Best of
India

1964

Gods, Demons, and Others


R.K. Narayan - 1964
    K. Narayan has produced his own versions of tales taken from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. Carefully selecting those stories which include the strongest characters, and omitting the theological or social commentary that would have drawn out the telling, Narayan informs these fascinating myths with his urbane humor and graceful style."Mr. Narayan gives vitality and an original viewpoint to the most ancient of legends, lacing them with his own blend of satire, pertinent explanation and thoughtful commentary."—Santha Rama Rau, New York Times"Narayan's narrative style is swift, firm, graceful, and lucid . . . thoroughly knowledgeable, skillful, entertaining. One could hardly hope for more."—Rosanne Klass, Times Literary Supplement

Days of Longing


Nirmal Verma - 1964
    The professional meeting explodes into an intense, passionate relationship. Prague in winter is a beautiful and moody setting to the feverish love affair. The complicated and inevitably short-lived romance is poignant and deeply moving in its telling by the master of the modern Hindi novel, Nirmal Verma.This book is translation of original novel in Hindi, called Ve Din.

Songs of Lalon Shah


Lalon Shah - 1964
    Bengali philosopher- poet, Fakir Lalon Shah. The song-poems are divided into 6 categories: hymns, devotional songs, self-knowledge, ultimate knowledge, body-mystery, ultimate knowledge and enquiry.

Integral Humanism


Deendayal Upadhyay - 1964
    It tries to present a third alternative road to be taken to the future of India rather than communism and capitalism. It pitches for a development paradigm based on the principles of India/Hinduism. It is the philosophy adopted by Bhartiya Janta Party.