Format:
1 Online-Ressource (110 p)
ISBN:
9781459810075
Series Statement:
Orca Origins
Content:
Enlivened by personal stories, Diwali illuminates and celebrates how Hindu, Sikh and Jain traditions are kept alive in the modern world in this work of nonfiction for middle readers
Content:
Introduction -- Chapter One: What is Diwali? -- The Hindu Legends of Diwali -- Rama's Legend -- Krishna's Legend -- Lakshmi's Legend -- The Days of Diwali -- Hindu Diwali -- Sikh Diwali -- Jain Diwali -- Aditya's Story -- Chapter Two: The History of Indian Immigration -- Coming to North America -- United States -- Canada -- The Komagata Maru -- After the Komagata Maru Incident -- Swati's Story -- Nimrat's Story -- Chapter Three: The Evolution of Diwali -- The Changing Face of Diwali in India -- Mithai Gets a Makeover -- Widows Celebrate Diwali -- Diwali in North America Now -- Mitra's Story
Content:
Sapna's Story -- Chapter Four: Diwali around the world -- Diwali in India -- Jaipur -- Varanasi -- West Bengal and Assam -- Goa -- Diwali in the Slums of Mumbai -- Kerala -- Diwali Outside India -- Nepal -- Great Britain -- Singapore -- Thailand -- South Africa -- Suriname -- Trinidad -- A final word from the author -- Glossary -- References and Resources -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
Additional Edition:
9781459810099
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Singh, Rina Diwali Victoria : Orca Book Publishers,c2016 9781459810075
Language:
English
Keywords:
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