Land of Five Rivers

Land of Five Rivers
Author: Khushwant Singh
Publisher: Orient Paperbacks
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2006
Genre: English fiction
ISBN: 8122201075

Noted Indian writer and translator Khuswant Singh's tribute to 18 major Punjabi writers whose stories he has translated in this collection of short fiction. The writers included here are familiar names in India - writers such as Amrita Pritam, Saadat Hasan Manto, Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, and also two new women writers, Ajeet Caur and Usha Mahajan - among others.

Tales From the Land of Five Rivers

Tales From the Land of Five Rivers
Author: Rafia Mirza
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780228853299

The book you are holding in your hands is a collection of six short stories written by a grandmother who wanted to introduce her grandchildren to the land of their origin, Punjab in Pakistan. The name 'Punjab' is derived from the Farsi/ Persian words broadly translating to 'five rivers'. Tales from the Land of Five Rivers went to the printers because of the social isolation and the unique circumstances created by Covid-19. The six tales are a peek at the colourful Punjab of the author's childhood, a joy she wanted to share with children from around the world. These stories evolved while the kids steered their grandmother on with endless questions about the land of their origin. There is one inspired by 'Basant, ' the colourful kite festival, while the rest are about endearing birds and animals and the joy that kids derive by bonding with them. The stories are very descriptive and rendered in a manner that captivates a child's imagination right from the very beginning. The author, my mother, did not forget to add a moral lesson to her fiction. This has been done very discreetly, making the stories as meaningful as they are entertaining. Ahmed Naeem

Emperor of the Five Rivers

Emperor of the Five Rivers
Author: Mohamed Sheikh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1786730952

In 1801, at the age of just 20 years old, Ranjit Singh became the Maharaja of the Punjab Empire and subsequently became one of the greatest figures in the history of India. He was a fiercely brave leader, capturing the city of Lahore before becoming Maharaja and overcoming a variety of challenges during his 40-year rule, such as harsh terrain, an ethnically and religiously diverse population and strong aggressors including the British and the Afghans. Despite such challenges, Ranjit Singh was able to unite Punjab's various factions yet rule a nation that was strictly secular; the Maharaja was benevolent to his subjects no matter their ethnicity or religion and sought to promote interfaith unity through policies of equality and non-discrimination. Aside from building his own nation, Ranjit built solid strategic relations with his most challenging aggressor - the British. Through stamina and political will, he managed to establish a formal treaty between the two and secured from 1809 Britain's protection against third party attempts to conquer the Punjab. Following Ranjit Singh's death in 1839, the Empire fell into decline. Just six years later, the Punjabis attacked the British, and in 1845 they were beaten and forced to sign the Treaty of Lahore, essentially conceding control to the British.Ranjit Singh's personal characteristics and leadership skills were what held the Punjab nation together in a tumultuous period in history. Mohamed Sheikh's new account of Singh's life illustrates these characteristics and skills and illuminates the man who singlehandedly created and sustained the Empire.

Punjab

Punjab
Author: Abha Narain Lambah
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2017
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9789383243167

Land of Little Rivers

Land of Little Rivers
Author: Austin M. Francis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2014-01-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1628738383

The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware—the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others—are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition. Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis’s twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli’s more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called “the gentle art.”

Land of seven rivers

Land of seven rivers
Author: Sanjeev Sanyal
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 8184756712

DID THE GREAT FLOOD OF INDIAN LEGEND ACTUALLY HAPPEN? WHY DID THE BUDDHA WALK TO SARNATH TO GIVE HIS FIRST SERMON? HOW DID THE EUROPEANS MAP INDIA? The history of any country begins with its geography. With sparkling wit and intelligence, Sanjeev Sanyal sets off to explore India and look at how the country’s history was shaped by, among other things, its rivers, mountains and cities. Traversing remote mountain passes, visiting ancient archaeological sites, crossing rivers in shaky boats and immersing himself in old records and manuscripts, he considers questions about Indian history that we rarely ask: Why do Indians call their country Bharat? How did the British build the railways across the subcontinent? Why was the world’s highest mountain named after George Everest? Moving from the geological beginnings of the subcontinent to present-day Gurgaon, Land of the Seven Rivers is riveting, wry and full of surprises. It is the most entertaining history of India you will ever read.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Author: Jean Marie Lafont
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distri
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002
Genre: Punjab (India)
ISBN:

Study on the political, military, and economic achievements of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of Punjab, 1780-1839.

The Land of Five Waters

The Land of Five Waters
Author: Deborah Sanwal
Publisher: Chin Music
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781634050043

Sanwal learned the secrets of Punjabi cuisine in her mother-in-law's kitchen. She reveals those secrets in easy-to-follow prose and recipes.