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Imagining Muslims in South Asia and the Diaspora

Secularism, Religion, Representations

By: Claire Chambers,Caroline Herbert

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Imagining Muslims in South Asia and the Diaspora

Secularism, Religion, Representations

By: Claire Chambers,Caroline Herbert

Literary, cinematic and media representations of the disputed category of the ‘South Asian Muslim’ have undergone substantial change in the last few decades and particularly since the events of September 11, 2001. Here we find the first book-length critical analysis of these representations of Muslims from South Asia and its diaspora in literature, the media, culture and cinema. Contributors contextualize these depictions against the burgeoning post-9/11 artistic interest in Islam, and also against cultural responses to earlier crises on the subcontinent such as Partition (1947), the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war and secession of Bangladesh, the 1992 Ayodhya riots , the 2002 Gujarat genocide and the Kashmir conflict. Offering a comparative approach, the book explores connections between artists’ generic experimentalism and their interpretations of life as Muslims in South Asia and its diaspora, exploring literary and popular fiction, memoir, poetry, news media, and film. The collection highlights the diversity of representations of Muslims and the range of approaches to questions of Muslim religious and cultural identity, as well as secular discourse. Essays by leading scholars in the field highlight the significant role that literature, film, and other cultural products such as music can play in opening up space for complex reflections on Muslim identities and cultures, and how such imaginative cultural forms can enable us to rethink secularism and religion. Surveying a broad range of up-to-date writing and cultural production, this concise and pioneering critical analysis of representations of South Asian Muslims will be of interest to students and academics of a variety of subjects including Asian Studies, Literary Studies, Media Studies, Women’s Studies, Contemporary Politics, Migration History, Film studies, and Cultural Studies.

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1317654129

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Immigrants and Refugees

Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology

By: Vamik D. Volkan

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Immigrants and Refugees

Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology

By: Vamik D. Volkan

Aside from the many political, cultural and economic aspects of the present refugee crisis in Europe, it is also crucial to consider the psychological element. In our fast-changing world, globalisation, advances in communication technology, fast travel, terrorism and now the refugee crisis make psychoanalytic investigation of the Other a major necessity. Psychoanalyst Vamik Volkan, who left Cyprus for the US as a young man, brings his own experiences as an immigrant to bear on this study of the psychology of immigrants and refugees, and of those who cross paths with them. In Part 1, case examples illustrate the impact of traumatic experiences, group identity issues, and how traumas embedded in the experience of immigrants and refugees can be passed down from one generation to the next. Part 2 focuses on the host countries, considering the evolution of prejudice and how fear of newcomers can affect everything from international politics to the way we behave as individuals. Volkan also considers the psychology of borders, from the Berlin Wall to Donald Trump.

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0429914776

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The Parcel

By: Anosh Irani

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The Parcel

By: Anosh Irani

Finalist for the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and for the Governor General's Literary Award, this powerful new work, about a transgender sex worker in the red-light district of Bombay who is given an unexpected task, is a gripping literary page-turner--difficult and moving, surprising and tender. Anosh Irani's best novel yet, and his first with Knopf Canada. The Parcel's astonishing heart, soul and unforgettable voice is Madhu--born a boy, but a eunuch by choice--who has spent most of her life in a close-knit clan of transgender sex workers in Kamathipura, the notorious red-light district of Bombay. Madhu identifies herself as a "hijra"--a person belonging to the third sex, neither here nor there, man nor woman. Now, at 40, she has moved away from prostitution, her trade since her teens, and is forced to beg to support the charismatic head of the hijra clan, Gurumai. One day Madhu receives a call from Padma Madam, the most feared brothel owner in the district: a "parcel" has arrived--a young girl from the provinces, betrayed and trafficked by her aunt--and Madhu must prepare it for its fate. Despite Madhu's reluctance, she is forced to take the job by Gurumai. As Madhu's emotions spiral out of control, her past comes back to haunt her, threatening to unravel a lifetime's work and identity. This is a dark, devastating but ultimately redemptive novel that promises to be one of the most talked-about publications of the year.

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A Carnival of Parting

The Tales of King Bharthari and King Gopi Chand as Sung and Told by Madhu Natisar Nath of Ghatiyali, Rajasthan

By: Ann Grodzins Gold

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A Carnival of Parting

The Tales of King Bharthari and King Gopi Chand as Sung and Told by Madhu Natisar Nath of Ghatiyali, Rajasthan

By: Ann Grodzins Gold

Madhu Natisar Nath is a Rajasthani farmer with no formal schooling. He is also a singer, a musician, and a storyteller. At the center of A Carnival of Parting are Madhu Nath's oral performances of two linked tales about the legendary Indian kings, Bharthari of Ujjain and Gopi Chand of Bengal. Both characters, while still in their prime, leave thrones and families to be initiated as yogis—a process rich in adventure and melodrama, one that offers unique insights into popular Hinduism's view of world renunciation. Ann Grodzins Gold presents these living oral epic traditions as flowing narratives, transmitting to Western readers the pleasures, moods, and interactive dimensions of a village bard's performance. Three introductory chapters and an interpretive afterword, together with an appendix on the bard's language by linguist David Magier, supply A Carnival of Parting with a full range of ethnographic, historical, and cultural backgrounds. Gold gives a frank and engaging portrayal of the bard Madhu Nath and her work with him. The tales are most profoundly concerned, Gold argues, with human rather than divine realities. In a compelling afterword, she highlights their thematic emphases on politics, love, and death. Madhu Nath's vital colloquial telling of Gopi Chand and Bharthari's stories depicts renunciation as inevitable and interpersonal attachments as doomed, yet celebrates human existence as a "carnival of parting.

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0520911555

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Those Days

A Novel

By: Sunil Gangopadhyay

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Those Days

A Novel

By: Sunil Gangopadhyay

Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award An award-winning novel that uses both vast panoramic views and lovingly reconstructed detail to provide an unforgettable picture of nineteenth-century Bengal. The Bengal Renaissance and the 1857 uprising form the backdrop to Those Days, a saga of human frailties and strength. The story revolves around the immensely wealthy Singha and Mukherjee families, and the intimacy that grows between them. Ganganarayan Singha's love for Bindubasini, the widowed daughter of the Mukherjees, flounders on the rocks of orthodoxy even as his zamindar father, Ramkamal, finds happiness in the arms of the courtesan, Kamala Sundari. Bimbabati, Ramkamal's wife, is left to cope with her loneliness. A central theme of the novel is the manner in which the feudal aristocracy, sunk in ritual and pleasure, slowly awakens to its social obligations. Historical personae interact with fictional protagonists to enrich the narrative. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the reformer; Michael Madhusudan Dutt, the poet; the father and son duo of Dwarkanath and Debendranath Tagore; Harish Mukherjee, the journalist; Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj radical; David Hare and John Bethune, the English educationists—these and a host of others walk the streets of Calcutta again, to bring alive a momentous time.

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9351187691

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The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was

Myths of Self-Imitation

By: Wendy Doniger

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The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was

Myths of Self-Imitation

By: Wendy Doniger

Many cultures have myths about self-imitation, stories about people who pretend to be someone else pretending to be them, in effect masquerading as themselves. This great theme, in literature and in life, tells us that people put on masks to discover who they really are under the masks they usually wear, so that the mask reveals rather than conceals the self beneath the self. In this book, noted scholar of Hinduism and mythology Wendy Doniger offers a cross-cultural exploration of the theme of self-impersonation, whose widespread occurrence argues for both its literary power and its human value. The stories she considers range from ancient Indian literature through medieval European courtly literature and Shakespeare to Hollywood and Bollywood. They illuminate a basic human way of negotiating reality, illusion, identity, and authenticity, not to mention memory, amnesia, and the process of aging. Many of them involve marriage and adultery, for tales of sexual betrayal cut to the heart of the crisis of identity. These stories are extreme examples of what we common folk do, unconsciously, every day. Few of us actually put on masks that replicate our faces, but it is not uncommon for us to become travesties of ourselves, particularly as we age and change. We often slip carelessly across the permeable boundary between the un-self-conscious self-indulgence of our most idiosyncratic mannerisms and the conscious attempt to give the people who know us, personally or publicly, the version of ourselves that they expect. Myths of self-imitation open up for us the possibility of multiple selves and the infinite regress of self-discovery. Drawing on a dizzying array of tales-some fact, some fiction-The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was is a fascinating and learned trip through centuries of culture, guided by a scholar of incomparable wit and erudition.

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0195347773

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Between The Hearts

By: Pradeep Neelakandan

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Between The Hearts

By: Pradeep Neelakandan

The novel unfurls some chapters from the life of the girl named ‘Madhumitha’- the protagonist. It unveils how a gullible, naïve, conservative teenager from Tirunelveli in south Tamil Nadu turns into a responsible, modern and strong woman after migrating to Chennai. At her teens, Madhu develops deep love towards Sridhar but being aware of some serious consequences, she didn’t propose. Moreover, it was too early to decide about her life partner. Suddenly Sridhar disappears from her life. It takes years for her to forget him and concentrate on her studies and career. Through her sheer hard work, she lands into an I.T firm, where she finds the love of her life. Being a pious Hindu, she falls in love with a Christian Malayali guy John Titus, who is younger to her. Her love is resisted by her brother and mom citing religious and age issues. Once again Sridhar enters into her life. She is juxtaposed between Sridhar and John. Her family suggests her to marry Sridhar, but she is very strong in her point. Her sister in law is very eager in marrying her to her cousin. Her family does all possible ways to cajole her. She is almost in an ambiguous state. Even she tries all the possible ways to convince her family. Let’s turn the pages and read on to know whether she manages to marry John against her family wishes? How will Sridhar react to her rejection? Will her family give up against her decision to marry John?

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Damick Publications

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8193836006

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Ocean of Love

By: Martin Frank

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Ocean of Love

By: Martin Frank

Romantic love, true friendship, clever paraitism, and illicit adventures: Ocean of Love portrays the coming of age of Palghat Arun S. Iyer, a brilliant South-Indian violinist. Set in the years of Indira Gandhi's Emergency rule, Ocean of Love is an introduction into Tamil culture: Carnatic music, Shaiva religion, South-Indian politics and traditional life stage bisexuality.

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1593301154

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Feminist Perspectives Towards Shashi Deshpande's Novels

By: Piu Sarkar

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Feminist Perspectives Towards Shashi Deshpande's Novels

By: Piu Sarkar

Shashi Deshpande is one of the most fascinating writers in the genre of Indian English writing to have addressed problems and issues related to women and society, breaking the traditional image of a woman as a daughter, wife or mother, exploring the inner psychological conflicts of a woman and making her women characters emerge as self-dependent individuals with a space of one’s own. Through her bunch of wonderful novels Shashi Deshpande aims to highlight that everyone in this society should be treated as equals, as human beings; there should not be any compartmentalization on the basis of gender. Women should be given equal opportunity and weightage at par with men. This is possible only when women are independent in truest sense and they hold self-reliance and self-esteem. As a writer of human beings in general and women in particular, Shashi Deshpande has wonderfully considered all these aspects in her writings with her ingenious narrative skill and creative spirit. This book has attempted to explore the journey of Deshpande’s protagonists in quest of an exclusive identity, which has the essence of individuality and self-confidence and which make them stand apart from the stereotypical tags given by traditional patriarchal society. Amidst hindrances and oppressions of various kinds how Deshpande’s women characters come out of their shell to carve a niche for themselves by utilizing their potential and willpower has formed the crux of the book. Comprehensive and analytical in nature, the present book would prove an asset to students of English literature.

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Ukiyoto Publishing

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9354903770

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Off the Beaten Path

Stories of People Around the World

By: Ruth Colvin

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Off the Beaten Path

Stories of People Around the World

By: Ruth Colvin

From the Sunshine Coast of South Africa to a remote ashram in India, Colvin and her husband have traveled around the world, visiting sixty–two countries and providing literacy training in twenty–six developing countries. The founder of Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc., which later merged with other organizations to become ProLiteracy, Colvin was invited by universities, religious organizations, and the International Executive Service Corporation to share her skills in native language literacy and English as a second language training. Along the way, Colvin met people from all walks of life—a holy man in India, a banned leader and a revolutionary in the apartheid system of South Africa, lepers in India and Madagascar, Chinese Communists who truly "serve the people," and survivors of Pol Pot’s Cambodia. In a richly varied and exciting career, Colvin’s most rewarding adventures were connecting with individuals from vastly different backgrounds and experiences, learning about their cultures and traditions, and discovering the many similarities all people share. Believing education is the key to facilitating communication and understanding among people around the world, Colvin, a lifelong learner herself, has dedicated her life to teaching others.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815650868

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The Goddess as Role Model

Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen

By: Heidi R.M. Pauwels

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The Goddess as Role Model

Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen

By: Heidi R.M. Pauwels

This book seeks to understand the major mythological role models that mark the moral landscape navigated by young Hindu women. Traditionally, the goddess Sita, faithful consort of the god Rama, is regarded as the most important positive role model for women. The case of Radha, who is mostly portrayed as a clandestine lover of the god Krishna, seems to challenge some of the norms the example of Sita has set. That these role models are just as relevant today as they have been in the past is witnessed by the popularity of the televised versions of their stories, and the many allusions to them in popular culture. Taking the case of Sita as main point of reference, but comparing throughout with Radha, Pauwels studies the messages sent to Hindu women at different points in time. She compares how these role models are portrayed in the most authoritative versions of the story. She traces the ancient, Sanskrit sources, the medieval vernacular retellings of the stories and the contemporary TV versions as well. This comparative analysis identifies some surprising conclusions about the messages sent to Indian women today, which belie the expectations one might have of the portrayals in the latest, more liberal versions. The newer messages turn out to be more conservative in many subtle ways. Significantly, it does not remain limited to the religious domain. By analyzing several popular recent and classical hit movies that use Sita and Radha tropes, Pauwels shows how these moral messages spill into the domain of popular culture for commercial consumption.

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019045153X

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All India Sainik School Entrance Exam-2024 Study Guide with Solved Papers For Class 6

By: Team Prabhat

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All India Sainik School Entrance Exam-2024 Study Guide with Solved Papers For Class 6

By: Team Prabhat

The Present Edition ""Sainik School Entrance Exam Class 6 2024"" has been carefully prepared to serve as a Practice sets and solved papers for those candidates preparing for ""Sainik School Entrance Exam 2024"" conducted by the All India Sainik School Entrance Examination. This book contains three solved papers and two practice sets. The subjects are arranged exactly as per the latest syllabus and pattern, to make it 100% convenient for the candidates. This book gives you an idea of the questions asked in previous years' exams, and also what types of questions you should expect in the upcoming exam. Topics covered: Section-1 Mathematics Section-2 English Section-3 Intelligence Section-4 General Knowledge Highlights of the book: Practice sets are collections of useful exam questions. Answers with explanations are available for all questions. Every practice set is based on the paper pattern from the previous year. With solved papers for 2023, 2022. As per the revised syllabus and exam pattern.

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9354885454

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The Thespian

Life and Films of Dilip Kumar

By: Urmila Lanba

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The Thespian

Life and Films of Dilip Kumar

By: Urmila Lanba

Known variously as the last emperor in the Indian film world, a living legend, the thespian, few would contest that Dilip Kumar has been a dominant figure for over five decades in an industry where actors spring up like mushrooms and are wiped out quickly. This book attempts to flesh out the person behind the star and how Kumar's cultured dignity and grace have given him a credibility which transcends the silver screen, making him a public figure who is both widely admired and respected. The book also contains his complete filmography and an array of photographs that chronicle his life and films. Lovingly and film-by-film, this book traces Dilip Kumar’s legendary career which started by pure chance when he was barely twenty-two and with no interest in films to speak of. Dilip Kumar achieved his undisputed status as India’s outstanding film actor through sheer hard work and astonishing dedication. Acting in only fifty-four films in nearly as many years, Dilip helped create landmark films from the 1940s to the 1980s, including Shaheed, Jogan, Devdas, Naya Daur, Mughal-e-Azam, Gunga Jumna, Sagina Mahato and Shakti, to name a few. Intensely interested in all aspects of the films he worked in, Dilip also directed several of them. Dilip Kumar is a very private man in a very public industry. Thus, while so much has been written about him in the media there remains an aura of mystery about him. This book attempts to flesh out the person behind the star and how Dilip Kumar’s cultured dignity and grace have given him a credibility which transcends the silver screen, making him a public figure who is both widely admired and respected. The book also contains a complete filmography of Dilip Kumar and an array of photographs that chronicle his life and films.

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Vision Books

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9386268310

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An Unfinished Autobiography

By: Māmaṇi Raẏachama Goswāmī,Praphulla Kaṭakī

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An Unfinished Autobiography

By: Māmaṇi Raẏachama Goswāmī,Praphulla Kaṭakī

Autobiography of a woman Assamese author.

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Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd

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8120724283

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Social Spaces and the Public Sphere

A Spatial-history of Modernity in Kerala

By: S. Harikrishnan

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Social Spaces and the Public Sphere

A Spatial-history of Modernity in Kerala

By: S. Harikrishnan

What can social spaces tell us about social relations in society? How do everyday social spaces like teashops, reading rooms, and libraries reify—or subvert—dominant social structures like caste and gender? These are the questions that this book explores through a study of modern Kerala. Using archival material, discourse analysis, participant observation, and personal interviews, this book traces the transformation of public spaces through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The volume focuses on how "modernity" has also been a struggle for access to public spaces, and non-institutional spaces like teashops, markets, public roads, temple grounds, reading rooms, and libraries have all been crucial to how political culture was shaped, and how dominant hegemonies—caste, class, or capital—have been challenged. It suggests that the secular public sphere that emerged in the last century in Kerala was a result of the constant negotiations between conflicting ideas which were put to test in these social spaces. At a time when digital spaces are fast replacing physical ones, this book is a timely reminder of the struggles that led to the emergence of secular public spaces in Kerala. It contributes to similar studies on public space that have emerged from other parts of the world over the last decades. A major contribution to understanding modern India, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of social history, political science, political sociology, gender studies, linguistics, and South Asian studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000786587

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The Genius of Chirajit Paul: Volume 2

By: Chirajit Paul

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The Genius of Chirajit Paul: Volume 2

By: Chirajit Paul

The Genius of Chirajit Paul – Volume 2 is a collection of a novella – Made in Munger (Crime); four plays – Kashmir 1953 (Political), Gandhi and Godse: The Mystery of the Fourth Wound (Political), Bengal 2051 (Political/Satire) and The Intellectual (Political), and a non-fictional account of Indian history, Shaping of Modern India – A Timeline History (1905–1947). The above titles have been written between 2019 and 2021. Chirajit is also the author of The Genius of Chirajit Paul – Volume 1 (which is a collection of two novels, three novellas and a play) besides two more novels and a non-fictional analysis of contemporary Indian politics.

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Notion Press

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South Asia and its Others

Reading the “Exotic”

By: Atreyee Phukan,V.G. Julie Rajan

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South Asia and its Others

Reading the “Exotic”

By: Atreyee Phukan,V.G. Julie Rajan

The essays in South Asia and Its Others: Reading the "Exotic" reveal fresh perspectives on the notion of exoticism in South Asia, and also challenge and extend existing scholarship in the broader discourse of what constitutes South Asia. Significantly, the anthology considers how the phenomenon of "exoticization" may be interpreted as a strategic methodology utilized by writers of South Asian descent to examine critically both the post-colonialist ramifications of casteism, religious intolerance, and gender violence across differing cultural contexts within the region, and how current perceptions of "native" and "diasporic" South Asian subjects problematize ideologies of authenticity across Western-Eastern divides. The papers in this collection show how authors of South Asian ethnicity construct their own version of an "exotic" South Asia globally and the colonialist discourse of "exocitism" is employed as a discursive tool that uncovers the ambiguity that continues to mark the marginality of identities even today.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527561240

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The Mahabharata of Khrisna-Dwaipayana Vyasa; VI. The Book of Bhishma

Vol. VI

By: Kisari Mohan Ganguli

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The Mahabharata of Khrisna-Dwaipayana Vyasa; VI. The Book of Bhishma

Vol. VI

By: Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883-1896.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385324351

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The Om and The Crossbones

By: Henry Joseph

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The Om and The Crossbones

By: Henry Joseph

Retired ‘herb’ smuggler Jack Lee lands in Bombay. Meeting with his guru, he is bestowed with shaktipat: spiritual energy transmitted from guru to disciple. Also, a connection between Nageshwar and ‘Eightball’ Barnett, a former quasi-governmental operative, is eventually revealed and the ultimate purpose of the leela, or cosmic play, is made clear.

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House of Stratus

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168120925X

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Love is a Verb

By: Pramod Rajput

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Love is a Verb

By: Pramod Rajput

As Manav opened his eyes, he saw Madhu sitting beside him, trying to wake him up. Her body fragrance and her damp hair suggested she had taken a shower. Manav's eyes struggled to fully open, still heavy with sleep. He looked towards the window, and darkness still lingered outside. Glancing at the clock, he realized it was twenty minutes past three in the night. "What's the matter, Madhu?" "Get up, wash your face, and freshen up. I'm heading to make tea. Then we'll go for a walk in the park." "It's still nighttime, Madhu. It's only three-twenty in the morning," he checked the clock again. "Nighttime? I'm already up and have taken a shower. I thought it was morning.

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Classic Sunil Gangopadhyay

By: Sunil Gangopadhyay

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Classic Sunil Gangopadhyay

By: Sunil Gangopadhyay

This special omnibus edition brings together the three great historical novels Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote. The Bengal Renaissance forms the backdrop to the Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Those Days, in which a feudal aristocracy awakens to its social obligations. In its sequel First Light, a turn-of-the-century Bengal, led by Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda, awakens to a new, modern sensibility. And in The Lonely Emperor, the story of India’s greatest professional stage actor Sisir Bhaduri, the past gives way to the present as the country gains independence. Those Days (Sei Somoy), First Light (Prothom Alo), The Lonely Emperor (Nisshongo Samrat) Translated by Aruna Chakravarti and Sreejata Guha

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8184759983

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Enterprise Culture in Neoliberal India

Studies in Youth, Class, Work and Media

By: Nandini Gooptu

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Enterprise Culture in Neoliberal India

Studies in Youth, Class, Work and Media

By: Nandini Gooptu

The promotion of an enterprise culture and entrepreneurship in India in recent decades has had far-reaching implications beyond the economy, and transformed social and cultural attitudes and conduct. This book brings together pioneering research on the nature of India’s enterprise culture, covering a range of different themes: workplace, education, religion, trade, films, media, youth identity, gender relations, class formation and urban politics. Based on extensive empirical and ethnographic research by the contributors, the book shows the myriad manifestations of enterprise culture and the making of the aspiring, enterprising-self in public culture, social practice, and personal lives, ranging from attempts to construct hegemonic ideas in public discourse, to appropriation by individuals and groups with unintended consequences, to forms of contested and contradictory expression. It discusses what is ‘new’ about enterprise culture and how it relates to pre-existing ideas, and goes on to look at the processes and mechanisms through which enterprise culture is becoming entrenched, as well as how it affects different classes and communities. The book highlights the social and political implications of enterprise culture and how it recasts family and interpersonal relationships as well as personal and collective identity. Illuminating one of the most important aspects of India’s current economic and social transformation, this book is of interest to students and scholars of Asian Business, Sociology, Anthropology, Development Studies and Media and Cultural Studies.

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1134511795

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9781134511792

Dirty Guys

By: Kiyohiko Yashima

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Dirty Guys

By: Kiyohiko Yashima

While deep in the mountains, FBI agent Richard Renault is suddenly ambushed by four men. The purpose is to stop revealing past drug trades to him. Having managed to escape death, he sets out to expose the drug ring. In addition to "Wild Hunt," which depicts the fierce struggle of the investigator, also included is "Ninja Spirit", which is set in Japan at the end of the Edo period.

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SCB Distributors

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1642731161

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9781642731163

Motherland

By: Vineeta Vijayaraghavan

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Motherland

By: Vineeta Vijayaraghavan

In this quiet but engaging debut novel, an American teenager spends the summer with her relatives in southern India and gains new insight into her past, her family and her heritage. Born in Kerala, Maya spent the first four years of her life there, cared for mainly by her grandmother, Ammamma, until she was sent to live with her parents in New York. At 15, with her parents' marriage undergoing a rough patch, she is sent back to India to stay with her Aunt Reema and Uncle Sanjay, their 10-year-old daughter, Brindha, and Ammamma at their house in the tea hills above Coimbatore. It's been years since Maya came to visit, and this time she is keenly aware of cultural differences: the different spheres of men and women and the persistence of the caste system. She feels stifled by the attentions of Ammamma and resentful of the time she must spend with the old woman. When Maya suffers an accident while most of the family is away, she and Ammamma grow closer, and Maya learns a hidden family fact. But only when Ammamma falls ill and the entire family gathers, including Maya's parents from New York, does Maya begin to comprehend more deeply the complexities of relationships.

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Soho Press

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1569479275

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9781569479278

Modern Migrations

Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London

By: Maritsa Poros

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Modern Migrations

Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London

By: Maritsa Poros

Although globalization seems like a recent phenomenon linked to migration, some groups have used social networks to migrate great distances for centuries. To gain new insights into migration today, Modern Migrations takes a closer look at the historical presence of globalization and how it has organized migration and social networks. With a focus on the lives of Gujarati Indians in New York and London, this book explains migration patterns through different kinds of social networks and relations. Gujarati migration flows span four continents, across several centuries. Maritsa Poros reveals the inner workings of their social networks and how these networks relate to migration flows. Championing a relational view, she examines which kinds of ties result in dead-end jobs, and which, conversely, lead to economic mobility. In the process, she speaks to central debates in the field about the economic and cultural roots of migration's causes and its surprising consequences.

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Stanford University Press

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0804775834

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9780804775830

The Unforeseen Gift

A Second Chance at First Love

By: Pramod Grover

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The Unforeseen Gift

A Second Chance at First Love

By: Pramod Grover

Tanya, a fledgling lawyer, meets the more experienced advocate, Harsh Manchanda when she lost a case to him in court. They part ways later and both find partners for themselves to settle down with. But the laws of attraction can never go wrong and deep down in their hearts, they do know the feeling is there. Adventures in India, Africa, and Europe leave the reader in a tizzy and things come to a point where you are left feeling sorry for what fate had in store for them. Will fate seal their despair, or will the laws of attraction pull things together and make it work? FOR TRUE LOVE CAN NEVER STAY APART

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Notion Press

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1685382614

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Emotional Hostage

By: Indoo Seth

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Emotional Hostage

By: Indoo Seth

Simran, a recently divorced young mother of a girl, tries to analyse her broken marriage through a series of distractions so that she can put her past behind her, and look up at life again. As she negotiates an existence in transition, a chance meeting with the successful and dapper Rahul Kohli tips the balance. Both are instantly drawn to each other, and embark on a whirlwind romance. All seems well, except Rahul is a much-married man. Emotional Hostage is a moving tale of an usual bond between two people who consciously decide to step out of their usual lives. Indoo Seth is a Delhi-based entrepreneur. Born to a Punjabi restaurateur family, she grew up in Kolkata. After finishing a design, marketing and retailing course at The American College in London, she ventured into garment manufacturing, and turned out to be a successful exporter. Currently, she trades in real estate. Women’s empowerment is a cause she strongly believes in. One of her endeavours is to help the underprivileged women and the girl child in the community. Going for long walks and travelling around the world are things she loves doing. Talking Points - An unusual extra-marital affair - A fast-paced romance across pre-defined boundaries - How to survive love’s complexities - A story about romance that demands accountability - Worldwide readership/market - General fiction lovers, People interested in gender studies, Libraries.

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Om Books International

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9383202289

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9789383202287

Our Most Troubling Madness

Case Studies in Schizophrenia Across Cultures

By: Jocelyn Marrow

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Our Most Troubling Madness

Case Studies in Schizophrenia Across Cultures

By: Jocelyn Marrow

Schizophrenia has long puzzled researchers in the fields of psychiatric medicine and anthropology.Ê Why is it that the rates of developing schizophreniaÑlong the poster child for the biomedical model of psychiatric illnessÑare low in some countries and higher in others? And why do migrants to Western countries find that they are at higher risk for this disease after they arrive? T. M. Luhrmann and Jocelyn MarrowÊargue that the root causes of schizophrenia are not only biological, but also sociocultural. Ê This book gives an intimate, personal account of those living with serious psychotic disorder in the United States, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia. It introduces the notion that social defeatÑthe physical or symbolic defeat of one person by anotherÑis a core mechanism in the increased risk for psychotic illness. Furthermore, Òcare-as-usualÓ treatment as it occurs in the United States actually increases the likelihood of social defeat, while Òcare-as-usualÓ treatment in a country like India diminishes it.

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Univ of California Press

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0520291085

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9780520291089

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