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Choudhury, Kushanava Homes and haunts India Kolkata East Indian Americans Fiction East Indian Americans Juvenile fiction Human anatomy Human body Human physiology Kolkata (India) Social conditions 21st century Kolkata (India) Social life and customs 21st century Magic Fiction Schools Juvenile fictionSummary: Set in late 19th-century, pre-independence India, this film is about a woman's artistic and romantic yearning. It is about the lonely wife of a workaholic newspaper editor, Charulata, whose beautiful face masks a burning creativity. When her husband's poet cousin comes to stay with them, Charulata finds herself both inspired by him creatively and dangerously drawn to him physically. A delicate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CHAChaudhuri, Amit
Summary: A young Indian university student and his bachelor uncle spend the day wandering through London, as they cope with their own alienation, loneliness, and the difficulties of daily life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAChaudhuri, Amit
Summary: Three novels by an Indian writer, featuring Indians at home and abroad. In the title novel, the protagonist is a rebellious young man who has joined the communist party, in Afternoon Raag he is an Indian student in Oxford, and in A Strange and Sublime Address he is a small boy visiting family in Calcutta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAChaudhuri, Amit
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred Knopf 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAKelkar, Supriya
Summary: "When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is. With lush illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat, award-winning author Supriya Kelkar writes a stunning tribute to the thing that introduces us to the world -- our names -- reminding readers of the beauty in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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Summary: On a hike with her grandparents, a young Indian-American girl makes note of all the things in the wilderness that are brown, too. Includes instructions on how to make a scrapbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: When ten-year-old Indian American Geetanjali, part of a family of classical Hindustani music singers, believes her neighbor has become an ichchaadari naagin, a cobra that can turn human, she must overcome her fears and harness the power of her voice before the naagin changes the whole town into snakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KELSahai, Supriya
Summary: "This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Did you know that the technology behind cell phones was based on an idea developed during World War II by the Hollywood star Heddy Lamar to prevent the enemy intercepting radio messages? The computer and other electronic devices have changed life dramatically over the last 70 years-and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SAHKelkar, Supriya
Summary: Middle-schooler Sonali cannot bring herself to share her feelings, but when she wakes up one day and begins to involuntarily burst into Bollywood song and dance routines that showcase her emotions, she realizes she has to find her voice and share her feelings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KELKelkar, Supriya.
Summary: The story of the world's most famous diamonds -- stolen from South Asia during colonization and now among the crown jewels in London -- is a call to action for readers to decolonize and hold their heads high.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when ten-year-old Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KELKelkar, Supriya
Summary: When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2020
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Summary: "A little girl who loves her bindis (and the many creative shapes they come in!). The bindis are also a connection to her Nani who lives in India. When Nani comes to visit Bindu and brings the bindis to her, it is just in time to wear something new to theschool talent show. Bindu and Nani work together to shine their brightest and embrace their sparkle, even when they stand out from the crowd"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELKelkar, Supriya
Summary: "Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka--his turban--smoothing it out and making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a new job in a snowy town and the family has to move, he finds himself choosing white over and over--all he wants is to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELChaudhry, Mamta
Summary: In the summer of 1989, while all of Paris is poised to celebrate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, Sylvie mourns the loss of her lover, Julien, and is unable to find solace in the music that has always been her refuge. But when she accidentally dislodges an envelope concealed in Julien's desk, she finds an enigmatic note from a stranger and feels compelled to meet this woman who might...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAChoudhury, Bikram.
Summary: Based on Bikram's signature program of 26 postures and two breathing exercises, this book will help you combat a variety of afflictions--from stress and insomnia to arthritis and back pain--and maintain exceptional health for years to come. The postures work your muscles, increase flexibility, and flush toxins out of your system. It isn't easy: it's a rigorous, body-bending program, and Bikram...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2007
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Summary: Exploring milestones in medicine and the latest scientific discoveries, this guide to the human body covers everything from the brain, skull, and mental health through how the body protects itself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Summary: "Very important people need to know all about the amazing human body. This book has it covered, from our hair to our toes, and everything in between. Read hundreds of incredible facts about how our bodies work. Learn about bones, blood, brains, and marvelous medical moments. Discover how eating, sleeping, and playing can make you fit and strong... and much, much more." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2023
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Summary: The author describes how, after moving to New Jersey at the age of twelve, he returned to Calcutta to work for an English language newspaper, where he encountered a chaotic, living city unchanged by time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHOUDHURY, KUSHANAVA CHOChoudhri, Nihara K.
Contents: For richer, for poorer : debt and the married couple -- For better, for worse : till divorce do us part -- Till death do us part : prenups and estate planning -- Writing your own vows : the prenuptial agreement -- Doing it right : seven rules for a rock-solid prenup -- Anatomy of a prenup : topics to consider -- Putting it all together : a sample prenuptial agreement -- After the honeymoon : a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sphinx Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.01 CHODas, Surya.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 DASHuq, Priya
Summary: "Nisrin is a 13-year-old Bangladeshi-American girl living in Milwaukie, Oregon, in 2002. As she nears the end of eighth grade, she gives a presentation for World Culture Day about Bangladesh while wearing a traditional cultural dress. On her way home, she is the victim of a hate crime when a man violently attacks her for wearing a headscarf. Deeply traumatized by the experience, Nisrin spends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HUQBasil, Priya
Summary: "A thought-provoking meditation on food, family, identity, immigration, and, most of all, hospitality--at the table and beyond--that's part food memoir, part appeal for more authentic decency in our daily worlds, and in the world at large"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020