Ganesha is the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon, and in India, his image is ubiquitous. This book explores the rich religious and cultural meanings of the beloved Ganesha in a volume that will
In India the Hindu deity Ganesha, representing good will, hope, and healthy self-indulgence, is everywhere: on village walls, in caf?s, on handbags, in ancient sculpture and neon lights. His delightf
Commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of India's independence with a modern portrait of the nation that celebrates its folklore, history, culture, politics, ancient traditions, and contemporary concer
With imaginative lushness and narrative elan, Mehta provides a novel that combines Indian storytelling with thoroughly modern perceptions into the nature of love--love both carnal and sublime, treache
Beginning in the late '60s, hundreds of thousands of Westerners descended upon India, disciples of a cultural revolution that proclaimed that the magic and mystery missing from their lives was to be f
