Hmmm,I'm not sure...It would be either "Shame " or "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by Salman Rushdie.But "Shame" is about Pakistan,so probably not much related...I don't know...
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Hmmm,I'm not sure...It would be either "Shame " or "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by Salman Rushdie.But "Shame" is about Pakistan,so probably not much related...I don't know...
Welcome to the Forum, Rtc143! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rtc143
To be able to nominate or vote in the polls, you need to have at least 50 posts. So, if you hurry up before the end of the month, your nomination can still be included.
Umrao Jaan Ada -- Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa
Its a novel in Urdu translated in English, about the life of a courtesan in the 19th century.
http://lotusreads.blogspot.com/2007/...mmad-hadi.html
I would like to re-read; it has some good Urdu verses :)
Can I nominate Kim by Kipling?? I dunno if that technically fits in....
All the authors mentioned here are known internationally...
Maybe someone could nominate -- Pinjar (The Skeleton) -- Amrita Pritam. She is a very well known author in India.
Here, is an overview of the story
About the author -- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/200...rday/main1.htmQuote:
Her most influential story -- at least in South Asian literature circles in the U.S. -- is Pinjar ("Skeleton"), a dark narrative of the cross-religious abductions of women that took place in the Partition. The protagonist, Pooro, is a Hindu woman who is abducted and forcibly married into a Muslim family. Importantly, in Pritam's novella Pooro doesn't simply become yet another female victim of religious violence. Though she remains scarred, Pooro (renamed Hamida) comes to accept her new identity, and prosper in a provisional, post-traumatic sort of way. She becomes an agent on behalf of other women whose lives are jeopardized, which is almost a happy ending.
Is it available in English on amazon, Madhuri? If so, could you please provide a link?Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
Kipling is an English writer so, even though most of his works take part in India, he does not qualify.Quote:
Originally Posted by _Shannon_
After a lengthy time of searching and musing,I conceive that Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri would befits.The link is literally hither http://www.amazon.com/Interpreter-Ma...ref=pd_sim_b_1
It is virtually prohibitive to buy this book for it is $11.16 and now is in stock.If you reject to buy,then you can search inside the book,which I relish.
I found this on Amazon -- http://www.amazon.com/Umrao-Jan-Tran...1651710&sr=1-1Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
It is written in Urdu, but has been translated in English by Khushwant Singh.
This book has short stories. Can we read short stories or does it have to be a full novel?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur lim
How about "The Loom of Time" - a selection of translated works by the poet/playwright Kalidasa, available from Penguin. (I nominate).
I guess that could be the best choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
Nominations so far:
1. An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
2. Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
3. Q and A by Vikas Swarup
4. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
5. The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
6. The Guide by RK Narayan
7. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiriwould
8. The Loom of Time by Kalidasa
9.Umrao Jaan Ada by Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa
Some information on the books:
1. An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
2. Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
3. Q and A by Vikas Swarup
4. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
5. The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
6. The Guide by RK Narayan
7. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiriwould
8. The Loom of Time by Kalidasa
9.Umrao Jaan Ada by Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa
I have voted for The Gof of Small Things but won't mind reading Interpreter of Maladies either.
I voted for 'The God of Small Things' because the book impressed me very much and I'd love to reread it.
come on Q and A!!
I would go for Room On The Roof and its sequel Vagrants In The Valley by Ruskin Bond (worship at his altar). The book is an amazingly sensitive portrayal of friendship and Anglo Indians in post Independence India.