{"title":"Reflections \u0026 Commentaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore thoughtful reflections and commentaries on Indian society, culture, public life, ideas, and contemporary issues. 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This volume will be indispensable to students and scholars of early Indian history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese writings are significant not only for their widely appealing critique of communal interpretations of history, but also for their epistemological integrity…Written in elegant and powerful prose, the essays…are eminently readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Rajan Gurukkal, The Book Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of…51 essays spanning over four decades (1955-1997) represents and enormously vast and rich canvas…These essays have created new conceptual vocabulary for the writing and study of early Indian history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Krishna Mohan Shrimali, Outlook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistoriography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocial and Cultural Transactions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchaeology and History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePre-Mauryan and Mauryan India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForms of Exchange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Heroes and History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenealogies and Origin Myths as Historical Sources\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Renouncer in a Social Context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Present in the Past\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Romila Thapar \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776167260329,"sku":"11343","price":59.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/11343_d8b0f896-32eb-4b78-9e10-f59191a4e072.jpg?v=1625567495"},{"product_id":"12107-the-martyrdom-of-man","title":"The Martyrdom of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Winwood Reade\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 483\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8129101564\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a wonderful journey through the mind of a keen observer of politics, society and culture of the mid-nineteenth century Britain and applying the understanding when writing of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt speaks of the great past of Africa and the role various religions have played in the development of the African civilization.  It compares how much either of Islam or Christianity has contributed to the making of the African past and the present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe books ends with a note of wonder that whether religion or science shall lead to the truer realization of the value and meaning of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I - WAR\u003cbr\u003eEgypt\u003cbr\u003eWestern Asia\u003cbr\u003eThe Persians\u003cbr\u003eThe Greeks\u003cbr\u003eThe Macedonians\u003cbr\u003eAlexandria\u003cbr\u003eThe Phoenicians\u003cbr\u003eCarthage and Rome\u003cbr\u003eRoman Avfrica\u003cbr\u003eThe Arabs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II - RELIGION\u003cbr\u003eThe Natural History of Religion\u003cbr\u003eThe Israelites\u003cbr\u003eThe Jews\u003cbr\u003eThe Prophets\u003cbr\u003eThe Character of Jesus\u003cbr\u003eThe Christians\u003cbr\u003eArabia\u003cbr\u003eMecca\u003cbr\u003eThe Character of Mahomet\u003cbr\u003eDescription of Africa\u003cbr\u003eThe Mahomentans in Central Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III - LIBERTY\u003cbr\u003eAncient Europe\u003cbr\u003eThe German Invasion\u003cbr\u003eThe Castle\u003cbr\u003eThe Town\u003cbr\u003eThe Church\u003cbr\u003eVenice\u003cbr\u003eArab Spain\u003cbr\u003eThe Portuguese Discoveries\u003cbr\u003eThe Slave Trade\u003cbr\u003eAbolition in Europe\u003cbr\u003eAbolition in America\u003cbr\u003eMaterials of Human History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV - INTELLECT\u003cbr\u003eAnimal Period of the Earth\u003cbr\u003eOrigin and Early History of Man\u003cbr\u003eSummary of Universal History\u003cbr\u003eThe Future of the Human Race\u003cbr\u003eThe Relkigion of Reason and Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Winwood Reade \/ Rupa \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776260747433,"sku":"12107","price":31.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/12107_3d664bdd-e995-4d6e-9eea-bb5758fc23d4.jpg?v=1625524130"},{"product_id":"12154-indian-realities-in-bits-and-pieces","title":"Indian Realities in bits and pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sham Lal\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 524\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8129102471\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the progress made in India in many fields, its overall experience since the advent of independence has been one of defeated hopes, warped institutions and a fractured political life.  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In those distant days before the advent of the motor car and the washing machine, the electric toothbrush and the wheel, craftsmen and musicians, masons and poets, painters and dancers simply did not know how to make an ugly thing; they could not close their hearts to the light of heaven. For them, countless numbers of them, beauty was as necessary as the air they breathed. It gave dignity and meaning to drab and impoverished lives, and inspired great (and often brutal) civilizations in which people lived creative and useful lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeauty is the nourishment of the soul. It is something that gives us dignity as a species. 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Based at the Colegio de Mexico and in conversation with scholars and intellectuals based in Latin America, Dube’s book will enhance the dialogue between Latin American critical social thought and subaltern studies already underway. 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SWAMY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1995   :   Transformation of Religious Sensibilities in Nineteenth Century Bengal \u003cbr\u003e                                  - TAPAN RAY CHOUDHURI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1996   :   Western Response to the Bhagavad-Gita\u003cbr\u003e                              - R. K. DASGUPAT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1997   :   Fifty Years on: Some Reflections on the National Identity\u003cbr\u003e                             – AMALENDU DAS GUPTA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1998   :   Influence of the Ramayana Culture in South-East Asia\u003cbr\u003e                                 SATKARI MUKHOPADHYAYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1999   :   Fundamentals of India Culture: Its Relevance in Today’s Context\u003cbr\u003e                                  -  K.P.A. 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Naipaul: From The Mystic Masseur\u003cbr\u003eSwami: 'The Funeral Feast'\u003cbr\u003eNanak Singh: 'Bhua'\u003cbr\u003eThummeti Raghothama Reddi: From 'Eleventh Day'\u003cbr\u003eAgha Shahid Ali: 'A Butcher'\u003cbr\u003eAnita Desai: 'A Devoted Son'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEALS AND RESTAURANTS\u003cbr\u003eKishori Charan Das: 'Fish Mayonnaise'\u003cbr\u003ePreetish Acharya: 'Order Cancel'\u003cbr\u003eNissim Ezekiel: 'Irani Restaurant Instructions'\u003cbr\u003eDom Moraes: 'Family Dinner'\u003cbr\u003eJussawalla, Adil: 'The Waiters'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKITCHENS AND COOKS\u003cbr\u003eRomesh Guneskera: From Reef\u003cbr\u003eGeetanjali Shree: 'Mai'\u003cbr\u003eShashi Deshpande: 'Of Kitchens and Goddesses'\u003cbr\u003eVaidehi: 'The Girl in the Kitchen'\u003cbr\u003ePrabal Kumar Basu: 'Living Scape'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHERBS AND SPICES\u003cbr\u003eSujata Bhatt: Three poems from The Stinking Rose\u003cbr\u003eOpening section of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's from The Mistress of Spices\u003cbr\u003eChitrita Banerji: Essay from The Hour of the Goddess, 'Patoler Ma'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFRUITS AND DESSERTS\u003cbr\u003eJean Arasanayagam: 'Mango Fever'\u003cbr\u003eKiran Desai: From Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard\u003cbr\u003eAlamgir Hashmi: 'Fruit'\u003cbr\u003eK. Satchidananadan: 'Orange'\u003cbr\u003eR.K. Narayan: From The Vendor of Sweets\u003cbr\u003eGitha Hariharan: 'Gajar Halwa'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDISCOURSES OF DESIRE\u003cbr\u003eBama Charan Mitra: 'Sweetmeat'\u003cbr\u003eNarendranath Mitra: 'A Drop of Milk'\u003cbr\u003eAsghar Wajahat: 'Cake'\u003cbr\u003ePratibha Ray: 'The Curse'\u003cbr\u003eKaiser Haq: 'Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes'\u003cbr\u003eSanjukta Bandopadhyay: 'The She-Cat'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOSTALGIA, MEMORY, AND DIASPORA\u003cbr\u003eAttia Hosain: Of Memories and Meals'\u003cbr\u003eZulfikar Ghose: 'The Picnic in Jammu'\u003cbr\u003eAmitav Ghosh: From The Hungry Tide\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Carton: 'Remembering Kedgeree'\u003cbr\u003eKamila Shamsie: Three short extracts from Salt and Saffron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEEDING IDENTITY: CASTE, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE\u003cbr\u003eSwami Wahid Kazmi: 'The Scourge'\u003cbr\u003eRohinton Mistry: From Such a Long Journey\u003cbr\u003eDaya Pawar: 'Son, Eat Your Fill', an extract from Baluta\u003cbr\u003eKausalya Baisantri: Extracts from 'Twice Cursed'\u003cbr\u003eShort sections on pickling and halal from Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children\u003cbr\u003eThree passages on pickling and banana jam from Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things\u003cbr\u003eTabish Khair: From The Bus Stopped\u003cbr\u003eHira Bansude: 'Bosom Friend'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"A K Ramanujan \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776581054633,"sku":"26365","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/26365_819f5b9c-e1cc-46b9-9d0b-efc1962a6800.jpg?v=1625527916"},{"product_id":"27211-mulk-raj-anand-role-and-achievements","title":"Mulk Raj Anand  -  Role and Achievements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Amrik Singh\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: National Book Trust\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 138\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788123753744\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novelist, short story writer as well as an art critic, Mulk Raj Anand was among the first few Indian writers in English who gained international recognition early in his life. 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First, by birth and secondly, unselfish – that’s a leader… Everybody wants to be a leader, but it is the failure to grasp that he [the leader] is born, that causes all the mischief… \u003cbr\u003e--- Swami Vivekananda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“… I greatly value this book from two standpoints: first as one of millions of disciples and beneficiaries of swamiji’s timeless inspiration, and secondly, as a lifelong student of management, including the important subject of leadership. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e… Chaudhuri has gone into many well-known management theories and concepts and related them to Swamiji teachings and actions. Swamiji was a born leader. His quest was ‘Man-Making.” In the process he also inspired people and developed leaders. He had done that, both within his organization and outside. He continues to do this, beyond his lifetime, by the power of his heritage. He may be regarded as a Chiranjeevi (Deathless, Eternal) mentor of leaders. He had charisma, but deployed it for the good of humanity and not for personal power and pleasure. He led through service, and exhorted his fellow-monks, juniors, audiences and readers to do likewise.\u003cbr\u003e… Chaudhuri’s achievement in bringing out this book is commendable in many ways.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya Management Guru Mentor – Custommerce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003eA Short Biographical Sketch of Vivekananda \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One – Leadership and Vivekananda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tSome Definitions – How Vivekananda Fits in \u003cbr\u003e2.\tLeaders – Born or Made? \u003cbr\u003e3.\tNo Followers – No Leader \u003cbr\u003e4.\tLeadership and Charisma \u003cbr\u003e5.\tServant – Leadership \u003cbr\u003e6.\tParadigm Shift \u003cbr\u003e7.\tLeadership and Management \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two – Leadership Traits (and Managerial Skills) of Vivekananda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.\tHaving a Vision \u003cbr\u003e9.\tA Bias for Action \u003cbr\u003e10.\tCapacity for Empathy \u003cbr\u003e11.\tCapacity for Empowerment \u003cbr\u003e12.\tOrganizing Power \u003cbr\u003e13.\tAligning Goals and Objectives \u003cbr\u003e14.\tDeveloping People \u003cbr\u003e15.\tIntegrity \u003cbr\u003e16.\tSelf – Confidence \u003cbr\u003e17.\tFairness \u003cbr\u003e18.\tPropensity for Hard Work \u003cbr\u003e19.\tAbility to Transform others \u003cbr\u003e20.\tCommunication Skill \u003cbr\u003e21.\tWisdom Magnanimity \u003cbr\u003e22.\tBeing Impersonal \u003cbr\u003e23.\tPatience \u003cbr\u003e24.\tBuilding Loyalty \u003cbr\u003e25.\tInterpersonal Skills \u003cbr\u003e26.\tUnselfishness \u003cbr\u003e27.\tProcess Focus \u003cbr\u003e28.\tRoot Cause Emphasis \u003cbr\u003e29.\tConstancy of Purpose \u003cbr\u003e30.\tSense of Humor\u003cbr\u003e31.\tForesight \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three – Managing Paradoxes \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e32.\tPromptitude \u003cbr\u003e33.\tManaging Money \u003cbr\u003e34.\tInternal Conflict \u003cbr\u003e35.\tCommoners and the Elite \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four – Vivekananda Unbound – Beyond Traits and Skills \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e36.\tMan-making Education \u003cbr\u003e37.\tInfluence of Nature’s Three Forces \u003cbr\u003e38.\tHuman Capital \u003cbr\u003e39.\tPersonal Mastery \u003cbr\u003e40.\tCore Competence \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five – Measuring Leader’s Accomplishment \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e41.\tDid the Leader Grow the Enterprise? \u003cbr\u003e42.\tDid the Leader’s Enterprise Achieve some Level of Prominence? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations and Short Forms Used in the References \u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Asim Chaudhuri \/ Advaita Ashram \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776620671145,"sku":"30196","price":16.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/30196_62f665d5-f787-4c06-a2f7-876ca6338d05.jpg?v=1625519896"},{"product_id":"30344-the-religion-of-man","title":"The Religion of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rabindranath Tagore\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788171676286\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered as the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford in 1930, these chapters provide an extensive and commanding exposition of Tagore's understanding of the meaning and significance or religion in the cultural history of man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Religion of Man (1931), delivered as the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford in 1930, is an extensive and commanding exposition of Tagore's understanding of the meaning and significance of religion in the cultural history of man. 'The Manchester Guardian' commented 'no series of the Hibbert Lecture has aroused more public interest than the present one.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Religion of Man' for Tagore is not a question of theory but a thing of experience. Most people are born into a religion; few earn their own. Tagore did. He delivered these lectures when he was nearly seventy. 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The title sends a message to the Chinese that the karmic retribution for treading on an innocent people will be great. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book makes a distinction between the brutal “no!” of the aggressor and the well thought out “No” of the person open to dialogue. Tibetans have a perfect right to say No to their colonizers. To learn to fight back as an organized movement is now a necessity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview of the Original French Edition (2003)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The questions which Bertrand Odelys puts to the Dalai Lama and to Ordinary Tibetans in exile are questions we also have to answer. When things don’t work out during the day, what helps us? What do we hang on to in order to find our centre again? What aspects of Buddhism guide us best in the Moment? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Response to these questions provide a rare insight into the day – to – day existence of those who live far away from their country, people who have chosen to answer the madness of their aggressors with lucidity, compassion and non-violence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fragility of the human being is infinite – and to reach some perfection though this fragility is the essence of the teachings Bertrand Odelys found in Dharamsala. Our enemy, inside and out, is our best teacher. Faced with tribulations, what we must fear is not so much to lose our freedom but to lose our compassion. Isn’t it because of that compassion that we deserve the name of human beings? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating book combines anecdote with philosophical insight. \u003cbr\u003eThese rich chronicles about real life experiences should concern us all.” \u003cbr\u003e--- Professor Jean – Yves Leloup\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2003) \u003cbr\u003eForeword by the Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche (2010) \u003cbr\u003eNotes to the English Version \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tThe Future of Tibet \u003cbr\u003e2.\tDon’t Say No to a Tibetan\u003cbr\u003e3.\tThe Fulfillment of the Innkeeper \u003cbr\u003e4.\tThe Rinpoche’s Energy \u003cbr\u003e5.\tThe Businessman’s Compassion \u003cbr\u003e6.\tThe Three Librarians \u003cbr\u003e7.\tThe Dentist’s Even Mindedness \u003cbr\u003e8.\tThe Minister’s Hats \u003cbr\u003e9.\tThe Nun’s Dream \u003cbr\u003e10.\tThe Faithful Servants \u003cbr\u003e11.\tThe Geshe and the Translator \u003cbr\u003e12.\tThe Two Doctors \u003cbr\u003e13.\tPort and Rebel \u003cbr\u003e14.\tSonam and the Chinese \u003cbr\u003e15.\tThe Minute of Hope \u003cbr\u003e16.\tThe Antechamber of Buddhism \u003cbr\u003e17.\tStars and Compassion \u003cbr\u003e18.\tNever Rest if You Want Peace \u003cbr\u003eEpilouge \u003cbr\u003eCast of (Mostly) Tibetan Characters \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Bertrand Odelys \/ Library of Tibetan Works \u0026 Archives \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776621850793,"sku":"30375","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/30375_6ebd69c9-ca44-4048-8ea2-15c8923e360b.jpg?v=1625571032"},{"product_id":"30401-tales-of-love-sex-and-danger","title":"Tales of Love,  Sex, and Danger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sudhir Kakar\u003cbr\u003eJ M Ross\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0-19-807256-2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the complexities of love and the nature of erotic passion as these appear in the great love stories of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting with the story of Romeo and Juliet and its roots in European Christianity, the authors uncover hidden depths of cultural and universal significance in famous romantic tales of the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent-'Layla and Majnun', 'Heer and Ranjha', 'Sohni and Mahinwal', 'Vis and Ramin', and 'Radha and Krishna'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving westward again, Kakar and Ross look at the Greek myth of Oedipus, the Celtic saga of Tristan and Isolde, the tragic drama of Hamlet, the legend of Phaedra and Hippolytus, and a contemporary handling of the love theme in the writings of Vladimir Nabokov. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition, published after 25 years of the first edition, includes an Epilogue which re-evaluates the authors' assertions about romantic and erotic love in the context of contemporary psychoanalysis and modern literary theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Informative, thought-provoking and unpardonable’.   \u003cbr\u003e--- KHUSHWANT SINGH, India Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Succeeds in lighting up its subject with intelligence and tact’. \u003cbr\u003e---JOHN GROSS, The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Indispensable to our understanding of Indian Men and Women.'\u003cbr\u003e--- The Hindu \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Each chapter is worthy of much discussion and deliberation… hard to put down.'\u003cbr\u003e--- Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'From 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Layla and Majnun', and 'Sohni and Mahinwal' to the Greek Myth of Oedipus, the Twelfth-century saga of Tristan and Isolde, the tragic drama of Hamlet, and the Writings of Vladimir Nabokov - This book has profoundly influenced the way we teel, think, and understand love's many mysteries. 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Chaudhuri \u003cbr\u003e19.\t‘It’s Not A Very Happy Time, Note A Very Joyful Time’ – Shakti Chattopadhyay \u003cbr\u003e20.\tMy Father’s Tongue – Ruchir Joshi \u003cbr\u003e21.\tFamily Photograph – From Sibaji Bandyopadhyay’s Private Collection \u003cbr\u003e22.\tA Place Called Calcutta… - Shaheen Akhtar \u003cbr\u003e23.\tFrom If you Are Afraid of Heights – Raj Kamal Jha \u003cbr\u003e24.\tNeera, Don’t Get Lost – Sunil Gangopadhyay \u003cbr\u003e25.\tComing Home – Sandipan Chattopadhyay \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III – Flanerie \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e26.\tDurga – Daughter, Durga – Ma: Anita Roy \u003cbr\u003e27.\tAdda – Buddhadeva Bose \u003cbr\u003e28.\tKalighat Revisited – Amit Chaudhuri \u003cbr\u003e29.\tFrom Tithidore – Buddhadeva Bose \u003cbr\u003e30.\tThe Heterotopia of Puja’s Calcutta – Pradip Kumar Bose \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart IV – Manifestoes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e31.\tI Want You – Kabir Suman \u003cbr\u003e32.\tCalcutta – Buddhadeva Bose \u003cbr\u003e33.\tFifth Column – Samar Sen \u003cbr\u003e34.\tComposed While Drunk – Saratkumar Mukhopadhyay \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart V – Visitors \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e35.\tAn Anthropologist Among the Marxists – Ramachandra Guha \u003cbr\u003e36.\tA Day in Calcutta – Matthew Sweeney \u003cbr\u003e37.\tAcross the Howrah Bridge – Tom Paulin \u003cbr\u003e38.\tChinese Opium ‘Den’ – Allen Ginsberg \u003cbr\u003e39.\tPortrait of A Legend: Belal Choudhury – Kaiser Haq \u003cbr\u003e40.\tBeyond Translation – Amit Chaudhuri \u003cbr\u003e41.\tHey, Man, Calm Down ! – Ulrike Draesner \u003cbr\u003e42.\tJamshed into Jimmy – V.S. 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The Talks recorded in this book began soon after; when a few disciples were required to attend on Sri Autobindo who was confined to his bed. It was this select group of five or Six people, disciples and the doctors who visited from time to time, who would gather, usually in the evening, and sit by Sri Aurobindo’s bed, waiting for the day’s talk to begin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Conversation flowed freely, and often began with a question put to Sri Aurobindo, a question which perhaps elicited his comments on spiritual matters, called forth a reminiscence, triggered a discourse on art and culture, or prompted a keen analysis of Indian politics or the world situation. 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The first three essays are autobiographical accounts of how he became a social anthropologist, of his job as the first professor of sociology at Maharaja Sayajirao University at Baroda in 1951, and of moving from Delhi to Bangalore where he made his home.  'Bangalore as I See It' is interesting both for its content and for the fact that it Srinivas's only ethnographic account of a city.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next seven essays are based on his work in Rampura in Mysore.  These cover subjects such as village disputes, social change, the quality of social relations, and religion.  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