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Shyamal Bhattacharya Bukhari

The saga of Glacier war

Fiction
English
66263 Words
No Age Recommendation
10
0

‘ Bukhari’ (The Hearth) ‘ written by SHYAMAL BHATTACHARYA, translated by SUBHRASANKAR DAS, is a fiction based on the lives of the Indian soldiers who were performing their duties in the untried icy and treacherous heights of Siachen, where not even a blade of grass grows. The novel subtly reveals the smoldering volcanoes that each soldier carries within himself in the unforgiving icy surroundings. The latent desires, dreams, restlessness and helplessness of the characters find an adroit expression in this novel.More than 25 blustery, shivering years, the Indian and Pakistani armies have been fighting a "No-Win" battle on the 20,000-foot-high Siachen Glacier, the world's highest war-ground. On average, one Pakistani soldier is killed every fourth day, while one Indian soldier is killed every other day. Over 1,300 Pakistani soldiers have died on Siachen between 1984 and 1999. According to Indian estimates, this operation had cost India over Rs. 50 billion and almost 2,000 personnel casualties till 1997. Almost all of the casualties on both sides have been due to extreme weather conditions. In spite of this,The word `Siachen` ironically means the place of wild roses. Arduous to live in, the Siachen area is beautiful to look at from the cockpit. Some of the world's tallest mountains fill the landscape, their snowy tops giving way to rivulets of white that glitter against the black and purple rock. It is a moonscape of mesmerizing pinnacles and ridges and drops. Ice formations rise a mile high. Clouds seem at arm's reach. During storms, the heavy snowfall seems as thick as long, white drapery. The wind does pinwheels, and the basic of a hard life gets that much harder.The roots of the conflict over Siachen lie in the non-demarcations on the western side on the map beyond NJ9842. Prior to 1984 neither India nor Pakistan had any permanent presence in the area. Today, Siachen is more important as a test of diplomacy than of high-altitude battle skills. Over the years, Siachen itself has been the subject of seven major rounds of talks under various Governments ruled by various parties, negotiators have agreed that the conflict is futile -- and some have even called it lunatic. But one side or the other has always been too afr. Presently India holds two-thirds of the glacier and controls a few of the top-most heights aid of a double-cross to complete a deal.But what is the guarantee that in future Pakistani general/president will not re-occupy Siachen with ‘freedom fighters’? And in future Indian government will not ask the armed forces to take back the Soltoro ridge? USA and few western weapon manufacturing countries are only interested in selling more and more Fighter Aircrafts, Canons, other weapons and war machines to both the country. Hence, for their business shake the show must go on. If indeed we wanted to hold on to the heights, then why are we talking with each other for the last two decades to demilitarise the area? What of the four thousand soldiers who have been disabled? The cost is not only what is paid out to them in terms of disability pensions. . What of the suffering of thousands of soldiers who spend several long months at altitudes where basic survival is at stake? And finally, what about the effect on the environment? [more]

Keywords: Subhrasankar Das, Shyamal Bhattacharya, Shadowkraft Publications, Indian literature

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BS Murthy Glaring Shadow - A stream of consciousness novel

Romance
English
51943 Words
Ages 16 and up
511
1

In a stream of consciousness mode, Glaring Shadow is the self-account of the life and times of a man, who liquidates his immense wealth only to consign it to the flames. The agony and ecstasy of his life as he makes it big in our materialistic world and the way he loses his soul in the bargain, only to regain it when tragedy strikes him makes one ponder over the meaning of success in life. This philosophical ‘novel of a memoir’ is a compelling read that is conducive to contemplate about the nature and scope of human relationships. Chapter Titles Chapter Titles Glaring Shadow Pains of Regret Cradle of Life Outlook for Re-look Humbling Reality Orgies of Love Pangs of Remorse Villainy of Innocence Couple of a Kind A Character of Sorts Moments of Poignance Enigma of Being Vignettes of a Village A Teacher of Note Brink of Incest Love-less Love Flights of Heart 18 Gaffes of Youth 19. Pats and Slights 20. An Emotional Affair 21. The Harlot Zone 22. A Lingering Longing 23. Smallness of Bigness 24. Disown to Own 25. Sentiment of Ruin 26. Enigma of Attraction 27. Veneer of the Vile 28. Swap for Nope 29. Goring Syndrome 30. Back to the Basics [more]

Keywords: Indian novel, stream of consciousness novel, women's writing, love story, romance, memoir, erotic romance, Indian fiction, Indian love story, literary novel, Indian literary novel, Indian literary fiction, Literary fiction, Indian general fcition, Indian general novel, General fcition, General novel, Childhood stories, women's dilemma, Indian stories, Indian literature [more][Less]

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BS Murthy Crossing the Mirage: Passing through youth

Romance
English
55723 Words
Ages 16 and up
652
0

If passing through youth was like crossing the mirage of life for Chandra and Nithya, it proved to be chasing the mirage of love for Sathya and Prema though for plain Vasavi, Chandra's pitiable sibling, it was the end of the road. As life brings Chandra, who suffers from an inferiority complex for his perceived ugliness, and Nithya, who was bogged down being jilted by Vasu, together, they script their fate of fulfillment. And as poetic justice would have it, Sathya, who caused Prema's heart burn, himself was led down the garden path by Kala, doing a Sathya on Sathya. Just not that, life has in store just deserts for Vasu owing to Nithya's retribution as he tries to stalk her. Besides, after many a fictional twist and turn, the way the story ends, challenges the perception that fact is stranger than fiction. Sign Posts to Cross Shackles on Psyche End of the Tether Burden of Freedom Onto the Turf Respite by Death Lessons of Life Naivety of Love Dilemma of Disclosure Perils of Youth Absurd Proposal Crossing the Mirage Setting the Pace Oasis of Bliss Busy bees in Honeycomb Twist in the Tale Love in the Bind Turn for the Worse Shadows to the Fore Spurring on to Err Tempting the Fate Stooping to Conquer Fouling the Soul Poetic Justice Agony of Penitence Embrace of Love Life of a Kind Just deserts [more]

Keywords: Indian novel, romance, love story, women's writing, general fiction, Literary novel, novel, fiction, Juvenile delinquient, erotic romance, Indian erotic romance, women's dilemma, literary fiction, Indian literature, Indian love story, Indian romance, Poetic Justice, Just deserts, Love and revenge, Love and hate, Jilting, Double jeopardy, Indian double jeopardy, Indian fiction, Juvenile delinquency, Calf love, Stalking, Love story, Lover's revenge, Seduction, Erotic love story, Leading up garden path [more][Less]

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Charles Eliot Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume 2 (Of 3) An Historical Sketch

Religion
English
52761 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
2

“In The Following Pages I Have Occasion To Transcribe Words Belonging To Many Oriental Languages In Latin Characters. Unfortunately A Uniform System Of Transcription, Applicable To All Tongues, Seems Not To Be Practical At Present. It Was Attempted In The Sacred Books Of The East, But That System Has Fallen Into Disuse And Is Liable To Be Misunderstood. It Therefore Seems Best To Use For Each Language The Method Of Transcription Adopted By Standard Works In english Dealing With Each, For French And German Transcriptions, Whatever Their Merits May Be As Representations Of The Original Sounds, Are Often Misleading To English Readers, Especially In chinese. For Chinese I Have Adopted Wade'S System As Used In Giles'S Dictionary, For Tibetan The System Of Sarat Chandra Das, For Pali That Of The Pali Text Society And For Sanskrit That Of Monier-Williams'S Sanskrit Dictionary, Except That I Write ś Instead Of S. Indian Languages However Offer Many Difficulties: It Is Often Hard To Decide Whether Sanskrit Or Vernacular Forms Are More Suitable And In Dealing With Buddhist Subjects Whether Sanskrit Or Pali Words Should Be Used. I Have Found It Convenient To Vary The Form Of Proper Names According As My Remarks Are Based On Sanskrit Or On Pali Literature, But This Obliges Me To Write The Same Word Differently In different Places, E.G. Sometimes AjâtaśAtru And Sometimes Ajâtasattu, Just As In a Book Dealing With Greek And Latin Mythology One Might Employ Both Herakles And Hercules. Also Many Indian Names Such As Ramayana, Krishna, Nirvana Have Become Europeanized Or At Least Are Familiar To All Europeans Interested In Indian Literature. It Seems Pedantic To Write Them With Their Full And Accurate Complement Of Accents And Dots And My General Practice Is To Give Such Words In Their Accurate Spelling (Râmâyana, Etc.) When They Are First Mentioned And Also In The Notes But Usually To Print Them In Their Simpler And Unaccented Forms. I Fear However That My Practice In This Matter Is Not Entirely Consistent Since Different Parts Of The Book Were Written At Different Times.” [more]

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Charles Eliot Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume 2 (Of 3) An Historical Sketch

Religion
English
72991 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
2

“In The Following Pages I Have Occasion To Transcribe Words Belonging To Many Oriental Languages In Latin Characters. Unfortunately A Uniform System Of Transcription, Applicable To All Tongues, Seems Not To Be Practical At Present. It Was Attempted In The Sacred Books Of The East, But That System Has Fallen Into Disuse And Is Liable To Be Misunderstood. It Therefore Seems Best To Use For Each Language The Method Of Transcription Adopted By Standard Works In english Dealing With Each, For French And German Transcriptions, Whatever Their Merits May Be As Representations Of The Original Sounds, Are Often Misleading To English Readers, Especially In chinese. For Chinese I Have Adopted Wade'S System As Used In Giles'S Dictionary, For Tibetan The System Of Sarat Chandra Das, For Pali That Of The Pali Text Society And For Sanskrit That Of Monier-Williams'S Sanskrit Dictionary, Except That I Write ś Instead Of S. Indian Languages However Offer Many Difficulties: It Is Often Hard To Decide Whether Sanskrit Or Vernacular Forms Are More Suitable And In Dealing With Buddhist Subjects Whether Sanskrit Or Pali Words Should Be Used. I Have Found It Convenient To Vary The Form Of Proper Names According As My Remarks Are Based On Sanskrit Or On Pali Literature, But This Obliges Me To Write The Same Word Differently In different Places, E.G. Sometimes AjâtaśAtru And Sometimes Ajâtasattu, Just As In a Book Dealing With Greek And Latin Mythology One Might Employ Both Herakles And Hercules. Also Many Indian Names Such As Ramayana, Krishna, Nirvana Have Become Europeanized Or At Least Are Familiar To All Europeans Interested In Indian Literature. It Seems Pedantic To Write Them With Their Full And Accurate Complement Of Accents And Dots And My General Practice Is To Give Such Words In Their Accurate Spelling (Râmâyana, Etc.) When They Are First Mentioned And Also In The Notes But Usually To Print Them In Their Simpler And Unaccented Forms. I Fear However That My Practice In This Matter Is Not Entirely Consistent Since Different Parts Of The Book Were Written At Different Times.” [more]

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Valentine Chirol Indian Unrest

History
English
130820 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
1

The Volume Into Which Mr. Valentine Chirol Has Collected And Republished His Valuable Series Of Articles In _The Times_ Upon Indian Unrest Is An Important And Very Instructive Contribution To The Study Of What Is Probably The Most Arduous Problem In The Politics Of Our Far-Reaching Empire. His Comprehensive Survey Of The Whole Situation, The Arrangement Of Evidence And Array Of Facts, Are Not Unlike What Might Have Been Found In The Report Of A Commission Appointed To Investigate The Causes And The State Of Affairs To Which The Troubles That Have Arisen In India May Be Ascribed. [more]

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Michael Castle Indian Belly

Travel
English
3571 Words
No Age Recommendation
3688
21

I had been traveling for weeks and never seen the problem with the food in India. Personally I [more]

Keywords: India, Travel, Sickness, Train, Comedy

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Stephanie McQueen Indian Summer

Romance
German
22915 Words
Ages 12 and up
4909
292

Als eine junge Frau in einem Krankenhaus zu sich kommt, kann sie sich nicht erinnern wer sie ist und wie sie nach Summerland in Kanada gekommen ist. Sie muss versuchen sich selbst zu finden und wird dabei von Dr. Alexander Langley unterstützt. Sie wird Sarah genannt und beginnt ein neues Leben, dann aber holt sie ihre Vergangeheit ein und sie muss sich entscheiden... Die Vergangenheit oder die Zukunft? [more]

Keywords: - abgeschlossen-

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Nati R. Indian Summer

Juvenile Fiction
German
1053 Words
No Age Recommendation
324
3

Die 17-jährige Jana ist geschockt: Ihre Mutter schickt sie für die ganzen Sommerferien zu ihrer Schwester in ein Reservat! Das hat ihr gerade noch gefehlt. Denn ihre große Schwester hat sich dort eine kleine Pferdezucht aufgebaut und mit Pferden wollte Jana nichts mehr zu tun haben. Schlimmer noch, sie schien die Tiere zu hassen, sie machten sie traurig. Kommt der junge Chase hinter den Grund dafür? Oder stößt Jana auch ihn von sich ? ___________________________ Ist noch wenig, aber in Arbeit, seid gnädig..^^ Ich weiß, das Cover ist nichts geworden, sobald ich die Nerven dazu hab, versuch ichs noch mal..;) [more]

Keywords: Sommer, Ferien, reiten, Pferde, USA, Pine Ridge, Reservat, Indianer, Lakota, Liebe

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Rudyard Kipling Indian Tales

Short Story
English
78115 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

"Or Ever The Knightly Years Were Gone With The Old World To The Grave, I Was A King In Babylon And You Were A Christian Slave," --_W.E. Henley_. His Name Was Charlie Mears; He Was The Only Son Of His Mother Who Was A Widow, And He Lived In The North Of London, Coming Into The City Every Day To Work In A Bank. He Was Twenty Years Old And Suffered From Aspirations. [more]

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