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A Group Of Eminent Persons (Gep) Consisting Of Twelve Members Was Constituted By The Ninth Saarc Summit. Each Member Has Been Associated With Saarc In One Capacity Or The Other And Has Made A Significant Contribution To The Goad Of Regional Cooperation In South Asia.This Report Was The Product Of Deliberation Of The Gep During Their Meeting Held Between December 1997 And June 1998. It Contains A Comprehensive Appraisal Of Saarc Together With Suggestion, Which Can Further Enhance The Effectiveness Of The Association As Well As Regional Cooperation. The Report Also Puts Forward A Set Of Recommendations For Consideration By The Heads Of Government Of Saarc Member Countries. Finally, In Attempting To Define A Longrange Vision For Saarc A Perspective Plan Of Action Is Initiated Which Includes Creation Of A South Asian Community By The Year 2020.
A writer, editor, publisher, and teacher, Sloane presents his ideas on writing and on teaching the craft of writing in chapters derived chiefly from lectures presented at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
"Alif had never set foot outside of West Sumatra. He passed his childhood days searching for fallen durian fruit in the jungle, playing soccer on rice paddies, and swimming in the blue waters of Lake Maninjau. His mother wants him to attend an Islamic boarding school, a pesantren, while he dreams of public high school. Halfheartedly, he follows his mother’s wishes. He finds himself on a grueling three-day bus ride from Sumatra to Madani Pesantren (MP) in a remote village on Java. On his first day at MP, Alif is captivated by the powerful phrase man jadda wajada. He who gives his all will surely succeed. United by punishment, he quickly becomes friends with five boys from across the archipe...
* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * An instant New York Times Bestseller and one of their 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA. Yeongdo, Korea, 1911. Teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a fisherman, falls for a wealthy yakuza. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant – and that her lover is married – she refuses to be bought. Facing ruin, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle minister passing through on his way to Japan. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country where she has no friends, Sunja will be forced to make some difficult choices. Her decisions will echo through the decades. Spanning nearly 100 years of history, Pachinko is an unforgettable story of love, sacrifice, ambition and loyalty told through four generations of one family.