Global LAB's Portable Library in Delhi
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