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Book We the Men of India

    Book Details:
  • Author : SIFF
  • Publisher : SIFF
  • Release : 2023-02-19
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 217 pages

Download or read book We the Men of India written by SIFF and published by SIFF. This book was released on 2023-02-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men’s rights and men’s issues have often been ignored by the powers that be in Indian and around the world. On top of this, the number of gender biased laws such as 498a and Domestic Violence or DV have created a difficult legal situation for Indian men. Save Indian Family Foundation is a non-governmental organization working for the rights of men in India who are fighting various legal and matrimonial and child custody related cases. The chapters of this book are written by a number of members and volunteers of SIFF. They deal with a number of issues including biased laws, father’s rights, child separation, domestic violence, MGTOW, mental health, and men’s activism. Taken together, they constitute a unique picture of what it is like to be a man in India in this day and age.

Book Men and Masculinities in South India

Download or read book Men and Masculinities in South India written by Caroline Osella and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Men and Masculinities in South India' aims to increase understanding of gender within South Asia and especially South Asian masculinities, a topic whose analysis and ethnographising in the region has had a very sketchy beginning and is ripe for more thorough examination.

Book Becoming Young Men in a New India

Download or read book Becoming Young Men in a New India written by Shannon Philip and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming Young Men in a New India tells the gendered story of a changing India through the lives of its young middle class men. Through time spent ethnographically 'hanging-out' with young men in gyms, bars, clubs, trains and gay cruising grounds in India, this book critically reveals Indian men's violence towards women in various city spaces and also shows the many classed and masculine entitlements and challenges that they experience. The book lays bare the often secretive and hidden social worlds of young Indian men and critically analyses the impact young men's actions and identities have not just for themselves, but for the many women they encounter. In this way, it puts forward a critical queer-feminist perspective of men and masculinities in postcolonial India where the politics of class, gender, sexuality, violence and urban spaces come together.

Book The Men who Ruled India

Download or read book The Men who Ruled India written by Philip Mason and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1985 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the characters and public careers of Englishmen who founded and developed British rule in India from 1600 to 1947

Book Sadhus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dolf Hartsuiker
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2014-10-09
  • ISBN : 1620554143
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Sadhus written by Dolf Hartsuiker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth photographic study of the ascetic holy men of India • Includes more than 100 striking color photographs of Sadhus, their extreme austerities, and their holy festivals, including the Kumbha Mela • Examines the practices and beliefs of Sadhus from several different sects • Traces the historical and mythological roots of the Sadhus and shows how they have fundamentally shaped Hinduism since remote antiquity Spiritual adventurers, philosophical monks, naked ascetics, or religious transvestites, the Sadhus of India form a vital and unbroken link between the birth of yoga millennia ago and its present-day expression. Numbering in the millions, these mystic holy men are worshipped by the Hindus as representatives of the gods, yet they remain largely unknown in the West because they often live in far-off places, hidden from everyday life. In this full-color study of Sadhus more than 20 years in the making, photographer Dolf Hartsuiker illustrates the Sadhus’ world of ancient magical rituals, religious symbols, and ascetic practices. In his photographic quest across India, the author visited many holy places, attended religious festivals including the Kumbha Mela, and encountered and photographed thousands of Sadhus, befriending several as he was drawn into their inner circle. Sharing more than 100 striking color photographs from his travels, he reveals the Sadhus’ utmost devotion to their spiritual path through meditation practices, yoga exercises, penance, and austerities--sometimes taken to the extreme of prolonged self-imposed silence, bodily mortification, such as holding an arm above the head for years, or even ritual suicide--as well as their profound involvement with the mundane world as healers and teachers or magicians and sorcerers. It is a path of knowledge and devotion, renunciation and realization, sexual energy and spiritual power, divine intoxication and mystical union. The author examines the different beliefs and behaviors of each Sadhu sect, including the “sky-clad” Naga Babas, and traces their historical and mythological roots to show how they have fundamentally shaped Hinduism since antiquity. Revealing the powerful “otherworldliness” of the Sadhus, the author also exposes the mystical beauty that emanates from those who have chosen the path of asceticism in pursuit of knowledge of the Absolute and liberation from all earthly bonds.

Book Sadhus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dolf Hartsuiker
  • Publisher : Inner Traditions
  • Release : 1993-09-01
  • ISBN : 9780892814541
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Sadhus written by Dolf Hartsuiker and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberated from earthly concerns and living beyond the limits of space and time, these mystics form a vital and unbroken link between the birth of yoga millenia ago and its present-day expression. Spectacular color photos and evocative text trace the historical roots of the Sādhus and illuminate their beliefs and behaviors.

Book Great Men Of India

Download or read book Great Men Of India written by Dipali Singh and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This series brings to you the inspiring life stories of people whose lives, work, thoughts and achievements have left indelible marks on the pages of world history. Projecting courage, determination, patriotism, and love for mankind, these people are great role models for children. Simply yet vividly told, these books will keep children engrossed and help in moulding them into men and women of substance. Table Of Contains... 01. A Troubled Childhood 02. Scorned as an Outcast 03. A Brilliant Student 04. A Fight For Equality 05. He Frames the Constitution 06. Peace Through Buddhism"

Book The Men Who Ruled India

    Book Details:
  • Author : Philip Mason
  • Publisher : books catalog
  • Release : 1998-03-01
  • ISBN : 9788171673612
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book The Men Who Ruled India written by Philip Mason and published by books catalog. This book was released on 1998-03-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man who ruled India is a masterly distillation of Philip Mason's two classics, The Founders and The Guardians which were written soon after British withdrawal from the sub-continent , when the sight and sound and smells of an area the size of Europe were still fresh in memory.

Book A Voice from India to the men of Manchester  By a Manchester Man

Download or read book A Voice from India to the men of Manchester By a Manchester Man written by India and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Icons  Men and Women who Shaped Today s India

Download or read book Icons Men and Women who Shaped Today s India written by Anil Dharker and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty glorious years of independence of India mark several milestones and immense contributions from great men and women who have become part of its history. For the first time ever, this book showcases post-Independent India's twenty greatest living personalities who have and continue to set extraordinary examples for the nation. Brilliantly orchestrated and edited by renowned author Anil Dharker, the book singularly establishes the unparalleled greatness and iconic status of these men and women, including A P J Abdul Kalam, Amartya Sen, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, M F Husain, Charles Correa and Sonia Gandhi, by some of India's best known writers - Srinivas Laxman, Prem Shankar Jha, Maithili Rao, Dom Moraes, Ranjit Hoskote, and Kumar Ketkar, among others. A fascinating saga spanning several decades, this book unfolds the charisma, exceptional destinies, talents and achievements of twenty men and women who continue to shape today's India. 'The previous evening while he (K C Pant, former defence minister) and Dr Kalam were going for a walk, the minister asked him: "What would you like me to do to celebrate the success of Agni tomorrow?" Replied Kalam, "We need 100,000 saplings at the missile research centre." Srinivas Laxman on A P J Abdul Kalam'

Book Parliamentary Debates  Hansard

Download or read book Parliamentary Debates Hansard written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the session of the Parliament.

Book Dear Men

    Book Details:
  • Author : Prachi Gangwani
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2021-11-18
  • ISBN : 9390077346
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book Dear Men written by Prachi Gangwani and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I really loved her but I broke up with her because my mother didn't think she would adjust in our family.' – Raul, engineer, 29 ~ 'I liked being angry. I wanted to hate the world, be angry, so I didn't have to be sad.' – Dhairya, photographer, 34 ~ 'I want a harem. But I want to be the only guy in a woman's life.' – Dushyant, lawyer, 27 In startling, often revelatory interviews Dear Men shows how Indian men across ages navigate romantic relationships in a country that is still teetering on the cusp of modern and traditional. Direct, often tongue-in-cheek, accessible and engaging, the book is an investigation of what sexual boundaries really mean to Indian men, how they deal with online dating, manage traditional gender roles, talk about their mental health, if they think romance is still relevant, what marriage means to them, and why they hurt the women they love. Dear Men hopes to start an honest and open dialogue with Indian men about subjects that are becoming more and more relevant as movements like #MeToo gain traction.

Book Great Men Of India

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1996-05-01
  • ISBN : 9788121200097
  • Pages : 640 pages

Download or read book Great Men Of India written by Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams and published by . This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether of the past or of the present. India s great men are such as would do honour to any country known to history. This book is an attempt to tell the study of some of the greatest men who have made and are making Indian history. The subjects of this book are divided into eight sections, viz. RULERS AND GREAT LEADERS, STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS, REFORMERS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AUTHORS POETS, SCIENTISTS, EDUCATIONISTS, JUDGES, and INDUSTRIAL PIONEERS, according to the varied manifestations of their genius. They have covered the men who made the India of the past with its rich culture, its deep philosophical wisdom and its stiring examples of courage and chivalry and also the men of today who are taking the best from the past and making a foundation on which to build an ever greater India of the future. Though there has been no attempt to make this book in any way a history of India, one cannot study the lives of her GREAT MEN over a period of more than two thousand years with out learning much of her history and progress. Thus it is that the biographies in this book serve to illuminate and in some sort even to recount the history of the land in which they lived. Yet the reading of this book is as interesting as the reading of a novel. The book comprises contributions of the greatest authorities on their respective subjects and is profusely illustrated with authentic photographs.

Book Love in a Different Climate

Download or read book Love in a Different Climate written by Jeremy Seabrook and published by Verso. This book was released on 1999 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this carefully researched and finely written work, Jeremy Seabrook deals with subjects rarely discussed in Western narratives about South Asia. Going beyond a straightforward contextualisation of the gatoei (lady-boys) in Thailand and the hijara (eunuchs) of India, he unravels the less familiar and more complex territory of homosexual and homoerotic encounters in general, and asks how valid Western models of sexual identity are in the South Asian context, and how effective they might be in dealing with global issues of sexual health, HIV awareness and gender politics. Much of the book is based on interviews which reveal the extent of the complexity at play: wives who traditionally vacate the marital bed to accommodate their husbands' friends; kotis—"passive" male sex partners of men—many of whom will be married but see their relations with the kotis as fulfilling their destinies as males; the fundamentalist politicians who curse the Western influence of "gay liberation" and continue to justify the punishment of life imprisonment for homosexuality; and the activist groups who are working towards a clearer and more helpful understanding of contemporary issues. The first work of its kind on India, Love in a Different Climate reveals how a traditional shrouding in mystery of sexual difference is slowly but surely giving way to a more open and essentially local celebration of that difference.

Book Great Men Of India

Download or read book Great Men Of India written by Dr S. Paul and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This series brings to you the inspiring life stories of people whose lives, work, thoughts and achievements have left indelible marks on the pages of world history. Projecting courage, determination, patriotism, and love for mankind, these people are great role models for children. Simply yet vividly told, these books will keep children engrossed and help in moulding them into men and women of substance. Table Of Contains... 01. A Troubled Childhood 02. Scorned as an Outcast 03. A Brilliant Student 04. A Fight For Equality 05. He Frames the Constitution 06. Peace Through Buddhism"

Book Men and Feminism in India

Download or read book Men and Feminism in India written by Romit Chowdhury and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between men and feminism is frequently assumed to be antagonistic. This volume confronts this assumption by bringing critical attention to men’s engagement in feminist research, pedagogy, and activism in India. The chapters in this collection respond to two broad thematic concerns: theoretical implications of men producing feminist knowledge and the history of men’s participation in feminist endeavours. The volume also explores the undocumented contributions of men to three domains of feminist activity: institutionalization of feminism in the academy, social movements aimed at gender justice, and male writings on gender and sexuality. Delving into an important yet overlooked aspect of the social sciences, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of gender studies, masculinity studies, modern Indian history, sociology, and social anthropology.

Book Make Me a Man

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sikata Banerjee
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 2012-02-01
  • ISBN : 079148369X
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Make Me a Man written by Sikata Banerjee and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism—and the corresponding feminine ideals—that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.