Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Publisher: Tranquebar
ISBN: 9789384030636
Category : Camels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
According to myth, the camel was created by Lord Shiva at the behest of his consort Parvati. Parvati shaped a strange five-legged animal from clay and asked Shiva to blow life into it. At first Shiva refused, saying that the misshapen animal will not fare well in the world, but later gave in. He folded the animal's fifth leg over its back giving it a hump, and commanded it to get up, "uth." That is how the animal got its name. The camel then needed someone to look after it, so Shiva rolled off a bit of skin and dust from his arm and made out of this the first Raika. Historically, the Raika of Rajasthan have had a unique and enduring relationship with camels. Their entire existence revolves around looking after the needs of these animals which, in turn, provide them with sustenance, wealth and companionship. When German veterinarian, Ilse Kohler-Rollefson, arrives in Rajasthan in 1991, she is Immediately enthralled by the Raikas' intimate relationship with their animals but also confronted with their existential problems. This is the story of the quest that follows to save a globally unique and humane animal culture and find a place for the camel in rapidly changing India. It is a journey that is often exasperating, sometimes funny, but keeps revealing unexpected layers of rural Rajasthani mores. A travelogue of a sort, this book takes us deeply into the diverse cultures that make Rajasthan such a fascinating place.
Camel Karma
Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Publisher: Tranquebar
ISBN: 9789384030636
Category : Camels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
According to myth, the camel was created by Lord Shiva at the behest of his consort Parvati. Parvati shaped a strange five-legged animal from clay and asked Shiva to blow life into it. At first Shiva refused, saying that the misshapen animal will not fare well in the world, but later gave in. He folded the animal's fifth leg over its back giving it a hump, and commanded it to get up, "uth." That is how the animal got its name. The camel then needed someone to look after it, so Shiva rolled off a bit of skin and dust from his arm and made out of this the first Raika. Historically, the Raika of Rajasthan have had a unique and enduring relationship with camels. Their entire existence revolves around looking after the needs of these animals which, in turn, provide them with sustenance, wealth and companionship. When German veterinarian, Ilse Kohler-Rollefson, arrives in Rajasthan in 1991, she is Immediately enthralled by the Raikas' intimate relationship with their animals but also confronted with their existential problems. This is the story of the quest that follows to save a globally unique and humane animal culture and find a place for the camel in rapidly changing India. It is a journey that is often exasperating, sometimes funny, but keeps revealing unexpected layers of rural Rajasthani mores. A travelogue of a sort, this book takes us deeply into the diverse cultures that make Rajasthan such a fascinating place.
Publisher: Tranquebar
ISBN: 9789384030636
Category : Camels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
According to myth, the camel was created by Lord Shiva at the behest of his consort Parvati. Parvati shaped a strange five-legged animal from clay and asked Shiva to blow life into it. At first Shiva refused, saying that the misshapen animal will not fare well in the world, but later gave in. He folded the animal's fifth leg over its back giving it a hump, and commanded it to get up, "uth." That is how the animal got its name. The camel then needed someone to look after it, so Shiva rolled off a bit of skin and dust from his arm and made out of this the first Raika. Historically, the Raika of Rajasthan have had a unique and enduring relationship with camels. Their entire existence revolves around looking after the needs of these animals which, in turn, provide them with sustenance, wealth and companionship. When German veterinarian, Ilse Kohler-Rollefson, arrives in Rajasthan in 1991, she is Immediately enthralled by the Raikas' intimate relationship with their animals but also confronted with their existential problems. This is the story of the quest that follows to save a globally unique and humane animal culture and find a place for the camel in rapidly changing India. It is a journey that is often exasperating, sometimes funny, but keeps revealing unexpected layers of rural Rajasthani mores. A travelogue of a sort, this book takes us deeply into the diverse cultures that make Rajasthan such a fascinating place.
Bear Says Thanks
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Little Simon
ISBN: 1534474188
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
In this playful and charmingly illustrated Classic Board Book, Bear has so much to give thanks for! What better way for Bear to say thanks than over a nice, big dinner? Bear decides to throw a feast! One by one, Bear’s friends show up with different platters of delicious food to share. There’s just one problem: Bear’s cupboards are bare! What is he to do?
Publisher: Little Simon
ISBN: 1534474188
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
In this playful and charmingly illustrated Classic Board Book, Bear has so much to give thanks for! What better way for Bear to say thanks than over a nice, big dinner? Bear decides to throw a feast! One by one, Bear’s friends show up with different platters of delicious food to share. There’s just one problem: Bear’s cupboards are bare! What is he to do?
The Doctrine of Karma
Author: Y. Krishan
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
ISBN: 9788120812338
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
ABOUT THE BOOK:Here is a work that deals with the Doctrine of Karma in all its coMprehensiveness and covers all its conceiveable facets in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Essentially the approach is historical. It traces the genesis of the doctrine in
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
ISBN: 9788120812338
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
ABOUT THE BOOK:Here is a work that deals with the Doctrine of Karma in all its coMprehensiveness and covers all its conceiveable facets in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Essentially the approach is historical. It traces the genesis of the doctrine in
Camel Karma
Hoofprints on the Land
Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1645021521
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Perfect for fans of English Pastoral and Wilding, Hoofprints on the Land shows that herding cultures are not a thing of the past but a regenerative model for our future. Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating and lyrical book exploring the deep and ancient working partnerships between people and animals. UN advocate and camel conservationist Ilse Köhler-Rollefson writes a passionate rallying cry for those invisible and forgotten herding cultures that exist all over the world, and how by embracing these traditional nomadic practises, we can help restore and regenerate the Earth. Ilse has spent the last 30 years living with and studying the Raika camel herders in Rajasthan, India, and she shows how pastoralists can address many of the problems humanity faces. Whether it be sheep, cattle, reindeer, camels, alpacas, goats or yaks – this ancient and natural means of keeping livestock challenges the myth that animal-free agriculture is the only way forward for a healthy planet. From the need to produce food more sustainably and equitably to the consequences of climate change, land degradation and loss of biodiversity, we can learn from pastoralists to help repair the human relationship with livestock to return to a model of intelligent cooperation rather than dominance. As Ilse writes: ‘Herding is therapy, not just for the planet, but also for our souls.’
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1645021521
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Perfect for fans of English Pastoral and Wilding, Hoofprints on the Land shows that herding cultures are not a thing of the past but a regenerative model for our future. Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating and lyrical book exploring the deep and ancient working partnerships between people and animals. UN advocate and camel conservationist Ilse Köhler-Rollefson writes a passionate rallying cry for those invisible and forgotten herding cultures that exist all over the world, and how by embracing these traditional nomadic practises, we can help restore and regenerate the Earth. Ilse has spent the last 30 years living with and studying the Raika camel herders in Rajasthan, India, and she shows how pastoralists can address many of the problems humanity faces. Whether it be sheep, cattle, reindeer, camels, alpacas, goats or yaks – this ancient and natural means of keeping livestock challenges the myth that animal-free agriculture is the only way forward for a healthy planet. From the need to produce food more sustainably and equitably to the consequences of climate change, land degradation and loss of biodiversity, we can learn from pastoralists to help repair the human relationship with livestock to return to a model of intelligent cooperation rather than dominance. As Ilse writes: ‘Herding is therapy, not just for the planet, but also for our souls.’
“The” Buddhism of Tibet, Or, Lamaism
Author: Laurence A. Waddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Bear Counts
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442480920
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442480920
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same.
Three Wrong Turns in the Desert
Author: Neil S. Plakcy
Publisher: Samwise Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for best gay romance! From the moment he sees handsome Liam McCullough showering naked behind a Tunisian bar, ESL teacher Aidan Greene wants to make love to the sexy bodyguard. At first, though, a dead courier and beefy hired thugs get in the way. But as soon as Liam and Aidan head toward a rendezvous with a Tuareg tribe at a remote oasis, they start getting naked together and exploring all the passion Liam hid from as a closeted Navy SEAL, and all the love Aidan missed from a long-term boyfriend who has just kicked him to the curb. From the back of a motorcycle to a Turkish bath to a remote dune in the desert, these two Romeos find ways to bring each other to the heights of passion. So what if they’re carrying the password to a million-dollar Swiss bank account and being chased by Libyan intelligence agents determined to stop them at all costs? Love and lust fuel their passion and their desire to make it out of this adventure alive—and together. The first in a long-running series with hundreds of five-star reviews!
Publisher: Samwise Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for best gay romance! From the moment he sees handsome Liam McCullough showering naked behind a Tunisian bar, ESL teacher Aidan Greene wants to make love to the sexy bodyguard. At first, though, a dead courier and beefy hired thugs get in the way. But as soon as Liam and Aidan head toward a rendezvous with a Tuareg tribe at a remote oasis, they start getting naked together and exploring all the passion Liam hid from as a closeted Navy SEAL, and all the love Aidan missed from a long-term boyfriend who has just kicked him to the curb. From the back of a motorcycle to a Turkish bath to a remote dune in the desert, these two Romeos find ways to bring each other to the heights of passion. So what if they’re carrying the password to a million-dollar Swiss bank account and being chased by Libyan intelligence agents determined to stop them at all costs? Love and lust fuel their passion and their desire to make it out of this adventure alive—and together. The first in a long-running series with hundreds of five-star reviews!
Bear Feels Sick
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781599614861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781599614861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.
Camels to Caviar
Author: Katherine Whitley
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465342192
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The key interest in the book is the interaction between tour group members on escorted tours, the destinations we visited and my, as a tour manager, view of it all. It is based on real experiences and real people. The book is not chronological and can be read a little at a time or front to back. It is somewhat a travel log. Camels to Caviar helps you look at situations adventures and the people I dealt with from Kathmandu to Timbuktu. It portrays thirty years of my tour managing exotic and adventurous experiences. I also write of the personal growth as I worked through these tours. Nothing was ever the same and the learning curve was there up to my day of retirement. It became a lifestyle, living in a cocoon of self banishment. The characters and names are real as are the travel incidents. If it werent for all the norms, personalities, unknowns and disasters; the flights, cruise ship calamities and hotel horrors, there wouldnt be Camels to Caviar. You will read about: tanks surrounding our hotel in Lima altitude sickness at Mt Everest, scenery foods and cultures around the world how a tour manager performs, how I handle the behind the scenes procedures the psychology and behavior of passengers and myself romances on the road sunset in the Sahara Cambodia after Pol Pot Mr. Bill in New Zealand the Maharaja of Baroda interesting and outrageous passengers snip its of the countries we traveled in royal family shockers I give you a vision of the fun and adventure during an escorted tour, as well as an insight to the personalities and unexpected circumstances. This all truly happens on escorted tours around the world. You will be amused and surprised in this tell all of how a tour manager functions during a tour and some of the almost breaking points of our glamorous job. Working on cruise ships brought a different type of tour group dynamics and demographics. What happened on board gave tour managing a different edge. I hope this will give you an insight to the intensity, personal journey and joy of my tour manager career. www.camelstocaviar.com
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465342192
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The key interest in the book is the interaction between tour group members on escorted tours, the destinations we visited and my, as a tour manager, view of it all. It is based on real experiences and real people. The book is not chronological and can be read a little at a time or front to back. It is somewhat a travel log. Camels to Caviar helps you look at situations adventures and the people I dealt with from Kathmandu to Timbuktu. It portrays thirty years of my tour managing exotic and adventurous experiences. I also write of the personal growth as I worked through these tours. Nothing was ever the same and the learning curve was there up to my day of retirement. It became a lifestyle, living in a cocoon of self banishment. The characters and names are real as are the travel incidents. If it werent for all the norms, personalities, unknowns and disasters; the flights, cruise ship calamities and hotel horrors, there wouldnt be Camels to Caviar. You will read about: tanks surrounding our hotel in Lima altitude sickness at Mt Everest, scenery foods and cultures around the world how a tour manager performs, how I handle the behind the scenes procedures the psychology and behavior of passengers and myself romances on the road sunset in the Sahara Cambodia after Pol Pot Mr. Bill in New Zealand the Maharaja of Baroda interesting and outrageous passengers snip its of the countries we traveled in royal family shockers I give you a vision of the fun and adventure during an escorted tour, as well as an insight to the personalities and unexpected circumstances. This all truly happens on escorted tours around the world. You will be amused and surprised in this tell all of how a tour manager functions during a tour and some of the almost breaking points of our glamorous job. Working on cruise ships brought a different type of tour group dynamics and demographics. What happened on board gave tour managing a different edge. I hope this will give you an insight to the intensity, personal journey and joy of my tour manager career. www.camelstocaviar.com