Download or read book Allen s Indian mail and register of intelligence for British and foreign India written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Simla the Summer Capital of British India written by Raja Bhasin and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christianity and Belonging in Shimla North India written by Jonathan Miles-Watson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the material religion of contemporary Shimla, a vibrant postcolonial city, famed for its colonial heritage, set against the backdrop of the North-Western Himalayas. Jonathan Miles-Watson demonstrates that this landscape is able to peacefully reconcile the apparent tensions of faith, heritage and identity in a way that unseats traditional theories of religion, politics and heritage. It presents a mystery that is written in space through time; the key to unlocking this mystery lies in clear view, at the city's heart, in the contemporary material religion that surrounds nominally Christian sacred sites. Although the material religion centres on landscapes that are identifiable as Christian, the book demonstrates that Hindus, atheists and Sikhs all have a role to play in the mutually constitutive relations that lie at the centre of these knots of sacred entanglement. This book builds upon over a decade of research to present an ethnographic account of devotional practices that speaks to contemporary developments in both the anthropology of Christianity and material religion. Through this exploration the book answers the mystery of Shimla's postcolonial harmony, while complicating established theories in the anthropology of religion, postcolonial studies, mythography, heritage studies and material culture.
Download or read book An Ode to Shimla written by Sanjeev Bansal and published by One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanjeev Bansal’s exquisite poems are epistles to the past, reflections upon the future and heartbreaking meditations upon the metaphysics of daily transcendence. One of the most subtly imaginative poets, Bansal bravely transcribes his love for the hilly terrains of Shimla into the charged intersections of love and rejection, nature and religion, loss and renewal. His poems are lucid snapshots developed in a subtle amalgam of memory and intuition. Lyrical and linguistically inventive and yet faithful to poesy of European gloom, Bansal investigates complex personal history, family and romantic love in carefully sculpted lines, thereby making his poetry an odyssey at once metaphorically and emphatically real.
Download or read book Songs of the Mist written by Shashi and published by Notion Press. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life, less ordinary made extraordinary by the search for the divinity within. Tracing the journeys of people from varied professions, this is a tale of self-discovery, the science of spirituality and long-lost love while a young scientist comes to terms with his childhood dreams. Join an uplifting narrative crafted by Shashi as he takes you on a journey with the Monk- high on the mountains and in depths of broken hearts.
Download or read book Strangers Of The Mist written by Sanjoy Hazarika and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book would have been completed earlier but for events that disrupted millions of lives across India, including those of journalists : the demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, by a Hindu mob on 6 December 1992 and the communal riots that followed across the country. In January 1993, the selective massacres of Muslims at Bombay and the devastating revenge bomb blasts there two months later led to extensive travelling and reporting for the New York Times. In addition, there was 'normal reporting' : the Punjab, environmental, economic and political issues such as the billion dollar scam.
Download or read book Life in the Mission the Camp and the Zen n Or Six Years in India written by Mrs. Colin Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life in the mission the camp and the zen n or Six years in India written by Helen Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nightmare s Embrace Horror Nights Unveiled written by Spondon Ganguli and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nightmare’s Embrace: Horror Nights Unveiled” presents a spine- chilling anthology of 20 short horror stories, each designed to evoke fear and suspense in the reader’s mind. From the misty hilltops of Darjeeling to the bustling streets of Mumbai, these tales explore the depths of human fear and the unknown, promising a reading experience that is both fresh and unforgettable. Embark on a spine-chilling journey through the realms of horror with “Echoes of the Enigmatic Stranger,” a collection of twenty gripping short stories that will leave you breathless. From the misty hills of Darjeeling to the desolate shores of Odisha, each tale plunges you into a world where the line between the living and the dead blurs, and darkness reigns supreme. Experience the terror of forbidden love in “Echoes of Tragedy,” where the ghosts of a tragic romance haunt an old haveli in Murshidabad. Feel your heart race as you encounter the haunting GPS in “The Haunting GPS,” a tale of relentless pursuit and inescapable dread. But the horrors don’t end there. From the cursed bus of unknown destinations to the malevolent spirits of Mumbai’s bustling streets, each story in this collection will grip you with its fresh perspective and relentless tension. You’ll find yourself drawn into the depths of despair in “The Shadows of Chinatown,” where a century-old mansion harbours dark secrets waiting to be unearthed.
Download or read book Sunrise with Seamonsters written by Paul Theroux and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1986 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Collection of decidedly opinionated articles, essays, and ruminations, spanning two decades ..."--Page 4 of cover
Download or read book Not Ever Absent Storytelling in Arts Culture and Identity Formation written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2015. Storytelling has always played a central role in the formation of cultures and communities. All cultures define themselves and their place in the world through their stories. Similarly, our identities are largely constructed as narratives, and it is with the aid of storytelling that we manage to conceive of ourselves – our selves – as meaningful wholes. Thus, storytelling is not ever absent: it is to be found in literature, social life, in the places we visit and the buildings we live in. This volume presents storytelling in various appearances: from ancient myths and oral history, to transmedia narratives and digital stories. Different forms of narrative are analysed, as is the use of storytelling as a method for e.g. counselling, education and research. Throughout twenty-five chapters, a compelling overview of recent research on the topic is provided, both stressing the omnipresence of storytelling and exploring what storytelling is and isn’t.
Download or read book The Last Durbar written by Shashi Joshi and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2005-12-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existing histories of the Partition of British India have very little chance of capturing the moods and mindsets, the helplessness and the frustration of those who steered the course. The histories written thus far have either focused on political narratives or on the ideological analysis. More recently, the spotlight has turned towards the madness and pathology of hatred and mass murders. The Last Durbar tells it as it was - without the epic quality of conventional writing filled with the rhetoric of freedom and greatness, and without the legalese and constitution-making vocabulary of the Transfer of Power. The personal and political meet and separate at the last durbar, with Louis Mountbatten on the throne, and the modern, constitutional 'durbars'hail the advent of freedom and bid farewell to each other. The play is based on private papers of Mountbatten, including verbatim records, testimonies, and discussions of the leading political figures. It is a nuanced and multi-layered account of the months and days that eventually led to the independent nations of India and Pakistan. Drama is the only genre of written history that allows us to fully portray the complexity of such a process and frame the atmosphere to the concentrated moment. The history of Partition has never before been told in this way.
Download or read book Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills written by Minakshi Chaudhry and published by books catalog. This book was released on 2005 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was getting closer. His mouth ran dry and his scream died deep inside him. His wobbly legs refused to move. . .The fear of the unknown, enhanced by the mist, darkness and pattering raindrops is part of life in the hills. But there have been real encounters with the supernatural, and included in this collection of chilling tales are personal experiences of people. Read on for some spine-chilling adventures with the spirits in Shimla.
Download or read book The Lamp Is Lit written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographical sketches and stories from India's best-loved writer in English. For over four decades now, by way of innumerable short stories, essays, poems and novels, Ruskin Bond has championed simplicity and quietude in life and in art. This collection of essays and episodes from his journals is, in his own words, "a celebration of my survival as a freelance'. The author's early forays into the literary magazines of the 1950s and '60s are described in the first part of the book, along with some examples of his work at the time. The sections that follow contain extracts from an unpublished travel journal he kept during the '60s, episodes from the highways on which he was a frequent traveller, and vignettes of life in Mussoorie, past and present. With understated humour and compassion, Ruskin Bond records the charming eccentricities of friends and acquaintances (a former princess cheerfully obsessed with death and disaster); the silent miracles of nature ("New moon in a purple sky'); life's little joys (the smell of onions frying) and its fleeting regrets. Nostalgic and heart-warming, full of wisdom and charm, The Lamp is Lit provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of "our very own resident Wordsworth in prose.
Download or read book Landing Right Side up in Nehru S India written by Jean Durgin Harlan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enjoyable memoir of India. --Kirkus Reviews On Indias Independence Day in 1962, an Ohio family of six landed dockside at the Bombay Harbor, stranded by holiday miscommunications. It was a fitting introduction to an upside down lifestyle ahead. A two day train journey to their temporary home in the Punjab confirmed the fascination and unpredictability of travel in India. A Fulbright grant bought them to Chandigarh, the ten-year-old Punjab capitol. Making a home and learning to adjust to Indias complex ways were challenges. Culture shock hit often, and local schools stunned the children. Fortunately, neighbors were welcoming. Journeys by bus and train took them almost the length and breadth of India. Visits to the Taj Mahal, the Ganges at Benares, the Sikh Golden Temple, four major cities, a hill station, an ancient cave temple carved from rock, and a mud-hut village just skimmed the surface of all that is India. But they revealed awesome beauty and appalling poverty. Traveling abroad with an open mind and a spirit of adventure can be transformational for any of us. For the author, a single serendipitous photograph on a Punjab college wall recast the entire trajectory of her path toward a fulfilling lifetime.
Download or read book Left Right and then Straight to Spiti written by Sanjay Mukherjee and published by Mountain Walker Private Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second of “The Mountain Walker Diaries” series records the quirky thought process of Sanjay Mukherjee (Founder of The Mountain Walker) as he travels with the team and his 9-year-old, city-bred child across Kinnaur and Spiti on a journey that takes them across Hangrang Valley, to the Mummy at Gue, through iconic monasteries of Spiti, culminating in a 6-hour hike from Kunzum La to Chandratal.
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