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Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera (Fiction). Recounts the saga and tragedy of
Sri Lanka’s civil war from the point of view of two women on opposing sides.

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age by Nira Wickramasignhe (History). A history of the people of Sri
Lanka written by a professor at the University of Colombo.

Tea Time with Terrorists: A Motorcycle Journey into the Heart of Sri Lanka’s Civil War by Mark Stephen
Meadows (Society/History/Travel Narrative). Meadows traveled to the war zone to interview
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The Sand Fish by Maha Gargash (Fiction) The story of Noora, a young woman in an arranged
marriage. Set in the 1950s, before the country was united, and written by an Emirati writer.

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City of Gold by Jim Krane (History) The rise of the city from a historical and economic
viewpoint.

Suggested Movies

India

A Passage to India (1984). An Indian doctor is accused of a shocking crime by an Englishwoman
in 1920s India. Will he be found guilty or acquitted?

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). An ensemble comedy that follows seven Brits as they take
up residence in a retirement home in India that doesn’t quite live up to its name. Each one of
the seven deal in some way with culture shock, their own past, and their retirement; in the
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the ground.

Born into Brothels (2004). A stirring and uplifting documentary about a photographer teaching
her art to the children of prostitutes in Kolkata’s red light district. The directors are also the
founders of the “Kids with Cameras” charity.

Bride and Prejudice (2004). A modern adaptation of the novel Pride and Prejudice, set in India,
with musical numbers. Think Bollywood meets Grease meets Jane Austen. It may sound like a
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also serves as a useful introduction to what constitutes Bollywood style.

Gandhi (1982). A biopic about India’s famous leader that won numerous awards, including the
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his political development instead.

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daughter in an extravagant ceremony, entanglements—romantic, dramatic, and comedic—
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