calcutta (india)

Type: 
Geographic Name
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
calcutta (india)

Mother Teresa

angel of the slums
2013
A biography, in graphic novel format, of humanitarian Mother Teresa, a nun who helped the unfortunate in Calcutta.

Mother Teresa

modern saint of the poor
2012
A biography, in graphic novel format, of humanitarian Mother Teresa, a nun who helped the unfortunate in Calcutta.

Mother Teresa

her life, her works
1991
She was called Mother - a woman whose boundless love has touched the lives of millions.

Born into brothels

photographs by the children of Calcutta
2004
Collects stills from the documentary film with the same title, photographs of the Sonagachi district of Calcutta taken by prostitutes' children living there who were taught photography by the author, and brief profiles of the young photographers.

The Calcutta chromosome

a novel of fevers, delirium & discovery
1995
Anatar, a programmer and data analyst in near future New York City, is drawn into a bizarre alternate history of medical science when he decides to investigate the disappearance of L. Murugan, a man who discovered evidence of an ongoing experiment in controlled destiny.

Desirable daughters

a novel
2002
Tara marries the perfect Indian man her parents select, then divorces him and moves to San Francisco, where she breaks away from her traditional Brahmin family and finally begins to lead her own life.

A time to dance, no time to weep

1987
The first volume of the writer's autobiography spanning the years 19071946. Tells the story of her childhood in India, her marriage, and her life bringing up two children alone in poverty.

Mother Teresa

a pictorial biography
1997
A photographic biography of Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, providing information about her childhood in the Balkans, her early interest in charitable works, her decision to become a nun, her work as head of the Missionaries of Charity, an order she founded in 1950, and her retirement.

Mother Teresa

1985
Discusses the contributions of the Albanian nun who travelled to the slums of Calcutta to ease human suffering and continues to travel around the world caring for those in need.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - calcutta (india)