The Death of Vishnu

Author: Manil Suri
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408833255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
An enthralling virtuoso debut that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man 'All the elements of great storytelling are here, the mystic transports of Ben Okri with the intimate charm of Arundhati Roy ... enchanting' Sunday Tribune 'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday Express Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, the lovesick teenagers on the second, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close.

The Vial of Vishnu

Author: Austin Mann Drake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Pirate Vishnu

Author: Gigi Pandian
Publisher: Gargoyle Girl Productions
ISBN: 193821322X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
A century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle… Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her. 1906. Shortly before the Great San Francisco Earthquake, Pirate Vishnu strikes the San Francisco Bay. An ancestor of Jaya’s who came to the U.S. from India draws a treasure map… Present Day. Over a century later, the cryptic treasure map remains undeciphered. From San Francisco to the southern tip of India, Jaya pieces together her ancestor’s secrets, maneuvers a complicated love life she didn’t count on, and puts herself in the path of a killer to restore a revered treasure. - - - - - - - - - - - - - PIRATE VISHNU by Gigi Pandian A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you'll probably like them all.

Vishnu's Kitchen

Author: Vishnu Dass
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781500996741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
Vishnu's Kitchen offers a simple, easy to understand approach to Ayurvedic cooking. Many of the recipes in this book are balanced for all constitutional types according to the ancient system of Ayurveda and have been selected from cooking classes offered by Vishnu Dass. Today there are many conflicting opinions about what constitutes a healthy diet, so the purpose for writing this book is to offer a stress-free and practical approach to nutrition. Have fun and enjoy!

The Institutes of Vishnu

Author:
Publisher: Sacred Books of the East
ISBN:
Category : Hindu law
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Institutes of Vishnu (1880) translated by Julius Jolly, is volume VII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This volume focuses on Hinduism and on one of its principal deities. The text includes a collection of precepts regarding the sacred laws of India, and is for readers interested in deepening their understanding of Hinduism.

Lord Vishnu's Love Handles

Author: Will Clarke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074327444X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Lord Vishnu's Love Handles is the story of a man who is teetering on the edge of financial ruin and insanity until a couple of secret agents teach him what it really means to lose his mind. Travis Anderson has a psychic gift. Or so he thinks. So far he's milked his premonitions only to acquire an upper-middle-class lifestyle -- pretty wife, big house, and a shiny Range Rover -- without having to make any real effort. But recent visions threaten his yuppie contentment. Haunted by omens of impending cancers, stillborn babies, and personal train wrecks, he is compelled to make a series of inaccurate and horrifying prophecies that humiliate him in front of his fellow country club members. The IRS gets Travis's number, too, demanding an audit of his sloppy bookkeeping. Drowning in mounting financial problems and apparent mental illness, Travis tries booze, pills, even golf to stay afloat, but nothing works. His wife and friends are forced to stage an intervention. Travis is in danger of losing his family, his career, and ultimately, his sanity. That is, until he meets a Hindu holy man in rehab who claims to be the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Suddenly, the tragically shallow Travis is saddled with the responsibility of bettering mankind and saving the world.

The Institutes of Vishnu

Author: Julius Jolly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hindu law
Languages : en
Pages : 822

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The Death of Vishnu: A Novel

Author: Manil Suri
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393081052
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
A National Bestseller "Enchanting…Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence." —Time In Manil Suri’s debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and wonders if he might actually be the god Vishnu, guardian of the entire universe.

Vishnu's Snooze Alarm

Author: C. Wayne Owens
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411667301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213

Book Description
When Vishnu wakes, the world ceases to be. Here is a set of off-the-board stories to sample while you wait for the alarm to go off again. There are possessed malls, vampire industrialists, urban golems, soul vampires and unlucky therapists within these pages. Enter with caution.

Vishnu's Crowded Temple

Author: Maria Misra
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300145233
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592

Book Description
As it enters its sixtieth year of independence, India stands on the threshold of superpower status. Yet India is strikingly different from all other global colossi. While it is the world's most populous democracy and enjoys the benefits of its internationally competitive high-tech and software industries, India also contends with extremes of poverty, inequality, and political and religious violence. This accessible and vividly written book presents a new interpretation of India's history, focusing particular attention on the impact of British imperialism on Independent India. Maria Misra begins with the rebellion against the British in 1857 and tracks the country's advance to the present day. India's extremes persist, the author argues, because its politics rest upon a peculiar foundation in which traditional ideas of hierarchy, difference, and privilege coexist to a remarkable degree with modern notions of equality and democracy. The challenge of India's leaders today, as in the last sixty years, is to weave together the disparate threads of the nation's ancient culture, colonial legacy, and modern experience.