Author: Pam Malk
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412009510
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Maan Singh was a young boy who was abducted as an infant and raised by wolves for about 5 years. This book tells the story of this child as he was "rescued" from the wolves by my father, Harris Fulton David, and brought back to civilization. He walked on his four, like the wolves. He howled at the moon. He ate like an animal. He wore no clothes. He was a Wolf-Child.
Author: Rajiva Nain Prasad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mogul Empire
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Author: E. Jaiwant Paul
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 9351940101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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In most accounts of the revolt, the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket, which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate over long ranges. The new Enfield rifles, which were now being issued, had grooved or rifled barrels. This made them more accurate and gave them a longer range. The powder and bullet for the new rifle were put together in a paper cartridge. To load the rifle, the end of the cartridge containing the powder had to be bitten off so that the charge would ignite. The cartridge was then rammed down the muzzle of the rifle.. The grease used was tallow, probably containing both cow and pig fat. To "the cow reverencing Hindu and the pig paranoid Muslims" having to bite this was repellent, defiling and deadly to their religious prospects. The Revolt of 1857-58 was the biggest and bloodiest conflict against any European colonial power during the nineteenth century. This book is essentially about the heroes - Tatya Tope, Nana Saheb, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur - and not to forget, a few villains. Though the revolt failed in its objective, even in failure it served a grand purpose. It was a source of inspiration for the national liberation movement, which later achieved what the revolt could not.
Author: Hipolito Acosta
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781558858299
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An exciting, non-fictional account of two INS agents' efforts to track down and stop the leader of the largest human smuggling ring in the world.
Author: Ajay Raj Kashyap
Publisher: Ajay Kumar
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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This story shows the terrible form of society in which even today fundamentalist people believe in caste, religion, high and low, and superstition, how the rules made by the society affect the people of the society, sacrifice, sacrifice, love and In this story of dedication, many satirical scenes of anger, revenge, love etc. have been written, and an attempt has been made to show a new direction to the society, to lift it from the old ideas and change the society with time, this story is a love story.
Author: Zoe M
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1646506235
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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Shamsher Singh Rathore has it all. A job he loves and a life in which he lives every moment. Until an untimely call from home embroils him with a woman called Saaya, who proceeds to turn his orderly world upside down! The only interest Sayana Singh Rajput had in him was the prized Sheesh Haveli. She had never believed in love until destiny threw her this impossible challenge. What do you do when all that you believed in turns out to be a lie? Will Shamsher be able to save his world? Will Sayana believe in love, or will she ruin it all? What about Saaya? What happens when desire meets destiny? Set in idyllic Rajasthan, Call me Saaya is the story of two souls in pursuit for true love while destiny has other plans for them.
Author: Amit Dubey, Ravleen Sabharwal
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
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"We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.” Families are all different, and when families are in danger, all of them react differently. When the Chauhan family's loyal employee, Shiva Apte is attacked, the balance of the family shifts, towards something new. There is history that no one remembers, or no one is allowed to, and with Shiva Apte's death, all of them threaten to come spilling out onto the open. Families are forever, but the secret that ties the Chauhans, their rivals the Mehras, and their most loyal servant, Shiva, might just break them all apart.
Author: Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520388240
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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An absorbing, joyous, and colorful collection of stories from the qissa genre. Fabulous Machinery for the Curious presents the first English translation of some of the finest texts from the qissa genre. In this book, acclaimed translator Musharraf Ali Farooqi gathers the greatest of these tales, written or transcribed in the Urdu language by master storytellers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Spreading from Persia to Arabia to South Asia over 1,500 years, the qissa appropriated verse and prose narratives to become the preeminent storytelling genre. The combined traditions of the many cultures of Indo-Islamic civilization resulted in a flowering of qissas in Urdu. This collection distills a vast body of oral and written literature, from resplendent sagas of romantic love and thrilling adventures in fairyland to picaresque stories of deception and haunting tales of nobility and viciousness. Fabulous Machinery for the Curious brings these forgotten gems to a new generation of readers and reminds us of the abiding power that great stories and ancient genres have for engaging the contemporary world.
Author: Dalbir Kaur Khaira
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469166135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
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Book Description The book is a varied collection of eighteen stories all very different. The connecting feature for them is that they are all about Panjabis'. Sometimes the backdrop for them is the Panjab, the land of the five rivers, and at other times it is England where the Punjabis made their second home. The stories feature secret love and betrayal. There is murder and retribution. Old age, loneliness, substance abuse, mental illness and the everyday struggle for survival all feature in the stories. Running alongside all this is humour, happiness and hope. One of the stories contains an emotional plea from a sister to a brother using the only means at her disposal to let him know her true feelings. The human capacity to show tolerance and compassion never ceases to surprise. There are stories where funny quirks in childhood develop into serious mental illness. Some of the tales have unexpected twists at the end, others leave you with many questions and baffling mysteries unsolved. Some illustrate how hard it is to accept tragedy as part of your destiny and demonstrate strong desire to manipulate the future. There are characters that display a quiet dignity in the face of intense provocation. Others have short fuses that lead to unexpected explosions. All the stories are of human interest and some have a historical significance. Most of all they are a window into a world far away and fast disappearing. The Panjabi culture is in transition and although change is inevitable it is accelerated by the infusion of the second culture. The travellers who straddle both become victims of circumstance something they never envisaged when they started their journeys.
Author: Modhumita Goswami
Publisher: Blue Hill Publications
ISBN: 9392929528
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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The book is a collection of travel-tales of an Army wife in which history, romance, and realism commingle to provide a wonderful reading experience. The author is a literary connoisseur, a history-trotter, and a travel-holic. The narratives reflect her unique life, passion, adventure, research, love for mythology and history. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that each chapter comes alive with the bygone and the contemporary as the journey progresses, unfolding the hidden past, folklores, and facts of interest. The anecdotes transport the readers from the last post of Alexander the Great, to King Puru’s beloved Fort; from the forests of Palamou to the Jewish Town of Kochi amongst innumerous other places . The lucid style of writing takes the readers inexorably along an exotic journey.
