She Celebrates

Name: She Celebrates
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Author: Bose Creative Publishers
ISBN: 9783907328095

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Bose Creative Publishers

Bose Creative Publishers
Paru le : 12/08/2021

Book of short stories based on festivals of India, along with recipes for each festival. Written by women of Indian origin from around the world.'She... > Lire la suite

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Book of short stories based on festivals of India, along with recipes for each festival. Written by women of Indian origin from around the world.'She Celebrates' is a potpouri of Indian festivals, fiction and food. In India, the thread of culture is tied and knotted together by festivals. They are diverse as the people who embrace and embody them. Festivals from an integral part of an Indian person's life, carried by them wherever they live.
This book is an anthology of 21 short stories, written by women of Indian origin, from around the world. Each story is set against the background of an Indian festival, searching for metaphor and meaning through the voice of a female protagonist. Sequence of stories is based on the chronological order of the festivals in a calendar year. Each story ends with a festive recipe, and an illustration. Festivals covered include: Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Holi, Eid, Baisakhi, Easter, Onam, Teej, Varalakshmi Nombu, Karwa Chauth, Kumbh Mela, Radhashtami, Durga Puja, Raksha Bandhan, Diwali, Raas, Bhoot Chaturdashi, Golu, Vishu, Khech Mavas and Christmas. Authors come from Australia, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE, and the USA.
This is a collaborative project accomplished by 21 women authors coming from various professional backgrounds.

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Date de parution : 12/08/2021
Editeur : Bose Creative Publishers
ISBN : 978-3-907328-09-5
EAN : 9783907328095
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ACT India: Ms. Nilanjana Das, Director and Chairperson, who helped us structure this book, and came forward enthusiastically to discuss the book's proposal at its initial stage, despite the lockdown challenges in India. Asha Zurich Foundation: Dr. Pratyush Das Kanungo, Project Lead and Coordinator for outreach activities, Dr. Rajdeep Deb, President of the organization; and Dr. Sampada Bodke, Project Lead, for supporting this project and coming forward to collaborate for this book.
Humane Warriors: Dr. Naveen Shamsudhin and Dr. Rhythima Shinde, Founders, who were active during the Covid-19, with their Humane Warriors team supporting the daily wage workers across India. Despite a time-crunch they contributed to this book with their timely inputs. Protsaah - Handcrafted Peace: Ms. Saloni Duggal Sreshtha, Director, who was in India to meet her artisans and was unable to fly back to Zurich due to the lockdown for a long time, despite that she took the time to contribute to this book and raise awareness for the cause.
Rice Mill Social Enterprise: Ms. Ruth Mumba, Director, and Abundance Foundation's Co-Founder Dr. Deepa Pullanikkatil who came forward to contribute to this book with their newly found project in South Africa. Touching Heart: Ms. Helen Yi, Founder and Project Lead Ms. Sumona Das, who relentlessly worked on different projects and produced hundreds of facemasks herself to combat the pandemic in the USA; helped us get the Founder's interview for this book.
Ushthi Foundation: Ms. Olga Egli, PR and Fundraising Director, who contributed with her inputs, and contacted the Founder Mr. Kurt Bürki and the Executive Director Ms. Alessandra Grosse for the interview in this book; and Ms. Mirjam Hirzel, International Project Coordinator, for her valuable thoughts and inputs.