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  • Literary Radicalism in Indiaby Gopal Priyamvada

    Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 120.00

    This book situates postcolonial Indian literature in relation to the hugely influential radical literary movements initiated by the Progressive Writers Association and the Indian People's Theatre Association. more...

  • Literary Cultures in Historyby Sheldon Pollock

    University of California Press 2003; US$ 95.00

    A grand synthesis of unprecedented scope, Literary Cultures in History is the first comprehensive history of the rich literary traditions of South Asia. Together these traditions are unmatched in their combination of antiquity, continuity, and multicultural complexity, and are a unique resource for understanding the development of language and imagination over time. In this unparalleled volume, an international team of renowned scholars considers fifteen South Asian literary traditions?including Hindi, Indian-English, Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Urdu?in their full historical and cultural variety. The volume is united by a twofold theoretical aim: to understand South Asia by looking at it through the lens of its literary cultures and to... more...

  • The Language of the Gods in the World of Menby Sheldon Pollock

    University of California Press 2006; US$ 39.95

    In this work of impressive scholarship, Sheldon Pollock explores the remarkable rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. He traces the two great moments of its transformation: the first around the beginning of the Common Era, when Sanskrit, long a sacred language, was reinvented as a code for literary and political expression, the start of an amazing career that saw Sanskrit literary culture spread from Afghanistan to Java. The second moment occurred around the beginning of the second millennium, when local speech forms challenged and eventually replaced Sanskrit in both the literary and political arenas. Drawing striking parallels, chronologically as well as structurally, with the rise of Latin... more...

  • Handbook of Twentieth-Century Literatures of Indiaby Nalini Natarajan

    Greenwood Publishing Group 1996; US$ 132.00

    India has a rich literary assemblage, produced by its different regional traditions, religious faiths, ethnic subcultures and linguistic groups. Published literature of the 20th-century is the focus of this book as it represents the provocative conjuncture of the transitions of Indian modernity. more...

  • Limiting Secularismby Priya Kumar

    University of Minnesota Press 2008; US$ 72.00

    With a backdrop of religious violence and escalating regional tensions in South Asia, Priya Kumars Limiting Secularism probes the urgent topic of secularism and tolerance in Indian culture and life. Kumar explores Partition as the founding trauma of the Indian nation-state and traces the consequences of its marking off of Indian" from "Pakistani" and the positioning of Indian Muslims as strangers within the nation.Kumar unpacks the implications of the Nehruvian doctrine of tolerance-with all of its resonances of condescension and inequality-and asks whether more ethical cohabitation can replace the "arrogant compulsive tolerance" of the state and the majority. Informed by Jacques Derridas recent work on hospitality... more...

  • Sacred Sanskrit Wordsby Leza Lowitz; Reema Datta

    Stone Bridge Press 2004; US$ 14.95

    Joseph Campbell called Sanskrit "the great spiritual language of the world." Designed by ancient Indian holy men to express the states of enlightened consciousness through syllabic sounds, Sanskrit is widely used in the West during yoga practice to channel spiritual pathways and to discuss important meditative and philosophical concepts. This book introduces 180 Sanskrit words (including chakra, karma, om, namaste, veda, nirvana) with Devanagari scripts, pronunciations, chants and brief cultural/historic explanations. A practical reference that makes an excellent gift book for any student of yoga, meditation or Eastern religion. more...

  • Alternative Indiasby Peter Morey; Alex Tickell

    Editions Rodopi 2005; US$ 77.00

    The debate over whether religious or secular identities provide the most viable model for a wider national identity has been a continuous feature of Indian politics from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Moreover, in the last thirty years the increasingly communal articulation of popular politics and the gradual rise of a constellation of Hindu nationalist parties headed by the BJP has increased the urgency of this debate. While Indian writing in English has fostered a long tradition of political dissent, and has repeatedly questioned ethnocentric, culturally exclusive forms of political identification, few critics have considered how this literature engages directly with communalism, or charted the literary-political response... more...

  • Le désidératif en védiqueby Francois Heenen

    Editions Rodopi 2006; US$ 81.20

    Il s’agit de la première étude complète sur le désidératif védique, basée sur une collection exhaustive des exemples attestés du Rigveda aux anciens Srautasutras. Toutes les variations morpho-phonologiques des thèmes sont discutées en détail. Une analyse sémantique sous un angle nouveau laisse clairement apparaître les affinités avec le futur et le prospectif, et tente également d’expliquer la valeur individuelle des deux constituants principaux, le redoublement et le suffixe - sa -. La partie monographique comporte l’inventaire complet des attestations avec tous les commentaires nécessaires sur les formes incertaines, sur les amendements, et sur... more...

  • Modernism and Post Modernismby Bhasker A. Shukla

    Sunrise Publishers and Distributors 2008; US$ 30.00

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  • The Everything Panini Press Cookbookby Anthony Tripodi

    F+W Media 2011; US$ 17.95

    Panini sandwiches are quick and delicious mainstays of Italian eateries, and panini presses are now on the wish lists of celebrities and home cooks alike. In The Everything® Panini Press Cookbook readers will find 300 recipes from traditional Italian sandwiches to grilled appetizers, desserts, and breakfasts including: ? Parmesan and Spinach Panini ? Eggplant, Mozzarella, and Roasted Pepper with Pesto ? Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Panini ? Ice Cream Panini Panini expert Anthony Tripodi offers useful tips and techniques for perfect results, every time. more...