A national bestseller in India, Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet is the fictional memoir of a wise Indian princess, who recalls the ways the women of the Indian court found friendship, faith, and love through their beauty traditions. We journey with her as she recounts a lifetime of comforting rituals, tantalizing textures, colors, and fragrances, exquisite jewels and adornments, and assorted beauty and health secrets passed through generations of women by word of mouth.
In Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet, Sharada Dwivedi, a native of India, and Shalini Devi Holkar, an Indian princess by marriage, draw on the oral histories of privileged Indian women to capture and revive their many wonderful and wise beauty traditions. The result is a rich cultural tapestry, filled with ancient remedies, recipes, and tonics used to soften skin, silken hair, enrich the body, and lift the spirit like no store-bought products can. Additionally, the book offers a glossary of plants, flowers, spices, and grains and simple home remedies for women in all stages of life—from puberty to pregnancy to menopause—including:
<ul>
<li>Almond-Saffron for cleansing and exfoliation</li>
<li>Papaya-Mint-Tea for acne and pimples</li>
<li>Cream &amp; Honey for dry skin and wrinkles</li>
<li>Cress &amp; Rosewater for post-natal strength</li>
<li>Tulsi Kadha (Basil Tea) for coughs or morning sickness</li>
</ul>
Replete with gorgeous photos and illustrations from a bygone era, Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet is a treasure trove of time-honored health and beauty customs that will delight the senses of modern women everywhere.

Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet: Indian Traditions in Beauty and Health

Biographies & Memoirs

Dwivedi, Sharada

Holkar, Shalini Devi

Historical

William Morrow

Book has mild slant, cover has moderate wear. Pages have light age-toning. Ships fast from California.

Lives of the Indian Princes

ALLEN, CHARLES

Arrow Books (A Division of Random House Group)

This wonderful book shows the hidden world of princely India in all its glory, both past and present, through period as well as contemporary photographs of former rulers and their living descendants, many of whom are as revered today as their forebears were in the past, despite the more modest lifestyle they have been obliged to adopt. Modern tourists can become princes for a night or two by paying for a room in one of several expensive hotels that have been made out of former palaces. But only the maharaja's guests, including the author and photographer of this fascinating book, will be invited to the ancient ceremonies taking place nearby or to their private quarters where they and their families extend legendary Indian hospitality. This hidden world of the past and present is presented in full glory in this all-color book that will delight anyone who has visited India, or anybody interested in the history of the subcontinent, its pageantry, jewelry, and traditions.

Maharaja: Princely States

Arts & Photography

Vendome Press

The Broken Flute

Miranda, Mario

Literature & Fiction

BPI INDIA PVT. LTD.

Fort walks: Around Bombay's Fort area

Eminence Designs

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