Vanity Bagh

Vanity Bagh

Author: Anees Salim

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1447248066

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Inspired by the legend of Abu Hathim, aging don of Vanity Bagh, Imran Jabbari and his friends form a gang called 51⁄2 Men in their mohalla of Vanity Bagh. They are hired to dispense a batch of stolen scooters to different corners of the city; not until the city rocks with scooter bombs does Imran realize that they have been involved in a terrorist act. One of the prime accused in the 11/11 serial blasts, Imran is destined to live in captivity for the next fourteen years. He kills time plotting jailbreak until he is assigned to the bookmaking section of the prison. The new job equips him with a new facility: each time he opens a book and stares at its blank pages, he sees them scribbled with tales from Vanity Bagh. Imran thus traces the history of animosity between Vanity Bagh, nicknamed Little Pakistan, and Mehendi, a Hindu neighbourhood.The solitude and reflection that characterize Imran’s narrative is undercut by communal tension and a simmering violence. Touched with a wistful small-town feeling in the midst of a teeming city, Vanity Bagh is a darkly comic tale.


Discourses of Freedom

Discourses of Freedom

Author: Dr. Dona Elizabeth Sam

Publisher: Co-Text Publishers

Published: 2021-10-27

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 819450547X

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The present collection of essays entitled, Discourses of Freedom seeks to unravel the nuances of the concept of freedom and its malleability. The collection is divided into three sections. The first section emphasizes a critical evaluation of the human rights, law and liberty. The second section titled "Gender, Politics and Agency" offers fresh perspectives on the curtailment of women's autonomy within familiar yet intimate spaces and also highlights the challenges that confront the LGBT community. The third section focuses on systems that underlie, in the representation of minority culture, especially in the realm of creative fiction. This book seeks to engage in a critical discourse, encouraging further exploration and research


Proceedings of the Conference : Revisiting Literature Through Culture

Proceedings of the Conference : Revisiting Literature Through Culture

Author: Mr. P. Abubakkar Sithique

Publisher: My Authors Hub

Published:

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13:

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This book includes meticulous research papers that focus on literature and culture. This research proceeding paints the reality of life in a cultural overview. This collection has been brought out by the Department of English, st Joseph College of Arts and Science, Vaikalipatti, Mettur, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Research papers were contributed by participants from more than 8 states in India and more than 12 districts in Tamilnadu. UG students, PG students, M. Phil scholars, PhD scholars, NET aspirants, faculty members and academicians have contributed to this book. This book is an outcome of the Two Days National Conference on 'Revisiting Literature through Culture', conducted on 21&22 September, 2023. By all means, it will remain a treasure of reference for the forthcoming researchers and enthusiasts.


The Blind Lady’s Descendants

The Blind Lady’s Descendants

Author: Anees Salim

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2015-11-25

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 9385890069

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Born to silently warring parents, Amar Hamsa grows up in a crumbling house called the Bungalow, anticipating tragedies and ignominies. True to his dark premonitions, bad luck soon starts cascading into his life. At twenty-six, he decides to narrate his story to an imaginary audience, and skeletons tumble out of every cupboard in the Bungalow. The Blind Lady’s Descendants is an utterly compelling and haunting family saga, brimming with intense heartache and wry humour, confirming Anees Salim’s reputation as one of our most outstanding storytellers. The Blind Lady’s Descendants is an utterly compelling and haunting family saga, brimming with intense heartache and wry humour, that confirms Anees Salim as one of our most outstanding storytellers.


The Small-town Sea

The Small-town Sea

Author: Anees Salim

Publisher: Penguin Random House India

Published: 2018-05-17

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9386495457

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Uprooted from a bustling city, the thirteen-year-old protagonist of The Small-town Sea is replanted in his father's home town where he struggles to cope with his new life. He reluctantly makes friends with Bilal, a boy who lives in the orphanage run by the local mosque. Together, they embark on clandestine adventures while his ailing father-a writer whose last wish is to die listening to the sea he has grown up by-rediscovers people from his childhood. But his father's death unsettles the boy's life again, and he finds himself grappling with altogether unexpected challenges.


Citizenship and Identity in the Age of Surveillance

Citizenship and Identity in the Age of Surveillance

Author: Pramod K. Nayar

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1107080584

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A study of cultures of surveillance, from CCTV to genetic data-gathering and the new forms of subjectivities and citizenships that are thus forged.


The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English

Author: Manju Jaidka

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-09-29

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1000933156

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Today, Indian writing in English is a fi eld of study that cannot be overlooked. Whereas at the turn of the 20th century, writers from India who chose to write in English were either unheeded or underrated, with time the literary world has been forced to recognize and accept their contribution to the corpus of world literatures in English. Showcasing the burgeoning field of Indian English writing, this encyclopedia documents the poets, novelists, essayists, and dramatists of Indian origin since the pre-independence era and their dedicated works. Written by internationally recognized scholars, this comprehensive reference book explores the history and development of Indian writers, their major contributions, and the critical reception accorded to them. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English will be a valuable resource to students, teachers, and academics navigating the vast area of contemporary world literature.


The Odd Book of Baby Names

The Odd Book of Baby Names

Author: Anees Salim

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 9354922139

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As a thin ribbon of smoke rose from the edge something stirred in me and I slapped the book against the railing until small specks of fire fell to the floor and died down. It was not just a book of baby names. It was an unusual memoir my father was leaving behind, memories condensed into names; memories of many kisses, lovemaking, panting and feeling spent. Can a life be like a jigsaw puzzle, pieces waiting to be conjoined? Like a game of hide-and-seek? Like playing statues? Can memories have colour? Can the sins of the father survive his descendants? In a family - is it a family if they don't know it? - that does not rely on the weakness of memory runs a strange register of names. The odd book of baby names has been custom-made on palace stationery for the patriarch, an eccentric king, one of the last kings of India, who dutifully records in it the name of his every offspring. As he bitterly draws his final breaths, eight of his one hundred rumoured children trace the savage lies of their father and reckon with the burdens of their lineage. Layered with multiple perspectives and cadences, each tale recounted in sharp, tantalizing vignettes, this is a rich tapestry of narratives and a kaleidoscopic journey into the dysfunctional heart of the Indian family. Written with the lightness of comedy and the seriousness of tragedy, the playfulness of an inventive riddle and the intellectual heft of a philosophical undertaking, The Odd Book of Baby Names is Salim's most ambitious novel yet.


Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Author: T.G. Bowles

Publisher:

Published: 1878

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13:

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A periodical in part famous for the cartoon portraits of politicians and public figures. These were mainly by "Spy" (i.e. Sir Leslie Ward) and "Ape" (i.e. Carlo Pellegrini).