All about India

All about India

Author: Shalu Sharma

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781514763025

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India is one of the oldest countries in the world. But despite its age, there are a lot of things that children do not know about India. They just think that everybody is a Hindu or that everybody is very poor. This way of thinking is especially true in the some regions of the world where people learn about India through what they see in movies and on television shows. There are so many negative stereotypes about India and about the Indian people in general on these forms of media. This creates grave misunderstandings about the true Indian people and the cultural differences that exist throughout the country. The reason why this book was written is to try and change misunderstandings by teaching children and adults about India. The content of this book breaks through all of the stereotypes and talks about the real India once and for all.


India

India

Author: Joanne Mattern

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780736869621

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An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of India.


Our Time Has Come

Our Time Has Come

Author: Alyssa Ayres

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0190494522

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Long plagued by poverty, India's recent economic growth has vaulted it into the ranks of the world's emerging powers, but what kind of power it wants to be remains a mystery. Our Time Has Come explains why India behaves the way it does, and the role it is likely to play globally as its prominence grows.


Encyclopedia of India

Encyclopedia of India

Author: Stanley A. Wolpert

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13:

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A four-volume survey of the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. Includes more than 600 entries, arranged alphabetically. For students and general readers.


India Becoming

India Becoming

Author: Akash Kapur

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1101560991

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A New Republic Editors' and Writers' Pick 2012 A New Yorker Contributors' Pick 2012 A portrait of incredible change and economic development, of social and national transformation told through individual lives The son of an Indian father and an American mother, Akash Kapur spent his formative years in India and his early adulthood in the United States. In 2003, he returned to his birth country for good, eager to be part of its exciting growth and modernization. What he found was a nation even more transformed than he had imagined, where the changes were fundamentally altering Indian society, for better and sometimes for worse. To further understand these changes, he sought out the Indians experiencing them firsthand. The result is a rich tapestry of lives being altered by economic development, and a fascinating insider's look at many of the most important forces shaping our world today. Much has been written about the rise of Asia and a rebalancing of the global economy, but rarely does one encounter these big stories with the level of nuance and detail that Kapur gives us in India Becoming. Among the characters we meet are a broker of cows who must adapt his trade to a modernizing economy; a female call center employee whose relatives worry about her values in the city; a feudal landowner who must accept that he will not pass his way of life down to his children; and a career woman who wishes she could "outsource" having a baby. Through these stories and many others, Kapur provides a fuller understanding of the complexity and often contradictory nature of modern India. India Becoming is particularly noteworthy for its emphasis on rural India-a region often neglected in writing about the country, though 70 percent of the population still lives there. In scenes reminiscent of R. K. Narayan's classic works on the Indian countryside, Kapur builds intimate portraits of farmers, fishermen, and entire villages whose ancient ways of life are crumbling, giving way to an uncertain future that is at once frightening and full of promise. Kapur himself grew up in rural India; his descriptions of change and modernization are infused with a profound-at times deeply poignant- firsthand understanding of the loss that must accompany all development and progress. India Becoming is essential reading for anyone interested in our changing world and the newly emerging global order. It is a riveting narrative that puts the personal into a broad, relevant and revelational context.


Democracy and Unity in India

Democracy and Unity in India

Author: Emily Rook-Koepsel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-08

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0429670508

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This book analyzes the ways in which organizations and individuals in India grappled with and contested definitions of democracy and unity in the decades directly preceding and following independent Indian statehood. The All India Scheduled Castes Federation and the All India Women’s Conference are used as case studies to explore Indian Dalit and women activists’ attempts to reconceptualize universal citizenship, Indian identity, dissent, and principled democracy during a moment of uncertainty in India’s political life. The author argues that, because the Indian nation and the Indian state remained in flux during the 1940s and '50s, marginal political actors, writers, social activists, and others were able to propose novel forms of democratic participation and new ideas about what it would mean to be a unified state that appreciates political responsibility, a respect for difference and a broader perspective of the population. Moreover, this book suggests that this redefinition of Indian politics is more widespread than generally understood and considers how strategies used by both organizations featured have continued to be part of the national story about democracy and dissent in India. Through an examination of public discourse, caste politics, women’s rights advocacy, and popular literature, this book excavates the traces of fundamental uncertainty regarding definitions and expectations of democracy and unity in India. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of modern South Asian history, democracy and nationalism, postcolonialism, gender studies, political organization, and global history.


India for Kids

India for Kids

Author: Shalu Sharma

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-12-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781494709976

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India is a huge country with a huge population. India has an ancient civilisation and has numerous languages. The flag of India is called the Tricolour. There are so many things to learn about India. Here's a book that covers fascinating and amazing facts about India designed especially for children. Adults too can make good use of this book and learn interesting facts about India. This book will also be useful to foreign children who want to learn about India. Non-resident Indian parents can use it as an India guidebook to teach their children about India. Travellers to India will also find this book useful. Here are the topics covered in the book: What is India? Where is India? How did India get its name? Why India is also called Bharat? What is the capital of India? How big is India? What is the flag of India? Tell me about the geography of India? Which is the highest mountain in India? Which is the biggest river in India? What type of money is used in India?Who are India's neighbours? Why are Pakistan and Bangladesh separate from India now? What language do Indians speak? What is Sanskrit? What is the population of India? What are the seasons of India? Is it really hot in India? How old is Indian civilization? Why was India under British Rule? When did India get independence? Who was Mahatma Gandhi? What do Indians like to eat? Why is Indian food spicy? What is an "onion bhaji"? What is a chapatti? What is the national animal of India? Where is it found? Please tell me more about Indian wildlife? What games do Indian kids play? What is cricket? Why do Indians like cricket so much? Do Indians play football? What is the religion of India? How many other religions are there in India? What are the festivals of India? What is the story of Ramayana? What is the story of Mahabharata? What is the Taj Mahal? Is the cow worshipped in India? Why are there cows on the streets of India? How do Indians travel? What do Indians wear? What is the national flower of India? What is the national bird of India? What is the national tree of India? What is Bollywood? What are the great Indian epics? Did Indians in the past write books? How big was India in the past? Which are the Seven Wonders of India? Which is the Pink City of India and why? What is the national anthem of India? What is the national symbol of India? What kind of songs and music are there in India? What kinds of dances are there in India? What kind of musical instruments are there in India? Why do Indians wear bright and colorful clothes?


The India Collective

The India Collective

Author: Karan Mehrishi

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-06-07

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1040038484

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Prosperous countries have a socio-economic operating system, which India lacks. This book argues that India must incorporate a structure aligned with its collective identity to compete globally for wealth creation. The book, divided into three epochs—Past, Present, and Future—offers a comprehensive understanding of India as a country, economy, and value system. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)