Download or read book On Hinduism written by Wendy Doniger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this magisterial volume of essays, Wendy Doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted herself for half a century. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues in Hinduism over 3,500 years, from the ancient time of the Vedas to the present day. The essays contemplate the nature of Hinduism; Hindu concepts of divinity; attitudes concerning gender, control, and desire; the question of reality and illusion; and the impermanent and the eternal in the two great Sanskrit epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Among the questions Doniger considers are: Are Hindus monotheists or polytheists? How can atheists be Hindu, and how can unrepentant Hindu sinners find salvation? Why have Hindus devoted so much attention to the psychology of addiction? What does the significance of dogs and cows tell us about Hinduism? How have Hindu concepts of death, rebirth, and karma changed over the course of history? How and why does a pluralistic faith, remarkable for its intellectual tolerance, foster religious intolerance? Doniger concludes with four concise autobiographical essays in which she reflects on her lifetime of scholarship, Hindu criticism of her work, and the influence of Hinduism on her own philosophy of life. On Hinduism is the culmination of over forty years of scholarship from a renowned expert on one of the world's great faiths.

Download or read book Redeeming the Kamasutra written by Wendy Doniger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this scholarly and superbly readable book, one of the world's foremost authorities on ancient Indian texts seeks to restore the Kamasutra to its proper place in the Sanskrit canon, as a landmark of India's secular literature. In investigating, and helping us understand, a much celebrated but under-appreciated text, Wendy Doniger has produced a rich and compelling text of her own that will interest, delight, and surprise scholars and lay readers alike"--

Download or read book Report of the Maharaj Libel Case written by and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Maharaj Libel Case written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Coming of Photography in India written by Christopher Pinney and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though photography reaches as far back as the sixteenth-century’s camera obscura projects, it wasn’t until the British colonial period that amateur photographers introduced their technology to the Indian subcontinent. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, India was at the center of a representational revolution. Was photography in India simply a void, waiting to be filled by pre-existing cultural and historical practice? Or was it disruptive, throwing up new opportunities, prophesying new social formations, and bringing anxieties about formerly secluded events and practices into a newly visible sphere? The Coming of Photography in India transcends traditional cultural and technological narratives in order to present a subtle and compelling account of the limits, possibilities, and consequences of photography. Examining technology in order to explain the dynamic incarnation of photographic practice as cure, poison, and prophecy, Christopher Pinney presents a bold account that will reward anyone with an interest in India, photography, or the history of the book. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations and a large number of previously unpublished images, this volume presents a sophisticated account of the “disturbance” that photography has brought to all of our lives.

Download or read book Catena Librorum Tacendorum written by Henry Spencer Ashbee and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Maharaj Gujarati eBook written by Saurabh Shah and published by R R Sheth & Co Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2014-01-18 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: અબ્રાહમ લિંકન, મહાત્મા ગાંધી, નેલ્સન મંડેલા, સ્ટીવ જોબ્સ. દરેક યુગને, દરેક જમાનાને, દરેક પ્રજાને એના હીરો મળે છે - એવા હીરો જે જાતે ઘસાઈને પોતાના સમયની પ્રજાને અને આવનારી પેઢીઓને ઊજળી બનાવે, ઈન્સ્પાયર કરે. ગુજરાતી પ્રજા માટે આવો જ એક મહાનાયક છે કરસનદાસ મૂળજી. ૨૮ વર્ષનો કપોળ યુવાન. મુંબઈમાં રહેતો. "સત્યપ્રકાશ' નામનું સાપ્તાહિક ચલાવતો. આ નવલકથા "મહારાજ લાયબલ કેસ' અને કરસનદાસ મૂળજીના જીવનની સત્ય ઘટનાઓ પર આધારિત છે. જે ઘટનાના પોત પર સમયના સળ પડી ચૂક્યા છે તેના પર કલ્પનાની ઈસ્ત્રી ફેરવીને નવલકથા લખવાની શું જરૂર હતી? જરૂર હતી. કારણ કે દોઢસો વર્ષ પહેલાંના એ જમાના પછી ઘણું બધું બદલાઈ ગયું છે. છતાં ઘણું બધું એમનું એમ જ છે. આજે પણ તમે છાપાંમાં ધર્માચાર્યોની લાલસાનો ભોગ બનતી કુમળી કન્યાઓના કિસ્સા વાંચો છો. શ્રદ્ધાની જ્યોત ડગમગતી હોય ત્યારે એને ફરી ઝગમગતી કરવાની કોશશિ "મહારાજ' નવલકથાના પાને પાને પ્રગટતી તમે જોઈ શકશો.

Download or read book Maharaj Libel Case Including Bhattia Conspiracy Case No 12047 of 1861 Supreme Court Plea Side written by India. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rebels Against the Raj written by Ramachandra Guha and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary history of resistance and the fight for Indian independence—the little-known story of seven foreigners to India who joined the movement fighting for freedom from British colonial rule. Rebels Against the Raj tells the story of seven people who chose to struggle for a country other than their own: foreigners to India who across the late 19th to late 20th century arrived to join the freedom movement fighting for independence from British colonial rule. Of the seven, four were British, two American, and one Irish. Four men, three women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, environmentalism. This book tells their stories, each renegade motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others found endless infuriation in his views; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. Through these entwined lives, wonderfully told by one of the world’s finest historians, we reach deep insights into relations between India and the West, and India’s story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule.

Download or read book Day nanda Sarasvat His Life and Ideas written by J. T. F. Jordens and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Pioneering Biography Interprets Dayanand In His Time As An Integral Part Of The Vigorouns Atmosphere Of 19Th Century India, Influencing The Ideas Of His Age And Being Influenced By Them.

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.

Download or read book Report of the Maharaj Libel Case and of the Bhattia Conspiracy Case Connected with it written by Jadunathjee Brizrattanjee (Maharaj.) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Before Memory Fades written by Fali S. Nariman and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Memory Fades by Fali S. Nariman is a revelatory, comprehensive and perceptive autobiography – candid, compelling and authoritative.Internationally admired and respected, Fali S. Nariman is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He began his career at the Bombay High Court in November 1950, and has since been active in the legal profession. Over the years, he has held several prestigious posts at both the national and international levels. He became a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in November 1999. He is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan (1991) and the Padma Vibhushan (2007). Starting with his formative years, when he had the good fortune to interact with many eminent judges and advocates, Fali S. Nariman moves on to deal with a wide variety of important subjects, such as, the sanctity of the Indian Constitution and attempts to tamper with it. crucial cases that have made a decisive impact on the nation, especially on the interpretation of the law, the relationship between the political class and the judiciary, the cancer of corruption and how to combat this menace, the author outlines measures to restore the now-low credibility of the legal profession, he also delineates his role in several high-profile cases. In recognition of his track record, the Government of India nominated him to the Rajya Sabha. He describes the highlights of his tenure there. Both members of the legal profession and the lay reader will find the contents informative and useful.

Download or read book Sociology of Religion in India written by Rowena Robinson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-02-20 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focused on the theme of the sociology of religion, this volume brings together essays by well-known scholars which examine the resurgence of religious identities in the Indian context. The contributors question many received notions, address critical problems, and raise important issues surrounding various current debates./-//-/The papers are divided into four sections. The first deals with religion, society and national identity. The next section is devoted to sects, cults, shrines and the making of traditions. The third section discusses religious conversion, while the last section provides a comparative perspective drawn from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. /-//-/Tackling a subject of immense contemporary importance and demonstrating a sensitivity to the shifts and changes brought about in faith, identity and tradition, this volume will be of considerable interest to students of sociology, anthropology, religion, politics and history./-//-/This book is one of the Indian Sociological Society: Golden Jubilee Volumes.

Download or read book Decolonizing the Hindu Mind written by Koenraad Elst and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Days with Nehru written by M. O. Mathai and published by Vikas Publishing House Private. This book was released on 1979 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscences of the author, special assistant, 1946 to 1959, to Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, former prime minister of India.

Download or read book The Right to Privacy written by Samuel D. Brandeis, Louis D. Warren and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Right to Privacy by Samuel D. Warren, Louis D. Brandeis