india

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.

Discusses the traditional civilizations of India, China, and Japan, including their ideas and how they have been expressed and evolved and explores the art and ideals of beauty.

The government of India in 1975 has just declared a State of Emergency, which, coupled with a housing shortage, compels four people to share an apartment. Their common need leads them to forge a lasting friendship that sees them through the bad times.

Tells the story of four large extended families in 1950s India against the political and religious upheavals of the time.

Novel in which Moraes Zogoiby, known as Moor, the only male heir to the family's spice business fortune, tells the story of his life in India and his tempestuous relationship with his eccentric artist mother.

Describes the history and accomplishments of the Mogul dynasty, with an emphasis on the period from Babur to Shah Jahan.

Examines the history of India from the Mughal Empire to the British Raj, and includes illustrations, as well as sources for further investigation.

Explores the reality of life for women in modern India, discussing how the renewal of ancient traditions such as sati, the self-immolation of a woman on her husband's funeral pyre, have impacted how Indian women are treated and how the country is viewed by the modern world.

Presents a stage adaptation of Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children," the story of Saleem Sinal, a man born precisely at midnight, August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent, whose life parallels the history of his nation.

Recounts the lives of four wives of maharajas in India, discussing how each of them helped shape the emerging democratic society in India.