Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin (Record no. 342993)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789388689786
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.8
Item number PIL
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Pillai, Manu S.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Chennai
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Westland Publications
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 384
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. From a Maratha prince who parodied caste to a Muslim deity in a Hindu temple; from a courtesan who became a warrior princess to another who sang for the gramophone; from a woman with no breasts to a goddess with three; and from an Englishman who venerated sacred Sanskrit to imperious Victoria Maharani—the essays in this collection open a window into India’s past, and to a world of such astonishing richness that it is surprising how much of it has been forgotten or expunged.<br/><br/>To dip into these essays is to be absorbed in India’s story and reflect on the experiences of men and women whose lives were full of drama and action. We discover the advent of the railways, just as we learn about the history of Indian football; we hear of the hated Lord Curzon’s love of India’s monuments, even as we unravel the story of the photographer who was Jaipur’s maharajah. In the hands of a consummate historian and storyteller, these men and women speak also of the concerns and perspectives of the present, showing us what was, and what might have been.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indian History
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Essays from Indian History
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Courtesan-India-History
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library 2020-09-16 599.00 2 954.8 PIL 161853 2025-05-23 2020-11-25 2020-09-16 Books

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