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Contains thirteen essays in which the authors analyze various aspects of E. M. Forester's "A Passage to India," a novel that examines the clash of cultures in British India after the turn of the century.

Tsi Tsi, a mouse living in Dharamsala, India, sneaks into the temple of the big gold Buddha where he discovers a feast, and while he eats, the Buddha speaks to him about the right way to live.

Layla, who was born in India under an unlucky horoscope, has been raised to be educated despite everyone's expectations and has found love in the jungles of Assam on a successful tea plantation.

A reinterpretation of the ancient Indian epic the "Mahabharat," in which Panchaali, a child destined to change history, marries all five Pandava brothers and builds the magnificent Palace of Illusions, only to have her spiritual failings lead them all to the brink of disaster.

Author's memoir covering her life in India and the United States.

Mary Russell is settling in for a much-needed rest with her husband, Sherlock Holmes, but when Holmes' gravely ill brother brings news of a mystery, the couple set off to solve another mystery that is complicated by the government, family ties, and a decades-old secret.

"India has one of the fastest growing economies on earth. Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward. And yet, in this, "new" India, grinding poverty is still a feature of everyday life. Some 450 million people subsist on less than $1.25 per day and nearly half of India, ??s children are malnourished. In his latest book, Atul Kohli, a seasoned scholar of Indian politics and economics, blames this discrepancy on the narrow nature of the ruling alliance in India that, in its newfound relationship with business, has prioritized economic growth above all other social and political considerations. In fact, according to Kohli, the resulting inequalities have limited the impact of growth on poverty alleviation, and the exclusion of such a significant proportion of Indians from the fruits of rapid economic growth is in turn creating an array of new political problems. This thoughtful and challenging book affords an alternative vision of India, ??s rise in the world that its democratic rulers will be forced to come to grips with in the years ahead"--.

Examines different characteristics of Indian culture and how it has influenced other parts of the world.

Draws upon firsthand accounts to provide an overview of the trading of opium from India into China that was conducted by American, British, and Indian firms from 1823 to 1860, discussing trading ships and men, pirates and natural disasters, the Opium Wars, political and economic matters in India and China, and the historical consequences of the trade.