The Elephant and the Maruti Stories

RADHIKA JHA

Penguin??Books

Smell

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

New York, Soho Press, 2001

But when Ramu, the village simpleton, marries Laxmi, the college educated daughter of a poor farmer, their union gives birth to a miracle that will change Nandgaon forever, and there is little Mundkur can do about it. The unlikely catalyst for this transformation is Manoj Mishra, a failed PhD in history, who believes he has found the solution to rural India's poverty. And he will let nothing and no one get in the way of his mission - not his wife, nor the intricate mechanism of village and district administration. Gradually, these four very different people become embroiled in an epic confrontation in which their ideals and their very lives are at stake. The wide cast of characters in this unusual novel combines with playful irony and humour to lay bare an India that struggles daily and in innumerable ways with the overarching issue of modernization - the ethics of it, and its impact on traditional social structures.

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<p>In this spectacular volume, photographer olivier follmi captures stunning images of a land where ancient traditions still guide the paths of daily life today, where gods and their actions bond the people with the universe in so many ways follmi looks beyond the noise, chaos and sensory overload of the indian streets to examine deeper truths surrounding the people and their culture his compelling photographs convey beauty and stillness, reflection and contentment and express a philosophy and an approach to life that is radically different from that of the west 200 photographs and illustrations in full colour</p>

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