Books from Assam (Study Guide) - Deo Langkhui, Melodies and Guns, the Seven Sisters of India, Secret Killings of Assam, Hemkosh, Living Shadows (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Deo Langkhui, Melodies and Guns, the Seven Sisters of India, Secret Killings of Assam, Hemkosh, Living Shadows, Jyotiprasad as a Film Maker, Perspectives on Cinema of Assam, 25 Years On.. Nellie Still Haunts, Kamakhya, a Socio-Cultural Study, Akira Kurosawa, Bihu Songs of Assam, Chitra Chinta, Nellie, 1983, Assamese Response to Regionalism, Srinkal, Maramar Deuta, Nam Ghosa, Dear Father. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Deo Langkhui (The Divine Sword) is an epoch-making Assamese novel written by Dr Rita Chowdhury. The book unveils some important aspects of then contemporary Tiwa society and also a series of their customs and traditions. The novel is based on historical evidence of then Tiwa kingdom, but the main protagonist is the royal lady Chandraprabha, queen of Pratapchandra. The book is a detailed account of the time of then Assam. It is full of romance, conflict, betrayal, aggression and loyalty. The novel can be read as a fantastic story or as a historical novel or as an epic. The story is about the life-struggle of Chandraprabha, the banished queen of king Pratapsingha. She was banished by him to the Gova kingdom for she made merry with the Gova king in the Jonbeel Mela. The Gova king reveals his chivalry by accepting Chandraprabha as one of the members of his kingdom. In the Gova kingdom, Chandraprabha makes herself familiar with the customs of the people, and she even changes her former identity to Konchari, a Tiwa name for women. Starting from Chandraprabha, the story goes till her great grandson and thus in between there are lots of characters who are fairly rich in their own qualities. The writer has shown dexterity in depicting all the characters, their actions, inner conflicts, etc, and gives us a me...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2353460