Indian Literature

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.

Jack Lark, once the Scarlet Thief, has fought hard for his freedom. But will he risk it all to do the right thing? Bombay, 1857. India is simmering with discontent, and Jack Lark, honourably discharged from the British army, aims to take the first ship back to England. But before he leaves, he cannot resist the adventure of helping a young woman escape imprisonment in a gaming house. He promises to escort Aamira home, but they arrive in Delhi just as the Indian Mutiny explodes.

"كان مجيئي إلى الدنيا صدمة حقيقية لعائلتي، كانت والدتي في الخامسة والأربعين عندما رُزِقتْ بي، أما أبي فكان في الخمسين من عمره.

كانا يدركان أنهما أكبر سنًا من أن يُنجبا طفلًا، أمر كهذا لم يكن مألوفًا في تلك الأيام".

She's a flight attendant - young, bright and living her dream. He's a heartbroken singer on his way to becoming big. She's an ardent fan of his. He can't imagine why and yet seems to find comfort in her words. It's the first time they are together and in their hearts both are wishing, hoping, and praying that the night never ends. That the time they are spending together lasts and lasts.... In the world of imperfection, there is always someone just right for you.

Hyderabad, India. 1798. Beatrice Sinclair, a grieving young widow facing financial destitution, has travelled from Hampshire to Hyderabad to visit her brother, an employee of the British East India Company. There, she is astonished to discover that he has married a beautiful Indian girl and lives with his wife's extended family in a dilapidated palace, the Jahanara Mahal - famed for the theft of a fabled diamond many years ago. As an outsider in an unfamiliar world, Bee faces many challenges - not least of all building a new and meaningful life after the heartbreak she has endured.

After three weeks of vacation, Ash Mistry is ready to leave the heat and dust of India behind him. Then he discovers a gleaming gold arrowhead hidden in the sands - a weapon used to defeat evil King Ravana in legend. At least, Ash is pretty sure it's only a legend… But when Lord Alexander Savage comes after Ash, the legends are suddenly way too real. Savage commands an army of monstrous shape changers called rakshasas, who want only to seize the arrowhead and restore Ravana to power.

Three Brannock brothers came west. Now, only one of them survives, and Clint Brannock feels the weight of responsibility as a U.S. deputy marshal. Hunting down an outlaw in the Indian territories, Clint meets up with two of his nephews one destined to live or die by the gun, the other to live or die in his shadow. And in southern New Mexico, a beautiful sister-in-law, Elizabeth, presides over 100,000 rich acres and dabbles in a dangerous game.

Brandon Walker, once the sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, no longer feels he has purpose. A reluctant retiree living in the long shadow of his wife, Diana Ladd, a successful author of true-crime books, he is bored with life. Salvation comes with an invitation to join The Last Chance, an exclusive fraternity of former cops and forensic experts who look into unsolved murders.

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.

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.

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.

At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will wins–for a brief moment–a mysterious girl named Claire, and his passion and desire for her spans this novel.

As a woman of the Lakota Indian tribe, Macha has often been encouraged to mingle with the townsfolk of Daisy Creek. That was how she came to know Mr. Dennis Forks, the town's new blacksmith who settled in Daisy Creek some months ago. Ever since she first saw him, Macha has found herself drawn to Dennis.

Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with a spiritual journey of self-discovery during the time of the Gautam Buddha. Throughtout the story, Hesse conveys a profound message for everyone who seeks meaning in their lives. The setting is India, but the concerns of Siddhartha are about the connection between mind, body, and spirit as universal. He goes through many changes during the course of the book, and each new life experience brings a new awakening, and brings him closer to the truth.

Prince Jai knows a relationship with Willow, the captivating virgin he found passionate oblivion with, is impossible. Yet haunted by their powerful bond, Jai can’t resist seeking her out - only to discover his hidden heir! His honor demands one solution.... Overnight, Willow goes from penniless single mother to maharaja’s convenient bride! Catapulted into the opulence of Jai’s palace, she can’t deny him the chance to know his son. But Jai doesn’t do love. As their desire rekindles, Willow must fight to keep her new secret hidden - her true feelings for Jai!

Patrick Healy, a teacher, travelled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around 500 myths, legends, and folktales and their several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable. This is the seventh volume of his work, 30 Indian Tales, in his words. He retold the stories with his own opinion and approach to them. Patrick is an Australian writer who has an abiding interest in the folklore of different cultures. He has lived and worked in Hong Kong for more than 25 years as a high school teacher.

தமிழகத்தில் படித்த பெண்கள் படும் அவலத்தை இந்நாவலில் சித்தரித்துள்ளார் திருமதி ராஜம் கிருஷ்ணன். நம் நாட்டு பண்பாட்டை கைவிட இயலாமலும், மேலை நாட்டு நாகரிகத்தையும் முழுமையாகப் பின்பற்ற இயலாமலும் குழம்பித் தவிக்கும் பெண்களின் நிலையை விளக்குகிறது. இந்த சூழலில் சிக்கித் தவிக்கும் பெண்கள் செல்ல வேண்டிய பாதையையும் தெளிவாக்குகிறது இந்நாவல்.

महाजन मनिलेंडरच्या कंजुषपणाच्या अनेक कथा गावात सांगितल्या जात असत. आपल्या मुलाच्या बालवाडी पासून महाविद्यालयापर्यंतचे सर्व शिक्षणाचा खर्च पोस्टकार्डाच्या एकाच बाजूला लिहिलेला होता. एकदा अण्णा महाजनांनी दूध पिऊन भांडं इतकं स्वच्छ केलेलं की त्याच भांड्यात बायकोने दूध घेतले. अण्णांनी कधीही आंघोळीला साबण लावला नाही किंवा कपड्यांना पाचशे एकचा बार लावला नाही. कधीही जोड्यांना दुरूस्त केला नाही किंवा कपड्यांना

रघुवीर कुलकर्णी लिखित व्यक्तिचित्र - बाबुराव कामत. शिवाजी पार्कची गर्दी. त्या गर्दीच्या माना वर. आकाशामध्ये गॅसच्या फुग्यांच्या झुपक्याला एक थर्माकोलची पाटी लटकलेली.

ಶಾಂತಿನಾಥ ದೇಸಾಯಿ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಲೇಖಕರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಕಥೆಗಳು ಮಾನವ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳ ವಿಷಯಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸವಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ಅದರ ದಿಕ್ಚ್ಯುತಿಯನ್ನು ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.