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Banaras Region

Author : Rana P. B. Singh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Banaras Region written by Rana P. B. Singh and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first compendium of cultural sites in and around Varanasi, written by two of the most renowned specialists of the city. It covers a very wide range of places and subjects and provides a huge quantity of information, being a veritable small encyclopaedia of the Banaras region. The first section includes Setting, Historical background, Religious landscape, Cosmogony, Festivities, Riverside landscape, and 7 detailed Area Walks along the ghats and the old city. Also included are the Panchakroshi pilgrimage, Ramanagar, Sarnath, the Jain and Muslim sacredscapes, etc. The second section `Around Banaras' covers the sites lying at less than 80 km, like Chunar, Ahraura, Lekhania, Vindhyachal, Kaithi, Shitala Dham, Jakhini, Bhadohi, Sitamarhi, Jaunpur, Chandraprabha and Kaimur Wild Life sanctuaries. The third part covers the places in the range of 100-300 km, like: Allahabad, Ayodhya, Chitrakut, Khajuraho, Mundeshvari, and many other places.

Banaras

Author : Rana Singh
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443815799
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Banaras written by Rana Singh and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrating the making of the Hindus’ most sacred and heritage city of India (Banaras) this book will serve as lead reference and insightful reading for understanding the cultural complexities, archetypal connotations, ritualscapes and vivid heritagescapes that maintain India’s pride of history and culture.

Banaras

Author : Vertul Singh
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9357088709
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Banaras written by Vertul Singh and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banaras has been home to sages, artists, poets, musicians and seekers from all parts of India. The ancient canon of texts passed down orally by the sages was written and transcribed in the lanes and by-lanes of this city. Over the centuries, the art of grafting and subsuming the religious and cultural ethos became the hallmark of Banaras. In this book, Vertul Singh presents a kaleidoscopic view of Banaras that charts a narrative spanning from the present-day city and its origins as Kashi to the fin de siècle of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which witnessed the city’s inclusionary development as a cultural and pilgrimage centre, an opulent trading hub and a basilica of political power. Weaving facts, interesting anecdotes and untold stories to make a rich tapestry, this book is an insider’s account and an unparalleled portrait of the city.

Culture and Power in Banaras

Author : Sandria B. Freitag
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520308913
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Power in Banaras written by Sandria B. Freitag and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of ten essays on Banaras, one of the largest urban centers in India's eastern Gangetic plain, is united by a common interest in examining everyday activities in order to learn about shared values and motivations, processes of identity formation, and self-conscious constructions of community. Part One examines the performance genres that have drawn audiences from throughout the city. Part Two focuses on the areas of neighborhood, leisure, and work, examining the processes by which urban residents use a sense of identity to organize their activities and bring meaning to their lives. Part Three links these experiences within Banaras to a series of "larger worlds," ranging from language movements and political protests to disease ecology and regional environmental impact. Banaras is a complex world, with differences in religion, caste, class, language, and popular culture; the diversity of these essays embraces those differences. It is a collection that will interest scholars and students of South Asia as well as anyone interested in comparative discussions of popular culture. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.

Banaras: Urban Forms and Cultural Histories

Author : Michael S. Dodson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000365646
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Banaras: Urban Forms and Cultural Histories written by Michael S. Dodson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a rich and surprising account of the recent history of the north Indian city of Banaras. Supplementing traditional accounts, which have focused upon the city’s religious imaginary, this volume brings together essays written by acknowledged experts in north Indian culture and history to examine the construction of diverse urban identities in, and after, the British colonial period. Drawing on fields such as archaeology, literature, history, and architecture, these accounts of Banaras understand the narratives which inscribe the city as having been forged substantially in the experiences of British rule. But while British rule transformed the city in many respects, the essays also emphasize the importance of Indian agency in these processes. The book also examines the essential ambiguity of modernization schemes in the city as well as the contingency of elements of religious narrative. The introduction, moreover, attempts to resituate Banaras into a wider tradition of urban studies in South Asia. The book will be of interest to not only scholars and students of north Indian culture and urban history, but also anyone looking to gain a deeper appreciation of this remarkable, and complex, city.

According to Tradition

Author : Winand M. Callewaert
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447035248
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book According to Tradition written by Winand M. Callewaert and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 1994 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Retro-modern India

Author : Manuela Ciotti
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136704426
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Retro-modern India written by Manuela Ciotti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the changing perrspective of Chamars in modern times; a study.

The Sacred Waters ‘of’ Varanasi

Author : Mahesh Gogate
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000905330
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Waters ‘of’ Varanasi written by Mahesh Gogate and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on urban water bodies, catchment areas and drainage pattern is set against the backdrop of the unprecedented heavy rainfall that severely deluged metropolitan cities and other parts of India in recent years. The recurring natural catastrophes in water-stressed cities of India and alarming rate of diminishing water bodies, wetlads and catchment areas needs a re-visit to an entire urban water-cycle. This book, thus, discusses how the processes and implementation of colonial urban development policies and projects have radically transformed the water bodies and their catchment areas – traditional water holding systems of Varanasi city. In this imperative colonial process, through the case study of Varanasi, the book mainly engages with the reasons behind the elimination of the temple tanks and ponds after the annexation of Varanasi by the British from 1775 till 1947. The book investigates the colonial notion of ‘dry city’, and how this notion crafted the process of separating land and water bodies, which arguably resulted in the reclamation and draining of water bodies, and also gave rise to water pollution. Additionally, the book analyzes the elimination of water bodies and loss of catchment areas through the ongoing processes of restoring the ancient city’s natural and cultural heritage. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

Rajput Clan-settlements in Varanasi District

Author : Ram Bali Singh
Publisher : Varanasi : National Geographical Society of India
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Rajput Clan-settlements in Varanasi District written by Ram Bali Singh and published by Varanasi : National Geographical Society of India. This book was released on 1975 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural geography.

Pilgrims

Author : Darius Liutikas
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1789245656
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Pilgrims written by Darius Liutikas and published by CABI. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Values-rich journeys can be described as pilgrimage, spiritual travel, personal heritage tourism, holistic tourism, and valuistic journeys. There are many motivations for undertaking these journeys; the most important being personal values, life experience, personal and social identity, lifestyle, social and cultural influence. This book presents contributions that address pilgrim motivation, identity and values as they are shaped by the broader sociological, psychological, cultural and environmental perspectives. The focus of the book is the travellers themselves and their inner world through the lens of their pilgrimage. The research presented focuses on the typology of pilgrim journeys as ways in which identity and values are presented to a post-modern consumer society, providing interesting and challenging perspectives on the identity of pilgrims in the 21st century.

Unpublished Research on Western Europe, Completed and in Progress

Author : United States Department of State. External Research Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unpublished Research on Western Europe, Completed and in Progress written by United States Department of State. External Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1954, Apr. issue lists studies in progress; Oct. issue, completed studies.

External Research. ER List

Author : United States. Department of State. External Research Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book External Research. ER List written by United States. Department of State. External Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age

Author : Susan Bayly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521798426
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age written by Susan Bayly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Susan Bayly's cogent and sophisticated analysis explores the emergence of the ideas, experiences and practices which gave rise to the so-called 'caste society' from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. Using an historical and anthropological approach, she frames her analysis within the context of India's dynamic economic and social order, interpreting caste not as an essence of Indian culture and civilization, but rather as a contingent and variable response to the changes that occurred in the subcontinent's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The idea of caste in relation to Western and Indian 'orientalist' thought is also explored.

China, India and Alternative Asian Modernities

Author : Sanjay Kumar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429536453
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book China, India and Alternative Asian Modernities written by Sanjay Kumar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conception of modernity as a radical rupture from the past runs parallel to the conception of Europe as the primary locus of global history. The essays in this volume contest the temporal and spatial divisions—between past and present, modernity and tradition, and Europe’s progress and Asia’s stasis—which the conventional narrative of modernity creates. Drawing on early modern Chinese and Indian history and culture instead, the authors of the book explore the provenance of modernity beyond the west to see it in a transcultural and pluralistic light. The central argument of this volume is that modernity does not have a singular core or essence—a causal centre. Its key features need to be disaggregated and new configurations and combinations imagined. By studying the Bhakti movement, Confucian democracy, and the maritime and agrarian economies of China and India, this book enlarges the terms of debate and revisits devalued terms and concepts like tradition, religion, authority, and rural as resources for modernity. This book will be of great interest to researchers and academicians working in the areas of history, Sociology, Cultural Studies, literature, geopolitics, South Asian and East Asian Studies.

Between Hindu and Christian

Author : Kerry P. C. San Chirico
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190067128
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Between Hindu and Christian written by Kerry P. C. San Chirico and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between Hindu and Christian examines a movement of low caste and Dalit devotees worshipping Jesus in Catholic spaces in Varanasi, the purported heart of Hindu civilization. Through thick description and analysis, the author examines the worldview and ways of life of these devotees, along with the Catholic priests and nuns who mediate Jesus, Mary and other members of the Catholic pantheon in a place never associated with Christianity. The author places this movement within the context of the devotional history of Varanasi, the history of Indian Christianity, the rise of low caste and Dalit emancipatory struggles, and the ascendance of Hindu nationalism to demonstrate, among other things, that religious categories are not nearly as self-evident as they often seem"--

Empire and Revolution

Author : Richard Bourke
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691175659
Total Pages : 1028 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Empire and Revolution written by Richard Bourke and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new account of one of the leading philosopher-statesmen of the eighteenth century Edmund Burke (1730–97) lived during one of the most extraordinary periods of world history. He grappled with the significance of the British Empire in India, fought for reconciliation with the American colonies, and was a vocal critic of national policy during three European wars. He also advocated reform in Britain and became a central protagonist in the great debate on the French Revolution. Drawing on the complete range of printed and manuscript sources, Empire and Revolution offers a vivid reconstruction of the major concerns of this outstanding statesman, orator, and philosopher. In restoring Burke to his original political and intellectual context, this book overturns the conventional picture of a partisan of tradition against progress and presents a multifaceted portrait of one of the most captivating figures in eighteenth-century life and thought. A boldly ambitious work of scholarship, this book challenges us to rethink the legacy of Burke and the turbulent era in which he played so pivotal a role.

The Grace of Four Moons

Author : Pravina Shukla
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253021219
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Grace of Four Moons written by Pravina Shukla and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because clothing, food, and shelter are basic human needs, they provide excellent entries to cultural values and individual aesthetics. Everyone gets dressed every day, but body art has not received the attention it deserves as the most common and universal of material expressions of culture. The Grace of Four Moons aims to document the clothing decisions made by ordinary people in their everyday lives. Based on fieldwork conducted primarily in the city of Banaras, India, Pravina Shukla conceptualizes and realizes a total model for the study of body art—understood as all aesthetic modifications and supplementations to the body. Shukla urges the study of the entire process of body art, from the assembly of raw materials and the manufacture of objects, through their sale and the interactions between merchants and consumers, to the consumer's use of objects in creating personal decoration.