Tikli and Laxmi Bomb
Tikli and Laxmi Bomb

Author: Aditya Kripalani

Publisher: Krimiga Books, Krimiga Content Development Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2015-10-20

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9385221035

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Two sex workers, Putul (Tikli), 22 and Laxmi, 40, decide to form a co-operative of their own and create a system of sex workers which is run by and for the women themselves. An anit-patriarchy story that takes on patriarchy at its very root. "A Thelma and Louise-like vibe enters the narrative from the moment Tikli's first ill-advised outburst lands the pair into a spot of bother. Character development is the author's strong suite and it is obvious that he has carried Tikli and Laxmi inside his head for years. Laxmi, in particular, leaps off the pages, especially at the junctions like the first time she threatens a man with violence and all-important where the co-operative (or "our system", as Tikli and Laxmi call it) has its first physical confrontation with Mhatre's goons... ...Tikli and Laxmi Bomb is neither with fulfillment, feel-good literature nor a violence-fuelled revange story, although it flits briefly with the notion of being both. Thankfully, it sticks to what it is at heart: a gripping, no-hold-barred realist novel. ...it is rare to see genre fiction of this calibre coming out of India. ...Tikli and Laxmi Bomb, then, completes a formidible, intensively cinematic troika for Kripalani. Read to experience the agony and ecstasy of Mumbai." - The Sunday Guardian

Indian Indies
Indian Indies

Author: Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-02-10

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1000577171

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book offers a concise and cutting-edge repository of essential information on new independent Indian films, which have orchestrated a recent renaissance in the Bollywood-dominated Indian cinema sphere. Spotlighting a specific timeline, from the Indies’ consolidated emergence in 2010 across a decade of their development, the book takes note of recent transformations in the Indian political, economic, cultural and social matrix and the concurrent release of unflinchingly interrogative and radically evocative films that traverse LGBTQ+ issues, female empowerment, caste discrimination, populist politics and religious violence. A combination of essential Indie-specific information and concise case studies makes this a must-have quick guide to the future torchbearers of Indian cinema for scholars, students, early career researchers and a global audience interested in intersecting aspects of cinema, culture, politics and society in contemporary India.

Pandas in Action
Pandas in Action

Author: Boris Paskhaver

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1617297437

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Pandas has rapidly become one of Python''s most popular data analysis libraries. With pandas you can efficiently sort, analyze, filter and munge almost any type of data. In Pandas in Action, a friendly and example-rich introduction, author Boris Paskhaver shows you how to master this versatile tool and take the next steps in your data science career. about the technology Anyone who''s used spreadsheet software will find pandas familiar. While its column-based grids might remind you of Excel or Google Sheets, pandas is more flexible and far more powerful. It can efficiently perform operations on millions of rows and be used in tandem with other Python libraries for statistics, machine learning, and more. And best of all, using pandas doesn''t mean sacrificing user productivity or needing to write tons of complex code. It''s clean, intuitive, and fast. about the book Pandas in Action makes it easy to dive into Python-based data analysis. You''ll learn to use pandas to automate repetitive spreadsheet functionality and derive insight from data by sorting columns, filtering data subsets, and creating multi-leveled indices. Each chapter is a self-contained tutorial, letting you dip in when you need to troubleshoot tricky problems. Best of all, you won''t be learning from sterile or randomly created data. You''ll start with a variety of datasets that are big, small, incomplete, broken, and messy and learn how to clean and format them for proper analysis. what''s inside Import a CSV, identify issues with its data structures, and convert it to the proper format Sort, filter, pivot, and draw conclusions from a dataset and its subsets Identify trends from text-based and time-based data Organize, group, merge, and join separate datasets Real-world datasets that are easy to download and explore about the reader For readers experienced with spreadsheet software who know the basics of Python. about the author Boris Paskhaver is a software engineer, Agile consultant, and educator. His six programming courses on Udemy have amassed 236,000 students, with an average course rating of 4.59 out of 5. He first used Python and the pandas library to derive a variety of business insights at the world''s #1 jobs site, Indeed.com.

Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood
Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood

Author: Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-25

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1351254243

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is the first edited volume on new independent Indian cinema. It aims to be a comprehensive compendium of diverse theoretical, philosophical, epistemological and practice-based perspectives, featuring contributions from multidisciplinary scholars and practitioners across the world. This edited collection features analyses of cutting-edge new independent films and is conceived to serve as a beacon to guide future explorations into the burgeoning field of new Indian Cinema studies.

Balancing the Wisdom Tree
Balancing the Wisdom Tree

Author: Film and Television Institute of India

Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Published:

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 9354094732

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A unique publication focussed on women alumni to mark the diamond jubilee year of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.

Female Narratives of Protest
Female Narratives of Protest

Author: Nabanita Sengupta

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-12-01

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1003806481

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book explores the complex assemblage of biopolitics, citizenship, ethics and human rights concerns in South Asia focusing specifically on women poets, writers and artists and their explorations on marginalisation, violence and protest. The book traces the origins, varied historiographies and socio-political consequences of women’s protests and feminist discourses. Bringing together narratives of the Landais from Afghanistan, voices from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Miya women poets writing from Assam, and stories of Dalit and queer women across the region, it analyses the diverse modes of women’s protests and their ethical and humanitarian cartographies. The volume highlights the reconfiguration of female voices of protest in contemporary literature and popular culture in South Asia and the formation of closely-knit female communities of solidarity, cooperation and collective political action. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of gender studies, literature, cultural studies, sociology, minority and indigenous studies, and South Asian studies.

The Godfather Notebook
The Godfather Notebook

Author: Francis Ford Coppola

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-12-20

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 1942872313

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

THE PUBLISHING SENSATION OF THE YEAR FOR EVERY FILM FAN The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola’s notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world’s most iconic films. The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather, written before filming, by the man who wrote and directed it—Francis Ford Coppola, then only thirty-two years old—reveals the intense creative process that went into making this seminal film. With his meticulous notes and impressions of Mario Puzo’s novel, the notebook was referred to by Coppola daily on set while he directed the movie. The Godfather Notebook pulls back the curtain on the legendary filmmaker and the film that launched his illustrious career. Complete with an introduction by Francis Ford Coppola and exclusive photographs from on and off the set, this is a unique, beautiful, and faithful reproduction of Coppola’s original notebook. This publication will change the way the world views the iconic film—and the process of filmmaking at large. A must-have book of the season. Nothing like it has ever been published before

Spike Heels
Spike Heels

Author: Theresa Rebeck

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780573693816

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Pygmalion goes awry in contemporary comedy of manners which explores sexual harassment, misplaced amour and the possibility of a four sided love triangle."--Doollee.com.

Autobiography of a Sex Worker
Autobiography of a Sex Worker

Author: Naḷini Jamīla

Publisher: Westland

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sex workers are free in four respects: we don't have to cook for a husband; we don't have to wash his dirty clothes; we don't have to ask for his permission to raise our kids as we deem fit; we don't have to run after a husband claiming rights to his property.? Fiery, outspoken and often wickedly funny, this candid account of one woman's life as a sex worker in Kerala became a bestseller when it was first published in Malayalam. Nalini Jameela, who takes her name from both Hindu and Muslim traditions, worked as a child in the clay mines. She has been a wife, mother, successful business woman and social activist ? as well as a sex worker ? at different stages of her life. This is Nalini Jameela's story, told in her inimitably honest and down- to-earth style, of her search for dignity, empowerment and freedom on her own terms.