India, Another Way of Life-Tzannis Tzannetakis-DKPD-9788124600832
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| “A journey to India
. . . is quite unlike a journey to any other land . . .” — this sentiment
expresses the ‘uniqueness’ of a visitor’s experience of India. For, among
other things, India is a perpetual mystery to him from the beginning; he
wades through the mystique and out of it; and he is never free of it. For Mr.
Tzannis Tzannetakis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, India is this and
much more. His informal experiences presented here are diverse and steeped in
the historic-cultural flavour special to India. He sees its centuries-old
palaces, forts of ancient maharajas, of the glorious Mughals; the
unparalleled cave monuments of Ajanta-Ellora with their exquisite carvings,
the breathtaking sculptural decorations and the architectural ‘dream’ of Khajuraho;
the grandeur of the Taj, a wonder in white marble; the exotic deserts of
Jaisalmer; the heart of holy India, Banaras, with the ever-flowing Ganga; the
marvel of Delhi which amalgamates the old and the new. His response is,
likewise, rich with a range of tones; he not only admires the material
landmarks of ancient India but breathes in the ‘spirit’ of the past — the old
delight, the royal romance, the dignity, valour in that chivalry . . . His is
not simply a ‘discovery’ of India but an analysis of India’s ‘time-tested’
values and its ‘modern’ message in order to understand India in the real
sense — its unique past; the India of today, of the traditional and the
modern; and the India of the future . . . its goals, aspirations. The
author’s tone is wonder-struck but, at the same time, genuine and realistic.
He captures the ‘essential’ India — and not just its forms and colours — to
present a delightful, critical and sensitive picture. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788124600832
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| PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
| Binding |
HARDCOVER |
| Edition |
1998 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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