Several of the Nobel laureate's books arose directly out of his Indian experiences, notably The Monkey Grammarian as well as the poems collected in A Tale of Two Gardens (see our review) Paz writes that In Light of India is "an introduction to answer the questions that India poses to everyone who visits it." Uncertainty stalks Octavio Paz. Written by Octavio Paz, Mexico's second ambassador to India, the book offers a unique account of the largest "country" in the subcontinent through a series of essays commenting on religion, caste, history, poetry and philosophy. In Light of India is Paz's return to issues addressed in his poems of India that were inspired by his residence there three decades earlier. The paradoxes of a troubled nation are persistent, and Paz revisits the unfathomable facets of India with an eye on his Mexican homeland. Originally written in Spanish, In Light of India, is one of the few Latin American introductions to India. The reason for my transfer was that the government of Mexico had formally established relations with India, which had gained its independence in 1947, and now was planning to open a mission in Delhi. Knowing that I was being sent to India consoled me a little: rituals, temples, cities whose names evoked strange tales, motley and multicolored crowds, women with feline grace and … In light of India by Octavio Paz, 1997, Harcourt Brace edition, in English - 1st ed.

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