Click to play videoNew Delhi: India's secular fabric has often been showcased in arts, writings, photographs but there is something about the subject that never goes out of fashion. Photographer Amit Mehra's latest book India - A Timeless Celebration finds a great market in this time of Eid and Dushehra.
Mehra's latest book is on secularism in India, he tries to offer a fresh perspective on this subject.
The book couldn't have come out at a better time for it to be running into its second edition. The period that defines secularism best in India when the Navratras and Ramadan fall together and when Eid and Dushehra and are just a week apart.
However, Mehra feels that the common thread between different religions is often misunderstood.
"When you understand religion in its purest form, you don't need to look beyond it, unfortunately in India, it is used for political seats, and that is how people have different notions," said Mehra.
This is why Mehra feels that this book is something that urban India needs to look at. It's not about magnificent holy structures but focuses more on facial expressions, body language, gestures that define devotion across the board.
Be it the gurkuls, in Karnataka or the dargahs in Gujarat. With a special foreword by Mark Tully, the book is available at just Rs 3,500.
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