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The Best of Tenida

By: Aparna Chaudhuri

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The humorous escapades of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s immortal character and his ragtag bunch of friends, now in English The leader of a gang of four, Tenida is a brash, loud-mouthed fellow with a large heart and a gargantuan appetite. Along with the quick-witted Kyabla, the Bangladeshi-accented Habul and the cowardly Pela, Tenida falls headlong into one misadventure after the other, that is, when he is not telling tall tales of his own heroism. Full of wit and old-world charm, The Best of Tenida is dotted with vignettes of life in yesteryear Calcutta. Featuring five of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s best-known short stories and his timeless novella Charmurti, this English translation introduces one of the most beloved figures in Bengali children’s literature to a wider audience.

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Penguin UK

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9351186342

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The Barua Buddhists

Lineage and Cultural Interface

By: Aparna Chatterjee

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The Barua Buddhists

Lineage and Cultural Interface

By: Aparna Chatterjee

Where do the Baruas stand in Buddhist religious universe? Could they be categorized as Bengali Buddhists? Such intriguing questions are addressed headlong here and answers are ferreted out of the troves of history. A large swathe of these frankly devout people is now found settled in and around Siliguri town, a gateway to the North-Eastern hinterland. But their antecedents are immensely spectacular, yet problematic. As settlers, how far their religious moorings carry them through the alienated environs of a majoritarian Hindu society? How proficient they are in border maintenance and syncretism? This ethnographic study of Bengali Barua Buddhists gives the reader a critical insight into everyday sociological practices of these struggling survivors of an ancient religion.

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Shhalaj Publishing House

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9350184427

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9789350184424

Theatres of Independence

Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947

By: Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker

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Theatres of Independence

Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947

By: Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker

Theatres of Independence is the first comprehensive study of drama, theatre, and urban performance in post-independence India. Combining theatre history with theoretical analysis and literary interpretation, Aparna Dharwadker examines the unprecedented conditions for writing and performance that the experience of new nationhood created in a dozen major Indian languages and offers detailed discussions of the major plays, playwrights, directors, dramatic genres, and theories of drama that have made the contemporary Indian stage a vital part of postcolonial and world theatre.The first part of Dharwadker's study deals with the new dramatic canon that emerged after 1950 and the variety of ways in which plays are written, produced, translated, circulated, and received in a multi-lingual national culture. The second part traces the formation of significant postcolonial dramatic genres from their origins in myth, history, folk narrative, sociopolitical experience, and the intertextual connections between Indian, European, British, and American drama. The book's ten appendixes collect extensive documentation of the work of leading playwrights and directors, as well as a record of the contemporary multilingual performance histories of major Indian, Western, and non-Western plays from all periods and genres. Treating drama and theatre as strategically interrelated activities, the study makes post-independence Indian theatre visible as a multifaceted critical subject to scholars of modern drama, comparative theatre, theatre history, and the new national and postcolonial literatures.

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University of Iowa Press

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158729642X

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9781587296420

Explaining Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Escaping India

By: Aparna Pande

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Explaining Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Escaping India

By: Aparna Pande

Pakistan has over the decades become a hotbed for the terrorist ideology often referred to as Jihadism. This book investigates the underlying principles of Pakistan’s foreign policy from 1947 until the present day, and explains the rise of Jihadism as an offshoot of Pakistan’s security concerns. The book goes on to discuss that from its inception as a separate state, Pakistan’s foreign policy focused on ‘seeking parity’ with India and ‘escaping’ from an Indian South Asian identity. The desire to achieve parity with its much larger neighbour led Pakistan to seek the assistance and support of allies. The author analyses the relationship Pakistan has with Afghanistan, United States, China and the Muslim world, and looks at how these relationships are based on the desire that military, economic and diplomatic aid from these countries would bolster Pakistan’s meagre resources in countering Indian economic and military strength. The book presents an interesting contribution to South Asian Studies, as well as studies on International Relations and Foreign Policy.

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272

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Routledge

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1136818936

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9781136818936

Waiting for Swaraj

Inner Lives of Indian Revolutionaries

By: Aparna Vaidik

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Waiting for Swaraj

Inner Lives of Indian Revolutionaries

By: Aparna Vaidik

Set in British India of the 1920s, Waiting for Swaraj follows the cadence and tempo of the lives of the intrepid revolutionaries of the Hindustan Republican Association and the Hindustan Republican Socialist Association who challenged the British Raj. It seeks to comprehend the revolutionaries' self-conception - what did it mean to be a revolutionary? How did a revolutionary live out the vision of revolution, what was their everyday like, did life in revolution transform an individual, what was their truth and how was it different from that of the others? The book locates the essence of being a revolutionary not just in the spectacular moments when the revolutionaries threw a bomb or carried out a political assassination, but in the everyday conversations, banter, anecdotes, and in the stray fragments of the life in underground. It demonstrates how 'waiting' was the crucible that forged a revolutionary.

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245

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Cambridge University Press

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1009032380

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9781009032384

Women in Satyagraha

By: Aparna Basu

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Women in Satyagraha

By: Aparna Basu

The Book Chronicles the stories of many of these inspiring women who rose to prominence during the daunting struggle against the biggest empire of the world, but never went astray from the path of non violence.

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Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

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8123030681

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9788123030685

G.L. Mehta, a Many Splendoured Man

By: Aparna Basu

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G.L. Mehta, a Many Splendoured Man

By: Aparna Basu

Biography of G.L. Mehta, 1900-1974, an administrator, statesman, ambassador, and a writer.

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Concept Publishing Company

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8170228913

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9788170228912

Is This Possible?

By: Aparna Mathur

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Is This Possible?

By: Aparna Mathur

Is This Possible? is a collection of six short stories that delve into the mysterious. From supernatural occurrences to crime and deception to the power of love, each story offers a unique and thrilling journey into the unknown. A mixed bag of tales with something for everyone! This compilation will take them back to their childhood, and they will be able to connect with the stories.

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Notion Press

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9798889359524

Autonomy

Life Cycle, Gender, and Status Among Himalayan Pastoralists

By: Aparna Rao

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Autonomy

Life Cycle, Gender, and Status Among Himalayan Pastoralists

By: Aparna Rao

The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate empirically from the - emic - perspective of decision making, observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and status differences. Aparna Rao is a research associate at the Institut für Völkerkunde, University of Cologne

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380

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Berghahn Books

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1571818332

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9781571818331

Microwaves in Chemistry Applications

Fundamentals, Methods and Future Trends

By: Aparna Das,Bimal Banik

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Microwaves in Chemistry Applications

Fundamentals, Methods and Future Trends

By: Aparna Das,Bimal Banik

Microwaves in Chemistry Applications: Fundamentals, Methods and Future Trends offers a number of benefits over conventional heating technologies, including acceleration of reaction rates, milder reaction conditions, higher chemical yields, lower energy usage and different reaction selectivity, all of which can improve the sustainability of processes. The book provides valuable insights into the underlying chemistry at play in microwave-assisted processes, introducing fundamental concepts, discussing the modeling of reactions in such processes, and also highlighting a range of key methods and applications of microwaves in chemistry for improved sustainability. Beginning with an introduction to microwave chemistry, Part One discusses foundational principles, equipment and approaches for modeling reactions and assessing the outputs of those models. Methods in microwave chemistry are then the focus of Part Two, with microwave-assisted synthesis, catalysis, reduction and reactions all explored in detail. Part Three reflects on the practical usage of these methods to address specific issues, covering a number of interesting applications. - Provides guidance on the modeling and interpretation of microwave effects - Discusses microwave chemistry in the context of green chemistry principles - Outlines a range of important microwave methods, including microwave-assisted synthesis, catalysis, reactions and reductions

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Elsevier

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0128230851

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9780128230855

The Best of Tenida

By: Aparna Chaudhuri

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By: Aparna Chaudhuri

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The Best of Tenida

The Best of Tenida

The Barua Buddhists

The Barua Buddhists

Theatres of Independence

Theatres of Independence

Explaining Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Explaining Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Waiting for Swaraj

Waiting for Swaraj

Women in Satyagraha

Women in Satyagraha

G.L. Mehta, a Many Splendoured Man

G.L. Mehta, a Many Splendoured Man

Is This Possible?

Is This Possible?

Autonomy

Autonomy

Microwaves in Chemistry Applications

Microwaves in Chemistry Applications

The Best of Tenida

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