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Compiled by Chitra Parayath & Nirmala Garimella
06/29/2004
The Twentieth Wife By Indu Sunderesan
The Twentieth Wife’ introduces us to Jahangir’s ardent devotion for a woman called Mehrunnissa who later earned the title of Nur Jehan and their passionate love story .
The Mango Season by Amulya Maladi
The Mango Season is a well-developed narrative with Indian family life fully fleshed out. Malladi masterly portrays the psychological push and pull of tensions and conflicts. [The] characters are well drawn and the clash of cultures portrayed are not only authentic, but heartbreaking, as well.
'Purba, Feasts From The East' by Lakshmi Parida
Oriya food is one of the unknown cuisines of India, Laxmi has presented, in this book, a unique Indian culinary culture, a balance in taste, presentation and nutrition, cooking ingredients and methods. Full of intriguing anecdotes and recipes, Purba is a wealth of exotic and hard to find ethnic recipes.
"Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past"
Our Reader Prakash Mody recommends "Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past"
Tattoos traces the history of a Gujarati family beginning in a small village in Kathiawar, via a passage through riches in Burma, a way-stop in the cosmopolitan Bombay of the 1960s and 1970s, and finally life in a globalized world between India and America.
"A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry
Lokvani reader Priya recommends "A Fine Balance" He offers a very different perspective to the corruption and chaos exhibited in an unnamed city on the coast.
The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
A London critic described The Glass Palace as "a Doctor Zhivago for the Far East
Separate Journeys – a collection of short storiesEdited by Geeta Dharmarajan
Written by a varied set of outstanding women writers from India, its underlying theme of the faceless, mute and unsung heroism of ordinary women is so infectious that it succeeds as a platform in a journey undertaken that surely has a destination.
Cuisines of India
The Art and Tradition of Regional Indian Cooking by
Smita Chandra &Sanjeev Chandra
This is a well researched, culturally enriching and tantalizing cookbook by Smita and Sanjeev Chandra, a Toronto based couple. As one of the commendations at the back of the book cover says"A welcome introduction to the multispiced history,stories and regions of a civilization as richly varied as its cuisines”. The authors cover a variety of regional cuisines from various parts of India at different time periods and there is a exotic blend of the traditional as well as the modern fusion cuisine.
Healthy South Indian Cooking by
Alamelu Vairavan & Patricia Marquardt
Welcome to a low calorie, low fat, and Indian Cookery Book that offers authentic and delectable wholesome recipes, along with a nutritional analysis for each of them.
For the young ones
Baya, baya, lulla-by-a / by Megan McDonald ; pictures by Vera Rosenberry
Lokvani reader,Tara Menon recommends: As a mother in rural India sings to her baby, a weaverbird builds a nest for its young.
The conch bearer / a novel / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Sneha Durgapal, recommends :In India, a healer invites twelve-year-old Anand to join him on a quest to return a magical conch to its safe and rightful home, high in the Himalayan mountains.
A great and terrible beauty / Libba Bray.
After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.
Lily's garden of India / by Jeremy Smith ; illustrated by Rob Hefferan
Lily discovers a new path in one of her favorite places, her mother's exotic garden, and the plants there teach her about the culture, festivals, food, and drink of their homeland, India
Shiva's fire / Suzanne Fisher Staples.
Neena Muralidhar recommends: In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.
Born Confused -Author: Tanuja Desai Hidier
Born Confused, written by Tanuja Hidier is a novel about the Identity Crisis of an Indian American teenage girl growing up in America.
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