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Post by James on Nov 24, 2013 5:36:12 GMT
So I recently read this book, 100 samasyaein ek nivarak Birbal, ISBN 9788122313116. It was a lot of fun. It consists of short tales, usually one or two pages long, of the life of Birbal in Akbar's court, and how he used his wisdom and wit to overcome the obstacles that came his (or Akbar's) way. It was a little on the shuddh side, but because each individual story was short, it was never overwhelming. I'd highly recommend it.
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NewLaura
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Post by NewLaura on Nov 24, 2013 13:20:20 GMT
That does sound like fun. Thanks for sharing, James. I am so jealous that you can check out Hindi books from your library!
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Post by James on Nov 25, 2013 2:10:08 GMT
I'm happy to share, and you're right, I am really lucky. The Toronto Public Library is a great resource. I think it's industry standard in the big cities now (?), but you can go to their website, search for what you want, book it, it gets sent to a library of your choice, and a machine calls to notify you when it's arrived for pick-up (or you get an email if you want). It's so bloody convenient, you have to be crazy to not take advantage. Also, local demographics being what they are, South Asians are one of the largest, if not the largest, minority groups. So anything related to India- music, movies, books- are relatively easy to obtain even through the library.
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Post by Havai on Nov 25, 2013 3:58:26 GMT
Lucky you, James! Based on the reading club recommendation over at the old thread, I ordered Harry Potter aur Azkaban ki Qaidi-- in Hindi; apparently the Urdu title is the same, which made me nervous since the amazon page didn't have a product photo. But sure enough, it's in Devnagari, and I'm quite enjoying it 3 chapters in. It's always amazing how much vocabulary you don't learn from films-- door knob, broom, grab, bellow, and the ever-useful Butterbeer!
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Post by Andrew-Kenneth on Apr 27, 2014 16:31:08 GMT
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