South Asia Studies

New books for the Fall of 2014 from South Asia. Cook with new books, one the Jewels of the Nizam and the other "Oh! Calcuatta". History and politics - partition, colonial clubs, Ghadar, Habib on economics, Bengal Zamindar. Then social aspects of Anglo-Indians, Dalits, social scientists. Literature - Ruskin Bond and others English.  Delhi in the eyes of a Pakistani, Delhi's architecture, also Kolkata and Mushidabad.  A graphic book of the legend of Karna. Early portrait photography, and some stunning photos of tigers and an anthology of almost 100 writings (V. Thapar's Tiger Fire). Finally a kids' colorful picture book on Diwali.  And, of course, many more, too many to list. Check them out, have a look. [Click on a title to see more at WorldCat; Click on an image to see a larger version.]

All titles are listed here at https://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/3479087

Geeta Devi. The Jewels of Nizam: Recipes from the Khansamas of Hyderabad. 2013. 

Chatterjee, Anjan. Oh! Calcutta Cookbook. 2013.

Chokshi, Shaili. Study of Colonial Clubs As a Building Type. Ahmedabad: CEPT University Press, 2012.

Tiwari, Manish, and Rajan Pandey. Battleground U.P.: Politics in the Land of Ram. Chennai: Tranquebar Press, 2013.

Basu, Jayanti. Reconstructing the Bengal Partition: The Psyche Under a Different Violence. Kolkata: Samya, 2013.

Grewal, J. S., Harish K. Puri, and Indu Banga. The Ghadar movement: background, ideology, action, and legacies. 2013.

Habib, Irfan. Indian Economy Under Early British Rule, 1757-1857. [Aligarh]: Aligarh Historians Society, 2013.

Satyanarayana, K., and Susie J. Tharu. The Exercise of Freedom: An Introduction to Dalit Writing. New Delhi: Navayana Pub, 2013.

Santra, Manas Kumar. The Largest Musalman Zamindari in Bengal: Birbhum Under the Pathan Royal Family, 1600-1765. Kolkata: Progressive Publishers, 2013.

Muthiah, S., and Harry MacLure. The Anglo-Indians: A 500-Year History. 2013.

Zelliot, Eleanor. Ambedkar's World: The Making of Babasaheb and the Dalit Movement. 2013.

From the Pages of Social Scientist: Tributes 1983-2013. New Delhi: Tulika Books, 2013.

Mukalel, Benny M. J. Joseph. Vistas: A Study on the Early Writings of Ruskin Bond. 2013.

Amur, G. S. Transgressions: Studies in Indian Literature in English. 2012.

Dehejia, Harsha V., and Keśavadāsa. Rasikapriya = Rasikapriyā : ritikavya of Keshavdas in ateleirs of love. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2013.

Rumi, Raza. Delhi by Heart: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller. 2013.

Sur, Anuradha Dutta. Lal Kot to Lal Qila: The Architectural Heritage of Delhi : a Journey Through Time. New Delhi: ABI Prints & Pub. Co, 2014.

Das, Neeta, and Rosie Llewellyn-Jones. Murshidabad: Forgotten Capital of Bengal. 2013.

Halder, Sibabrata, and Manju Halder. Colonial Architecture of Kolkata: Reflections of the European Building-Art in Eastern Enterprise. Kolkata: Urbee Prakashan, 2013.

Arora, Karan Vir. Karan Vir's the Sixth: The Legend of Karna. 2009.

Pinney, Christopher, Beth Citron, and Rahaab Allana. Allegory & Illusion: Early Portrait Photography from South Asia. New Delhi, India: Published by Mapin Pub. and Alkazi Collection of Photography, 2013.

Thapar, Valmik. Tiger Fire: 500 Years of the Tiger in India. New Delhi: Aleph Book Co, 2013.

Parāñjape, Ravī. Diwali:  The Festivities Associated with Diwali, the Festival of Lights,  Decorating the House, Exchange of Sweets, Wearing New Clothes, Puja,  Fireworks, and Bhai Duj. 2007.