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By Obioma,Chigozie. London One 2015 , "Told from the point of view of nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of an unforgettable childhood in 1990s Nigeria, in the small town of Akure. When their strict father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his extended absence to skip school and go fishing. At the ominous, forbidden nearby river, they meet a dangerous local madman who persuades the oldest of the boys that he is destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact--both tragic and redemptive--will transcend the lives and imaginations of the book's characters and its readers."--Dust jacket. 9780957548862

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HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA : On love,success,happiness & the meaning of life

By Cummings,Dede (ed.). New Delhi Amaryllis 2016 , For centuries, millions upon millions of people have sought out the wisdom of the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso, the current and XIV Dalai Lama, has traveled the world, spreading his personal doctrine of compassion and understanding. His sage words resonate with all who hear him speak, encompassing topics as grand as world peace and as simple as learning to love ourselves. Presented in a clear, elegant format, Questions for the Dalai Lama poses universal questions, giving answers from the Dalai Lama himself, assembled from quotes, articles, speeches and written works directly attributed to His Holiness. Organized into several themes, Questions for the Dalai Lama touches on themes ranging from love, to tragedy, to compassion and happiness. Drawing on the enduring words of His Holiness, this inspirational book makes a wonderful gift for anyone seeking greater personal happiness and a life informed by compassion and wisdom. Organized into sections and built around a simple, informal question and answer format, Questions for the Dalai Lama is easy to understand and easy to share with friends and loved ones. "The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be." - XIV Dalai Lama 9789381506660

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UNEASY NEIGHBOURS : INDIA AND CHINA AFTER 50 YEARS OF THE WAR

By Ram Madhav. New Delhi Har-Anand 2014 , "This book deals with the history of the 1962 War and highlights India’s failure to understand its neighbor well. India continues to suffer from same deficiency as she continues to tread the perilous path that it had tread before the war. This book proposes that the two countries remain fierce competitors and hence it is imperative for India to understand the thinking, tactics and tantrums of her ‘uneasy neighbour’."--Dust jacket. Five decades after the war of 1962, relation between India and China remain uneasy. Inspite of increased political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries distrust remains. At the Surface level, leaders of both the countries never lose an occasion to reaffirm their commitment to stronger ties. However, both know that underneath lies a hugechasm, difficult to bridge. Towards the end of the second millennium and in the middle of the twentieth century, both India and China re-emerged as two independent powerhouses eager to surge ahead on the strength of their relative populations and resources. That has once again set the two countries against each other as rivals. China and India opted for totally different political doctrines after their independence in the late forties. Chinas occupation of Tibet in the fifties and the Sino Indian War of 1962 have further exacerbated tensions between the two countries. Of particular significance is the War of 1962. This book deals with the history of the 1962 War and highlights Indias failure to understand her heighbour well. India continues to trend the path she had tread before the war. This book proposes that the two countries will remain fierce competitors and hence it is imperative for India to understand the thinking, tactics and tantrums of her uneasy neighbour. 9788124117880

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CULTURE OF INDIGO IN ASIA : PLANT, PRODUCT, POWER

By Kapila Vatsyayan (ed.). New Delhi Niyogi 2014 9789383098231 (pbk.) | 9383098236 (pbk.)

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INDIA-TIBET-CHINA : TRANS-HIMALAYAN CONFLICT : CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

By Chakrabarty, Phanindranath. Kolkata Sagnik Books 2016 , Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Sovereign and Independent status of Tibet. 2. Anglo-Bhutan War (1772) and its impact. 3. The last unofficial British commercial Mission of Tibet. 4. Tibeto-Russian relations. 5. British policy in Tibet since 1774. 6. Tibet’s Independent foreign policy. 7. Sino-British policy in Tibet. 8. Trans-Himalayan conflict. 9. Epilogue. Selected bibliography. Index. China has neither any legal nor any kind of right on Tibet. The invasion of Tibet and the act of hostility on India are to be treated as botched act. People outside Tibet has little or no idea about the separate entity of Tibet. Culturally and ethnologically the Tibetans and the Chinese are different stock of people. Tibetans are a Central Asian tribe having more ethnic affinity extending through Mongolia to trans-Baikal people, such as events, Yakuts, Orochhins and the Tungus. Tibetans are, in fact a stock of people who are not in favour of foreign domination. The Dalai Lama the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetans had kept the Tibetans deprived of all sorts of necessities of life for centuries. The then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru accepted for unknown reason, that, Tibet had no separate entity, but an integral part of China. Perhaps, the declaration emboldened China to invade India, thinking that the Prime Minister of India would accept that India is also a Chinese country. But the people rose so united against Chinese audacity, that China had to retreat. (jacket) 978938410113808

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CRISIS IN THE WESTERN HIMALAYAS : reports of J.D. Cunningham, 1841-1842 /

By NIL. Delhi Aakar Books 2015 , Between 1834 to 1840 Zorawar singh, the famous Dogra General of Jammu ( a Feudatory state of the kingdom of punjab under Ranjit Singh) conquered Ladakh and Baltistan. After a year, he followed up this success by occupying a large part of Western Tibet. This aggression caused a major crisis, which pulled in a number of big and small powers viz. China, Tibet, Lahore Durbar, Jammu, Ladakh, Bashahr, Nepal and British India. As trade and production was adversely affected, the crisis threatened to mangnify into a large scale war. In these circumstances, the British authorities in India deputed J.D.Cunninghaam to the northern frontier in order to report on a potentially volatile in order to report on a potentially volatile situation, even as the First Opium War was in progress. Encamped in a remote village of Kinnaur, he sent detailed reports on the movement of armies, nature of warfare and diplomatic exchanges. He also made incisive observations on the changing patterns of long distance trade which sustained the societies of affected areas. He paid a particular attention to the most important item of this trade, shawl wool, which lay at the root of the imbroglio. His writings were characterized by diligence and objectivity. The present volume provides the original text of cunningham's reports, along with a critical introduction and relevant annotation. An invaluable and authentic source of information for several historical dimensions of the first half of the nineteenth century, this book will be of immense interest to the students of British colonialism, princely states, commercial, networks, international relations, military history and defence studies 9789350023570 (hardback) | 9350023571 (hardback)

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SOLO STORIES /സോളോ സ്റ്റോറീസ്

By Venu. Kozhikode Mathrubhumi Books 2018 , മനുഷ്യരെയാണ് യാത്രക്കാരന്‍ ഇതിലുടനീളം കണ്ടുമുട്ടുന്നത്, കണ്ടെത്തുന്നതും. യാത്ര കാറില്‍ ആയതുകൊണ്ടോ കൂടെ ഗൂഗിള്‍ദൈവം ഉണ്ടായതുകൊണ്ടോ വഴിക്കപ്പുറവും ഇപ്പുറവുമുള്ള മനുഷ്യരെ അയാള്‍ കാണാതെ പോകുന്നില്ല. പ്രതിഭാധനനായ ഒരു ക്യാമറാമാന്‍ ആയിരുന്നിട്ടുകൂടി, സ്ഥലങ്ങളെയോ എടുപ്പുകളെയോ അവയുടെ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫിക് താരുണ്യത്തിലല്ല അയാള്‍ കാണുന്നത്. ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെ ഉറപ്പുള്ള പല എടുപ്പുകള്‍ക്കു ചുറ്റും ഇങ്ങനെ വേണു നടക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. അത് ഹാലേബീഡിലെ ഹൊയ്‌സാലേശ്വരക്ഷേത്രമോ ബദാമിയിലെ കില്ല മസ്ജിദോ ആയിരിക്കാം. എന്നാല്‍ അത്ര ഉറപ്പില്ലാത്ത ജീവിതങ്ങള്‍. ഹാവേരിക്കടുത്ത രുദ്രപ്പ, ബിജാപ്പൂരിലെ കുതിരക്കാരന്‍ യൂസഫ്, കുതിര കാജല്‍ ഇതൊക്കെയാണ് വേണു തിരയുന്ന സ്ഥലങ്ങള്‍. -കമല്‍റാം സജീവ് ചലച്ചിത്രഛായാഗ്രാഹകനും സംവിധായകനുമായ വേണുവിന്റെ യാത്രാവിവരണങ്ങളും ചിത്രങ്ങളും 9788182674172

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IDIMUZHANGIYATHU AARKKUVENDI ?

By Sebastian Joseph. Calicut Poorna Publications 2018 9788130020051

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ENTE TIBET

By Dalai Lama. Fabian Books 2018 9798187333868

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DIARY OF A PEDESTRIAN IN CASHMERE AND THIBET

By Knight,E F. Kashmir City Books 2009 9788179760338

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CRISIS IN THE WESTERN HIMALAYAS : reports of J.D. Cunningham, 1841-1842 /

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INDIA CHINA MAJOR DISPUTES : NEPAL,BHUTAN AND TIBET

By Satish Kumar. New Delhi Indu Book Services 2016 9788193110232

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TIBETANS OF DHARAMSALA IN EXILE : Negotiations and Survival

By Mitra. R. P.. Delhi Buddhist World Press 2017 9789380852645

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JOURNEY TO THE FORBIDDEN CITY

By Deepa Agarwal. USA Puffin 2020 , ineteenth-century Tibet was an unknown entity, a complete geographical mystery to the West. Where did its capital city Lhasa lie? Which rivers, lakes and mountains stretched across this land? Where were its fabled monasteries and legendary goldfields? And did the magical flying lamas actually exist? It was next to impossible for a white man to enter this rigorously guarded territory. And so was chosen an intrepid Indian explorer from the mountains of Kumaon-Nain Singh Rawat. Trekking across this country, he risked life and limb and donned innumerable clever disguises as he surveyed the vast expanses and identified countless villages, cities and people. From putting Lhasa accurately on the world map to earning the title of Pundit, his eventful and often arduous travels led to his name being permanently engraved in the annals of Indian exploration. Based on his actual diaries, this gripping narrative is also a tribute to the indomitable spirit of this fascinating man, who rose from being an impoverished village schoolteacher to a legendary hero. 9780143449911

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OFFICER AND HIS HOLINESS : How the Dalai Lama Crossed into India

By Rani Singh. USA Ebury Press 2020 , In 1959, the Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet into India, where he was granted refuge. Few know about the carefully calibrated operation to escort him safely from the Indian border. An Officer and His Holiness narrates how political officer Har Mander Singh successfully managed this assignment in the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) with limited resources, and despite a treacherous terrain and external threats. Har Mander Singh kept careful diary entries of the period, which have been reproduced for the first time in this book. His niece and renowned journalist, Rani Singh, painstakingly documents the journey through extensive research, travel and interviews with the Dalai Lama, his youngest brother, Tenzin Choegyal, and Har Mander Singh. Her own experience of retracing her uncle's journey also provides a comprehensive overview of the situation today. Rare pictures and valuable input from experts bring alive this thrilling operation that forever changed relations between India, China and Tibet. 9780670089192

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DALAI LAMA : Extraordinary Life

By Norman,Alexander . UP Harper Collins India 2020 , Alexander Norman knows the Dalai Lama probably better than any Englishman alive Spectator The Dalai Lama recounts an astonishing odyssey from an isolated Tibetan village to worldwide standing as spiritual and political leader of one of the worlds most profound and complex cultural traditions. Norman reveals that while the Dalai Lama has never been comfortable with his political position, he has been a canny player--at one time CIA-backed--who has manoeuvred amidst pervasive violence, including placing himself at the centre of a dangerous Buddhist schism. Yet even more surprising than the political, Norman convinces, is the Dalai Lamas extreme spiritual practice, rooted in magic, vision, and prophecy--details of which are revealed in this book for the first time. This is the definitive biography of one of todays most radical, charismatic and beloved world leaders. 9789353576509

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CHILDHOOD IN TIBET : Tendöl's story

By Therese Obrecht Hodler. New Delhi Penguin 2021 , Tendöl Namling turned 60 in March 2019. She was born at the time when the Dalai Lama fled from Lhasa and the uprising of his people by the Chinese People’s Army was brutally suppressed. She has lived for 22 years under Chinese rule. As the daughter of a high government official, she underwent the ordeal of ‘re-education’ with full force. All she has kept from these years are painful memories and some crumpled photographs. They show her with her friends and cousins in Lhasa, smiling as if nothing had happened. When Tendöl turned 10 her brother was arrested and her mother sentenced to ten years in prison. Tendöl was sent to work in road construction for several years. At the age of 20 she was allowed to start an apprenticeship as motor mechanic. Thanks to the efforts of her family in exile, Tendöl was able to leave Tibet in 1982. After twenty years of hardship she landed in prosperous Switzerland. It felt as if she had to start her life all over again. She struggled but she never gave up. She founded a family and a business and reconciled herself with the painful past. In Tendöl’s words, ‘this little book is dedicated to all the Tibetans who continue to rebel against the Chinese occupation’. 9780670094202

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FRACTURED HIMALAYA : India Tibet China 1949-1962

By Nirupama Rao. USA Viking - Penguin 2021 9780670088294

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UNDER SOMETHING OF A CLOUD : Best Travel Writing Of Dom Moraes

By Dom Moraes. New Delhi Speaking Tiger 2021 , Under Something of a Cloud spans a lifetime of Dom Moraes’ autobiographical writing and journalism. Featured in this volume is a vividly recollected childhood tour of Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Australia with his father, Frank Moraes, and his mother, Beryl, who was then rapidly sliding into madness; darkly comic account of a trip to the Sikkim-Tibet border, amidst rumours that the Chinese would soon attack India; and a thrilling adventure among Dani tribe in Indonesia who were rumoured to be cannibals. Also included here are Moraes encounters with dacoits in the Chambal valley; the account of a heart-wrenching meeting with a man in Bhagalpur, Bihar who had acid poured into his eyes by the police; and meetings with women victims of the riots in Ahmedabad.With a keen sense for atmosphere, understated wit, an eye for the absurd and unfailing empathy for the underdog, Moraes brings to life people and places like few other writers anywhere can. Not only will fans of the author love this collection, it will also appeal to readers of world-class travel writing and connoisseurs of timeless prose. 9789354471612

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TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING : Methods & Materials

By Jackson, David P. London Serindia 1998 , This study is the first detailed description of the techniques and principles of the sacred art of Tibetan scroll painting and is the distillation of the authors' research carried out over a period of ten years, during which they made five journeys to Nepal and India and learned from some 20 traditional painters. In the first chapter the authors place the thangka or sacred scroll painting within its cultural context by explaining its significance according to the doctrines and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. They also describe the Tibetan painters and their training, beliefs and traditions. In the subsequent chapters they relate step-by-step the techniques by which a thangka is made, from the preparation of the canvas to the final syllables behind each completed figure. A whole chapter is devoted to a detailed description of the pigments, and another to how they are mixed and applied. The theories underlying the painting method are elaborated, and different chapters introduce the reader to the basic principles of composition, colour and figural proportion. Not only does this book document an ancient and in some ways endangered tradition, but it can also serve as a useful guide for would-be practioners of the art. This revised edition includes an appendix of guidelines for thangka painting using modern techniques and commercially available materials. 9780906026199

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SACRED ART OF TIBET : Wisdom and Compassion

By Marylin M.Rhie. New York Thames and Hudson 1996 , A study of Tibetan culture and thought which examines 240 Tibetan Buddhist works of art. Spanning the 9th to the 19th centuries and ranging from tiny ivory carvings to a large-scale tapestry, the pieces are presented in terms of their religious meaning, purpose and function. 0500017182

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HIS HOLINESS : Dalai Lama in 100 Anecdotes

By Arthy Muthanna Singh. Haryana Penguin Books 2022 , On 6 July 1935, a mischievous boy was born in a remote village in Tibet, who, at the age of two, was recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. His eventful boyhood in Lhasa, thrilling escape to India and subsequent exile in Dharamsala, captured the imagination of thousands. With an endearing smile and childish humour, he has become a symbol of optimism and hope for the oppressed. Tracing his life through 100 lesser-known and inspiring incidents, unusual trivia and gorgeous illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book explores the Dalai Lama's vision, teachings and philosophies. His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 100 Anecdotes is a classic tribute and a collectible edition that celebrates the various facets of an extraordinary spiritual leader from his birth through his eighty-seventh birthday. 9780143454984

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ECHOES FROM FORGOTTEN MOUNTAINS : Tibet in War and Peace

By Jamyang Norbu. USA Viking 2023 , Jamyang Norbu has taken the stories of ‘forgotten’ Tibetans–resistance fighters, secret agents, soldiers, peasants, merchants, even street beggars–and skillfully worked their myriad accounts into a single glorious ‘memory history’ of the Tibetan struggle. He uses recollections from his own childhood to ease the reader into an immersive understanding of the complexity of Tibet’s modern history: the Chinese invasion, the uprisings in Kham and Amdo, the formation of the Four Rivers Six Ranges Resistance Force, the March ’59 Lhasa Uprising, the CIA supported Air Operations, the Nyemo peasant Uprising of 68/69 and the Mustang Guerilla Force in northern Nepal, where Norbu later served. He writes of leaving home to drive tractors at refugee settlements, educate refugee children, produce plays at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, and collect intelligence for the Tibetan Office of Research and Analysis (TORA) and for France’s External Intelligence Agency (SDECE). He uses these anecdotes not so much as autobiography but as a framing device to recount the lives, deeds and, too often, tragedies of the many Tibetans he encountered and befriended throughout his life–nearly all of whom played vital roles in shaping the recent history of their country but whose contributions are still unsung and forgotten. Jamyang Norbu’s lifelong commitment to collecting and orchestrating the ‘echoes’ of these many forgotten voices from the past has resulted in a lyrical, learned and compassionate book that could well be described as the prose epic of the Tibetan freedom struggle. 9780670094660

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TIBET : When Gods Spoke. India Tibet Relations (1947-1962) Prat 3

By Claude Arpi. New Delhi Vij Books India , Volume 3 of this series “India-Tibet Relation” looks into the consequences of the Chinese presence on the Tibetan plateau. Ironically, the period 1954-1957 saw the first Chinese intrusions into Indian territory, particularly in Barahoti, a small flat grazing ground in today's Uttarakhand. On the diplomatic front, it starts with the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's visit to Delhi in June 1954, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru's trip to Beijing in October; at the end of 1956. It culminates with the visit of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, accompanied by Zhou, to Delhi for the 2500th anniversary of the birth of the Buddha. We witness the slow erosion of the Tibetan control over the Land of Snow's administration and the rapid building of roads towards the Indian borders...including through the Aksai Chin of Ladakh. 9789388161565

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