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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $123, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXIDA231)		  
Gods, Demons and Others  •  R. K. Narayan  •  R.K. Laxman
LITERATURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 241 PAGES
Hindu myths and stories as freely adapted by Narayan, one of India's foremost writers. The collection includes material from both the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. These tales are as wonderful to read as they are revealing of India's religious traditions. (IDA101, $23.00)		   Gods, Demons and Others
The House of Blue Mangoes  •  David Davidar
LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES
Davidar's sweeping saga follows the traumas and triumphs of three generations of the Dorai family on Kerala's lush Coromandel Coast from 1899 through the tumult of Independence. (IDA548, $13.99)		   The House of Blue Mangoes
The Ajanta Caves, Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India  •  Benoy Behl
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
A clear, beautifully photographed overview of the ancient murals and paintings of the life of Buddha carved into a hillside in western India. (IDA316, $34.95)		   The Ajanta Caves, Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India
Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India  •  Diana L. Eck
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 115 PAGES
A fascinating and rigorous guide to deciphering Hindu symbolism, this book will help you understand and appreciate religious art in India. Despite its scholarly paraphernalia and language, the book (whose title translates as "seeing") is tremendously useful for the traveler. It's an eye-opening book for the intellectually curious. With a useful glossary and some not-very-good photographs. (IDA75, $25.00)		   Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India
Rough Guide South India  •  Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 840 PAGES
A comprehensive travel guide in the British series, this book includes an overview of the nature, history and culture of South India and a survey of attractions by region. With maps, drawings and good advice on getting the most out of your travels, the opinionated Rough Guide series provides an insider's sense of local life. (IDA93, $23.99)		   Rough Guide South India
India South Map  •  Nelles
2008 •  MAP
A double-sided colorful regional map of India south of Mumbai, including Sri Lanka and the Andaman and Nicobar islands, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. With maps of Goa, Hyderabad, Bangalore (Bengaluru), Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (IDA69, $13.95)		   India South Map



Also Recommended

Culture Smart! India  •  Becky Stephen   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated guide to both social and business customs in India. (IDA298, $9.95)
 		  
India Safari Companion  •  Alain Pons   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A colorful, illustrated slim guide to wildlife, photography and travel in India. (IDA371, $14.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet South India & Kerala  •  Lonely Planet  •  Lonely Planet Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and information on accommodations, excursions and sightseeing. (IDA188, $25.99)
 		  
Love Bengaluru  •  Fiona Caulfield   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This rather remarkable, hand-crafted book, with covers of locally woven cloth or khadi, is a loving, personal guide to singular shops and spas, restaurants, escapes and experiences in and around the city. 2nd edition. (IDA359, $50.00)
 		  
Love Delhi  •  Fiona Caulfield   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Packaged in very fashionable locally woven cloth, this beautifully made, discerning guide captures the soul of the city, pointing with authority to neighborhoods, shops, markets, restaurants and attractions. A labor of love by the Bangalore-based Fiona Caulfield and friends. Third edition. (IDA403, $50.00)
 		  
Love Mumbai  •  Fiona Caulfield   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This beautifully made, affectionate guide, packaged in its own satchel of locally woven cloth or khadi and printed on hand-made paper, captures the soul of the city, pointing with authority to neighborhoods, shops, markets, restaurants and attractions. 3rd Edition. (IDA389, $50.00)
 		  
In Spite of the Gods, The Strange Rise of Modern India  •  Edward Luce   • HISTORY  •  Luce tackles the challenges and reality of the world's largest democracy with insight and balance in this portrait of a nation in transition. (IDA349, $16.00)
 		  
India  •  Stanley Wolpert   • HISTORY  •  Reflections on India - its religion and philosophy, its art, culture, and politics - by the dean of the country's Ameri-can historians: beautifully written, and provocative as well as evocative. (IDA04, $24.95)
 		  
May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons, A Journey Among the Women of India  •  Elisabeth Bumiller   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A wonderfully written and fascinating portrayal of Indian women from Bollywood stars to Indira Gandhi to prostitutes. It's an insightful portrait of the country as seen through the eyes of its women. (IDA37, $14.95)
 		  
Hindu Art and Architecture  •  George Michell   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An excellent survey of Hindu art and architecture, explaining the meaning and construction of principal images and buildings, as well as the development of Hinduism and the corpus of myths that have influenced its artistic tradition. (IDA147, $18.95)
 		  
An Autobiography, Or the Story of My Experiments with Truth  •  Mohandas K. Gandhi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  There is no substitute for reading Gandhi in his own simple, direct prose. A highly recommended glimpse into the personality and life of this remarkable figure. (IDA163, $10.95)
 		  
Ruby of Cochin, An Indian Jewish Woman Remembers  •  Ruby Daniel   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This fascinating memoir by a Cochin-born Jewish woman (who emigrated to Israel in her seventies) recalls the many pleasures and complications of Jewish life in India. (IDA184, $28.95)
 		  
Malgudi Days  •  R. K. Narayan   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  Wonderful tales from one of India's foremost writers about a fictional South Indian town, populated by quirky characters whose unique approaches to tradition and modernity are the stuff of great short stories. (IDA59, $15.00)
 		  
Mirrorwork, 50 Years of Indian Writing 1947-1997  •  Salman Rushdie  •  Elizabeth West   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A selection of 20th-century Indian prose, both fiction and non-fiction, compiled by Salman Rushdie and featuring work by Jawaharlal Nehru, R.K. Narayan, Satyajit Ray, Amit Chaudhuri and Vikram Seth. Published in celebration of India's 50 years of independence. (IDA293, $19.99)
 		  
The God of Small Things  •  Arundhati Roy   • LITERATURE  •  This luminous, Booker-prize winning novel is part mystery, part family saga -- a tale of lost innocence set in Kerala during the tumult of the 1960s. (IDA31, $16.00)
 		  
Birds of India  •  Richard Grimmett  •  Carol Inskipp  •  Tim Inskipp   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of the masterful Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. (FG43, $39.50)
 		  
A Passage to India  •  E.M. Forster    •  (IDA67, $23.95)
 		  
 
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