torsdag 15 oktober 2009

Background research about the novel w. 45

Write some things about the author of the novel Bali Rai and the Punjabi region in India. You have also read and listened to some podcasts on forced marriages, please express your viewpoint on this matter and publish as "kommentar". Deadline: 2 November

18 kommentarer:

  1. Den här kommentaren har tagits bort av skribenten.

    SvaraRadera
  2. Bali Rai was born in Leicester in 1971 and has lived there almost all his life. In 1994 he graduated in Politics from Southbank University, and after a couple of boring jobs he opened a bar which has now become a nightclub.

    The Punjab(i)*, also spelled Panjab which means "five waters" in Persian (the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas), lies both in eastern Pakistan and northern western India. The people living there are called Punjabis and their language is called Punjabi. Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism are the main religions in the region with the oldest and richest culture in the world history, dating from the ancient antiquity to the modern era.

    My thoughts about forced marriages? Uhm.. They're really horrible? o___o I mean.. getting married at 15? That's just sick. Your parents threatening to disown you, getting abused. Aren't your parents suppose to love you no matter what?

    Peace and love, people, peace and love!

    *It said Punjab on the website, so I got a little confused..

    SvaraRadera
  3. OK, lets start whit Bali Rai. He was born Leicestar 1971. He lived there most of his life. He studies politics and graduated at Southbank University in 1994. After he graduated he did many boring jobs like selling radom stuff on phone. Later he was managing a bar and after that a nightclub. It was during this time she started to write his book about unarranged marriage.

    Punjabi or "Panjap" means "five waters" in Persian. The land is divided in west and east Punjabi, The west is a part of Pakistan and the east is apart of India. In east Punjabi they speak punjabi wich is written in Gurmukhi script by Indian Punjabis while the west Punjabi uses Shahmukh script. The region has many kinds of religions. The majority of the west is Islam and in the east Sikh and Hinduism. There are also Jains, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists in Punjabi. Both the India and Pakistan Punjab produce a good proportion of India and Pakistan food.


    Abaout arranged marrige. Well I think its wrong. Annyone shuld be able to diside who they marry and when. I mean force someone to marry a total stranger at the age of 16 or 17? Thats wrong. I can maybe understand that the parents whants to keep the "pure" bloodline, but still it shuld not be up to them to decide wich one they shuld marry. All shuld have a right to decide what to do.

    SvaraRadera
  4. Thank you Jenny and Simon VEP for your thoughts around prearranged marriages and facts about Bali Rai and the Punjabi region in India.

    SvaraRadera
  5. Bali Ray was born in Leicester in 1971. He graduated in Politics at Southbank University. After school he worked with alot of boring jobs, such as letting people into a cinema. In 1995 he went back to Leicester and there he was managing a bar and after that a nightclub. It was during that time that he started to write his novel, (un)arranged marriage.

    Punjab is a region which is situated at the border between Pakistan and India. In the region they speak Punjabi and the main religions are Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism. Punjab is conidered to be one of the most fertile regions on Earth.

    And then my thoughts on arranged marriages. Well, it's horrible! If my parents were giving me away to a complete stranger I would run away and never speak to them again. It is just wrong! You should make your own decisions about your life! The parents think they are doing the right thing, but I can't agree. I belive in free will. Live your dreams! ;)

    SvaraRadera
  6. Bali Rai was born in Liecester in 1971, he graduated in politics from Southbank University in 1994. His favourite authors are Roald Dahl, Sue Townsed and James Lee Burke, and more. He likes Reggae music such as Bob Marley and Burning Spear.

    Punjabi or Punjab is actually a Persian word (panj-ab) which means "[land of] five rivers". It's a region in both Pakistan and India (Punjabi is also divided in two, west- and east Punjabi, or Indian Punjabi and Pakistani Punjabi) and the "five rivers" are the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The main religions in the Punjab region are Islam, Hinduism and Sihkism. The Punjab region goes back to before year 3000 B.C when it was called "Panchal". One of the earliest known South Asian cultures (The Harappa) was located in Punjabi.

    Arranged marriages are completely unacceptable. Wether it happens in the middle-east or in Europe it's disgusting. I think arranged marriages should be prohibited by law. A parent should never be given the right to decide what life their child should live and with whom. That decision is none others than the person getting married.

    SvaraRadera
  7. Bali Rai was, as the others wrote, born in Leicester in 1971. Apart from 5 years, which he spent in London, he never moved out of Leicester.
    He graduated in Politics from Southbank university in 1994. He then grabbed a few jobs that he surely didn't find very funny, but more to enter the real world. He opened up a bar and a nightclub, and shortly or at the same time, he started writing his first book.

    The Punjab, also spelled Panjab, is a Cultural region straddling on the border between the Pakistan Punjab, and the Indian Punjab. The area is nowadays called Greater Punjab where 80% of the region is within Pakistan and 20% is in India. The region has been invaded numerous times and has been under the controll of countrys such as the Mughals, Afghans, Greeks and the Buddhists.

    Forced marriage isn't really cool in my opinion. To force people into love, which should be chosen freely, is quite the opposite of what I'd say is fair. I don't know what would be the worst, to spend whole my life with someone I don't even like or to be forced by my parents to marry some unknown girl. Parents are supposed to love you and help you do what is right in life, and what makes you happy. But these parents that condemn their children to live with an unknown woman is just.. horrible and raw, nothing like a parent should be. I'd be deeply disappointed with my parents, even angry.
    And after all, its called Forced for a reason. Even the name shouts out the fact that someone is obliged to marry someone they don't like which is horrible.

    SvaraRadera
  8. whoops, added an extra L to Control.

    SvaraRadera
  9. Bali rai was born in Leicester in 1971. He lived there the most of his life except for the five years he spent in London working and trying out some different stuff. Bali graduated in politics from Southbank University in 1994. He tried out some different jobs that he thought was boring so he decided to go back home to Leicester in 1995. He came home with no money and a dream of becoming something big that he at that time thought was impossible. So he started a bar which later on became a night club and at the same time he wrote his first book for teenagers, (un)arranged marriage. After this book was published his dream was no longer a dream it was reality. His favourite writers are Roald Dahl, Sue Townsend, James Lee Burke, James Ellroy and Walter Mosely. Bali was also a big fan of reggae music, one of his biggest idols was Bob Marley.


    The Punjab region in India also called the Panjab region is a cultural region and has gotten its name from the Persian language and means ”five waters”. the Punjab region is located both in India and in Pakistan. They have a half each. This region has a long history and cultural heritage. The people in Punjab called Punjabis and their language is called Punjabi. The biggest religions in this region are Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism.

    A marriage should not be arranged. Every one has the right to marry who ever they want and most likely it is a person you love and want to spend the rest of your life with. Even though almost no one thinks it is right to get married like this there are many people that still does. Their parents force them into marriage when they are only teenagers and that is so wrong. In my religion and culture (islam) it is very normal for people to have an arranged marriage and sometimes it goes well and sometimes it gets even worse. But things have change and it is not very common that things like this happen.

    SvaraRadera
  10. Thank you for sharing your viewpoints with us. Keep up the good work!

    SvaraRadera
  11. Bali Rai was born in Leicester in 1971. He lived the most of his life there. Only five years from Leicester, which he spent in London. He graduated in Politics in 1994. He managed a bar and later a nightclub, after been working with some boring jobs that weren´t that difficult. He started to write the novel (un)arranged marriage about at the same time (managing the nightclub). Rai liked Reggae music (Bob Marley, Burning Spear).

    Punjabi or Punjab means "five waters" (the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej, and the Beas). The region is in eastern Pakistan and northern western India. The people are called Punjabis and their language is called Punjabi. Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism are the main religions in the Punjab region. The region has a rich culture history.

    My viewpoint on forced marriages: I don´t think it´s anywhere close to good. It´s horrible. I think everybody should have the right to chose who they want to marry. You should be in love with the one you marry and the one you´re marrying should be in love with you. Speaking of the age 17, that´s to early. You should have the right to marry when you are ready for a marriage.
    This is what I think, but the Punjabi-parents think it´s natural because they wore raised that way, the same way as their parents.

    SvaraRadera
  12. Bali Rai was born in Leicester in 1971 which makes him 38 years old. He has lived there most of his life and he has also spent five years in London doing some uni work and other stuff. He graduated in Politics from Southbank University in 1994. He has had some boring jobs as well because he wanted to get into the real world.
    He got back to Leicester in 1995 with no money but he managed himself a bar and a nightclub the same time as he wrote his first book “(un)arranged marriage”

    Punjab is a state in northwest India. Punjab's capital is Chandigarh, which is administered separately as a Union Territory since it is also the capital of neighbouring Haryana. Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab; it is the largest single provider of wheat to India.
    Except in the hills, Punjab contains comparatively little that is indigenous. There are no natural forests in the plains extensive tracts occur covered only with grass, shrubs and bushes.

    Forced marriages are a really mean and unfair thing. I can’t imagine how it must feel to marry a man that you don’t know or love. Marriage is a beautiful thing with lots of love included and it should be that way for everyone! No one has the right to decide who you’re going to marry. Why can’t they just find a partner themselves that they really love? And the worst part is that the parents don’t really care what their children want, they’d rather see them unhappy and married than happy and unmarried.
    I can understand the ones who escape from their families because I would rather live alone, than in a family with this horrible religion.

    SvaraRadera
  13. Bali Rai is an author of teenage novels. He was born in Leicester in 1971.

    under five years he lived in London there he took his examination in statescience in Southbank University.

    1995 Bali Rai returned to Leicester with a dream to be the next best author.

    He started to write and in one and a half year the book was finish.
    Slutresultatet ended to be a thick novel titled (un)arranged marriage but seven edits later Random House publish it out så his dream dream come true to be a author.
    Bali Rai book publish in 2002.

    To be forced to get married is not fair for the person. I think that you should get married when you want to. Nobody can force you.
    My life would be in hell if I ever got married in a young married and to somebody that I dont know. I rather live alone then get forced to get married because I will be happy more by myself then whit somebody I dont know.
    Its like the children's opinion does not matter at all. You must be ready and it should feel right if you want to get marry.

    SvaraRadera
  14. Bali Rai
    Born 1971 in Leicenster England,
    Occupation: He wa an novelist.
    He wrote about young people.

    1995 Bali Rai returned to Leicester with a dream to be the next best author.

    Notable works(un)arranged marriage,
    Rani and Sukh, and others.

    I do not think anyone should marry by force,
    I mean that one should not force anyone to do anything they do not want to do.
    You can get married when you want, and who you want to. It should not be someone who decides it for you.

    SvaraRadera
  15. Bali Rai is 38 years old, he was born in Leicester in 1971. There he lived most of his life. He graduated in politics from Southbank University in 1994, after some small jobs here and there he openede a bar. Later the bar becomed a nightclub. It was at that time when he started to write a book about (un)arranged marriage.

    The word Punjabi (or Panjap) means "five waters" in Persian. The land is divided in the West and the East part. The State lays in northwest India and the capital is Chandigarh. Punjabis is the people who lives there. There are many religions and the main is Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism. But there is also Jains, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists in the state.

    I think that forced marriages are a really horrible and unfair thing. I mean how would you feel if you had to marriage someone you dont know? And when you are 15 years old? I mean come on. Anyone should be able to decide who to love or not, it's just wrong and stupid to forced someone to married a completely stranger. Their parents don't care what the child want or feels about it. Your parents are suppose to love you no matter what, right? Obviously not!

    SvaraRadera
  16. Bali Rai was born in Leichester 1971 and have lived there for almost his whole life, but he has also lived in London. Not knowing what to do with his life he tried different jobs, but he didn´t like any of them to much. Later he worked at a nightclub and at the same time he started to write his first book, (un)arranged marriage, which was his first novel for teenagers. He got it published and became an real author.


    Punjabi is a cultural region and belongs to both Pakistan (Punjab, Pakistan) and India (Punjab, India). 80% of the Punjab region is located in Pakistan and 20% in India. In the region there is the "five waters", known rivers and such, and 4 of them belongs to Pakistan.

    I think arranged marriages is very wrong. You can not force someone to marry, and certainly not with someone who you never even met. A relationship is something very complicated and it must have evolved over time if you are going to be able to know if you can live the rest of your life together with someone else.
    That Parents in some religion wants to find their children a suitable partner can be difficult to understand, but we must accept their religion. I think parents can suggest partners for their children but it will always be the child's own choice.

    SvaraRadera
  17. Bally Ray is the man who wrote the book and he was born in Leicester 1971. Like the main character in the book he was born in same country. He have graduaeed politics, even selling thing on phone. Also worked in nughtclub and then he wrote this book...


    The rest of the students have wrote about the religion and I can only say that every one have their own religion and i can´t sit and talk someting about others religion when I haven´t lived like them. Im a muslim and many people think that our "rules" are stuped and so on. but I´m used to live like a muslim girl and it´s nothing wrong with it´s like Swedish people are christian. But I can say this: some things are stuped, if someone got forced marriages, then i really think that´s stuped. Because who want to live with some stranger? To have a live with that person and do everyting together, never in my live I would do it!!!So some things was wrong in their religion. I think like this. If it hurts you as a person then I think it´s wrong...

    SvaraRadera
  18. So, who is Bali Rai?
    well, he´s an British author of many novels for youths.
    He was born in Leicester in 1971, and have always stayed there, with the exception of the time which he spended on going to the university in Southbank.
    After a long study in politics ( which in he didn´t get so good grades) he went back to Leicester and fond some odd, but nonetheless, boring jobs.
    But since he always wanted to be a writer, he tried it and after a while, he succeded in becoming a complete author of a novel for young people, with the book " (un)arranged marriage".

    The Punjabi region
    The Punjabi region in northwestern India is a grand place, with a great piece of cultural heritage, which shows in their rich punjabi music and clothing.

    And about arranged marriages, yes I think they´re wrong, but isn´t it to the persons that are arranged to decide that?
    So, I find myself outside the question.

    SvaraRadera