGIONAL COVERAGE Clear structure within each sightseeing chapter of this India travel guide includes regional highlights, brief history, detailed sights and places ordered geographically, recommended restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs and major shops or entertainment options. INSIGHTS INTO GETTING AROUND LIKE A LOCAL Tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots for caving, diving or visiting bazaars and temples. HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS NOT TO MISS Rough Guides' rundown of Delhi, Gokarna, Udaipur and Madurai's best sights and top experiences help to make the most of each trip to India, even in a short time. HONEST AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS Written by Rough Guides' expert authors with a trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, this India guide book will help you find the best places, matching different needs. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Comprehensive 'Contexts' chapter of this travel guide to India features fascinating insights into India, with coverage of history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a handy language section and glossary. FABULOUS FULL COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Lotus Temple and the spectacular Pichola Lake. COLOUR-CODED MAPPING Practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered, colour-coded keys for quick orientation in Mumbai, Punjab, and many more locations in India, reduce the need to go online. USER-FRIENDLY LAYOUT With helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time.
Download or read book Raj Rhapsodies Tourism Heritage and the Seduction of History written by Maxine Weisgrau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heritage is a prized cultural commodity in the marketing of tourism destinations. Particular aspects of heritage are often more actively promoted, with others played down. The representation of heritage in tourism as static and timeless, derived since time immemorial from a distant past, is seductive. In Asia, a major part of the tourism market lies in the sale and consumption of highly orientalized images and versions of culture and history. In India’s marketing discourse, the state of Rajasthan symbolizes the nation in its heritage-laden, traditional and most authentic form. These images draw heavily on the British period in India - the Raj. In one sense, this vision of Rajasthan is ennobling, highlighting moments of cultural pride. In another sense, it demeans, by omitting and obscuring salient features of contemporary life. This fascinating book explores the cultural politics of tourism through interdisciplinary perspectives. Carol E. Henderson and Maxine Weisgrau demonstrate that tourism heritage privileges elite histories that recapitulate colonial relationships, compelling non-elites to collude in these narratives of subordination even as they advance their own alternative visions of history.
Download or read book RBS Visitors Guide India Rajasthan written by Data & Expo India Pvt. Ltd. and published by Data and Expo India Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RBS Visitors Guide India Rajasthan offers Interesting insight about Rajasthan & people, culture, cuisine, music, songs, dances, religious sites, beaches, hill resorts, and wildlife sanctuaries..... More than 200 images and Tourist GuideMaps Details of popular and lesser known tourist destinations, accessibility and connectivity Exhaustive hotel listings, dinning out, shopping, travel services and local directory with important phone numbers Rajasthan - The Rajputana of yore, set amidst the great Thar has a history rich in chivalry and valour. Rajasthan is regarded as the most colourful region in India boosting of spell binding architectural and heritage sites like Jaisalmer, Chittor, Bundi, and Bikaner; exotic natural parks like Ranthambhore, Keoladeo, and Sariska; centuries old pilgrimage centres of Ajmer, Pushkar and Ranakpur; unspoiled village life, and safaris. The spiritual myths, beliefs, folklores and rituals are promoted and kept alive over years in form of its fascinating fairs and festivals like Teej and Gangaur and the cattle fairs of Pushkar and Nagaur. The spiritual and historical landscape of Rajasthan tells of rich traditions. The grandeur and charm of its royal past is reflected in the cities of Jaipur, Udaipur, and Jodhpur. One will find a unique combination of the urban and the ruralites, the modern and the ancient. The colours of its local bazaars teeming with traditional art and craft are just fascinating. So rich is the architectural and cultural heritage of Rajasthan that even a remote corner has a tale to tell. Two famous luxury tourist trains-Palaces on Wheels and Royal Rajasthan on Wheels connect some of the most popular destinations of Rajasthan with Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, and Khajuraho. The social infrastructure now includes the best in educational institutes, modern and affordable housing and medical facilities.
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Delhi Agra and Jaipur written by Anuradha Chaturvedi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in PDF format. The DK Eyewitness Delhi, Agra and Jaipur travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has on offer. Fully illustrated, with coverage of all the major sights from Humayun's Tomb and Rajput Fort-Palace to the world-famous Taj Mahal; the guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs. The guide includes comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, entertainment and shops for all budgets, whether you're in the bustling center of Delhi or the dusty, provincial town of Alwar. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites, plus street maps and reliable information about getting around. The guide explores the region's culture and history, with detailed information on the great pantheon of Hindu gods, plus its fascinating wildlife and landscapes. With all the sights, temples, bazaars, museums and attractions, this guide is your essential travel companion.
Download or read book Celebrating Nature on the Seven Continents A Photographic Journey Around the World written by Sunil Singh and published by Sunil Singh. This book was released on 2023-01-05 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Celebrating Nature on the Seven Continents: A Photographic Journey Around the World" takes readers on a stunning journey to experience the beauty of nature and wildlife. Written by Sunil and Vani, a nature and wildlife enthusiast couple, the book features hundreds of breathtaking images and personal stories from their travels through rainforests, savannahs, deserts, the Arctic tundra, and the pristine wilderness of Antarctica. Sunil, who as a teenager viewed the world through the lens of his camera with his first prized possession - Zenit TTL, a 35mm film SLR camera made in the USSR, shares his passion for wildlife and photography with readers. Vani, inspired by Jane Goodall's work, meticulously researched and planned this journey to fragile habitats to better understand the wild. Their journey begins in Alaska and takes them across both the Arctic and Antarctic circles before ending in the southernmost national park of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. Along the way, Sunil and Vani carry two camera backpacks and a few sets of clothes, savoring the unexpected moments and experiencing a deep humility in the face of nature's splendor. In addition to providing breathtaking images and personal stories, the book also offers practical information on researching destinations, packing for a variety of climates and destinations, photography gear and tips, and the logistics of planning a journey around the world. It is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the rich and colorful biodiversity of our planet.
Download or read book Banaras Reconstructed written by Madhuri Desai and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries, Banaras, the iconic Hindu center in northern India that is often described as the oldest living city in the world, was reconstructed materially as well as imaginatively, and embellished with temples, monasteries, mansions, and ghats (riverfront fortress-palaces). Banaras’s refurbished sacred landscape became the subject of pilgrimage maps and its spectacular riverfront was depicted in panoramas and described in travelogues. In Banaras Reconstructed, Madhuri Desai examines the confluences, as well as the tensions, that have shaped this complex and remarkable city. In so doing, she raises issues central to historical as well as contemporary Indian identity and delves into larger questions about religious urban environments in South Asia.
Download or read book Chitrolekha Journal Vol 1 No 1 2017 written by Tarun Tapas Mukherjee and published by Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design. This book was released on with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents Editorial 1 Critical Articles A Study on Old Havelis: Lost Heritage of Saharanpur Aayushi Verma & Ila Gupta 2 Craft Study and Product Design Interventions: Soapstone Craft Cluster of Dhakotha Area in Kendujhar District of Odisha, India Santosh Kumar Jha 10 Literary Places, Tourism and the Cultural Heritage Experience –the Case of Kumbakoanm K. Selvakumar & Dr. S.Thangaraju 37 Terracotta Temples of Bengal: A Culmination of Pre-existing Architectural Styles Sudeshna Guha & Dr. Abir Bandyopadhyay 46 Manifestation of Indian Miniature Style in the Paintings of Nicholas Roerich Jyoti Saini & Ila Gupta 60 Tracing Footprints of a Bygone Era: Kaleshwari complex, Lavana Maulik Hajarnis & Bhagyajit Raval 70 Art Events: Reviews and Reports Damian Hirst’s Exhibition at Palazzo Grassi in Venice 84
Download or read book Colonialism Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth Century Delhi written by Jyoti Pandey Sharma and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other city in the Indian subcontinent can lay claim to having so many lives as Delhi. This book examines Delhi in the politically and culturally dynamic nineteenth century which was marked midway by the 1857 uprising against British colonial rule as a watershed event. Following British occupation, Delhi became a receptacle for encounters between the centuries-old Mughal traditions and the incoming colonial ideal, producing a traditionalism-modernity binary. Employing the built environment lens, the book traces the architectural trajectory of Delhi as it transitioned from the seventeenth-century Mughal Badshahi Shahar (imperial city) first into a culturally hybrid Dilli-Delhi combine of the pre-uprising era and thereafter into a modern British city following the uprising. This transition is presented via four constructs that draw on the traditionalism-modernity binary of Mughal and British Delhi and include Marhoom Dilli (Dead Delhi); Picturesque Delhi; Baaghi Dilli (Insurgent Delhi) and Tamed Delhi. The book goes beyond the nineteenth century to examine the vestiges of Delhi’s four nineteenth-century lives in the present while making a case for their acknowledgement as a cultural asset that can propel the city’s urban development agenda. By bringing together the city’s past and its present as well as addressing its future, the book can count among its readers not just scholars but also those interested in cities and their evolving landscapes.
Download or read book Me n Mine English written by Saraswati Experts and published by New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text book on English
Download or read book Wood Handicraft written by Omacanda Hāṇḍā and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book RGT to Rajasthan Delhi Agra written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra will guide you through India's most colourful and fascinating region, with reliable practical information and clearly explained cultural background. Whether you're looking for great places to eat and drink, inspiring accommodation or the most exciting things to see and do, this guide will provide your solution. Plus you'll find extensive coverage of attractions in the region, from the breathtaking palaces of Jaipur and Udaipur to the imposing forts of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, and the ever-astonishing beauty of the Taj Mahal to the fascinating treasures hidden in Old Delhi's backstreets. With clear maps, comprehensive listings and sections on arts and crafts, and forts and palaces, The Rough Guide to Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra is your ultimate companion on a visit to this captivating region. Make the most of your time on earth with The Rough Guide to Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra.
