Karma Cola
First edition
AuthorGita Mehta
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIndia in the 1960s
Genrenonfiction journalism
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1979
Pages210
OCLC8660454
954.04
LC ClassDS414

Karma Cola[1] is a non-fiction book about India written by Gita Mehta originally published in 1979 by Simon & Schuster.

Subject matter

The story begins in the late 1960s, when hundreds of thousands of Westerners descended upon India, disciples of a cultural revolution that proclaimed that the magic and mystery missing from their lives was to be found in the East. An Indian writer who has also lived in England and the United States, Gita Mehta observed the spectacle of European and American "pilgrims" interacting with their hosts, and recorded her observations in Karma Cola. It describes the traditions of an ancient and long-lived society being turned into commodities and sold to those who do not understand them.[2]

Editions

Reprints include:

YearPublisherPagesISBN
1980Jonathan Cape2019780224017749
1981Collins2109780006360926
1990Minerva2109780749390693
1991Fawcette Columbine1939780449906040
1993Penguin Books1939780140236835
1994Vintage Books2089780679754336
2010Random House9781409042648

Translations

  • Czech language: Karma-Cola : výprodej tajemného Orientu, publishing house Argo, Prague, 1999, translation Ivana Husáková[3]

References

  1. "Karma Cola". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. Brown, Luke (9 September 2003). "Book Review Karma Cola by Gita Mehta". Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. "NKC – Full View of Record". National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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