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Book Synopsis Aithihyamala by : Kottarathil Sankunni
Download or read book Aithihyamala written by Kottarathil Sankunni and published by Mathrubhumi Books. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kottarathil Sankunni’s Aithihyamaala in its richness, lucidity and variety is the Malayalam equivalent to Kathasaritsagara, Arabian Nights and Popol Vuh. This compilation of folklore, a perfect counterpoint to Kerala’s history, transports the reader into a fascinating world of kings and chieftains, elephants and mahouts, temples and deities, priests and wizards, nymphs and sirens. Penned by Kottarathil Sankunni in his inspiring and delightful language, this cherished collection combining a heightened sense of the real and the unreal is considered a classic.
Book Synopsis Lore & Legends of Kerala by : Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi
Download or read book Lore & Legends of Kerala written by Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kerala, on the south-western coast of India, was described as late as 1838, as 'God's Garden' by German missionary and scholar, Hermann Gundert. Even as this land continues to sustain its reputation, little is known about its social and cultural ethos. Lore and Legends of Kerala is adistillation of 48 of the most sparkling of the 800 or so stories that form Aithihyamala, the definitive collection of the myths and social history of Kerala.Aithihyamala, which was first published in 1909, is a compilation of narratives that were recorded by Kottarathil Sankunni and published by the Malayala Manorama newspaper and its literary journal Bhashaposhini. Peopled by sorcerers, spirits, dynamic women, and snakes and elephants, the stories ofthis grand collection explore universal human values like faith, commitment to spirituality, respect for elders, reverence for parents and mentors, love for the young, and compassion for dependants. Significantly, the stories range across all the religious groups of Kerala.A representative selection of the themes and stories of this classic work, this book includes illustrations by leading Malayalee artists C.N. Karunakaran and Namboodiri. This book has been designed to appeal to young readers who will find the stories interesting and the illustrations delightful, asalso for enthusiasts of Indian literature and culture and general readers.
Book Synopsis Aithihyamala, the Garland of Legends by : Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi
Download or read book Aithihyamala, the Garland of Legends written by Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected legends from Kerala in comics.
Book Synopsis Aithihyamaala by : Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi
Download or read book Aithihyamaala written by Koṭṭārattil Śaṅkuṇṇi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stories from Ithihyamala by : A. K. Shrikumar
Download or read book Stories from Ithihyamala written by A. K. Shrikumar and published by Children's Book Trust. This book was released on 2001 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ithihyamala Is A Collection Of Legends In Malayalam, Numbering Over A Hundred Written By Kottarathil Sankunni, A Versatile Scholar. The Stories Cover A Vast Spectrum Of Life, Personalities, Events And Skills, Including Magic, Medicine, Illusion, And So On. The Stories Are Remarkable For Their Simplicity, Lucid Style, Richness Of Humour And Charm. The Stories Give A Deep Insight Into The Customs And Traditions Of Kerala. This Volume Contains Select Stories From The Original Classic. Highly Recommended For Children Of All Ages.
Book Synopsis Environmental Postcolonialism by : Shubhanku Kochar
Download or read book Environmental Postcolonialism written by Shubhanku Kochar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Environmental Postcolonialism: A Literary Response is an academic investigation of the environmental repercussions of colonial destruction. This volume addresses the complex interplay between postcolonialism and environmental discourse through literature produced in the ex-colonies. This literature is read from the standpoint of ex-colonies within their human and non-human context. The primary objective of this volume is to scrutinize environmental concerns in the light of postcolonial theory, and so it examines works of art from the twin perspective of eco-criticism and postcolonialism which illuminates and underscores how colonizers destroyed and interfered with both nature and culture. Through discussing the intersecting layers of ecocriticism and postcolonial criticism, the volume gestures to new directions and generates a hopeful vision of a decolonized world.
Book Synopsis Bakhtinian Explorations of Indian Culture by : Lakshmi Bandlamudi
Download or read book Bakhtinian Explorations of Indian Culture written by Lakshmi Bandlamudi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, an important contribution to dialogic and Bakhtin studies, shows the natural fit between Bakhtin’s ideas and the pluralistic culture of India to a global academic audience. It is premised on the fact that long before principles of dialogism took shape in the Western world, these ideas, though not labelled as such, were an integral part of intellectual histories in India. Bakhtin’s ideas and intellectual traditions of India stand under the same banner of plurality, open-endedness and diversity of languages and social speech types and, therefore, the affinity between the thinker and the culture seems natural. Rather than being a mechanical import of Bakhtin’s ideas, it is an occasion to reclaim, reactivate and reenergize inherent dialogicality in the Indian cultural, historical and philosophical histories. Bakhtin is not an incidental figure, for he offers precise analytical tools to make sense of the incredibly complex differences at every level in the cultural life of India. Indian heterodoxy lends well to a Bakhtinian reading and analysis and the papers herein attest to this. The papers range from how ideas from Indo-European philology reached Bakhtin through a circuitous route, to responses to Bakhtin’s thought on the carnival from the philosophical perspectives of Abhinavagupta, to a Bakhtinian reading of literary texts from India. The volume also includes an essay on ‘translation as dialogue’ – an issue central to multilingual cultures – and on inherent dialogicality in the long intellectual traditions in India.
Download or read book AJAYA written by Anand Neelakantan and published by One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-26 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MAHABHARATA ENDURES AS THE GREAT EPIC OF INDIA. But while Jaya is the story of the Pandavas, told from the perspective of the victors of Kurukshetra; Ajaya is the narrative of the ÔunconquerableÕ Kauravas, who were decimated to the last man. At the heart of IndiaÕs most powerful empire, a revolution is brewing. Bhishma, the noble patriarch of Hastinapura, is struggling to maintain the unity of his empire. On the throne sits Dhritarashtra, the blind King, and his foreign-born Queen Ð Gandhari. In the shadow of the throne stands Kunti, the Dowager-Queen, burning with ambition to see her firstborn become the ruler, acknowledged by all. And in the wings: Parashurama, the enigmatic Guru of the powerful Southern Confederate, bides his time to take over and impose his will from mountains to ocean. Ekalavya, a young Nishada, yearns to break free of caste restrictions and become a warrior. Karna, son of a humble charioteer, travels to the South to study under the foremost Guru of the day and become the greatest archer in the land. Balarama, the charismatic leader of the Yadavas, dreams of building the perfect city by the sea and seeing his people prosperous and proud once more. Takshaka, guerilla leader of the Nagas, foments a revolution by the downtrodden as he lies in wait in the jungles of India, where survival is the only dharma. Jara, the beggar, and his blind dog Dharma, walk the dusty streets of India, witness to people and events far greater than they, as the Pandavas and the Kauravas confront their searing destinies. Amidst the chaos, Prince Suyodhana, heir of Hastinapura, stands tall, determined to claim his birthright and act according to his conscience. He is the maker of his own destiny Ð or so he believes. While in the corridors of the Hastinapura palace, a foreign Prince plots to destroy India. And the dice fallsÉ
Book Synopsis Aithihyamaala by : Kottarathil Sankunni
Download or read book Aithihyamaala written by Kottarathil Sankunni and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2015-06-20 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special e-edition combines all three print volumes of the collected enduring legends of Kerala in the Aithihyamaala, the garland of legends. Yakshis, gandharvas, gods and demi-gods. Famous poets and learned Ayurvedic doctors. Magicians, conceited kings and Kalari gurus. Faithful, intelligent elephants and their fatherly mahouts. A vibrant and diverse cast of characters brings to life the ancient stories. The original collection of 126 tales, were documented over 25 years and written in the 1900s by Kottaaraththil Sankunni. These stories of well-known figures in Kerala folklore were first published in Bhashaposhini, the renowned Malayalam literary magazine. This edition of 50 stories, meticulously curated and translated by Leela James, transports you to the magical world of history, myth and fantasy of more than 100 years ago. Wisdom and vice, revenge and loyalty, imagination and fact, faith and superstition are intricately intertwined to create a collector?s edition for lovers of legends, Malayalam folklore and Indian literature.
Download or read book NYCTOPHILIA written by Kelly A Hambly and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-27 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HE CAME FROM THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE Brandon Masters is a vampire. A vampire who has no memory of his life prior to 1978. Fronting L.A.'s hottest metal band, The Thorned Angels, Brandon's un-dead life takes a dramatic turn when he collapses on stage one night. He discovers his ''soul'' had split into two different centuries. One part resides in Medieval England, and the other in present day America. Longing to find out what his purpose is, he eventually discovers that the government has plans to experiment on humans with the vampire gene taken from Vlad Tepes. His Father. It is a race against time to save the present from
Author :VISHWAS MUDAGAL Publisher :FINGERPRINT! An imprint of Prakash Books India Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 13 :8172345089 Total Pages :376 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (723 download)
Book Synopsis LOSING MY RELIGION by : VISHWAS MUDAGAL
Download or read book LOSING MY RELIGION written by VISHWAS MUDAGAL and published by FINGERPRINT! An imprint of Prakash Books India Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racy, unpredictable, romantic, and inspiring, this is a novel that is bound to get you addicted and stay with you forever. When gamer and entrepreneur Rishi Rai sets out to revolutionize the gaming industry, something somewhere goes terribly wrong and, like dominoes, the blocks of his life fall down one after the other. An unexpected meeting with Alex, an unpredictable, crazy American hippie, changes his life forever, as he decides to quit everything and join him on an unplanned, uncharted journey across India. From getting irrepressibly high in the mysterious Malana Valley in the Himalayas to starting a shack on the bewitching Om Beach on the West Coast, they do it all. But their adrenaline-charged adventure takes a turn when Rishi meets Kyra, a beautiful and enigmatic gamer. As passions surge and sparks fly, Rishi gets drawn to Kyra . . . unaware of who she is and where she comes from. What follows next is something nobody could have ever dreamed of . . . Who is Kyra and why are the paparazzi after her? Can Rishi connect the dots in his life to protect the love of his life? While the world becomes a spectator, can he mastermind the fall of a ruthless giant to become a global icon or will he become the biggest loser?
Book Synopsis Lore & Legends by : Vanidas Elayavoor
Download or read book Lore & Legends written by Vanidas Elayavoor and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India has been a treasure trove of folklore and fables for millennia, history and legend being so entangled that even academics and historians find it difficult to sort fact from fantasy. Well known scholar and orator Sri Vanidas Elayavoor's monumental task of collecting and collating the legends of north Malabar, handed down orally over the centuries, has ensured that this 'archaeology of knowledge' from the past is preserved for ever. Now, for the first time, a selection of stories featuring the Gods, Goddesses and divinities, scholars, warriors and ruling houses, of this fabled land, is available in English.
Download or read book Alpha written by T. D. Ramakrishnan and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Takes the Malayalam novel to new heights and fresh possibilities’ HINDU What makes us human? Twelve people accompany an anthropologist to a deserted island, cutting off all relations with the outside world. There, an experiment begins. They are not to use any known languages and must begin anew – to explore and find out if they can achieve in twenty-five years what humanity has achieved over generations. Twenty-five years later, only three of the thirteen have survived. As these three survivors recount their tale, what emerges is a story of humanity returned to its primitive roots, bereft of attachment, and not nearly as utopian as was expected. Award-winning writer T. D. Ramakrishnan’s debut novel, translated for the first time to English, explores through a powerfully imaginative conceit the meaning of relationships, attachments, love, hate and anger. Above all, it seeks to answer the question: what does it mean to be human?
Download or read book Cat People written by Devapriya Roy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Karachi, a writer house-sits for her father and his cat, while keeping track of his - the cat’s - list of obsessions: ironed white sheets, kheer, KFC fries, warm custard, finely chopped sausages, and the flaky tops of chicken patties. In San Francisco, a couple adopt a cat, without anticipating what it will do to their relationship. In Noida, a cat and two dogs line up peacefully every morning for their daily dose of vitamin syrup. In Bombay, a lyricist and screenwriter roots through the litter tray first thing in the morning, to investigate if his cat’s UTI is better. In wintry London, a young millennial wonders if she is actually a cat. Capturing the many moods of felines and their humans, in many forms and voices, Cat People, is a timely celebration of the most memed creature today: the cat. This collection of short stories, personal essays, lists, original art and photographs is are a treat, not just for cat lovers everywhere, but for all who love a story well-told – and, on occasion, a theory well-spun.
Book Synopsis Dark Things by : Sukanya Venkatraghavan
Download or read book Dark Things written by Sukanya Venkatraghavan and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere on Prithvi, a mortal survives a supernatural attack. In the dark realm of Atala, an evil goddess prepares to do the unspeakable. And a Yakshi finds herself at the heart of an other-worldly storm. Ardra has only known life as a Yakshi, designed to seduce and kill men after drawing out their deepest, darkest secrets for her evil mistress Hera, queen of the forsaken realm of Atala. Then, on one strange blood moon night, her chosen victim, Dwai, survives, and her world spins out of control. Now Ardra must escape the wrath of Hera, who is plotting to throw the universe into chaos. To stop her, Ardra needs to find answers to questions she hasn?t dared to ask before. What power does the blood moon hold? Is the sky city of Aakasha as much a myth as its inhabitants ? the ethereal and seductive Gandharvas and Apsaras? Who is Dara, the mysterious monster-slayer, and what makes Dwai impervious to her powers? A heady concoction of fantasy and romance, Dark Things conjures up a unique world wrought of love and sacrifice, of shadows and secrets, of evil and those who battle it.
Book Synopsis Everything Changed After That: 25 Women, 25 Stories by : Aekta Kapoor
Download or read book Everything Changed After That: 25 Women, 25 Stories written by Aekta Kapoor and published by Embassy Books. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And the Wind Blew in a New Direction... A chance meeting on a road trip that invites you to rethink your upcoming wedding. A moment of vulnerability betrayed and made viral on the internet. A shared cab ride that gives you a chance at sweet revenge. Gatecrashing a grand feast and falling headlong into an unexpected new friendship. An opportunity to make quick bucks under the table that is fraught with risk. This anthology of twenty-five winning stories from eShe magazine’s short story contest for women writers will leave you enthralled to the last page. The contest was judged by India’s highest selling female author Preeti Shenoy, eShe’s founder and editor Aekta Kapoor, and author and editor-in-chief of Embassy Books, Aruna Joshi. Written by twenty-five women of varied backgrounds from all corners of India – from homemakers to teachers to engineers – the stories give you a glimpse into the preoccupations of modern Indian womanhood. There’s only one thing they have in common – a life-changing twist in the tale. Featuring Stories from : Anushree Bose, Arti Jain, Arva Bhavnagarwala, A.V. Sridevi, Bhargavi Chatterjea Bhattacharya, Chandrika R. Krishnan, Divya Vartika, Manisha Sahoo, Nasreen Khan, Natasha Sharma, Nina Krishna Warrier, Noopur Joshi Bapat, Preetha Vasan, Priyadarshini Sharma, Priyamvada Singh, Raina Lopes, Rajitha Menon, Ruchika Verma, Salini Vineeth, Sangeeta Das, Sangeetha Vallat, Sapna D. Singh, Shalini Mullick, Sulekha Bajpai, Urvashi Tandon.
Download or read book Turbulence written by Samit Basu and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aman Sen is smart, young, ambitious and going nowhere. He thinks this is because he doesn't have the right connections--but then he gets off a plane from London to Delhi and discovers that he has turned into a communications demigod. Indeed, everyone on Aman's flight now has extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires. Vir, a pilot, can now fly. Uzma, an aspiring Bollywood actress, now possesses infinite charisma. And then there's Jai, an indestructible one-man army with a good old-fashioned goal -- to rule the world! Aman wants to ensure that their new powers aren't wasted on costumed crime-fighting, celebrity endorsements, or reality television. He wants to heal the planet but with each step he takes, he finds helping some means harming others. Will it all end, as 80 years of superhero fiction suggest, in a meaningless, explosive slugfest? Turbulence features the 21st-century Indian subcontinent in all its insane glory--F-16s, Bollywood, radical religious parties, nuclear plants, cricket, terrorists, luxury resorts, crazy TV shows -- but it is essentially about two very human questions. How would you feel if you actually got what you wanted? And what would you do if you could really change the world?
