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Travels with Herodotus

by Ryszard Kapuscinski ...

Narrated by Nicolas Coster ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

Herodotus, the 5th century chronicler, scarcely figured in the curriculum when famed Polish writer and traveler Ryszard Kapuscinski attended university in the 1950s. After he finished college, Ryszard became a foreign correspondent who hoped to go abroad, perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India—the first stop on a decades-long tour of the world that took him from Iran to El ... Read more

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Herodotus, the 5th century chronicler, scarcely figured in the curriculum when famed Polish writer and traveler Ryszard Kapuscinski attended university in the 1950s. After he finished college, Ryszard became a foreign correspondent who hoped to go abroad, perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India—the first stop on a decades-long tour of the world that took him from Iran to El
... Read more
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The Anarchy

The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

by William Dalrymple ...

Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

Unabridged

15 hours 43 min

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb
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Hindu Mythology Simplified

Vishnu, Shiva, and the Great Epics of India

by Johnny Nelson ...

Narrated by Myriam Berger ...

Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

Embark on an enlightening journey through the rich tapestry of Hindu mythology with Hindu Mythology Simplified: Vishnu, Shiva, and the Great Epics of India. This comprehensive guide demystifies the complex narratives and profound philosophies that have shaped Indian culture for millennia, making them accessible to modern listeners seeking spiritual insight and cultural understanding.Delve into the ... Read more

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Embark on an enlightening journey through the rich tapestry of Hindu mythology with Hindu Mythology Simplified: Vishnu, Shiva, and the Great Epics of India. This comprehensive guide demystifies the complex narratives and profound philosophies that have shaped Indian culture for millennia, making them accessible to modern listeners seeking spiritual insight and cultural understanding.Delve into the
... Read more
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Indus Valley Civilization: An Enthralling Overview of the Harappan Civilization, Starting from the Early Harappan through Mohenjo-daro to the Aryan Invasion and Achaemenid Conquest

by Billy Wellman ...

Narrated by Jay Herbert ...

Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

The Harappan people occupied the Indus Valley for about two thousand years, all without conflict or war!The Indus Valley civilization was founded at least over five thousand years ago in the area that is now modern-day Pakistan and northern India. The Harappan people lived there in peace by focusing on agriculture, crafting, and trading. This audiobook will discuss how the Harappan built their ... Read more

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The Harappan people occupied the Indus Valley for about two thousand years, all without conflict or war!The Indus Valley civilization was founded at least over five thousand years ago in the area that is now modern-day Pakistan and northern India. The Harappan people lived there in peace by focusing on agriculture, crafting, and trading. This audiobook will discuss how the Harappan built their
... Read more
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Travellers in the Golden Realm

How Mughal India Connected England to the World

by Lubaaba Al-Azami ...

Narrated by Monica Sagar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

Shortlisted for The British in India Book Prize 2025'A spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal Empire' JOSEPHINE QUINN, author of How the World Made the West'Compelling, highly readable' NANDINI DAS, author of Courting India'Remarkable' THE TIMES<... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Shortlisted for The British in India Book Prize 2025'A spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal Empire' JOSEPHINE QUINN, author of How the World Made the West'Compelling, highly readable' NANDINI DAS, author of Courting India'Remarkable' THE TIMES<...
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Bangladesh Liberation War

The Biggest Genocidal Rape and Massacre of 1971

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Charlotte G ...

Unabridged

50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The creation of Pakistan in 1947 as a homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent carried within it the seeds of its own division, as the new nation comprised two geographically separated territories with distinct languages, cultures, and economic structures that were united only by religion and the shared experience of partition from India. ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The creation of Pakistan in 1947 as a homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent carried within it the seeds of its own division, as the new nation comprised two geographically separated territories with distinct languages, cultures, and economic structures that were united only by religion and the shared experience of partition from India.
... Read more
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Harappa: The History of the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization’s Most Famous City

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Scott Clem ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

When one thinks of the world’s first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some of the first to come to mind, but if the focus then shifts to India, then Harappa and Mohenjo-daro will likely come up. These cities owe their existence to India’s oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan Civilization, which was contemporary with ancient Mesopotamia and ancient ... Read more

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When one thinks of the world’s first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some of the first to come to mind, but if the focus then shifts to India, then Harappa and Mohenjo-daro will likely come up. These cities owe their existence to India’s oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan Civilization, which was contemporary with ancient Mesopotamia and ancient
... Read more
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Premsutra प्रेमसूत्र

For every ones Love प्रत्येकाच्या प्रेमासाठी

by Madhavi Kunte ...

Narrated by Namrata Deshpande, Sai Limaye ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

Every story express types of love & romance, which impresses us. Author tells the stories from Indian culture which is so intimate and inspiring for all the youth.प्रत्येक कथेतून प्रेमाची जी विविध रूपे दिसतात टी मोहक तरीही उदात्त आहेतआजच्या प्रत्येक प्रेमवीराला व प्रेयसीला या कथा आपले मनोगत व्यक्त करणाऱ्या वाटतील. तसेच त्याबरोबर प्रेम, त्याग, कर्तव्य, निष्ठा, ज्ञानाची आस याचाही संस्कार करतील ... Read more

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Every story express types of love & romance, which impresses us. Author tells the stories from Indian culture which is so intimate and inspiring for all the youth.प्रत्येक कथेतून प्रेमाची जी विविध रूपे दिसतात टी मोहक तरीही उदात्त आहेतआजच्या प्रत्येक प्रेमवीराला व प्रेयसीला या कथा आपले मनोगत व्यक्त करणाऱ्या वाटतील. तसेच त्याबरोबर प्रेम, त्याग, कर्तव्य, निष्ठा, ज्ञानाची आस याचाही संस्कार करतील
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Great Soul

Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India

by Joseph Lelyveld ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

16 hours 47 min

A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments—his success in seizing India’s imagination and shaping its independence struggle as a mass movement, his recognition late in life that few of his followers paid more than lip service to his ambitious goals of social justice for the country’s minorities, outcasts, and rural poor ... Read more

$25.00 USD

A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments—his success in seizing India’s imagination and shaping its independence struggle as a mass movement, his recognition late in life that few of his followers paid more than lip service to his ambitious goals of social justice for the country’s minorities, outcasts, and rural poor
... Read more
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Sophia

Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary

by Anita Anand ...

Narrated by Tania Rodrigues ...

Unabridged

17 hours 9 min

Bloomsbury presents Sophia by Anita Anand, read by Tania Rodrigues.In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into Indian royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, one of the greatest empires of the Indian subcontinent, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass and included the mighty cities of Lahore and ... Read more

$30.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Sophia by Anita Anand, read by Tania Rodrigues.In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into Indian royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, one of the greatest empires of the Indian subcontinent, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass and included the mighty cities of Lahore and
... Read more
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Silapathikaram Full Story – Tamil Audiobook

by Ilango Adigal ...

Narrated by Sathiya Sai ...

Unabridged

30 min

சங்ககாலத்தின் சிறந்த காவியங்களில் ஒன்றான சிலப்பதிகாரம், இளங்கோ அடிகள் எழுதியது. தமிழின் பெருமையை உலகறியச் செய்த இந்த காவியம், கண்ணகியின் பக்தி, பொறுமை, நீதி, மற்றும் வீரத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது.இந்த ஆடியோபுக்கில்,சிலப்பதிகாரம் முழுக் கதை தமிழில் உரையாடல்மாணவர்கள், ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்கள், மற்றும் ஆன்மீக ஆர்வலர்களுக்கு எளிய புரிதல்இலக்கியத்தை காதோரம் கேட்கும் வசதிதினசரி கேட்க சிறந்த வழிகாட்டிசிலப்பதிகாரம் ... Read more

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சங்ககாலத்தின் சிறந்த காவியங்களில் ஒன்றான சிலப்பதிகாரம், இளங்கோ அடிகள் எழுதியது. தமிழின் பெருமையை உலகறியச் செய்த இந்த காவியம், கண்ணகியின் பக்தி, பொறுமை, நீதி, மற்றும் வீரத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது.இந்த ஆடியோபுக்கில்,சிலப்பதிகாரம் முழுக் கதை தமிழில் உரையாடல்மாணவர்கள், ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்கள், மற்றும் ஆன்மீக ஆர்வலர்களுக்கு எளிய புரிதல்இலக்கியத்தை காதோரம் கேட்கும் வசதிதினசரி கேட்க சிறந்த வழிகாட்டிசிலப்பதிகாரம்
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Beyond the Horizon: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Journey for Independence

by SREEKUMAR V T ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Beyond the Horizon: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Journey for Independence" is an extraordinary book that delves into the life, struggles, and indomitable spirit of one of India's most iconic freedom fighters, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. This meticulously researched and engagingly written work takes readers on a captivating journey through the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Beyond the Horizon: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Journey for Independence" is an extraordinary book that delves into the life, struggles, and indomitable spirit of one of India's most iconic freedom fighters, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. This meticulously researched and engagingly written work takes readers on a captivating journey through the
... Read more
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The Contest for the Indian Ocean

And the Making of a New World Order

by Darshana M. Baruah ...

Narrated by Lorna Bennett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

A major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical flashpointThroughout history, the Indian Ocean has been an essential space for trade, commerce, and culture. Every European power has sought to dominate it. Now, after a lull in the postwar period, control of major shipping routes has once again become a critical aspect of every rising ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical flashpointThroughout history, the Indian Ocean has been an essential space for trade, commerce, and culture. Every European power has sought to dominate it. Now, after a lull in the postwar period, control of major shipping routes has once again become a critical aspect of every rising
... Read more
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Alexander the Great in India: The History and Legacy of the Macedonian King’s Final Campaign

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

After he had finished off the Persian Empire, Alexander must have been glad to leave Persia and its adjoining provinces at his back. Alexander was planning to march onwards, into India, and had made overtures to the wild tribesmen that inhabited the region that is now Pakistan, but he had been abruptly refused. The chieftains of the hill clans who guarded the passes of the mighty Hindu Kush ... Read more

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After he had finished off the Persian Empire, Alexander must have been glad to leave Persia and its adjoining provinces at his back. Alexander was planning to march onwards, into India, and had made overtures to the wild tribesmen that inhabited the region that is now Pakistan, but he had been abruptly refused. The chieftains of the hill clans who guarded the passes of the mighty Hindu Kush
... Read more
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Indian History

Facts and Opinions about the Punjab and the Kashmir Region

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Doug Greene ...

Unabridged

1 hour 43 min

This is a compilation of 2 different titles, which are about the following topics:1: Punjab could be mainly in Pakistan at this moment, but the Punjabi people live and have resided in India also. As disputes emerged between the Indians and Pakistani, the border has moved from one area to another. Still, the Punjabi society is probably a vital aspect of India's history.Punjab is a geopolitical, ... Read more

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This is a compilation of 2 different titles, which are about the following topics:1: Punjab could be mainly in Pakistan at this moment, but the Punjabi people live and have resided in India also. As disputes emerged between the Indians and Pakistani, the border has moved from one area to another. Still, the Punjabi society is probably a vital aspect of India's history.Punjab is a geopolitical,
... Read more
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Brief History of Mumbai, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 93 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, has a dynamic history that reflects the country’s colonial past, economic rise, and cultural diversity. In A Brief History of Mumbai, readers will trace the city’s transformation from a cluster of fishing villages under Portuguese and then British rule to its emergence as the heart of British India’s ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, has a dynamic history that reflects the country’s colonial past, economic rise, and cultural diversity. In A Brief History of Mumbai, readers will trace the city’s transformation from a cluster of fishing villages under Portuguese and then British rule to its emergence as the heart of British India’s
... Read more
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Akali Phoola Singh

Akali Ji Di Pehli Vithya

by Baba Prem Singh Hoti Mardaan ...

Narrated by Mehar Singh ...

Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

In "Akali Phoola Singh," Baba Prem Singh Hoti, a distinguished Sikh historian, masterfully unveils the life of one of Sikhism's most revered figures. This biography delves into the compelling journey of Akali Phoola Singh, a stalwart warrior and devoted leader whose valor and unwavering commitment shaped the course of Sikh history. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Baba Prem ... Read more

$6.04 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "Akali Phoola Singh," Baba Prem Singh Hoti, a distinguished Sikh historian, masterfully unveils the life of one of Sikhism's most revered figures. This biography delves into the compelling journey of Akali Phoola Singh, a stalwart warrior and devoted leader whose valor and unwavering commitment shaped the course of Sikh history. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Baba Prem
... Read more
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Belonging

A History of Indian South Africans

by Ashwin Desai, Goolam Vahed ...

Narrated by Jack Devnarain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

What does it mean to belong?Across oceans and centuries, this sweeping narrative shuttles between the corridors of the Colonial Office in London, the contested streets of Durban, and the changing power dynamics within the British Raj.The first boatload of indentured Indians arrived in Natal in 1860. Thousands were to follow. In haunting detail, the book captures the plight of these labourers as ... Read more

$18.57 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What does it mean to belong?Across oceans and centuries, this sweeping narrative shuttles between the corridors of the Colonial Office in London, the contested streets of Durban, and the changing power dynamics within the British Raj.The first boatload of indentured Indians arrived in Natal in 1860. Thousands were to follow. In haunting detail, the book captures the plight of these labourers as
... Read more
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History of India and Indian Mythology: An Enthralling Guide to Major Civilizations, Empires, Events, People, and Myths

by Billy Wellman ...

Narrated by Jay Herbert ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Two manuscripts in one audiobook:History of India: An Enthralling Overview of Significant Civilizations, Empires, Events, People, and ReligionIndian Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Myths, Gods, and Goddesses from IndiaIn the first part of this audiobook, you will discover:How National Highway 1 goes all the way back to the Mauryan Empire!The importance of nonviolence in Indian culture</li... ... Read more

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Two manuscripts in one audiobook:History of India: An Enthralling Overview of Significant Civilizations, Empires, Events, People, and ReligionIndian Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Myths, Gods, and Goddesses from IndiaIn the first part of this audiobook, you will discover:How National Highway 1 goes all the way back to the Mauryan Empire!The importance of nonviolence in Indian culture</li...
... Read more
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Incarnations

India in Fifty Lives

by Sunil Khilnani ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

16 hours 51 min

For all of India's myths, its sea of stories and moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. In Incarnations, Sunil Khilnani fills that space, recapturing the human dimension of how the world's largest democracy came to be. His trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, film stars, and corporate titans—some famous, some unjustly forgotten—bring feeling, wry humor ... Read more

$21.99 USD

For all of India's myths, its sea of stories and moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. In Incarnations, Sunil Khilnani fills that space, recapturing the human dimension of how the world's largest democracy came to be. His trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, film stars, and corporate titans—some famous, some unjustly forgotten—bring feeling, wry humor
... Read more
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The Future is Asian

Commerce, Conflict and Culture in the 21st Century

by Parag Khanna ...

Narrated by Nezar Alderazi ...

Unabridged

14 hours 21 min

In the 19th century, the world was Europeanized. In the 20th century, it was Americanized. Now, in the 21st century, the world is being Asianized.The “Asian Century” is even bigger than you think. Far greater than just China, the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan, Russia to Australia, Turkey to Indonesia—linking five billion people through ... Read more

$29.99 USD

In the 19th century, the world was Europeanized. In the 20th century, it was Americanized. Now, in the 21st century, the world is being Asianized.The “Asian Century” is even bigger than you think. Far greater than just China, the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan, Russia to Australia, Turkey to Indonesia—linking five billion people through
... Read more
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India: A Million Mutinies Now

by V. S. Naipaul ...

Narrated by Sam Dastor ...

Unabridged

24 hours 46 min

Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than fifty years ago. He explores how they have been steered by the innumerable frictions present in Indian society—the contradictions and compromises of religious faith, the whim and chaos ... Read more

$29.95 USD

Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than fifty years ago. He explores how they have been steered by the innumerable frictions present in Indian society—the contradictions and compromises of religious faith, the whim and chaos
... Read more
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The Twice-Born

Life and Death on the Ganges

by Aatish Taseer ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

When Aatish Taseer first came to Benares, the spiritual capital of Hinduism, he was eighteen, the Westernized child of an Indian journalist and a Pakistani politician, raised among the intellectual and cultural elite of New Delhi. Nearly two decades later, Taseer leaves his life in Manhattan to go in search of the Brahmins, wanting to understand his own estrangement from India through their ties ... Read more

$19.99 USD

When Aatish Taseer first came to Benares, the spiritual capital of Hinduism, he was eighteen, the Westernized child of an Indian journalist and a Pakistani politician, raised among the intellectual and cultural elite of New Delhi. Nearly two decades later, Taseer leaves his life in Manhattan to go in search of the Brahmins, wanting to understand his own estrangement from India through their ties
... Read more
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The Last Queen of Kashmir - Kota Rani

by Rakesh K Kaul ...

Narrated by Shyam Rajgopal ...

Unabridged

20 hours 13 min

Kota, beautiful and regal, had once known love and dreamt of happiness. A lifetime ago. Before the murder of her father. Before she became Kota Rani, the wise regent who rules over Kashmir with a firm hand. As invaders and immigrants disturb the tranquillity of her land, Kota must find a way to protect her people. But at what personal cost? Can she weather the political intrigues and power-play of ... Read more

$28.00 USD

Kota, beautiful and regal, had once known love and dreamt of happiness. A lifetime ago. Before the murder of her father. Before she became Kota Rani, the wise regent who rules over Kashmir with a firm hand. As invaders and immigrants disturb the tranquillity of her land, Kota must find a way to protect her people. But at what personal cost? Can she weather the political intrigues and power-play of
... Read more

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