Religious books set in India (6)
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Revolution in World Missions : One Man's Journey to Change a Generation by K. P. Yohannan EN
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Step into the story of missionary statesman K.P. Yohannan and experience the world through his eyes. You will hang on every word - from the villages of India to the shores of Europe and North America. Watch out: His passion is contagious!
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Samskara : A Rite for a Dead Man by U.R. Ananthamurthy EN
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Samskara is one of the acknowledged masterpieces of modern world literature, a book to set beside Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North. Taking its name from a Sanskrit word that means “rite of passage” but also “moment of recognition,” it begins when Naranappa, an inhabitant of a small south Indian town and a renegade Brahmin who has scandalously flouted the rules of caste and purity for years, eating meat, drinking alcohol, marrying beneath him, mocking God, unexpectedly falls ill and dies. The question of whether he should be buried as a Brahmi... continue
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Krishnavatara I: The Magic Flute by K.M. Munshi EN
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Part 1 of a retelling of the Krishnavatara in English.
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The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one o... continue
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The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran EN
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The Upanishads Contain Not Philosophy But Central Principles To Guide Us Through Life. They Are Therefore India'S Most Precious Legacy To Humanity. what Is That, By Knowing Which, All Things Are Known?What Makes My Mind Think, My Eyes See, My Tongue Speak, My Body Live?What Happens When This Body Dies? With Such Questions The Upanishads-The Fount Of India's Loftiest Thought And Faith-Begin. Unlike The Chapters In A Book, Each Of The Upanishads Is Complete In Itself: A Snapshot Of Transcendent Reality. They Are Remarkable And Unique Because While Other Civilizations, Including Vedic India Itsel... continue
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Unveiling India by Anees Jung EN
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The Women In This Book Are Not Extraordinary Or Famous, And Yet Their Stories And Testimonies, Narrated Here By One Of India S Best-Known Women Journalists, Provide A Passionate, Often Deeply Touching, Revelation Of What It Means To Be A Woman In India Today. The Women Tell Of Marriage And Widowhood, Unfair Work Practices, Sexual Servitude, The Problems Of Bearing And Rearing Children In Poverty, Religion, Discrimination, Other Forms Of Exploitation. Yet They Also Talk Of Fulfilling Relationships, The Joys Of Marriage And Children, The Exhilaration Of Breaking Free From The Bonds Of Tradition,... continue
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