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The elephant book: myths, folklore and true stories

The elephant book: myths, folklore and true stories

Rajendran, Sowmya

ISBN: 9789361562921, 9361562924

In this book, you can meet elephants from myths, history and news stories, introducing you to different facets of their significance in culture, religion and politics.

Writing the first person: literature, history, and autobiography in modern Kerala

Writing the first person: literature, history, and autobiography in modern Kerala

Kumar, Udaya

ISBN: 9788178244747, 8178244748

Udaya Kumar analyses the period of social transformation to show the emergence of new resources for the self-reflective writer, as well as of new idioms of expression. Among the many genres and forms he studied are anti-caste writings, works advocating spiritual and social reorientation, monologic poetry, and early novels in Malayalam.

Ganga: the many pasts of a river

Ganga: the many pasts of a river

Sen, Sudipta

ISBN: 9789780670921, 9780670921

In this ambitious and lavishly illustrated book, the author seamlessly blends geography, ecology and political and religious history to offer an intimate view of India's most sacred and beloved river.

The grandeur of Republic Day celebrations 1950-2018: India, a kaleidoscope of cultural and military heritage

The grandeur of Republic Day celebrations 1950-2018: India, a kaleidoscope of cultural and military heritage

Kar, Sitanshu et al.

ISBN: 9789380625621, 9380625626

A pictorial book on the celebration of Republic Day of India on January 26th every year.

Odia Asmita: a study of the origins of academic agnosia and epistemic violence, foreword by Haraprasad Das

Odia Asmita: a study of the origins of academic agnosia and epistemic violence, foreword by Haraprasad Das

Jena, Vikram Kesari

ISBN: 9789350029565, 9350029561

This book critically examines the systematic erasure and marginalization of Odishas indigenous knowledge systems, cultural identity, and intellectual heritage. It exposes the historical and contemporary forces colonial, postcolonial, and neoliberal that have perpetuated epistemic violence against Odishas rich traditions and narratives.

Rabindranath Tagore and music in the age of nationalism

Rabindranath Tagore and music in the age of nationalism

Dasthakur, Saurav

ISBN: 9780198978923, 0198978928

This book explores the political, social, cultural, and emotional history of Bengal, focusing on the development of modern Bengali subjectivity. The book employs modern critical theory and musicological methodologies to examine the interaction of music with significant developments in Bengali, Indian, and European life during colonial modernity and anti-colonial nationalism.

Life and culture in Northeast India

Life and culture in Northeast India

Verma, Dipti Bhalla et al.

ISBN: 9789385360251, 9385360256

The eight states of India's Northeast make up only 8 per cent of the country's land mass, but they are home to over one hundred tribes, each with its own unique culture. The terrain, predominantly hilly, ranges from snow-capped Himalayan peaks to tropical rainforests, and the national parks and preserves contain exceptional scenery and an abundance of wildlife, from red pandas to snow leopards.

Kashi Chitran: living heritage of Varanasi

Kashi Chitran: living heritage of Varanasi


ISBN: 9788194538714, 8194538718

Varanasi, one of the most ancient cities of the world, is a precious repository of cultural heritage. It is an amalgamation of spiritual and secular influences resulting from continuous historical events and settlements, carrying with it both intangible and tangible properties, social contracts and related norms of knowledge, traditions and customs. Kashi, Banaras or Varanasi assumes a complex ...

1947 - the story of rehabilitation

1947 - the story of rehabilitation

Rao, U. Bhaskar

ISBN: 9789354091841, 9354091849

Banaras: Urban forms and cultural histories,

Banaras: Urban forms and cultural histories,


ISBN: 9781138095953, 1138095958

The various articles contained here examine the diverse and vast urban identities created in Banaras, in and after the British colonial period. They draw upon archaeology, literature, history, and architecture and demonstrate how the city was forged substantially through its colonial experience.

India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC region: history, popular culture and heritage

India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC region: history, popular culture and heritage

Bajpai, Lopamudra Maitra

ISBN: 9781032046082, 1032046082

The land, people and history of Kundratthur: the abode of Murugan and the birthplace of Sekkizhar, foreword by Ram Bahadur Rai in Hindi, text in English

The land, people and history of Kundratthur: the abode of Murugan and the birthplace of Sekkizhar, foreword by Ram Bahadur Rai in Hindi, text in English

Bajaj, Jatinder et al.

ISBN: 9788119380787, 8119380789

Kundratthur, now a western suburb of Chennai city, comprises one of the localities of the Chengalpattu Jaghire, which the British acquired from the Nawab of Arcot in 1763. Soon after, they carried out an extensive survey of about 2,200 localities comprising the Jaghire, recording all aspects of the land, people and economy of each of these. This monograph uses the data of this Survey and inform...

Scripts of power: writing, language practices, and cultural history in western India

Scripts of power: writing, language practices, and cultural history in western India

Deshpande, Prachi

ISBN: 9788178246598, 8178246597

This book is a cultural history of western India from a fascinatingly new perspective: language use, writing practices, and relations of power. Its principal focus is the Modi script, a cursive form widely used for writing the Marathi language from the medieval era until quite recently.

Asia travels: Pan-Asian cultural discourses and diasporic asian literature/s in English

Asia travels: Pan-Asian cultural discourses and diasporic asian literature/s in English

Lahiri, Himadri

ISBN: 9788195306787, 8195306780

Critical discussion on Pan-Asianism from literary perspectives is markedly absent in the academic field. It also analyses how anthologies can play a positive role in respect of identity politics and politics of ethnic consolidation.

The cursed land of lustful women and the power of storytelling, performance text with notes

The cursed land of lustful women and the power of storytelling, performance text with notes

Gupta, Kanika

ISBN: 9789386463234, 9386463237

This book is devised performance created as part of an art residency. The stories (in the form of a devised text) told in the performance are being published in this book with an artist's note.

Rethinking human-animal relationship: reading stories from Bengali literature

Rethinking human-animal relationship: reading stories from Bengali literature

Roy, Anuradha

ISBN: 9789356878372, 9356878374

Ths book engages with animals, a growing interdisciplinary field that reveals the deep human unreason and moral schizophrenia regarding their animal 'others'.

Bhutan: the unremembered nation, 2 vols.

Bhutan: the unremembered nation, 2 vols.

Ura, Karma

ISBN: 9780198887362, 0198887361

Vol.1: Commmunity and livelihood; Vol.2: Art and ideals. Volume 1 begins with accounts of births and rebirths in a household, building of houses, embedding of individuals in a community. Volume 2 introduces the monumental architecture of dzongs (castles) and the administration of the country from these soaring buildings, and elaborates on the distribution of authority and power, and the ethical...

Cultural astronomy and cosmic order: sacred cities of India, foreword by John McKim Malville, 2nd edn.

Cultural astronomy and cosmic order: sacred cities of India, foreword by John McKim Malville, 2nd edn.

Singh, Rana, P.B.

ISBN: 9788188643981, 818864398X

This book presents an appraisal of cultural astronomy and cosmic order among sacred cities of India, illustrated with Khajuraho, Gaya, Vindhyachal, Varanasi, and Chitrakut. This pioneering book is distinct in its kind and coverage of the field of cultural astronomy. There is great depth to the sacred landscape, which is generated by many levels of meanings, many sources of energy, and many cent...

Relocating the past: aspects of Indian history, culture and archaeology, a felicitation volume in honour of Lakshmi Narayan Raut,

Relocating the past: aspects of Indian history, culture and archaeology, a felicitation volume in honour of Lakshmi Narayan Raut,


ISBN: 9788180904080, 8180904083

This book is a sincere endeavour in which meticulous effort has been made to trace out and relocate various aspects of Indian history, culture and archaeology. The papers compiled in this volume represent several facets of Indian historical tradition, covering a wide spectrum of subjects such as archaeology, urbanization, trade and commerce, maritime activities, art and architecture, cultural e...

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