How Urvashi Was Won
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How Urvashi Was Won
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Author : Kālidāsa
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2009-09
How Urvashi Was Won written by Kālidāsa and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09 with Drama categories.
One of the three surviving plays by Kali dasa (fifth century), universally acknowledged as the supreme poet in classical Sanskrit, How Urvashi Was Won, like the other two, is a masterpiece of lyricism, subtle characterization, and the working through of a bold theme. How Urvashi Was Won is the story of King Puru ravas and his love for an immortal, the dancer Urvashi, who normally lives in the heaven of the gods but who has come down to earth in order to realize her passion for the alltoo- mortal king. The tragic love of this asymmetrical couple was described already in the ancient "Rig Veda" and later often expanded. Kali dasa has reworked the narrative so as to depict a goddess in the process of becoming fully, and dangerously, human—since only human beings (at their best) are, in Kali dasa’s vision, truly capable of the depths and intricacies of loving. This great work of love, loss, and eventual restoration speaks to the human condition generally in highly nuanced verses, accessible to any modern reader.
The Other Side Of Silence
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Author : Urvashi Butalia
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 1998
The Other Side Of Silence written by Urvashi Butalia and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with India categories.
The Partition Of India In 1947 Caused One Of The Great Human Convulsions Of History. The Statistics Are Staggering. Twelve Million People Were Displaced; A Million Died; Seventy-Five Thousand Women Are Said To Have Been Abducted And Raped; Families Were Divided; Properties Lost; Homes Destroyed. In Public Memory, However, The Violent, Disturbing Realities That Accompanied Partition Have Remained Blanketed In Silence. And Yet, In Private, The Voices Of Partition Have Never Been Stilled And Its Ramifications Have Not Yet Ended. Urvashi Butalia S Remarkable Book, The Outcome Of A Decade Of Interviews And Research, Looks At What Partition Was Intended To Achieve, And How It Worked On The Ground, And In People S Lives. Pieced Together From Oral Narratives And Testimonies, In Many Cases From Women, Children And Dalits-Marginal Voices Never Heard Before-And Supplemented By Documents, Reports, Diaries, Memoirs And Parliamentary Records, This Is A Moving, Personal Chronicle Of Partition That Places People, Instead Of Grand Politics, At The Centre. These Are The Untold Stories Of Partition, Stories That India Has Not Dared To Confront Even After Fifty Years Of Independence.
The Rise Of Wisdom Moon
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Author : Krishna mishra
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2016-10-01
The Rise Of Wisdom Moon written by Krishna mishra and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-01 with Literary Collections categories.
The Rise of Wisdom Moon was composed during the mid-eleventh century by Krishna mishra, an otherwise unknown poet in the service of the Chandella dynasty, whose cultural and religious capital was Khajuraho. The early popularity of Krishna mishra’s work led to its frequent translation into the vernaculars of both North and South India, and even Persian as well. Famed as providing the enduring model of the allegorical play for all subsequent Sanskrit literature, The Rise of Wisdom Moon offers a satirical account of the conquest of the holy city of Benares by Nescience, of the war of liberation waged by the forces of Intuition, and of the freedom of the Inner Man that then follows the rise of Wisdom. But at the outset, when Nescience still has the upper hand, with minions like Lord Lust, such developments seem unlikely.
Virtual Equality
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Author : Urvashi Vaid
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2015-11-18
Virtual Equality written by Urvashi Vaid and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-18 with Social Science categories.
A veteran activist tackles urgent questions about where the gay movement should go and what the movement wants with a unique combination of visionary politics and hard-earned pragmatism. "A valuable, encyclopedic compendium of the gay movement’s modern history and challenges." —San Francisco Chronicle Since the decade to lift the ban on gays in the military, the emergence of gay conservatives, and the onslaught of antigay initiatives across America, the gay and lesbian community has been asking itself tough questions. In Virtual Equality, Urvashi Vaid offers wise answers.
The Little Glow
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Author : Urvashi Balasubramaniam
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
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The Little Glow written by Urvashi Balasubramaniam and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Poetry categories.
Once a man came strolling by, But he stopped, and asked why, The trees and birds had all turned blue Just like his small hat and shoe, He looked up to the sky and said, Why is the sky green instead? Get drawn into the imaginative world of an 11-year old. Little Glow is an inspiring collection of eclectic poems written by Urvashi Balasubramaniam, who gives the readers a peep into her world. Sometimes funny and sometimes sensitive and serious, she writes on a variety of subjects. Written over several years, the poems range from the funny to the poignant. From candies and chocolates, in her early years, she has moved on to write poems on the state of the environment and gender issues. Whether it is an 8-line poem on popcorn or two-page on princesses, you will be enthralled by her sensitivity and delight at her control on language. Margie Sastry, ex-editor and writer at Amar Chitra Katha writes, “It is apparent as you go through the collection that they have been written over the years, tracing the innocent joys of childhood through simple ditties to poetry that communicates her concern for the world she is growing up in. Put up your feet and enjoy reading about the world of an 11-year old girl.
Words For The Heart
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Author : Maria Heim
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2022-08-16
Words For The Heart written by Maria Heim and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-16 with Literary Collections categories.
A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experience Words for the Heart is a captivating treasury of emotion terms drawn from some of India’s earliest classical languages. Inspired by the traditional Indian genre of a “treasury”—a wordbook or anthology of short texts or poems—this collection features 177 jewellike entries evoking the kinds of phenomena English speakers have variously referred to as emotions, passions, sentiments, moods, affects, and dispositions. These entries serve as beautiful literary and philosophical vignettes that convey the delightful texture of Indian thought and the sheer multiplicity of conversations about emotions in Indian texts. An indispensable collection, Words for the Heart reveals how Indian ways of interpreting human experience can challenge our assumptions about emotions and enrich our lives. Brings to light a rich lexicon of emotion from ancient India Uses the Indian genre of a “treasury,” or wordbook, to explore the contours of classical Indian thought in three of the subcontinent’s earliest languages—Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit Features 177 alphabetical entries, from abhaya (“fearlessness”) to yoga (“the discipline of calm”) Draws on a wealth of literary, religious, and philosophical writings from classical India Includes synonyms, antonyms, related words, and suggestions for further reading Invites readers to engage in the cross-cultural study of emotions Reveals the many different ways of naming and interpreting human experience
Text And Tradition In South India
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Author : Velcheru Narayana Rao
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2017-06-01
Text And Tradition In South India written by Velcheru Narayana Rao and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Essays on Telugu and South Indian literature and culture by distinguished Telugu scholar Narayana Rao. Velcheru Narayana Raos contribution to understanding Indian cultural history, literary production, and intellectual lifespecifically from the vantage of the Andhra regionhas few parallels. He is one of the very rare scholars to be able to reflect magisterially on the precolonial and colonial periods. He moves easily between Sanskrit and the vernacular traditions, and between the worlds of orality and script. This is because of his mastery of the classical Telugu tradition. As Sanjay Subrahmanyam puts it in his Introduction, To command nearly a thousand years of a literary tradition is no small feat, but more important still is VNRs ability constantly to offer fresh readings and provocative frameworks for interpretation. The essays and reflections in Text and Tradition in South India bring together the diverse and foundational contributions made by Narayana Rao to the rewriting of Indias cultural and literary history. The book is for anyone interested in the history of Indian ideas, the social and cultural history of South India, and the massive intellectual traditions of the subcontinent.
Mahabharata Book Twelve Volume 3
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2017-04-01
Mahabharata Book Twelve Volume 3 written by and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-01 with Literary Collections categories.
The Book of Liberation is perhaps the most enigmatic philosophical text from ancient India. Presented as the teachings of Bhishma as he lies dying on the battlefield, after the epic war between the Pándavas and Káuravas, it was composed by unknown authors in the last centuries BCE, during the early period of world-renunciation, when peripatetic sages meditated under trees and practiced austerities in forest groves, and wandering sophists debated in the towns and cities. There has been no time like it before or since: such freedom of thought and expression is unparalleled in the history of the world. The freedom enjoyed by these ancient thinkers was not an end in itself. Above all this animated work is the record of philosophers seeking liberation (moksha) from a world they believed unsatisfactory. The speculation herein is but a means to an end, for its authors believed they could attain freedom from the world by knowing philosophical truths.
No Straight Thing Was Ever Made
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Author : Urvashi Bahuguna
language : en
Publisher: India Viking
Release Date : 2021-08
No Straight Thing Was Ever Made written by Urvashi Bahuguna and has been published by India Viking this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
From a writer of astonishing talents, No Straight Thing Was Ever Made bravely discusses the many facets of living with mental illness As a person with mood disorders that sprung up in her late teens, Urvashi Bahuguna had to navigate being the first person in her Indian family to admit to and seek help for a mental illness. The changes and challenges which came with this admission and the actions that followed not only impacted who she became as a person but also everything around her-from her interpersonal relationships, both familial and romantic, to the way she walked among her friends and peers and the manner in which she connected with art, literature, popular culture, they all became new and unknown. Through these deeply honest essays that move between personal narratives, anecdotes from conversations and research-driven storytelling, Bahuguna traverses the opportunities and roadblocks that come her way with the tools she has available to her. From a writer of astonishing talents, No Straight ThingWas Ever Made bravely discusses the many facets of living with mental illness.
First Song Of The Dawn
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Author : SP Singh
language : en
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-20
First Song Of The Dawn written by SP Singh and has been published by Ukiyoto Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-20 with Fiction categories.
First Song of the Dawn is the powerful expression of love. In the girl’s heart; it’s subtle, sublime and eternal. But in the boy’s heart; it’s earthy, insecure and restless. The anxiety brings the two young hearts close. In the clean and tranquil environs of Kausani, Vedanta inadvertently meets Saranga under bizarre circumstances and both fall in love with each other. But Alas! their happiness doesn’t last long. On one fateful night of temptation, the storm that blows up not only consumes his heart and soul, but also shreds that of Saranga into pieces. On insistence of her grandma, Saranga agrees to give a second chance to a repentant Vedanta. But misgivings remain in her heart. Will Kausani rework the magic again between the estranged couple?