Sudhir kakar a book of memory

Sudhir kakar is a distinguished psychoanalyst and the author of many works of nonfiction. He cotranslated, with wendy doniger, vatsyayanas kamasutra. He lives with his wife, who is also a writer, in goa, india. His books have been translated into many languages and sold throughout the world.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a book of memory. In its usage as a surname, notable bearers, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include. The essential sudhir kakar oxford university press. He explores the indian psyche through a cultural and psychoanalytical investigation of ideas concerning identity.

In these essays renowned psychoanalyst sudhir kakar uses diverse sources, including case studies, indian myths and legends, and fiction, to analyse various facets of indian identity. Oh well, he says when pressed further, it was nice to be one of two indians on the list. Books by sudhir kakar, sudhir kakar books online india. Memory and identity personal reflections gets free book. But i didnt thought of becoming a psychoanalyst at that time. It is modified from mehrotra in its usage as a surname, notable bearers, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include. An interview with psychoanalyst sudhir kakar the psychoanalyst and writer explains how the land of the kamasutra moved towards. Kakar is one of indias foremost psychoanalyst and the person responsible for bringing freuds science to india in the mid 70s. His critically acclaimed novels, the ascetic of desire and ecstasy, have been translated into several languages around the world. Sudhir kakars name is also linked to rabindranath tagore with the book young tagore. He has written seventeen highly acclaimed books of nonfiction, which include, among others, the. Lewis cardiac arrest chennai consciousness dead death and dying deceased detachment dream emotional essay evidence example fasting oneself fear of death feeling freud function grief human ideal important india.

A book of memory somehow makes a gentle read out of kakars bruising candour, buoyed by his fluently meditative and occasionally lyrical prose. Confessions and reflections by sudhir kakar we do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. Sudhir kakar on his autobiography sudhir kakar in an exclusive interview with hindustan times at the launch of his autobiography. Novelist and feted indian psychoanalyst sudhir kakars autobiography a book of memory is a memoir where recollections, dreams, wishes. Sudhir kakar has 44 books on goodreads with 3966 ratings. This is the central thesis of sudhir kakar s illuminating shamans, mystics and doctors. I was never interested in engineering but became an engineer because that is. Wendy doniger is mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions, university of chicago. This is the central thesis of sudhir kakars illuminating shamans, mystics and doctors. Bombay and calcutta were the obvious choices for iims. 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. Young tagore is a first of itskind psychobiography that deepens our understanding of rabrinath tagore, perhaps the greatest multifaceted genius india has produced in the last two hundred years.

Sudhir kakar on his autobiography books hindustan times. As a commentator on the worlds of love and hate, india s foremost psychoanalyst sudhir kakar has isolated the ambivalence, peculiarly indian, to matters as various and connected as sex, spirituality and communal passions. In his memoirs, a book of memory, wellknown pscyhoanalyst sudhir kakar has a different story to tell. In this reconstruction of tagores childhood and youth, preeminent psychoanalyst sudhir kakar draws a nuanced portrait of the young prodigy and the decisive expderiences that shaped him. Kakar is an indian psychotherapist who wrote a book about the curative practices of a variety of indian traditions. Online library archive for easy reading any ebook for free anywhere right on the internet. Confessions and reflections, 2011, sudhir kakar, 0670084115, 9780670084111, penguin group, 2011. Leading psychoanalyst sudhir kakar gets mercktagore award. Jan 08, 2014 vikram sarabhais love affair gave birth to iima, book says. 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. In this reconstruction of tagores childhood and youth, preeminent psychoanalyst sudhir kakar draws a nuanced portrait of the young prodigy and the decisive expderiences.

Me and my couch the versatile sudhir kakars autobiography is without conceit, and dissects the self with professionalism. Thinking psychic phenomena anew death and dying on creativity. In intimate relations, the first of the wellknown books in this edition, he explores the nature of sexuality in india, its politics and its language of emotions. He began his training in psychoanalysis at the sigmundfreud institute in frankfurt, germany in 1971. Through the cult of kama and bhartrihari, sudhir kakar. Kakar s 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. Confessions and reflections kindle edition by sudhir kakar. Malhotra is a khatri surname name belonging to dhai ghar subcaste in the indian subcontinent. Identity and adulthood dreams and dreaming seriously strange. Sudhir kakar, renowned psychoanalyst and writer gave an audio visual presentation a creative melancholy. Sudhir kakar is widely known as the father of indian psychoanalysis, as well as an accomplished novelist, scholar and translator.

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. Indian identity ebook by sudhir kakar 9788184750737. An inspired observer of the indian psyche, sudhir kakar trained as a psychoanalyst at the sigmund freud institute, frankfurt. Sudhir kakar an anthology of contemporary love stories that depicts how disgust can be as much part of erotic love as violence, physical and mental. Tales of sex and masquerade and siva, the erotic ascetic. A book of memory confessions and reflections by sudhir kakar. Mar 10, 2007 ask sudhir kakar how he feels about having been named one of the 25 major thinkers of the world by french magazine le nouvel observateur and the psychoanalystwriter waves his hands in a selfdeprecating gesture, looks mildly embarrassed. Kakar now resides in goa and is married to katharina, a writer and a scholar of comparative religions. Sudhir kakar, indias most celebrated psychoanalyst, an inspired observer of the indian psyche and a distinguished novelist, was born in 1938 in nainital. Sudhir kakar it is a long story, which i have told in considerable detail in my autobiography a book of memory. One foot as a historian, and the other in the imaginative eroticism of the age, kakar finds constraints on his freedom exciting. Read indian identity by sudhir kakar available from rakuten kobo. A book of memory, psychoanalyst kakar says that chowdhry. Andrews about his first great sweetheart, his muse.

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. Confessions and reflections paperback sudhir kakar. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. A portion of sudhir kakar s work involves the relationship between psychoanalysis and mysticism. An inspired observer of the indian psyche, sudhir kakar trained as a psychoanalyst at the sigmund freud institute. When i was in engineering college, i read interpretation of dreams which impressed me greatly. He went on to establish the new discipline of cultural psychology. 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. 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. Sudhir kakar is a distinguished writer and noted psychoanalyst. The inner world sudhir kakar oxford university press.

Like sudhir kakar, i had vision that being psychoanalyst is perfect career even when one is old aged. A book of memory penguin viking, february, 2011 an elegant meditation on memory and desire. She, my queen, has died rabindranath tagore was eight and his sisterinlaw, kadambari devi, was ten when they first met. A book of memory by sudhir kakar overdrive rakuten. Buy a book of memory book online at low prices in india a book.

He traced kakars journey from his seminal work inner world to his autobiography a book of memory, which he believes portrays the culmination not only of an individuals relations with self and others but also narrations that are unique because the reader feels involved in them. The inner world a psychoanalytic study of childhood and society in india. Through the cult of kama and bhartrihari, sudhir kakar weaves a complex comment on contemporary times into his new novel the devil take love. He contends that sarabhai got an iim created in ahmedabad primarily in order to retain kamla chowdhry, an academic then working at atira, with whom sarabhai had a long and intimate relationship.

Explore books by sudhir kakar with our selection at. Iranian philosopher, ramin jahanbegloo interviews prominent psychoanalyst and prolific author sudhir kakar in this interesting book. Sudhir kakar is a distinguished psychoanalyst and writer. Imaginations of death and afterlife in india and europe. May 15, 2009 116 of 155 results for sudhir kakar skip to main search results amazon prime. Apr 03, 20 sudhir kakar, indias foremost psychoanalyst, has for long tried to infuse the preeminently western discipline of psychoanalysis with ideas and views from the east in both his practice and his bestselling books. A book of memory records not only the crises of identity and intellect, but also the. India has been a sexual wasteland for two centuries. He went on to establish the new discipline of cultural. But when he quits as psychotherapist and retires to forest. His memoirs offer a fascinating account of his lifelong search for the wellsprings of indian identity. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

That he is a seasoned observer and brilliant analyst of the human mind is reflected in all his writings. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author sudhir kakar books, with free delivery. A book of memory records not only the crises of identity and intellect, but also the highs and lows rs 795 rs 755. Sudhir kakar born 25 july 1938 is an indian psychoanalyst, novelist and author in the fields of. Thinking psychic phenomena anew death and dying on. Maria aurora couto released sudhir kakars a book of memory. 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. The recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, he has taught at several leading universities in india, europe, and the united states. Billions have died in the thousands of years since human beings first developed language, but we do not have a single credible account of the subjective experience of dying and the afterlife. Vikram sarabhais love affair gave birth to iima, book says. The dhai ghar also written as dhaighar khatris originally consisted of three family groups of north india kapoor, khanna and malhotra to quote sudhir kakar. The prime movers of a book of memory are identity, relationships and as a function of these, eroticism, and kakar frequently uses his psychiatric insights to address the crises of the first, the dimensions of the second and the imperatives of the thirdin a series of observations that effectively benchmark our condition. A brilliantly woven narrative, with facts as the warp and imagination as the weft. Book acclaimed as the best application of psychoanalysis to indian culture.

Tales of love, sex and danger by kakar, sudhir, ross, john munder 1987 hardcover jan 1, 1900. In 1975, sudhir kakar moved to delhi with his aunt, kamla. He set up a clinic in delhi in 1975, thus embarking on a lifelong search for the wellsprings of indian identity. Kakar received a bachelor in mechanical engineering, a masters degree diplomkaufmann in business economics and became doctor of economics. Recently he has written his autobiography a book of memory, 2011. In a book on the young tagore, sudhir kakar sees kadambaris visage when the poet grieves in a letter to c. Confessions and reflections by sudhir kakar 2014 paperback on. A book of memory records not only the crises of identity and intellect, but also the highs and lows of love and pleasure. A book of memory sudhir kakar an inspired observer of the indian psyche, sudhir kakar trained as a psychoanalyst at the sigmund freud institute, frankfurt. Shamans is divided into several chapters, each of which profile a different guru or discipline with an approach to. As a commentator on the worlds of love and hate, india s foremost psychoanalyst sudhir kakar has isolated the ambivalen. Almost all of his books have been translated into german and published by mainstream publishers. Interview india has been a sexual wasteland for two centuries. Sudhir kakar is senior fellow at the center for the study of world religions at harvard university.