India. The passenger. For explorers of the world. Ediz. a colori - Brossura

Roy, Arundhati; Jha, Prem Shankar; Doshi, Tishani

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1787702960 ISBN 13: 9781787702967

Casa editrice: Europa Editions, 2021

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Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.

IN THIS VOLUME: Caste: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Arundhati Roy·The Invention of Hindu Nationalism by Prem Shankar Jha·No Country for Women by Tishani Doshi·plus: the grand ambitions of the world&;s most underrated space program, Bollywood&;s obsession with Swiss landscapes, an ode to Bengali food, eagerly awaiting the monsoon, the wrestler tackling stereotypes and much more...

Since its earliest interactions with the West, India has been the object of a gross misinterpretation that has survived to the present day, a vague association with ideas of peace, spiritualism, the magic of the fakirs. Constantly reframed and mythicised by Westerners fleeing their supposedly rationalist societies, India continues to fascinate with its millennia-old history, its shrines on every street corner, its ancient beliefs and rituals, and its unique linguistic and cultural diversity.

Today this picture is mixed with that of a society that is changing at a frenetic pace and is at the forefront of the digital revolution&;a &;shining India&; of dynamic, fast-expanding megalopolises. Yet, these success stories coexist with the daily plight of the large section of India&;s population without access to drinking water or a toilet, with a rural economy (still employing the majority of India&;s over 1.3 billion inhabitants) that depends on monsoons for irrigation and is threatened by climate change. The greatest democratic experiment ever attempted, India remains plagued by one of the vilest forms of class and racial discrimination, the caste system, which is being exacerbated by the Hindu nationalist regime currently in power.

All things considered, though, it is hard to find a more dynamic and optimistic country or, as Arundhati Roy puts it, &;a more irredeemably chaotic people.&; This volume aims to depict India&;s chaos and its contradictions, its terror and its joy, from the struggle of the Kashmiri people to that of non-believers (hated by all religious sects), from the dances of the hijra in Koovagam to the success of the wrestler Vinesh Phogat, a symbol of the women who seek to free themselves from the oppressive patriarchal mores. Despite the obstacles and steps back, India continues its journey on the long path towards freedom and towards ending poverty for some of the world&;s most destitute people.

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From its very first contact with the West, India has been subject to great mystification as the survival of ancient rituals, and its variety of languages and cultures, continues to fascinate the world.

This narrative is intertwined with a newer one that sees the frenetic change of a society at the forefront of innovation. Success stories coexist alongside stories of daily struggle. A large slice of the population still does not have access to drinking water, and agriculture (still the main source of livelihood for most of the 1.3 billion people who live there) is threatened by climate change.

India is a country that does not know how to eradicate one of the most infamous forms of classism/racism: the caste system. From the resistance of the Kashmiri people to that of atheists – hated by all religious communities – from the dances of the ‘hijra’ in Koovagam to the success of the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, learn about the contradictory, terrible and joyful chaos that lies at the heart of India.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Europa Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1787702960
• ISBN 13: 9781787702967
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile