Indian Literature

Da questo audiolibro è stato tratto il film "The Millionaire" vincitore di ben 8 premi Oscar, 7 British Academy Film Awards e 4 Golden Globe. Colpevole di aver risposto correttamente a tutte e dodici le domande di un quiz televisivo, e di aver vinto un miliardo di rupie, il cameriere diciottenne Ram Mohammad Thomas viene arrestato. Un goffo paria di Mumbai come lui, che non è mai andato a scuola e non legge i giornali, non poteva conoscere le risposte. Per questo i produttori della trasmissione sono convinti che abbia imbrogliato.

What would you do if the perfect life you have is torn asunder? Set across two cities in India in the early '80s, Life Is What You Make It is a gripping account of the years that change young Ankita Sharma's life. Pretty and intelligent, Ankita has everything she wants: friends, boys in hot pursuit, and admission into a premier management school for her MBA. But six months later, she finds herself a patient in a mental health hospital. How did she get here, and will she ever get back her life again?

By the light of dawn, over steaming cups of tea, a daughter invokes the past and a mother opens her heart. Mumbai Mornings is centered mostly on conversations between Saya and her mother. As her mother’s stories about relatives long relegated to memory, unfold, it soon becomes clear to Saya that no life is ordinary.

നിലം എന്നാൽ ഭൂമി, അഥവാ മണ്ണ്. ചേരചോളപാണ്ഡ്യർ വാണിരുന്ന, എെന്തിണകളായിരുന്ന മണ്ണ് പൂത്തുലഞ്ഞ് കേരളമായ കഥയാണിത്.. ഇങ്ങനെ നിലം പൂത്തു മലർന്ന നാളുകളിലിരുന്ന് പൂക്കുന്നതിനും മുൻപത്തെ തളിരുകളിലേക്ക് ഒരു മറുയാത്ര നടത്തുകയാണ് കുറൂർ. പാടിപ്പതിഞ്ഞ പാട്ടുകളിലെ പതറിത്തെളിഞ്ഞ മനുതർ പാട്ടിൽ നിന്നും ഇറങ്ങിവന്ന് പാടരിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യശരങ്ങളുടെ കഥയാണ് കുറൂറിന്റെ നോവൽ.

"कैद्यांचा खजिना ".अलेक्झांडर द्यूमा या प्रसिध्द फ्रेंच कादंबरीकाराच्या गाजलेल्या मॉन्ती क्रिस्तो या कादंबरीचा हा भा.रा.भागवतांनी केलेला अनुवाद

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.

Ayasha is part Chippewa-Cree Indian and part White. Protected by her powerful father, the town of Waverly let her be. Now that he has passed, the town lets Ayasha know exactly how they feel about her. She has no family and no money. What can she do? In desperation, she answers an advert from an injured man looking for a bride. Farmer Joe Warner was injured in a plowing accident. His younger sister has been caring for him, but Joe knows that she is putting her own life on hold.

Unabridged narration with soundtrack consisting of ambient sounds and music. Hermann Hesse's great story brilliantly narrated by Sean Pratt and Susan Hanfield. With an accompanying ambient soundtrack by Kate Hopkins and the Emmy, Golden Reel, and BAFTA winning team at Wounded Buffalo, sound designers for the David Attenborough BBC series Planet Earth, Blue Planet, and Dynasties; with music by Jane Harbour.

The mysterious, fabulously wealthy Maharajah of Eschnapur kidnaps famous architect Michael Furbringer and offers him unlimited resources to build a tomb to exceed the grandeur of the Taj Mahal. But the calculating, all-powerful prince is not what he seems, and the commission is actually the centerpiece of a diabolical murder plot.

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!

International rock star Anand Bhatt walks us through a must-have collection of Indian folk stories and mythology.

শহরের মানুষ সায়ন মুখার্জি, কর্মসূত্রে থাকেন পালামৌ-এর জঙ্গলে, বহু বছর ধরে। সেই জঙ্গল-বস্তির মানুষগুলোর সঙ্গে তার একটা নিবিড় সম্পর্ক তৈরি হয়েছে। কিন্তু তা সত্ত্বেও তিনি কি ওই মানুষগুলোর আপনজন হতে পেরেছেন নাকি ওরা ওকে 'মালিক' বলে দূরেই সরিয়ে রেখেছে? পেরেছেন কি উনি ওদের মতো প্রাকৃত হয়ে উঠতে? বুদ্ধদেব গুহ-র কোজাগর চেষ্টা করেছে পালামৌ জঙ্গলের সেই হৃদস্পন্দন-টা ধরতে, যা সায়ন বাবু মনে করেন, তিনি নিজের মধ্যেও শুনতে পান।

When Tulsi first meets Madhav, she is irrevocably drawn to his chiseled good looks and charm. Although wary of his many dalliances and the string of broken hearts left in his wake, she is surprised by the intense desire that Madhav arouses in her. And before long, she forsakes her family, her prospective career, her fiancé - all for the love of this inscrutable man. But love can be like poison. Years later, Tulsi escapes to the ancient city of Vrindavan, seeking redemption amidst the cries and prayers of its anguished widows.

He came off the frontier: a buffalo hunter, a gambler, a loner. In Abilene, he won a saloon at cards and earned the fear of a lawless town. From then on, Jake Kincaid would not be stopped. He began a rampage of ambition and deal-making that forever changed a land called Kansas and the Indian Territories. But along the way, the deeds and misdeeds of Jake Kincaid affected more than the frontier - they shaped the lives of his two sons. One who became a lawman. One who became an outlaw. Both destined to come face-to-face behind blazing guns....

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.

Life has never been simple for Jennifer McBee. As if being shy and hard of hearing wasn’t enough, now Jennifer is faced with the humiliation of her failed wedding. Desperate to escape, Jennifer decides to leave heartbreak behind her and travels west to be with her brother, the pastor of a small Nebraska town called Daisy Creek. While her brother has hopes for her making some new friendships with the townsfolk of Daisy Creek, Jennifer still feels removed from the community of this close-knit town.

Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) was a Santee Dakota physician, writer, national lecturer, and reformer. Indian Boyhood (1902) is a recollection of Eastman's earliest childhood memories up to the age of 15. He describes the traditional ways in which the tribe governed itself - a police force, hunting and warrior scouts, and the tribal council. The book includes family and tribal legends of adventure, bravery, and nature that he heard in the lodge of the tribe historian.

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.

Lena Sharma is a successful San Francisco restaurateur. An immigrant, she’s cultivated an image of conservatism and tradition in her close-knit Indian community. But when Lena’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble, her ties to her daughter, Maya, and son, Sameer - both raised in thoroughly modern California - slip further away.

Recently widowed Sue North leaves her stately Vermont home to work with her daughter and son-in-law caring for orphans near Apache Pointe, Arizona. The last thing Sue wants in her peaceful new life is to catch the eye of another man. But then, in one jaw-dropping moment, suave attorney Brian Campton saunters into her path. After dealing with her husband’s abuse, can she find the courage or desire to begin a relationship with someone as serious-minded as Brian?