Being Indian: The Truth about Why the Twenty First Century will be India's (Record no. 216718)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0670057800 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 305.89 |
| Item number | VARB |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pavan K Varma |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1918 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Being Indian: The Truth about Why the Twenty First Century will be India's |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Viking |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii,238 p. |
| Other physical details | HB |
| Dimensions | 22x14 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 325.00 |
| Currency code | ₹ |
| Unit of pricing | 325.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In the 21st century every sixth human being will be Indian. India is very close to becoming the second largest consumer market in the world, with a buying middle class numbering over half a billion.It is in the top ten in overall GNP. Yet at least 200 million Indians remain desperately poor. Illiteracy rates are high. Communal violence is widespread; corruption endemic. Brides are still tortured and burnt for dowries; the caste system has lost little of its power and none of its brutality.<br/>How are we to make sense of these two, apparently contradictory, pictures of India today? And how can we overcome the many misconceptions about India that are fed by the stereotypes created by foreigners and the myths about themselves projected by Indians? In Being Indian, Pavan Varma, whom the Guardian has called 'one of the country's most perceptive writers', demolishes the myths and generalisations as he turns his sharply observant gaze on his fellow countrymen to examine what really makes Indians tick and what they have to offer the world in the 21st century.<br/>"In Being Indian, Pavan Varma demolishes the myths and generalisations as he turns his sharply observant gaze on his fellow countrymen. His insightful analysis reaches some startling new conclusions on the paradoxes and contradictions that characterise Indian attitudes to such issues as power, wealth and spirituality." "Drawing on sources as diverse as ancient Sanskrit treatises and Bollywood lyrics, and illuminating his examples with a wealth of telling anecdotes, Pavan Varma creates a vivid and compelling portrait of Indians. Being Indian is an essential book for foreigners who wish to understand Indians, and for Indians who wish to understand themselves."--Jacket |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/47328322/being-indian-pavan-varma">https://www.scribd.com/doc/47328322/being-indian-pavan-varma</a> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | East Indians: Attitudes |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1919 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Social Conditions |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1920 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Politics and Government |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1921 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | VARMA (Pavan K) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1922 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | George Fernandes Collections |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Sociology | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 03/24/2013 | 305.89 VARB | GF00739 | 10/27/2021 | 10/27/2021 | George Fernandes Collections |
