Author: Suzanne Fisher Staples
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307977897
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.
Haveli
Author: Suzanne Fisher Staples
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307977897
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307977897
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.
Inside the Haveli
Author: Rama Mehta
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780140261202
Category : Indic fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This Indian novel takes the reader behind the scenes of an ongoing, deeply rooted tradition and into a way of life that for outsiders has long been veiled with mystery.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780140261202
Category : Indic fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This Indian novel takes the reader behind the scenes of an ongoing, deeply rooted tradition and into a way of life that for outsiders has long been veiled with mystery.
Haveli
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Inside the Haveli
Author: Rama Mehta
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN: 9780704343948
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In this novel the author draws back the curtains on a deeply felt and ongoing tradition. Through the eyes of the main character, Geeta, she goes behind the scenes into a way of life that has long been shrouded in mystery. When Geeta, an educated, outgoing young woman from Bombay, marries into a staunchly traditional family, she suddenly finds herself forced to live in purdah in her husband's ancient home, the haveli. Unable to escape from the conservative customs that now define her life, she struggles to hold on to the modern values she has grown to cherish. Can she discover new meaning and dignity in what at first seems to her a strange and stultifying existence?
Publisher: Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN: 9780704343948
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In this novel the author draws back the curtains on a deeply felt and ongoing tradition. Through the eyes of the main character, Geeta, she goes behind the scenes into a way of life that has long been shrouded in mystery. When Geeta, an educated, outgoing young woman from Bombay, marries into a staunchly traditional family, she suddenly finds herself forced to live in purdah in her husband's ancient home, the haveli. Unable to escape from the conservative customs that now define her life, she struggles to hold on to the modern values she has grown to cherish. Can she discover new meaning and dignity in what at first seems to her a strange and stultifying existence?
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Author: Purushottam Shripad Lele
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Category : Dādra and Nagar Haveli (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Dādra and Nagar Haveli (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Indebtedness and Land Alienation Among the Tribals of Dadra Nagar Haveli (U.T.)
Author: Gaurish Pandya
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Category : Dādra and Nagar Haveli (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Dādra and Nagar Haveli (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Students' Britannica India: D to H (Dadra and Nagar Haveli to Hyena)
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Shabanu
Author: Suzanne Fisher Staples
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307977889
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called “Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force.” Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she’s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she’s dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family’s honor—or listen to the stirrings of her own heart? A New York Times Notable Book “Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story.” —The New York Times
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307977889
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called “Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force.” Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she’s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she’s dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family’s honor—or listen to the stirrings of her own heart? A New York Times Notable Book “Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story.” —The New York Times
Census of India, 1971, Series 26, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Author: India. Office of the Registrar General
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Category : Dādra and Nagar Haveli (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Dādra and Nagar Haveli (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Union Territory of Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli (abridged).
Author: India. Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution
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Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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