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Book Synopsis Kites over the Mango Tree by : Janet M. Powers
Download or read book Kites over the Mango Tree written by Janet M. Powers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindu nationalists in the west Indian state of Gujarat repudiate the pluralist vision of Gandhi and Nehru and foment state-sponsored violence and ethnic cleansing against Muslims and Christians. In 2002, the burning to death of 59 rightwing Hindu militants in a train in Gujarat set off waves of state-condoned communal riots in which as many as 2,000 predominantly Muslim Gujaratis were murdered and 200,000 made homeless. In the wake of these atrocities, secular peace-building organizations have redoubled their efforts to heal the rift between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat. A certified mediator, Janet Powers bases her book on interviews with workers in twenty of these peace-building NGOs and grassroots peace organizations, which are locked in struggle with politicized Hindu religious organizations largely funded by money raised in the United States. This is the first book to examine Hindu-Muslim relations in Gujarat in the frame of ongoing peace and conflict resolution efforts. Gujarat is the state of origin of most of the entrepreneurial Indians who own motels, convenience stores, and gas stations in the United States and United Kingdom. Much of the funding for the rightwing Hindu parties that foment extremist violence, ethnic cleansing, and re-conversion campaigns against the Muslim and Christian minorities in Gujarat comes from Gujarati expatriates in the U.S. and UK. Gujarat is the home of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1948 by an agent of the RSS, a violently anti-Muslim Hindu nationalist organization that flourishes today in Gujarat in virulent association with the ruling BJP and VHP parties. Equally dangerous to the peace of Gujarat are violent Wahhabist organizations based in Pakistan but operating in India. Powers assesses the prospects for long-term healing in Gujarat based on historical precedents, and she applies the lessons of Gujarati grassroots peace-building organizations in Gujarat to zones of state-sponsored religious conflict in other parts of the world.
Book Synopsis A Different Freedom by : Nikita Desai
Download or read book A Different Freedom written by Nikita Desai and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kite flying is a sport native to South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Symbolic of both freedom and control, the kite has been used as a metaphor in classical Indian literature, poetry, language and folklore. Uttarayan, a kite festival celebrated in the state of Gujarat, is not merely a religious observance, but also a time when young and old come together in celebration; a time when differences hold little meaning… The culture of flying and fighting kites, its history, politics, language, and the commerce that lies at the core of the Gujarati way of life provide an interesting backdrop to the celebration of Uttarayan. The buying of kites, preparations in the kitchen and the rooftop wars all form a part of this colourful festival. A Different Freedom explorers the world of the kite, as it travels and changes through the centuries, to its current form and the festivities associated with it in modern day Gujarat.
Book Synopsis Climbing the Mango Trees by : Madhur Jaffrey
Download or read book Climbing the Mango Trees written by Madhur Jaffrey and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enchanting autobiography of the seven-time James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and acclaimed actress who taught America how to cook Indian food. “Wistful, funny and tremendously satisfying.... Jaffrey's taste memories sparkle with enthusiasm, and her talent for conveying them makes the book relentlessly appetizing." —The New York Times Book Review Whether climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard in Delhi or picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint, tucked into freshly baked spiced pooris, Madhur Jaffrey’s life has been marked by food, and today these childhood pleasures evoke for her the tastes and textures of growing up. Following Jaffrey from India to Britain, this memoir is both an enormously appealing account of an unusual childhood and a testament to the power of food to prompt memory, vividly bringing to life a lost time and place. Also included here are recipes for more than thirty delicious dishes from Jaffrey’s childhood.
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Book Synopsis Me n Mine Term Book-02_T1 by : D'souza Sandra
Download or read book Me n Mine Term Book-02_T1 written by D'souza Sandra and published by Saraswati House Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Me 'n' Mine is a term course comprising 15 books for grades 1 to 5, 3 books per grade, spread over 3 terms. The core subjects covered are English, Maths, EVS/Science and Social Studies. The contents are broadly derived from the guidelines provided in NCF 2022 and NEP 2020. The books focus on providing quality education while reducing the extra burden on students. They embed the principles and practices of hands-on, and responsive teaching and learning while focusing on the common goal of improving education. Its myriad innovative, creative and interactive features make teaching and learning participative and interesting.
Book Synopsis The Oldest Orphan by : Tierno Monänembo
Download or read book The Oldest Orphan written by Tierno Monänembo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tierno Monänembo was among the African authors invited to Rwanda after the 1994 Tutsi-Hutu massacre to ?write genocide into memory.? In his novel The Oldest Orphan, that is precisely what Monänembo does, to devastating effect. Powerful testimony to an unspeakable historical reality, this story is told by an adolescent on death row in a prison in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Dispassionately, almost cynically, the teenager Faustin tells his tale, alternating between his days in jail, his adventures wandering the countryside after his parents and most of the people of his village have been massacred, and his escapades as a cheerful hoodlum in the streets of Kigali. Only slowly does the full horror of his parents? death and his own experience return to Faustin. His realization strikes the reader with shattering force, for it carries in its wake the impossible but inescapable questions presented by such a murderous episode of history and such a crippling experience for a child, a people, and a nation.
Download or read book Roar written by Matteo Pistono and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating life story of renowned Buddhist activist Sulak Sivaraksa. His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama: “I believe [Sulak] and I share a conviction that if we are to solve human problems, economic and technological development must be accompanied by an inner spiritual growth. And if we succeed in fulfilling both these goals, we will surely create a happier and more peaceful world.” Matteo Pistono’s deft prose weaves together the story of Sulak Sivaraksa’s years of social-justice work and his tireless campaigns to effect change. As a seminal figure in the world of socially engaged spirituality, Sulak has given us a blueprint for peaceful, nonviolent activism in the twenty-first century. More than forty vintage photos illustrate both his life and a turbulent period in Thailand’s history.
Book Synopsis Kite Strings of the Southern Cross by : Laurie Gough
Download or read book Kite Strings of the Southern Cross written by Laurie Gough and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate journey of love, discovery, and serendipity radiating from a remote Fijian beach to the far reaches of the globe. Heartwarming, funny, and wise, Laurie Gough has written a profound testament to the invaluable lessons of the road.
Book Synopsis Archbishop Benson’s Humming Top by : Adrian Leak
Download or read book Archbishop Benson’s Humming Top written by Adrian Leak and published by Book Guild Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During Adrian Leak’s time as a parish priest, he wrote many monthly ‘letters’ for the local parish magazine. His inspiration was the wide and colourful experience of life as a country parson, and the wish to share his reflections with non-believers as well as believers. Following the success of Adrian’s first collection, Nebuchadnezzar’s Marmalade Pot, his new book, Archbishop Benson’s Humming Top comprises sixty brief essays adapted from sermons as well as articles previously published in the Church Times. “Archbishop Benson’s Humming Top propels us from Greek hats to gardens, via compassion fatigue and hunting parsons to the songbirds of Istanbul. Underpinning and uniting these wide-ranging reflections is the conviction that God is to be found in stillness and silence, and that we need to be able to listen if we are to hear the still, small voice. Adrian Leak has created a box of delights: quirky and thoughtful, with plenty of still centres, to be dipped into and savoured: nourishment for the soul, with no damage to the waistline.”– Caroline Chartres, Features Editor, Church Times
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Download or read book The Puerto Rico School Review, la Revista Escolar de Puerto Rico written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Evil in Contemporary French and Francophone Literature by : Scott M. Powers
Download or read book Evil in Contemporary French and Francophone Literature written by Scott M. Powers and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil remains a primary source of inquiry in contemporary literature of French expression, even among its most secular writers. In considering French-speaking authors from France, Belgium, the United States, the Maghreb, and Sub-Saharan Africa, this collection delineates a rich international perspective on some of the most disturbing events of our time. Each essay testifies to the urgency expressed in works of fiction to give an account of human catastrophes, from the Shoah and the Rwandan genocide to the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the ongoing oppression of women in Islamic nations. Themes underlying this volume include an investigation into the origins of evil, its representations in writing, and the ethical responsibilities of authors who write on human suffering. Contemporary fiction on evil confronts us with fundamental questions: Can evil be attributed to intentionality, is evil “subconscious,” or is it the result of impersonal forces? Which styles of writing are ethically appropriate or effective for depicting evil? Can we speak of a veritable “poetics of evil” shared by contemporary authors? When does a literary text on evil become “evil”? In providing informed and nuanced answers to these important questions, the scholars engage in crucial theories of psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, and post-modernism, address a number of issues raised by trauma and genocide studies, and draw from critical frameworks in literary theory on testimony, the limits of representing the extreme, and “transgressive” writing.
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Download or read book Xanadu written by Harshita Nanda and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-09-04 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl lives a simple life surrounded by nature and the love of her parents. An earthquake destroys her home and changes her life forever. A young boy struggles with the loss of his mother. As a reward for honesty, he gets a step up in life but has to leave behind all that is familiar to him. An old lady lives alone, surrounded by memories and whispers of the past. What is the link between them? Where is their Xanadu?
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Book Synopsis Ruskin Bond's Book of Verse by : Ruskin Bond
Download or read book Ruskin Bond's Book of Verse written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This leaf, so complete in itself, Is only part of a tree. And this tree, so complete in itself, Is only part of the mountain. And the mountain runs down to the sea. And the sea, so complete in itself, Rests like a raindrop On the hand of God. Ruskin Bond’s Book of Verse brings together the poetry of one of India’s best-loved writers. This charming collector’s edition is a treasury of poems on love and nature, travel, humour and childhood, and will be a lasting source of delight to readers.
Book Synopsis Sketches in Indian Ink by : John Smith (jr., colonel.)
Download or read book Sketches in Indian Ink written by John Smith (jr., colonel.) and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
