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ISBN | 9789353579036 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Bib. Info | 283p.; 22cm. |
Product Weight | 400 gms. |
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All religions have some teachings in common. They all preach the values about leading the good life and developing courage, character and tenacity to cope with the ups and downs of life. Faith, at its best, is about giving strength and succour. India is home to a multitude of faith systems including Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism. Yet, the country remains an enigma to most foreigners. In Food and Faith, we visit Kashi, a centre of learning where young ascetics and students flocked to study with scholars, formulate their beliefs and search for the divine; the Ajmer Dargah, whose distinctive beauty is that not only it’s open to people of all faiths, it welcomes them; the Golden Temple, whose community kitchen feeds thousands of people from different faiths on an average day too. And then there is Goa too, with its layering of a Hindu past with a Mediterranean soul, of Latin beats with sitar strings, of Indian spices with European stews. Author and columnist Shoba Narayan attempts to peel back India’s layers and explore the nation’s heart and mind. She visits many of India’s iconic places of worship, try to understand their rituals and make sense of religious polarities. In doing so, she answers a pertinent question that confronts any modern seeker of spirituality: what sustains us?