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Things to leave behind has been published in november 2016. Namita gokhale is a renowned indian writer, publisher, and festival director. Categorywise pdf compilations datewise fortnightly pdf compilations. Namita gokhale born 26 january, 1956 is an indian writer, publisher and festival director. Writer namita gokhale gets the first centenary national award for literature from asam sahitya sabha she is the cofounder of the jaipur and bhutan literature festivals, and has written 16 works of fiction and nonfiction.
The recent things to leave behind, the third in her himalayan trilogy, has been described as her most ambitious novel yet. Blip books and literature, ideas and people namita gokhale on her association with jaipur and the literature festival the pink city is steeped in tradition and wears its legacy proudly. The book of shadows and a himalayan love storynamita gokhale. I found this book on one of the shelves of my college iiitbangalore infosys library. The play of memory, the habit of love and priya, a sequel to. It is set in the rich cultural and social backdrop of kumaon of 18401912, when the socalled firanghee raj was experiencing a golden era on the indian soil. Her poetry collection girls are coming out of the woods is forthcoming. Over two decades later, gokhale, of paro vintage, is back with a new novel.
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