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ISBN | 9789388689786 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Bib. Info | xiii, 384p.; ill.; 23 cm |
Product Weight | 570 gms. |
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"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