The Holy Cow Other Indian Stories Japanese

Author : Tarun Chopra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8172340435

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The Holy Cow & Other Indian Stories by Tarun Chopra Pdf

This book has been in the making for nearly decades. In 1982, When I returned form Spain, life as a student burning a hole in my parent's pocket came to an abrupt end and the stark reality of making ends meet become the order of the day. And all I had, besides best wishes of family and friends, was a working knowledge of Spanish. Fortunately, this asset was worth its weight in gold for its is my karma to unveil the secrets of the land of my birth to travelers form across the planet. Not that I was the last world on the wonderful melange that is India. Indeed, as I got to know my own country, I discovered there are a thousand India's and the quest to know each of them has kept me on the move ever since.

Author : Boze Hadleigh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781632209528

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Holy Cow! by Boze Hadleigh Pdf

We love animals but insult humans by calling them everything from weasels or pigs to sheep, mice, chickens, sharks, snakes, and bird-brains. Animal epithets, words, and phrases are so widespread we often take them for granted or remain ignorant of the fascinating stories and facts behind them. Spanning the entire animal kingdom, Holy Cow! explains: Why hot dogs are named after canines. Why people talk turkey or go cold turkey. Why curiosity killed the cat, although dogs are more curious about us. Why letting the cat out of the bag originally referred to a duped shopper. What a horse of another color is, what horsefeathers politely alludes to, why a mule is a lady’s slipper, and what horseradish has to do with horses. Why the combination of humans and cows probably led to capitalism—its name from Latin for head, as in heads of cows. Why holy cow and sacred cow have almost opposite meanings. Whether people actually chewed the fat or ate crow (and why it’s a crowbar). How a hog became a motorcycle and a chick a young woman. What happens to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. What buck has to do with being naked. Why the birds and the bees. Why a piggy bank and why one feeds the kitty. What lame ducks have to do with U.S. presidents. How red herring came about via activists opposed to fox hunting. Where snake oil, popular in the 1800s and rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, came from. That the proverbial fly in the ointment goes back to the Bible’s Ecclesiastes (10:1). How Swiss watchmakers created teensy-weensy coaches for fleas to pull in flea circuses. And much—much!—more. Don't be a lame duck and get this book!

Author : John D. Barbour
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781009098830

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Journeys of Transformation by John D. Barbour Pdf

Compelling exploration of how journeys to a Buddhist culture changed 30 Western writers as they explored the meaning of 'no-self'.

Author : Dwijendra Narayan Jha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Beef
ISBN : 8188044024

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Holy Cow by Dwijendra Narayan Jha Pdf

Author : Steven Rosen
Publisher : Lantern Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1590560663

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Holy Cow by Steven Rosen Pdf

Krishna movement's pioneering and even visionary efforts in popularizing vegetarian cuisine and the compassionate treatment of animals in the West -- how they did so from the days of their first Sunday Love Feast (in 1966) and how they continue to do so in the present day. Book jacket.

Author : D. N. Jha
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789609332

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The Myth of the Holy Cow by D. N. Jha Pdf

Hugely controversial upon its publication in India, this book has already been banned by the Hyderabad Civil Court and the author's life has been threatened. Jha argues against the historical sanctity of the cow in India, in an illuminating response to the prevailing attitudes about beef that have been fiercely supported by the current Hindu right-wing government and the fundamentalist groups backing it.

Author : B. S. Kesavan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1088 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : India
ISBN : UIUC:30112060884332

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Indian National Bibliography by B. S. Kesavan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : English newspapers
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066356639

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Japan Weekly Mail by Anonim Pdf

Author : Donald K. Sharpes
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0820479020

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Sacred Bull, Holy Cow by Donald K. Sharpes Pdf

Original Scholarly Monograph

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1444 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : English imprints
ISBN : UOM:39015063188703

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Indian Books in Print by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard D. Connerney
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780875866482

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The Upside Down Tree by Richard D. Connerney Pdf

"India's future will be determined not only by economic development, but also by a dynamic traditional culture that continues to develop along its own lines -- sometimes in concert, and sometimes in conflict with material enrichment. India develops not, as one writer has suggested, "in spite of the gods." Rather, the seed for the creation and the fuel for the sustenance of IndiaÂ's economic boom lay in its traditions, and, I will argue, the animating spirit of its future lies there as well. I have neither the expertise nor the access to operate as a political correspondent, nor the desire to posture as a political pundit. During eighteen years of research, however, I have seen what I perceived as a pervasive misrepresentation of recent developments in Indian politics. More specifically, a number of recent books consistently paint the Hindu right wing in India as essentially fascist or theocratic. My observations show that these claims are untenable and misrepresent a positive development in the history of Indian democracy. To think clearly about the changes in today's India we require a new model: the bi-directional banyan tree, a symbol borrowed, ironically, from ancient Sanskrit verses. Pindar claimed, "Custom is King of all," and this serves as a succinct expression of the central thesis of this book."--Publisher's website.

Author : Sarah Macdonald
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780767918145

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Holy Cow by Sarah Macdonald Pdf

In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India—and for love—she screamed, “Never!” and gave the country, and him, the finger. But eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When the love of Sarah’s life is posted to India, she quits her dream job to move to the most polluted city on earth, New Delhi. For Sarah this seems like the ultimate sacrifice for love, and it almost kills her, literally. Just settled, she falls dangerously ill with double pneumonia, an experience that compels her to face some serious questions about her own fragile mortality and inner spiritual void. “I must find peace in the only place possible in India,” she concludes. “Within.” Thus begins her journey of discovery through India in search of the meaning of life and death. Holy Cow is Macdonald’s often hilarious chronicle of her adventures in a land of chaos and contradiction, of encounters with Hinduism, Islam and Jainism, Sufis, Sikhs, Parsis and Christians and a kaleidoscope of yogis, swamis and Bollywood stars. From spiritual retreats and crumbling nirvanas to war zones and New Delhi nightclubs, it is a journey that only a woman on a mission to save her soul, her love life—and her sanity—can survive.

Author : Dwijendra Narayan Jha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Beef
ISBN : 8189059165

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The Myth of the Holy Cow by Dwijendra Narayan Jha Pdf

On the dietary tradition of beef eating in ancient India.

Author : Hope B. Werness
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0826419135

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Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art by Hope B. Werness Pdf

Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.

Author : Robert Burgin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610693851

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Going Places by Robert Burgin Pdf

Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide. Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their own reading interests. The book examines the subgenres of the travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers will enjoy browsing.