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The Bhagavad-Gita Krishna’s Counsel in Time of War (2024)


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English | 2004 | pages: 176 | ISBN: 0553213652, 0231064683 | PDF | 0,6 mb
The Bhagavad-Gita has been an essential text of Hindu culture in India since the time of its composition in the first century A.D. One of the great classics of world literature, it has inspired such diverse thinkers as Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and T.S. Eliot; most recently, it formed the core of Peter Brook’s celebrated production of the Mahabharata.

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Krishna Sobti’s Views on Literature and the Poetics of Writing Theoretical Positions and Literary Practice in Modern Hi


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English | ISBN: 3110781441 | 2022 | 325 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 4 MB
How does a writer discuss her creative process and her views on a writer’s role in society? How do her comments on writing relate to her works? The Hindi writer Krishna Sobti (1925-2019) is known primarily as a novelist. However, she also extensively wrote about her views on the creative process, the figure of the writer, historical writing, and the position of writers within the public sphere. This study is the first to examine in detail the relationship between Sobti’s views on poetics as exposed in her non-fictional texts and her own literary practice. The writer’s self-representation is analysed through her use of metaphors to explain her creative process. Sobti’s construction of the figure of the writer is then put in parallel with her idiosyncratic use of language as a representation of the heterogeneous voices of her characters and with her conception of literature as a space where time and memory can be "held." At the same time, by delving into Sobti’s position in the debate around "women’s writing" (especially through the creation of a male double, the failed writer Hashmat), and into her views on literature and politics, this book also reflects on the literary debates of the post-Independence Hindi literary sphere.

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Dnyaneshwari The heart of Lord Krishna, The Yoga of Devotion


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English | April 30, 2023 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0C412P6SV | 162 pages | EPUB | 2.85 Mb
Dnyaneshwari is a profound and poetic composition that Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj completed in 1290 AD. It is widely regarded as a commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā, but it is more accurately an elaboration of Lord Krishna’s words to his dear friend Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

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Lord Krishna’s Cuisine The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking


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2017 | 1157 Pages | ISBN: 1635610990 | PDF | 39 MB
The definitive volume on Indian vegetarian cooking, winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook of the Year. Created by a noted author and lecturer, Lord Krishna’s Cuisine features more than 500 recipes, filled with fresh produce and herbs, delicate spices, hot curries, and homemade dairy, products. All recipes are based on readily available ingredients and have been scrupulously adapted for American kitchens. The recipes are enlivened by the author’s anecdotes and personal reminiscences of her years in India, including stories of gathering recipes from royal families and temple cooks, which had been jealously guarded for centuries. The American-born Devi, who as the disciple and personal cook of an Indian spiritual leader spent eight years off and on travelling with him in India and elsewhere, has assembled about 500 detailed, carefully written recipes representing the vast range of Indian cooking styles. They provide excellent, workable versions of–among much else–Indian pancakes, flitters, dumplings, breads, cheese and yogurt dishes, and sweets and pastries. (American vegetarians should note that the recipes use no eggs.) Only a real hater of Indian flavors could fail to come away with ideas almost begging to be adopted in everyday use–say, spicy creamed spinach. There are attractive experiments with American ingredients like maple syrup and jicama as well as the dozens that must be sought in Indian stores. But the recipes pale in interest beside the vast amounts of information on ingredients, techniques, equipment, and critical culinary indefinables.Table of ContentsIntroductionHow to Measure and Use the RecipesRiceDalsDal SoupsWhole Bean DishesDal and Rice DishesSun-Dried Dal BadisBreadsGriddle-Baked BreadsGriddle-Fried BreadsShallow-Fried BreadsDeep-Fried BreadsBread VariationsVegetablesThree Methods of Cooking VegetablesDry-Textured VegetablesMoist VegetablesFried VegetablesVegetable SoupsLeafy Green VegetablesSeasoned Vegetable PuréesStuffed VegetablesChar-Flavored CharcharisShukta: Vegetable StewsDairy Products and Dairy-Based DishesHomemade Butter, Ghee and Seasoned VariationsHomemade Yogurt, Cheese and Other Milk ProductsCreamy Yogurt KarhiYogurt SaladsPanir and Chenna DishesSaladsLittle SaladsSide-Dish SaladsChutneysFresh ChutneysCooked ChutneysSauces and RelishesA Touch of SaucePicklesJams and PreservesLight Meals and SavoriesPakoras: Vegetable FrittersKoftas: Fried Vegetable BallsDeep-Fried Savory Stuffed PastriesThin Dosa PancakesCake-Like Iddli DumplingsFried Dal Patties, Puffs and BallsPan-Fried Vegetable PattiesLight-Meal FavoritesSnacks and NibblersSweetsQuick and Easy SweetsHalvaChenna Cheese ConfectionsJuicy Chenna Cheese SweetsMilk FudgesSyrup SweetsClassic Milk PuddingsFresh Fruit DessertsBeveragesFruit Juices and SyrupsChilled Dairy DrinksWarming DrinksA-z General InformationAbout His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaGlossary of Hindi Terms and Pronunciation Guide

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