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Being Indian : (Record no. 1655538)

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000 -LEADER
fixed length control field	02265nam a22002177a 4500
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field	JGU
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field	20230322121241.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780143033424
Qualifying information	pbk.
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Language of cataloging	eng
Transcribing agency	JGU
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title	eng
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Varma, Pavan K.,
9 (RLIN)	52420
Relator term	author
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Being Indian :
Remainder of title	the truth about why the twenty-first century will be India's /
Statement of responsibility, etc	Pavan K. Varma.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc	New Delhi :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc	Penguin Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc	2004.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc	"Misconceptions about India and Indians abound, fed by the stereotypes created by foreigners, and the myths about themselves projected by Indians. In Being Indian, Pavan K. Varma demolishes these myths and generalizations 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. Varma's insightful analysis of the Indian personality and the culture that has created it reaches startling new conclusions on the paradoxes and contradictions that characterize Indian attitudes towards issues such as power, wealth and spirituality. How, for example, does the appalling indifference of most Indians to the suffering of the poor and the inequities of the caste system square with their enthusiastic championing of parliamentary democracy? The book also examines India's future prospects as an economic, military and technological power, providing valuable pointers to the likely destiny of a nation of one billion people. 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 as he argues that they will survive and flourish in the new millennium precisely because of what they are, warts and all, and not because of what they think they are or would like to be. This book, which will stimulate reflection, discussion and controversy, is a must read for both foreigners who wish to understand Indians and Indians who wish to understand themselves."--
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element	India
Topical term following geographic name as entry element	Politics and government
9 (RLIN)	1635776
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element	East Indians--Attitudes
9 (RLIN)	1639440

Holdings
Source of classification or shelving scheme	Collection code	Koha item type	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Full call number	Barcode	Date last seen	Public note
Dewey Decimal Classification	Special Collection - Soli J Sorabjee	Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Main Library	305.891411 VA-B	017406	07/08/2021	From personal library of Late Soli Jehangir Sorabjee
Dewey Decimal Classification	General Books	Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Main Library	305.891411 VA-B	021408	22/03/2023
Dewey Decimal Classification	General Books	Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Faculty Lounge	305.891411 VA-B	024492	21/05/2024	Gifted by Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar