Author: Sena Desai Gopal
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1951709950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Best New Thriller and Mystery Books of 2022 by Popsugar Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022 by CrimeReads Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022 by Criminal Element IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO RIGHT A WRONG? Throughout Southern India, eighty-six villages are set to completely submerge due to a government-sanctioned dam across the Krishna river. One such village, Nilgi, has so far avoided the illegal iron-ore mining and floods that have ravaged the district for decades, believing itself to be indestructible and incorruptible despite warnings of impending doom. With whole mountains disappearing from the mining around Nilgi over time, the threat of a flood submerging the entire village is imminent. One night, Reshma, a young orphan girl, appears alone in the village. The villagers take her to Raj Nayak—the patriarch of Nilgi’s leading family who has been spearheading anti-dam movements. For years he’s been lobbying the corrupt government for fair compensation to the people who will lose their livelihoods and property to the mines and the flood. But Reshma’s presence, and the mystery of her origins, sets off a chain of events threatening the protests, the family, and Nilgi itself. Soon, secrets and corruption flood the village along with the waters.
The 86th Village
Author: Sena Desai Gopal
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1951709950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Best New Thriller and Mystery Books of 2022 by Popsugar Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022 by CrimeReads Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022 by Criminal Element IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO RIGHT A WRONG? Throughout Southern India, eighty-six villages are set to completely submerge due to a government-sanctioned dam across the Krishna river. One such village, Nilgi, has so far avoided the illegal iron-ore mining and floods that have ravaged the district for decades, believing itself to be indestructible and incorruptible despite warnings of impending doom. With whole mountains disappearing from the mining around Nilgi over time, the threat of a flood submerging the entire village is imminent. One night, Reshma, a young orphan girl, appears alone in the village. The villagers take her to Raj Nayak—the patriarch of Nilgi’s leading family who has been spearheading anti-dam movements. For years he’s been lobbying the corrupt government for fair compensation to the people who will lose their livelihoods and property to the mines and the flood. But Reshma’s presence, and the mystery of her origins, sets off a chain of events threatening the protests, the family, and Nilgi itself. Soon, secrets and corruption flood the village along with the waters.
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1951709950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Best New Thriller and Mystery Books of 2022 by Popsugar Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022 by CrimeReads Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022 by Criminal Element IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO RIGHT A WRONG? Throughout Southern India, eighty-six villages are set to completely submerge due to a government-sanctioned dam across the Krishna river. One such village, Nilgi, has so far avoided the illegal iron-ore mining and floods that have ravaged the district for decades, believing itself to be indestructible and incorruptible despite warnings of impending doom. With whole mountains disappearing from the mining around Nilgi over time, the threat of a flood submerging the entire village is imminent. One night, Reshma, a young orphan girl, appears alone in the village. The villagers take her to Raj Nayak—the patriarch of Nilgi’s leading family who has been spearheading anti-dam movements. For years he’s been lobbying the corrupt government for fair compensation to the people who will lose their livelihoods and property to the mines and the flood. But Reshma’s presence, and the mystery of her origins, sets off a chain of events threatening the protests, the family, and Nilgi itself. Soon, secrets and corruption flood the village along with the waters.
Land of Shadows
Author: Stig Dalager
Publisher: Arena books
ISBN: 1906791791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Jewish American-Danish lawyer, Jon Baeksgaard, and his Israeli born fiancee Eve, who works in a real-estate firm on the 86th Floor of the South-Tower of the World Trade Center are amongst the 9/11victims caught in the conflagration. He tries to rescue her from the building, and the events following a murder case he is conducting for the defence of a Moslem client bring him and the co-workers of his small East village office into the midst of a tense political situation. The natural fear and anger in the wake of 9/11 give rise to prejudice and the threat of compounding injustice arising through the public outrage committed against New York city. The love between Jon and Eve is of central to the story, which eventually leads the reader to Jerusalem and Hebron.
Publisher: Arena books
ISBN: 1906791791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Jewish American-Danish lawyer, Jon Baeksgaard, and his Israeli born fiancee Eve, who works in a real-estate firm on the 86th Floor of the South-Tower of the World Trade Center are amongst the 9/11victims caught in the conflagration. He tries to rescue her from the building, and the events following a murder case he is conducting for the defence of a Moslem client bring him and the co-workers of his small East village office into the midst of a tense political situation. The natural fear and anger in the wake of 9/11 give rise to prejudice and the threat of compounding injustice arising through the public outrage committed against New York city. The love between Jon and Eve is of central to the story, which eventually leads the reader to Jerusalem and Hebron.
Cassino to the Alps
Author: Ernest F. Fisher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Continues the account of operations in Italy from Operation DIADEM and the capture of Rome to the negotiations for the surrender of German armies in Italy.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Continues the account of operations in Italy from Operation DIADEM and the capture of Rome to the negotiations for the surrender of German armies in Italy.
United States Army in World War II: Fisher, E. F. Cassino to the Alps
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
United States Army in World War II.: The Mediterranean theater of operations
Author: United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Official Congressional Directory
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
Book Description
Includes maps of the U.S. Congressional districts.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
Book Description
Includes maps of the U.S. Congressional districts.
A History of the Indian Mutiny
Author: Sir George Forrest
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Opinions of the Attorney General, Ohio
Author: Ohio. Attorney General's Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
United States Army in World War 2, Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Author: Ernest F. Fisher, Jr.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160613104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
CMH 6-4. United States Army in World War 2. Includes a portfolio of maps extracted from the cloth edition. Relates the story of the last year of the Allied campaign against Germans forces in Northern Italy.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160613104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
CMH 6-4. United States Army in World War 2. Includes a portfolio of maps extracted from the cloth edition. Relates the story of the last year of the Allied campaign against Germans forces in Northern Italy.
History Of The Indian Mutiny Of 1857-8 – Vol. V [Illustrated Edition]
Author: Colonel George Bruce Malleson
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782892117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles of the Indian Mutiny] By 1857, British power in India had been largely undisputed for almost fifty years, however, the armies of the East India Company were largely recruited from the native people of India. This inherent weakness would be exposed during the events of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, as the Sepoy soldiers turned against their erstwhile British employers. The events that led up to the Revolt were many and varied, including British highhandedness, ignorance of local customs and religious values, and incendiary propaganda. It is generally argued that the spark that lit the flame was the rumour that the newly issued rifle cartridges would be greased either with tallow, derived from beef and thereby offensive to Hindus, or lard, derived from pork and thereby offensive to Muslims. The enraged soldiers mutinied across a number of Indian States, taking Delhi, besieging Lucknow, and revolting in Oudh. The rebellion was eventually quelled in 1858 however, the effects of the Mutiny were far ranging and important. The East Indian Company was dissolved and the British government set about reorganising all facets of its power in India from the political to the administration and, most pointedly, the military. Although India would not gain its Independence until 150 years later, the events of the Indian Mutiny stayed in the folk consciousness of the country, a number of the leaders were lionized in certain circles, and a measure of nascent nationhood was born. Of the many books written on the event, few are as well respected, accurate, frequently read or cited as the six volume history produced by two ex-British Army officers, Sir John Kaye and Colonel George Malleson, who had both erved extensively in India. This fifth volume deals with the effects of the revolt outside of the North-Western Provinces and discusses the causes of the revolt.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782892117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles of the Indian Mutiny] By 1857, British power in India had been largely undisputed for almost fifty years, however, the armies of the East India Company were largely recruited from the native people of India. This inherent weakness would be exposed during the events of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, as the Sepoy soldiers turned against their erstwhile British employers. The events that led up to the Revolt were many and varied, including British highhandedness, ignorance of local customs and religious values, and incendiary propaganda. It is generally argued that the spark that lit the flame was the rumour that the newly issued rifle cartridges would be greased either with tallow, derived from beef and thereby offensive to Hindus, or lard, derived from pork and thereby offensive to Muslims. The enraged soldiers mutinied across a number of Indian States, taking Delhi, besieging Lucknow, and revolting in Oudh. The rebellion was eventually quelled in 1858 however, the effects of the Mutiny were far ranging and important. The East Indian Company was dissolved and the British government set about reorganising all facets of its power in India from the political to the administration and, most pointedly, the military. Although India would not gain its Independence until 150 years later, the events of the Indian Mutiny stayed in the folk consciousness of the country, a number of the leaders were lionized in certain circles, and a measure of nascent nationhood was born. Of the many books written on the event, few are as well respected, accurate, frequently read or cited as the six volume history produced by two ex-British Army officers, Sir John Kaye and Colonel George Malleson, who had both erved extensively in India. This fifth volume deals with the effects of the revolt outside of the North-Western Provinces and discusses the causes of the revolt.