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Imagining China, Johannes Janssonius’ 1657 map of Xuntien alias Quinzay
An analysis of a map of Xvntien alias Qvinzay otherwise known as the city of Hangzhou.
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Animals in The Hungry Tide and the real Sundarbans
Amitav Ghosh a world renown author wrote a book in which the main characters traveled to and through the Sundarbans. In this book the main characters interact with animals. However the book is a piece of fiction, so this made me interested in looking at how human and animal interaction is portrayed in the novel and how it is in reality.
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The Sikhs of the Punjab in Post-1947 Politics and Fiction
An essay about the Sikhs of post 1947 India. This is an essay about how Sikhs are represented in the politics and how the political themes are also represented in the media and literature of post independence India.
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