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Namaste India
Namaste India
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Book Introduction
A construction worker's account of living in India for six and a half years, for 2,300 days, with his whole body.

《Namaste India》 is not just a travelogue.
Having completed two large-scale projects in Mumbai, India, he vividly conveys the lives, culture, beliefs, and sense of time of Indians, encountered in a world of countless variables and unpredictable situations.
From Hijras (the third gender), untouchability, the caste system, cricket, and Bollywood movies, from the alleys of Mumbai to the snowy Himalayas and the Ganges River in Varanasi!

This book takes a deeper look into India through comparative perspectives gleaned from living in India and traveling to 31 countries outside of India, and honestly portrays the sometimes shocking and sometimes poignant face of India.
A Korean's reflections on this vast continent where life and death, chaos and order coexist.
You too will see India a little differently.
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1.
Indian people


# Aryans
# Indians in the world
# Indian people at a construction site
# Facial characteristics of Indian people
# Untouchables
# Hijra (third gender)
# caste system

2.
Land of Festivals


# Indian festivals
# Holi Festival
# 'Diwali' festival
# 'Ganesha' Festival
# Indian wedding

3.
Kingdom of the Gods


#Pooja
# Fresh flower hanger
# Hinduism
# Jainism
# buddhism
# Indian Bodhi tree
# Sikhism

4.
Scenes from life in India


# British colonial influence in India
# Indian women's traditional clothing 'sari'
#Farming seasons in India
# India's humanity
# Auto rickshaw
# Mumbai slums
# India's slum relocation policy
# Dhobi Ghat
# Octroi Tax
# Indian Union (Labor Union)
# Mumbai Public Hospital Emergency Room
# Indian toilet
# Mumbai Beach
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# Mumbai Milk Colony
# Mumbai Traditional Market
# Lunchbox delivery service
# Indian Monsoon
# Dengue fever

5.
Indian food


# Chapati, Nan and Curry
# Masala
# Mumbai Well
# Vegetarian culture
# Indian curry
# Alphonso Mango
# Masala Chai
# Indian Mud Crab
# Pani (water)
# Varanasi Rashi
# Safflower seed dessert

6.
A glimpse into everyday life in India


#Yoga
# Cricket
# Bollywood movies
# IIT Mumbai Campus
# Indian politics
# Currency reform incident
# Himalaya Lip Balm
# Indian generic drugs
# Taj Mahal Palace Hotel terrorist attack
# Mumbai JIO WORLD
# Delhi Gurgaon New City

7.
Major tourist destinations in India


# Agra Taj Mahal
# Golden Temple, Amritsar
# Madurai Meenakshi Amman Hindu Temple
# Varanasi Ganges River
# Sarnath Deer Park
# Srinagar Gulmarg
# Jaipur 'Pink City'

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Publisher's Review
Namaste India is a book that records India not on a desk, but in the dust and sweat of the earth.
The experiences of a construction worker, who worked with hundreds of Indian managers and thousands of Indian workers, clashed daily, sometimes frustrated, and then repeatedly accepted, are more profound than any travel essay.

The greatest appeal of this book is the times of ‘endurance’ and ‘understanding.’
In a land where promises are meaningless and 'tomorrow' is unknown, the author lets go of the Korean sense of time and embraces Indian life.
Vivid experiences about the caste system, hijras, and untouchability are not desk-bound knowledge, but Indology learned through experience.

Cultural clashes are unfamiliar, but the author neither condemns nor glosses over them.
Instead, the conflict reveals the optimism, flexibility, and relationship-centered attitude of Indians, making readers ask questions.
"Have we truly been living the right way?" "Namaste India" is not simply a mere travelogue, but a record of the "differences" of the contemporary global village.
The author's gaze, which sought to embrace the unfamiliar reality he faced without running away, shakes the sense of life of each reader beyond the continent of India.
Differences that seemed trivial return as weighty questions in this book.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: August 15, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 304 pages | 148*210*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791138846059
- ISBN10: 1138846058

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