Product Description: In India the Hindu deity Ganesha, representing good will, hope, and healthy self-indulgence, is everywhere: on village walls, in cafés, on handbags, in ancient sculpture and neon lights. His delightful physical form—an elephant-headed, big-bellied man’s body with multiple arms, girdled by a serpent, riding a mouse— enchants the faithful and transcends cultural barriers...read more

Ganesha is the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon, and in India, his image is ubiquitous. It appears everywhere: on village walls, on the sides of trucks and rickshaws, in textiles and neon, and in the most sacred precincts of ancient temples. This book explores the rich religious and cultural meanings of Ganesha in an illustrated volume.

The author of A River Sutra commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of India's independence with a modern portrait of the nation that celebrates its folklore, history, culture, politics, ancient traditions, and contemporary concerns. 30,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo. Tour. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This historical epic tells the story of a woman of royal birth coming of age during Indias fight for independence. Raised in seclusion and submission, Jaya is thrust into the role of Regent Maharani when her husband dies.

Preeminently about Western cultists but also providing a look at modern India, the Western-educated Indian author portrays the first wave of Coke-selling Westerners and the second, Nirvana-embracing wave

A collection of interwoven stories, written in the traditional form of Indian storytelling, explores the savagery of human love and the illuminates the paradoxes of India. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.

Raised to be silent and submissive, Princess Jaya Singh begins to feel restricted by the conventions of her culture and embarks on a struggle for independence, a quest that coincides with that of India