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Book Pilgrimage and Power

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kama Maclean
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2008-08-29
  • ISBN : 0199713359
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book Pilgrimage and Power written by Kama Maclean and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, is a major Hindu religious pilgrimage and the largest religious gathering in the world. In 2001, according to the government of Uttar Pradesh, 30 million pilgrims were drawn to the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna on the most auspicious day for bathing. In an impressive feat of organization and administration, the first mela of the new millennium was managed to the overwhelming satisfaction of most, with an impressive health and safety record. The loudest complaint had to do with the intrusive presence of the media. Journalists, largely representing foreign media outlets, had swarmed to the mela, intent on broadcasting to a global audience sensational images of naked (or wet-sari-clad) Indians taking part in "ancient" religious rituals. Resistance to foreign interference with the mela has roots that go back 200 years. The British colonial state and the colonized had different ideas about what the Kumbh Mela represented: for the former, it was a potentially dangerous gathering that demanded tight regulation and control, but for the latter it was a sacred sphere in which foreign domination and interference were intolerable. In this book Kama Maclean examines this tension and the manner in which it was negotiated by each side. She asks why and how the colonial state tried to manipulate the mela and, more important, how the mela changed as Indians responded to the colonial power. In recent years many scholars have emphasized the extent to which the Kumbh Mela has been monopolized by the Hindu nationalist movement. Maclean seeks to situate the history of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad within a much broader context. She explores the role of a pilgrimage fair like the Kumbh Mela in disseminating ideas, particularly political ones like nationalism and ideas about social reform. Kama Maclean tells the mesmerizing and important story of the Kumbh Mela with exciting detail as well as careful scholarly attention, illuminating for the reader the full scope of the event's historical and socio-political context.

Book Allahabad School of History 1915 1955

Download or read book Allahabad School of History 1915 1955 written by Heramb Chaturvedi and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the fascinating world of Indian historiography with "Allahabad School of History 1915-1955" by Heramb Chaturvedi. Prepare to delve into a rich tapestry of intellectual discourse, historical inquiry, and cultural exploration as you explore the legacy of this influential school of thought. Embark on a journey through time as Chaturvedi traces the evolution of historical scholarship in India during the formative years of the 20th century. From the pioneering works of Radhakumud Mookerji to the groundbreaking research of Tara Chand, the Allahabad School of History emerges as a beacon of academic excellence and intellectual innovation. Uncover the themes and motifs that define the Allahabad School's approach to historiography. Through meticulous analysis and insightful commentary, Chaturvedi illuminates the school's emphasis on social history, cultural dynamics, and the interplay between tradition and modernity. Explore the lives and contributions of key figures within the Allahabad School, from their scholarly pursuits to their ideological convictions. Through character analysis and biographical sketches, Chaturvedi offers readers a deeper understanding of the individuals who shaped the course of Indian history. Experience the overall tone and mood of the Allahabad School's intellectual milieu, characterized by rigorous scholarship, lively debate, and a commitment to academic excellence. Chaturvedi captures the essence of this vibrant intellectual community, inviting readers to immerse themselves in its dynamic spirit. Since its publication, "Allahabad School of History 1915-1955" has garnered praise for its meticulous research, engaging narrative, and insightful analysis. Its exploration of the Allahabad School's legacy sheds new light on the development of Indian historiography and its enduring relevance in the contemporary world. Whether you're a student of history, a scholar of Indian culture, or simply curious about the intellectual currents of the 20th century, this book offers a compelling journey through the annals of time. So, don't miss your chance to uncover the secrets of the Allahabad School of History. Grab your copy today and embark on a voyage of discovery with Heramb Chaturvedi as your guide.

Book REVISITING INDIA   S PAST

    Book Details:
  • Author : Prof. P. CHENNA REDDY
  • Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
  • Release : 2023-01-09
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 372 pages

Download or read book REVISITING INDIA S PAST written by Prof. P. CHENNA REDDY and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisiting India’s Past is Commemoration Volume presented to Prof. Vijay Kumar Thakur, He was a renowned Historian in India, on his Eighty two birth anniversary (15th July 1941). These articles are in other way serve as garland of flowers to decor Prof. Vijay Kumar Thakur. A great scholar in History, Buddhism, Epigraphy and Culture. There are more than 30 articles shedding light on Indian Historical studies. This prestigious volume contains a wide spectrum of research articles covering History, feudalism, science and technology, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Buddhism, Historiography, Tourism, Modern History and Trade, Economic history, Folklore, literature and culture. This volume containing a good collection of research papers contributed by renowned authors will serve as an important source of information and reference book for research students and teachers as well. Incidentally, this volume also highlights the love and affection of Prof. Vijay Kumar Thakur enjoys in the intellectual world.

Book Pilgrimage and Power

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kama Maclean
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2008-08-28
  • ISBN : 0195338944
  • Pages : 361 pages

Download or read book Pilgrimage and Power written by Kama Maclean and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-08-28 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kama Maclean covers the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, which is not merely a major Hindu religious pilgrimage but the largest religious gathering in the world.

Book International Banking Directory

Download or read book International Banking Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reports of the Boards

Download or read book Reports of the Boards written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India

Download or read book Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India written by India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Routledge Handbook of the History of Colonialism in South Asia

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of the History of Colonialism in South Asia written by Harald Fischer-Tiné and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of the History of Colonialism in South Asia provides a comprehensive overview of the historiographical specialisation and sophistication of the history of colonialism in South Asia. It explores the classic works of earlier generations of historians and offers an introduction to the rapid and multifaceted development of historical research on colonial South Asia since the 1990s. Covering economic history, political history, and social history and offering insights from other disciplines and ‘turns’ within the mainstream of history, the handbook is structured in six parts: Overarching Themes and Debates The World of Economy and Labour Creating and Keeping Order: Science, Race, Religion, Law, and Education Environment and Space Culture, Media, and the Everyday Colonial South Asia in the World The editors have assembled a group of leading international scholars of South Asian history and related disciplines to introduce a broad readership into the respective subfields and research topics. Designed to serve as a comprehensive and nuanced yet readable introduction to the vast field of the history of colonialism in the Indian subcontinent, the handbook will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of South Asian history, imperial and colonial history, and global and world history.

Book India and the Commonwealth 1885   1929

Download or read book India and the Commonwealth 1885 1929 written by S. R. Mehrotra and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the transformation of the old British Empire into the modern Commonwealth had often been told from the point of view of Great Britain and the ‘white dominions’. No attempt had so far been made to describe the decisive role of India in the shaping of the multi-racial Commonwealth of today. Originally published in 1965, the main theme of this work by an Indian author is the growth of the idea of Commonwealth in India from 1885, the year in which the Indian National Congress was organized, to 1929, when Congress declared ‘complete independence’ to be its goal. What did the British Empire mean to early Indian nationalists? How did the ideal of self-government of India on the Dominion model grow? What was India’s continued association with the Commonwealth valued in India and in Britain? Answers to these and similar questions are attempted in this book. Despite its great importance, the role of India in the Commonwealth in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries had received little attention from scholars. Dr Mehrotra’s clear, incisive, informed and balanced study was therefore the more welcome, not only for its source, but because it lent a new dimension to our understanding of India’s part in defining and enlarging the idea of Commonwealth. It is an important contribution to Commonwealth and to modern Indian history.

Book Comprehensive Modern Indian History  From 1707 To The Modern Times  UPSC CSE Edition

Download or read book Comprehensive Modern Indian History From 1707 To The Modern Times UPSC CSE Edition written by Brijesh Singh and published by S. Chand Publishing. This book was released on with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers Modern Indian History part of the syllabus of the UPSC Civil Services Examination for General Studies - Preliminary as well as Mains Examinations. Text is accompanied with bullets, flowcharts, tables, graphs, maps, block diagrams, images, boxes, etc. to help in grasping the information in a systematic and scientific way. The book also covers questions on Modern Indian History part of the previous years, General Studies papers asked in the UPSC CSE and CDS examinations to help serious aspirants to assess the level of his/her preparation and understanding.

Book Computational Intelligence in Oncology

Download or read book Computational Intelligence in Oncology written by Khalid Raza and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book encapsulates recent applications of CI methods in the field of computational oncology, especially cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and its optimized therapeutics. The cancer has been known as a heterogeneous disease categorized in several different subtypes. According to WHO’s recent report, cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for over 10 million deaths in the year 2020. Therefore, its early diagnosis, prognosis, and classification to a subtype have become necessary as it facilitates the subsequent clinical management and therapeutics plan. Computational intelligence (CI) methods, including artificial neural networks (ANNs), fuzzy logic, evolutionary computations, various machine learning and deep learning, and nature-inspired algorithms, have been widely utilized in various aspects of oncology research, viz. diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutics, and optimized clinical management. Appreciable progress has been made toward the understanding the hallmarks of cancer development, progression, and its effective therapeutics. However, notwithstanding the extrinsic and intrinsic factors which lead to drastic increment in incidence cases, the detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics remain an apex challenge for the medical fraternity. With the advent in CI-based approaches, including nature-inspired techniques, and availability of clinical data from various high-throughput experiments, medical consultants, researchers, and oncologists have seen a hope to devise and employ CI in various aspects of oncology. The main aim of the book is to occupy state-of-the-art applications of CI methods which have been derived from core computer sciences to back medical oncology. This edited book covers artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic and fuzzy inference systems, evolutionary algorithms, various nature-inspired algorithms, and hybrid intelligent systems which are widely appreciated for the diagnosis, prognosis, and optimization of therapeutics of various cancers. Besides, this book also covers multi-omics exploration, gene expression analysis, gene signature identification of cancers, genomic characterization of tumors, anti-cancer drug design and discovery, drug response prediction by means of CI, and applications of IoT, IoMT, and blockchain technology in cancer research.

Book The Story of Rural Development at Etawah  Uttar Pradesh  Pilot Project  India

Download or read book The Story of Rural Development at Etawah Uttar Pradesh Pilot Project India written by Albert Mayer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1958 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hindi Nationalism  tracks for the Times

Download or read book Hindi Nationalism tracks for the Times written by Alok Rai and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tract looks at the politics of language in India through a study of the history of one language Hindi. It traces the tragic metamorphosis of this language over the last century, from a creative, dynamic, popular language to a dead, Sanskritised, dePersianised language manufactured by a self-serving upper caste North Indian elite, nurturing hegemonic ambitions. From being a symbol of collective imagination it became a signifier of narrow sectarianism and regional chauvinism. The tract shows how this trans- formation of the language was tied up with the politics of communalism and regionalism.

Book World Directory of Crystallographers

Download or read book World Directory of Crystallographers written by and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Innovation of Multidisciplinary Research in Present and Future Time  Volume 1

Download or read book Innovation of Multidisciplinary Research in Present and Future Time Volume 1 written by BIPLAB AUDDYA, RAJESH. E, DR. RUMA BHADAURIA, AKASHDEEP BARMAN, Prof. E.VIJAYAKUMAR, DR. SUNIL NARSING BIDARKAR, MR. SUGEET SETHI, and published by Insta Publishing. This book was released on with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Living with Religious Diversity

Download or read book Living with Religious Diversity written by Sonia Sikka and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking beyond exclusively state-oriented solutions to the management of religious diversity, this book explores ways of fostering respectful, non-violent and welcoming social relations among religious communities. It examines the question of how to balance religious diversity, individual rights and freedoms with a common national identity and moral consensus. The essays discuss the interface between state and civil society in ‘secular’ countries and look at case studies from the the West and India. They study themes such as religious education, religious diversity, pluralism, inter-religious relations and exchanges, dalits and religion, and issues arising from the lived experience of religious diversity in various countries. The volume asserts that if religious violence crosses borders, so do ideas about how to live together peacefully, theological reflection on pluralism, and lived practices of friendship across the boundaries of religious identity-groupings. Bringing together interdisciplinary scholarship from across the world, the book will interest scholars and students of philosophy, religious studies, political science, sociology and history.

Book Government Gazette

Download or read book Government Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: