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02360aam a2200457Ii 4500 001 91124E3C664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221117010035 008 200929t20202020vraabcje b 000 0ceng 020 $a 1922454044 020 $a 9781922454041 035 $a (OCoLC)1227682708 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDXIT $d SILO 042 $a anuc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 4 $a DS481.A1 $b P69 2020 082 04 $a 954.03/50922 $2 23 082 04 $a 954 $2 23 100 1 $a Powell, Ganga Kumar, $e author. 245 12 $a A wedding beneath the banyan tree : $b a memoir / $c by Ganga Kumar Powell. 246 34 $a Wedding beneath the banyan tree : $b a rich tapestry of family history 264 1 $a North Melbourne, Vic : $b Arcadia, $c 2020. 300 $a iii, 317 pages : $b illustrations, map, portraits, genealogical table ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-317) 520 $a A rich tapestry of family history woven into the history of pre-independence India. Ganga Kumar Powell navigates the by-ways and highways of her unconventional family story and the turbulent times, deftly joining the dots. Theosophy, with its subversive message of universal brotherhood, is a part of this story and the life of her family. Explorations into the political and social history of the times give the book depth alongside the colour, charm and intimacy of personal connections. Written with warmth and a light touch, this engaging account will appeal to readers from the subcontinent as well as Indophiles, armchair historians and genealogy buffs. 600 30 $a Kumar family. 600 10 $a Powell, Ganga Kumar $x Family. 650 0 $a East Indians $v Biography. 650 0 $a Theosophy $v Biography. 651 0 $a India $x Social life and customs $y 19th century. 651 0 $a India $x Social life and customs $y 20th century. 650 7 $a East Indians. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901060 650 7 $a Manners and customs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01007815 650 7 $a Theosophy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01149675 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 648 7 $a 1800-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117020513.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=91124E3C664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search