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Book Synopsis When the Kurinji Blooms by : Rājam Kiruṣṇan̲
Download or read book When the Kurinji Blooms written by Rājam Kiruṣṇan̲ and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated from the Tamil Kurinjithen, Rajam Krishnan s lyrical and erudite novel is a family saga of three generations of Badagas in the Nilgiris. As the winds of social change and modernity invade their protected lives, the innocence and harmony is replaced by conflict and tragedy that precede a new beginning.
Book Synopsis Kurinji Malar by : Na. Parthasarathy
Download or read book Kurinji Malar written by Na. Parthasarathy and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2024-09-20 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a rock on the road to a hill temple are carved the names 'Aravindan' and 'Poorani'. Barely out of her teens, Poorani is plunged into crisis with the sudden passing of her father. As she brings her life back on course, fate arranges a meeting with Aravindan. Gentle and idealistic, Aravindan makes it his goal to right the wrongs in society. Spirited and refined, Poorani blazes a trail to recognition and renown with her public-speaking knowhow. Their friendship soon blossoms into love. But can a world riddled with opportunism and deceit ever hold their dreams and ideals? Written more than six decades ago and set in Madurai and the surrounding areas of the Tamil land, this classic romance - peopled by an array of compelling characters - was first serialized in a magazine in the 1960s, and later attained further popularity on-screen. Believed to be Na. Parthasarathy's magnum opus, Kurinji Malar is a sweeping saga that conjures an unforgettable landscape of hope and heartbreak - a delicate balance only a master storyteller can offer.
Book Synopsis Representing the Exotic and the Familiar by : Meenakshi Bharat
Download or read book Representing the Exotic and the Familiar written by Meenakshi Bharat and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multicultural world of today is often said to be marked by a certain kind of exoticization: a “fetishizing process”, as Graham Huggan has called it, which separates a “first world” from a “third world”, the Occident from the Orient. The essays collected here re-assess this tendency, not least by focusing on the kinds of intellectual tourism and dilettantism to which it has given rise. The wider context of these analyses is a postcolonial scenario where literatures and languages can move from the “exotic” to the comparatively “familiar” space of contemporary writings; where an exotic mythos can live on into the familiar present; and where certain perceptions and representations of peoples, of literatures, and of languages have turned exoticization and familiarization into global modes of mass-cultural consumption. Especially by exploring the liminalities between different cultures, this collection manages to trace both the history and the politics of exoticist representation and, in so doing, to make a significant critical intervention.
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Download or read book Why So Mystic written by Shreea Banerjee and published by StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an amalgamation of five stories revolving around a realm where mundane and mystical cross paths. In each story, you need to fasten your seat belt for the captivating journey you are to embark on. Each tale has its own set of corners where the ordinary comes face to face with the extraordinary. There are places where echoes of the mystic world come forth carrying along with them long forgotten secrets, broken promises and unfinished businesses. People are chosen, made to follow certain trails, pushed to realize some harsh truths and are left to change entirely for their own good. Keep holding on to this beautiful ride through the end and you'll be surprised to see what all is still left for you to know about - from this world and the one beyond
Download or read book Kurinji Flowers written by Clare Flynn and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant story of love, loss, betrayal and redemption set against the dying days of colonial India.
Book Synopsis Ecological Harmony by : V. Sundararaju
Download or read book Ecological Harmony written by V. Sundararaju and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can saving marine mammals mitigate climate change? How to save a coastal dune? How does the historic judgment of the Supreme Court on elephant corridors allow a free walk for the jumbos on their regular migratory path? How should India defuse e-waste—a ticking bomb? Why do we need a Coastal Protection Act? How to save India’s elephants from killer rail tracks? Why do we need a special act for protecting India’s natural pharmacy? How to avert Chennai’s water crisis? Why is there an algal bloom in the Gulf of Mannar and how does it affect livelihood? Why does South India need the Shola forests of the Nilgiris? Ecological Harmony has answers for the above intricate issues as described by the author and published in www.downtoearth.org.in Can a Forest Range Officer play a vital role in improving the biodiversity of a region? Can the Forest Protection Squad function effectively in protecting the forests? How can a DFO persuade the Government of India authorities to allot funds for raising shelterbelt? When vicious power attempted to ruin natural resources, how was it saved from the ruthless hands? How can a Forest Officer contribute towards fostering ecological harmony? Ecological Harmony narrates the adventurous experiences of V. Sundararaju, a former Indian Forest Service Officer, when he served in the Tamil Nadu Forest Department for more than 36 years. Exciting events that took place in the deep woods of the Western Ghats may intrigue the reader while sharing the firsthand experiences of the author. The painstaking efforts of the author in protecting the evergreen forests present a picturesque view of the happenings. The book is dedicated to the noble warriors of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, who have sacrificed their valuable lives in protecting the forests and wildlife. May the sweet memories you gain while you read Ecological Harmony be ever-lingering in your mind!
Book Synopsis The Three Friends of Solaikudy by : Karthik. G
Download or read book The Three Friends of Solaikudy written by Karthik. G and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infinite happiness and boundless dreams – welcome to the world of Kaveri, Chellam, and Rangu. Growing up together and experiencing the joy of childhood, their friendship is of unconditional love and innocence. The vast and beautiful Western Ghats, lush green farms, cold and untamed rivers from the mountains, and the big banyan tree set the perfect backdrop for their fun and adventures.
Download or read book The Mystic Journey written by Jyoti Anand and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty-year-old Mira is a middle-class woman who has been thrown willy-nilly into a wide world of claustrophobic, inconceivable privilege in Mumbai, India. By day, she is a devoted companion to Vikram, her sweet and loving husband, and best friend to Megha, her soul sister. But when darkness falls and Mira sleeps, her astral travels lead her deep into a different realm where she realizes bliss, fears, and premonitions not found in the earthly world. Miras house servant, Chandra, is a beautiful, underprivileged tribal girl from a distant village in Tamil Nadu who is unfortunately bound by blind customs and an oppressive society. As Miras dreams, musings, and astral travels shape her evolution as a very special and unique person, these episodes not only bring her wisdom and solace, but also help her to transform Chandras life and the lives of many others. But will Miras out-of-body experiences strengthen her to triumphantly emerge from her roller-coaster life or lead her somewhere she never imagined? The Mystic Journey shares a tale of joy, doubt, fear, and the unbearable lightness of being as an Indian woman seeks liberation through her astral travels.
Book Synopsis Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic by : Bernard Bate
Download or read book Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic written by Bernard Bate and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the newness of old things. It concerns an oratorical revolution, a transformation of oratorical style linked to larger transformations in society at large. It explores the aesthetics of Tamil oratory and its vital relationship to one of the key institutions of modern society: democracy. Therefore this book also bears on the centrality of language to the modern human condition. Though Tamil oratory is a relatively new practice in south India, the Dravidian (or Tamil nationalist) style employs archaic forms of Tamil that suggest an ancient mode of speech. Beginning with the advent of mass democratic politics in the 1940s, a new generation of politician adopted this style, known as "fine," or "beautiful Tamil" ( centamil), for its distinct literary virtuosity, poesy, and alluring evocation of a pure Tamil past. Bernard Bate explores the centamil phenomenon, arguing that the genre's spectacular literacy and use of ceremonial procession, urban political ritual, and posters, praise poetry are critical components in the production of a singularly Tamil mode of political modernity: a Dravidian neoclassicism. From his perspective, the centamil revolution and Dravidian neoclassicism suggest that modernity is not the mere successor of tradition but the production of tradition, and that this production is a primary modality of modernity, a new newness-albeit a newness of old things.
Book Synopsis Porcupines in My Pants and Other Craziness by : Anupama Ramanujam
Download or read book Porcupines in My Pants and Other Craziness written by Anupama Ramanujam and published by Hachette India Children's Books. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life's going to be easy...said no one ever. Especially for a PlayStation-loving twelve-year-old in a futuristic city. Being twelve matters. Because that's when I am packed off by the Council on a hardcore, muscle-numbing strugglethon across the five Thinais - the treacherous hills, fatiguing fields, muddy mangroves, dry desert lands and dense forests - to come out shining...or whining. The latter is more my style. It's me against Nature. Me versus wild animals. Me against who-knows-what-lurks. Me versus Me. Get the picture? How this will help me grow up and glow up all in one go, I don't know. But I'm about to find out. So are you!
Book Synopsis The Magic of the Lost Story by : Sudha Murty
Download or read book The Magic of the Lost Story written by Sudha Murty and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarana was an indifferent eater and an unenthusiastic cook until a chance encounter with a nineteenth-century Persian cookbook in Rampur's fabled Raza Library started her off on a journey into the history of Rampur cuisine and the stories around it. Part food memoir and part celebration of a cuisine, Degh to Dastarkhwan answers the question-'what constitutes and distinguishes Rampur cuisine?' Each chapter represents an emotion, an observance or a celebration. The spread of Rampuri food from the grand royal cuisine to the simple daily fare becomes the arena to express love, loss, forgiveness and spirituality. Peopled with compelling characters from all walks of life, the book is a tour de force that includes recollections of a princess to the spiritual ambience of a Sufi shrine, with stories of khansamas, weddings and funerals.
Book Synopsis The Romance of Indian Coffee by : P. T. Bopanna
Download or read book The Romance of Indian Coffee written by P. T. Bopanna and published by Rolling Stone Publications. This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Coorg is the biggest grower of coffee in India, I zeroed in on the subject of coffee. During my youth in Coorg, I was fascinated by the legend of Mr Ivor Bull, a pioneer planter and the founder of the Consolidated Coffee Estates Ltd., Pollibetta. Though Mr Bull had returned to England in 1954, he had become part of the local ‘coffee folklore’ and was remembered with affection by the local planters. Rightly so, because it was Mr Bull who had encouraged the Coorg planters to grow oranges, cardamom and pepper along with coffee. The inter-planting vastly improved the economic condition of the small planters. I did not want to focus my writing on the cultivation of coffee because coffee has been grown in India as a commercial crop for nearly two centuries and planters are familiar with it. In this book, I have tried to give the reader, the coffee grower and the coffee lover in particular, an insight into the romance of coffee – it’s fascinating history, many charming facets of coffee culture, its symbiosis with nature and what makes it such a captivating brew. This book was produced with ePustaka - Ink and Weave initiative by Techfiz Inc (hIps://techfiz.com).
Book Synopsis South India Heritage by : Prema Kasturi
Download or read book South India Heritage written by Prema Kasturi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you know about Carnatic music? South India`s dance styles? Handloom weavers of Andhra Pradesh? The Madras Sanskrit College? The art of Ivory carving? Temple murals? Who was Ramanuja? How have Christians contributed to art, literature and architecture in South India? What`s notable about Gangaikondacholapuram, Belur, or Islamic places of worship? What do we know irrigation practices in Ancient South India? The evolution of Malayalam literature? What is special about the cuisines of South India? These are some of the 500-odd topics on South India`s Heritage discussed in this book. It provides snapshots of the collective cultural experience of the people of South India, their heroes, their rivers, lakes and hills and forests, their temples, their music, dance and folklore. The book has a general section on South India`s Heritage, common to the four southern states. It is followed by three sections--political, socio-economic and cultural. The book covers South India`s Heritage till the end of the nineteenth century. The book is targeted specifically at Indian students from South India who go abroad for college education. It is meant to give them an idea of our heritage--kindle their interest in the subject, enable them to answer questions, serve as their heritage companion and guide. A product of painstaking research, the book reflects an earnest attempt to shed light on a complex, amorphous, many-faceted subject and give it form, shape and substance.
Download or read book Cadbury Bournvita written by O'brien and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1993, The Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest, Hosted By The Inimitable Derek O'Brien, Has Been A Regular Feature On Television. Now, For The First Time, The Fully Revised And Updated Bournvita Books Of Knowledge Are Brought To You By Puffin In Special Omnibus Volumes, Each Comprising Three Original Books. Watch Out For Fun Sections Like Speed Round, Find The Answer, Take Your Pick, Guess The Question, And Sharpen Your General Knowledge By Answering Questions On Sports, History, Entertainment, Wildlife And Several Other Topics. Collect All The Cadbury Bournvita Book Of Knowledge Omnibuses And Happy Quizzing!
Book Synopsis When Mirrors Are Windows by : Guillermo Rodríguez
Download or read book When Mirrors Are Windows written by Guillermo Rodríguez and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an ocean where myriads of rivers converge, can one sole river lend the ocean its distinct flavour? For someone who is at home with several languages, literary traditions and disciplines, is it possible for one form to criss-cross the landscape of another? In a poet’s world of mirrors, where stream and earth are sky, one may ‘sometimes count every orange on a tree’, but can one count ‘all the trees in a single orange’? In this volume, Guillermo Rodríguez explores these possibilities by analysing the works of one of India’s finest poets, translators, essayists and scholars of the twentieth century, A.K. Ramanujan (1929–1993).
Book Synopsis A Fine Pair of Shoes and Other Stories by : Flynn Clare
Download or read book A Fine Pair of Shoes and Other Stories written by Flynn Clare and published by Cranbrook Press via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tapestry of True Tales from Then and Now This collection of nine short stories comes from best-selling historical fiction author Clare Flynn. There are five historical tales – four based on stories from her own family history and one a tragic tale from eighteenth century Sussex. Clare has also branched out into contemporary fiction with four intriguing stories – modern morality tales, set in England, Paris, the USA and an island in the Indian Ocean.Beautifully crafted, vividly brought to life on the page these quirky stories give an insight into human nature at its best – and its worst.
