The city forever Varanasi Balaji Ghat initiative

ISBN: 9789382343219, 9382343210

The Balaji Ghat Initiative hopes to generate employment & sources of revenue and preserve age-old traditions & ways of living of the community that lives in and around this historic precinct.

Asian aesthetic theories and art forms, foreword by Sachchidanand Joshi

Kaul, Advaitavadini

ISBN: 9788124610831, 8124610835

The centuries-old exchange of ideas, knowledge systems, resources, skills and materials among the people of the Asian continent left a lasting legacy in various spheres of human experience. This was a dialogue that involved rich exchange of religious, literary, aesthetic and artistic ideas and forms across the regions of Asia. The general impressions of an art, which is spiritual and magical in...

But you don't look like a Muslim

Jalil, Rakhshanda

ISBN: 9789353026813, 9353026814

Singapore Indian heritage, ed. by Rajesh Rai et al.

ISBN: 9789811135095, 9811135096

Opened in 2015, the Indian Heritage Centre traces the journey of Singapore's Indian community within the context of historical links between the regions and the contributions of the community to Singapore. The building houses five permanent galleries, a special exhibition gallery, a museum shop and other spaces. This publication presents the interpretation of Singapore Indian heritage as showca...

A peep into Odishan culture

Chand, Soma

ISBN: 9788180903182, 8180903184

Tagore and Japan: dialogue, exchange and encounter, ed. by Pratyay Banerjee et al.

ISBN: 9789382059318, 9382059318

Text and tradition in South India, with an intro. by Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Rao, Velcheru Narayana

ISBN: 9788178244723, 8178244721

The essays and reflections in this book bring together the diverse and foundational contributions made by Velcheru Narayana Rao to the rewriting of India's cultural and literary history.

Frontier cultures: a social history of Assamese literature

Baruah, Manjeet

ISBN: 9781138540934, 1138540935

History of the Parliament of India, 6 vols.

Kashyap, Subhash C

ISBN: 9789388691482, 9388691482

These six volumes objectively trace and authoritatively narrate the fascinating story of representative parliamentary institutions in India, from the earliest beginning to Tenth Lok Sabha.

The charisma of masks in the context of Indian mythology

Chandra, Sharmila

ISBN: 9789382396987, 9382396985

The book is focussed on the religious and mythological significance of mask culture in India with particular reference to the Bengal Regions. Masks had their origin in totemic beliefs and animistic practices in the remote past.

The Ismaillis: their history and doctrines

Daftary, Farhad

ISBN: 9788121504942, 8121504945

A history of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore's pioneering work in rural reconstruction

Gupta, Uma Das

ISBN: 9789391125448, 9391125441

The idea of doing something to redeem the neglected village came to Rabindranath Tagore when he first went to live in his family's agricultural estates in East Bengal during the 1890s. As manager of those estates, he got his first exposure to the countryside and its stark miseries. The experience played a seminal role in turning him into a man of action.

The brief history of a very big book: the making of the Tamil Encyclopaedia

Venkatachalapathy, A.R.

ISBN: 9788178246604, 8178246600

In the Indian languages the absence of an encyclopaedia--that spectacular monuments of the enlightenment, that unending source and repository of dispassionately rational knowledge--was perceived lack.

Ambedkar's role in economic planning and water policy

Thorat, Sukhadeo

ISBN: 9789388691246, 9388691245

Culture and circulation: literature in motion in early modern India,

ISBN: 9789391144586, 9391144586

Drawing on new archives in several Indian languages, this book presents fresh ideas that will be of interest to scholars of Indian literature, religious studies, and early modern history.

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

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

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

Kar, Sitanshu et al.

ISBN: 9789380625621, 9380625626

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

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.