{"product_id":"indian-christmas-an-anthology-9789354473548","title":"Indian Christmas an Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeScriPtion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew countries celebrate religious and cultural festivals with greater passion, imagination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand joy than India. And among the many festivals of this gloriously diverse, multicultural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enation is Christmas-the night that Jesus came to earth, bringing with him the allembracing 'fragrance of Love'. The Christian communities of India celebrate the birth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Christ with food, music, lights, prayer, family gatherings, charity and other age-old\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditions, some of which have evolved over almost two millennia. And for centuries, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eother communities have also participated in the celebration of this Indian festival-its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echeer and spirit of love as resilient, even in times of division, as India itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology captures the distinctive magic of Christmas in India. Edited and with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintroductions by two of India's finest writers, Jerry Pinto and Madhulika Liddle, it is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esplendid collection of essays, images, poems and hymns-both in English and translated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom India's other languages-which showcase the variety of Christmas celebrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacross the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamodar Mauzo, Vivek Menezes, Easterine Kire, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, Elizabeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKuruvilla, Jane Borges and Mary Sushma Kindo, among others, write about Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditions and celebrations in Goa, Nagaland, Kerala, Delhi, Ranchi, Kolkata, Mumbai, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShillong and rural Jharkhand. Arul Cellaturai writes tender poems in the Pillaitamil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etradition to the moon about Baby Jesus, and Punjabi singers compose tappe-boliyan about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary and her infant. There are Mughal miniatures depicting the birth of Jesus, and paintings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Jyoti Sahi and Sister Marie Claire inspired by folk art. And photographers from near and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efar capture images of Christmas time in Aizawl, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming family traditions, 'chutnified' Christmas lunches and dinners, quintessentially\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian versions of Christmas decorations and rituals-all find a place in the pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Indian Christmas, a first-of-its-kind collection that pays tribute to a great Indian festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a unique and beautiful book to possess and to gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354473548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerry Pinto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42607853994165,"sku":"9789354473548","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cb8f0d56-43b9-45c9-9959-3eff57e237ba.jpg?v=1674573259","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/indian-christmas-an-anthology-9789354473548","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}