Indian Literature

Left destitute and alone with her mother after her father abandoned them, Erin Saddler is shocked when she learns her mother has arranged for her to be a mail order bride to a Mr. Rich McNettle. But they are out of money, and marriage is their last chance for a stable life. So Erin agrees to travel west to wed this man she's never met. But when a stagecoach accident and a brave man step in to her destiny, she begins to believe that God has other plans for her.

પ્રેમચંદે હિન્દી વાર્તાઓને નિશ્ચિત પરિપ્રેક્ષ્ય અને કલાત્મક આધાર આપ્યો. એમની વાર્તાઓ પરિવેશ વણે છે. પાત્ર પસંદ કરે છે.

In a riveting novel of love and adventure, young Julius Meyer comes to the New World to find himself acting as translator for the famed Indian chief, Standing Bear. Young Jewish immigrant Julius comes of age surrounded by the wild world of 1867 Nebraska. He befriends the mysterious Prophet John, who saves his life when the two are captured by the Ponca Indian tribe. Living as a slave, Julius meets the noble chief Standing Bear and his young daughter, Prairie Flower, with whom he falls in love.

Vinod Kumar Shukla's Blue Is Like Blue, translated from Hindi by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Sara Rai, has been awarded The Inaugural Mathrubhumi Book of Year Award 2020. It is also the Winner of the Atta Galatta–Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2019. Blue is like blue is a short story collection by Vinod Kumar Shukla. Renowned for bringing the marvellous to the ordinary, Vinod Kumar Shukla has long been recognized as one of India's foremost writers, with a voice uniquely his own.

Janavi and Sagar were never meant to end up married. Janavi is a wonderfully independent, young modern Indian woman. She works for an organizaiton in India that helps street children, often lost to the world of human trafficking. Sagar is a trained hydraulic engineer, an expert in dam construction. He is the least favorite son, his parents never able to forgive him for an unspeakable act from his past. Sagar seeks refuge in his daydreams of one day finding hidden treasures in the fabled Indian river, the Ganges.

The Indian, the Bookbinder & Abby: An Oregon Trail Journey, is a wonderful and emotional love story about one young woman traveling the Oregon Trail with her father. She is engaged to a self-centered, controlling, and very angry young man. When a young bookbinder spots her ancient family bible, which is falling apart, he tells her he'll restore it for her. Her fiancé becomes enraged and when the bible is completed there is an altercation and someone dear to Abby gets critically injured. This love story has a fulfilling and satisfying ending.

Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi combines three lush and adventurous stories in the Star-Touched World. Death and Night - He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more. Poison and Gold - Now that her wish for a choice has come true, Aasha struggles to control her powers. Rose and Sword - There is a tale whispered in the dark of the Empire of Bharat-Jain. A tale of a bride who loses her bridegroom on the eve of her wedding.

ഭാരതീയ കവികളിൽ ഉന്നതശീർഷനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു മഹാകവി കാളിദാസൻ. കാളിദാസകൃതികളിൽ ഭാവനാപരമായ പൂർണ്ണതകൊണ്ടും ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ ലാവണ്യം കൊണ്ടും ഔന്നത്യമേറെയുള്ള ലഘുകാവ്യമാണ് മേഘസന്ദേശം. സന്ദേശകാവ്യപ്രസ്ഥാനമെന്ന കാവ്യശാഖയ്ക്ക് തുടക്കമിട്ട കൃതി എന്ന നിലയിലും ശ്രദ്ധേയമാണ് മേഘസന്ദേശം. അളകാപുരിയിൽ നിന്നും ബഹിഷ്കൃതനായി വിന്ധ്യാപർവ്വതത്തിൽ ജീവിക്കാൻ വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു യക്ഷനാണ് ഈ സന്ദേശകാവ്യത്തിലെ നായകൻ. പ്രിയജനവിരഹത്താൽ ദുഃഖിതനായിത്തീർന്ന യക്ഷൻ ആഷാഢമാസമേഘത്തിന്റെ കൈവശം കൊടുത്തയയ്ക്കുന്ന സന്ദേശവും പ്രണയിനിയുടെ അടുത്തെത്താനുള്ള മാർഗ്ഗനിർദ്ദേശവും മറ്റുമാണ് കാവ്യവിഷയം.

Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) was a mixed-blood Sioux. He became one of the best known Indians of his time, receiving a bachelor of science degree from Dartmouth in 1887 and a medical degree from Boston University three years later.

It’s 1806. A young republic just three decades old - the United States of America - is about to make a great push westward, across the Mississippi, into a wild, beautiful, and dangerous land. A territory of towering mountains and violent waters, of icy glaciers and searing deserts. The great northwest. It is a time and a place where fortunes will be made, destinies will be revealed, and legends will rise.

Set in the rugged frontier of the West, this unforgettable sequel to Janet Dailey's best selling novel The Proud and the Free begins when Lije Stuart, the handsome son of Temple and The Blade Stuart, returns to the Cherokee Nation after 4 years at Harvard. As the American Civil War rages across the country, the Stuarts, too, are torn apart by an old family feud.

முதல் உலகப்போரின் ஆரம்பத்தில் சென்னை மீது குண்டு போட்ட எம்டன் எனும் ஜெர்மானிய போர்க்கப்பல், அதிக கால அவகாசமிருந்தும் பத்தே நிமிடம் குண்டுகள் போட்டு ஏன் ஓடிவிட்டது என்பதையும் அந்தக் கப்பல் அந்தக் கால கட்டத்தில் சகல வல்லமையுள்ள பிரித்தானிய அரசாங்கத்தை எப்படியெல்லாம் ஆட்டி வைத்தது என்பதையும், அதே சமயத்தில் ஏதோ ஒரு வகையில் சோழமன்னன் ராஜராஜசோழனோடு இந்தக் கப்பல் எந்த விதத்தில் சம்பந்தப்படுகிறது என்பதையும் கடலிலும் நிலத்திலும் மாறி மாறி நடைபெறும் நிகழ்ச்சிகளையும் சுவாரசியமாக விவரிக்கிறது இந்தக் கதை.

Dashur Kirti by Sukumar Ray is a delightful blend of wit, humor, and clever wordplay that showcases the author's unique storytelling style.. Perfect for listeners of all ages, Ray’s playful language and sharp wit will keep you entertained while sparking your imagination. Whether you're already a fan of Bengali literature or new to Sukumar Ray's genius, Dashur Kirti is an audiobook experience that promises laughter, fun, and a fresh perspective on everyday life. Don’t miss out on this classic treasure – hit play and let the fun begin!

Payal Mehta has had a crush on popular, athletic, all-around perfect Jonathan Slate ever since he smiled at her in freshman-year Spanish class. At a party during spring break of her junior year, Payal finally works up the courage to ask Jon to hang out. However, her romantic plans are derailed when he vomits on her Keds. Twice. But when Jon offers to take her out to lunch as an apology, Payal is convinced this is the start of their love story.

Sweeping powers of description transport her listeners to another time and place. Rosanna Ley, author of best-selling The Villa and Return to Mandalay. Some memories can be forgotten.... Others won't ever go away. For renowned actor Sir Mungo, his quiet home village in Devon provides the perfect retreat. Close by are his brother and his wife, and the rural location makes his home the ideal getaway for his old friends in London.

Patrick O’Brian is acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novelists of the twentieth century, celebrated throughout the world for his masterful roman fleuve, the Aubrey‒Maturin series. But he was also a prolific writer of short stories, and it is in this form that he first made his mark. Encompassing stories written in his unvarnished youth to tales told by a seasoned traveller, this is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. It is a treasure chest, containing more than sixty tales, including rarities, uncollected works, and forgotten jewels.

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.

Charles Eastman is unique among Indian writers, whether storytellers or oral historians. He was raised traditionally, as a Woodland Sioux, by his grandmother, from 1858 to 1874, until he was 15. He thus gained a thorough first-hand knowledge of the lifeways, language, culture, and oral history. His father (thought to have been hanged at Mankato, Minnesota) reappeared and insisted he receive the white man's education.

Racism can linger in the strangest of places. Sometimes, even within yourself. For Clara Lacroix, the past was the place she chose to dwell. That's where her memories of Boone, and the life they shared, resided. But for Joe Black Hawk, the past was a painful mix of a fading heritage he didn't want to lose, and a string of mistakes he'd just as soon forget.

An old and insightful tale, Indian Tale About Four Deaf Men holds up surprisingly well in the modern context.