Title: Daily Life in Indian Culture: An Insightful Guide to Customs & Traditions of India
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2016
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1523406712
ISBN 13: 9781523406715
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Synopsis

.......... Gain insights into Indian Way-of-Life ...........
............... and Enjoy Your India Travel ................

This book helps you overcome the Indian cultural barriers and enjoy your India Travel. This book acts as a companion guide for India Travel. You get the best experience of Indian culture, through the character of John. This story of John makes you feel, relate, understand, and experience the way Indians live. If you are traveling to India, this book will help you a lot in getting along with Indians and enjoying India. It takes you through the real-life situations of India. Everything that you need to know to understand the customs, traditions, and rituals of India is presented in this book. The various aspects of Indian Culture are explained in a rational & experiential way. This book vividly presents the situations and scenarios that John has faced.

"John returns to America, after six months of stay in India, as a positively transformed person. His relationship with his live-in girlfriend changes for the better. He recounts all that he experienced during his stay in India and the insights he got."

This book goes beyond the typical dos & don'ts. It provides an insight into the practicality of rituals; and into the typical life philosophy of Indians - including the way Indians look at life and happiness. This book provides additional information than what you find in India Travel Guides. It helps you understand the psyche of Indians and provides an explanation for all the behavior that is unique to Indians such as:

* The special ways of greeting each other
* The restrictions on physical touch between the two genders
* The superstitious beliefs about common phenomena such as sneezing
* The bizarre behavior of praying to a plant such as 'Tulasi' & treating animals as Gods e,g Cows
* The eating habits
* The restrictions on public display of affection (PDA)
* Leaving footwear out before entering important places
* The complex & primeval rituals performed at different life events, including at the time of death
* The invasion of privacy
* The disregard for the Queue system
* Sharing of food, and embarrassing upmanship to pay bills
* The close family ties
* The concept of arranged marriage
* Existence of innumerable Gods and an ever-growing list of them
* The Caste system and Reservations
* The scriptures & the Hindu philosophical concept of Karma
.....much more

Take this virtual tour with John, and Enjoy India Travel!

About the Author

Thota Ramesh is a Software leader by profession and a Counseling Psychologist by passion.

In this book, he takes the reader through the Indian Cultural aspects in Daily Life. He provides rational explanations to the various rituals/customs practiced by Hindus in India.

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