Being a teenager has never been easy. Growing up in the new millennium amidst unprecedented prosperity seems to have become more trying than ever for Indian teens. If drugs, alcohol and firearms are the routes to self destruction in the west, its exam stress, inability to cope with disappointments in India. The rapidly changing social, political and economical scenario in the world has not left Indian family untouched. It is going through structural and functional modifications that have a bearing on adolescents socialization and parent child relations. Weakening of social support from...

Winston, the bulldog, is akin to a naughty three-year-old. He is hyperactive but cute. He is affectionate and loving toward those he is close to. However, he can be aggressive when he feels threatened by anything unfamiliar. He has a special talent. He can sing. He can also talk on the telephone to loved ones. He is almost human in many of his reactions. This book is about his journey through childhood into adulthood. This book is for dog lovers and for those who want to know more about unusual dogs.

Winston, the bulldog, is akin to a naughty three-year-old. He is hyperactive but cute. He is affectionate and loving toward those he is close to. However, he can be aggressive when he feels threatened by anything unfamiliar. He has a special talent. He can sing. He can also talk on the telephone to loved ones. He is almost human in many of his reactions. This book is about his journey through childhood into adulthood. This book is for dog lovers and for those who want to know more about unusual dogs.

This study looks at the rich literature that has been spawned through the historical imagination of Bengali-speaking writers in West Bengal and Bangladesh through issues of homelessness, migration and exile to see how the Partition of Bengal in 1947 has thrown a long shadow over memories and cultural practices. Through a rich trove of literary and other materials, the book lays bare how the Partition has been remembered or how it has been forgotten. For the first time, hitherto untranslated archival materials and texts in Bangla have been put together to assess the impact of 1947 on the...