Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Crossroads of Asia. 2. Cradle of the Vedas. 3. Sultans and sages. 4. Pradaksina: The Southern Present. 5. In the grove of ancient knowledge. 6. A spiritual godmother. 7. Exploring art and Artha. 8. Between heaven and earth. 9. In the kingdom of the Wodeyars. 10. At the confluence of legend and gnosis. 11. Indira Gandhi's world. 12. The lake of Snakes and Nelumbos. 13. E Oriente Lux. 14. Echoes of the holy city. 15. Digging into India's ageless soul. 16. Kali's domain. 17. How east and west meet. 18. Viceroys, lamas and Kommissars. 19. Hill wanderings. 20. Meetings and musings. 21. Exploring many paths to the pathless. 22. Crisscrossing the centuries. 23. The nostalgia of Maharajas. 24. Gazing at the hidden realm. 25. Parting garlands. This book narrates the experiences and impression collected by the author during eight years-101 moons-of residence, meetings and travels in India, from 1975 to 1983. The outcome of these recollections is a very personal historic and mythological travelogue harking back to the tradition of the literary journals of previous centuries, when remote lands were being discovered in the course of slow journeys seasoned with observations, conversations, meditations and vivid descriptions, which are altogether the essence of adventure. Seller Inventory # 117967

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