The present selection is an attempt to represent ... more

The present selection is an attempt to represent the wide range and variety of Mulk Raj Anands short stories. The first group represents the stories of lyric awareness. As in all poetry, the themes are elemental, such as birth and death, beauty, love and childhood, and the treatment often reveals a symbolic dimension added to realistic presentation.The prevailing mood of the second group of stories in this selection is of the tears at the heart of things. These stories are naturally allied to the brief tales of lyric awareness but with a difference. Through his acute understanding of the complex social forces at work, Anand describes an India where tradition clashes with modernity.The range and variety of Anands short stories are not only in mood, tone and spirit but also in locale, characters and form. The setting ranges from the Punjab (as in The Parrot in the Cage) to Uttar Pradesh (as in The Price of Bananas) and Kashmir (as in Kashmir Idyll). Both the village and the city get almost equal representation. Mulk Raj Anands stories are a museum of human nature. Among the Indian writers of the short story in English, he has few peers.... less

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This book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great Indian writers Raja Rao, Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand, Dr. Mulk Raj Anand and Khushwant Singh. Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century.... less

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This book is a compilation of classic short stories by the worlds greatest writers. The stories have been carefully chosen to showcase the authors versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century. This collection includes works by:E.M. Forster, Walter de la Mare, Joseph Conrad, Mulk Raj Anand, Katherine Mansfield, Anatole France, Karel Capek, Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, Hans Christian Andersen, Giovanni Boccaccio, Nizami, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allan Poe, Saki, W. Somerset Maugham, R.L. Stevenson, Liam OFlaherty, Guy de Maupassant, Anton Chehov, Maxim Gorky, Miguel Cervantes, Luigi Pirandello, Richard F. Burton, O. Henry and Ernest Hemingway... less

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Understanding Islamic Law (Shari'a) is the first ... more

Understanding Islamic Law (Shari'a) is the first comprehensive textbook and treatise on Islamic law written by an American law professor for the English-speaking market. Written by Raj Bhala, Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas, School of Law, the book is the first to systematically compare and contrast Islamic law with American law and Christian teaching. Even as legislatures in 20 states consider more than 40 bills that would ban or restrict the use of Shari'a in their courts, global practitioners are no longer immune from the influences of Islamic law. This book is an Indian Reprint of the UK edition.... less

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On March 23, 1931, Singh and two associates were hanged, the culmination of the Lahore Conspiracy Case, one of the most controversial, and notorious, trials to take place under the Raj. With a lawyer's insight, Noorani unveils the facts of the case, arguing that Singh and comrades were the victims of a travesty of justice that amounted to judicial murder... less

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