In Arden
A Memoir of Four Years in Shillong, 1974 to 1978
Published on 2. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
231 pages
978-1-913738-73-0 (ISBN)
Description
Discover a fascinating and remote part of India through this unusual introduction to the countryside, people, and customs. "Newly married, my wife and I went to teach English at a newly established university in north-eastern India. During our four years there, we made many friends, getting to know some unique features of the countryside, as well as the tribal culture of the locals who were fast modernizing. These memoirs try to communicate, as vividly as I can, my experiences, discoveries, and disappointments. So here is a somewhat unusual introduction to the Khasi Hills, its people, and those years, which should interest everyone who wishes to discover more about a fascinating part of India that is still too little known."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Salt Desert Media Group Ltd. (SDMG)
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-913738-73-0 (9781913738730)
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Person
Brijraj Singh A Rhodes Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford, and a Fulbright Scholar at Yale University, where he was awarded a PhD., Brijraj Singh taught not only at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, but also at Hostos Community College (City University of New York), his alma mater, St. John's College (Agra), and Delhi university, where he was a Professor. He also taught and was Dean at Delhi's St. Stephen's College.