Indian Women

Women and Indenture offers a unique insight into the experiences of Indian women migrants under the indenture system which operated from the 1840s until the early 20th century. The largest recipient of Indian indentured migrants was Mauritius, where a majority of the population are today descended from these labourers. Guyana, Trinidad, Fiji and Natal were important recipients of indentured labourers. The French colonies also received some migrants under this scheme. The volume makes extensive use of archival records to describe the working and personal lives of women under indenture. The ...

Thousands of books and articles have been written about the battles----both great and small----and the major personalities of the American Civil War. The vast majority of these books and articles have concentrated on the battles and personalities of the famous "household names"----the generals and political figures that first caused, and then directed, the tragic conflict to its bloody conclusion. The literature of the Civil War abounds with biographies of the heroes of the South such as Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, James Longstreet and Jefferson Davis as well as those of the ...

The Bravant triplets, Amber, Dominique and Madeleine, apply for jobs at Tosh Scarborough’s company in the Empire State Building. Tosh discovers an open-pit mine on a satellite photo of his property in the Amazon. Oxana uses forced labor to operate the illegal mine. Tosh goes to Brazil to investigate and is captured by Oxana’s thugs. Amber and her sisters organize a search for him. Oxana is quick to punish and even murder her slave laborers, but what will happen if she gets her hands on Amber?

From the author of "The Journal of Snow Woman" and "The Strange Husband" comes "Whither Thou Goest". A story of a pledge of love made by a Sioux maiden. It begins when a deserting galvanized-Yankee and young Sioux maiden he meets. He is in a strange land, little money, no job, and no place to live. But it is love at first sight for both of them. The land is full of fighting and hatred between their people. Where can he find a job and a place for them to live? Also Ruth is a Christian (and goes by her Christian name) and wants a church marriage before joining together. Jason does also, ...

Nikhil is a passive landowner. His houseguest is Sandip, a headstrong anti-imperialist. Between them is Nikhil’s wife, Bimala, dutiful to her conventional husband yet drawn to the fiery independence and bold flirtations of the charismatic Sandip. As Bimala questions her role as a woman and the possibilities for her life outside marriage, the three undergo an emotional struggle that will change their lives forever—just as their country undergoes a radical upheaval of its own.

GREAT LEADERS CANNOT AFFORD TO BE GOOD MEN. 1986: Old scores settled, U.S. President Temple must consolidate control over a volatile nation and a changing world. A nuclear explosion in far-off Russia, political shifts in Western Europe, the AIDS virus... amid the disarray, three former allies refuse to cede command over the oil sector. The Kingsleys, the Sheppards, and the Barronses have united under the woman Temple once thought of as his daughter. Neither she nor the decorated Navy SEAL who used to be her childhood sweetheart will concede. Then there’s the American aristocrat she’s ...

A revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President, charting how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of this country’s most effective power players.

Intrepid American newlywed Jane Wunderly learns that tigers aren't the only dangers lurking in 1920s India, when a murder in a popular resort town threatens to destabilize the local government and undermine the resistance movement for Indian self-rule....

GREED MAKES MEN ADMIT TO CRIMES THEY DON’T HAVE THE BRAINS TO COMMIT. The ’nineties loom. The Cold War is ending, and an information revolution is on its way. Freedom remains under attack... in death threats to writers, in the brutal crushing of political protests. Just as Temple concludes his time in the White House, the oil empire he built falls into the hands of a criminal. His allies—the Kingsleys, the Sheppards, and the Barronses—are once again at war. Temple’s chosen heir, the woman he thinks of as his daughter, is on the run. A pretender—Steven Kingsley—now sits on her ...

Indira Gandhi, India’s first and only female Prime Minister, was a complex and formidable leader whose impact on Indian politics and society remains deeply influential. Born into the Nehru family, she was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, and was steeped in the ideals of independence and public service from a young age. Her political journey saw her rise from her father’s advisor to a powerful figure in her own right, leading the nation through pivotal events like the Green Revolution, which bolstered India’s agricultural self-sufficiency, and the Indo-...

Gail shocks the world with her sexy tell-all book - from Playboy model to Hollywood casting couch to business mogul, to amassing an erotic library valued at $50 million dollars. In the era of #MeToo, Gail emerges as a strong woman who manages to play the game in a man’s world and use it to her advantage. This is not about a woman as a victim. Nor is it dishing out the dirt on powerful men in Hollywood and the sex industry, it’s actually a light-hearted, often hilarious look at the real inner workings of a male-dominated industry and how a young girl was able to pull the strings.

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.

Besharam is an audiobook on young Indian women and how to be one, authored from the author's personal experience in several countries. It dissects the many things that were never explained to us and the immense expectations placed on us. It breaks down the taboos around sex and love and dating in a world that's changing with extraordinary rapidity.

A SINGLE LIE COULD WIN THE WAR WITHOUT SHEDDING A DROP OF BLOOD. The chaotic ’eighties... political assassinations, drug wars, the computer revolution... Jared Sanders, the criminal oilman, is inches away from controlling the White House. His old nemesis, Senator Temple, stands in the way. This time, the senator is not alone. The heirs of the three oldest clans in the oil business join Temple. An aspiring lawyer with her eye on a supreme court seat, a Navy SEAL with a target on his back, and a dashing blueblood from New York City. Together, they could defeat the enemy without firing a ...

If you want to wander the whole beautiful universe then wander in the warm fierce veins of her heart, you will be slaved there forever. Perfect thought for the Alchemist 'She' She wanted to change the hypocritic thinking of the people. She wanted to shift the scenario of the whole society. She wanted to end the agony in her soul. She wanted to censure the discriminated thoughts of the entire world. From the Author S- She H- Heals E- Everything Faith is the substantial base of the relationship. A relationship never exists without trust; to continue the relationship without trust is just a ...

Ten short stories, different tastes, various shades are what make Ghost Runner & Others. Ghosts, lesbians, rapists, optimists, myths, achievers, mothers, lovers all are part of the short stories in Ghost Runner & Others. It travels through serene forests and mountains, obscure towns and burgeoning cities, even through imaginary landscape, imaginary time frames, yet it remains rooted in reality. It speaks of humans thriving through odds of politics, corruption and natural disasters. It connects history and mythology to the present and the future. In nutshell, Ghost Runner & Others narrates ...

On a sweltering summer day in 2007, having just lost her brother to illness, Livia Manera Sambuy finds herself standing before a 1924 photograph of a stunningly elegant Indian princess at a museum in Mumbai. What's written in the caption will change her life forever. This gorgeous Punjabi princess, it's said, sold her jewels in occupied Paris to save Jewish lives, only to be arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp, where she died within a year. Could it be true? And if so, how could such a sensational story have gone unnoticed?

Shreeja stumbled on a child at a busy Kolkata street that made her rush to Shiuli so that crimes against children could be stopped. Will they succeed? Shreeja is a crime beat reporter of a leading newspaper in Kolkata. But crime ridden streets of the city could not made her sensitivity blunt enough that she could ignore severe crimes against children on the streets. She brought those crimes to the notice of the police and met detective Shiuli. Shiuli appreciated Shreeja's endeavor and opened a bunch of cold cases against children of the city. Irritated by the slow progress of the police ...

Changing the conversation from how stereotypes shackle women to how they can enable them, Nirupama Subramanian uses the wisdom of archetypes to provide practical advice to women to claim the powers they need to achieve their goals. In a world where biases precede their entry into every space, Powerful helps modern women understand their sources of power and embark on a path of transformation and growth.

Do you know how people fall in love? If someone is ever giving you the feeling of love, can you still distinguish between true love and infatuation? We often try to find true love, like it exists somewhere in the magical dark woods. Can you really find ready-made true love? While building relationships, most people rush and try loving someone hard because they really need the feeling of love from someone. Of course, we need someone, but the need can't build true love. In need, we become selfish subconsciously and ignore the vital factors of true love. It's definitely true, when you are in ...