Download or read book The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay written by Karthik Laxman and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in human history, a nation is playing host to an alien delegation. And it is Modi-led India that has this high honour. Prime Minister Modi rolls out the red carpet for the aliens. He receives them at the airport, shows them the sights in Delhi and convinces them to invest in the Make in India campaign. The leader of the alien delegation even holds a broom to promote Swachh Bharat. But what is the real reason the aliens have come to India? Are they friends? Or will they turn foes? Read this hilarious, rib-tickling novel from the authors of Unreal Elections to find out.

Download or read book Tears Smiles of Human Soul written by Om Parkash Jawa and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unholy partition of mother-land India in 1947 was of such intense explosive violence as not only led to heart rending gruesome killings, plunder and loot but also uprooted human families. Author being a child of tender age at that time witnessed with shocked heart how divine humanity falls on its own thorns and bleeds to disintegration. He therefore, thought of conveying message of Saviours of humanity so that humanity emotionally and spiritually could be unified to live life benevolent, loving and peaceful. Author lost his grand mother and father (sole earning member) in partition riots and therefore family migrated from Pakistan to India and permanently settled in Kurukshetra (Haryana) India. In the light of situation he was left with no other option than to start his career by earning and learning. He graduated from Panjab University, Chandigarh and post graduated in English from Meerut University. At present he lives with his family in Ghaziabad (U.P) India He can be reached at his email address: [email protected]

Download or read book The Clash of Heavens written by Bovas Abraham and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the topic of religion so contentious? Since childhood, everywhere he goes, Chacko sees a “clash of heavens” between people of different religions. He was brought up in the Christian Mar Thoma Church in a small village in India in the 1940s and has practised Christianity throughout his life. However, as he travels around the world, from India to Canada via Ghana, and witnesses political transitions and coups, acts of terrorism and war, and learns more about various religions, he is drawn into deep discussions with friends about belief, the Bible, and God. Was Jesus really a historical figure? Why are there different versions of the creation story? How does Darwin’s Theory of Evolution fit in? Why is God referred to as “Father,” and not “Mother” or “Sister”? Who is God? Along his journey of discovery and truth, Chacko meets “angels” from all walks of life who contribute to his outlook on humanity—but also bring him to question himself even more. Will his quest ever end? The Clash of Heavens: A Journey of Discovery with Angels explores the spiritual conflicts that can both disconnect and connect us from each other, the courage it takes to question the beliefs you’ve been taught in order to find your own truth, and how religion has shaped the world, from practices and folklore to beliefs and actions.

Download or read book Suicide Note of The Father of Punjab written by Harsh Kumar and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a self-proclaimed handsome, mature, young Sardar Ji of Dangar Khera who decides to commit suicide because his name is so exotic that it makes people experience Kashmir without even going there. In his last few days, he writes an autobiographical suicide note to ”The God Ji” narrating his dirty, fruitful and enlightening village life starting with the time in his mother’s womb to becoming the monitor of his class. A life in which he couldn’t avoid attention despite escaping to Canada and in which he had more than the requisite potential to become ‘The Father of Punjab.’

Download or read book Creating a Green and Cultural Economy written by Ram Ramprasad and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique book that takes the reader into the depths and mysteries of creating a wondrous people-initiated economic plan grounded in centuries of cultural and ecological wisdom. In a tapestry of factual and everyday events, the author makes a well-reasoned argument that we first need to address culture, then a sustainable lifestyle, then ecology, and finally economics. The author strongly reasons that this paradigm in the current century has been reversed by all the countries of the world. The authors compelling argument makes the reader ask some thought-provoking questions: Is our present state of affairs increasing costs in all areas of the economy? Is our system of education placing a distorted emphasis in creating an army of misplaced problem solvers? Is this the right approach? What is cultural economy? Is a culture-based economy better than a consumer economy? The adventure-filled story telling in this book is a blend of the ancient wisdom of the East with suggestions to using the right sources of practical technological wisdom from the East and the West. It takes the current state of our affairs and economic planning and simply turns the current logic on its head. The reader finds several clues on how to implement and create a people-initiated economic plan without necessarily changing his or her current station in life. The beauty of the book is that any person can help create a technological culture that is aligned with nature and ecology. A scholarly book that offers a fascinating reading, as pleasant as reading a novel.

Download or read book The Third Prince A Novel written by Phiroz H. Madon and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1603, Paru a young concubine is on the run. A precious jewel, her only possession has been stolen. And now the mysterious assailants are after her life. Friendless and penniless, Paru decides to fight back. Her razor sharp wit and her sensuous charms bring her closer to danger and a chance to start a new life. Meanwhile, the Empire is facing a crisis. An heir has to be chosen. Who will rule the magnificent Mughal Empire? Will it be Emperor Akbar’s alcoholic son – Jahangir – who is intolerant of other religions and infatuated with wine and women? Or his young son Khusrau, who is still a child? The noblemen choose neither. They place their hopes on a prince who has never been seen. The elusive third prince, fathered by Akbar long ago on a battlefield. The only way to find the Prince is by tracking down a precious jewel Akbar had given the mother... Will the Third Prince take over the Empire? Will Paru wrest back what is rightfully hers?

Download or read book Revolutionaries and the British Raj written by Shiri Ram Bakshi and published by Atlantic Publishers & Distri. This book was released on 1988 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Role Played By Revolutionaries In The Freedom Struggle Is A Romantic Saga In The Annals Of Our Country. The Patri¬Otic Zeal Indeed Was Proverbial As They Came Out Of Their Educational Institutions At A Very Young Age. The Cult Of Violence Against The Raj Was In Operation For A Number Of Years And In These Efforts The Young Patriots Succeeded Well In Their Mission.The Aim Of Life To Them Was A Sacred Duty Towards Their Country. They Did Not Like Constitutional Methods To Be Used In The Course Of The Freedom Struggle. Their Methods, They Opined, Were Result-Orien¬Ted As They Did Not Wish To Go Slow In Their Methods. In Numerous The Youths Were Cut Off At The Prime Of Their Life. Indeed Their Sacrifices Were Supreme And The Role They Played Was Noble And Patriotic. The Raj Was At Its Nerves To See The Operations Of The Youths In The Second And Third Decades Of The Twentieth Century.

Download or read book Grassroots Development Initiatives in India written by Sampat Kale and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the voluntary organisations engaged with development programmes work with the approach of conscientisation to empower Adivasis. Their work has been instrumental in making government machinery pro-poor by implementing development programmes with greater transparency and accountability. Conscientisation of Adivasis by voluntary organisations through their educative role has resulted in the advancement of their lives and the emergence of autonomous leadership. The study concludes that the ideological base of the founders of the organisations made the Adivasis independent and self-supportive for their development from their earlier status of servitude through initiating and accomplishing the task of conscientisation. This title is co-published with Aakar Books. Print editions not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

Download or read book Why I Write written by Aakar Patel and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest raconteurs of 20th century, Saadat Hasan Manto declared that he was forced to write when his wife routinely demanded that he put bread on the table for the family. He didn't attribute any genius to his skills as a writer and convinced his readers that the stories flowed even as he minded his daughters or tossed a salad. Equally, Manto treated his tryst with Bollywood with disdain and unmasked the cardboard lives of tinsel town when a horse was painted to double up for a zebra or multiple fans rotate to create a deluge. In these essays, two of Manto's favourite and recurring themes-women and Partition-find special mention as he brings to focus the bizarre morality in the context of feminine beauty and the futile presence of religiosity in the creation of a nation he was to adopt later in life. For the first time ever, this unique collection of nonfiction writing from the subcontinent's greatest writer, translated by well known author and journalist, Aakar Patel, showcases Saadat Hasan Manto's brilliance while dealing with life's most mundane things-graveyards, bumming cigarettes, a film crew with motley characters from mythology and a sharp dissection of what ails the subcontinent even after six decades, Hindi or Urdu, vile politicians and the hopelessness of living under the shadow of fear.

Download or read book The School at Ajmeri Gate written by Azra Razzack and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of a school in the walled city of Old Delhi - the Anglo-Arabic Senior Secondary School. The school has its origins in Madrasa Ghaziuddin established in 1692. Using archival data and personal accounts this book offers a fascinating insight into an institution of historic importance.

Download or read book The K WORD written by Alka Kumar and published by Pustak Mahal. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will this burning rage in the valley actually lead to 'azadi'? Follies of the past, indifference of successive governments and insurmountable pressure by vested interests bring things to such a passe that it forces the Indian Prime Minister to sit up and take note of the situation.... The dynamic Prime Minister takes a bold risk! The young Major is caught between his call for duty and his love for... The President of Pakistan decides that finally it is time to act... It is the story of Kashmir!

Download or read book Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of The Nation Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman written by Sheikh Hasina and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation, Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is a 14-volume set of declassified documents edited by Sheikh Hasina, Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh. These are a compilation of the files maintained by the Intelligence Branch of Pakistan Government on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who emerged as the sole leader of the country and became Bangabandhu (Friend of Bangladesh). For his long-standing struggle and contribution in fostering notions of Bengali nationhood that led to the independence of Bangladesh, he has been honored as the Father of the Nation. The volumes provide records for period 1948 to 1971 and chronologically elucidate the trajectory of the various movements and political struggles that led to the formation of an independent nation state called People's Republic of Bangladesh. These include the 1952 Bengali Language Movement that catalyzed the assertion of Bengali national identity in the region and became a forerunner to Bengali nationalist movements. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the struggle for independence, first through massive populist and civil disobedience movements and later during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Important events cited in the present volumes include the 1954 United Front election victory, 1966 Six Point Movement, 1968 Agartala Conspiracy Case, 1969 mass uprising, 1970 election victory and 1971 Non-Cooperation Movement among others. These are the first ever declassified documents released by the Government of Bangladesh and will serve as an invaluable historical resource in understanding the liberation of Bangladesh. This 7th volume holds records for the period 1962-1963.

Download or read book Jallianwala Bagh written by Rakhshanda Jalil and published by Niyogi Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the butchering of unarmed innocents, is a historic event that haunts the human mind even after the lapse of a century. 1650 rounds fired in a matter of ten minutes, the blocking of exits, preventing help reaching the injured are all acts of unmitigated bestiality. Through a selection of prose and poetry – The direct outcome of this horrific event and an introduction that traces the history of events leading to the massacre – Rakhshanda Jalil, a literary historian and translator from Urdu and Hindi, attempts to open a window into the world of possibilities that literature offers to reflect, interpret and analyse events of momentous historical import. The selection offers ways of ‘seeing’ history, of exploring how an incident that stirred the conscience of millions, one that had far-reaching implications for the National freedom struggle and British rule, found its way through pen and Paper to reach the nooks and crannies of popular imagination filtered through the mind of the creative writer. The stalwarts and acknowledged doyens of Indian literature featured in this volume include Saadat Hasan Manto, Mulk Raj Anand, Krishna Chander, Abdullah Hussein, Bhisham Sahni, Ghulam Abbas, subadhra Kumari Chauhan, Sarojini Naidu, sohan Singh Misha, Muhammad Iqbal, Josh malihabadi, Nanak Singh, to name a few. A collection that can pave the way for further research.

Download or read book RAJGURU THE INVINCIBLE REVOLUTIONARY written by ANIL VERMA and published by Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not only Rajguru's biography, but also provides a deep insight into the struggle faced by the revolutionaries. Though the British Government managed to hand Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on 23rd March, 1931, they still reign over the hearts and minds of millions of Indians.

Download or read book In Spite of the Gods written by Edward Luce and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world's largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology and trade. Yet it is also plagued by poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and a vast array of other social and economic issues. Here, noted journalist and former Financial Times South Asia bureau chief Edward Luce travels throughout India's many regions, cultures, and religious circles, investigating its fragile balance between tradition and modernity. From meetings with key political figures to fascinating encounters with religious pundits, economic gurus, and village laborers, In Spite of the Gods is a fascinating blend of analysis and reportage that comprehensively depicts the nuances of India's complex situation and its place in the world. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Download or read book The Hindi Music Jukebox written by Manek Premchand and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Indian film music book is a collection of eighty essays about the people who made remarkable music in Bollywood cinema, especially during the great era, and the ideas such people brought to the recording studios. When songs had to go without rhythms or when melodies had plenty of Q n A in them. In this music book, we flirt with Rock n Roll and scan songs that speed up at the end, we peep behind the screen to see what the idea was behind chorus songs in our films – even if there was no one to sing that chorus on the screen; it’s a huge list. These pages are a reflection of the time when everyone was fired up in their art, and when no one wanted to finish last in the race. It is about artists who every now and then dreamt ideas, and only after crystallizing things perfectly in their mind’s eye, went out to translate and transform their dreams into unforgettable melodies in Indian movies. Jukebox will interest the layman as well as the academician.

Download or read book The Great Tamasha written by James Astill and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of cricket in India, discussing the creation of the Twenty20 cricket league and the corruption and scandal that followed.