This item is the cover of the book Villages Upward Bound: Community Structure and Technological Development in Selected Indian Villages. The book examines how traditional Indian communities are organized and how social structures influence their…
This is a page of the Bhagavaad Gita, 9:29-30There is no art work on this page. At the top, it says, "The Sublime Mystery" and the page number. These pages are cream and the text is centered with the verse numbers at the end of the line. Each verse…
This item is an illustrated copy from the King James Bible. The book of the Bible, John, is at the top and centered on the page. This page is most of John 3 and a part of John 4, and it the entry of John 3:16. There is a line of colorful flowers…
This item is an illustrated cover of the book Father India by C.S. Ranga Iyer. There is an image of the blue silhouette of a boy riding an elephant covered in orange cultural markings.
Mother India was written by a white and American woman trying to make the argument that India needed to be saved. Throughout her book, Mayo makes assessments about India and Indian culture that are heavily impacted by her blatant racism. She decides…
This is a colorful travel brochure for India that includes in depth descriptions of each region for tourists to know what to expect when visiting them. It has a yellow border with multiple images of India surrounding columns of descriptions of the…
This item is a small green book. It contains a European understanding and analysis of Indian culture at a time where little was known about Indian culture.
This item is a written correspondence by former Senator John C. Stennis regarding a world trip. This paper and other entries of the John C. Stennis papers cover the Indian subcontinent. Particularly India as a country, shortly after the split with…
Letter discussing recent happenings in the author’s life. These happenings include a brief sickness, a resulting period of renewed thankfulness to God, prayer meetings with the author’s students, and seeming dislike for a Catholic Irishman who works…