india

On a December day in 1969 twins Rahel and Estha, born to a wealthy family living in the province of Kerala, India, find their lives changed after the death of their English cousin who was visiting for the holidays.

Describes the home, family, school, and amusements of a nine-year-old Indian boy training to be an elephant driver.

English police Sergeant Cuff tries to locate a fabulous diamond that might have been stolen by a group of Hindus who regard it as a sacred stone.

In the summer of 1947, Mano Majra, a peaceful village on the frontier between India and Pakistan, is infected with the Sikh-Muslim violence hitherto beyond its borders when a train full of Sikh bodies rolls into town--and Juggut Singh, a Sikh gangster with a Muslim lover, must decide whether to take part in retaliation.

Text and pictures present India's geography, history, people, and economy. Includes maps, charts, and brief special articles.

A description of modern India and its development, including chapters on daily life, religion, government, agriculture and industry, and foreign relations.

Traveling with her fianc?'s mother through India in 1928, a young British woman befriends an Indian man but later accuses him of assaulting her on an excursion to the Marabar caves.