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Vishnu S Crowded Temple
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Author : Maria Misra
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-05-29
Vishnu S Crowded Temple written by Maria Misra and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-29 with History categories.
There can be few more discussed countries in the world today than India. From being a seemingly closed off, economically stagnant part of Asia, with intractable problems of poverty and population, India has in a short space of time reached an astonishing level of growth, taking with China the lion's share of the benefits from post-Cold War globalization. In VISHNU'S CROWDED TEMPLE, Maria Misra has written the essential history to allow us to understand this extraordinary transformation.
Vishnu S Crowded Temple
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Author : Maria Misra
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Vishnu S Crowded Temple written by Maria Misra and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with History categories.
As it enters its sixtieth year of independence, India stands on the threshold of superpower status. Yet India is strikingly different from all other global colossi. While it is the world's most populous democracy and enjoys the benefits of its internationally competitive high-tech and software industries, India also contends with extremes of poverty, inequality, and political and religious violence. This accessible and vividly written book presents a new interpretation of India's history, focusing particular attention on the impact of British imperialism on Independent India. Maria Misra begins with the rebellion against the British in 1857 and tracks the country's advance to the present day. India's extremes persist, the author argues, because its politics rest upon a peculiar foundation in which traditional ideas of hierarchy, difference, and privilege coexist to a remarkable degree with modern notions of equality and democracy. The challenge of India's leaders today, as in the last sixty years, is to weave together the disparate threads of the nation's ancient culture, colonial legacy, and modern experience.
Dreaming Vishnus
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Author : Vikramajit Ram
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2008
Dreaming Vishnus written by Vikramajit Ram and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Travel categories.
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Vishnu S Crowded Temple
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language : en
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Release Date : 2007
Vishnu S Crowded Temple written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with India categories.
Tragic Orphans
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Author : Carl Vadivella Belle
language : en
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Release Date : 2016-05-13
Tragic Orphans written by Carl Vadivella Belle and has been published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-13 with Political Science categories.
In 1938, noting that the bulk of the Indian population formed a "e;landless proletariat"e; and despairing of the ability of the factionalized Indian community to unite in pursuit of common objectives, activist K.A. Neelakanda Ayer forecast that the fate of Indians in Malaya would be to become "e;Tragic orphans"e; of whom India has forgotten and Malaya looks down upon with contempt"e;. Ayer's words continue to resonate; as a minority group in a nation dominated politically by colonially derived narratives of "e;race"e; and ethnicity and riven by the imperatives of religion, the general trajectory of the economically and politically impotent Indian community has been one of increasing irrelevance. This book explores the history of the modern Indian presence in Malaysia, and traces the vital role played by the Indian community in the construction of contemporary Malaysia. In this comprehensive new study, Carl Vadivella Belle offers fresh insights on the Indian experience spanning the period from the colonial recruitment of Indian labour to the post-Merdeka political, economic and social marginalization of Indians. While recent Indian challenges to the political status quo - a regime described as that of "e;benign neglect"e; - promoted Indian hopes of reform, change and uplift, the author concludes that the dictates of political discourse permeated by the ideologies of communalism offer limited prospects for meaningful change.
Nations And Their Histories
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Author : S. Carvalho
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2009-10-09
Nations And Their Histories written by S. Carvalho and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-09 with Political Science categories.
Nations and their Histories highlights the importance of the past and its uses in the formation of modern nations and national identities. The book looks at the construction of different national historiographies as well as present representations of the past in the political and cultural life of nations, covering the five continents.
The School At Ajmeri Gate
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Author : Azra Razzack
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-08-30
The School At Ajmeri Gate written by Azra Razzack and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-30 with Social Science categories.
This is a story of a school in the walled city of Old Delhi - the Anglo-Arabic Senior Secondary School. The school has its origins in Madrasa Ghaziuddin established in 1692. Using archival data and personal accounts this book offers a fascinating insight into an institution of historic importance.
Temples Of Modernity
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Author : Robert M. Geraci
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2018-08-15
Temples Of Modernity written by Robert M. Geraci and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-15 with Religion categories.
Temples of Modernity uses ethnographic data to investigate the presence of religious ideas and practices in Indian science and engineering. Geraci shows 1) how the integration of religion, science and technology undergirds pre- and post-independence Indian nationalism, 2) that traditional icons and rituals remain relevant in elite scientific communities, and 3) that transhumanist ideas now percolate within Indian visions of science and technology. This work identifies the intersection of religion, science, and technology as a worldwide phenomenon and suggests that the study of such interactions should be enriched through attention to the real experiences of people across the globe.
The Afterlives Of Monuments
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Author : Deborah Cherry
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-09-07
The Afterlives Of Monuments written by Deborah Cherry and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-07 with Social Science categories.
South Asia is famous for its monuments, past and present. Monuments have been created, destroyed and rescued by competing communities and incoming empires in the making and re-making of history, identity and memory. This collection brings together an international cohort of senior scholars and younger researchers to examine the vast diversity of monuments (and conceptions of monuments) in South Asia from the 1850s to the present. The chapters investigate what constitutes a monument, and interrogate the conditions for its survival, demise or recycling. To explore the afterlives of monuments is to investigate how, where, when, and why monuments have been remodelled, re-sited, destroyed, defaced, or abandoned. It is to investigate the theories of memory, history and community, as well as new forms of artistic practice and global media. As different South-Asian communities claim a stake in the making of national, religious, cultural and local identities and histories, the status of monuments and debates about cultural memory have become increasingly urgent. This book was published as a special issue of South Asian Studies.