As he searches for information about the life of an Indian slave in twelfth-century Egypt, the author, a Hindu, comes face to face with the Muslim world and culture of modern Egypt, in a narrative that juxtaposes ancient history and modern travelogue.

In an Antique Land

History

Ghosh, Amitav

Africa

South Asia Books

One day, in the year China invades India, a little before Prime Minister Nehru dies, a probably unholy cow calls on two brothers, the protagonists of this book. 30 years later, after the departure of Nehru's spirit from their country, the two brothers embark on a journey to see the Taj Mahal.

Beethoven Among the Cows

Literature & Fiction

Advani, Rukun

Humor & Satire

The women in this book are not extraordinary or famous, and yet their stories and testimonies, narrated here by one of India s best-known women journalists, provide a passionate, often deeply touching, revelation of what it means to be a woman in India today. The women tell of marriage and widowhood, unfair work practices, sexual servitude, the problems of bearing and rearing children in poverty, religion, discrimination, other forms of exploitation. Yet they also talk of fulfilling relationships, the joys of marriage and children, the exhilaration of breaking free from the bonds of tradition, ritual, caste, religion... Interwoven with all this is the story of one woman s journey of how Anees Jung, the author, brought up in purdah, succeeded in shaking off the restricting influences of her traditional upbringing to become a highly successful, independent career woman, still a comparatively rare phenomenon in India. As such, the book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the women of India the silent majority that is now beginning to make itself heard.

Unveiling India: A Woman's Journey

Jung, Anees

Asia

The story of the upheaval of the 1947 partition of India seen through the eyes of a Parsee girl growing up in Lahore. Through her relationships with her Hindu Ayah, the Muslim cook, the Sikh zoo attendant and the ice candy man, she shows how ordinary citizens reacted to the horrific turmoil. Now Filmed as 1947, a motion picture by Deepa Mehta Few novels have caught the turmoil of the Indian subcontinent during Partition with such immediacy, such wit and tragic power

Ice Candy Man

Sidhwa, Bapsi

Literary

"If you are fortunate enough to be travelling in India, and specially in the regions that he has already covered, then look no further. This is the one book you really need"  "Ward, in one sweep of his pen, with the strength of his convictions to back him, convinces his readers of the reality and the magic that is India". - The Hindustan Times  RAJASTHAN - AGRA – DELHI describes the surprises of a great twentieth-century Asian capital and its complex past, the pleasures expected and unexpected of Agra, with its Taj Mahal and I’timad ad-Daula, Red Fort and teeming bazaars. The bulk of Philip Ward’s travel guide is devoted to the Country of the Princes: Rajasthan, with its nature reserves of Sariska, Bharatpur and Ranthambore as well as great historic cities such as Amber-Jaipur and Ahar-Udaipur, the frescoed havelis of Shekhavati, the desert cities of Bikaner and Jaisalmer, and the sacred sites of Osiyan, Ranakpur, Nathdwara, Eklingji, Deshnok and Mount Abu. Here are the familiar destinations such as Jodhpur and Pushkar as well as jewels off the beaten track such as Kishangarh, Dig, Kumbhalgarh, Bundi, Kota, and Chittor.  Intended for first-time visitors as well as experienced travellers who want to understand the background to the vision, Rajasthan, Agra, Delhi provides a sympathetic and thoughtful companion to India’s main attractions. It will enthral and amuse the armchair traveller and become essential reading for any Westerner intending to explore the intricacies of art, architecture and everyday life in modern north-west India. For sheer depth of understanding and quality of information, this title represents essential background information for anyone thinking of travelling to this area and, as such, remains unsurpassed since its first publication in 1989.  See also: Gujarat, Daman Diu (Search 978-0906672228), South India: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa (Search 978-0900891311) and Western India - Bombay, Maharashtra, Karnataka (search 978-0900891328.   Part of the Oleander Classics series, this title has been reproduced using the highest-quality modern scanning technology. This is in order to keep important works from the Press’s 50-year history from going out of print. In this way, the invaluable resources provided by this and other books in the series remain available for general readers, academics and other interested parties.

Rajasthan, Agra, Delhi

Ward, Philip

A Journey Among the Women of India. In this travelogue, Washington Post reporter in India Elisabeth Bumiller, goes to most parts of India examining the realities of the lives of Indian women: villagers, movie-stars, intellectuals, police-women and others.

May You Be The Mother Of A Hundred Sons

Bumiller, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Bumiller

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Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl

Roald, Dahl

Poetry

PERSONALIZED AT PUBLIC PEOPLE AND POLITICAL EVENTS THAT SHAPED INDIAN HISTORY OVER 40 YEARS SINCE INDEPENDENCE.

All These Years (A Memoir)

Raj, Thapar

THAPAR, R

Anatomy of Confrontation: The Babri Masjid - Ram Janmabhumi Issue

Incantations and Other Stories

Politics & Social Sciences

Appachana, Anjana

Social Sciences

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