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“geraldine forbes”

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  • Memoirs of an Indian Woman

    by Shudha Mazumdar, Geraldine Forbes ...
    It was a momentous time in India -- the period between 1900 and the early 1930s -- the nationalist movement had become a mass movement; the British colonial power doled out representative institutions; and proponents of India's two major religions, Hinduism and Islam, had become competitors in newly created political institutions. "Memoirs of an Indian Woman", vividly portrays the life and ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life

    by Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal, Geraldine Forbes ...
    Manmohini, a member of the family of Motilal Nehru, father of Jawaharlal Nehru and grandfather of Indira Gandhi, recalls her life, including her years in the anti-British campaign, her prison terms, her marriage and family, and her work in women's organizations and politics. Rich in detail, this memoir provides us with a more intimate rendering of the life of detainees than is generally available. ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • THE MEMOIRS OF DR. HAIMABATI SEN: FROM CHILD WIDOW TO LADY DOCTOR

    by Tapan Raychaudhuri, Geraldine Forbes ...
    Tapan Raychaudhuri, one of the best-known historians of modern India, achieved the rare distinctions of an Oxford D. Litt. and an ad hominem chair at Oxford and was an Emeritus Fellow of St. Antony’s College. He also held the Chair in Economic History at the Delhi School of Economics, taught as a visiting professor at Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, Australian National ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Memoirs of an Indian Woman

    by Shudha Mazumdar, Geraldine Hancock Forbes ...
    This vivid memoir recounts the experience of Shudha Mazumdar, a woman born at the turn of the century to Indian parents whose ideas on child rearing differed greatly. Her father, a wealthy Europeanized Zamindar, tried to instill Western values, while Shudha's mother emphasized the traditional, even going as far as arranging a marriage for her daughter when she was thirteen. Although true to Indian ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life

    by Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal, Geraldine Hancock Forbes, B.K. Nehru ...
    Manmohini, a member of the family of Motilal Nehru, father of Jawaharlal Nehru and grandfather of Indira Gandhi, recalls her life, including her years in the anti-British campaign, her prison terms, her marriage and family, and her work in women's organizations and politics. ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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  • A Search in Secret India

    by Paul Brunton ...
    In this text, Brunton recounts his journey throughout India to seek out illumined yogis, swamis, sadhus, and saints. He meets fascinating figures such as as Meher Baba - the silent Messiah; Shri Shankara - the spiritual Head of South India; the Master Mahasaya; Vishudhananda - the Magician; and many others. Brunton experiences siddhis and miracles firsthand as he learns the wisdom of these masters ... Read more

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  • Works of Rabindranath Tagore: 10 Books

    by Rabindranath Tagore ...
    This file includes: Chitra (a one-act play), Creative Unity, The Fugitive, Glimpses of Bengal, The Home and the World, The Hungry Stones and Other Stories, The King of the Dark Chamber, Mashi and Other Stories, Sadhana the Realisation of Life, and Stories from Tagore. According to Wikipedia: "Rabindranath Tagore (May 1861 7 August 1941)was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories

    by R. K. Narayan ...
    "It is not too much to compare Mr. Narayan to Chekhov." - The New York TimesThere is no better introduction to R.K. Narayan than this remarkable collection of stories celebrating work that spans five decades. Characters include a storyteller whose magical source of tales dries up, a love-stricken husband who is told by astrologers he must sleep with a prostitute to save his dying wife, a pampered ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher

    Introduction by Alexander McCall Smith

    by R. K. Narayan ...
    Series series Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series
    R. K. Narayan (1906—2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. The four novels collected here, all written during British rule, bring colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism.Swami and Friends introduces us to Narayan’s beloved fictional town of Malgudi, where ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Devdas and other Stories

    by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee ...
    The classic, heart-touching story of unrequited love of a man's fall from grace and his tragic end offers an insightful and compassionate portral of men and women in love. Devdas, written in early decades of the twentieth century, still captivates readers, and has been filmed several times - a testament to endurance and class. One of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's finest novels, it reveals the best ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Zen Koans: In Today's Language

    On the Spiritual Path, #3

    by David Tuffley ...
    Series Book 3 - On the Spiritual Path
    There is a particular silence that follows a good koan. Not the silence of failing to understand, but the silence of a mind that has just met something it cannot out-argue. Ask a philosopher to define enlightenment and you will get paragraphs. Ask a Zen master and you might get a cup of tea poured until it overflows the saucer, or a single unanswerable question about the sound made by one hand. ... Read more

    $8.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Home and the World

    by Rabindranath Tagore ...
    Translated by Surendranath Tagore ...
    Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

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