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| Author | : S. K. Uppal |
| Publisher | : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency |
| Total Pages | : 125 |
| Release | : 2015-03-25 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 163135874X |
Set in the 1960s, this intriguing novel portrays the struggle of a young North Indian couple who want to marry, but are denied the support of family and friends. The conflict stems from the traditional belief that marriage partners should belong to the same caste. The middle class Indian family in the 1960s did not know how to compromise, especially when it came to caste distinctions. Caste is associated with the standing of the birth family, while individual aspirations and actions are unrelated to caste. Baldev and Padma believe the choice of a partner should be based on love and personal preference that reflects similarity of attitudes toward important matters. The characters have their own strong views they wish to sustain at any cost. The young lovers’ story captures the flavor of the existing traditions and norms of society during that time in a very enticing way. Older Indians will feel nostalgic of this period of Indian society. Younger readers will gain a better understanding of marriage traditions and the decisions put into this lifelong commitment. Overall, the novel makes an important contribution in bringing emotional and cognitive richness to the marital life of persons of Indian origin. – Reviewed by Mahesh Gupta, Ph.D., Savannah psychologist in independent practice
| Author | : Banāsā |
| Publisher | : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9783447046398 |
In the 20th century, many Indian women articulated themselves in autobio-graphical records. Banasa's book, composed shortly before her death in 1957, represents a spiritual autobiography, authored by a woman from the Marwari merchant community from Shekhavati in Rajasthan (North India) and in the local language. It mirrors norms in conflict, norms for women and religious norms, and how the author transgressed and, eventually, reconciled them. The book is a record both of an individual strife and the life of a social group exposed itself in the first half of the 20th century to considerable tension.Im 20. Jahrhundert haben indische Frauen sich vielfach in Autobiographien dargestellt. Banasas Buch ist die spirituelle Autobiographie einer Frau aus der Schicht der MarwariKaufleute von Shekhavati in Rajasthan (Nordindien), verfasst kurz vor ihrem Tod im Jahre 1957 in der Sprache ihrer Heimatregion. Es reflektiert widerstreitende Normen, solche fur Frauen und religiose Normen, und zeigt, wie die Autorin Normen uberschritt und schliesslich miteinander versohnte. Das Buch ist Zeugnis personlichen Ringens und schildert zugleich das Leben einer gesellschaftlichen Gruppe, die in der ersten Halfte des 20. Jahrhunderts selbst erheblichen Spannungen ausgesetzt war.
| Author | : Sir Herbert Hope Risley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 486 |
| Release | : 1891 |
| Genre | : Anthropometry |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Anita Rao |
| Publisher | : Socio Legal Information Cent |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Dowry |
| ISBN | : 8189479733 |
| Author | : Girish Kuber |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2019-03-25 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 935277938X |
| WINNER OF THE GAJA CAPITAL BUSINESS BOOK PRIZE 2019 | The nineteenth century was an exciting time of initiative and enterprise around the world. If John D. Rockefeller was creating unimagined wealth in the United States that he would put to the service of the nation, a Parsi family with humble roots was doing the same in India. In 1822, a boy was born in a priestly household in Gujarat's Navsari village. Young Nusserwanji knew early on that his destiny lay beyond his village and decided to head for Bombay to start a business - the first in his family to do so. He had neither higher education nor knowledge of business matters, just a burning passion to carve a path of his own. What Nusserwanji started as a cotton trading venture, his son Jamsetji, born in the same year as Rockefeller, grew into a multifaceted business, turning around sick textile mills, setting up an iron and steel company, envisioning a cutting-edge institute of higher learning, building a world-class hotel, and earning himself the title of the 'Bhishma Pitamah of Indian Industry'. Stewarded ably over the decades by Jamsetji's sons Dorabji and Ratanji, the charismatic and larger-than-life JRD, and thereafter the more business-like Ratan, the Tata group today is a 110-billion-dollar empire. The Tatas is their story. But it is more than just a history of the industrial house; it is an inspiring account of India in the making. It chronicles how each generation of the family invested not only in the expansion of its own business interests but also in nation building. Few know, for instance, that the first hydel power project in the world was conceived of and built by the Tatas. Nor that some radical labour concepts such as eight-hour work shifts were born in India, at the Tata mill in Nagpur. The Tata Cancer Research Centre, the Indian Institute of Science, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, as also the national carrier Air India - the family has a long, rich and unrivalled legacy. The Tatas is a tribute to a line of visionaries who have a special place in the hearts and minds of ordinary Indians. Written by seasoned journalist Girish Kuber, this is also the only book that tells the complete Tata story spanning almost two hundred years.
| Author | : Jalal Alamgir |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2008-11-07 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1135970564 |
This book is the first major exploration of Indian political economy using a constructivist approach. Arguing that India’s open-economy policy was made, justified, and continued on the basis of the idea of openness more than its tangible effect, the book explains what sustained the idea of openness, what philosophy, interpretations of history, and international context gave it support, justification, and persuasive force. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary and historical sources, and going as far back as the 19th century, the author reconstructs how Indian policymakers have interpreted economic priorities, perceived success and failure, and evaluated the destiny of their nation. By the 1990s, their imperatives increasingly highlighted a sense of rivalry, especially with China, and globalism, a desire to play a strong role in world affairs. The book shows how a sense of nationalist urgency was created through globalism and rivalry, allowing policymakers to privilege international needs over domestic political demands, replace economic independence with interdependence as a priority, and ensure that the broad basis of India’s openness could not be challenged effectively even though certain policies faced severe opposition. This book will be of interest to those working on International Political Economy, Globalization, Economic History, Public Policy, and South Asian politics.
| Author | : Vijayaśaṅkara Miśra |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Tabla |
| ISBN | : 9788123018805 |
Includes rhythm notations on Tabla.
| Author | : Dilip Kumar |
| Publisher | : Hay House, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 429 |
| Release | : 2014-07-28 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9381398968 |
An authentic, heartfelt and compelling narrative – straight from the horse’s mouth – that reveals for the first time numerous unknown aspects of the life and times of one of the greatest legends of all time who stands out as a symbol of secular India. Dilip Kumar (born as Yousuf Khan), who began as a diffident novice in Hindi cinema in the early 1940s, went on to attain the pinnacle of stardom within a short time. He came up with spellbinding performances in one hit film after another – in his almost six-decade-long career – on the basis of his innovative capability, determination, hard work and never-say-die attitude. In this unique volume, Dilip Kumar traces his journey right from his birth to the present. In the process, he candidly recounts his interactions and relationships with a wide variety of people not only from his family and the film fraternity but also from other walks of life, including politicians. While seeking to set the record straight, as he feels that a lot of what has been written about him so far is ‘full of distortions and misinformation’, he narrates, in graphic detail, how he got married to Saira Banu, which reads like a fairy tale! Dilip Kumar relates, matter-of-factly, the event that changed his life: his meeting with Devika Rani, the boss of Bombay Talkies, when she offered him an acting job. His first film was Jwar Bhata (1944). He details how he had to learn everything from scratch and how he had to develop his own distinct histrionics and style, which would set him apart from his contemporaries. After that, he soon soared to great heights with movies such as Jugnu, Shaheed, Mela, Andaz, Deedar, Daag and Devdas. In these movies he played the tragedian with such intensity that his psyche was adversely affected. He consulted a British psychiatrist, who advised him to switch over to comedy. The result was spectacular performances in laugh riots such as Azaad and Kohinoor, apart from a scintillating portrayal as a gritty tonga driver in Naya Daur. After a five-year break he started his ‘second innings’ with Kranti (1981), after which he appeared in a series of hits such as Vidhaata, Shakti, Mashaal, Karma, Saudagar and Qila.
| Author | : Kathryn Hansen |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 577 |
| Release | : 2023-12-22 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0520910885 |
The nautanki performances of northern India entertain their audiences with often ribald and profane stories. Rooted in the peasant society of pre-modern India, this theater vibrates with lively dancing, pulsating drumbeats, and full-throated singing. In Grounds for Play, Kathryn Hansen draws on field research to describe the different elements of nautanki performance: music, dance, poetry, popular story lines, and written texts. She traces the social history of the form and explores the play of meanings within nautanki narratives, focusing on the ways important social issues such as political authority, community identity, and gender differences are represented in these narratives. Unlike other styles of Indian theater, the nautanki does not draw on the pan-Indian religious epics such as the Ramayana or the Mahabharata for its subjects. Indeed, their storylines tend to center on the vicissitudes of stranded heroines in the throes of melodramatic romance. Whereas nautanki performers were once much in demand, live performances now are rare and nautanki increasingly reaches its audiences through electronic media—records, cassettes, films, television. In spite of this change, the theater form still functions as an effective conduit in the cultural flow that connects urban centers and the hinterland in an ongoing process of exchange.
| Author | : Diptakirti Chaudhuri |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 2015-10-01 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9352140087 |
The dramatic, entertaining story of the dream team that pioneered the Bollywood blockbuster Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar reinvented the Bollywood formula with an extraordinary lineup of superhits, becoming game changers at a time when screenwriting was dismissed as a back-room job. From Zanjeer to Deewaar and Sholay to Shakti, their creative output changed the destinies of several actors and filmmakers and even made a cultural phenomenon of the Angry Young Man. Even after they decided to part ways, success continued to court them-a testament not only to their impeccable talent and professional ethos, but also their enterprising showmanship and business acumen. Fizzing with energy and brimming over with enough trivia to delight a cinephile's heart, Written by Salim-Javed tells the story of a dynamic partnership that transformed Hindi cinema forever.
