The Untold Charminar
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The Untold Charminar
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Author : Syeda Imam
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-05-14
The Untold Charminar written by Syeda Imam and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-14 with Literary Collections categories.
A dazzling collection that captures the essence of Hyderabad, offering glimpses of the various strands that go into its making, fact and legend, old-world quaintness and the highest hi-tech, eccentricity and intrigue, the calm of genteelness and the fury of rebellion. Hyderabad is a city once ruled by the worlds richest man who invested most lavishly in his state, most shabbily in his wardrobe; it holds stories of a courtesan who fought wars, counselled prime ministers, sang her own verse and enthralled luminaries who mattered; of a chief minister who transformed it into a hi-tech hub; and of a sports star who brought the young glamour of India to every tennis court in the world. Home as much to the Golconda as to Jacob, the 187-carat diamond used as a paperweight by the Nizam, and to rock landscapes two and a half million years old, Hyderabad is a city that forever mixes cultures, cuisines, religions and languages. Here, Persian turned alloy with Telugu, Marathi and Arabic to yield a special version of Urdu, Dakhini. And here, as Andhra mingled with Telangana, a smiling mildness has survived, disarming at every turn, just as grace under pressure, regardless of gender, is unfailing. In The Untold Charminar readers will discover a city they will want to explore, as Sarojini Naidu, Sir Mark Tully and William Dalrymple rub shoulders with Ian Austin, Meenakshi Mukherjee and Anees Jung, regaling you with their feast of hard facts and hearsay; as each foreign visitor shares his story through Narendra Luther; as the film-makers Shyam Benegal and Nagesh Kukunoor paint their vivid memories of home; as poets, not just the maverick Makhdoom and Gaddar, raise their voices in song; as statesmen, academics and aficionados hold forth on the completely different Hyderabad each experienced. And when Tejaswini Niranjana profiles the vigilante Vijayasanthi and Dharmender Prasad picks out place names and explains their sometimes almost mystic origins, as Bachi Karkaria, Omkar Goswami and Harsha Bhogle share their typically offbeat views of a favourite city, readers will be persuaded to believe they have encountered not a city but the inner workings of a very complex character.
Languages And Literary Cultures In Hyderabad
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Author : Kousar J Azam
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-09
Languages And Literary Cultures In Hyderabad written by Kousar J Azam and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-09 with Foreign Language Study categories.
There is great interest in recent scholarship in the study of metropolitan cultures in India as evident from the number of books that have appeared on cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Though Hyderabad has a rich archive of history scattered in many languages, very few attempts have been made to bring this scholarship together. The papers in this volume bring together this scholarship at one place. They trace the contribution of different languages and literary cultures to the multicultural mosaic that is the city of Hyderabad How it has acquired this uniqueness and how it has been sustained is the subject matter of literary cultures in Hyderabad. This work attempts to trace some aspects of the history of major languages practiced in the city. It also reviews the contribution of the various linguistic groups that have added to the development not just of varied literary cultures, but also to the evolution of an inclusive Hyderabadi culture. The present volume, it is hoped, will enthuse both younger and senior scholars and students to take a fresh look at the study of languages and literary cultures as they have evolved in India's cities and add to the growing scholarship of metropolitan cultures in India.
Outlook Traveller
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-08
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Sultana S Sisters
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Author : Haris Qadeer
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2021-09-27
Sultana S Sisters written by Haris Qadeer and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-27 with Literary Collections categories.
This book traces the genealogy of ‘women’s fiction’ in South Asia and looks at the interesting and fascinating world of fiction by Muslim women. It explores how Muslim women have contributed to the growth and development of genre fiction in South Asia and brings into focus diverse genres, including speculative, horror, campus fiction, romance, graphic, dystopian amongst others, from the early 20th century to the present. The book debunks myths about stereotypical representations of South Asian Muslim women and critically explores how they have located their sensibilities, body, religious/secular identities, emotions, and history, and have created a space of their own. It discusses works by authors such as Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Hijab Imtiaz Ali, Mrs. Abdul Qadir, Muhammadi Begum, Abbasi Begum, Khadija Mastur, Qurratulain Hyder, Wajida Tabbasum, Attia Hosain, Mumtaz Shah Nawaz, Selina Hossain, Shaheen Akhtar, Bilquis Sheikh, Gulshan Esther, Maha Khan Phillips, Zahida Zaidi, Bina Shah, Andaleeb Wajid, and Ayesha Tariq. A volume full of remarkable discoveries for the field of genre fiction, both in South Asia and for the wider world, this book, in the Studies in Global Genre Fiction series, will be useful for scholars and researchers of English literary studies, South Asian literature, cultural studies, history, Islamic feminism, religious studies, gender and sexuality, sociology, translation studies, and comparative literatures.
Handbook Of Research On The Role Of Libraries Archives And Museums In Achieving Civic Engagement And Social Justice In Smart Cities
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Author : Taher, Mohamed
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2021-11-12
Handbook Of Research On The Role Of Libraries Archives And Museums In Achieving Civic Engagement And Social Justice In Smart Cities written by Taher, Mohamed and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In achieving civic engagement and social justice in smart cities, literacy programs are offered in the society by three essential information service providers: libraries, archives, and museums. Although the library and museum services are documented in literature, there is little evidence of community-led library or museum services that make a full circle in understanding community-library, community-archive, and community-museum relationships. The Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities examines the application of tools and techniques in library and museum literacy in achieving civic engagement and social justice. It also introduces a new outlook in the services of libraries and museums. Covering topics such as countering fake news, human rights literacies, and outreach activities, this book is essential for community-based organizations, librarians, museum administrations, education leaders, information professionals, smart city design planners, digital tool developers, policymakers engaged in diversity, researchers, and academicians.
Outlook Traveller
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language : en
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Release Date : 2008-08
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Commissions Of Inquiry On Communal Disturbances A Study Volume 4
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Author : Shailendra Kumar Agnihotri
language : en
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Commissions Of Inquiry On Communal Disturbances A Study Volume 4 written by Shailendra Kumar Agnihotri and has been published by Prabhat Prakashan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Self-Help categories.
An analysis of forty one reports of commissions of inquiry right from 1960, set up after communal violence in different states in India.
The Language Of Secular Islam
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Author : Kavita Datla
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2013-01-31
The Language Of Secular Islam written by Kavita Datla and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with History categories.
During the turbulent period prior to colonial India’s partition and independence, Muslim intellectuals in Hyderabad sought to secularize and reformulate their linguistic, historical, religious, and literary traditions for the sake of a newly conceived national public. Responding to the model of secular education introduced to South Asia by the British, Indian academics launched a spirited debate about the reform of Islamic education, the importance of education in the spoken languages of the country, the shape of Urdu and its past, and the significance of the histories of Islam and India for their present. The Language of Secular Islam pursues an alternative account of the political disagreements between Hindus and Muslims in South Asia, conflicts too often described as the product of primordial and unchanging attachments to religion. The author suggests that the political struggles of India in the 1930s, the very decade in which the demand for Pakistan began to be articulated, should not be understood as the product of an inadequate or incomplete secularism, but as the clashing of competing secular agendas. Her work explores negotiations over language, education, and religion at Osmania University, the first university in India to use a modern Indian language (Urdu) as its medium of instruction, and sheds light on questions of colonial displacement and national belonging. Grounded in close attention to historical evidence, The Language of Secular Islam has broad ramifications for some of the most difficult issues currently debated in the humanities and social sciences: the significance and legacies of European colonialism, the inclusions and exclusions enacted by nationalist projects, the place of minorities in the forging of nationalism, and the relationship between religion and modern politics. It will be of interest to historians of colonial India, scholars of Islam, and anyone who follows the politics of Urdu.
Forbidden Sex Forbidden Texts
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Author : Hoshang Merchant
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2020-11-29
Forbidden Sex Forbidden Texts written by Hoshang Merchant and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
The book argues that there is no monolithic homosexuality; there are only homosexualities, that is, there are as many reasons for being gay as there are gays. Some people are born gay, some have gayness thrust upon them, and some do, indeed, achieve to great gayness. Representation of homosexuality/homoeroticism, as it is understood today, is thus a western import. The act and public/social discourses on same-sex love are still illegal; it is, according to many, against the Indian ‘tradition’; and a sense of ‘history’ is seriously problematic when we dig out for a past tradition of homoerotic love and desire. Hoshang Merchant, through an examination of texts, films, poetry, attempts to analyse and crack the codes of sexual (mis)conduct in contemporary India, giving short histories of the fate of several gay writers and explaining the difficulties of ‘coming out’.
Life In Hyderabad
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Author : Queeny Yalangi
language : en
Publisher: FanatiXx Publication
Release Date : 2021-04-06
Life In Hyderabad written by Queeny Yalangi and has been published by FanatiXx Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Fiction categories.
Life in Hyderabad a city of tales is a book of Anectodes, the stories of love, pain and optimism. Every one of us has different stories in our lives but most them are unheard, unspoken or ignored. So I wrote Life in Hyderabad to introduce lives of common people and their untold stories. Every character in this book has lost something or other but they never gave up. We all are somewhere broken inside and lost in darkness, but it is our will power and the hope of a better tomorrow which gives us strength to fight that darkness and makes our life beautiful. Life in Hyderabad is not just my book, it's the book of millions of people who live with hope.