Introduction to India: Culture and Traditions of India: India Guide Book

Love this book . It’s easy to read and take no time at all . This book is full of good knowledge.

This book is full of neat nuggets about India including history, locations and places to visit. It's written well and informative.

I enjoyed reading a book containig many things you may see and enjoy in a so diverse country as India, perhaps one of the most attracted of the World.

Small book with a lot of information . Interesting. Book for beginners who want to know more about India.

Cultures are complex and Indian culture is even more complex. This short paper is written by a patriotic Indian who wants to explain his country to foreigners. (At least I assume that he is patriotic, he certainly comes across as a quite agreeable and nice chap, the type of guy you would like to hang out with.) However, just as native language speakers are at a loss when they are asked about the grammar of their mother tongue, (Just ask me how many moods there are in German, I would have to look it up in wikipedia.), so people without extensive cross-cultural experience are useless in explaining a culture to outsiders. Add to this the great diversity of India, and you will not get something very informative. The book is written from a Hindu perspective and makes little allusion to the experience and culture of minorities. It is all too much optimistic about overcoming castisms in every day life and has nothing about community based violence, an Indian euphemism for violence based on religion. Two weeks of reading Indian newspaper are probably more informative than this book.

The book is short and you’ll buzz through it. Good basic information laid out in well designed chapters. It could use some gramatical and sentence structure help. Doesn’t have basic tourist/touring info and likely you can get most of this in the first few chapters of standard travel books. I bought the Kindle version which worked well and the price was right!

This is a well written primer explaining life in India.

Good. Book

Very little specific information in this thin book, quick flick through & it’s done. I was hoping it would be much more detailed.

I picked up this book because I wanted to know the important parts of Indian culture. And this is the right choice. I was able t read quickly and felt to get to know the Indian culture. Please try!

Loved this book ...... It gives you a quick glance at indian culture and traditions. I loved the way how she has encapsulated it in a form of a small digest..