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Moeurs, institutions et cérémonies des peuples de l'Inde Moeurs, institutions et cérémonies des peuples de l'Inde J. A. Dubois Translated from the French by Henry K. Beauchamp. OL1078165W
Pilgrimage and power Pilgrimage and power Kama Maclean "Today the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, is a major Hindu religious pilgrimage and the largest religious gathering in the world. In 2001, according to the government of Uttar Pradesh, 30 million pi… OL13613439W
The tiger ladies The tiger ladies Sudha Koul "Like Indira Ghandi and her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sudha Koul was born a Kashmiri Brahmin. The Hindus, though a tiny minority of Kashmir's population, lived in great harmony with Muslims, leading … OL15857478W
Centres out there? Centres out there? Hermann Kulke Contributed articles presented at the fourth Salzau conference in 2003. OL16015737W
On living in a revolution and other essays On living in a revolution and other essays Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas In Indian context. OL1623472W
Coming of age in nineteenth-century India Coming of age in nineteenth-century India Ruby Lal "In this engaging and eloquent history, Ruby Lal traces the coming of age of nineteenth-century Indian women through a critique of narratives of linear transition from girlhood to womanhood. In the n… OL16699897W
Embroidery from India and Pakistan Embroidery from India and Pakistan Sheila Paine "Focusing on over twenty textiles from the British Museum's fabulous collection, this book explores the wonderful folk embroidery of India and Pakistan - in particular the domestic work made by women… OL1733748W
People of India People of India K. Suresh Singh Ethnological study. OL1763916W
Embodiment Embodiment Meenakshi Thapan Papers presented at an international workshop held in 1994. OL18334401W
Notions of life in death and dying Notions of life in death and dying Eva Reichel Study conducted On tribal customs of Orissa and Jharkhand, India. OL18619418W
The state and society in Medieval India The state and society in Medieval India Grewal, J. S. Contributed research papers. OL18845986W
Telling lives in India Telling lives in India Arnold, David,Stuart H. Blackburn Contributed articles drawn from a workshop held at the British Library on May 15-17, 2000. OL19167559W
Caste today Caste today C. J. Fuller With reference to India. OL19230252W
Social conflict Social conflict Satish Saberwal,N. Jayaram Contributed articles. OL19230260W
Daddyji Daddyji Ved Mehta Biographical portrait of the author's father Amolak Ram Mehta (Daddyji), b. 1895, distinguished Indian public health officer. OL19663540W
Biting through the skin Biting through the skin Nina Mukerjee Furstenau,Nina Furstenau At once a traveler's tale, a memoir, and a mouthwatering cookbook, Biting through the Skin offers a first-generation immigrant's perspective on growing up in America's heartland. OL19706139W
The Fishing Fleet The Fishing Fleet Anne de Courcy,Anne De Courcy "The fascinating and entertaining true stories of the young Victorian women on the hunt for husbands among the colonial businessmen and bureaucrats in the Raj"-- OL19708645W
The sun in the morning The sun in the morning M.M. Kaye After 77 pages of family background--her mother was the daughter of a China-based missionary and her father was a British army officer--bestselling novelist Kaye ( The Far Pavilions ), at age 82, rec… OL1985697W
Delirious Delhi Delirious Delhi Dave Praeger "When the Big Apple no longer felt big enough, Dave Prager and his wife, Jenny, moved to a city of sixteen million people-with seemingly twice as many honking horns. This book, is Dave's top-to-botto… OL19965782W
Kaleidoscope city Kaleidoscope city Piers Moore Ede I will never forget my first sight of the river in Varanasi, from the narrowness and constriction of the alleys, thronged with activity, to the sudden release of the waterfront, the labyrinth's end. … OL20000523W
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