Jewels of the Qila
The Remarkable Story of an Indo-Canadian Family
Distributed for University of British Columbia Press
Jewels of the Qila
The Remarkable Story of an Indo-Canadian Family
336 pages | © 2011
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Pioneers
2 Jagirdar Families
3 Emigrant Jathas
4 Settling in Canada
5 Trouble in British Columbia
6 Refuge in Ontario
7 Lumber Business
8 Women and Children at Mayo Siding
9 Village Life in Canada and India
10 Ending a Partnership: Life in the City
11 Citizens without Votes
12 A Real United Nations in Practice
13 Lessons about India and Spirituality
14 The Hospital at Aur
15 Finding a Teacher and Losing a Father
16 Marriages and Losing a Mother
17 Canada and India
18 The Span of a Century
Notes
Index
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