No Full Stops in India
Published on 14. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-14-010480-6 (ISBN)
Description
India's Westernized elite, cut off from local traditions, 'want to write a full stop in a land where there are no full stops'. From that striking insight Mark Tully has woven a superb series of 'stories' which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (probably the biggest religious festival in the world) to the televising of a Hindu epic. Throughout, he combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. The result is a revelation.
'The ten essays, written with clarity, warmth of feeling and critical balance and understanding, provide as lively a view as one can hope for of the panorama of India.' K. Natwar-Singh in the Financial Times
'The ten essays, written with clarity, warmth of feeling and critical balance and understanding, provide as lively a view as one can hope for of the panorama of India.' K. Natwar-Singh in the Financial Times
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-010480-6 (9780140104806)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Mark Tully
No Full Stops in India
E-Book
09/1992
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.99
Available for download
Person
Mark Tully
Content
Ram Chander's story; the new colonialism; the Kumbh Mela; the rewriting of the "Ramayan" operation Black Thunder; communisim in Calcutta; the Deorala Sati; typhoon in Ahmedabad; the return of the artist; the defeat of a congressman; epilogue - 21 May 1991.