Indian Literature

Every schoolchild knows the story of how Pocahontas saved the life of Captain John Smith, but that's not the whole story. The Native American princess Pocahontas was born near the end of the sixteenth century as the daughter of Powhatan, chief of the Powhatan confederacy. It was Pocahontas, known as Matoaka by her clan, who interceded on behalf of John Smith in 1608 and then persuaded her father to bring food to the starving colonists at Jamestown.

হারবার্ট নবারুন ভট্টাচার্যের একটি বিখ্যাত বই। বইটি বাংলা সাহিত্যের একটি কালজয়ী রচনা। গল্পটি শুরু হয় একটা সুইসাইডের ঘটনা দিয়ে এবং মূল চরিত্র হারবার্ট সরকার নামে এক ভাগ্যহত যুবক মৃত ব্যক্তির আত্মাদের সাথে কথা বলতে পারে। সে প্রায়ই চিলেকোঠার ঘরে রবীন্দ্রনাথ, নেহেরু বা আরো অনেকের সাথেই কথা বলে।

With direct access to the top Maoist leadership, Rahul Pandita provides an authoritative account of how a handful of men and women, who believed in the idea of revolution, entered Bastar in Central India in 1980 and created a powerful movement that New Delhi now terms India's biggest internal security threat. It traces the circumstances due to which the Maoist movement entrenched itself in about 10 states of India, carrying out deadly attacks against the Indian establishment in the name of the poor and the marginalised.

Una casa nella vecchia Delhi, due sorelle che si ritrovano dopo anni di separazione e fanno i conti con il passato. Sullo sfondo, la storia dell'India prima e dopo l'Indipendenza, i cambiamenti radicali e le tradizioni immutabili. Ma al centro di tutto rimangono la casa decrepita, il vialetto delle rose, e la quiete carica di tensione della chiara luce del giorno.

ഇതിലെ നോവലെറ്റുകള്‍; ഒരു കഥയുടെ വിവിധ സാധ്യതകളിലേക്കാ ണിവ നീളുന്നതെന്ന് ഞാനറിയുന്നു. കാമം, മോഹം, ദുര, ലജ്ജാകരവും വന്യവുമായ നെട്ടോട്ടങ്ങള്‍, അവയ്ക്കുള്ളിലെ കാഴ്ചകള്‍. അതില്‍ തൊട്ടു നിന്ന് നമുക്കിടയിലെ പനിച്ചൂടിനെപ്പറ്റി വേവലാതിയോടെ ചില കാര്യങ്ങള്‍. ഒരേ സമ്പ്രദായങ്ങളും നിലനില്പിനുള്ള കാട്ടായങ്ങളുമാണ് ഇതിലെ മനുഷ്യര്‍ക്കെ ല്ലാം. അപ്പോള്‍ സാദൃശ്യം വരിക സ്വാഭാവികം.

കണ്ണാടി, പങ്കലാക്ഷിയുടെ ഡയറി, രണ്ടമ്മയും ഒരു മകനും, ദേവിന്റെ മൂന്ന് പ്രശസ്ത നോവലുകളുടെ സമാഹാരം. ജാതീയമായ ഉച്ചനീചത്വങ്ങളും വര്‍ഗ്ഗീയതയുടെ ഭീകരദൃശ്യങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞ 'കണ്ണാടി'. വീട്ടുവേലക്കാരിയായ പങ്കലാക്ഷിയുടെ ജീവിതാനുഭവങ്ങള്‍ ഡയറിത്താളുകളിലൂടെ സത്യസന്ധമായി ആവിഷ്‌കരിക്കുന്ന 'പങ്കലാക്ഷിയുടെ ഡയറി'.

സ്വന്തം മണ്ണില്‍ വേരുറപ്പിച്ചുനിന്ന് ദേശത്തേക്കും ലോകത്തേക്കും ശാഖകള്‍ പടര്‍ത്തുന്ന ഒരു വലിയ അനുഭവലോകമാണ്‌ രാജ് നായരുടെ 'കടലാസ്സുപക്കികള്‍' സഹൃദയര്‍ക്കു മുന്‍പില്‍ തുറന്നിടുന്നത്

മനുഷ്യമനസ്സിന്റെ അന്തർഭാവ ത്തെയും ആദിരൂപത്തെയും ആവാ ഹിക്കുന്ന ഏഴാം പക്കം, മനുഷ്യത്വം മരവിച്ചുപോയ സമൂഹത്തിൽ ജീവി ക്കാൻ വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു ചെറുക ക്കാരന്റെ കഥ പറയുന്ന കിരാതം, മനുഷ്യജീവിതത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥ രാഹിത്യത്തെ ആവിഷ്കരിക്കുന്ന താളിയോല, മനുഷ്യന്റെ കടിഞ്ഞാ ണില്ലാത്ത ആസക്തിയുടെയും വികൃതമായ ദൗർബല്യങ്ങളുടെയും കഥയുന്ന ഞങ്ങൾ അടികൾ എന്നീ നാലു നോവെല്ലുകളുടെ സമാഹാരം.

ઉમર વચ્ચે અઢાર વર્ષનું અંતર લઇને અમદાવાદના એક શ્રીમંત પરિવારમાં જન્મેલા બે સગા ભાઇઓ પણ સ્વભાવ અને રુચી વચ્ચે બે છેડા જેટલો ફેર.એ બે વચ્ચે પિસાતી અને અને સતત ચિંતાની આગમાં શેકાતી એક મોટી બહેન અને એક ખંધી અને મીઠાબોલી ભાભી. કથા આગળ વધતી વધતી મુંબઇ સુધી પહોંચે છે અને નાનાભાઇને ત્યાં ભેટી જાય છે એક કુટિલ મિત્ર અને એક વિષકન્યા જેવી યુવતિ, લક્ઝરી હોટેલથી ફૂટપાથ સુધી વિસ્તરતી એક અનન્ય કથા લઇને આવ્યા છે રજનીકુમાર પંડ્યા તેમની નવલકથા 'કોઇ પૂછે તો કહેજો.' માં. એને ઑડીયોબુક રૂપે આપની પાસે લઇ આવે છે આપની માનીતી એપ Storytel

જુનવાણી અને સાવ પરંપરાગત નવલિકા અને આધુનિક નવલિકા વચ્ચે બે પેઢીનું અંતર છે પણ આધુનિક નવલિકાઓ છતા સમજવી અઘરી નહિં તેવી ભાષામાં માણસના મનોભાવોને બહુ કલાત્મક રીતે છતાં સરળ બાનીમાં વ્યક્ત કરી શકે છે.

તે એવા પુરુષો અને સ્ત્રીઓ વિશે છે જેમને હવે નામ અને લાગણીઓ નથી અને સુપર કોમ્પ્યુટર દ્વારા નિર્ધારિત જીવન જીવે છે. 'કી-10' અન્ય તમામ 'કીઝ'થી કેવી રીતે અલગ છે. ચિપ માણસને કેવી રીતે નિયંત્રિત કરે છે અને તેમાંથી એક નિયમ તોડવાનું નક્કી કરે છે અને જીવવાનું અનુભવે છે.

In 1903, over 300 Indian children from across America lived at the Fort Shaw Indian Boarding School in a remote, isolated valley in Montana. Among the children were a handful of teenage girls, many who had only lived in tepees. They quickly learned to play basketball and resoundingly crushed all opponents, including men's and women's university teams. After the games, the girls recited Shelley and Longfellow, played mandolins and violins, sang, danced, and pantomimed.

This young adult historical novel, tells the fictional account of young Mary Shirley, who just wants a normal life with friends her age and someday, suitors. She is brave, tenacious, and prone to be rash. The settlers along Indian Creek in Western Virginia are siding against King George, except Papa. He has declared loyalty and intends to remove the family to Kentucky territory. After discovering surveys with strange riddles, Mary witnesses her papa exchange documents between a patriot neighbor and a known loyalist. She believes Papa is a cowardly traitor, endangering the family.

Jungle Nama is a beautiful verse adaptation of a legend from the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. It tells the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey and his mother; it is also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger, of Bon Bibi, the benign goddess of the forest, and her warrior brother, Shah Jongoli.

Khushwant Singh's Big Book of Malice brings together some of his nastiest and most irreverent pieces. Witty, sharp, and brutally honest, this collection is certain to delight and provoke listeners of all ages.

പുതുതലമുറ എഴുത്തുകാരില്‍ ശ്രദ്ധേയനായ അമലിന്റെ ആദ്യ നോവലാണ് 'കല്‍ഹണന്‍.' പുതുതലമുറയുടെ മനസ്സും അതാവിഷ്‌കരിക്കാനുള്ള ഒരു ഭാഷയും ഈ കൃതിയിലൂടെതിരി ച്ചറിയാനാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ശ്രേഷ്ഠമലയാളത്തിന് ഈ കൃതി സമര്‍പ്പിക്കുന്നു.

ఎవరైనా ఎందుకు ప్రాణాలకు హామీ లేని ఉద్యమాల్ని కావాలని కావిలించుకుంటారు? ఎందుకని తమ పరిసరాల మీద తెగించి తిరుగబడతారు? చివరికి, ఎందుకని తిరుగుబాట్ల మీద కూడా తిరుగబడతారు? అలాంటి మనుషులు ఎలా 'తయారవుతా'రు? వాళ్లు అలా అవడానికి, పార్టీల్లోనయినా బయటయినా 'రెబెల్స్' గా ఉంటానికి భౌతిక, మానసిక కారణాల అన్వేషణ ఈ నవల. పవన్ కుమార్ అనే ఒక సామాన్యుని కథ ఇది. బతుకు పయనంలో భాగంగా, ఉద్యమంలోనికి బయటికి అతడి 'ట్రావెలోగ్' ఈ నవల. నవల చదువుతున్నప్పుడు నావలికునితో మీరు అంగీకరిస్తారు, పేచీ పడతారు.

ಸಹಜೀವಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ, ಬಾಳಿನ ಕೆಲ ವೈಪರೀತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಲು ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ಸಿನಿಕತನವಿಲ್ಲದ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ವಿನೋದ, ಇವು ಈರಪ್ಪ ಕಂಬಳಿಯವರ ಬರವಣಿಗೆಯ ಜೀವಾಳವಾಗಿದೆ. ವೈಚಾರಿಕ ಕಣ್ಣು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ 'ಆಧುನಿಕ'ರೆಂಬ ಕುರುಡರು, ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು ಗಿರಾಕಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯುವ 'ಕೃತಕ ಮೀಸೆ'ಯ ಮಾವ, naughty ವೈದ್ಯ, ಟೀವಿ ಬೀರುವ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಕಣ್ಣಿಟ್ಟು ಕೂತ ನಾಯಿಮರಿ, ದಾರಯುಕ್ತ ಸೂಜಿ, ಹೇರ್‌ಪಿನ್‌‍ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೇತಾಡುವ ಕ್ಯಾಲೆಂಡರ್ ಹಾಳೆ, ಸರ್ವ ಋತು ಬಂದರು (ಬಂದರ್!) ಆಗಿರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯ.

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Jeenu Akashada Aaramaneyo written by Ksheerasagara