A young graduate still seeking a role in the world keeps himself busy working as a building labourer during the week and a community volunteer at weekends. In the process he makes some discoveries about society and human nature.
A young graduate still seeking a role in the world keeps himself busy working as a building labourer during the week and a community volunteer at week...
"I had just completed my journalism course and was firmly convinced that the media were waiting for me with bated breath. I am ready, I thought. I was fairly sure I would win the Pulitzer prize that same year; I was brimming with self confidence and eagerness. At last I could swap book-learning for reality and actually feel the pulse of life. A war was going on in Afghanistan; what then could be better than to start my career as a journalist there? At long last I could sally forth and do what countless men had done before me: I would go to war." 'To the Front and Back' are tales from ten...
"I had just completed my journalism course and was firmly convinced that the media were waiting for me with bated breath. I am ready, I thought. I was...
When President Yahya Khan launched a ruthless military crackdown on East Pakistan to silence its people's demands for autonomy, the Bangladeshi community in Birmingham rallied to support their brave countrymen in their struggle for survival. This booklet provides an overview of the campaign. Rare reproductions of contemporary photographs and documents are included.
When President Yahya Khan launched a ruthless military crackdown on East Pakistan to silence its people's demands for autonomy, the Bangladeshi commun...
The year is 1966, the location Dinajpur, a sleepy provincial town in the far north of what is now Bangladesh but was then East Pakistan. These diary entries record the impressions of a young British volunteer who has been recruited to help out at a new Roman Catholic mission. Wry observations on mission personnel, lively descriptions of local festivals and culture, snapshots of typical scenes and curious anecdotes make up a varied menu of well spiced titbits. The childlike sense of joy and wonder felt by the young writer gives every page a beguiling freshness.
The year is 1966, the location Dinajpur, a sleepy provincial town in the far north of what is now Bangladesh but was then East Pakistan. These diary e...
In the early 1960s a naive young Englishman is travelling by boat to India as one of a batch of six sent out to perform a year of voluntary service overseas. These diary entries describe life on board ship among a medley of odd characters, punctuated by port calls at Barcelona, Port Said and Aden. Boisterous and often unconsciously amusing, the narrative paints a vivid picture of a sea voyage in the days before air travel became commonplace and offers colourful glimpses of the countries visited on the way. The chronicle is full of human interest and barely suggested romance. The mood is...
In the early 1960s a naive young Englishman is travelling by boat to India as one of a batch of six sent out to perform a year of voluntary service ov...
A lively travelogue which documents the travels, experiences and observations of a young English volunteer during his first month on the Indian subcontinent in late 1964.
A lively travelogue which documents the travels, experiences and observations of a young English volunteer during his first month on the Indian subcon...
This is a practical dictionary of the Sylheti dialect of Bengali, primarily designed for English-speaking professionals who wish to communicate directly with Sylheti speakers in Britain. Abundant examples of common usage are provided for the most common words.
This is a practical dictionary of the Sylheti dialect of Bengali, primarily designed for English-speaking professionals who wish to communicate direct...
In this book, by means of an engrossing fictional story which skilfully incorporates various historical figures and many true incidents as well as the author's own personal experiences, fortified with excerpts from newspapers and other documents, Humayun Ahmed manages to produce a remarkably vivid and well balanced picture of the political events and bloody civil war which led to the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state in 1971. No other work on the subject has the same breadth of vision or the same power to absorb and engage the reader. This is essential reading for anyone who...
In this book, by means of an engrossing fictional story which skilfully incorporates various historical figures and many true incidents as well as the...
In this short memoir the author describes his adventures in the mid 1960s when working as a volunteer in what was then East Pakistan. A lively account of varied experiences is enhanced by many observations on the culture and conditions of the country at that time. The period in question, the era of Ayub Khan, immediately preceded the years of political unrest which led to the secession movement and the establishment of Bangladesh as an independent state in 1971. The book is illustrated with rare contemporary photographs of considerable charm and interest.
In this short memoir the author describes his adventures in the mid 1960s when working as a volunteer in what was then East Pakistan. A lively account...
A young Englishman who has lost his way in life ventures into the world of Bangladeshi catering in Birmingham. He discovers a shadowy underworld filled with eccentric characters where survival is difficult and every day brings fresh challenges. Comedy and tragedy are hopelessly tangled together in this narrative, but every scene is brightened by the courage and optimism of the protagonists, all of them imbued with the good humour, patience and fortitude characteristic of the people of rural Bengal. The basic message of this unusual story is a warm and inspiring one.
A young Englishman who has lost his way in life ventures into the world of Bangladeshi catering in Birmingham. He discovers a shadowy underworld fille...
