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Hinduism - An Intorduction

by Shakunthala Jagannathan



Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world and is unique in its tolerance of other religions. It offers different spiritual paths to persons of different aptitudes, and places emphasis on individual spiritual experience. Yet, in view of its free thinking and lack of compulsion, educated Hindus of today and Hindus living abroad know very little of their religion. There is, therefore, a great need for a simple but comprehensive book on
the subject.



Likewise, tourists visiting India are often in search of a concise book which will help them understand the Hindu religion and guide them on their visits to Hindu temples and monuments.



Shakunthala Jagannathan has written this book to explain Hinduism to Indians and to visitors from abroad, so that the urban Indian can understand the roots of his civilisation, and the tourist can comprehend the various aspects of Hinduism and relate them to what he sees around him in India.



Many doubts such as the connection between the Universal Soul, the One God and the myriad gods and goddesses, Hindu rituals, practices and their symbolism, the Caste System, and concepts such as Karma, Dharma and reincarnation are explained in a simplified form.



Copiously illustrated, Hinduism, an Introduction, covers the various aspects of Hinduism, its main scriptures, tenets and beliefs, and its social and cultural ethos.



About The Author:-



The author, Shakunthala Jagannathan, was educated at Madras University and at Columbia University in New York, and worked with the United Nations before returning to India. She joined the Department of Tourism Govt. of India in 1955, and retired as Deputy Director General and Regional Director. She received the PATA (India Chapter) Award of
Merit in 1976 for her work in tourism.



Besides her book on Hinduism, she has written two books, India-Plan your own Holiday, and Ganesha, the Auspicious .... the Beginning (the latter co-authored by her daughter, Nanditha Krishna).



She has been associated with various cultural and welfare organisations, and has been the President of the Altrusa Club of Bombay as also of Indus International and of the Asian
Arts and Culture Centre, Bombay.



Married to Mr. A. R. Jagannathan, she is the grand-daughter of the late Dr. C. P. Ramaswamy Aiyar, renowned Indologist. Her father, Mr. C. R. Pattabhi Raman, has helped set up a foundation at Madras for the promotion of Indian Culture and the Arts, and her daughter, Dr. Nanditha Krishna, an art historian, is associated with its projects. Mrs. Jagannathan has been giving talks on Indian Culture to tourists and to students of training courses. It was while giving these lectures that she realised the need for a simple book explaining the Hindu way of life.

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