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Author : Tiziana Baldizzone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tales from the River Brahmaputra written by Tiziana Baldizzone and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arupjyoti Saikia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190990406
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Unquiet River written by Arupjyoti Saikia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-25 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unruly Brahmaputra has always been an agent in shaping both the landscape of its valley and the livelihoods of its inhabitants. But how much do we know of this river’s rich past? Historian Arupjyoti Saikia’s biography of the Brahmaputra reimagines the layered history of Assam with the unquiet river at the centre. The book combines a range of disciplinary scholarship to unravel the geological forces as well as human endeavour which have shaped the river into what it is today. Wonderfully illuminated with archival detail and interwoven with narratives and striking connections, the book allows the reader to imagine the Brahmaputra’s course in history. This evocative and compelling book will be interesting reading for anyone trying to understand the past and the present of a river confronted by the twenty-first century’s ambitious infrastructural designs to further re-engineer the river and its landscape.
Author : Samrat Choudhury
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9390327598
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Braided River written by Samrat Choudhury and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brahmaputra is by some margin the largest river in India. After its confluence with the Ganga in Bangladesh, it becomes the largest in Asia. In The Braided River, journalist Samrat Choudhury sets out to follow its braided course from the edge of Tibet where it enters India down to where it meets the Ganga at a spot marked by the biggest red light district in Bangladesh. Along the way, he meets suspicious Indian spies, gets packed off on the back of a cement truck by soldiers, visit a shelter home for baby rhino and elephant orphans in Kaziranga, and hops from river island to riverside town meeting the locals. The tales of these encounters spice up a story that weaves in the history of the emergence of the border between India and China in Arunachal Pradesh, the formation of the Assamese identity -- a matter of great contemporary relevance owing to the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act -- and the ecological challenges posed by proposed dams. This is a genre-bending book that touches upon several hot-button issues -- environmental, military and political -- as it blends travel, memoir and history with the present.
Author : Priya Krishnan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788186895634
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (956 download)
Download or read book Story of Brahmaputra written by Priya Krishnan and published by . This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Shand
Publisher : Little Brown Uk
ISBN 13 : 9780349115146
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (151 download)
Download or read book River Dog written by Mark Shand and published by Little Brown Uk. This book was released on 2003 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay of Bengal. Unable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the huge journey from the unexplored jungles of the Indo-Tibet border to the largest river delta in the world. RIVER DOG is a chronicle of that journey, a remarkable story encompassing sublime landscapes - in Assam where the River begins to broaden into its full majesty - and rather odd encounters - including a bizarre group of identical-looking monks in Majuli (the largest river island in the world). But it is also a celebration -- of a river that flows with mystery and legend, the men who have set out to discover it and a rather charming canine travelling companion called Bhaiti.
Author : Sophia Gholz
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1534138420
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (341 download)
Download or read book The Boy Who Grew a Forest written by Sophia Gholz and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.
Author : Mark Shand
Publisher : Little Brown GBR
ISBN 13 : 9780316861878
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)
Download or read book River Dog written by Mark Shand and published by Little Brown GBR. This book was released on 2002 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay of Bengal. Unable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the huge journey from the unexplored jungles of the Indo-Tibet border to the largest river delta in the world. River Dog is a chronicle of that journey, a story encompassing sublime landscapes - in Assam where the River begins to broaden into its full majesty - and rather odd encounters - including a bizarre group of identical-looking gay monks in Majuli (the largest river island in the world). But it is also a celebration - of a river that flows with mystery and legend, the men who have set out to discover it and a rather charming canine travelling companion called Bhaiti.
Author : Arup Kumar Dutta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Brahmaputra written by Arup Kumar Dutta and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting account of one of the greatest river systems in the world, we acoompany the Tsangpo-Brahamputra as it emerges from the icy heights of tibet.The book seeks to sketch a profile of this fascinating river and acquaint the reader with the society which evolved on its banks.
Author : Lawrence W. Swan
Publisher : Mountain N' Air Books
ISBN 13 : 9781879415294
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)
Download or read book Tales of the Himalaya written by Lawrence W. Swan and published by Mountain N' Air Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rory Nugent
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504036840
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck written by Rory Nugent and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty-two years after the pink-headed duck was last seen in the wild, Rory Nugent set off for India in search of this exceptionally rare bird. In Calcutta he prowled the fowl market, where a few of the ducks used to appear during the Raj. Traveling on to Delhi, he was befriended by a Cambridge-educated smuggler, and he learned of remote regions to the north where the duck might be found. In Sikkim, following the trail of a Yeti, he became lost in the Valley of Bliss and nearly imprisoned inside a forest of rhododendrons, each the size of a ranch house. Making his way to Assam, he bought a 13-foot skiff and paddled the Brahmaputra River from Burma to Bangladesh, with stops on an island, considered to be Kali’s left breast, and at a Tantrist temple, where he stumbled on a grisly ritual in a graveyard. In a secluded marsh along the river he may have spotted the world’s rarest duck.
Author : Thomas Streissguth
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 0822585774
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Bangladesh in Pictures written by Thomas Streissguth and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, history, politics, culture, economy, and government of Bangladesh.
Author : Nitish K. Sengupta
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 0143416782
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (434 download)
Download or read book Land of Two Rivers written by Nitish K. Sengupta and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land of Two Rivers chronicles the story of one of the most fascinating and influential regions in the Indian subcontinent. The confluence of two major river systems, Ganga and Brahmaputra, created the delta of Bengal--an ancient land known as a center of trade, learning and the arts from the days of the Mahabharata and through the ancient dynasties. During the medieval era, this eventful journey saw the rise of Muslim dynasties which brought into being a unique culture, quite distinct from that of northern India. The colonial conquest in the eighteenth century opened the modern chapter of Bengal's history and transformed the social and economic structure of the region. Nitish Sengupta traces the formation of Bengali identity through the Bengal Renaissance, the growth of nationalist politics and the complex web of events that eventually led to the partition of the region in 1947, analyzing why, despite centuries of shared history and culture, the Bengalis finally divided along communal lines. The struggle of East Pakistan to free itself from West Pakistan's dominance is vividly described, documenting the economic exploitation and cultural oppression of the Bengali people. Ultimately, under the leadership of Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman, East Pakistan became the independent nation of Bangladesh in 1971. Land of Two Rivers is a scholarly yet extremely accessible account of the development of Bengal, sketching the eventful and turbulent history of this ancient civilization, rich in scope as well as in influence.
Author : Arupjyoti Saikia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199468119
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (681 download)
Download or read book The Unquiet River written by Arupjyoti Saikia and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unruly Brahmaputra has always been an agent in shaping both the landscape of its valley and the livelihoods of its inhabitants. But how much do we know of this river's rich past? Historian Arupjyoti Saikia's biography of the Brahmaputra reimagines the layered history of Assam with the unquiet river at the centre. The book combines a range of disciplinary scholarship to unravel the geological forces as well as human endeavour which have shaped the river into what it is today. Wonderfully illuminated with archival detail and interwoven with narratives and striking connections, the book allows the reader to imagine the Brahmaputra's course in history. This evocative and compelling book will be interesting reading for anyone trying to understand the past and the present of a river confronted by the twenty-first century's ambitious infrastructural designs to further re-engineer the river and its landscape.
Author : Jahnavi Barua
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780143064527
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (645 download)
Download or read book Next Door written by Jahnavi Barua and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Eleven Superbly Crafted Stories Jahnavi Barua Takes Us Into The Private, Individual Worlds Of A Varied Cast Of Characters And Exposes The Intricate Mesh Of Emotions So Often Concealed Under The Façade Of Everyday Lives. Innocent Desires And Furtive Longings, The Complexity Of Fierce Love And The Terrible Consequences Of Its Betrayal, Simple Aspirations That Compel Brave Action, Life S Startling Reversals That Reveal Deep Insecurities And Yet Pave The Way For Forgiveness And Reconciliation These Are Just Some Of The Themes Played Out In These Remarkably Nuanced Snapshots Of Life. Predominantly Set In The Verdant, Politically Charged Landscape Of Assam, Yet Constantly Transcending The Particular, The Stories In Next Door Are Unerringly Human. Subtle And Evocative In Their Telling, They Mark The Introduction Of A Highly Accomplished Voice.
Author : Alice Albinia
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393338606
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Download or read book Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River written by Alice Albinia and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albinia follows the Indus River in Asia, one of the largest rivers in the world, through 2,000 miles of geography and back to a time 5,000 years ago when a string of sophisticated cities grew on its banks. Illustrations.
Author : James O'Reilly
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
ISBN 13 : 1932361790
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (323 download)
Download or read book Travelers' Tales India written by James O'Reilly and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is among the most difficult—and most rewarding—of places to travel. Some have said India stands for "I’ll Never Do It Again." Many more are drawn back time after time because India is the best show on earth, the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime. India dissolves ideas about what it means to be alive, and its people give new meaning to compassion, perseverance, ingenuity, and friendship. India—monsoon and marigold, dung and dust, colors and corpses, smoke and ash, snow and endless myth—is a cruel, unrelenting place of ineffable sweetness. Much like life itself. Journey to the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, the world’s biggest party, with David Yeadon and take "A Bath for Fifteen Million People"; greet the monsoon with Alexancer Frater where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet; track the endangered Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros through the jungles of Assam with Larry Habegger; encounter the anguish of the caste system with Steve Coll; discover the eternal power of the "monument of love," the Taj Mahal, with Jonah Blank; and much more.
Author : Samita Chaudhuri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789383098705
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (987 download)
Download or read book And the Teesta Flows... written by Samita Chaudhuri and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
