The Fictional World of Manohar Malgonkar

The Fictional World of Manohar Malgonkar
Author: A. Padmanabhan
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN: 9788126900954

Manohar Malgonkar (1913 ) Is A Writer Who Has Not Yet Recieved Full Critical Attention As A Significant Indo-English Novelist. His Major Novels And Short Stories Taken Together Reveal Him As A Writer Keenly Interested In Indian Social Life.An Attempt Has Been Made In This Book To Probe Into The Treatment Of Human Relationships In Malgonkar S Fiction, And To Trace Out The Psychological And Sociological Factors That Form The Basis Of These Relationships. The Historical And Sociological Orientation Of Indo-English Fiction Makes Such A Study Relevant. It Takes A Glance At The World Of His Shorter Fiction Also.The Study, It Is Hoped, Will Be Of Interest To The Students Of Indo-English Fiction, To The Researchers, And To The Common Reader. Equally, It May Be Of Interest To The Students Of History And Sociology, And Even Of Psychology Because They Will Find Some Of The Movements And Theories, Which Are Exemplified In Terms Of The Novel, Discussed In The Study.

The Men Who Killed Gandhi

The Men Who Killed Gandhi
Author: Manohar Malgonkar
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9351940837

The Men Who Killed Gandhi by Manohar Malgonkar takes readers back into the pages of Indian history during the time of the partition, featuring the murder plot and assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The Men Who Killed Gandhi is a spellbinding non fictional recreation of the events which led to India’s partition, the eventual assassination of Gandhi, and the prosecution of those who were involved in Gandhi’s murder. This historical reenactment is set against the tumultuous backdrop of the British Raj. Malgonkar’s book is a result of painstaking research and from also having privileged access to many important documents and photographs related to the assassination. There is no doubt that Mahatma Gandhi played a leading role in obtaining independence from the British. But the problems that ensued afterwards, such as the structural rebuilding of the country and the Partition, led to many riots, massive migrations, and deep racial and cultural divides. Not everyone agreed with Gandhi and his ideals. As a result, a plot to assassinate Gandhi was devised by six individuals named, Narayan Apte, Gopal Godse, Madanlal Pahwa, Digambar Badge, and Nathuram Godse. This was eventually carried out in New Delhi, on the 30th of January, 1948. Eventually, these six individuals were tried and convicted. Four of them received life sentences while two of them received the death penalty. The first publication of The Men Who Killed Gandhi occurred in 1978, during the Emergency years. As a result, Malgonkar omitted many vital facts including Dr. Ambedkar’s role in minimizing Savarkar’s criminal conviction. This 11th edition of the text contains these omitted facts as well as rare documents, and photographs obtained from National Archives. After the four individuals who were convicted for Gandhi’s murder completed their life sentences, they were interviewed by Malgonkar. These individuals revealed many details to him which were never known before. The author also received access to the Kapur Commission from his friend Mr. Nayar, who was in the Indian Police Service. As a result, The Men Who Killed Gandhi is considered the most historically accurate account of Gandhi’s assassination plot.

A Bend in the Ganges

A Bend in the Ganges
Author: Manohar Malgonkar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2022-09-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9356291020

'A Bend in the Ganges is one of the three best novels of 1964.' - E.M. Forster India, 1939. Gian, a Gandhian pacifist, commits a murder; Debi-dayal, an ardent revolutionary, is caught while setting fire to a British plane. Both men are sent to the Andamans penal colony. In the beehive life of the prison, they work in opposite camps-pro-British and anti-British. During World War II, when the Japanese take over the islands, all the convicts suddenly find themselves free. Gian and Debi manage to return to India only to get sucked into the violence of Partition. An epic saga of a nation in transition, A Bend in the Ganges, now available in a stunning new edition, depicts the cataclysmic events leading up to Partition and the conflict that arises between ideologies of violence and non-violence.

The Princes

The Princes
Author: Manohar Malgonkar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2022-12-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9356290865

India, 1938. The life of Abhayraj, the heir of Maharaj Hiroji, the ruler of the princely state of Begwad, is not unlike that of many young princes caught between two worlds-indeed, two eras. On the one hand are the traditions of the feudal, close-knit community ruled by his father that he is bound to follow, and on the other the pressures of independence as British dominion over begins to wane. Seeking a path of his own, Abhay joins the Indian army and fights in the Burma campaign during World War II. On his return, however, he is forced into a conventional marriage, and after his father's dramatic death becomes the Maharaja, to rule for just forty-nine days before he is compelled to merge his state with free India in 1948. Hailed as an unusual historical saga at the time of its release, The Princes was first published in New York in 1963 and was selected by the Literary Guild of America as a novel of the month that year. Available now in a beautiful new edition, it offers an enthralling, intimate glimpse into life in India's princely states through the story of a royal family caught in a struggle for survival, in a nation embracing democracy for the very first time.

The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand

The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand
Author: T. M. J. Indra Mohan
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2005
Genre:
ISBN: 9788126903993

Mulk Raj Anand, The Doyen Of Indian English Fiction, Whose Writing Career Spanned Nearly Four Decades, Has Carved Out A Permanent Niche In The Literary World. Anand S Writings Are Marked By His Fine Perception Of The Indian Ethos, The Sinister Forces That Operate In The Indian Society, His Humanitarian Outlook And Profound Sympathy For The Down-Trodden And The Underprivileged. His Novels Are Thus Faithful Transcripts Of And Serious Comments On The Contemporary Social Reality.The Twelve Insightful Essays That Constitute This Volume Not Only Shed New Light On The Old Classics Like Untouchable, Coolie, Two Leaves And A Bud, And The Old Woman And The Cow, But Also Deals With Issues Like Despair And Delight In The Novels Of Mulk Raj Anand, The Identity Crisis, Anand S Creative Exploitation Of The Linguistic Resources Of The English Language, His Narrative Technique, His Humanism, His Treatment Of Individuals As Social Constructs, The Symbiotic Relationship Between Art And Culture Studies, And Other Unexplored Facets Of Anand'S Writings. The Detailed Bibliography At The End Serves As A Useful Research Tool For The Scholars Studying Anand.The Students Of Indian English Literature Would Find This Book Immensely Useful, And Also Those Who Keep Interest In The Writings Of Anand Would Find The Essays Quite Thought-Provoking And Illuminating.

Multicultural and Marginalized Voices of Postcolonial Literature

Multicultural and Marginalized Voices of Postcolonial Literature
Author: Varun Gulati
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1498547451

Women and the word marginalization have never remained oxymoronic – the cross-cultural texts and Engels interest on subjugation make a perfect recipe for this incongruity. Multicultural and Marginalized Voices of Postcolonial Literature traces multifarious facets of marginalized literature across the world, giving a brilliant overview of the historical roots of multiculturalist and marginalized sections. The fourteen chapters relate key literary and cultural texts and cover a broad spectrum of historical, linguistic and theoretical issues. There are three sections in the book – section I has four chapters, dealing specifically theoretical constructions and representations. Section II consists of four chapters that offer varied spectrum of discourses on world literature, intersecting with the frameworks of literary theories. Section III comprises six chapters that explore the mind of dalits, subalterns, colonial women and gender issues of a variety of Indian English Writers and draw varied perspectives of it.

The Devil's Wind

The Devil's Wind
Author: Manohar Malgonkar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2022-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 935629092X

When Dhondu Pant Nana Saheb, the adopted son of exiled Maratha Peshwa Bajirao II, is denied rights as the Peshwa's heir by the British after his father's death, he makes an appeal to reclaim his title, only to be rebuffed again. Then, as a mutiny breaks out in Kanpur in 1857 and Nana Saheb emerges as its leader, he is labelled by the British as a villainous monster, a barbarous butcher and the criminal leader of the 'Sepoy Mutiny', which sweeps across India from 1856 to 1859. Yet, to a nation in turmoil, he becomes a hero who stands up to the colonial oppression and emerges as a forerunner to the leaders who bring freedom to the nation less than a century later. In The Devil's Wind, Nana Saheb's story-a significant, turbulent and intrigue-filled chapter in India's history-is skilfully brought to life by master storyteller Manohar Malgonkar in vivid, inventive detail.