Download or read book Agony of Dal Lake written by Maharaj Kaul and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kashmir has been on the mind of Maharaj Kaul ever since the eruption of the civil war there in 1989, and it has been in his mind since his childhood, as he was born there. For him Kashmir is more than his birthplace, it is an irrigator of his consciousness. The author of the books The Light Through The Woods: Dreams Of Survival Of Human Soul In The Age Of Technology and Inclinations And Reality: The Search For The Absolute published last year examines the ongoing civil war in Kashmir over the last two decades that has wounded both the Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits in the spheres of personal, economic, social, and political lives and it has rendered the latter into refugees in their own nation, exiled from their home of 5,000 years. Thousands of Kashmiris have died, a lot more wounded; but the end is not even in sight. The soul of Kashmir is under pressure. The book explores the causes and history of Kashmir Problem and what its solution should be. It also celebrates some of its outstanding people and provides vignettes of some of its popular places, culture, life, and mystifying natural beauty. It is both a mourning over the tragedy of Kashmir and a celebration of its spiritual essence.
Download or read book Agony of Dal Lake written by Maharaj Kaul and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kashmir has been on the mind of Maharaj Kaul ever since the eruption of the civil war there in 1989, and it has been in his mind since his childhood, as he was born there. For him Kashmir is more than his birthplace, it is an irrigator of his consciousness. The author of the books The Light Through The Woods: Dreams Of Survival Of Human Soul In The Age Of Technology and Inclinations And Reality: The Search For The Absolute published last year examines the ongoing civil war in Kashmir over the last two decades that has wounded both the Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits in the spheres of personal, economic, social, and political lives and it has rendered the latter into refugees in their own nation, exiled from their home of 5,000 years. Thousands of Kashmiris have died, a lot more wounded; but the end is not even in sight. The soul of Kashmir is under pressure. The book explores the causes and history of Kashmir Problem and what its solution should be. It also celebrates some of its outstanding people and provides vignettes of some of its popular places, culture, life, and mystifying natural beauty. It is both a mourning over the tragedy of Kashmir and a celebration of its spiritual essence.
Download or read book A Beautiful Pain written by Maharaj Kaul and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the varied concatenation of life's experiences lies its essence-a journey full of joy and pain. Man comes with pristine qualities of truthfulness, simplicity, and the wonder of nature. In his birth lies his religion. It is his passage through the world that is often full of struggle; in response, he looks for a God to help him. A Beautiful Pain presents a collection of poems ruminating on joy, beauty, and the wonder of life. Meditating on life's meaning, it explores the range of human emotions, from the pain of first heartbreak to a study of the quintessence of inner luminosity. Poet Maharaj Kaul searches for the truth of life in this collection, which like life itself is multi-faceted and has a few grand themes running through it. There is a road in front of us smoother than any highway we have seen, There is music beckoning us more rapturous than we have ever heard, There is faith in us stronger than a million facts we have known, There is a light within us more luminous than the thousand exploding suns, We were born with a spirit thirsting for the infinite. -from "Quintessence of Inner Luminosity"
Download or read book The Rhapsody of Kashmir written by Maharaj Kaul and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Rhapsody of Kashmir, his fifth collection of poetry, Kashmiri-American poet, Maharaj Kaul, describes Kashmir, the land of his ancestors, after the civil war of 1989. He saw the wanton destruction of human beings and homes, milieu and culture. He laments: The clandestine evil schemes of 80s Hatched in our neighbor country Coalesced into one infernal insane fire in 89, Destroying the finely woven culture of a millennia in the valley, Disturbing the tranquility of a million years among the mountains. A friend turned into a murderer, A neighbor into an arsonist; A community acquiesced to become an army. An angelic valley became a death valley All in the name of God and religion. (From the poem Roots.) In his preface to the book he writes: The ongoing political crises in Kashmir, born in 1947, has mutilated the soul of Kashmir. The political heroes of the crises have no idea of the damage they have done to it. It will take a long time before the soul of Kashmir is healed,. But Maharaj Kaul has a hope that one day Kashmir will be reborn: But the idea of Kashmir is still not dead, There is hope, in fact, a dream, that one day it will be reborn And reconnect with its past glory. Then we will not mourn the lost time, But celebrate mans infinite resilience, To forget, to forgive, to recreate, and move on. (From the poem The Shattered Dream of Kashmir)
Download or read book A Remnant of Time written by Maharaj Kaul and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Remnant of Time, his fourth collection of poetry, Kashmiri American poet Maharaj Kaul continues his exploration of the elements that make the inner life of a human being. These verses hold that the journey of human life, as practiced in the age of technology, is greatly hindered by modern culture. Kaul holds that humanitys souls are tarnished by stress and by demands on their energy and time. We have grown lonely as our contact with others is reduced and our family relationships become less than ardent. This collection of poems reflects the inner emptiness that humanity experiences while in the lap of material security and considers the human condition and the search for human values. It also expresses Kauls deep love for his native Kashmir. A Remnant of Time conveys that we must resist the inhuman thrust of materialism and technology and instead preserve the grandeur of our souls, the gifts given to us by nature as we arrived in the world.
Download or read book The Light Through the Woods written by Maharaj Kaul and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his second compilation of poetry, Kashmiri-American poet Maharaj Kaul explores the shimmering emptiness of modern life. From the author of Meditations On Time and Inclinations And Reality: The Search For The Absolute comes an exciting new book of poetry, The Light Through The Woods. In it the poet bemoans how modern man has sacrificed his inner freedom and natural joy in living by creating and believing in the present culture of materialism and technology. He believes that man is born with inner freedom, joy, grandeur, and grace but as he grows up the existing culture corrupts him to realize these powerful elements. He strongly urges man to spiritually reconnect with nature to regain his soul. The poems also celebrate the poets stunningly beautiful birthplace, Kashmir, India, and express his joy in reminiscing about his childhood there as well as his sadness as he contemplates the wastefulness of its political struggles and the tragic dispossession and diaspora of his people, Kashmiri Pandits. The poems also reflect on the drama of human condition and the search of the human values. A visionary collection of poems dreaming of man regaining his natural inner beauty.
Download or read book Floating Economies written by Michael J. Casimir and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Himalayas of the Indian part of Kashmir three communities depend on the ecology of the Dal lake: market gardeners, houseboat owners and fishers. Floating Economies describes for the first time the complex intermeshing economy, social structure and ecology of the area against the background of history and the present volatile socio-political situation. Using a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, the author deals with the socioeconomic strategies of the communities whose livelihoods are embedded here and analyses the ecological condition of the Dal, and the reasons for its progressive degradation.
Download or read book Earth Resources and Environmental Issues written by Anshu K. Sinha and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book entitled "Earth Resources" and Environmental Issues" is the out put of a national seminar "Earth Resources, Industrial Development and Environmental Issues" held under the auspices of "Association of Geoenvironmentalists (AGE) and Environmental Geology Lab, Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, at Jaipur w.e.f. Marth 20 to 22nd, 1995.
Download or read book The Agony of Kashmir written by Ghulam Nabi Khayal and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diary of a Decade of Agony written by Avinash Dharmadhikari and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Author Chronicles His Eventful Experiences In The 1980S The Violent Decade When As A Student Volunteer, Then As A Journalist, He Travelled The Length And Breadth Of India, And Saw Face-To-Face Multiple Social And Political Tragedies.
Download or read book Hues of Pain written by Unisa Sania and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hues of Pain is a collection of poems that illustrate the tales of oppression, ravage and wreckage in the beautiful valley of Kashmir. Each poem has a different subject who is affected in one way or the other due to the situations prevailing there. From lockdowns to protests, from shelling to pelleting, from killing innocents to crack downs and from internet ban to communication lockdown. The book gets across various stories of loss, pain, agony, despair, loneliness and deaths. It has tales of mothers wailing for their sons, fathers anxious about their daughters, brothers trying to save the chastity of their sisters, sisters praying for their brothers to return home alive, wives waiting for their husbands and children growing up listening to cracking sounds of guns. This book pictures the journey of a valley which was best known as paradise on earth to being a bleeding and burning hell.
Download or read book Environment Chronicles written by and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of stories from across India, South Asia, and the world brings to you personal accounts of struggle, survival, trust, and hope for a better tomorrow. From the pollution-choked rivers in our cities, contamination in our food, to the carbon footprint of the US elections; from the promise of smokeless chulhas to the scenario in which we run out of oil; from the slow death of our historical heritage to the plight of the magnificent big cats, this thorough, complete, and meaningful anthology takes a broad sweep over the past few years to highlight and present the best and the biggest stories.
Download or read book Fire Under Snowflakes written by Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of the author's experience as Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kashmir.
Download or read book Kashmir in Sickness and in Health written by Gulzar Mufti and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes the reader down unexplored and uncomfortable avenues of beautiful and enchanting but troubled and war-riven Kashmir Valley. It analyses the ups and downs of Kashmirs ailing political health since the beginning of Dogra rule more than 150 years ago, until the present time. The author has pulled off the task of juxtaposing the history of Kashmir, with a history of its medical and educational development, interweaving his own experiences of growing up in Srinagar the capital of Kashmir, to illuminate the readership with specific aspects of his story. The book gives an insight into various aspects of British involvement in Kashmir, describes the pioneering work of the UK missionaries in its social, educational and healthcare development, and points to the reciprocal contribution of the Kashmiris to present day British society. It describes the impact of political events in the international arena on Kashmir, particularly after the partition of British India. It traces the development of Kashmiri political thought process and examines the roles of various personalities from within and outside Kashmir who shaped the painful destiny of this land and its people.
Download or read book A Village Waits for You written by Ray Cryer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cryer found that much of the world lives in tropical villages of great poverty, and saw that corporate, and even government help was utterly insufficient. He dared to dream that one person with a modest amount of funds, could go into almost any small village and effect a dramatic change. He had a vision of a one-three month model that could be followed by students, teachers, or almost anyone with more than the customary two week vacation. He believes that charity is most addicting and fulfilling when you give directly to persons in a program of your own design. The book spans decades and documents successes and failures in Yucatan, Haiti and India.
Download or read book The Whispered Secrets written by Ali Muhammad AL- Hussaini and published by Lieper publication. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Walls of lanes slept Tradesmen have hit the hay like babies in their cradles I am left with tears flood And cheeks seem shoreless, Straight falling upon dry earth Yeh! Tears are but who cares! I am beseeching nights To find my beloved, left me here; Till the brim are two goblets filled In two hands clasped to judge One owes poison, other wine
Download or read book Imperial Gazetteer of India written by James Sutherland Cotton and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
