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India in a Mind's Eye: Travels and Ruminations of an Ambivalent Pilgrim

by Steven J. Gelberg

A traveler’s view shaped by study and practice

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Kirkus Reviews calls it “a transcendent travelogue”

    Review characterization of the book as a transcendent travelogue offering insight into an uncommon religious exp...

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A traveler’s view shaped by study and practice

Steven J. Gelberg’s journey through India is framed by more than the perspective of a visitor: the description identifies him as a longtime student of Indian culture and a practitioner of Bhakti-yoga. His account brings travel observations together with philosophical reflection, drawing on access to people and places beyond the casual traveler’s usual reach. The title’s “ambivalent pilgrim” suggests a perspective that holds travel and spiritual seeking in tension, while the book’s subject remains a foreigner’s encounter with India and its cultural and religious life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Travel readers interested in accounts of India and South Asia
  • Readers curious about Indian culture, religious practice, and Bhakti-yoga
  • Readers who enjoy travel writing combined with philosophical reflection

Themes

Travel and pilgrimageIndian culture and religious lifeBhakti-yogaForeign perspectives and cultural encounter

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Book overview

"A marvelous book. ... Purely as a travelogue, it stands alongside the best ever." -Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins, The Hindu Religious Tradition

"[A] transcendent travelogue that offers insight into an uncommon religious experience." - Kirkus Reviews

 

India in a Mind's Eye is a deeply engaging account of a journey through India by a foreigner familiar with the terrain. As a longtime student of Indian culture and practitioner of Bhakti-yoga, Steven Gelberg had rare access to people, places, scenes and situations unavailable to the casual traveler, and describes it all with a penetrating eye, a philosophic turn of mind and a healthy sense of the surreal. More than a kaleidoscopic view of the strange and the sublime, he provides rare insight into the heart and soul of a land that has intrigued, confounded and transformed generations of travelers and seekers alike.

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