An edition of Avāk (2008)

Avāk

Kailāśa-Mānasarovara, eka antaryātrā

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Gagan Gill
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An edition of Avāk (2008)

Avāk

Kailāśa-Mānasarovara, eka antaryātrā

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Account of the travel of the author to Kailash-Mansarovar, Hindu pilgrimage center.

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Language
Hindi
Pages
208

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Edition Notes

In Hindi. The Second Edition comes with an appendix detailing a detailed bibliography, textual and visual references, practical information on the travel etc.

Published in
Nayī Dillī
Genre
Travel
Other Titles
Awaak : Kailash-Mansarovar, ek antrayatra

Classifications

Library of Congress
PK2098.22.I39Z46 2008 (P-PZ40)+, PK2098.22.I39 Z46 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
208 p. :
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22529872M
ISBN 13
978818143713X
LCCN
2008308260
OCLC/WorldCat
253641413

Work Description

Awaak
meaning
Speechless, Dumbfounded, Awe struck, Almighty, A walk in circumambulation

Awaak
A Journey To The Holiest Mountain of Hindus and Buddhists, The mythical Mount Meru, the centre of the world, A Holy Tibetans site held captive by the Chinese

A journey of last rites of a dear one

A final act of coming bare and clean of one’s Karma, one’s ego

A journey of a believer, done in the company of texts, ranging from modern thinkers to saint poets old and new

An attempt to create one’s own time and space in the process of a pilgrimage

A multi layered text that defied common notions of an elegy//a political reportage /memoir/ travelogue

Awaak sold out its first Hindi edition in 8 months

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