No full stops in India

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No full stops in India

Mark Tully

(Penguin books)

Penguin, 1992

New ed

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First published by Viking, 1991

Description and Table of Contents

Description

India's Westernized elite, cut off from local traditions, 'want to write a full stop in a land where there are no full stops'. From that striking insight Mark Tully has woven a superb series of 'stories' which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (probably the biggest religious festival in the world) to the televising of a Hindu epic. Throughout, he combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. The result is a revelation. 'The ten essays, written with clarity, warmth of feeling and critical balance and understanding, provide as lively a view as one can hope for of the panorama of India.' K. Natwar-Singh in the Financial Times

Table of Contents

  • Ram Chander's story
  • the new colonialism
  • the Kumbh Mela
  • the rewriting of the "Ramayan" operation Black Thunder
  • communisim in Calcutta
  • the Deorala Sati
  • typhoon in Ahmedabad
  • the return of the artist
  • the defeat of a congressman
  • epilogue - 21 May 1991.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA18784447
  • ISBN
    • 0140104801
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    336 p., [8] p. of plates
  • Size
    20 cm
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