{"product_id":"life-was-like-that-only-indian-edition","title":"Life Was Like That Only","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA child of the 1950s, Prabeen Singh belongs to the earliest generation of newly independent India, led by visionary leaders who dreamt of creating a .utopian state for its citizens. Brought up in a Sikh family intricately connected with the politics of the time, for whom tradition and liberalism existed side by side, she learnt self-reliance early from holidays spent at Master Tara Singh’s home, and civility and elegance from her mother and her aunts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis heady account of the trajectory of her growth, records episodes from her life with a tint of wicked humour, interlinked with historic events, where the ups and downs of the Indian state are described from her completely personal encounter with some landmark developments. It is a charming and informative account of a strongly independent person who has lived life at many conflicting levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrabeen Singh,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewho lives in Delhi, has had a varied career and many incarnations: a vocation in the women’s movement, starting out as an activist in Saheli; as a development consultant, working with international agencies and later in the field of HIV\/AIDS in North-East India; as a founder-member of the artisans’ collective Dastkar; and as writer of a newspaper column on etiquette and food. Her current avatar is as a cook, teaching cooking classes in Delhi and conducting demonstrations\/lectures for groups visiting India and seeking an insight into Indian food and culture. Well known for her personal style and hospitality, Prabeen Singh has written and lectured on aspects of Indian cuisine and appeared on India’s top lifestyle channel NDTV Food. This is her first book.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"menuitem submenuheader\" href=\"http:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    1.    Jamshedpur\u003cbr\u003e    2.    Dislocation and Fresh Moorings\u003cbr\u003e    3.    Family, Amritsar, and New Awakenings\u003cbr\u003e    4.    A New Home, New Friends, and New Vistas\u003cbr\u003e    5.    Sombre Times and the India-China War\u003cbr\u003e    6.    High Jinks and a Nurturing Environment\u003cbr\u003e    7.    Tussles for Succession, the Indo-Pak War of 1965,\u003cbr\u003e           and the Punjab Imbroglio\u003cbr\u003e    8.    College, Gaiety, Naxalism, and the High Life\u003cbr\u003e    9.    Foreign Shores: Baghdad\u003cbr\u003e    10.    Echoes of War\u003cbr\u003e    11.    Marriage, Motherhood, Parenting\u003cbr\u003e    12.    The Emergency\u003cbr\u003e    13.    Growth of Civil Liberty and\u003cbr\u003e             Women’s Organizations\u003cbr\u003e    14.    Janata Party, Pant Nagar,\u003cbr\u003e             Billa-Ranga, Suresh Ram\u003cbr\u003e    15.    The Asian Games and the Changing Face of Delhi\u003cbr\u003e    16.    Delhi in Flames\u003cbr\u003e    17.    Rajiv Gandhi\u003cbr\u003e    18.    Amidst the Cultural Mainstream\u003cbr\u003e    19.    Nine Green Bottles and the Janata Dal\u003cbr\u003e    20.    Elections Yet Again and\u003cbr\u003e             Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination\u003cbr\u003e    21.    The Economic Revolution and Babri Masjid\u003cbr\u003e    22.    Whither Now\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopyright Declaration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9789332703827\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prabeen Singh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English","offer_id":50584659984705,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/Life-Was-Like-That-Only-_front.png?v=1756988556","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/life-was-like-that-only-indian-edition","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}