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"Non torno, mamma. Mi hai chiesto se sento nostalgia di casa e io ti dico che qua ho trovato quello che in Italia cercavo con rabbia, o almeno credo. I bambini sono la fine del mondo. Orfani e semi orfani, figli di suicidi, figli di criminali, di prostitute, di alcolizzati, di violenti....

Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. In early civilizations—such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Civilization, and China—kings used elephants for royal sacrifice, spectacular hunts, public display of live captives, or the...

"Antiche tradizioni, un ricco patrimonio artistico, paesaggi spettacolari, delizie per il palato: l'India è un complesso mosaico che accende la curiosità, scuote i sensi e riscalda l'anima di chi lo visita" (Sarina Singh, Autrice Lonely Planet). Esperienze straordinarie: foto suggestive,...

"Nell'India del Sud una cosa è certa: vivrete un'esperienza sorprendente a ogni angolo" Kevin Raub, autore Lonely Planet. Esperienze straordinarie: foto suggestive, i consigli degli autori e la vera essenza dei luoghi. Personalizza il tuo viaggio: gli strumenti e gli itinerari per pianificare...

This is the third part of the three part series which include the following: Part III Ramanujacharya Madhwacharya Shankaracharya Swami Vivekananda Bhakta Tukaram

Three part series featuring the Indian Saints. The first part has the following: Part I – This book Narayana Guru Mahaveera Bahubali Dhondo Keshav Karve Ramana Maharishi

This is the first part of the two part series on the greatest Indian thinkers 1.  B.R. Ambedkar 2.  Dr. M. VISVESVARAYA 3. Basaveshwara 4. Dayanand 5. Rammohun Roy

Sir William Henry Sleeman (8 August 1788 – 10 February 1856) was a British soldier and administrator in British India.A great admirer of India's rich natural beauty, he was born in Stratton, Cornwall, the son of Philip Sleeman, a yeoman and supervisor of excise of St Tudy. In 1809 William joined...

The book is the second part of the two part series on Indian Thinkers featuring the following  TENALI RAMAKRISHNA BANKIM CHANDRA ANAND COOMARASWAMY VIDURA CHANAKYA

The natural beauty of the state leaves the visitors spellbound and they promise to come back over and again. Beautiful beaches, gardens, rivers, springs, and modern cities provide enough to a visitor. The multi-lingual society makes it easier for the visitor to converse with even a common man in Pondicherry because most of the natives speak English, Portugese, and other languages.

Across the seas, the winds blow between two lands, whispering back and forth what is seen, heard, tasted, smelt, felt in each place: the green trees, the tropical heat, the lush rain, the peoples of enterprise and culture, the aromas of different flavours and more. A Monsoon Feast is the point at which...

Explore exciting new recipes from the streets of India's four biggest cities.

An eye-opening and courageous memoir that explores what learning a new language can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, ourselves. After miraculously surviving a serious illness, Katherine Rich found herself at an impasse in her career as a magazine editor. She spontaneously accepted...

GURKHAS BETTER TO DIE THAN LIVE A COWARD Contents THE HISTORY OF THE GURKHAS : The Goorkhas of Nepal; The Kukri Knife; Burmese Gurkhas. FAMOUS BATTLES & WARS : The Siege of Kalunga Fort; World War I - Mesopotamia; World War I - The Gallipoli Campaign; World War II - North Africa; World...