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Author: Barun Roy
Publisher: Barun Roy
Published: 2003-09-01
Total Pages: 206
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book celebrates the spirit of Darjeeling that was, is and shall be. This book also celebrates her children who overcoming all misfortunes and setbacks laid down a glorious history and in doing so became a part of that spirit of Darjeeling.
Author: Dinesh Chandra Ray
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2022-12-22
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 1000828808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory has always dealt with people, yet often gazing at the people from the perspectives of the non-people – colonizers, intruders, outsiders and the privileged elite insiders – who seem to have internalized the ‘mainstream’ perspective framed by the outsiders. In this context a group of scholars working on Darjeeling felt that there was a need for an inclusive people’s history of the Darjeeling hills. The present volume tries to fill this gap of the missing voices of the people of the Darjeeling hills and their cultures through re-writing inclusive history of society and culture from ‘below’, not only by decoding the elements that are treated as tradition, but also the transformations in the realms of arts and ecology. For, the tribal-scape of the Darjeeling hills is not a static/frozen zone and the people (hence, the geo-space) are in continuous transition from traditional beings towards becoming neo-traditional. Accepting history as constantly ‘extra mural’ the objectives of the book are to focus on undocumented histories related to harmony, intimacy, belongingness and environmental care and thereby, interact the living with what is often projected as ‘dead’, by rejecting to abide by any given set of references as the final/‘scientific’/authentic and, thereby, opening up with other kinds of historical dialogue with the understated historical items that are accessible in Darjeeling. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print version of this book in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Author: Dipanwita Dasgupta
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-04-03
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1000885739
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book makes a systematic attempt to explore the environmental history of Darjeeling during the British colonial period (1835-1947), which profoundly transformed the environment of Darjeeling by introducing commercial control over the natural resources. After the foundation of Darjeeling as the hill station for the low-income groups of British administration living in Bengal and Burma, the place was transformed into a social, recreational and commercial centre for the British authorities. The railway construction boom, introduction of tea plantation, the growth of a commercial market for timber and increasing demands for fuel and building materials depleted the forest cover. The less explored regions of Darjeeling attracted the adventure-thirsty Britons. A series of investigations were made on the marketable products, the condition of roads, and quality of soil of these regions. The ethnographic, geological, botanical and zoological study of the Darjeeling was started by the colonial officials in the nineteenth century. In the early stage of expansion of colonialism in Asia, Africa, Australia and South America, the European colonizers faced numerous problems in dealing with the untouched nature. The accumulation of the knowledge of surrounding regions and proper management of the labour became essential for the colonial authority for transformation of the existing environment of the densely forested tropical colonies. Taylor and Francis does not sell or distribute the print editions of this book in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Author: C.R. Rai
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
Published: 2022-07-29
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe beautiful hill district of Darjeeling has been in the throes of political uncertainty for several decades now. Mr. CR Rai, a retired administrator with rich experience who also led his political outfit after resigning from service, had access to some of the prime political actors and events at the height of the Gorkhaland agitation and brought his unique perspective on the issue in this unusually interesting book. Darjeeling: The Unhealed Wound discusses the people and circumstances responsible for creating political uncertainty. There are fascinating insights into the roles played by the local leaders and the main players as well as Dr BC Roy and Shri Vallabhai Patel in determining Darjeeling’s post-independence position. What influence did Nepal have? How did Sikkim’s annexation influence regional politics? These and other questions are discussed with great passion. Darjeeling enthusiasts will also be fascinated by the references to the many known and lesser-known figures who played a crucial role in the establishment of the original “Queen of the Hills”
Author: Arup K. Chatterjee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-01-25
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9388414233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing an experimental railway track at Chintadripet, in 1835, the battle for India's first railroad was fought bitterly between John Chapman's Great Indian Peninsular Railway and Rowland MacDonald Stephenson's East India Railway Company, which was merged with Dwarkanauth Tagore's Great Western of Bengal Railway. Even at the height of the Mutiny of 1857, Bahadur Shah Zafar promised Indian owned railway tracks for native merchants if Badshahi rule was restored in Delhi. From Jules Verne to Rudyard Kipling to Mark Twain to Rabindranath Tagore to Nirad C. Chaudhuri to R.K. Narayan and Ruskin Bond-the aura of Indian trains and railway stations have enchanted many writers and poets. With iconic cinematography from The Apu Trilogy, Aradhana, Sonar Kella, Sholay, Gandhi, Dil Se, Parineeta, Barfi, Gangs of Wasseypur, and numerous others, Indian cinema has paved the way for mythical railroads in the national psyche. The Great Indian Railways takes us on a historic adventure through many junctions of India's hidden railway legends, for the first time in a book replete with anecdotes from imperial politics, European and Indian accounts, the battlefronts of the Indian nationalist movement, Indian cinema, songs, advertisements, and much more, in an ever-expanding cultural biography of the Great Indian Railways. Dubbed as 'one of a kind' this awe-inspiring saga is 'compulsive reading.' 'In this fascinating cultural history, Arup K Chatterjee charts the extraordinary journey of the Indian Railways, from the laying of the very first sleeper to the first post-Independence bogey. It evokes our collective accumulation of those innumerable memories of platform chai and rail-gaadi stories, bringing alive through myriad voices and tales the biography of one of India's defining public institutions.' – Shashi Tharoor, Author, M.P., Lok Sabha 'The Great Indian Railways is a fascinating and well-researched cultural biography of the Indian Railways-those intricate arteries of the soul of India, as have been experienced, written, filmed, and dreamed. We cannot all travel by rail to know India, as Gandhiji did, but we can and should read this book!' – Tabish Khair, Author, Professor
Author: Kees Rookmaaker
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2024-06-12
Total Pages: 891
ISBN-13: 9004691545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
Author: Barun Roy
Publisher: Barun Roy
Published: 2012-12-25
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9810786468
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive socio-political study of the Gorkha people and their demand for the separate state of Gorkhaland
Author: William Beebe
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 360
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-09-15
Total Pages: 285
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Short Circuits" is a collection of essays and short stories by the Canadian writer and humorist Stephen Leacock. Like many of his fiction and non-fiction books, this work features the author's light humor along with criticisms of people's follies. It is divided into several chapters, each of which is dedicated to a certain side of human life, like the annoyance with flies in the middle of the summer or the routines of a regular citizen.
Author: Barun Roy
Publisher: Pointer Publishers
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9788171323760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWriting For A Newspaper Is Perhaps One Of The Most Fascinating Works One Can Ever Take Part In. It Is Like Embarking On A New Adventure Every Day. You Meet New People, Learn New Things And Visit New Places. This Book Aims At Making The Journey To Becoming A Well-Trained Journalist Easy And Enjoyable. It Contains Clear Instructions And A Step-By-Step Approach To The Subject And Will Help You To Be Careful And Critical In Your Reading And Reflecting. This Book Has Been Primarily Prepared To Serve As A Textbook For Modern Print Journalism For Students Of Mass Communication. It Is Designed In A Simple And Self-Learning Formet And Seeks To Involve Students In Learning The Numerous Skills Of Journalism Through Various Projects, Fieldwork, And Practicals. Latest Ideas And Developments In The Field Have Been Incorporated So That Students Can Keep Abreast With Everything That Is Happening In The Field Today. The Contents Of The Book Include: " A Brief History Of Newsprint Journalism " The World Of Mass Communication " The Press " Roles The Features Play " Newspapers " The News " The Reporter " How To Write The News Lead " Making The News Meaningful " News Features And Columns " The Editorial Page And The Editor " Writing Headlines " Correcting A Story " Notes To The Text " Glossary " Bibliography
