Why Do Indians Dot Their Foreheads?
Author: Edmund Wee
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9789814655699
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Dothead
Author: Amit Majmudar
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2018-03-20
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 1101947098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA captivating, no-holds-barred collection of new poems from an acclaimed poet and novelist with a fierce and original voice Dothead is an exploration of selfhood both intense and exhilarating. Within the first pages, Amit Majmudar asserts the claims of both the self and the other: the title poem shows us the place of an Indian American teenager in the bland surround of a mostly white peer group, partaking of imagery from the poet’s Hindu tradition; the very next poem is a fanciful autobiography, relying for its imagery on the religious tradition of Islam. From poems about the treatment at the airport of people who look like Majmudar (“my dark unshaven brothers / whose names overlap with the crazies and God fiends”) to a long, freewheeling abecedarian poem about Adam and Eve and the discovery of oral sex, Dothead is a profoundly satisfying cultural critique and a thrilling experiment in language. United across a wide range of tones and forms, the poems inhabit and explode multiple perspectives, finding beauty in every one.
For God's Sake
Author: Ambi Parameswaran (Foreword by Amish Tripathi)
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2015-04-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9351186083
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn adman constantly strives to connect market research data to insight on a winning campaign. Ambi Parmeshwaran has developed a fascination for how Indians are getting more religious but also more consumption driven. Combining his thirty- year experience as an adman with a lifelong passion for religious studies, Ambi seeks to answer questions like: • Why has the bindi disappeared from advertisements? • How did Akshaya Trithaya become such a big deal? • What makes Lord Shiva so cool? • How did a Chennai-based department store start the New Year's Sale phenomenon? • Are Muslims more open-minded shoppers? • Why do people who have no interest in using an MBA degree still get an MBA degree? • How did the Manusmriti do a disservice to Hindu women? • What can Harvard Business School learn from the Kumbh Mela? Ambi has filled this book with personal stories, anecdotes, lessons and excerpts from research and other publications. This book is a treat for anyone interested in how religion has evolved and how clever marketers have ridden the wave by tailoring their products and services.
Becoming American, Being Indian
Author: Madhulika S. Khandelwal
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2018-08-06
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1501722026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the 1960s the number of Indian immigrants and their descendants living in the United States has grown dramatically. During the same period, the make-up of this community has also changed—the highly educated professional elite who came to this country from the subcontinent in the 1960s has given way to a population encompassing many from the working and middle classes. In her fascinating account of Indian immigrants in New York City, Madhulika S. Khandelwal explores the ways in which their world has evolved over four decades.How did this highly diverse ethnic group form an identity and community? Drawing on her extensive interviews with immigrants, Khandelwal examines the transplanting of Indian culture onto the Manhattan and Queens landscapes. She considers festivals and media, food and dress, religious activities of followers of different faiths, work and class, gender and generational differences, and the emergence of a variety of associations.Khandelwal analyzes how this growing ethnic community has gradually become "more Indian," with a stronger religious focus, larger family networks, and increasingly traditional marriage patterns. She discusses as well the ways in which the American experience has altered the lives of her subjects.
In Indian Culture: Why Do We...
Author: Swamini Vimalananda
Publisher: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 8175970715
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndian culture is admired and respected all over the world for its depth. This book features in simple terms, the various aspects of this rich spiritual culture.
Where do we come from
Author: Ernst Muldashev
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-08-08
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 1300057033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe sensational findings of a himalayan expedition. Unlocking the Secrets of the Himalayas.
Hindu Rites and Rituals
Author: K V Singh
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2015-11-25
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9385890042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy is the tulsi considered sacred? What is the significance of namaste? Why do Hindus light a lamp before performing a ritual? Why is it forbidden to sleep facing the south? Why do Hindus chant 'shanti' three times after performing a rite? Millions of Hindus the world over grow up observing rites, rituals and religious practices that lie at the heart of Hinduism, but which they don't know the significance of. Often the age-old customs, whose relevance is lost to modern times, are dismissed as meaningless superstitions. The truth, however, is that these practices reveal the philosophical and scientific approach to life that has characterized Hindu thought since ancient times; it is important to revive their original meanings today. This handy book tells the fascinating stories and explains the science behind the Hindu rites and rituals that we sometimes follow blindly. It is essential reading for anyone interested in India's cultural tradition.
Golgotha
Author: Nirjay Mahindru
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-11-02
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 1849437459
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'The past is a very dangerous place' Two people, united by blood and separated by time, weave the tapestry of their lives. Loretta arrives in Victorian England as a wide-eyed young Ayah for two children. Her dream is to earn enough money to pay for a ticket back to her beloved Indian homeland. However fate intervenes leaving her destined to a controversial, colourful life in Victorian London. A century later, Loretta's great great grandson Kalil leaves his East African homeland to start a life in England. He dreams of respect and the good life for his family but, as it did for his ancestor, fate intervenes.
Global Perspectives on Tarzan
Author: Annette Wannamaker
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 0415897246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection seeks to understand the long-lasting and global appeal of Tarzan: Why is a story about a feral boy, who is raised by apes in the African jungle, so compelling and so adaptable to different cultural contexts and audiences? How is it that the same narrative serves as the basis for both children’s cartoons and lavish musical productions or as a vehicle for both nationalistic discourse and for light romantic fantasy? Considering a history of criticism that highlights the imperialistic, sexist, racist underpinnings of the original Tarzan narrative, why would this character and story appeal to so many readers and viewers around the world? The essays in this volume, written by scholars living and working in Australia, Canada, Israel, The Netherlands, Germany, France and the United States explore these questions using various critical lenses. Chapters include discussions of Tarzan novels, comics, television shows, toys, films, and performances produced or distributed in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Palestine, Britain, India, The Netherlands, Germany and France and consider such topics as imperialism, national identities, language acquisition, adaptation, gender constructions, Tarzan’s influence on child readers and Tarzan’s continued and broad influence on cultures around the world. What emerges, when these pieces are placed into dialogue with one another, is an immensely complex picture of an enduring, multi-faceted global pop culture icon.
South Asian Folklore
Author: Peter J. Claus
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 754
ISBN-13: 9780415939195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
