The essential writings of Sudhir Kakar / with an introduction by T.G. Vaidyanathan. Kakar, Sudhir. Psychoanalysis and culture India. BF175.4.C84 K35 2001 50.19/5 211 150.195092 21 ESS Includes bibliographical references (p. [382]-386) and index. "With an introduction by T.G. Vaidyanathan, this Sudhir Kakar reader contains extracts from several of his books, which have been translated into all the major languages. Included are psychoanalytical reflections on dominant themes in the emotional life of Hindu men, psychobiographical essays on such cultural heroes as Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and Gandhi, the unveiling of the erotic secret in the Radha and Krishna legend, the healing secret of the guru, love in Hindi cinema, and the psychology of religious fanaticism." "This book, which focuses for the first time on a living writer, as part of the Essential Writings series, is indispensable for a psychological understanding of the country as it establishes itself in this millennium. It is meant for students of psychology, South Asian culture and sociology, as well as the general reader."--BOOK JACKET. New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. 2001. 2001 Text xxxii, 397 p. ; http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/00440667.html eng India.