The Vanished Raj

The Vanished Raj
Author: Navaratna Srinivasa Rajaram
Publisher:
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2014
Genre: Mysore (Princely State)
ISBN: 9788172868215

The Latitude Syndrome

The Latitude Syndrome
Author: Ravi Sadana
Publisher: Publishers by Design
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780968398913

Night

Night
Author: Alfred Alvarez
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780393314342

In a powerfully written book, the author of The Savage God examines night in all its aspects. From the neon-lit brilliance of Las Vegas to the shadowy underworld patrolled by the police to a scientific sleep laboratory, Alvarez shows how "night horrors" inspired and terrified Coleridge, how dreams liberated the minds of Stevenson and the Surrealists, and how his own childhood fears provided a gateway to the secret world of the unconscious. Illustrations.

Britain and Decolonisation

Britain and Decolonisation
Author: John Darwin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 395
Release: 1988-11-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1349195472

As the greatest imperial power before 1939 Britain played a leading role in the great post-war shift in the relationship between the West and the Third World which we call 'decolonisation'. But why did decolonisation come about and what were its effects? Was nationalism in colonial societies or indifference in Britain the key factor in the dissolution of the British Empire? Was the decay of British power and influence an inevitable consequence of imperial decline? Did British policies in the last phase of empire reflect an acceptance of decline or the hope that it could be postponed indefinitely by timely concessions? This book aims to answer these questions in a general account of Britain's post-war retreat from empire.

Metempsychosis

Metempsychosis
Author: CAP
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1456789058

Alva gazed into his piercing amber eyes. There was sheer magic in them. She could not look away "From the desert sands of Australia to the snow covered fields of Sweden! You crossed Continents in search of Divine Justice, discovering the soul of India. Hamus, you have gone looking for the spirituality of Tibet, freedom for it's people and have confronted the Devil in his various forms. You humbled infernal human vanity! Where" asked Alva. "Do we go from here" "The road to eternity". He pointed in the direction of the forest. "Look! . . . Destiny beckons us".

The Three Weissmanns of Westport

The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Author: Cathleen Schine
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429936371

A New York Times Best Seller A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Betty Weissmann has just been dumped by her husband of forty-eight years. Exiled from her elegant New York apartment by her husband's mistress, she and her two middle-aged daughters, Miranda and Annie, regroup in a run-down Westport, Connecticut, beach cottage. In Schine's playful and devoted homage to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, the impulsive sister is Miranda, a literary agent entangled in a series of scandals, and the more pragmatic sister is Annie, a library director, who feels compelled to move in and watch over her capricious mother and sister. Schine's witty, wonderful novel The Three Weissmanns of Westport "is simply full of pleasure: the pleasure of reading, the pleasure of Austen, and the pleasure that the characters so rightly and humorously pursue....An absolute triumph" (The Cleveland Plain Dealer).

AKASHVANI

AKASHVANI
Author: All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi
Publisher: All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1966-08-28
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them, take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 28 AUGUST, 1966 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 80 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXI, No. 35 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 13-79 ARTICLE: 1. Facts About India’s Population 2. John F. Kennedy 3. Science Review 4. Statutes in Calcutta-I 5. Snobs And Their Ways 6. The Art of Peasant Embroidery AUTHOR: 1. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar 2. K. P. S Menon 3. Dr. H. J. Taylor 4. Ramesh Ghoshal 5. Miss Dhira Bapat 6. Miss Jaya Appaswami Document ID : APE-1966 (J-S) Vol-II-09 Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals. For reproduction previous permission is essential.

Women of the Raj

Women of the Raj
Author: Margaret MacMillan
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2007-10-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0812976398

In the nineteenth century, at the height of colonialism, the British ruled India under a government known as the Raj. British men and women left their homes and traveled to this mysterious, beautiful country–where they attempted to replicate their own society. In this fascinating portrait, Margaret MacMillan examines the hidden lives of the women who supported their husbands’ conquests–and in turn supported the Raj, often behind the scenes and out of the history books. Enduring heartbreaking separations from their families, these women had no choice but to adapt to their strange new home, where they were treated with incredible deference by the natives but found little that was familiar. The women of the Raj learned to cope with the harsh Indian climate and ward off endemic diseases; they were forced to make their own entertainment–through games, balls, and theatrics–and quickly learned to abide by the deeply ingrained Anglo-Indian love of hierarchy. Weaving interviews, letters, and memoirs with a stunning selection of illustrations, MacMillan presents a vivid cultural and social history of the daughters, sisters, mothers, and wives of the men at the center of a daring imperialist experiment–and reveals India in all its richness and vitality. “A marvellous book . . . [Women of the Raj] successfully [re-creates] a vanished world that continues to hold a fascination long after the sun has set on the British empire.” –The Globe and Mail “MacMillan has that essential quality of the historian, a narrative gift.” –The Daily Telegraph “MacMillan is a superb writer who can bring history to life.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer “Well researched and thoroughly enjoyable.” –Evening Standard

Cut Stones and Crossroads

Cut Stones and Crossroads
Author: Ronald Wright
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0143198173

Traveling through Peru, tracing the history of the Incas from their royal cities of Cusco and Machu Picchu to their mythic origin in Lake Titicaca, Ronald Wright explores a country of contrasts—between Spanish and Indian, past and present, coastal desert and mountainous interior. In his highly entertaining and perceptive account, Wright brings to life a complex culture, a land of ancient traditions seeking its place in the modern world. Embracing history, politics, anthropology, and literature, Cut Stones and Crossroadsis a fascinating travel memoir and the study of a civilization by a writer who has won international awards as both a novelist and a historian.