Ragtime In Simla
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Ragtime in Simla
Simla 1922. The summer capital of the British Raj is fizzing with the energy of the jazz age. Commander Joe Sandilands is looking forward to spending a month here in the cool of the Himalayan hills as the guest of Sir George Jardine, the Governor of Bengal. When Joe's travelling companion, a Russian opera singer, is shot dead at his side in the back of the Governor's car on the road up to Simla, he finds himself plunged into a murder investigation. Confronted by the mystery of an identical unsolved killing a year before, Joe realizes that Sir George's hospitality comes at a price. Behind the sparkling façade of social life in Simla he finds a trail of murder, vice and blackmail. Someone in this close-knit community has a secret and the nearer Joe comes to uncovering it, the nearer he comes to his own death.
Exploring Cultural Landscape of India: Text and Context
Author: Kamalpreet Kaur, Meenu Aggarwal Gupta
language: en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
Release Date: 2025-05-15
A thought-provoking collection that delves into the multifaceted dimensions of Indian culture, history, and identity, offering rich academic insights into both historical and contemporary issues. From the study of Rasa in the intricate beauty of Krishna paintings to the evolving concept of nationalism in the works of Rabindranath Tagore, and the complexities of translation in medical research, each chapter is a journey into the cultural fabric of India. With a focus on both the past and the present, this volume invites readers to reconsider the cultural and intellectual legacy of India and the shifting perspectives on its place in the world. This book is ideal for scholars, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the intricate threads that weave together the rich tapestry of Indian identity.
The Bee's Kiss
1926, and Joe Sandilands is back from India, enjoying the frantic pleasures of Jazz Age London. Yet, there is a darkness behind all that postwar gaiety. A woman has been discovered bludgeoned to death in her suite at the Ritz. A broken window and missing emerald necklace suggest that it is a burglary gone wrong. But the corpse is that of a much-respected member of the British establishment, Dame Beatrice Joliffe, one of the founders of the Wrens, and so Scotland Yard send Joe to conduct a swift enquiry. Her companion, an ex-chorus girl, falls from Waterloo Bridge at twilight. Two of the Dame's clique of eager young Wrens commit suicide. All these deaths make Joe suspect that Beatrice has been killed by someone close to her but suddenly he finds that the case is closed and he is asked by his superiors to surrender his files. Against the background of the looming General Strike, and pressure from unseen governmental presences he struggles on, picking his way through the political panic and rebelling against authority, through to a shattering solution to the killings.