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Author: Indira Goswami Publisher: Zubaan ISBN: 938307423X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 133
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The Blue-necked God (Nilakantha Braja), published in 1976, is one of Indira Goswami’s early novels and the first time that a writer highlighted the exploitation and poverty of widows, dumped in a ‘sacred’ city to eke out their days in prayer by uncaring, callous families under the guise of religious sanction and tradition. It was a book that raised many eyebrows when it was first published for this amazing narrative combined fact and fiction, autobiography and reflection in a fascinating mix as she tried to depict the confusion and the mental agony she herself experienced after the death of her husband through her character Saudamini. The physical, emotional, financial deprivation faced by the young widow has been woven into a perceptive text that drew on the author’s own research and experiences as she roamed the streets of Vrindavan and exposed, for the first time, the uglier side of the city and its traditions. ‘Indira Goswami is one of the pre-eminent literary figures in India and a woman of remarkable courage and conviction... She has also been an important voice in championing women’s causes, and has done much to highlight the plight of widows. [She] is one of those rare figures whose achievements as a writer are closely paralleled by their accomplishments as a social and political activist.’ - Amitav Ghosh Published by Zubaan.
Author: Indira Goswami Publisher: Zubaan ISBN: 938307423X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 133
Book Description
The Blue-necked God (Nilakantha Braja), published in 1976, is one of Indira Goswami’s early novels and the first time that a writer highlighted the exploitation and poverty of widows, dumped in a ‘sacred’ city to eke out their days in prayer by uncaring, callous families under the guise of religious sanction and tradition. It was a book that raised many eyebrows when it was first published for this amazing narrative combined fact and fiction, autobiography and reflection in a fascinating mix as she tried to depict the confusion and the mental agony she herself experienced after the death of her husband through her character Saudamini. The physical, emotional, financial deprivation faced by the young widow has been woven into a perceptive text that drew on the author’s own research and experiences as she roamed the streets of Vrindavan and exposed, for the first time, the uglier side of the city and its traditions. ‘Indira Goswami is one of the pre-eminent literary figures in India and a woman of remarkable courage and conviction... She has also been an important voice in championing women’s causes, and has done much to highlight the plight of widows. [She] is one of those rare figures whose achievements as a writer are closely paralleled by their accomplishments as a social and political activist.’ - Amitav Ghosh Published by Zubaan.
Author: Alain Daniélou Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1620550237 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 211
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Shiva and Dionysus are the Hindu and Greek gods of magical power, intoxication, ecstatic sexuality, and transcendence who initiate us into communion with the creative forces of life. Revealing the earliest sources of the traditions of Shiva and Dionysus, Alain Danielou reconstructs the fabric of our ancient relationship with creation, vividly relating practices that were observed from the Indus Valley to the coasts of Portugal at least six thousand years ago.
Author: Swami Tejomayananda Publisher: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust ISBN: 8175978155 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 287
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Śrī Rudra Sūktam is one of the most famous hymns of the Vedas. God as Rudra is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent and the Lord of all. Rudra appears as all, dwells in all, pervades all, is the essence of all and is all. Śrī Rudra Sūktam imparts this vision of the Sages so that we too can see Him and worship Him through prostrations to all – those conducive and unconducive, those exalted and the despicable, those near and far, and those insignificant extra-ordinary. The Sages are generous in asking and Rudra is generous in giving. Śrī Rudra Sūktam has a long wish list presented to Rudra as our daily prayer and worship Swami Tejomayananda’s succinct commentary makes us relish the sweetness of each mantra as we chant and study Śrī Rudra Sūktam, and as promised, fulfils our desire for a good morning and a good day (sūṣā ca me sudinaṁ ca me)! A must read for all who wish to divinize every experience of life and who want everything great in life.
Author: Hari Kunzru Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307957497 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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In the desert, you see, there is everything and nothing . . . It is God without men. —Honoré de Balzac, Une passion dans le désert, 1830 Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a surreal public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a place of strange power, and before Raj reappears inexplicably unharmed—but not unchanged—the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, echoing the stories of all those who have traveled before them. Driven by the energy and cunning of Coyote, the mythic, shape-shifting trickster, Gods Without Men is full of big ideas, but centered on flesh-and-blood characters who converge at an odd, remote town in the shadow of a rock formation called the Pinnacles. Viscerally gripping and intellectually engaging, it is, above all, a heartfelt exploration of the search for pattern and meaning in a chaotic universe. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
Author: Kālidāsa Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe ISBN: 9788120807549 Category : Sanskrit poetry Languages : en Pages : 200
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The Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa probably composed about A.D. 400, is the greatest long poem in classical sanskrit. It is the love story of Siva and Parvati the God and the Goddess, who are viewed as lovers and as cosmic principles. The poem of their love is a paradigm of the inevitable union between male and female played out on the immense scale of supreme divinity. Beginning with a description of Himalaya and the birth of his daughter Parvati the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through a presentation of the broader setting for the divine relationship ( a warrior child is needed to lead the army of the gods), the uneasy course of events between Siva and Parvati.
Author: Eric Weiner Publisher: Hachette+ORM ISBN: 1455505706 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 317
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Bestselling author of Geography of Bliss returns with this funny, illuminating chronicle of a globe-spanning spiritual quest to find a faith that fits. When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that. Weiner, a longtime "spiritual voyeur" and inveterate traveler, realizes that while he has been privy to a wide range of religious practices, he's never seriously considered these concepts in his own life. Face to face with his own mortality, and spurred on by the question of what spiritual principles to impart to his young daughter, he decides to correct this omission, undertaking a worldwide exploration of religions and hoping to come, if he can, to a personal understanding of the divine. The journey that results is rich in insight, humor, and heart. Willing to do anything to better understand faith, and to find the god or gods that speak to him, he travels to Nepal, where he meditates with Tibetan lamas and a guy named Wayne. He sojourns to Turkey, where he whirls (not so well, as it turns out) with Sufi dervishes. He heads to China, where he attempts to unblock his chi; to Israel, where he studies Kabbalah, sans Madonna; and to Las Vegas, where he has a close encounter with Raelians (followers of the world's largest UFO-based religion). At each stop along the way, Weiner tackles our most pressing spiritual questions: Where do we come from? What happens when we die? How should we live our lives? Where do all the missing socks go? With his trademark wit and warmth, he leaves no stone unturned. At a time when more Americans than ever are choosing a new faith, and when spiritual questions loom large in the modern age, Man Seeks God presents a perspective on religion that is sure to delight, inspire, and entertain.
Author: Swami Tejomayananda Publisher: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust ISBN: 8175978015 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 126
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Shiva is the Truth. Siva is God. Shiva is the Trinity – Creator-Sustainer-Destroyer. Shiva is the consort of Parvati. Shiva is the Guru. In this beautiful hymn, Vedasara Shiva Stotram, Shri Shankaracharya sings Shiva’s glories as the very essence of the scriptures, the formless Truth, and as God in His various forms like the Trinity, consort of Parvati and Guru. Swami Tejomayananda’s beautiful commentary fills our minds with auspiciousness (Shiva) as we read, remember, chant, study, reflect, worship and meditate on Shiva.
Author: Kalidasa Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 9351187209 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 165
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Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. It plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles. Composed in eight scintillating cantos, Kumarasambhavam continues to enchant readers centuries after it was first written. Hank Heifetz's sparkling translation brings to life the heady eroticism and sumptuous imagery of the original.
Author: Indira Goswami
Author: Indira Goswami
Author: Alain Daniélou
Author: Swami Tejomayananda
Author: Hosakote Krishna Sastri
Author: Hari Kunzru
Author: Kālidāsa
Author: Eric Weiner
Author: Swami Tejomayananda
Author: Amita Aggarwal
Author: Kalidasa