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India is a land of contradictions. It is the world`s densely populated country and the tiger`s last remaining natural habitat, deeply traditional and intensely modern. A Land of more than a billion people, twenty-two official languages, thousands of dialects, and every religion, India defies categorization. In this spectacular volume, photographer Olivier Föllmi captures stunning images a land where ancient traditions still guide the paths of daily life today, where gods and their actions bond the people with the universe in so many ways.Föllmi looks beyond the noise, chaos, and sensory overload of the Indian streets to examine deeper truths surrounding the people and their culture. His compelling photographs convey beauty and stillness, reflection and contentment, and express a philosophy and an approach to life that is radically different from that of the West. The images in India reveal a place where tradition and modernity coexist- the India of the cell phone and the sacred cow. 200 photographs and illustrations in full color Olivier Föllmi first traveled to India in the 1970s.Working as a guide, leading tourists on Himalayan treks, and photographing India and its people for more than twenty-five years, he came to know the country intimately. He and his wife, Danielle, adopted four Tibetan children and founded Hope, an association that promotes education and mutual aid in Himalayan villages. They divide their lives between the Alps and the Himalayas. India, Föollmi`s twenty-first book, has been translated into four languages and was the subject of outdoor exhibitions in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Calcutta.Föllmi is the official photographer of the Dalai Lama and recipient of the World Press award Born in Delhi in 1970, Radhika Jha was raised between Mumbai and Himalayan boarding school until she was awarded a grant to pursue her studies in the United States and England. Upon her return to India, she worked for the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, traveled in Punjab and Kashmir, and published articles for the Indian press.her first novel, Smell, won the Guerlain Prize in 2002.In 2003 she published The Elephant and the Maruti Stories.
ISBN - 9789380070339
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Pages : 352
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