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      By Yogananda, 1893-1952
       [2005], c1946., Adolescent, Crystal Clarity Publishers Call No: Bio Y54a    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: This is a new edition, featuring previously unavailable material, of a true spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, one of the best-selling Easter philosophy titles of all-time, with millions of copies sold, named one of the best and most influential books of the 20th century.
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      -- Husband-hunting in the Raj.
      By De Courcy, Anne
       2012., Weidenfeld & Nicolson Call No: 954.03 D278f    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: When the British went to India to trade and work, the men who left the country knew they would probably not return and married Indian wives or took Indian mistresses. As the East India Company was replaced by government, men were curtailed from doing this by various means. The Company then began to pay passage to India of a number of willing women who were maintained for a year and expected to marry within that time. For young women, unable to make a 'good match' at home, it was a chance to find a husband with prospects, women flocked to India, willing to try to make a go of it. De Courcy brings this forgotten era vividly to life.
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      By Sharma, Arvind
       2013., Yale University Press Call No: Bio G195s    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: In his Autobiography, Gandhi wrote, "What I want to achieve - what I have been striving and pining to achieve these thirty years - is self-realization, to see God face to face. ...All that I do by way of speaking and writing, and all my ventures in the political field, are directed to this same end." While hundreds of biographies and histories have been written about Gandhi (1869-1948), nearly all of them have focused on the national, political, social, economic, educational, environmental, or familial dimensions of his life. Very few, in recounting how Gandhi led his country to political freedom, have viewed his struggle primarily as a search of spiritual liberation. Shifting the focus to the understudied subject of Gandhi's spiritual life, Arvind Sharma retells the story of Gandhi's life through this lens. Illuminating unsuspected dimensions of Gandhi's inner world and uncovering their surprising connections with his outward actions, Sharma explores the eclectic religious atmosphere in which Gandhi was raised, his belief in karma and rebirth, his conviction that morality and religion are synonymous, his attitudes toward tyranny and freedom, and, perhaps most important, the mysterious source of his power to establish new norms of human conduct. This book enlarges our understanding of one of history's most profoundly influential figures, a man whose trust in the power of the spirit helped liberate millions.
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      By Guha, Ramachandra
       2014., Adult, Random House Canada Call No: Bio G954.03g    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: A biography of Mohandas Gandhi with a focus on the time he spent in South Africa and England before his return to India in 1915.
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      By Shepard, Sadia
       2009., Penguin Call No: Bio S547g    Availability:0 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: In this beautifully crafted memoir, a young Muslim-Christian woman travels to an insular Jewish community in India to unlock her family's secret history.
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      By Von Tunzelmann, Alex, 1977-
       2007., M & S Call No: 954.03 V948i   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your LibraryClick here to watch    Click here to view    More... Summary Note: At midnight on August 15, 1947, 400 million people were liberated from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, Britain ceased to be a superpower. This defining moment was brought about by a handful of people: Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery Indian prime minister; Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the leader of the new Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Mohandas Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, the glamorous but unlikely couple sent to get Britain out of India. Within hours, their dreams would turn to chaos, bloodshed, and war. Behind the scenes, a secret personal drama was also unfolding, as Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru began a passionate love affair. Their romance developed alongside Cold War conspiracies, the beginning of a terrible conflict in Kashmir, and an epic sweep of events that saw one million people killed and ten million dispossessed.--From publisher description.
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      By Osborne, Frances
       2005, c2004., Black Swan Call No: 951 C338o    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: At the end of her life, Frances Osborne's one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother Lilla was as elegant as ever-all fitted black lace and sparkling-white diamonds. To her great-grandchildren, Lilla was both an ally and a mysterious wonder. Her bedroom was filled with treasures from every exotic corner of the world. But she rarely mentioned the Japanese prison camps in which she spent much of World War II, or the elaborate cookbook she wrote to help her survive behind the barbed wire. Beneath its polished surface, Lilla's life had been anything but effortless.
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      By Guha, Ramachandra
       2011., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Call No: 954 G942m    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Includes a short biographical introduction to each person, followed by excerpts from their writings.