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A mid nineteenth century visit to Calcutta during the early days of the British Raj.続きを見る

The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder – the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flood……続きを見る

From the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the major cultures of southern India underwent a revolution in sensibility reminiscent of what had occurred in Renaissance Italy. During this time, th……続きを見る

How can religious liberty be guaranteed in societies where religion pervades everyday life? In The Wheel of Law, Gary Jacobsohn addresses this dilemma by examining the constitutional development of ……続きを見る

Between the well-documented development of colonial Bombay and sprawling contemporary Mumbai, a profound shift in the city’s fabric occurred: the emergence of the first suburbs and their distinctive……続きを見る

James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India. Drawing on a wide range of textual sources, from poetry to medical texts, ……続きを見る

A great king of Kalinga who ruled twentyone centuries ago. Coming to the throne when the state was in distress, he brought confidence and self-respect to the people. And he refused to join hands wit……続きを見る

Representing Calcutta is a spatial history of the colonial city, and addresses the question of modernity that haunts our perception of Calcutta. The book responds to two inter-related concerns about……続きを見る

The early Salvation Army professed its commitment to sexual equality in ministry and leadership. In fact, its founding constitution proclaimed women had the right to preach and hold any office in th……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Robert Sewell (18451925) was a civil servant in colonial India. He is the author of the book A Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar: A Contribution to the History of India. He did e……続きを見る

In the past fifty years, according to Christine So, the narratives of many popular Asian American books have been dominated by economic questions-what money can buy, how money is lost, how money is ……続きを見る

In 2002, after an altercation between Muslim vendors and Hindu travelers at a railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat, fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims were burned to death. The ruling nationalist B……続きを見る

In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of India. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Indian figures from history and many m……続きを見る

India is a vast country in Southern Asia and is the land of great natural diversity. A proud country that has been home to many civilizations, religions and peoples over the centuries. The earliest ……続きを見る

A great hero of the 'Mahabharata'. Kama lived such a life that he became another name for generosity and loyalty. It was his misfortune to be shunned as a person of low caste. To him loyalty was mor……続きを見る

The Kama Sutra (alternative spellings: Kamasutram or simply Kamasutra), is an ancient Indian text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by……続きを見る

Hampi is a world heritage site and holds some of the most unique remains from the great empire of Vijayanagar. The site has an ongoing archaeological dig that has been on since the past 20 years now……続きを見る

"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of……続きを見る

History book about pirates off the coast of India, followed by a brief biography of an Englishwoman in India. First published in 1907. According to Wikipedia: "Colonel John Biddulph (25 July 1840 24……続きを見る

She ruled over a small state, Keladi, for twentyfive years (1671-1696), but proved herself a great and heroic queen. She protected the kingdom when her husband failed in his duty. And she faced the ……続きを見る

Beginning in the late '60s, hundreds of thousands of Westerners descended upon India, disciples of a cultural revolution that proclaimed that the magic and mystery missing from their lives was to be……続きを見る

Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in bot……続きを見る

Military occupations and interventions have a gendered impact on both those engaged in occupying, and those whose lands have been occupied. Yet little is known about this gendered impact, in terms o……続きを見る

This is the first part of the two part series on the greatest Indian thinkers 1.  B.R. Ambedkar 2.  Dr. M. VISVESVARAYA 3. Basaveshwara 4. Dayanand 5. Rammohun Roy続きを見る

This is a seminal work on the history of the Bengalis from the earliest times to the beginning of the Muslim rule in India. As much a work of literature as of history, this book is not a story of ki……続きを見る

This book aspires to narrate the story of the revolutionary movement in India from 1900- 1920. The movement had its hectic days from 1907-1917. It traces the movement and its workers-the most repres……続きを見る

This volume contains writings on the 'Royal Period' (1626-1700), as distinguished from the 'Peshwa Period' of Maratha history, and added a long life of Malik Ambar (from original Persian sources) an……続きを見る

The place of football in the colonial and post-colonial past is explored and both British and Portuguese influences on the development of the game are considered. Contemporary issues such as the imp……続きを見る

**From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes a masterpiece of astonishing insight and candor about a society traumatized by centuries of foreign conquest and immured in a mythic vision of its past. “……続きを見る

Indian iconography has chiefly been catalogued by historians; it has not been extensively subjected to the analytical scrutiny that is essential to its use as a source of knowledge about our histori……続きを見る