Syed Abdul Majid Quadri

Syed Abdul Majid Quadri was born in Ujjain, Central India in 1935. When he was 14, civil war broke out in India, forcing him to flee Ujjain, leaving his family and friends and breaking off his education at Maharajwada High School. Three years later he was reunited with his family in Karachi, Pakistan. They had lost their home and all of their possessions. He passed his matriculation examination from the Panjab University, Lahore in 1953, and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Karachi University in 1958. After working for an American firm in Iran for a year, he travelled from Tehran to London via Istanbul and Paris by coach, train, the Orient Express, and boat. He is now retired and resides in Derby, England with his wife Ann, and his memories of a bygone era. Indian Tapestry is his first book.

Books by Syed Abdul Majid Quadri

Indian Tapestry: "Indian Tapestry" brings to life the memories of the author's upbringing in the 1940's in Central India at the time of the British Raj.

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Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R. K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali and Raja Rao, was one of the first India-based writers in English to gain an International readership. Anand is admired for his novels and short stories, which have acquired the status of classics of modern Indian English literature; they are noted for their perceptive insight into the lives of the oppressed and for their analysis of impoverishment, exploitation and misfortune.He became known for his protest novel “Untouchable” (1935), followed by other works on the Indian poor such as “Coolie” (1936) and “Two Leaves and a Bud” (1937). Books by Mulk Raj Anand The Singing Line Drawings By Hebbar The Indian Theatre Death of a Hero Reflections on a White Elephant Splendours of Kerala Lost Child and Other Stories Tri...

Ajit Phanse

Dr. Ajit Phanse is a professional with close to three decades of experience in financial services in India and abroad. After MBA, he went on to complete his doctorate in management sciences from the University of Pune.An avid finance professional, he has authored many papers based on sound research that have been published in the journals of reputed training institutions in insurance and capital markets. Apart from having a flair for writing, he is an ardent reader of fiction and non-fiction. It is a combination of these traits that has helped him in his maiden attempt at storytelling by authoring this book. Books by Ajit Phanse The Legacy of Taj - Eternal Love

Keran Panth Joshi

Kiran Joshi was born and brought up in Delhi, India, and completed a degree in physiotherapy from Delhi and later did business management (HR) from Mumbai. She has worked as a physiotherapist in clinics, hospital and special school and also worked as an Assistant Manager-HR in Wipro-Pune. Recently, she has shifted to Melbourne, Australia and is working in a big recruitment firm.Her friends describe her as a hyperactive, bold and always-in-the-limelight kind of person. Books by Keran Panth Joshi Beyond Forever CHECK-IN CHECKOUT: ...and the horrors within

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