The Orioles are Back and Other Stories Book in English- Chandrakanta
The Orioles are Back and Other Stories Book in English- Chandrakanta

Author: Chandrakanta

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2023-09-27

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9355620713

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Eminent writer Chandrakanta's writing's encompass both socio-economic and political situa- tions as they have repercussions on human life. She concentrates on the value system and humanism. Her writings include problems and ques- tions of identity of women and the less privileged, the effect of globali- sation, broken relationships and clashes between inner realities, hopes and dreams of people with outer harsh realities of the system. 'The Orioles are Back'&'Abbu had said' stories show case the human values. The effect & repercussions caused by militancy is portrayed in stories 'The black Snow', 'The Voice, 'The dispossessed' & 'Gasha Koul' Old age issues in changing times are dealt with philosophically in 'Exile' 'The dream of roses' and 'Rights for the departed' show the mirror to corruption in society. 'Amidst wrong people' is based on hopes, empathy and dreams of marginalised people. 'Lark in the heart' is based on aspirations and wish to connect with people dispassionately. Remaining stories like 'Thresh hold of justice' show the plight and sufferings of women suppressed under the societal superstitions. This collection of her stories has different shades and colours of society.

Burma
Burma

Author: James George Scott

Publisher:

Published: 1906

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13:

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Emerging Literatures from Northeast India
Emerging Literatures from Northeast India

Author: Margaret Ch Zama

Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Limited

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9789353880422

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Emerging Literatures from Northeast India is an amalgam of critical perceptions on writings emanating from the region on issues of identity construct, on hidden colonial burdens that refuse to leave and on the key role that oral traditions continue to play and will do so for some time in any study of the region. Within the ambit of 'emerging' literatures, this book takes into consideration not only the new writings in English and the vernacular being generated from the region, but also the already existing works in the form of translations, thereby making such works accessible for the first time to the rest of the world. Moreover, the book, in critiquing and calling attention to the emerging literatures of the region, is also playing the larger role of providing access to and facilitating the opening up of the region through the academia.

The Point of Return
The Point of Return

Author: Siddhartha Deb

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2004-03-02

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780060501532

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Set in the remote, northeastern hills of India, The point of return revolves around the father-son relationship of a willful, curious boy, Babu, and Doctor Dam, an enigmatic product of British colonial rule and Nehruvian nationalism. Told in reverse chronological order, the novel examines an India where the ideals that brought freedom from colonial rule are beginning to crack under the pressure of new rebellions and conflicts. For Dr. Dam and Babu, this has meant living as strangers in the same home, puzzled and resentful, tied only by blood. As the father grows weary and old and the son tries to understand him, clashes between ethnic groups in their small town show them to be strangers to their country as well. Before long, Babu finds himself embarking on a great journey, an odyssey through the memories of his father, his family, and his nation.

The Prince of Mist
The Prince of Mist

Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2010-05-04

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 031608767X

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An atmospheric young adult novel from bestselling The Shadow of the Wind author Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated from the original Spanish by acclaimed translator Lucia Graves. It's wartime, and the Carver family decides to leave the capital where they live and move to a small coastal village where they've recently bought a home. But from the minute they cross the threshold, strange things start to happen. In that mysterious house still lurks the spirit of Jacob, the previous owners' son, who died by drowning. With the help of their new friend Roland, Max and Alicia Carver begin to explore the strange circumstances of that death and discover the existence of a mysterious being called the Prince of Mist—a diabolical character who has returned from the shadows to collect on a debt from the past. Soon the three friends find themselves caught up in an adventure of sunken ships and an enchanted stone garden—an adventure that will change their lives forever.

Culture and the Making of Identity in Contemporary India
Culture and the Making of Identity in Contemporary India

Author: Kamala Ganesh

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2005-07-13

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780761933816

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This collection of 17 original essays, provides insights into the many ways in which the interrelated issues of culture, identity and `Indianness' are expressed in contemporary times. The contributors map and evaluate the developments in their respective fields over the past 50 years and cover the topics of art, music, theatre, literature, philosophy, science, history and feminism.

Unheeded Hinterland
Unheeded Hinterland

Author: Dilip Gogoi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-01-29

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1317329201

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This book presents a comprehensive account of the debates on sovereignty, self-determination and nationalist upsurges in India’s Northeast, especially Assam. At a deeper level, it analyses how multi-ethnic societies engage with the nation state. Based on the framework of international relations and geo-politics, the volume locates internal tensions and contradictions among different ethnic groups, alongside the complex interrelationships between the centre and the region. It also proposes a new structure of ‘Common Ethnic House’ to resolve persistent inter-ethnic tensions among different communities and the impasse between the Northeast and the centre. This book will interest scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, sociology and social anthropology, area studies, peace and conflict studies, especially those concerned with South Asia and Northeast India.

The Prisoner of Heaven
The Prisoner of Heaven

Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-07-10

Total Pages: 749

ISBN-13: 0062206303

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“A deep and mysterious novel full of people that feel real. . . .An enthralling read and a must-have for your library. Zafón focuses on the emotion of the reader and doesn’t let go.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer Internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them. Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julián, and their close friend Fermín Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past. His appearance plunges Fermín and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco's dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love, and will ultimately transform their lives.