Download or read book Diya Aur Baati Hum written by Snehlata Agarwala and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What had happened to the ever so confident Dhani? Why wasn't she sure of herself anymore? She wondered if she would be the same Dhani ever again.Dhani, a girl who thought her life was finally perfect, was now seeing it fall apart. But she was too proud to accept in front of the world about how defeated she felt. Dhruv had braved every hurdle that life had thrown at him; and when he finally felt complete with Dhani by his side, destiny showed him its ugliest face ever. Embark on a journey of love in its purest form. Love between a father and daughter, a brother and sister, a man and woman; and the love above any other... love for one's motherland, and the urge to protect it at any cost. Diya Aur Baati Hum, tells about experiencing love so potent, it changes lives and destinies. A beautiful story of love, friendship, faith, acceptance, hope and courage.
Download or read book Appreciating Melodrama written by Piyush Roy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appreciating Melodrama: Theory and Practice in Indian Cinema and Television seeks to identify and appreciate the continual influence of the ancient Sanskrit drama treatise, the Natyashastra, and its theory of aesthetics, the rasa theory, on the unique narrative attributes of Indian cinema. This volume of work critically engages with a representative sample of landmark films from 100 years of Indian film history across genres, categories, regions and languages. This is the first time a case study-based rigorous academic review of popular Indian cinema is done using the Indian aesthetic appreciation theory of rasa (affect/emotion). It proposes a theoretical model for film appreciation, especially for content made in the melodramatic genre, and challenges existing First World/Euro-American film criticism canons and notions that privilege cinematic 'realism' over other narrative forms, which will generate passionate debates for and against its propositions in future studies and research on films. This is a valuable academic reference book for students of film and theatre, world cinema and Indian cinema studies, South Asian studies and culture, Indology and the 'Sociology of Cinema' studies. It is a must-have reference text in the curriculum of both practical-oriented acting schools, as well as courses and modules focusing on a theoretical study of cinema, such as film criticism and appreciation, and the history of movies and performance studies.
Download or read book Hero and Hero Worship Fandom in Modern India written by Rahul Chaturvedi and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of liberalization of Indian economy in 1991, the study of star-fan studies has experienced exponential expansion. Hero and Hero-Worship: Fandom in Modern India explores the areas of political, religious, film and cricket star fandoms; analyzing the rise of star formations and their consequent fandoms, star-fan bonds, as well as the physical and virtual space that both stars and fans inhabit. As perhaps one of the first book-length studies on Indian fandom, this volume not only draws on the works of Jenkins and other fandom scholars, but also explores the economic and cultural specificities of Indian fandom. This book will be of particular interest to scholars working in the field, as well as general readers interested in understanding star-fan interactions and intersections.
Download or read book Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania written by Jeremy A. Murray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ready reference is a comprehensive guide to pop culture in Asia and Oceania, including topics such as top Korean singers, Thailand's sports heroes, and Japanese fashion. This entertaining introduction to Asian pop culture covers the global superstars, music idols, blockbuster films, and current trends—from the eclectic to the underground—of East Asia and South Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan, as well as Oceania. The rich content features an exploration of the politics and personalities of Bollywood, a look at how baseball became a huge phenomenon in Taiwan and Japan, the ways in which censorship affects social media use in these regions, and the influence of the United States on the movies, music, and Internet in Asia. Topics include contemporary literature, movies, television and radio, the Internet, sports, video games, and fashion. Brief overviews of each topic precede entries featuring key musicians, songs, published works, actors and actresses, popular websites, top athletes, video games, and clothing fads and designers. The book also contains top-ten lists, a chronology of pop culture events, and a bibliography. Sidebars throughout the text provide additional anecdotal information.
Download or read book Remote Control written by Shoma Munshi and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the TV shows we’re watching tell us about ourselves? Television is the single most powerful and dynamic agent of change in India today. It is also the country’s most popular and accessible form of entertainment. Remote Control examines three kinds of programming—24x7 news, soap operas and reality shows—that have changed Indian television forever, and analyzes how these three genres, while drawing on different sources, are hybridized, indigenized and manage to ultimately project a distinctively Indian identity. Shoma Munshi’s book shows us how everyday reality in India in the twenty-first century shapes television; and how television, in turn, shapes us.
Download or read book Deconstructing the Stereotype Reconsidering Indian Culture Literature and Cinema written by Kaustav Chakraborty and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stereotypes are mere 'pictures in our heads'. Prejudice and suspicion against all that is perceived of as ‘different’ give rise to cultural stereotypes. Creating stereotypes also involves connecting the created categories with values, equipping the categories with an ideational label. Thus, stereotypes often contain the presupposition that one’s own group represents the normal, or even universal and that one’s own culture and ist socially construed concepts of reality is superior and normative in relation to other cultures and world-views. The stereotypes are not just one person’s private attitude but are always shared with a larger socio-cultural group. Stereotypes result in simplifications that prevent people from seeing the ‘otherized’ individuals as they truly are. This book, aims at transgressing the boundaries of the strategically generated stereotyped image of a homogenous Indian culture. Rather, by highlighting the marginalised issues related to class, caste and gender, this book, by citing examples of select Indian literary and cinematic representations, argues that the stigma related to the non-conformist /alternative/minority identities, is baseless and fraudulent.
Download or read book A Ghost Called Fachaak And Other Stories written by Ramendra Kumar and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-23 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witch who weaves dreams, a monkey with a penchant for mischief, a super quick donkey, a selfie contest with a difference, an adorable ghost, a smiling cloud, a tug of war which becomes a tug of love, an extra-smart chimp, the jungle rock stars and a tree which walks and talks - you will find all these endearing characters and exciting situations in this delightful collection of tales. A ghost called Fachaak and Other Stories offers you dollops of humour, loads of fun and a sprinkling of time cherished values such as courage, commitment, conviction & camaraderie.
Download or read book The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society written by Debra L. Merskin and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 2169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reference will discuss mass media around the world in their varied forms—newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, books, music, websites, and social media—and will describe the role of each in both mirroring and shaping society.
Download or read book The International Journal of Indian Psychology Volume 3 Issue 3 No 3 written by IJIP.In and published by Lulu International Press & RED'SHINE Publication. Inc. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gives me an immense pleasure to announce that ‘RED’SHINE Publication, Inc’ is coming out with its third volume of peer reviewed, international journal named as ‘The International Journal of Indian Psychology. IJIP Journal of Studies‘is a humble effort to come out with an affordable option of a low cost publication journal and high quality of publication services, at no profit no loss basis, with the objective of helping young, genius, scholars and seasoned academicians to show their psychological research works to the world at large and also to fulfill their academic aspirations.
Download or read book BEFORE YOU SOW THE SEED OF LIFE written by Aditi Mayapuri and published by The Write Order Publication. This book was released on 2024-06-09 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book: In a world of stress and modern demands, Aditi Mayapuri narrates a heartfelt exploration of preparing for the incredible adventure of becoming a parent. From the challenges of contemporary lifestyles to the rising prevalence of infertility, this book unveils the vital importance of nurturing your body and mind before conceiving. “Before You Sow The Seed Of Life” celebrates the beautiful, messy, and endlessly rewarding adventure that is parenthood. With a focus on preparing for this life-changing journey, the book delves into the importance of a healthy lifestyle and dispelling the effects of modern stressors. It also explores how the various challenges continue to affect the mother and father throughout the process from conception to pregnancy, and even after childbirth. "Before You Sow The Seed Of Life" is your trusted companion on the path to parenthood, offering inspiration and guidance for couples of all backgrounds.
Download or read book Intimate Connections written by Anna-Maria Walter and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate Connections dissects changing ideas, feelings, and practices around love, marriage, and respectability in the remote high mountains of northern Pakistan. It offers deep insights into the affective lives of local Shia women, gender practices, and young couples' mobile phone relationships in South Asia as well as in the wider Muslim world.
Download or read book Blushing Face written by Mohit Kumar and published by Mohit Kumar. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love has no definition...It's pure and eternal, making you blush...." Blushing Face is an anthology compiled by young Delhi boy Mohit Kumar. It's a collaboration of writings of 50 different writers globally. Blushing Face expresses the beautiful emotion of love in different forms. It's the feeling of falling in love for the first time. It's that pink blush you feel on your cheeks when you see that special person. It's all about Blushing Face and all those sweet moments. In this anthology, every writer has poured their heart out while explaining love and all the emotions. Come let's fall in love with Blushing Face...
Download or read book Caste Communication and Power written by Biswajit Das and published by SAGE Publishing India. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caste, Communication and Power explores communication and the constitution of caste in Indian society. Intimately connected, both communication and caste are determined by historical developments. The book looks at communication as a lens to study caste and power relations, with its immense potential to shape perception and affect ground reality. It also studies the evolution of the conceptual and theoretical foundations of caste and power relations, and maps their emergence from communicative resources and practices. These communication practices are inevitably linked to the social structure, with their reliance on symbolic forms of self-expression, often revealing the underlying ideological attitudes. The book studies this interface of culture and media, evaluating the caste question and the associated power relations in terms of modes of communication practised in the society.
Download or read book Saraswati Mathematics written by Kusum Wadhwa and Anju Loomba and published by New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Text book on maths
Download or read book The Blank Canvas written by Varsha P Reddy and published by The Little Booktique Hub. This book was released on with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is a blank canvas that the deity has made. He is the architect of our existence. He did, however, leave the canvas blank in order to create the best picture of our lives. It must be performed entirely by us and not by anyone else. Allowing someone else to design it may result in dull colours on your painting. Experiment with new colours on your canvas to get the most out of it, as it is properly stated. You are a self-taught artist who creates your own life. No one can create a better canvas than you. Give it your all since an artist is only concerned with filling the canvas with authentic colours. “The Blank Canvas” consists of several co-authors from all over the globe who have dedicated their inked verses as a poem, quote, micro tale or a short story which revolves around the open theme. We are hoping for the great success of this book, a free anthology launched by The Little Booktique Hub Publication in which none of the co-authors are charged a single penny throughout the publishing process.
Download or read book Determination written by Tawseef Khan and published by Footnote Press. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A compassionate, beautifully told portrait' GUY GUNARATNE 'This is absorbing, witty, eloquent fiction, as well as a trenchant political critique' TOM BENN 'A hymn to empathy, alive with care and love' REBECCA WATSON 'A heartbreaking, honest, and deeply important story' JYOTI PATEL Jamila Shah is twenty-nine and exhausted. An immigration solicitor tasked with running the precious family law firm, Jamila is prone to being woken in the middle of the night by frantic phone calls from clients on the cusp of deportation. Working under the shadow of the government's 'hostile environment', she constantly prays and hopes that their 'determinations' will result in her clients being allowed to stay. With no time for friends, family or even herself (never mind a needy partner), Jamila's life feels hectic and out of control. Then a breakdown of sorts forces her to seek change - to pursue her own happiness while navigating the endless expectations that the world seems to have of her, and still committing herself to a career devoted to helping others. In this polyphonic, assured and character-driven debut, we meet the staff of Shah & Co Solicitors, who themselves arrived in the UK not too long ago, and their clients, more recent arrivals who are made to jump through hoops to create a life for themselves whilst trying to achieve some semblance of normality.
Download or read book Seven Vows written by Shruthi and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sridhar Verma at the age of twenty-two lived a perfect life which comes crashing down for him in a moment and he realizes to gain what he has lost he has to fight traditions and social norms. Maheswari Verma the matriarch of the Verma family is proud of her legacy as a freedom fighter's sister. But her principles are questioned at every step when a girl walks into her family like a storm opening the secrets of the past. Suman Rajput the girl who wanted to fly .But the path she chooses to get wings lands her in a cage from where it looks like there is no opening and that cage is the truth of her life. Sudhir Verma the second son of Verma family carries a fire underneath his calm demeanor, a fire that desperately needs a direction. Will Sridhar succeed in his battle, Will Maheswari stand by her principles, Will Suman get her wings, Will Sudhir get the direction, most importantly whether the Verma family stand together against the odds to emerge victorious, to know read Seven Vows set in mid-nineties in the pink city of Jaipur. The tale of love, passion, compassion and above all that celebrates humanity.
