Gone Are The Rivers: Lang Gaye Dariya (modern Indian Novels In Translation)

The Royal Counsellor to the Maharajah of Patiala and his family, used to the trappings of court in a feudal society and unquestioning subservience to 'family honour', are overwhelmed by changes in the newly-independent nation. They cling to the crumbling mores of the old order, unsuccessfully and with tragic consequences. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi One....Pages 1-2 Two....Pages 2-2 Three....Pages 2-4 Four....Pages 4-5 Five....Pages 5-7 Six....Pages 7-9 Seven....Pages 9-14 Eight....Pages 14-17 Nine....Pages 17-20 Ten....Pages 20-22 Eleven....Pages 22-24 Twelve....Pages 24-26 Thirteen....Pages 27-32 Fourteen....Pages 32-35 Fifteen....Pages 35-37 Sixteen....Pages 37-39 Seventeen....Pages 40-42 Eighteen....Pages 42-44 Nineteen....Pages 45-49 Twenty....Pages 49-51 Twenty-one....Pages 51-54 Twenty-two....Pages 55-56 Twenty-three....Pages 57-58 Twenty-four....Pages 58-61 Twenty-five....Pages 61-63 Twenty-six....Pages 64-65 Twenty-seven....Pages 65-67 Twenty-eight....Pages 67-68 Twenty-nine....Pages 69-70 Thirty....Pages 70-75 Thirty-one....Pages 75-78 Thirty-two....Pages 79-82 Thirty-three....Pages 82-85 Thirty-four....Pages 85-90 Thirty-five....Pages 90-95 Thirty-six....Pages 95-96 Back Matter....Pages 97-104 The Royal Counsellor to the Maharajah of Patiala, used to the trappings of court in a feudal society and unquestioning subservience to "family honour", are overwhelmed by changes in the newly independent nation. They cling to the crumbling old order, unsuccessfully and with tragic consequences.