Tag: Indian author

Magha Majumdar’s—A Burning*****

Magha Majumdar’s—A Burning*****

Set in India, this novel centres around three main characters—Jivan, a Muslim girl from the slums, Lovely, a girl whom Jivan is teaching English, and PT Sir a gym instructor at the school Jivan attends. When Jivan comments on Facebook and innocently befriends a known terrorist, she is implicated in the bombing of a train that kills around one hundred passengers.

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Shrabani Basu’s — Spy Princess *****

Shrabani Basu’s — Spy Princess *****

This is the biography of Noor Inayat Khan who was born in Russia but by the age of six went to London, then moved to France with her parents and siblings. She is brought up within the Sufi faith, but when WW11 breaks out, the family flee to London. Noor is determined to assist in the war effort. She joins the WAAF until she is recruited by the SOE and sent to Paris to keep London informed and receive important information regarding such events as new spies being flown into France from England.

Her biography not only reveals her dedication and the extensive work she conducted in Paris with the Resistance Movement and her ability to avoid the GESTAPO, but also details the extensive training that all agents were subjected to before they were sent into enemy territory.

Sitadevi Yogendra’s—Yoga for Women Simplified *****

Sitadevi Yogendra’s—Yoga for Women Simplified *****

This is a book that’s been with me for decades that I recently reread. It contains photographs of yoga positions with well explained instructions. What makes each pose even better, are the details about which parts of the body each pose benefits.

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Vandana Shiva’s — Biopiracy *****

Vandana Shiva’s — Biopiracy *****

This non-fiction book briefly examines the North’s attitude over the last 500 years. During colonialism the North claimed the rest of the world was empty and theirs to plunder. That nature was a non-entity from which to gain profit. 

The focus however, is on the present under globalization and “free” trade agreements and how the North has patented plants and animals from the South in its quest for profit. What has been the impact on societies and the planet will astound any reader of this important book.