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The Other Country

Mrinal Pande

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Description:The Other Country brings together a wide-ranging selection of essays by Mrinal Pande, one of India's most respected journalists. Through chronicle, anecdote and hard-hitting reportage, Mrinal traces the many, ever-widening fault lines between Bharat and shining India, the small town and the metropolis. Mrinal describes the Great Language Divide between Hindi and English, traces its origin, the role globalization has had in its spread, and the effect of this divide on contemporary literature and media. She vividly describes the anti-outsider movement in Mumbai and analyses the role that inequitable development and the lack of opportunities in villages and small towns have played in it. She tells the story of Prabha Devi who picked up scissors and comb to become the village barber in the face of opposition and thus came to represent the enormous change in attitudes and stances that are now sweeping India society everywhere. And through a hilarious profile of the Mineral Water Baba, who can heal any ailment with a sealed bottle of mineral water, she analyses one of the big issues facing India's villages and metropolises: its water-management systems.The Other Country is incisive, insightful and deeply compassionate. It is essential reading for anyone trying to understand and find answers to some of the most vexing issues troubling Indian society today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Other Country. To get started finding The Other Country, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Penguin Books India

Release: 2011

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Description: The Other Country brings together a wide-ranging selection of essays by Mrinal Pande, one of India's most respected journalists. Through chronicle, anecdote and hard-hitting reportage, Mrinal traces the many, ever-widening fault lines between Bharat and shining India, the small town and the metropolis. Mrinal describes the Great Language Divide between Hindi and English, traces its origin, the role globalization has had in its spread, and the effect of this divide on contemporary literature and media. She vividly describes the anti-outsider movement in Mumbai and analyses the role that inequitable development and the lack of opportunities in villages and small towns have played in it. She tells the story of Prabha Devi who picked up scissors and comb to become the village barber in the face of opposition and thus came to represent the enormous change in attitudes and stances that are now sweeping India society everywhere. And through a hilarious profile of the Mineral Water Baba, who can heal any ailment with a sealed bottle of mineral water, she analyses one of the big issues facing India's villages and metropolises: its water-management systems.The Other Country is incisive, insightful and deeply compassionate. It is essential reading for anyone trying to understand and find answers to some of the most vexing issues troubling Indian society today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Other Country. To get started finding The Other Country, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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