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Author: Shailesh Anantrai Trivedi Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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"In thought faith, In word wisdom, In deed courage, In life service So may India be great." -Inscription at the base of of Jaipur Column in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan . *** "This is the ancient land where wisdom made it home before it went in to any other country, the same India whose influx of spirituality is represented as it were, on the material plane by rolling rivers like oceans, where the eternal Himalayas rising tier above tier with their snow-caps, look as it were in to the mysteries of heaven. Here the same India whose soil has been trodden by the feet of the greatest sages that ever lived. Here first sprang the inquiries in to the nature of man and in to the internal world. Here first arose the doctrines of the immortality of the soul, the existence of a supervising God, and immanent God in nature and in man and here the highest ideals of religion and philosophy have attained their culminating points. This is the land from whence like the tidal waves, spirituality and philosophy have again and again rushed out and deluged the world, and this is the land from whence once more such tides must proceed in order to bring life and vigor in to the decaying races of mankind. It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries of hundreds of foreign invasions, of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs It is the same land which stands firmer than any rock in the world, with its undying vigor, indestructible life . Its life is of the same nature as the soul without beginning and without end, immortal and we are the children of such a country ." -Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) "This is indeed India ! The land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendor and rags, of palaces and hovels, of famine and pestilence, of genii and giants and Aladdin lamps, of tigers and elephants, of the cobra and jungle, the country of a hundred nations and a hundred tongues, of a thousand religions and two million gods, cradle of the human race, birth place of human speech, mother of history, grandmother of legend, great grandmother of traditions . Whose yesterday bears date with smouldering antiquities of the rest of the nations - the one sole country under the sun that is endowed with an imperishable interest for alien prince and alien peasant for lettered and ignorant, wise and fool, rich and poor, bond and free, the one land that all men desire to see and having seen once, by even a glimpse would not give that glimpse for the show of all the rest of the globe combined." - Mark Twain (1835-1910) " If I were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all wealth, power and beauty that nature can bestow - in some parts a very paradise on earth - I should point to India . If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life and has found solutions to some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and kant -I should point to India . And if I were to ask myself from what literature we here in Europe we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thoughts of Greeks and Romans, may draw that corrective which is most wanted in order to make our inner life more perfect, more comprehensive, more universal, in fact more truly humane, a life not for this life only but a transfigured and eternal life - again I should point to India " - Freidrich Max Muller (1823-1900)
Author: Shailesh Anantrai Trivedi Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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"In thought faith, In word wisdom, In deed courage, In life service So may India be great." -Inscription at the base of of Jaipur Column in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan . *** "This is the ancient land where wisdom made it home before it went in to any other country, the same India whose influx of spirituality is represented as it were, on the material plane by rolling rivers like oceans, where the eternal Himalayas rising tier above tier with their snow-caps, look as it were in to the mysteries of heaven. Here the same India whose soil has been trodden by the feet of the greatest sages that ever lived. Here first sprang the inquiries in to the nature of man and in to the internal world. Here first arose the doctrines of the immortality of the soul, the existence of a supervising God, and immanent God in nature and in man and here the highest ideals of religion and philosophy have attained their culminating points. This is the land from whence like the tidal waves, spirituality and philosophy have again and again rushed out and deluged the world, and this is the land from whence once more such tides must proceed in order to bring life and vigor in to the decaying races of mankind. It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries of hundreds of foreign invasions, of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs It is the same land which stands firmer than any rock in the world, with its undying vigor, indestructible life . Its life is of the same nature as the soul without beginning and without end, immortal and we are the children of such a country ." -Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) "This is indeed India ! The land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendor and rags, of palaces and hovels, of famine and pestilence, of genii and giants and Aladdin lamps, of tigers and elephants, of the cobra and jungle, the country of a hundred nations and a hundred tongues, of a thousand religions and two million gods, cradle of the human race, birth place of human speech, mother of history, grandmother of legend, great grandmother of traditions . Whose yesterday bears date with smouldering antiquities of the rest of the nations - the one sole country under the sun that is endowed with an imperishable interest for alien prince and alien peasant for lettered and ignorant, wise and fool, rich and poor, bond and free, the one land that all men desire to see and having seen once, by even a glimpse would not give that glimpse for the show of all the rest of the globe combined." - Mark Twain (1835-1910) " If I were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all wealth, power and beauty that nature can bestow - in some parts a very paradise on earth - I should point to India . If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life and has found solutions to some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and kant -I should point to India . And if I were to ask myself from what literature we here in Europe we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thoughts of Greeks and Romans, may draw that corrective which is most wanted in order to make our inner life more perfect, more comprehensive, more universal, in fact more truly humane, a life not for this life only but a transfigured and eternal life - again I should point to India " - Freidrich Max Muller (1823-1900)
Author: Steve Gatley Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 1035832313 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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The Eternal Effo: How to Avoid a Career in Aviation offers an insightful and often humorous look at a three-decade journey in commercial aviation. This memoir is not about the high-flying life of fighter pilots, test pilots, Concorde captains or astronauts. Instead, it’s a candid exploration of a less glamorous but no less eventful and enjoyable career in the skies. In these pages, the author shares the lighter side of aviation, from amusing anecdotes to the unexpected joys of the job, as he successfully navigates the industry into retirement. This book is for anyone who’s ever been curious about the realities of a career in aviation, minus the typical heroics and high-octane adventures. It’s a testament to the day-to-day effort and perseverance required to stay aloft in this challenging field.
Author: David Hammerbeck Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000468747 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 288
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This book examines the French theatricalization of India from 1770 to 1865 and how a range of plays not only represented India to the French viewing public but also staged issues within French culture including colonialism, imperialism, race, gender, and national politics. Through examining these texts and available performance history, and incorporating historical texts and cultural theory, David Hammerback analyses these works to illustrate a complex of cultural representations: some contested Orientalism, some participated in Western colonialist discourses, while some can be placed somewhere between these two markers of ideology in Western culture and the arts. He also assesses the works which participated in shaping the theatrical face of Western hegemony, ones directly participating in Orientalism as delineated by Edward Said and others. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre, French literature, history and cultural studies.
Author: Kristina Hagman Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1466888342 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 310
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When you have a very famous father, like mine, everyone thinks they know him. My dad, Larry Hagman, portrayed the storied, ruthless oilman J.R. on the TV series Dallas. He was the man everyone loved to hate, but he had a personal reputation for being a nice guy who fully subscribed to his motto: DON’T WORRY! BE HAPPY! FEEL GOOD! Dad had a famous parent, too—Mary Martin, known from many roles on Broadway, most memorably as Peter Pan. Off-stage she was a kind, elegant woman who maintained the down home charm of her Texas roots. Both were performers to the core of their beings, masters at crafting their public images. They were beloved. And their relationship was complex and often fraught. My father never apologized for anything, even when he was wrong. But in the hours before he died, when I was alone with him in his hospital room, he begged for forgiveness. In his delirium, he could not tell me what troubled him, but somehow I found the words to comfort him. After he died, I was compelled to learn why he felt the need to be forgiven. As I solved the troubling mystery of why my happy-go-lucky, pot-smoking, LSD-taking Dad had spent his last breaths begging to be forgiven, I also came to know my father and grandmother better than I had known them in life.
Author: Diwaker Singh Publisher: ISBN: 9781034195382 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Discover the amazing diversity of India's culture and history through a collection of stunning photographs and gripping narrative. The author has travelled to 'off the beaten track' destinations, most never seen by tourists, to capture the essence of an India that is sadly destined to disappear with time.
Author: Anuradha Goyal Publisher: Garuda Prakashan Private, Limited ISBN: 9781942426349 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 206
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A travelogue like no other, A guidebooks to India and its temples and hidden gems that you will cherish. Lotus In The Stone takes us on a journey to the dizzying array of deities, temples, festivals, rituals, art, architecture, applied sciences and living traditions of India, that is Bharat, bringing us to an understanding of the sublime, advanced society her culture nurtured. With her experiences and adventures in crisscrossing Inda for decades, the author shows us how ancient India's surviving heritage and living traditions are a testimony to her history and the invisible threads and sacred geography that bind her people together.
Author: Amit Pasricha Publisher: Constable ISBN: 9781780331249 Category : India Languages : en Pages : 224
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Spirituality is the shining thread that runs through every motif of the rich and complex tapestry that is India. It is not only worship in temple, mosque or church, in gurudwara or agiary, that defines the faith of Indians - it is their ordinary, everyday kind of spirituality that serves as an axis, balancing the temporal with the eternal. The Sacred India Book seizes and distils this ephemeral quality often described as 'the Spirit of India'. Amit Pasricha seeks out meditative moments and momentous ones, exalted moments and exultant ones - the eternal quality of a weathered cross overlooking a windswept beach, the ecstatically outstretched hands of Holi celebrants at Vrindavan, the quiet faith of a women as she ties a piece of coloured thread on the latticed screen of a shrine. His photographs lay before the viewer the colourful, intricate mosaic of Indian religion, spirituality, ritual and tradition: images of religious art such as the living, writhing energy of unfinished idols in a potter's shed in Kolkata; the making of religious music a Buddhists chant from atop icy mountains; the richness of religious traditions in the pristine precision of a Parsi ritual. Amit Pasricha's masterful use of the panoramic format - in unintentional but fitting consonance with the wide, encompassing nature of the sacred in India - and Bharati Motwani's insightful text make The Sacred India Book a limited edition to be preserved and treasured.