Raksha Si The Beginning

Meet Veena Pardeshi… Veena is an up-and-coming interior designer in the city of Pune living with her annoying younger sister Varsha, her father & her grandmother. One fine evening when on a date thanks to her father’s match-making, Veena becomes the unsuspecting witness to a magical murder & a target for the murderer. But Veena herself is a powerful Rakshasi with magic of her own – though magic is what she has been hiding from her whole life. Will this twist of fate force Veena to finally embrace who she is & face her past? Will she be able to protect herself, complete her ambitious new design project on time & manage to keep her magic a secret from the hot new cop on the block? Or will she deny her legacy & become the next target for the murderer?

His developers had also hidden all the shortcuts in human evolution into the game. In order to obtain the so-called "Life Code", a group of strong men were running amok, they were willing to do anything they could to get their hands on. National forces and large financial groups were all in place to engage in fierce battles, and the fate of the human race had changed because of this game. Ye Wei, a college student who had just graduated, would he be able to carve out a path of blood for himself?

Suitable for a wide range of Early Years and Childcare qualifications, this new edition of Tina Bruce's classic text will help build students' practical skills by drawing on the history of Early Years and the most recent educational theories. Now in its 5th edition, this trusted resource written by experienced and respected childcare author Tina Bruce has been updated to include the most recent theories and research, including new studies on language acquisition, attachment theory and self-regulation. Early Childhood Education 5th Edition is the perfect textbook for a wide range of Early Years and Childcare qualifications including BA Hons in Early Years Education and Early Childhood Studies, PGCEs and Foundation Degrees. - Gives a detailed overview of education principles in early childhood, all outlined in Tina Bruce's clear writing style. - Uses case studies to help learners understand how theories apply in real-world settings. - Supported by highly illustrative photographs showing the key aspects of practice

A collection of Bengali folk tales with 32 color illustrations by Warwick Goble.

1.Life’s Secret 2.Phakir Chand 3.The Indigent Brahman 4.The Story of the Rakshasas 5.The Story of Swet-Basanta9 6.The Evil Eye of Sani 7.The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled 8.The Story of Prince Sobur 9.The Origin of Opium 10.Strike but Hear 11.The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons2 12.The Ghost-Brahman 13.The Man who wished to be Perfect 14.A Ghostly Wife 15.The Story of a Brahmadaitya 16.The Story of a Hiraman 17.The Origin of Rubies 18.The Match-making Jackal 19.The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead 20.The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged 21.The Field of Bones 22.The Bald Wife

‘Folk Tales of Bengal’ is a wonderful collection of classic stories, containing thirty-two colour illustrations, by Warwick Goble. The narratives were collated by the Reverend Lal Behari Day (1824 – 1892); a Bengali Indian journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a Christian missionary himself. He was a well-respected folklorist, and immersed himself in Bengali culture. The twenty-two stories of ‘Folk Tales of Bengal’ include: ‘The Indignant Brahman’, ‘The Evil-Eye of Sani’, ‘The Story of Swet-Basanta’, ‘A Ghostly Wife’, ‘The Origin of Rubies’, ‘The Match-Making Jackal’, and many more. Warwick Goble (1862 – 1943) was an illustrator of children’s books, who specialised in Japanese and Indian themes. The son of a commercial traveller, he was educated at the Westminster School of art, and specialised in chromolithographic printing. His work is delicate in its colouring, and masterful in its presentation of line and form. Some of Goble’s best known works include illustrations for Charles Kingsley’s ‘The Water Babies’, Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’, and H. G. Wells’s ‘The War of the Worlds’. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

This book introduces the term "otherism" and looks at the discourse of otherism and the issue of otherness in South Asian religion, literature and film. It examines cultural questions related to the human condition of being the "other," of the process of "othering" and of the representation of "otherness" and its religious, cultural and ideological implications. The book applies the perspectives of ideological criticism, theories of hybridity, orientalism, nationalism, and gender and queer studies to gain new insights into the literature, film and culture of South Asia. It looks at the different ways of interpreting "otherness" today. The book goes on to analyze the ideological implications of the creation of "otherness" with regard to religious and cultural identity and the legitimation of power, as well as how the representation of "otherness" reflects the power structures of contemporary societies in South Asia. Offering a well-thought-out reflection on important cultural questions as well as a deep insight into the study of religion and "otherness" in South Asian literature and film, this book is a pioneering project that is of interest to scholars of South Asian Studies and South Asian religions, literatures and cultures.