Global LAB's portable Delhi Library
Hi Everyone,
As you are in the midst of preparing for the semester and deciding what to pack, take a look what books Global LAB houses in its portable library in Delhi. We will have a chance to "check out" and return these books in between our core program elements while we are in Delhi (3-4 times during the program).
Books on:
India
A fine balance – Rohinton Mistry
City of Djinns – William Dalrymple
No Full Stops in India – Mark Tully
Autobiography of a yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda
India in mind – Pankaj Mishra
Banaras: City of Light – Diana l. Eck
Midnights Children – Salman Rushdie
Slowly Down the Ganges – Eric Newby
Culture shock! India – Gitanjali Kolanad
Myths and legends of India – J.M. Macfie
Holy Cow: an Indian Adventure – Sarah Macdonald
India: A Wounded Civilization – V.S. Naipaul
Lonely planet India 2005
Delhi, agra, and Jaipur travel guide – Thomas cook publishing
Ladakh
The Yogins of Ladakh: a Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas – John Crook, James Low
Getting Started in Ladakhi – Melong Publications of Ladakh
A Journey in Ladakh – Andrew Harvey
The Guide to the Buddhist Monasteries and Royal Castles of Ladakh – Thupstan Paldan
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh – Helena Norberg-Hodge
Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia – Janet Rizvi
Forsaking Paradise: Stories from Ladakh – Abdul Ghani Sheikh
Tibet
HH the XIV DL on Environment: Collected Statements – DIIR publications
Cultivating a Daily Meditation – HHDL XIV
Basic Concepts of Tibetan Medicine: a Guide to Understanding Tibetan Medical Science – Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso
In Memory of the Martyrs: a Complete Life Account of a Tibetan Woman – Shigatse Noryon Dewang
Environment and Development in Tibet: a Crucial Issue – DIIR publications
A Hell on Earth: a Brief Biography of a Tibetan Political Prisoner – Ven. Bagdro
Gems From the Heart – Tibetan Women’s Association
Tibet’s Parliament in Exile
Teachings from Tibet: Guidance from Great Lamas – Nicholas Ribush
Buddhism
Siddhartha – Hermann hesse
Female Deities in Buddhism: a Concise Guide – Vessantara
Twenty Jataka Tales – Noor Inayat
More jataka Tales – Ellen C. Babbitt
Relatives and Disciples of the Buddha – Radhika Abeysekera
The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols – Robert Beer – EXPENSIVE! Should be very nicely cared for
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction – Damien Keown
Islam/Hindusim
Towards Understanding Islam – Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi
Islam: An Introduction – Moulana Ali Miyan
Darshan: Seeing the Divine Image in India – Diana l. Eck