Indian Literature

This book takes place in the 1800s when the Native Americans were fighting for their way of life. During this time, many immigrants were arriving in America. This immigrant's name is Sheffy. He, too, had a dream of coming to America, and saved all his money to start a new life in the free world.

Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity despaired of its fate if the Blue God were to die but was reassured that he would return in a fresh avatar when needed in the eventual Dark Age - the Kaliyug. In modern times, a poor little rich boy grows up believing that he is that final avatar. Only, he is a serial killer.

From the author of the best-selling Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight comes a health and diet book specifically for women. Rujuta's holistic approach to health, weight and diet has made her one of the most sought-after dieticians in the country. In Women and the Weight Loss Tamasha, Rujuta walks you through the different phases of life, from being a teenager to pregnancy to menopause.

Robert Benjamin Lewis (1802 - 1858) was an African American and Native American author, inventor, and entrepreneur. In the ethnological work Light and Truth, Lewis claims that Adam and Eve were people of color, as were the Egyptians and many great figures of the ancient world, including Julius Caesar and Plato. Denouncing notions of white superiority, he asserts that all humans have a common origin, and pointed to a shared cultural history between Africans and Native Americans.

The great Indian epic - the Ramayana - has been told and retold over thousands of years by poets, performers, and writers. It is a tale of courage and fear, love and hate, devotion and betrayal. The epic spans the three worlds of gods, humans, and demons. Here, the forces of good and evil collide, locked in a battle for the ultimate supremacy. Rama, the crown prince of Kosala, descendent of the timeless Surya dynasty, must face unimaginable danger, but what lies in his destiny?

Yarn-spinner Nofziger is at the top of his form in this fast-paced adventure from the American frontier. Falsely accused of cattle-rustling upon arriving in Montana, Tackett is rescued by a comely Sioux maiden, only to find himself in constant danger from a vicious cattleman bent on revenge.

Vito pergi meninggalkan ayahnya. Melangkah bersama air mata. Beranjak bersama bahagia bercampur luka. Pertemuan itu nyata, tetapi bahagia tetaplah fiksi. Vino lelah melawan rindu. Dia bisa mengerti bahwa Vito untuk ibu, Vino untuk ayah. Namun sulit untuk dia pahami bahwa rindu yang dibagi tak boleh bersisa luka. Si kembar Vito dan Vino harus terpisah karena perceraian orang tua. Dari jauh mereka didera rindu, jauh lebih deru dari angin dendam yang menari di Danau Sidenreng.

Mabel percaya takdir akan berakhir buruk jika kita tidak menjaga langkah, apalagi bagi perempuan seperti dirinya. Tapi Mace, sang menantu, belum bisa melupakan trauma masa lalu. Sementara Leksi, cucu kesayangan Mabel, masih suka semaunya sendiri. Beruntung ada Pum dan Kwee yang bisa diandalkan. Bersama keduanya, si kecil Leksi belajar menjalani hidup yang keras di Tanah Tabu. Dan, pada kita semua, Mabel berpesan, "Kita harus tetap kuat… Jangan menyerah. Terus berjuang demi anak-cucu kita. Mereka harus mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih baik."

There’s only one item left on Deepa Josyula's high school bucket list: finding the perfect boyfriend. But when her meticulously planned Homecoming proposal crashes and burns thanks to Vik Mehta—both neighbor and long-term nemesis ever since he started their neighborhood prank war—she’s not sure how she’s going to finish the list. To make things even worse, she’s stuck working with Vik on a Student Council committee. So when her grandmother gifts her a jasmine flower and tells her to make a wish, Deepa doesn’t see the harm.

Vavachan is a Pulayan who gets the opportunity to play a policeman with an immense moustache in a musical drama. The character appears in only two scenes and has no dialogue. However, Vavachan's performance, and his moustache, terrify the mostly upper-caste audience, reviving in them memories of characters of Dalit power, such as Ravanan. Afterwards, Vavachan, whose people were traditionally banned from growing facial hair, refuses to shave off his moustache. Endless tales invent and reinvent the legend of his magic moustache.

It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there's one aspect of Proofrock no one wants to confront…until Jade comes back to town. The curse of the Lake Witch is waiting, and now is the time for the final stand.

Como indio borrado, el Güero es uno más de los nuevos olvidados en un mundo inmerso en la violencia. El caos reina en todo lo que le rodea, incluso en su propio núcleo familiar: ya no soporta el llanto del Cabrito, el hijo de su hermana, las ojeras de su madre,el olor de su padre. Entre los recuerdos de su niñez,cuando vendía serpientes de madera con su hermana la Leidi, los consejos de su tío Absalón y las voces de unos fantasmas que le hablan del pasado de su ciudad y de sus ancestros, el Güero debe lidiar con el paso a la adultez y los sentimientos dominados por la ira.

A treasury of imaginative tales including: the Algonquin story of how Glooskap conquered the Great Bull-Frog; "The Meeting of the Wild Animals", a Tsimshian myth; "The Bear Man", a Cherokee legend; and more.

Following childhood trauma, Susan pursued ever-increasing social and emotional isolation, eventually finding herself living in the Montana wilderness, dissatisfied and uncertain why. Shouldering her backpack, she heads into the woods seeking inspiration, maybe answers. The adventure derails as tragedy forces her to acknowledge festering wounds, confront the scars beneath, and seek catharsis, forgiveness. My Father's Indian: How a Butterfly Split the Oak is a touching amalgamation of the poignant, amusing, and unpredictable, yet ultimately a tale of friendship.

If you're a Tagore fan, this is a feast!

ஒரு சமையற்காரனாக இருந்தும் ஒருவேளை சோற்றுக்கே திண்டாடுகிறான். அவனுடைய நிலைமையை அந்த ஊரின் திவானிடமும், மஹாராஜனிடமும் முறையிட செல்கிறான். அவர்கள் இருவருமே இவனுக்கு தகுந்த நியாயத்தை வழங்கவில்லை. அதனால், ஏற்பட்ட துன்பத்தினால், சமையற்காரன் ஒரு திட்டம் தீட்டுகிறான். அந்த திட்டத்தினால் அவனுக்கு வெற்றி கிடைத்ததா என பார்ப்போம்....

In this exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy areas, meets a mysterious girl, and becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars.

Joseph Jacobs was an Australian folklorist who documented fairy tales from around the world. This charming collection of traditional Indian stories includes some of the oldest stories in the world and features wicked queens, the snake prince, an ivory city, cranes and tigers, terrifying demons, kings and palaces, fairy princesses, and a whole host of talking animals - including a tortoise!

'ચિત્રલેખા'માં ધારાવાહિક સ્વરૂપે પ્રકાશિત આ નવલકથા પુસ્તકસ્વરૂપે સન 2000માં પ્રકાશિત થઈ. તેને ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ અને ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય અકાદમી બન્ને દ્વારા 'વર્ષની શ્રેષ્ઠ નવલકથા' ઘોષિત કરવામાં આવી.

રમણલાલ દેસાઈ ની લખેલી પુસ્તક ઠગ નું ઓડિયો રૂપાંતર શૈલેન્દ્ર પટેલ ની આવાઝ માં આઝાદી પહેલાંના સમયમાં સ્થાન લેતી આ નવલકથા, સંશોધન અને ફિલસૂફીના અનન્ય મિશ્રણ સમાન બની રહે છે.