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'Despite a shared history of British imperialism, and commonalities like the English language, a democratic polity and a craze for cricket, Australians and Indians know very little about each other of sadhus and spinners attempts to correct this with a range of stories that trace the chequered history of interactions between the two nations from John Langs The Mohammedan mother (1859) to Yasmine Gooneratnes masterpiece (2002), the stories in this anthology bring to the fore a variety of literary responses to Indo-Australian encounters there are stories here of Australian visitors to India and stories about and by Indians-immigrants or temporary visitors-in Australia thoughtful, exploratory and often just wide-eyed in its observation of strange new worlds, the anthology provides insights into an array of fascinating cross-cultural encounters.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Noida,
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India,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:HarperCollins Australia , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction Australian Literary Encounters with India, Bruce Bennett , single work criticism (p. vii-ix)
Note: Abridged version.
The Mohammedan Mother, John Lang , single work prose travel (p. 1-17)
Our Nearest Great Country, Alfred Deakin , extract prose (p. 18-21)
The Soul of the Melon Man, Mary C. Elkington , single work short story (p. 22-25)
'My Friend, the Maharajah', Louis Esson , single work short story (p. 26-30)
Note: With title: My Friend, the Maharajah
Black and White, R. Francis Strangman , single work short story (p. 31-35)
The Khyber Pass and a Kidnapping, M. L. Skinner , extract novel (p. 36-46)
A Democrat on the Ganges, Manning Clark , single work short story (p. 47-54)
Mrs James Greene, Ethel Anderson , single work short story (p. 55-81)
Kumari, Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , single work short story (p. 82-88)
Sadhus and Sahibs, Christopher Koch , extract novel (p. 89-98)
The Clothesline in the Himalayas, Vicki Viidikas , single work short story (p. 99-101)
Meeting Mister Ghosh, Haydn Williams , single work short story (p. 102-110)
The Elephant Stop, G. S. Sharat Chandra , single work short story (p. 111-114)
The Strange Business at Bombay and Madras, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 115-125)
Passage from India, Geoffrey Bewley , single work short story (p. 126-141)
A Foot in the Stream, David Malouf , single work prose travel (p. 142-148)
The Guru, Satendra Nandan , single work short story (p. 149-158)
Monsoon, Inez Baranay , single work short story (p. 159-165)
Maisie Goes to India, Joan London , single work short story (p. 166-182)
Note: Dedication: for My Mother, Maisie (1910-1993), and for My Father, George
Epigraph: If there is Paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here. (Inscription in Shah Jahan's Audience Hall, Delhi)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Noida,
      c
      India,
      c
      South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
      :
      Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia ,
      2009 .
      image of person or book cover 1275220047786481187.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: ix, 205p.p.
      ISBN: 9788172238483

Works about this Work

India's Teeming Plenitude Rick Hosking , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
Dry Continent Meets the Sub-Continent Claudia Hyles , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 January 2010; (p. 11)

— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
Beggaring Belief Giti Chandra , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Biblio : A Review of Books , November-December vol. 14 no. 11 & 12 2009; (p. 41-42)

— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
Dry Continent Meets the Sub-Continent Claudia Hyles , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 January 2010; (p. 11)

— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
Beggaring Belief Giti Chandra , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Biblio : A Review of Books , November-December vol. 14 no. 11 & 12 2009; (p. 41-42)

— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
India's Teeming Plenitude Rick Hosking , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of Of Sadhus and Spinners : Australian Encounters with India 2009 anthology short story prose extract
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