Written with rare candour, a book of memory grapples with not only crises of identity and intellect, but also the ecstasies and vicissitudes of erotic pleasure and love, painting a sensuously. Sudhir kakar is a distinguished writer and noted psychoanalyst. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. A book of memory penguin viking, february, 2011 an elegant meditation on memory and desire. Arent we a nation of a billionplus people who are hindus, muslims, jains, sikhs, buddhists, christians and zorastrians. Me and my couch the versatile sudhir kakars autobiography is without conceit, and dissects the self with professionalism. His critically acclaimed novels the ascetic of desire, ecstasy, mira and the mahatma, the crimson throne and the devil take love, published by penguin in india, have been translated into several languages around the world.
Asian week fascinating reading sudhir kakar has reconstructed his vatsyayanas life and times with the consummate skill of a mastercraftsman using psychoanalytic techniques, imagination. Sudhir kakar on his autobiography books hindustan times. His critically acclaimed novels, the ascetic of desire and ecstasy, have been translated into several languages around the world. Confessions and reflections, the autobiography of the famous indian psychoanalyst sudhir kakar. Sudhir kakar, indias most celebrated psychoanalyst, an inspired observer of the indian psyche and a distinguished novelist, was born in 1938 in nainital. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author sudhir kakar books, with free delivery. New prologue situates the book in contemporary scenario. A book of memory last week, i spent much of my evenings reading a book of memory.
A book of memory records not only the crises of identity and intellect, but also the highs and lows rs 795 rs 755. Kakar was then felicitated and presented with a memento by dr. Culture and psyche is a collection of sudhir kakars essays on cultural psychology, which analyses various facets of indian identity and sexuality through sources as diverse as case studies, indian myths and legends, and popular cinema. As a commentator on the worlds of love and hate, india s foremost psychoanalyst sudhir kakar has isolated the ambivalen. As a commentator on the worlds of love and hate, india s foremost psychoanalyst. Subramanian, politician died 2018 full date unknown. The last to take the stage and yet the most awaited one, dr.
Though not a mystic himself, kakar does a splendid job also of capturing the weird, profound, mindshattering, and inexplicable path of mysticism. I had only vaguely heard of sudhir kakar before picking up this book from lucknows ram advani bookstore during a recent trip to the city. He set up a clinic in delhi in 1975, thus embarking on a lifelong search for the wellsprings of indian identity. A book of memory by sudhir kakar is available in these. Sudhir kakar, a psychoanalyst and scholar, brilliantly illuminates the ancient healing traditions of india embodied in the rituals of shamans, the teachings of gurus, and the precepts of the school of medicine known as ayurveda. Apr 03, 20 drawing on three years of intensive fieldwork and his own psychoanalytic training and experience, sudhir kakar takes us into a world of islamic mosques and hindu temples, of assembled multitudes, and dingy, outoftheway consultation rooms a world where patients and healers blame evil spirits for emotional disturbances where dreams and.
Explore books by sudhir kakar with our selection at. Like sudhir kakar, i had vision that being psychoanalyst is perfect career even when. He has written seventeen highly acclaimed books of nonfiction, which include, among others, the. Thinking psychic phenomena anew death and dying on. Confessions and reflections by sudhir kakar we do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory georges duhamel for brief periods of time, immersion in the rituals, pilgrimages and other baroque practices of traditional hinduism lets us transcend what yeats called the. Sudhir kakar on his autobiography sudhir kakar in an exclusive interview with hindustan times at the launch of his autobiography. An inspired observer of the indian psyche, sudhir kakar trained as a psychoanalyst at the sigmund freud institute. Sudhir kakar has 44 books on goodreads with 4143 ratings. His analyses of personages include that of swami vivekananda in the inner world 1978, mohandas gandhi in intimate relations 1989, and ramakrishna in the analyst and the mystic 1991 kakar s novel ecstasy 2003 was written exclusively for the senses of the. Psychoanalytic reflections on religion and mysticism. Drawing on three years of intensive fieldwork and his own psychoanalytic training and experience, sudhir kakar takes us into a world of islamic mosques and hindu temples, of assembled multitudes, and dingy, outoftheway consultation rooms a world where patients and healers blame evil spirits for emotional disturbances where dreams and. Imaginations of death and afterlife in india and europe. A book of memory by sudhir kakar overdrive rakuten. Kakar now resides in goa and is married to katharina, a writer and a scholar of comparative religions.
An inspired observer of the indian psyche, sudhir kakar trained as a psychoanalyst at the sigmund freud institute, frankfurt. The inner world a psychoanalytic study of childhood and society in india. Having finished this enriching, exciting and difficult to put down book at almost blitzkreig speed, i am now drawn to write my reflections on it. Exploring indian sexuality by sudhir kakar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beautifully written, ordinary life in india and its ordinary and extraordinary places are memorably captured. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dear customer, if you wish to purchase more than 5 copies or in bulk, please contact our bulk purchase department at email protected. The recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, he has taught at several leading universities in india, europe, and the united states. Sudhir kakars novel is a fascinating weave of fiction and history.
Books by sudhir kakar, sudhir kakar books online india. Sudhir kakar, a renowned psychoanalyst, brings a penetrating understanding of the human psyche to his new novel while exploring the nuances of philosophy and religion. He went on to establish the new discipline of cultural psychology. A psychological inquiry into india and its healing traditions. After returning to india in 1975, sudhir kakar set up a practice as a psychoanalyst in delhi where he was also the head of department of humanities and social sciences at indian institute of technology. A book of memory confessions and reflections by sudhir kakar. He cotranslated, with wendy doniger, vatsyayanas kamasutra. Confessions and reflections, 2011, sudhir kakar, 0670084115, 9780670084111, penguin group, 2011.
Sudhir kakar is a psychoanalyst and writer who lives in goa, india. A portion of sudhir kakar s work involves the relationship between psychoanalysis and mysticism. Sudhir kakar it is a long story, which i have told in considerable detail in my autobiography a book of memory. A book of memory records not only the crises of identity and intellect, but also the. Kakar took his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from gujarat university, his masters degree diplomkaufmann in business economics from mannheim in germany and his doctorate in economics from vienna before beginning his training in psychoanalysis at the sigmundfreud institute in frankfurt, germany in 1971. The inner world goodreads meet your next favorite book. Kakars sixteen books of nonfiction and four of fiction, include the inner world now in its 16th printing since its first publication in 1978, shamans, mystics and doctors, the analyst and the mystic, culture and psyche, the colors of violence as also the novels the ascetic of desire, ectasy, and mira and the mahatma. Thinking psychic phenomena anew death and dying on creativity.
Sudhir kakar is a psychoanalyst and the author of many books, including the analyst and the mystic. Each chapter describes the geographical and culture context within which the healers work, their unique approach to healing mental illness, and. Sudhir kakar news newspapers books scholar jstor october 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Sudhir kakar is widely known as the father of indian psychoanalysis, as well as an accomplished novelist, scholar and translator. Sudhir kakar is a distinguished psychoanalyst and writer.
His memoirs offer a fascinating account of his lifelong search for the wellsprings of indian identity. He is the recipient of numerous honours and awards, the most recent being the order of merit of the. I was never interested in engineering but became an engineer because that is. Culture and psyche is a collection of sudhir kakar s essays on cultural psychology, which analyses various facets of indian identity and sexuality through sources as diverse as case studies, indian myths and legends, and popular cinema. Sudhir kakar brilliantly illuminates the ancient healing traditions of india embodied in the rituals of shamans, the teachings of gurus, and the precepts of the school of medicine known as ayurveda. His superb memoir outlines the making of a modern indian how a ruminative and restless mind realized itself in the folds of a vocation of understanding. Identity and adulthood dreams and dreaming seriously strange. With extraordinary sympathy, openmindedness, and insight sudhir kakar has drawn from both his eastern and western backgrounds to show how the gulf that divides. Sudhir kakar born 25 july 1938 is an indian psychoanalyst, novelist and author in the fields of.
His books have been translated into many languages and sold throughout the world. Apr 25, 2011 me and my couch the versatile sudhir kakars autobiography is without conceit, and dissects the self with professionalism. The inner world sudhir kakar oxford university press. Jan 01, 1981 sudhir kakar is a psychoanalyst and writer who lives in goa, india. At the outset, the question arises as to whether one can even broach the subject of indianness. Online library archive for easy reading any ebook for free anywhere right on the internet. Kakar took his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from gujarat university, his masters degree diplomkaufmann in business economics from mannheim in germany and his doctorate in economics from vienna before beginning his training in psychoanalysis at the sigmundfreud. Kakars is a marvellous effort to peel away the layers surrounding gandhihindu it is 1925 and indias struggle for independence is in disarray, impeded by factionalism among its leaders and rising incidents of communal disharmony across the country. His most recent work, a new translation of the kamasutra of vatsyayana oxford university press, 2002, was the result of a collaboration with university of chicago professor wendy doniger. A brilliantly woven narrative, with facts as the warp and imagination as the weft. But i didnt thought of becoming a psychoanalyst at that time.
Kakar gave new meaning to the phrase, with great knowledge comes great humility. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a book of memory. Sudhir kakar is a distinguished psychoanalyst and the author of many works of nonfiction. A book of memory somehow makes a gentle read out of kakars bruising candour, buoyed by his fluently meditative and occasionally lyrical prose. Memory and identity personal reflections gets free book. Novelist and feted indian psychoanalyst sudhir kakars autobiography a book of memory is a memoir where recollections, dreams, wishes. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Oct 28, 2003 sudhir kakar s novel is a fascinating weave of fiction and history. In this book, sudhir and katharina kakar investigate the nature of the indian identity what is indianness if there is one. Indian identity ebook by sudhir kakar rakuten kobo. Sudhir kakar is a psychoanalyst and writer who lives in goa, india kakar took his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from gujarat university, his masters degree diplomkaufmann in business economics from mannheim in germany and his doctorate in economics from vienna before beginning his training in psychoanalysis at the sigmundfreud institute in frankfurt, germany in 1971.