Incarnations: A History of Ind & Banaras : City Of Light (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.For all of India’s myths stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. In Incarnations Sunil Khilnani fills that space recapturing the human dimension of how the world’s largest democracy came to be. His trenchant portraits of emperors warriors philosophers film stars and corporate titans-some famous some unjustly forgotten-bring feeling wry humour and uncommon insight to dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our own. About the Author Sunil Khilnani is the author of the acclaimed and influential The Idea of India. He is currently the Avantha Professor and director of the India Institute at King’s College London.A luminous work as befits this City of Light. I know of few books that capture the soul of a sacred city to the degree that this one does'-Huston Smith Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Syracuse University One of the oldest living cities in the world Banaras is also where Shiva the Lord of All is believed to have made his home since the dawn of creation. There are few places in India as traditionally Hindu and as symbolic of the whole of Hindu culture as this city where God is imagined and imaged in a thousand ways. Through her account of the history geography and art of the city its elaborate and thriving rituals its myths and literature Diana Eck brings out the significance Banaras holds for the millions of pilgrims and seekers who have been coming here for over 2500 years. About the Author Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies at Harvard University and is master of Lowell House and director of the Pluralism Project. Her book Banaras City of Light remains a classic in the field and Encountering God A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras won the prestigious Grawemeyer Book Award. In 1998 President Clinton awarded her the National Humanities Medal for the work of the Pluralism Project in the investigation of America's religious diversity. Her latest book India A Sacred Geography was published in 2013.