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Malazan book of the fallen by Steven Erikson, a 10 book series plus few other books in the same world, one of my fav book series. Yet to see another book series top this one in scale, size and characters
Stormlight Archives by Sanderson would be my close second and may end up overtaking Malazan when he finishes the series.
Hyperion series by Dan Simmons is another excellent book series.
Stormlight Archives by Sanderson would be my close second and may end up overtaking Malazan when he finishes the series.
Hyperion series by Dan Simmons is another excellent book series.
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HELP. Need to give a mutual a book/s on the history of Kashmir.
Can anyone refer me to books on the history of Kashmir, that properly charts the colonisation effort of Islam in the region and doesn't just vomit out leftoid or Islamic agitprop that basically justifies hijra?
Googling will only gives me hits from fake-news peddling commies like Arundhuti Roy.
Can anyone refer me to books on the history of Kashmir, that properly charts the colonisation effort of Islam in the region and doesn't just vomit out leftoid or Islamic agitprop that basically justifies hijra?
Googling will only gives me hits from fake-news peddling commies like Arundhuti Roy.
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Bibek debroy, ufff what a writer, what a translation of the mahabharat and the puranas he has given, his translation of bori ce mahabharat is just at another level
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Happy to find another fan of *The Stormlight Archive*! I started my reading journey this January, and *The Way of Kings* was the first book I completed. It's truly one of the best fantasy novels out there, and I highly recommend it to anyone exploring the genre.
The first 2 books in Stormlight archives are right up with any fantasy book ever written.
House of chains still is my fav fantasy book ever though.
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<b>Adi Deo Arya Devata. A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface</b>
Sandhya Jain
Rupa 2004
Price Rs. 495/-
ISBN 81-291-05522-5
Blurb:
The British claimed that India's Adivasi population lay beyond the pale of mainstream Hindu society. Yet even a cursory mapping of the spiritual-cultural landscape reveals a deep symbiotic relationship between tribals and non-tribals, which is amply reflected in the ancient literature and in inscriptions. Indeed, it was also noted by colonial anthropologists and ethnographers (mainly British officials), who deliberately delinked tribals from Hindu society through imposition of racial categories and Census classifications.
Tribals have made an enormous contribution to India's civilization; all major gods of the Indic tradition have tribal links. Shiva was worshipped by forest-dwelling communities in large parts of the country, as were Vishnu's incarnations as Varaha (boar) and Narasimha (lion). Vishnu in fact evolved out of several distinct deities, notably Vasudeva, supreme lord of the Vrishni/Satvata tribe; Krishna of the Yadava clan; Gopala of the Abhira tribe; and Narayana of the Hindukush mountains. Similarly, Gautama Buddha hailed from the Sakya tribe; Vardhaman Mahavira was a scion of the Jnatrikas.
There is to this day a close relationship between the Kurumba, Lambadi, Yenadi, Yerukula and Chenchu tribes and Shri Venkateshwar of Tirupathi. Lord Ayyappam in Kerala and Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu also appear to have tribal links. All these gods and temples, as also that of Jagannath in Puri, enjoy preeminent status in the classical Hindu pantheon.
Even caste, long regarded as the keynote of Hindu society, possibly originated in the tribal clan or gotra. The term `jat' or `jati' is used equally for caste and tribe in most Indian languages and tribal dialects. Moreover, the defining characteristics of tribes apply equally to castes, such as claims of descent from a common ancestor, common language, endogamy and clan exogamy, caste/tribal councils, certain taboos in matters of diet and marriage alliances, presence of hierarchy within groups, and limited self-sufficiency.
<b>Adi Deo Arya Devata. A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface</b>
Sandhya Jain
Rupa 2004
Price Rs. 495/-
ISBN 81-291-05522-5
Blurb:
The British claimed that India's Adivasi population lay beyond the pale of mainstream Hindu society. Yet even a cursory mapping of the spiritual-cultural landscape reveals a deep symbiotic relationship between tribals and non-tribals, which is amply reflected in the ancient literature and in inscriptions. Indeed, it was also noted by colonial anthropologists and ethnographers (mainly British officials), who deliberately delinked tribals from Hindu society through imposition of racial categories and Census classifications.
Tribals have made an enormous contribution to India's civilization; all major gods of the Indic tradition have tribal links. Shiva was worshipped by forest-dwelling communities in large parts of the country, as were Vishnu's incarnations as Varaha (boar) and Narasimha (lion). Vishnu in fact evolved out of several distinct deities, notably Vasudeva, supreme lord of the Vrishni/Satvata tribe; Krishna of the Yadava clan; Gopala of the Abhira tribe; and Narayana of the Hindukush mountains. Similarly, Gautama Buddha hailed from the Sakya tribe; Vardhaman Mahavira was a scion of the Jnatrikas.
There is to this day a close relationship between the Kurumba, Lambadi, Yenadi, Yerukula and Chenchu tribes and Shri Venkateshwar of Tirupathi. Lord Ayyappam in Kerala and Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu also appear to have tribal links. All these gods and temples, as also that of Jagannath in Puri, enjoy preeminent status in the classical Hindu pantheon.
Even caste, long regarded as the keynote of Hindu society, possibly originated in the tribal clan or gotra. The term `jat' or `jati' is used equally for caste and tribe in most Indian languages and tribal dialects. Moreover, the defining characteristics of tribes apply equally to castes, such as claims of descent from a common ancestor, common language, endogamy and clan exogamy, caste/tribal councils, certain taboos in matters of diet and marriage alliances, presence of hierarchy within groups, and limited self-sufficiency.
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