India category: 2353 books
by Tessa Ingel
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
India- Land of maharajah’s palaces, forts, ancient customs, insane traffic, tropical forests, and tranquil waterways. It can be chaotic, hot, sticky and congested; tranquil, cool, fragrant and rejuvenating. It awakens all one’s senses. Travel with me to uncover this amazing country’s many facets,...
by Rudyard Kipling
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Travel with Kipling through India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton (now Guangzhou), Japan, and Burma
Rudyard Kipling spent many years abroad and his relationship with India is explored in several of his works, both fiction and non-fiction. After leaving school, Kipling was sent to Lahore to work...
India: A Civilization of Differences
The Ancient Tradition of Universal Tolerance
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
A collection of Daniélou's writings that builds a bold and cogent defense of India's caste system
• Looks at the Hindu caste system not as racist inequality but as a natural ordering of diversity
• Reveals the stereotypes of Indian society invented to justify colonialism
•...
Crimes Against Women
Three Tragedies and the Call for Reform in India
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
As 2012 came to a close, news of the gang rape of a young woman in India’s capital generated headlines around the world. Her assault on a moving bus with a metal rod, and her death two weeks later from her injuries, focused attention on the dark side of the world’s largest democracy: the struggle...
The Longest August
The Unflinching Rivalry Between India and Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
The partitioning of British India into independent Pakistan and India in August 1947 occurred in the midst of communal holocaust, with Hindus and Sikhs on one side and Muslims on the other. More than 750,000 people were butchered, and 12 million fled their homes-primarily in caravans of bullock-carts-to...
Transparent Dreams - An India Journey
A Lyrical Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
Nearing midlife, Susan leaves her home, son, and family in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, embarking on a journey to find her younger brother, gone for twelve years on a spiritual quest. Upon arrival in southern India, she is joyously reunited with her brother and drawn into his home, the experimental...
by Ric Gazarian
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
One auto-rickshaw Two guys Twelve days 2300 KM India Simply amazing. Join the author and his partner as they steer their auto-rickshaw across India in a competitive road rally. This non-fiction account is described as a cross between Cannonball Run, Amazing Race, and Midnight Express, and in the book...
Beyond Belief
India and the Politics of Postcolonial Nationalism
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2007
Beyond Belief is a bold rethinking of the formation and consolidation of nation-state ideologies. Analyzing India during the first two decades following its foundation as a sovereign nation-state in 1947, Srirupa Roy explores how nationalists are turned into nationals, subjects into citizens, and...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
The history of medicine and disease in colonial India remains a dynamic and innovative field of research, covering many facets of health, from government policy to local therapeutics. This volume presents a selection of essays examining varied aspects of health and medicine as they relate to the political...
Low-Carbon and Loving It
Adventures in sustainable living - from the streets of India to middle class Australia
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Climate change is the most serious issue of our generation. It will likely bring sea-level rise displacing millions, lead to the loss of thousands of species, reduce food production and create geopolitical tensions – all by the end of this century. The fact that human-caused climate change is happening...
by DR. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2017
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Baba Saheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits),...
by Saif Samir
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
This book spans 70 years of the dark history of Anti-Muslim violence in India that have caused over tens of thousands of deaths and refugees.Violence against Muslims in India is frequently in the form of violent attacks on Muslims by Hindus. These attacks are referred to as communal riots in India...
by MobileReference
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues,...
Himalayan North, India Travel Guide
Culture - Sightseeing - Activities - Hotels - Nightlife - Restaurants – Transportation
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2013
(Approx 120 Pages)
Our illustrated travel guide features the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground.
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