India category: 2353 books
The Genesis of Baloch Nationalism
Politics and Ethnicity in Pakistan, 1947–1977
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
This book explores the ideological, political and military interventions of the state of Pakistan in Balochistan and traces the genesis of today’s secessionist movement. It delves into the historical question of Balochistan’s integration into Pakistan in 1947 and brings out the true political...
From Sufism to Ahmadiyya
A Muslim Minority Movement in South Asia
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2015
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community represents the followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), a charismatic leader whose claims of spiritual authority brought him into conflict with most other Muslim leaders of the time. The controversial movement originated in rural India in the latter part of the...
by Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...
by Rajiv Jha
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
Amrapali is a renowned woman of in Indian history who lived around 2500 years ago in Vaishali, a small town in modern Bihar state of India. Vaishali was the capital of the then state (or Mahajanapad) of Vajji Republic, the first known republic in the world. Amrapali was just 11 years old when she...
Absolute Delhi
Hidden Delhi Gems That You Would Love to Discover
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Are you a Delhi resident who wants to know more about your city but doesn’t know where to begin?
Absolute Delhi introduces you to a quick snapshot of Delhi’s history, connecting you with the many layers of Delhi’s culture, and acquaints you with six remarkable hidden gems of the city that you...
by Karen G. Ruffle
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
In this study of devotional hagiographical texts and contemporary ritual performances of the Shi'a of Hyderabad, India, Karen Ruffle demonstrates how traditions of sainthood and localized cultural values shape gender roles. Ruffle focuses on the annual mourning assemblies held on 7 Muharram to commemorate...
The Quotidian Revolution
Vernacularization, Religion, and the Premodern Public Sphere in India
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
In thirteenth-century Maharashtra, a new vernacular literature emerged to challenge the hegemony of Sanskrit, a language largely restricted to men of high caste. In a vivid and accessible idiom, this new Marathi literature inaugurated a public debate over the ethics of social difference grounded in...
Hitchhiking to Kathmandu
My Overland Odyssey, 1974
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
This book is the raw, emotional portrayal of a young woman coming of age during a time when the world was a simpler and safer place. In October 1974, eighteen-year-old Karen Solomon began what would become an eight-month journey. She and her twenty-year-old boyfriend Dave flew from Montreal to Munich,...
Monsoon Islam
Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, a distinct form of Islamic thought and practice developed among Muslim trading communities of the Indian Ocean. Sebastian R. Prange argues that this 'Monsoon Islam' was shaped by merchants not sultans, forged by commercial imperatives rather than in battle,...
by Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...
by Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...
Through my looking glass
Close Encounters of a personal kind
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Partha never worked behind a desk and from 9 to 5. He started his career in the exotic tea gardens of Northeast India and continued his career in luxury hotels around the country. During his life’s journey, he met various interesting people, and he has been in unique situations. These stories make...
Transnational Migrations
The Indian Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This book studies Indian diaspora, currenlty 20 million across the world, from various perspectives. It looks at the 'transnational' nature of the middle class worker. Other aspects include: post 9/11 challenges; ethnicity in USA; cultural identity versus national identity; gender issues amongst the...
by Sandeep Balakrishna
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
This book is part of a series of books aimed at disseminating the accurate history of India drawn from the primary sources. History writing, especially about the medieval Muslim rule has been fraught with political correctness, controversy, and in several cases, downright falsification. This has occurred...