{"product_id":"26989-the-fragrance-of-forgotten-years","title":"The Fragrance of Forgotten Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Bilkees I Latif\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 247\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788129115454\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young French girl, straight out of a finishing school in Switzerland, falls in love with a handsome Nawab from Hyderabad. She marries him and finds herself transported amidst the grandeur of the aristocratic Nizams. Surrounded by an alien culture, she is drawn to its sun-filled skies, the fragrance of jasmine and the spirituality of its people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, within the bustling life of the feudal Nawabs and their beautiful ladies, she finds herself isolated and lonely. To fulfill the yearnings of her spirit, she visits godmen and their ashrams and then gets involved in the cultural ethos of the rural and urban poor. Bikees Latif depicts the joys, disappointments and dreams of her mother who grew to identify herself with the spirituality and warmth of the Indian people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the framework of the biography of her mother, the author brings alive the city of Hyderabad – a conglomerate of various cultures, religions and backgrounds forming a harmonious whole. The familial, social, cultural and political milieu of the pre-Independence Hyderabad, its Nizams, Nawabs, ladies, its poor and the changes brought by time – all form a part of The Fragrance of Forgotten Years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eSunlight and Warmth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tThe Fragrance of Incense and Jasmine\u003cbr\u003e2.\tThe Story of Alys\u003cbr\u003e3.\tMulhouse and the First World War\u003cbr\u003e4.\tJoy and Sorrow, Life and Death\u003cbr\u003e5.\tSadness is the Gap between Expectation and Reality\u003cbr\u003e6.\tThe Nizams\u003cbr\u003e7.\tNawab Imad-ul-Mulk Bahadur\u003cbr\u003e8.\t‘Tell Papa We Are Happy’\u003cbr\u003e9.\tThe Seventh Nizam\u003cbr\u003e10.\tIntegration\u003cbr\u003e11.\tSarojini Naidu\u003cbr\u003e12.\tSome of the Elite\u003cbr\u003e13.\tMiracles, Saints and Charlatans\u003cbr\u003e14.\tDivine Love: The Pomegranate Flower\u003cbr\u003e15.\tThe Hydari Family\u003cbr\u003e16.\tLiving and Feeling\u003cbr\u003e17.\tThe Razakars\u003cbr\u003e18.\tThe Police Action\u003cbr\u003e19.\tPolice Action: A View from Hyderabad\u003cbr\u003e20.\tLaik Ali’s Escape and Other Events\u003cbr\u003e21.\tThe Old Order Changeth\u003cbr\u003e22.\tThe Harijan Boy\u003cbr\u003e23.\tReviving a Beautiful Craft\u003cbr\u003e24.\tThe Beginning of the End\u003cbr\u003e25.\tThe Horizon Draws Near\u003cbr\u003e26.\tThe Words of the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography and References\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Bilkees I Latif \/ Rupa \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776590950569,"sku":"26989","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/26989_bfdf71d9-cea0-4a67-94b4-e219af8eccb4.jpg?v=1625528066","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/26989-the-fragrance-of-forgotten-years","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}