Shramana’s View of Indian History

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2016
Academic Foundation (Verlag)
978-93-327-0201-1 (ISBN)

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Ageless India, with enchanting, ethereal images of a land that is often mysterious, its layered histories enticing the senses, creating room for wonder, all merging seamlessly with the vitality and assertive energy of the present. Rarely do past centuries jostle and fight for space with the contemporary, as in India. Write your private stories in these books as you traverse the past and the present of an unusual civilisation, to later share the experiences with those you love.

Premola Ghose is a self taught artist and illustrator. The central core of her paintings are a 'gang' of animals. In 1998 two books, written and illustrated by her, were published: Gang Tales from Ranthambhor and The Bodhisattva and the Gang. Recently she has written and illustrated: Tales of Historic Delhi (2011), The Magical Ride of Juley the Camel (2011) and Zero Goes to Goa (2014). Premola has also exhibited in Delhi. She is currently Chief, Programme Division at the India International Centre, New Delhi. In 2001, she was decorated in the civil merit honours list of the King of Spain. Malvika Singh, publisher of the monthly journal Seminar, is a well known columnist. Malvika initiated and edited the India magazine, the first of its genre, that explored the many facets of India, her people and cultures. She has authored several books: Perpetual City; Bhutan Through the Lens of the King; New Delhi: Making of a Capital; Delhi: India in One City; and Snowdon's India. She has edited Delhi: The First City; Chennai: A City of Change; Hyderabad: A City of Hope; Kolkata: A Soul City; Lucknow: A City Between Cultures; Mumbai: A City of Dreams; and Freeing the Spirit: Iconic Women of India. Malvika Singh has also worked in theatre and film, and was decorated as a Dame in the civil merit honours list of the King of Spain in 2009.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.08.2016
Reihe/Serie	Ageless India
Illustrationen	Premola Ghose
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Malvika Singh
Zusatzinfo	Colour sketches
Verlagsort	Ghaziabad
Sprache	englisch
Maße	146 x 210 mm
Gewicht	333 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	93-327-0201-2 / 9332702012
ISBN-13	978-93-327-0201-1 / 9789332702011
Zustand	Neuware