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Year of the Weeds

By: Siddhartha Sarma

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‘Sometimes, Korok, it is best if the sorkar forgets you.’ Korok lives in a small Gond village in western Odisha. His life is in the garden which he tends every day. Anchita lives in the house which has the garden, and is an artist. Then one day, the government tells the Gonds they have to leave the village because a company is going to mine the sacred hill next to it for aluminium ore. The Gonds oppose it, but the mighty government, led by police officer Sorkari Patnaik is determined to win. Korok knows a lot about wild flowers, and nothing much about the rest of the world, though the two friends are not going to give up. But how long will the Gond resistance last, when everybody, from politicians to activists and even Maoists turn up at the little village? What can a lone gardener and a girl with a computer do against the most powerful people in the land? 'I cannot recall any children's or YA book talking about the atrocities committed by mining companies on the Adivasis. Siddhartha Sarma's novel, Year of the Weeds, does and it is commendable. It might seem quite ironic that the demographic that would actually get to read this novel - urban kids born to wealthy parents, studying in expensive, private English-medium schools - are, in a major way, beneficiaries of the corporate culture. But if even one of those children is sensitised to the reality of the corporate houses, the purpose of this novel would be served. Therein lies the importance of Year of the Weeds.' Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar Winner of the Neev Book Award 2019

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Penguin Random House India Private Limited

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0143497758

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9780143497752

The Grasshopper's Run

By: Siddhartha Sarma

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The Grasshopper's Run

By: Siddhartha Sarma

Just as the invasion begins, an ambitious and vicious Japanese officer orders the massacre of a village of the Ao Naga tribe. Among those killed is Uti, grandson of the eldest Ao chief. Gojen is his best friend, and on hearing the news of Uti's death he is unable to stay in school in Calcutta and so returns to the ancestral home, where he embarks on a gruelling journey of revenge. As the war unfolds and Gojen finds himself ever more embroiled in the battles and struggles for survival, it soon becomes clear that he is fighting for more than his homeland and the memory of his dead friend.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408816717

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9781408816714

Twilight in a Knotted World

By: Siddhartha Sarma

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Twilight in a Knotted World

By: Siddhartha Sarma

The soil of central India hides more than the bones of long-dead giants. The East India Company is master of almost the entire subcontinent, but real power is now with the Crown. Far from the great games of the empire, Captain William Henry Sleeman is content to administer Jabalpur district and dig for remnants of petrified bones with his charming and knowledgeable wife. Until he is tasked with investigating the activities of an obscure group of criminals who are said to strangle their victims. As Sleeman uncovers the many layers of the Phansigar problem, he finds a language unlike any other, and a set of beliefs, lore and superstitions seemingly drawn from the soul of the countryside. He finds orchards of corpses, and a hierarchy of stranglers, but also ordinary men driven to murder. He hears subtle murmurs of discontentment at the changes which have come to a land believed by some to be unchanging. He finds auguries of a conflict to come. And behind it all, the legend of a mysterious, beautiful man, whose capture might be the key to understanding the Phansigars. Sleeman’s inquiries will make him confront the nature of his beloved adopted homeland and of the mighty people in Calcutta who he serves. Through the prism of caste, the consequent web of intricate social and cultural relationships, and the nature of travel in the hinterland, he will see the real face of India and come across its uncomfortable, bleak truths. But to unravel such truths is not easy…

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Simon and Schuster

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9386797933

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9789386797933

The Brahmaputra River in Assam

Geomorphology, Hazards, and Natural Resources

By: Siddhartha Kumar Lahiri

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The Brahmaputra River in Assam

Geomorphology, Hazards, and Natural Resources

By: Siddhartha Kumar Lahiri

This holistic book covers the richest area in North East India in terms of both explored and foreseen reserves of fossil fuels and other natural resources. Using a multidisciplinary approach, GIS, and geospatial data gathered from different case studies included, this book helps readers develop a thorough understanding of a highly dynamic big river, the Brahmaputra, and use it as a comprehensive resource for further understanding the science of rivers. It discusses the causal factors of decadal-scale fluvial dynamics, the nature of fluvial dynamics, lateral variability of the older flood plains and neotectonics in the shallow subsurface, and the overall trend of basin evolution at different depths.

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325

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CRC Press

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1000809641

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9781000809640

Twilight Prisoners

The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India

By: Siddhartha Deb

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Twilight Prisoners

The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India

By: Siddhartha Deb

An incisive, lyrical, and deeply reported account of India’s descent into authoritarianism. Traveling across India, interviewing Hindu zealots, armed insurgents, jailed dissidents, and politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum, Siddhartha Deb reveals a country in which forces old and new have aligned to endanger democracy. The result is an absorbing—and disturbing—portrait. India has become a religious fundamentalist dystopia, one depicted here with a novelist’s precise language and eye for detail. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party—a formation explicitly drawing on European fascism—has deftly exploited modern technologies, the media, and market forces to launch a relentless campaign on minorities, women, dissenters, and the poor. Deb profiles these people, as well as those fighting back, including writers, scholars, and journalists. Twilight Prisoners sounds the alarm now that the world’s largest democracy is under threat in ways that echo the fissures in the United States, United Kingdom, and so-called democracies the world over.

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Haymarket Books

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9798888901076

Goddess Kali, God Thoughts, Sri Sri Ramakrishna and A Few Slices of Sri Sri Ramakrishna’s Soul (Introducing ‘SoulOlogy’)

By: Dr. Siddhartha Ganguli

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Goddess Kali, God Thoughts, Sri Sri Ramakrishna and A Few Slices of Sri Sri Ramakrishna’s Soul (Introducing ‘SoulOlogy’)

By: Dr. Siddhartha Ganguli

Hinduism is a polytheistic religion. For the Hindus, Goddess Kali is the only austere, down-to-earth deity who believes in absolute simplicity and openness. She does not hide her body; she is naked with her private parts covered by a garland of severed hands of demons slain by her. Her mind is overt as she sticks out her tongue representing her thirst for the blood of evil people whom she is determined to overpower and also her feeling of shame. Her soul yearns for pure and authentic love. She is unlike other Hindu goddesses who are opulently dressed and majestically ornamented. Kali’s child, God incarnate Sri Sri Ramakrishna, like his mother goddess is casual not only about his dress but also about his worshipping habits. This book looks at Ramakrishna, his method of devotion, his yearning for the goddess, and his value system and entire philosophy. It analyses the Hindu Saint’s soul and its slices that he had shared and still continues to share, even today—long after he left this planet, with those who understand him thoroughly and are meant to propagate his message. The author’s method of analysis and treatment of the subject are unique as no other Kali or Ramakrishna scholar had used for their probes earlier.

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Allied Publishers

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9389934745

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9789389934748

The Grasshopper's Run

By: Siddhartha Sarma

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By: Siddhartha Sarma

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408816717

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Carpenters and Kings

Western Christianity and the Idea of India

By: Siddhartha Sarma

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Carpenters and Kings

Western Christianity and the Idea of India

By: Siddhartha Sarma

Here are many and boundless marvels; in this First India begins another world' Jordanus Catalani, the first bishop of the Church of Rome in India, introduced the northern part of the subcontinent to his readers in 14th century Europe in this manner. Two hundred years before the coming of Vasco da Gama, Western Christianity-which comprises the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and Protestant denominations today-had already arrived in India, finding among its diverse people and faiths the Church of the East already at home since the beginning of Christianity. This is an account of how global events, including the Crusades and the Mongol conquests, came together to bring Western Christianity to India. A gripping narrative of two diagonally opposite impulses in Christianity: of humble scholars trying to live the Christian ideal, and of ambitious ecclesiastical empire-builders with more earthly goals. Carpenters and Kings is a tale of Christianity, and equally, a glimpse of the India which has always existed: a multicultural land where every faith has found a home through the centuries.

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Penguin Random House India Private Limited

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9353055105

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9789353055103

East of the Sun

A Nearly-stoned Walk Down the Road in a Different Land

By: Siddhartha Sarma

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East of the Sun

A Nearly-stoned Walk Down the Road in a Different Land

By: Siddhartha Sarma

A journalist's vivid account of travels in the interiors of the North-east and the border to Myanmar. Told with wit and humorous perception. Beautifully illustrated with unusual photographs.

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Tranquebar

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9380658362

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9789380658360

The Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha

By: Gautama Siddhartha

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The Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha

By: Gautama Siddhartha

The wisdom of the Awakened One is given here, a timeless spiritual treasure for those seeking to walk the primrose path between Hell and Nirvana. The living words of Buddha are preserved for the ages, so that the spiritual seeker and the layman may both find the peace, tranquility and inner wisdom that lead them from the madness of this world, to a state of detachment, when they know there will be no more rebirth. This small topic expounds on subjects ranging from anger, jealously, envy, correct diet, to birth, death and the very nature of reality. An ideal little portable companion to carry with you as you travel the highways and byways of an often troubling existence, spiritual voyagers both young and old will cherish this small book, hoping to open the Inner Eye, so that they will know that "With our thoughts, we make the world.

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Lulu.com

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1365866149

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Book's by Siddhartha Sarma

Year of the Weeds

Year of the Weeds

The Grasshopper's Run

The Grasshopper's Run

Twilight in a Knotted World

Twilight in a Knotted World

The Brahmaputra River in Assam

The Brahmaputra River in Assam

Twilight Prisoners

Twilight Prisoners

Goddess Kali, God Thoughts, Sri Sri Ramakrishna and A Few Slices of Sri Sri Ramakrishna’s Soul (Introducing ‘SoulOlogy’)

Goddess Kali, God Thoughts, Sri Sri Ramakrishna and A Few Slices of Sri Sri Ramakrishna’s Soul (Introducing ‘SoulOlogy’)

The Grasshopper's Run

The Grasshopper's Run

Carpenters and Kings

Carpenters and Kings

East of the Sun

East of the Sun

The Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha

The Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha

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