Ravi Shankar

Nathalie Handal

Tina Chang

An extensive collection of contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern poetry includes the work of four hundred contributors from a variety of backgrounds, in a thematically organized anthology that is complemented by personal essays. Original.

Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond

Language for a New Century

David Simchi-Levi

Philip Kaminsky

Edith Simchi-Levi

Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies

Designing and Managing the Supply Chain

A landmark anthology, providing the most ambitious, far-reaching collection of contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern poetry available. Language for a New Century celebrates the artistic and cultural forces flourishing today in the East, bringing together an unprecedented selection of works by South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian poets as well as poets living in the Diaspora. Some poets, such as Bei Dao and Mahmoud Darwish, are acclaimed worldwide, but many more will be new to the reader. The collection includes 400 unique voices—political and apolitical, monastic and erotic—that represent a wider artistic movement that challenges thousand-year-old traditions, broadening our notion of contemporary literature. Each section of the anthology—organized by theme rather than by national affiliation—is preceded by a personal essay from the editors that introduces the poetry and exhorts readers to examine their own identities in light of these powerful poems. In an age of violence and terrorism, often predicated by cultural ignorance, this anthology is a bold declaration of shared humanity and devotion to the transformative power of art.

Contemporary Poetry From The Middle East Asia And Beyond

Oliver Craske

The world's leading sitar player and elder statesman of Indian culture, Ravi Shankar spent his teenage years as a dancer in the glamorous world of 1930s Paris and New York. After studying in India with classical Hindustani music master Allauddin Khan, Ravi's early career culminated in a successful tour of Soviet Russia in 1954 with the huge, prestigious first cultural delegation sent by Jawaharlal Nehru.

The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar

Raga Mala

Punyakoti is an adaptation of a folksong prevalent in South India. No one knows who first sang the song of Punyakoti - about a cow that spoke the truth at all times. In the plains of India, it has remained with the generations of men and women who tilled the land and cared for their herd. It reminded them of the eternal harmony that has always co-existed between the truth, and harmony in nature. The folks of yore in India knew the close relation between the Earth and their cattle - it was no wonder that they called them Gomata and Bhoomata (Mother Cow and Mother Earth). This adaptation of Punyakoti is an imaginary tale about a drought in Karunadu, where the story of Punyakoti happens. It carries the message of love, peace, harmony, truth and magic in all its innocence. Written for a young audience, the language is simple, its prose lyrical and its appeal universal.

Punyakoti

Raga-anuraga : Autobiographical reminiscences of an Indian sitar player

My Music, My Life

Bobby Richardson

Jeff Williams

Keith Thompson

Tom Stanton

Lisa Wilson

D.L. Lang

Nina Serrano

Grey

Diana Alden

Olivia Anderson

Kyrah Ayers

Daniel Badiali

Genea Brice

Lei Kim Sawyer Chavez

Julia Dvorin

Johanna Ely

Quest Dreams

Amy Gioletti

G.O. 284

Morgan Hannigan

Travis Jackson, Jr.

Kathleen

Jeff Kingman

Chuck Lamplighter

Lady D

Lee Lee Ain't Misbehavin'

Lucinda Lees

Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

Myra Nissen

Kelliane Parker

Poetic Old Soul

Carol Pearlman

Fred Ross-Perry

Erika Snyder

Jeremy Snyder

Regina Sparrow

Diana Tenes

Amber Von Nagel

Becky Bishop White

James Westley

Lois Wu

An anthology of poetry, song lyrics, and prose featuring writers from Vallejo, California: Diana Alden, Olivia Anderson, Kyrah Ayers, Daniel Badiali, Vallejo Poet Laureate Emerita Genea Brice, Jessica Brown, Lei Kim Sawyer Chavez, G.O. 284, Morgan Hannigan, Travis Jackson, Jr., Kathleen, Jeffrey Kingman, Chuck Lamplighter, Vallejo Poet Laureate D.L. Lang, Lady-D, Lee Lee, Lucinda Lees, Aqueila M. Lewis, Carol Pearlman, Nina Serrano, Ravi Shankar, Erika Snyder, Jeremy Snyder, Regina Sparrow, Diana Tenes, Keith Thompson, Amber Von Nagel, Jeff Williams, Lisa Wilson, and Lois Wu. With additional contributions by: Julia Dvorin, Benicia Poet Laureate Emerita Johanna Ely, Ranjit Singh Gill, Amy Gioletti, Grey, Myra Nissen, Kelliane Parker, Poetic Old Soul, Bobby Richardson, Fred Ross-Perry, Benicia Poet Laureate Tom Stanton, Becky Bishop White, and James Westley. The idea behind this book is to shine a light on as many artists and wordsmiths as possible. It is to allow them to freely express themselves. They were not bound to form, subject matter, or even agreement with one another, so as to truly reflect the diversity of this community. This book contains both stark realism and wondrous beauty. There are poems on love, loss, pain, struggle, justice, peace, revolution, art, and many poems that celebrate our city, its people, and its places. There is a subject index at the end of this book if you’d like to skip around. You’re sure to find something that suits your fancy. Fair warning to parents who wish to shield their children, this is not a book for little kids. No one was censored. Each contributor was encouraged to be themselves, to use whatever words they saw fit, and while it is a book that came together on a common theme of Vallejo, it also contains many other subjects that each poet was passionate about. Their words will make you think about the world and its many varying perspectives, experiences, and people. All contributors were embraced and accepted, even those with the tiniest of connections to the Vallejo community or merely only connected to myself in some cases. Anyone who submitted was welcome. Their writings remain their intellectual property, so reprint requests should go to the original authors of these pieces. This book is merely an opportunity of artistic unity that reaches across all boundaries.The most important part of writing, in this editor’s humble opinion, is the heart of the writer, and this book contains loads of it. These are the pure, uncensored expressions of the hearts of each writer, just as contradictory as life itself, so full of personal and universal truth. Collectively, this book is better than anything each of us could write on our own, and I am honored to have been its editor. Even if I had not been its editor, this is a book I would enjoy reading. The views expressed in this chapbook are those of the individual poets, not necessarily always shared by the city of Vallejo, its poet laureate, the Vallejo Peace Project, or perhaps, even yourself. You may vehemently disagree with some of their words. Please keep an open mind and heart anyways. Their poetry, personalities, backgrounds, and ideas are as gorgeously diverse as our city, and this book aims to welcome everyone within its pages, to give each artist total creative freedom for whatever vision they may wish to express, and to expose each reader to the beauty of their words.

A Poetry Anthology

Verses, Voices, & Visions of Vallejo

Priya Sarukkai Chabria

Ninth century Tamil poet and founding saint Andal is believed to have been found as a baby underneath a holy basil plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. As a young woman she fell deeply in love with Lord Vishnu, composing fervent poems and songs in his honour and, according to custom, eventually marrying the god himself. The Autobiography of a Goddess is Andal's entire corpus, composed before her marriage to Vishnu, and it cements her status as the South Indian corollary to Mirabai, the saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. The collection includes Tiruppavai, a song still popular in congregational worship, thirty pasuram (stanzas) sung before Lord Vishnu, and the less-translated, rapturously erotic Nacchiyar Tirumoli. Priya Sarrukai Chabria and Ravi Shankar employ a radical method in this translation, breathing new life into this rich classical and spiritual verse by rendering Andal in a contemporary poetic idiom in English. Many of Andal's pieces are translated collaboratively; others individually and separately. The two approaches are brought together, presenting a richly layered reading of these much-loved classic Tamil poems and songs.

The Autobiography of a Goddess

Andal

Correctional

Revivez, au travers de témoignages inédits, les grands moments qui ont fait la carrière de Ravi Shankar Ces mémoires exceptionnels retracent le parcours d’un homme hors du commun. Dans une langue claire et élégante nourrie des témoignages des nombreux musiciens qui ont croisé sa route, Shankar se souvient de son enfance à Bénarès, de ses tournées en Europe à l’époque où il dansait dans la troupe de son frère Uday, de son engagement auprès du maître Allaudin Khan qui lui enseigna l’art du sitar. Viennent les années 1950 et 1960 où il commence à populariser la musique indienne en Occident et fait la rencontre décisive de George Harrison. On plonge alors dans les coulisses de ses plus mythiques performances, comme à Woodstock ou à Monterrey. Car Shankar a toujours voulu faire partager au public occidental les principes de la musique indienne et particulièrement son lien au sacré. On apprend comment Shankar a aussi composé de nombreuses musiques de films, en particulier pour Satyajit Ray, fondé des écoles de musique en Inde et en Californie, formé plusieurs disciples et même été élu député. On rencontre aussi toutes les personnalités qu’il a côtoyées au cours de sa riche existence : ses filles Anoushka Shankar et Norah Jones, les Beatles, Gene Kelly, Richard Burton, Peter Sellers, Marlon Brando, etc. Cette autobiographie comprend aussi des photos exceptionnelles tirées de ses archives personnelles. La vie de Ravi Shankar résume à elle seule la rencontre entre Orient et Occident. Cette autobiographie est à l’image de son auteur, l’un des plus grands musiciens du XXe siècle : pleine de charme, de dignité, d’esprit et d’humour. Quelques accords de sitar, le récit de nombreux festivals : découvrez la vie du célèbre musicien indien ! CE QU'EN PENSE LA CRITIQUE - "Ces Mémoires, écrits sur un ton très familier sont une lecture indispensable pour qui s’intéresse à l’Inde, à la musique, incarnées par un grand homme si simple, Ravi Shankar." (Jean-Claude Perrier, Livres-Hebdo) A PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Né en 1920 et mort en 2012, Ravi Shankar est à ce jour le musicien indien le plus connu. Sitariste, il a démocratisé et vulgarisé les sonorités de la musique traditionnelle indienne au cours des années 1960. De nombreux groupes rock de cette époque, tels que les Beatles ou les Rolling Stones, ont fortement été influencés par ces nouveaux timbres. Il est le père de la chanteuse Norah Jones. EXTRAIT Le petit monde où je suis né, à Bénarès, ressemblait à l’Inde telle qu’elle existait deux mille ans auparavant. Excepté les quelques automobiles, bicyclettes et autres petits symboles de modernité qui m’entouraient, tout était vraiment vieux : le mode de vie, les temples et les ghats de la ville. Les ghats (littéralement : « lieux pentus ») sont des escaliers en gradins qui s’étagent sur les rives du fleuve. Ils ont fait la réputation de Bénarès, car, de là, on est témoin du cycle complet de la vie même, de la naissance à la mort. Tout a lieu là : des pièces de théâtre, des chansons mises en scène par des danseurs qui racontent l’histoire de Krishna et de Radha ou des chants fervents, les kirtans chantés en bengali et les bhajans chantés en hindi.

Mémoires d'un des plus grands musiciens de musique traditionnelle indienne

Raga Mala Ma vie en musique

Kripa Shanker

Rahul Sindhwani

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2018). The book discusses different topics of industrial and production engineering such as sustainable manufacturing systems, computer-aided engineering, rapid prototyping, manufacturing management and automation, metrology, manufacturing process optimization, casting, welding, machining, and machine tools. The contents of this book will be useful for researchers as well as professionals.

Philip Kleaver

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