Indian Literature

The daughter of proud Napa Valley hoteliers, Asha “Poppy” Patel chose a different line as a Paris perfumer, gifted with a nose for fragrances and business. Until her heightened sense of smell disappears. Her career in jeopardy, her world now muted, Poppy returns home. Maybe tending to her grandmother’s massive aromatic garden, where Poppy’s gift first flowered, will bring restorative hope. But when she arrives, Poppy discovers that the land upon which the beautiful garden once thrived has been uprooted and destroyed.

Sixteen-year-old Maya Krishnan is fiercely protective of her friends, immigrant community, and single mother, but she knows better than to rock the boat in her conservative Florida suburb. Her classmate Juneau Zale is the polar opposite: she’s a wealthy white heartbreaker who won’t think twice before capsizing that boat. When Juneau invites Maya to join the Pugilists—a secret society of artists, vandals, and mischief-makers who fight for justice at their school—Maya descends into the world of change-making and resistance.

Recently widowed Sue North leaves her stately Vermont home to work with her daughter and son-in-law caring for orphans near Apache Pointe, Arizona. The last thing Sue wants in her peaceful new life is to catch the eye of another man. But then, in one jaw-dropping moment, suave attorney Brian Campton saunters into her path. After dealing with her husband’s abuse, can she find the courage or desire to begin a relationship with someone as serious-minded as Brian?

He came off the frontier: a buffalo hunter, a gambler, a loner. In Abilene, he won a saloon at cards and earned the fear of a lawless town. From then on, Jake Kincaid would not be stopped. He began a rampage of ambition and deal-making that forever changed a land called Kansas and the Indian Territories. But along the way, the deeds and misdeeds of Jake Kincaid affected more than the frontier - they shaped the lives of his two sons. One who became a lawman. One who became an outlaw. Both destined to come face-to-face behind blazing guns....

Yarn-spinner Nofziger is at the top of his form in this fast-paced adventure from the American frontier. Falsely accused of cattle-rustling upon arriving in Montana, Tackett is rescued by a comely Sioux maiden, only to find himself in constant danger from a vicious cattleman bent on revenge.

Khushwant Singh's Big Book of Malice brings together some of his nastiest and most irreverent pieces. Witty, sharp, and brutally honest, this collection is certain to delight and provoke listeners of all ages.

Famous novelist Rhys Carter loved to take long walks through his beech tree forest. It was relaxing, and the walks helped him think through the writer's block that oft times visited him while working on a novel. Today though, was different. This time he had been following the smell and sight of a stream of smoke coming from his woods. What had brought him here today was the need to find the source of the smoke. Where it led him was to something he had never seen before.

The late Binodini Thakur had been very clear that she would never agree to sell her hissa in her Bauji's big old house on Hailey Road. And her daughter, Bonu, is determined to honor her mothers wishes. But what to do about her four pushy aunts who are insisting she sell?

Relics of a mysterious god, the Spice Gates connect the eight far-flung kingdoms, each separated by a distinct spice and only accessible by those born with a special mark. This is not a caste of distinction, though, but one of subjugation: Spice Carriers suffer the lashes of their masters, the weight of the spices they bear on their backs, and the jolting pain of the Gates themselves.

Written by a former election campaign consultant for a major political party, How to Win an Indian Election takes listeners into the forbidden world of election war-rooms and gives them a glimpse of how strategy is formulated, what works with voters on the ground and what doesn't. Based on research, interviews and the author's own experiences, this book is invaluable for its insight into the inner workings of politics, political parties and what really makes for a winning election campaign.

From Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling to Satyajit Ray and R. K. Narayan, this text is a collection of spine-chilling tales of the supernatural from India.

We think of love stories as those that end in happily-ever-after. But thousands of years ago, in ancient India, love was understood in a different way—as one of the four aims of life, as a means for spiritual growth, as a celebration of the play of the Divine. As something profound, beautiful, and sometimes elusive.

Discover three classic short stories for kids and children of all ages, taken from the myths and legends of Native American Indians: "The Maiden who loved a Fish"; "The White Canoe"; "The Star Wife". We are in dire need for a greater understanding of Native American cultures, and these stories provide the food for thought necessary for greater proximity.

ನನ್ನ ಮೊದಲನೇ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಕಾಡು ಹಾದಿಯ ಜಾಡು ಹತ್ತಿ ಎಂಬುದು ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯ ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕ ಕೃತಿ ಅಂತಲೇ ನನ್ನ ಭಾವನೆ. ಇದು ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಾಗಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾರೂ ಓದಲಾರರು ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ಬರೆಯಬೇಕು ಎಂಬುದಷ್ಟೇ ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿತ್ತೇ ಹೊರತು, ಎಂಥಾ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಬರೆಯಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಪೂರ್ವಾಲೋಚನೆ, ಸಿದ್ದತೆಯಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಥೆಗಳೂ ಸಂದರ್ಭಾನುಸಾರಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಲ್ಪಂಟಂತವು. ನಾನು ಕಂಡು ಕೇಳಿ, ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನಾಗಿ ಹೊಸೆದೆ, ಓದುಗರಿಗೆ ಕಥೆಗಳು ಹತ್ತಿರವಾದವು. ಅನುಭವದ ಕಥೆಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದರಿಂದಲೇ ಅವು ಓದುಗರಿಗೆ ಆಪ್ತವಾಗಿದ್ದು. ಕಾರಣ, ನನ್ನ ಅನುಭವಗಳು ಅವರವೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದವು.

হারবার্ট নবারুন ভট্টাচার্যের একটি বিখ্যাত বই। বইটি বাংলা সাহিত্যের একটি কালজয়ী রচনা। গল্পটি শুরু হয় একটা সুইসাইডের ঘটনা দিয়ে এবং মূল চরিত্র হারবার্ট সরকার নামে এক ভাগ্যহত যুবক মৃত ব্যক্তির আত্মাদের সাথে কথা বলতে পারে। সে প্রায়ই চিলেকোঠার ঘরে রবীন্দ্রনাথ, নেহেরু বা আরো অনেকের সাথেই কথা বলে।

সাহিত্য একাডেমী পুরস্কার প্রাপ্ত লেখিকা বাণী বসু কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে ইংরাজি সাহিত্যে উচ্চশিক্ষা লাভ করেন এবং বহুদিন যুক্ত ছিলেন অধ্যাপনার সঙ্গে। পরবর্তীকালে প্রতিষ্ঠিত লেখিকা হিসেবে খ্যাত বাণী বসু মহাভারত নিয়ে প্রচুর চর্চা করেন। মহাভারতের বিভিন্ন চরিত্রকে নিজস্ব দৃষ্টিভঙ্গী ও সহানুভূতির মোড়কে পাঠকের সামনে তুলে ধরেন। মহাভারতের রচয়ীতা কৃষ্ণ দ্বৈপায়ন ব্যাসের জীবন কাহিনী এক নতুন আঙ্গিকে পরিবেশন করেছেন তাঁর অন্যতম উপন্যাস "কৃষ্ণ"তে। ব্যাসদেবের জীবনের বিভিন্ন পর্ব.

দেখো, সবাই দেখো, এই আমি দুর্যোধন, যাঁরি পুত্র হই, আর যার রণকৌশলের প্রদর্শনেই ভ্যাবাচ্যাকা খেয়ে যাই না কেন, আমার এই ক্ষমতা।

বাণী বসু-র লেখা আরেক অনবদ্য উপন্যাস, কালিন্দী।

সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় এর অনান্য ছদ্মনামের মধ্যে একটি - নীললোহিত। নীললোহিত সমগ্রের চারটি ভাগে , উনি লিখেছেন জীবনের নানান ভাবনা এবং তার অনুভূতির কথা। জীবনের এই পথ-চলার গল্পে বারবার উঠে এসেছে বহু মানুষ তাদের নিজস্ব যাপনের খুঁটিনাটি নিয়ে। আর তারই

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