"The Indians: Portrait of a People" launch of the book of Sudhir Kakar & Patricia Palomar Recio at Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, CP > 6:30pm on 18th March 2013
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place (CP), New Delhi - 110001
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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Area : Connaught Place (CP)
Event Description : “The Indians: Portrait of a People” launch of the book of Sudhir Kakar and Patricia Palomar Recio
Synopsis: In this solid, enlightening and entertaining study, the authors investigate the nature of 'Indianness', because beyond ethnic or social differences exists an underlying unity in diversity of India that needs to be recognized. Focusing on a common Indian identity constitutes, the authors examine in detail the predominance of family, community and caste in everyday life, the attitude toward sex and marriage, prejudice, the concept of 'other' (especially in relation to the Hindu-Muslim conflict), health and death, as well as the Indian mind, shaped by the Hindu vision. Based on three decades of research and sources as varied as the Mahabharata, the Kamasutra, the writings of Gandhi, Bollywood movies and folklores, the authors have created a rich and revelator portrait of the Indians.
Biography:
Sudhir Kakar is a psychoanalyst and world famous Indian writer. He has taught at Vienna, McGill, Melbourne, Chicago. He is currently an associate professor at INSEAD in Fointainbleau (France). There acknowledgments as Kardiner Award from Columbia University and the Goethe medal from Germany. Le Nouvel Observateur placed it as one of the 25 most important world´s thinkers.
Palomar Patricia Recio has a degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Salamanca and has completed a Masters in Diplomacy and International Relations, specializing in Development Cooperation. She currently teaches Spanish language and literature and translation at the University of Rajasthan (Jaipur, India), a Spanish teacher at Amity University (Jaipur, India) and associate professor in the Graduate in Consecutive Translation and Interpreting Spanish-English at Indira Gandhi National Open University (India). Lived for three years and half in India.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place (CP), New Delhi - 110001
Venue Info : Events | About | Map
Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Area : Connaught Place (CP)
Event Description : “The Indians: Portrait of a People” launch of the book of Sudhir Kakar and Patricia Palomar Recio
Synopsis: In this solid, enlightening and entertaining study, the authors investigate the nature of 'Indianness', because beyond ethnic or social differences exists an underlying unity in diversity of India that needs to be recognized. Focusing on a common Indian identity constitutes, the authors examine in detail the predominance of family, community and caste in everyday life, the attitude toward sex and marriage, prejudice, the concept of 'other' (especially in relation to the Hindu-Muslim conflict), health and death, as well as the Indian mind, shaped by the Hindu vision. Based on three decades of research and sources as varied as the Mahabharata, the Kamasutra, the writings of Gandhi, Bollywood movies and folklores, the authors have created a rich and revelator portrait of the Indians.
Biography:
Sudhir Kakar is a psychoanalyst and world famous Indian writer. He has taught at Vienna, McGill, Melbourne, Chicago. He is currently an associate professor at INSEAD in Fointainbleau (France). There acknowledgments as Kardiner Award from Columbia University and the Goethe medal from Germany. Le Nouvel Observateur placed it as one of the 25 most important world´s thinkers.
Palomar Patricia Recio has a degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Salamanca and has completed a Masters in Diplomacy and International Relations, specializing in Development Cooperation. She currently teaches Spanish language and literature and translation at the University of Rajasthan (Jaipur, India), a Spanish teacher at Amity University (Jaipur, India) and associate professor in the Graduate in Consecutive Translation and Interpreting Spanish-English at Indira Gandhi National Open University (India). Lived for three years and half in India.
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"The Indians: Portrait of a People" launch of the book of Sudhir Kakar & Patricia Palomar Recio at Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, CP > 6:30pm on 18th March 2013
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