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Books

Fic1onTheSpaceBetweenUsbyThrityUmrigar(HarperPerennial,2007)

ThrityUmrigar'snovelaboutawealthywomanandherdowntroddenservant,offersarevealinglookatclassandgenderrolesinmoderndayBombay.Alterna:velytoldthroughtheeyesofSera,aParsiwidowwhosepregnantdaughterandson‐in‐lawsharehereleganthome,andBhima,theelderlyhousekeeperwhomustsupportherorphanedgranddaughter,Umrigardoesanadmirablejobofcrea:ngtwosympathe:ccharacterswhosebondgoesfardeeperthanthatofemployerandemployee.‐‐Fromthepublisher,HarperPerennial

TheTossofaLemonbyPadmaViswanathan.(Harcourt,2008)In1896ten‐year‐oldSivakamireceivesamarriageproposalfromtwenty‐one‐year‐oldastrologerHanumarathnam.Byeighteen,sheisawidow,restrictedbyBrahmintradi:ons,withtwochildrentoraise.HerservantMuchamihelpsSivakamiguideheroffspringthroughthepoli:calandsocialchangesofthetwen:ethcentury'searlydecades.“Journalist,playwrightandshort‐storywriterViswanathan'sabsorbingfirstnovel,basedonhergrandmother'slife,goesdeepintotheworldofsouthernIndiavillagelife.”‐‐PublishersWeekly

Bi4erSweetsbyRoopaFarooki.(St.Mar:n’sPress,2007)BengalishopkeeperNadimRubdupesRicky‐RashidKarimintomarryinghisilliteratethirteen‐year‐olddaughter,Henna,beginningaseriesofdecep:onsthatplaguesucceedinggenera:ons.RickyandHenna'sdaughterShonaeventuallyconfrontsherownliestosavehersons.OrangeAwardnominee,2007.“*StarredReview*Thissparkling,freshdebutfollowsthreegenera:onsofafamilycaughtupintheweboftheirowndeceit.”‐‐Booklist

InterpreterofMaladies:StoriesbyJhumpaLahiri.(HoughtonMifflin,1999)Ninetalesofbriefencounterswithlas:ngeffects,setinIndiaandAmerica.Eachemphasizesculturaltransi:onandloss.PulitzerPrizewinnerandinterna:onalbestseller.“Lahiri'scharacterssufferonanin:matelevelthedisloca:onanddisrup:onbroughtonbyIndia'stumultuouspoli:calhistory.”‐‐PublishersWeekly

Children’sBooksShowerofGold:GirlsandWomenintheStoriesofIndia,byUmaKrishnaswami(LinnetBooks,

1999))Folktales,ages5andup.EighteenfolktalesfromIndia,includingthestoryofChitrangada,whochoosestoruleherkingdomratherthanremainthewifeofahandsomeprince;andSupriya,whoteachesadultsaboutcompassion.Toldinasimple,engagingstyle.

Nonfic1onBabyHalder:ALifeLessOrdinary(HarperCollins,2007).

Abest‐sellerinIndia,thiss:rringautobiography,translatedfromBengaliandHindi,isaboutpovertyandbrutalchildlabor,notinfactoriesbutathome...TheastonishingCinderellaendingisrootedingriByrealism:Halder'snewboss,likethekindfathersheneverhad,seesherreadinghisbooksassheduststhemandencourageshertowriteherownstory—thisstory.‐‐Rochman,Hazel,AmericanLibraryAssocia<on

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WomenChangingIndia,UrvashiButaliaandAnitaRoy(Editors)(ZubaanBooks,2010)hBp://www.zubaanbooks.com/zubaan_books_details.asp?BookID=162Indiaischanging.Attheheartofthechangeareitswomen.Thechangeiswidespreadandvaried,individualandcollec:veandisreflectedacrossthespectrumofwomen’slives,whetherinpoli:csorineconomics,intheirdailylives,inbusiness,orthefieldofworkwithinthehomeandoutside.ThisbookaBemptstomap–inwordsandphotographs–someofthechangethatisbothvisibleandinvisibleintheIndiaoftoday.SixwritersfromIndiawritethestories

thatsixphotographerscapture.Theirbeau1fulandevoca1vephotographsfocusontheworldofwomenworkingwithmicrocredit,par1cipa1ngingrassrootsgovernance,movingintonewjobs,workingbehindthescenesinthemaleworldoftheMumbaifilmindustry,makingtheirindividualcontribu1onsinvariedfieldsandimagininganewfutureforthemselvesandtheirsisters.Publishedtocelebrate150yearsofBNPParibasinIndiaandtomarkthe25thanniversaryofthefeministpublishinghouse,KaliforWomen/Zubaan,WomenChangingIndiaoffersawindowintothelivesofwomenlivinginIndiatodayandbringstopublicaBen:ontheircomplexreali:esandtheiraspira:onsforabeBerworld.‐‐fromthepublisher,ZubaanBooks

Films & Videos

WomenFigh1ngforTheirPowerinRuralIndia‐5MinutevideofromBBCWatchKiranDeviinac:on,thefemalevillageheadofPanchayats.FromBroadcastonBBCWorldNewstve’slife,whichdocumentsthestoriesofindividualsandcommuni:esfacinguptothedangers,disastersanddilemmasof21stcenturyPlanetEarth.hBp://www.5min.com/Video/Women‐Figh:ng‐for‐Their‐Power‐in‐Rural‐India‐460503638

SlumdogMillionaire,2008Mumbai,India.UneducatedwaiterRamMohammadThomaswinsabillionrupeesonaquizshowbutisaccusedofchea:ngandthrownintojail.Inflashback‐accountstohislawyer,Ramexplainshispastadventuressuppliedhimthewinninganswers.“Agaudy,gorgeousrushofcolor,soundandmo:on,“SlumdogMillionaire,”doesn’ttravelthroughthelowerdepths,itgiddilybouncesfromonehorrortothenext.Amodernfairytaleaboutapauperanglingtobecomeaprince,thissensoryblowoutlargelytakesplaceamidthesqualorofMumbai,India,wherelostchildrenanddogssiythroughtrashsofe:dyouswearyoucansmellthediscardedmangoaswellasitspeel,orcouldifthefilmweren’talreadyhurtlingthroughanotherpicturesqueguBer.”‐‐NewYorkTimes

TheStoryofIndia,BBCDocumentary,2009aBBCTVdocumentaryseries,wriBenandpresentedbyhistorianMichaelWood,aboutthe10,000‐yearhistoryoftheIndiansubcon:nentinsixepisodes.ItwasoriginallyairedontheBBCinsixepisodesinAugustandSeptember2007aspartoftheBBCseason"IndiaandPakistan07",whichmarkedthe60yearsindependenceofIndiaandPakistan.IntheUnitedStates,PBSbroadcasttheseries.WoodjourneysthroughtheIndiansubcon:nent,tracingtheincrediblerichnessanddiversityofitspeoples,culturesandlandscapes.