Aarti The Blue Gods

Download or read book Aarti & the Blue Gods written by Jasbinder Bilan and published by Chicken House. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird and Tamarind & the Star of Ishta comes a atmospheric, magical adventure with a stunning twist ... Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Like the weather, Aunt rules her world with rare warmth. Aarti's only comforts are a book of Indian myths full of blue gods, a fox's friendship, and a toy rabbit she finds in a locked room. Then, she learns Aunt has been feeding her lies. Fate intervenes when a half-drowned boy washes up on the beach. With his help, Aarti hopes to remember who she really is ... and perhaps find a way home. ö A mesmerising third novel from Costa-winning and Waterstones- shortlisted Jasbinder Bilan, one of the most exciting writers of middle-grade fiction. ö Themes of identity, faith and belonging with a stunning twist in an evocative and remote island setting. Praise for Jasbinder Bilan's novels: 'I absolutely adored it ... an achingly beautiful story' SITA BRAHMACHARI 'Atmospheric, dreamy, charged with wonder and menace, loss, sorrow and delight' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A lush, gorgeous setting in a novel as vivid and original as her Costa-winning debut.' THE GUARDIAN 'Beautifully written, richly atmospheric and touchingly spiritual, this brief novel sparkles like a polished gem' DAILY MAIL

Download or read book The Blue-necked God written by Indira Goswami and published by Zubaan. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blue-necked God (Nilakantha Braja), published in 1976, is one of Indira Goswami’s early novels and the first time that a writer highlighted the exploitation and poverty of widows, dumped in a ‘sacred’ city to eke out their days in prayer by uncaring, callous families under the guise of religious sanction and tradition. It was a book that raised many eyebrows when it was first published for this amazing narrative combined fact and fiction, autobiography and reflection in a fascinating mix as she tried to depict the confusion and the mental agony she herself experienced after the death of her husband through her character Saudamini. The physical, emotional, financial deprivation faced by the young widow has been woven into a perceptive text that drew on the author’s own research and experiences as she roamed the streets of Vrindavan and exposed, for the first time, the uglier side of the city and its traditions. ‘Indira Goswami is one of the pre-eminent literary figures in India and a woman of remarkable courage and conviction... She has also been an important voice in championing women’s causes, and has done much to highlight the plight of widows. [She] is one of those rare figures whose achievements as a writer are closely paralleled by their accomplishments as a social and political activist.’ - Amitav Ghosh Published by Zubaan.

Download or read book The Korku Tribals written by Shashishekhar Gopal Deogaonkar and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1990 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Banjara written by Shashishekhar Gopal Deogaonkar and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social life and customs of the Lambadi, nomadic tribe in Vidarbha Region, Maharashtra.

Download or read book Let's Know Gods & Goddesses of India written by M. Gupta and published by Star Publications. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Coffee Table Book On Various God & Goddesses Being Worshipped In India In Different Religions Alongwith Their Photographs And Artis. Fully Coloured.

Download or read book Blue Book of Transitory Souls, Beyond an Escape Saga written by Jayaraj V Thoppil and published by One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1901 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man shows up one day in the Land of Blue Sky. He does not remember who he is, or where he comes from. But after he shoots an innocent man in public without even a flicker of remorse, the townspeople realise there is more to this solitary man. A tale of abandonment, mystique, and a belief that could change the way you see life, 'Blue Book of Transitory Souls' recounts the story of a man with many identities, many lives, but only one belief – that we are all souls in transit.

Download or read book Asha and the Spirit Bird written by Jasbinder Bilan and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary India, 12-year-old Asha will journey across the dangerous Himalayas to find her missing father and save her family's home -- guided by a mythical bird and a green-eyed tiger who she believes to be the spirits of her ancestors. This is an incredibly unique debut about loss, family, buried treasure, and hope. Asha lives on a family farm with her mother in rural India in the foothills of the Himalayas. Life would be perfect if her father were with them instead of working at the factory in the faraway city. But she knows they wouldn't be able to afford their home without the money he sends home.When four months go by without a single letter, a ruthless debt collector arrives with a warning, and soon the entire world that Asha has known is threatened. Determined to save her home, Asha and her best friend must swallow their fears and set out on a dangerous journey across the Himalayas to find her father.As desperation turns to peril, Asha will face law enforcement, natural disaster, and the wild dangers of the Himalayas. But with a majestic bird and a green-eyed tiger as her guides, who she believes to be the spirits of her ancestors, she's determined to keep faith in order to save her family.