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Queen of Ice

By: Devika Rangachari

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Didda, princess of Lohara, is beautiful, intelligent--and lame. Despised by her father and bullied by his heir, Didda's childhood is miserable and her future, bleak. When she is married off to the dissolute ruler of Kashmira, she must learn to hold her own in a court ridden with factions and conspiracies. But Didda is no ordinary queen. Ruthless and ambitious, she wants to rewrite history. Will she succeed? Queen of Ice is a compulsive read that brings alive the turbulent history of tenth-century Kashmir with an exquisite balance of fact and fiction. This is award-winning author Devika Rangachari's finest novel yet.

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014349774X

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The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

From Dreams to Building Billion-Dollar Cyient

By: Devika Rangachari

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The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

From Dreams to Building Billion-Dollar Cyient

By: Devika Rangachari

Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandalized. Mysterious leaflets are circulated, containing news that newspapers do not publish. And inspired by the idea of a free India and his own dreams of being an engineer, Thambi must find the courage to do what he believes is right-even when it endangers all he holds dear. The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

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9354926568

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9789354926563

Swami Vivekananda

Puffin Lives

By: Devika Rangachari

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Swami Vivekananda

Puffin Lives

By: Devika Rangachari

Religion is not in books, not in forms, not in sects, not in nation; religion is in the human heart...It is love alone that can conquer hatred...'- Swami Vivekananda A genius, a visionary, a writer, a dreamer, a teacher and an inspiration for generations of Indians--this was Swami Vivekananda. Born into a family of lawyers, Narendranath Dutta was an exceptionally intelligent child, a natural leader among his playmates, who impressed his teachers with his scholarship. The spirituality of his mentor Shri Ramakrishna and his own study of philosophy and logic influenced Narendranath to join the monastic order. Vivekananda was the spokesperson for India at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago where the magic of his words held his audience in thrall. He also instilled among the Indian youth self-confidence and the hope of regeneration. Devika Rangachari's account of the life and times of Swami Vivekananda is both inspiring and absorbing. It is the remarkable story of a spiritual leader who worked against overwhelming odds to realize his vision of a free India.

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0143331868

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9780143331865

Stories from Rajatarangini

Tales of Kashmir

By: Devika Rangachari

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Stories from Rajatarangini

Tales of Kashmir

By: Devika Rangachari

Rajatarangini Means 'River Of Kings'. The Stories Were Written In Verse By Kalhana, A Famous Eleventh-Century Historian-Poet. These Stories Cover Kashmir'S Rich Culture, Traditions And Beliefs.

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Children's Book Trust

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8170119081

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9788170119081

Growing Up

By: Devika Rangachari

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Growing Up

By: Devika Rangachari

Radhika, Dipa'S Best Friend Decides To Join Dipa'S School. Dipa'S Classmate, Mala Is However Very Unhappy With The Growing Intimacy Between The Two Girls. She Becomes The Reason For The Girls' Quarrel. However, Circumstances And Good Sense Bring The Two Girls Together Again. A Must Read For 9-12 Year Olds.

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8170118972

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9788170118978

From Obscurity to Light

Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

By: Devika Rangachari

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Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

By: Devika Rangachari

This book attempts to reintegrate women into the socio-political milieu of early medieval Orissa. Its sources are inscriptions, mostly Sanskrit, that date from the seventh century to the end of the reign of the Imperial Ganga ruler, Anantavarman Codagangadeva (CE 1078-1147). The evidence indicates that royal and non-royal women had varying but undeniably important roles to play in the socio-political fabric of this prominent regional entity. The Bhauma-Kara dynasty (c. mid-eighth/ninth-late tenth century) that witnessed the rule of six women, four of them in succession, is a case in point. In addition, the palpable presence of several other royal and non-royal women is consistently documented in the epigraphic record. This is an aspect that has received very little attention in secondary works, thereby rendering this study a pioneering one. The work follows on from Rangachari’s earlier Invisible Women, Visible Histories: Gender, Polity and Society in North India (7th to 12th century ad), which had focused on important gendered aspects of early medieval north India through an analysis of literary and epigraphic sources of Kashmir, Kanauj, Bengal and Bihar. The invisibilization of women, whereby their presence is routinely ignored or trivialized, was, similarly, its underlying essence. Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

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1000073211

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Queen of Fire

By: Devika Rangachari

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Queen of Fire

By: Devika Rangachari

I will not yield. . .' Lakshmibai, the widowed queen of Jhansi, is determined to protect her son's right to his father's throne and safeguard the welfare of her kingdom. Faced with machinations to take over Jhansi, at a time when all of India is rising up against the British, she has to prove her valour and sagacity time and again. But will this be enough to save all that she values? In this gripping novel, award-winning historical novelist Devika Rangachari brings to vivid life the interior life of this nineteenth-century queen, thrust into a position she does not desire but must assume, and of her son, who is cowed by the challenges he has to face but determined to live up to his mother's courage.

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9390914159

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From Obscurity to Light

Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

By: Devika Rangachari

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Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

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Antagonistic Tolerance

Competitive Sharing of Religious Sites and Spaces

By: Robert M. Hayden,Aykan Erdemir,Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir,Timothy D. Walker,Devika Rangachari,Manuel Aguilar-Moreno,Enrique López-Hurtado,Milica Bakić-Hayden

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Antagonistic Tolerance

Competitive Sharing of Religious Sites and Spaces

By: Robert M. Hayden,Aykan Erdemir,Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir,Timothy D. Walker,Devika Rangachari,Manuel Aguilar-Moreno,Enrique López-Hurtado,Milica Bakić-Hayden

Antagonistic Tolerance examines patterns of coexistence and conflict amongst members of different religious communities, using multidisciplinary research to analyze groups who have peacefully intermingled for generations, and who may have developed aspects of syncretism in their religious practices, and yet have turned violently on each other. Such communities define themselves as separate peoples, with different and often competing interests, yet their interaction is usually peaceable provided the dominance of one group is clear. The key indicator of dominance is control over central religious sites, which may be tacitly shared for long periods, but later contested and even converted as dominance changes. By focusing on these shared and contested sites, this volume allows for a wider understanding of relations between these communities. Using a range of ethnographic, historical and archaeological data from the Balkans, India, Mexico, Peru, Portugal and Turkey, Antagonistic Tolerance develops a comparative model of the competitive sharing and transformation of religious sites. These studies are not considered as isolated cases, but are instead woven into a unified analytical framework which explains how long-term peaceful interactions between religious communities can turn conflictual and even result in ethnic cleansing.

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1317281918

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Invisible Women, Visible Histories

Gender, Society, and Polity in North India, Seventh to Twelfth Century AD

By: Devika Rangachari

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Invisible Women, Visible Histories

Gender, Society, and Polity in North India, Seventh to Twelfth Century AD

By: Devika Rangachari

This book examines certain gendered aspects of the early medieval period in north India (between the seventh and twelfth centuries ad) through a study of prominent but representative regional kingdoms located in Kashmir, Kanauj, and across Bengal and Bihar. By examining important epigraphic and literary sources pertaining to these polities in as comprehensive a manner as possible, it shows that gender is a cardinal angle from which to view this period and, additionally, that the same set of sources can yield differing interpretations. It also highlights the indifference of most secondary sources towards gender and related issues. The book, therefore, strives to address a lacuna in the historical reconstruction of the society and polity of this time-span. Although early medieval Kashmir, Kanauj and Bengal-Bihar are linked by their status as important regional powers in this period and by their close political interactions, the book shows that the role and status of women differed considerably according to their regional contexts. The picture, therefore, is not a unified one, thereby stressing the fact that sweeping statements on women cannot be made to apply to early medieval north India as a whole as has hitherto been the trend. The problems and possibilities involved in a gender analysis of this sort that examines the role and presence of women vis-à-vis men is highlighted, in the process. Areas with the potential for future investigation are also indicated. The pivotal importance of gender in any historical reconstruction of the early medieval period in north India is thereby underscored.

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8173048088

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Antagonistic Tolerance

Competitive Sharing of Religious Sites and Spaces

By: Robert M. Hayden,Aykan Erdemir,Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir,Timothy D. Walker,Devika Rangachari,Manuel Aguilar-Moreno,Enrique López-Hurtado,Milica Bakić-Hayden

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Competitive Sharing of Religious Sites and Spaces

By: Robert M. Hayden,Aykan Erdemir,Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir,Timothy D. Walker,Devika Rangachari,Manuel Aguilar-Moreno,Enrique López-Hurtado,Milica Bakić-Hayden

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The Wit Of Tenali Raman

By: Devika Rangachari

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The Wit Of Tenali Raman

By: Devika Rangachari

Everyone agreed that Raman of Tenali was very clever. As a boy, he exasperated people with his mischief as much as he impressed them with his intelligence. As jester in the court of King Krishna Devaraya, Tenali continued to etertain and annoy the king and courtiers in equal measure. But underlying the buffoonery and audacious exploits was a keen concern for truth and a desire to bring to light the follies of men and society. This collection of eighteen stories contains all the wit and wisdom that make the stories of Tenali Raman so widely read and well loved.

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8176556033

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Book's by Devika Rangachari

Queen of Ice

Queen of Ice

The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda

Stories from Rajatarangini

Stories from Rajatarangini

Growing Up

Growing Up

From Obscurity to Light

From Obscurity to Light

Queen of Fire

Queen of Fire

From Obscurity to Light

From Obscurity to Light

Antagonistic Tolerance

Antagonistic Tolerance

Invisible Women, Visible Histories

Invisible Women, Visible Histories

Antagonistic Tolerance

Antagonistic Tolerance

The Wit Of Tenali Raman

The Wit Of Tenali Raman

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