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  Beneath a Marble Sky

  by John Shors

  Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissions the building of the Taj Mahal as a testament to the marvel of their love. Princess Jahanara, their courageous daughter, recounts their mesmerizing tale, while sharing her own parallel tale of forbidden love with the celebrated architect of the Taj... (more)
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  Maximum City

  Bombay Lost and Found

  by Suketu Mehta

  A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs; following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse; opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood; and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better... (more)
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  Shivaji and His Times

  by Jadunath Sarkar

  Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 1655> JAVLI AND MORE FAMILY. 43 his conquests and organising their administration, instead of giving the Bijapur Government new provocation by fresh annexations. §9. Conquest of Javli, 1655. At the extreme north-western... (more)
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  The Continent of Circe

  An Essay on the People of India

  by Nirad C. Chaudhuri

  The Heart Of India,the result of the author's life time effort to understand the nature of things Indian,describes the human situation in India after Independance.The author resorts to the historical method,and surprisingly encounters not staticity,but a continuing,dynamic,and even explosive process,within which history and geography have worked to create dissimilar communities and endless conflicts.In the process... (more)
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  Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River

  by Alice Albinia

  “Alice Albinia is the most extraordinary traveler of her generation. . . . A journey of astonishing confidence and courage.”—Rory Stewart One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains and flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. It has been worshipped as a god, used as a tool of imperial expansion, and today is the cement of Pakistan’s fractious union. Alice... (more)
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  Mona Lisa does not smile anymore

  by Viktor Vijay Kumar

  The first part of the book traces the creative foundation of superlative art and Indian art is regarded high for its humanism. The contextual of war, violence and nationalism is raised in the quest for sterling art. The role of memory—voluntary and involuntary—is also investigated in artistic creation. The predominant focus is on the inner consciousness and the element of ‘chance’ as tools in creativity. The... (more)