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when most men retire into emptiness, Uncle, our wrinkled protagonist, comes back with a flourishing brothel at his dead father s mansion and there begins a search for the ultimate pleasure. He dives into the darkness exploring the sin of the flesh, dictated by the devil from a distant past: a stepmother he loved to destruction. She is the only emotion, the only trace of warmth and love in Uncle s otherwise cold heart: it is she who taught him the value, as she ...
This is the humorous and poignant account of an American who lived in India for nine months. Encounters with sacred cows, New Delhi traffic, and a holy rat temple convey a sense of wonder at this ancient country and an appreciation for the quirks of Indian society.
In this delightful collection of short stories, we meet an international cast of characters: the ageing and unsuccessful poet Sufi whose life and literary views have been overtaken by rap artists, celebrity-hungry American students, Indian archaeologists and other hustlers, Violet his patient and abandoned wife who sets out on her own voyage of discovery or William the White Rastafarian. We meet London`s Indian gigolos, their American victims or predators, Mr. ...
Hankin pays generous tribute to his forbears...But in all innocence, Hankin may have dealt his bedside companion (Hobson-Jobson) a mortal blow. Hanklyn Janklyn has all its precursor`s qualities but it is more up to date (in definition, and often in spelling) subtler and more explicit." - David Spiller, Times Literary Supplement. In the tradition of Hobson-Jobson, this dictionary contains Indo-English idioms and English words derived from Hindi. It serves as ...
. . . His father an atheist, a patrician, an incorrigible snob is living his last moments. Tan leaves the United States, where he has lived for many years, for his native province in India. In the Chamber of perfumes, redolent of the past, present and future, where lies the body of his father before the last rites, Tan realizes how much he is torn between Indian and American cultures. He recalls his university days in America during the rollicking sixties when he ...
This unique book, written by retired kindergarten teacher, growth with your child and tells you When, How and What skills it develops. It develops an inexpensive phonetic approach needed for a successful reader and speller. A complete readiness curriculum full of ideas. One free, age-appropriate developmental activity every week for 5 years. Each activity takes only about 10 minutes. Activities use common household terms. Develops preschool skills painlessly and ...
This absorbing account of the Tibetan community in exile also takes an unromantic look at Tibet today. Historical and political developments and the intricacies of religion and spirituality draw us into the fascinating story of Tibet’s displaced citizens. A gripping read that acquaints us with a culture that, though battered externally, seems to be alive in the hearts of its people.
Gunjan – “a rose in the wilderness†somebody had just used the phrase offhand for her – not with any deep thought – just a spontaneous remark which indeed is apt for her. A mixture of intelligence, confidence, creativity, sensitivity and a child-like innocence – so very different from the modern youth. A short meeting with her could have an everlasting impact. Gunjan started to show interest in writing poems, painting and performing in plays when she ...
V.K. Madhavankutty’s expertise in the art of remembering is well-known. He has proved it convincingly in The Village Before Time, his last book whose English translation found favour with readers. The Unspoken Curse is no different – a bouquet of reminiscences and recollections of life in rural Kerala that unfolds into a poignant story: the saga of Kalyanikutty. The Unspoken Curse tells of the life and death of Kalyanikutty, narrated with an economy of words ...
After 30 years as a war correspondent for a major European magazine, Tiziano Terzani turns into a correspondent against all wars. The causes of war are to be found within us, more than they are outside us. They are to be found in passions such as desire, fear, insecurity, greed and vanity. Gradually we have to rid ourselves of them. On the 11th of September the world has changed. Now we ourselves have to change. It`s time to move into the open, time to make a ...
The contents of Jap Ji Sahib were composed in poetic form by Guru Nanak in the 15th century. At that time the Punjabi language which has its roots and deep association with Sanskrit and later on with its diluted form of Hindi, was also in touch with Persian and Arabic culture. Many of the Persian and Arabic words in somewhat refined form were adopted by the Punjabi language of that period. To convey the very essence of the teaching and the depth of the ...
This collection of articles represent the corpus of Jairam Ramesh`s columns for India Today. Writing under the name de guerre of Kautilya, originally the author of India`s greatest ancient work on statecraft, Ramesh brings his renowned intellect and humour to bear on the events and characters that have dominated public life over the past five years. Here the reader will find the pressing economic, social, political and intellectual concerns that grip both India ...
This story is written to help young children understand what a tsunami is and how to take refuge when the warning signs appear. It was inspired by first hand records from Scottish families who were on holiday in Thailand and Sri Lanka on December 26th 2005. Apparently the first warning of the imminent disaster for elephant keepers came when their charges unceremoniously picked them up and dropped them off on high ground. It would appear that animals and birds ...
Neighbors make great friends ? and vicious enemies. This is the subtext of The Ghosts of Kashmir, Shankar Vedantam?s debut collection of short stories about the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Ordinary Indians and Pakistanis in these stories find themselves torn between hostility and affinity, drawn together by common cultural histories and divided by the poisons of politics and pride. The inter-linked stories have the texture of parables, but ...
“She had come in winter, a girl full of summer…†So begins the story, set in Nainital, a beautiful hill station tucked away in the Himalayas. The heroine, twenty-one year old Tahmina, is a shy, thoughtful girl. She is brought up by liberal parents who are settled in Dubai. Faisal, her father, owns a hotel. Though she does not have to observe the old customs and traditions, there are still limits to her freedom. So the only adventure she can look forward to ...
The discovery of some hitherto unpublished photographs of Younghusband`s mission to Tibet where the inspiration for General Sood’s writings. This expedition to Tibet was the first of its’ kind to be undertaken in modern times and lead to an historic treaty with the Forbidden Kingdom. Commander of the First Battalion of The Eighth Gorkha Rifles (1/8 GR), General Sood came across these historically important and beautiful photographs of various stages of the ...
The novel presents three women characters Arundhati, Tara and Mina whose lives and relationships dominate the story and through whom we learn a little bit more about ourselves. They talk about their sexuality, their innate passions and their changing persona with a frankness that is engaging and mirrors our own constantly evolving emotions. The novel focuses on the modern Indian woman’s sexuality with delicate sensitivity and paints a startling portrait of ...
Through Kusum’s short stories, the reader embarks on many journeys through life’s varied cycles. We see a couple in old age, the sadness of prostitution and the brutality of rape, the issue of Aids and the catalytic trauma of a new bride. Women’s sexuality, is highlighted in stories such as `The Wives`. There is some black humour and a macabre thread can be found running through many stories that are full of surprises, deep imagination and unease. They are ...
Fully illusatrated in colour depicting the day to day life in the most exquisite and near to contemporary life water colours of the India of Today.
Born in South Australia to German and Scottish parents, Teichelmann trained as a doctor and surgeon in Australia, England, Ireland, (1880-90) and later updated his surgery skills in England, Germany and Austria. (1912). He immigrated to New Zealand in 1987. Author McKerrow describes his struggle to piece together the life of Ebenezer Teichelmann.
He has hot-blooded, socially thrusting, sweet Vending Shadi Lal Khatri for a father. Omi is expected to pass his exams, agree to an arranged marriage and generally improve his station in life. He has not much chance at all of escaping his fate. In Balraj Khanna's ribald, humorous and gently satirical novel of post-partition India at its most ramshackle, Omi gives his father a great deal of concern before surprising everybody, including himself.
In this innovative new book, Caroline Thomas explores security from a human – rather than state – perspective. Thomas offers a conceptual approach to the subject, contextualizing the notion of human security within a framework of the evolving global economy. Against the backdrop of increasing inequality between and within states, and also between corporations in the 1980s and 1990s, she examines dominant ideas about development. The focus then shifts to the ...
Indian cookery has a homogeneous tradition varying from coast to coast and is based on a complex fusion of different cultures and regions. Cookery is a traditional institution in every Indian home. Food is ceremoniously prepared with great pride and joy being the nucleus of the daily household activity. These easy-to-follow recipes will be a delight to cook.
The decision to write this book was not a very difficult one. When my father, Om Prakash Rana passed away, I decided to write his story. He was a man of many parts a committed Advocate and a devoted family man. I felt it would be an appropriate way of paying tribute to someone who was fond of reading. Law was his first love- he spent 40 years practicing at the Supreme Court. While I was writing this book, I sometimes felt I was describing a stranger, but at the ...