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CLASSICAL DANCE
₨ 665The essence of Indian dance is celebration of spirituality and life.
The traditions of Indian classical dance encompass India’s artistic and aesthetic wealth. The various classical forms do not merely help project and platform a culture, but are an act of propitiation too. The inner spiritual core of a race comes through in its classical arts. These dance forms have withstood imasions and interventions, changes and contradictions and yet continue to shine in their pristine beauty-.
This book presents the complex layers of Indian classical dance traditions in a very simple and easy–to-comprehend manner, so that both the lay reader and the connoisseur may enjoy it and grasp its history and heritage, content and context.
ISBN: 8171678599
Publisher: RUPA & CO -
RUPA CLASSICS: THE MAN WHO DIED
₨ 184D. H. Lawrence’s The Man Who Died is a story about Jesus’ resurrection and what he does after returning to life. It is a painful and bewildering experience for him. Here Lawrence knocks down the popular image of Christ and makes him human. Jesus falls in love with a priestess of the pagan Goddess Isis and understands for the first time what ‘god is love’ means. Christ who emerges from this book is a demythologized one, shorn of all his God-like paraphernalia.
ISBN: 8129104482
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BEGUN SUMROO
₨ 600The play is set in the late eighteenth century during the decline of the Moghul Empire when Shah Alam was emperor and India swarmed with a variety of European mercenary soldiers and adventurers who came to make their fortunes by taking part in the power-struggles that were going on. The play focuses first, on a military brigade led by a Swiss German soldier-of fortune named Col. Walter Reinhardt Sombre. It was one of the best-trained brigades and had a component of 273 Europeans, many of them deserters from the British and other European armies, along with 2,700 Indian soldiers.
They were a tough lot who demanded loyalty and wages — by the roughest means. Col. Sombre came to be known in India as Sumroo’ through a mispronunciation of his last name.
The play shows how an extremely capable Indian woman, with humble beginnings as an impoverished dancing-girl, took over the brigade from its smitten European commander, led it, made it the most efficient in India, never lost a battle, rescued an Emperor, was wooed by the English and French, had lovers uf many nationalities and, among her fans, she could eventually count men of the cloth including the Pope.
She also built a couple of palaces and churches that may be seen to this day. She was like an Indian equivalent of Joan of Arc but succeeded so admirably in all she did that she avoided being martyred and is therefore not remembered except by a few historians. In short, the play is about a European-officered brigade and an amazing Indian woman who was ahead of her time and ours.
ISBN: 8129105179
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RUPA CLASSICS: THE PROFESSOR
₨ 246An English man, William Crimsworth, takes up the job of a teacher in Brussels and falls in love with his beautiful colleague, Frances Henri, an Anglo-Swiss girl. A novel that flouted the conventional ethos of the contemporary times, The Professor was Charlotte Bronte’s first completed novel, published posthumously in 1857.
ISBN: 817167464X
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CALIPHS AND SULTANS
₨ 1,523This book studies the parameters of Islamic political practice. It examines the emergence of Islam as a conjoint religio-political world view, wherein the establishment of an Islamic state is considered as important for salvific purposes as the performance of prayer and pilgrimage.
ISBN: 8129104008
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JOURNEYS THROUGH BABUDOM AND NETALAND
₨ 329This is a vintage administrative history of both UP and India over the past four decades as chronicled by a distinguished insider. TSR has not written the usual self-serving autobiography but has provided us a personal retrospective of key events in which he played a part. The style that he adopts — ironic, self-deprecatory and humorous — adds to the book’s value and shows a man who took his work — and not himself — seriously. More than a look back in time, it also provides a perspective on the future and discusses key reforms needed to institutionalise good governance that is so urgently needed
ISBN: 812910587X
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WANNA STUDY IN THE U.S.?
₨ 1,216This book is the first complete reference available to anyone aspiring to study in the U.S. It provides an invaluable combination of insights and information that is not available in any other single source.
Whether you are years away from commencing a U.S. degree or weeks away from mailing in your application, you will find tremendous value in this book. The Top 10 Reasons to Study in the U.S. will help you compare a U.S. education with that of other countries. The 101 Tips offer detailed, practical advice ranging from how to collect American college credits while you are still in school to editing each line of your essay in order to make the word-limit. The Points to Note included with the Original Essays of Admitted Applicants show you exactly what works in these essays. The section on Scholarships from Indian Sources provides critical details on financial aid which will be useful to you even if you’ve already submitted your application to a U.S. university. The Student Visa U & A dispels myths and sheds light on an aspect of major concern for most applicants. The book also contains an Application Dateline and a list of Resources on the Web Notably, for the first time in an Indian book is an official interview with Stanford University’s Associate Director of MBA Admissions. Complementing it is the exhaustive interview with a former student member of the Harvard Admissions Committee.
Written by an author who has first-hand experience of premier institutions in the U.S., U.K., and India, this book is solid in its substance yet light in its style. It offers a wealth of information that will brighten any applicant’s future
ISBN: 8129103532
Publisher: RUPA & CO -
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GOTAMA THE BUDDHA
₨ 600The Living Thoughts series presents some of the greatest minds the world has ever known. Thinkers, philosophers and other intellectuals are all profiled along with their major works. Ananda K Coomaraswamy and I B Horner together in this volume wonderfully bring out the essence of Buddhism. People throughout the world have been influenced by the Buddha’s teachings. This collection brings out in simple language some of the basic tenets of Buddhism. Introducing the readers to the different phases of the Buddha’s life, the book shows the development of his thoughts and also interprets his teachings to a larger audience of the modern times. Translated from the Pali texts, this collection will be of immense help in understanding Buddhism as a religion and as a way of life.
ISBN: 8129101556
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RUPA CLASSICS: THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES
₨ 600Tom Jones, published in 1749, became one of the most influential classics of fiction, ha Somerset lives Mr Allworthy, a widower, with Sister Bridget, a testy spinster. One evening a baby boy is found on his bed. Generous Mr Allworthy adopts the boy and names him Tom Jones, in the belief that he is the illegitimate child of schoolmaster Partridge and Jenny Jones. Partridge is forced out of the village.
ISBN: 8129101939
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THE SECRET AGENT
₨ 293Set in London with revolution and counter-revolution as backdrop, The Secret Agent introduces the reader to a ruthless world of espionage and counter-espionage. Laymen, pawns in the big game, are the true victims. Conrad’s own personal experiences enrich the story with an intense emotional appeal.
ISBN: 8171674909
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