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It's hard to ignore the voice in your head telling you that smoking makes you look cool. Especially when, from the other side of the debate, we smokers have all been lectured by self-righteous prigs who think that (a) we should want to give up and (b) giving up smoking should be easy. Well we don't and it ain't. And yet there does come a time when, no matter how much we enjoy smoking, we have to become not smokers. Richard Craze's guide gives it ...
Mirza Ghalib may have been indulging in hyperbole when he penned these famous lines, but there is no denying that Delhi is a notch above the other great metropolises of India. What sets it apart is the multitude of historic ruins that dot the city. Every ruler down the ages wished to adorn his beloved Delhi, to leave a mark that would last and so left behind a landscape that is studded with jewels from the past. Neophyte New Delhi has been quick to discard most ...
India’s natural diversity is unmatched. From the snow-bound Himalayas to the scorching deserts, lush green forests and vast coastlines, the terrain needs more than a lifetime to be explored and seen up-close. Wild Wonders of India takes the reader through a visually delightful voyage across the length and breadth of the country, showcasing the wealth of flora and fauna that the country boasts. Specially, for the uninitiated yet inclined, Wild Wonders of ...
Globalisation has made a dramatic if belated foray into Calcutta, once considered the Second City of the Raj and India's cultural capital. The most visible of its impacts has been a rapid change in the city's skyline. The outlines of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Howrah bridge and the Ochterlony monument (today's Sahid Minar) that once ruled Calcutta's horizon, have been fast overshadowed by the jagged contours of high-rise and mid-rise buildings ...
A Guide for Gentlemen Chefs is a humorous attempt to categorise recipes, Indian, Western and Continental, not on the basis of their ingredients or modes of preparation, but according to the various categories of ‘Gentlemen Chefs’. Each category contains a tongue-in-cheek verse, ‘appropriate’ recipes, and a subtly humorous cartoon by none other than one of India’s most renowned cartoonists, the inimitable Mario Miranda.
Meeting Lives telescopes the time and space of myths, history and reality to recreate Aditi’s experience of life. But who is Aditi? A carefree daughter cocooned in her idyllic childhood of parental love; a friend among school friends who once charted out imaginary plots for their lives as grown-ups; a young dancer for whom art paves a path to freedom from worldly concerns; an educated woman who gives up a career to become a mother to her little son; a wife ...
The Word is Sacred; Sacred is The Word: The Indian Manuscript Tradition sets out to demonstrate the wealth and diversity of India’s manuscript traditions and to communicate a lasting impression of India as a multifarious and multicultural society that holds knowledge and knowledge systems in high regard. Some one hundred precious manuscripts, books, and related documents introduced in this book span a timescale of almost two millennia of Indian cultural ...
A Triptych presents three intense narratives set in distinctly diverse yet paradoxically convergent worlds, tailing the trajectory of some very unusual bonds: a scavenger, living off the street rejoices in his dark life, covertly watching from his post a desolate painter whose life is no more than a blank canvas. Their lives are connected by a common fascination for the unknown, and there are startling secrets waiting to be unmasked …; a young, city-bred ...
Wit and Humour in Colonial North India: In today’s world, cartooning is becoming a contentious issue, unfortunately perceived as a deliberate attempt at demonising the ‘other’. This was not so in late 19th-century colonial India, when a fine cartoonist could summarise a welter of perspectives. The Avadh Punch, a weekly from Lucknow, under the stewardship of its formidable editor, Munshi Sajjad Husain, was published from 16 January 1877 till its ...
Lata Mangeshkar ...in her own voice Since 1949, when Lata Mangeshkar was first noticed for her extraordinary singing talent in the Mahal song ‘Aayega aanewala,’ her magical voice has taken a firm hold of the Indian imagination. The tuneful purity, and timeless quality of her voice have had a profound impact. For over six decades, as the much loved singer, she has reigned supreme in Indian film music and has been conferred in 2001, the Bharat Ratna, ...
In Field Marshal KM Cariappa, Air Marshal KC Cariappa (retd), the airman-son presents the lesser-known face of a disciplinarian, yet loving father who tried to ensure that his son and daughter grew up well despite the absence of a mother; who wished his son to follow in his footsteps, before conceding that ‘The Air Force needs a few good chaps too!’ To help him meet the demands made of him by his profession, he counted on his siblings and nieces. Fond ...
Cricket is a passion. So are quizzes. If it is a cricket quiz, then it means more fun. World Cup Cricket Quiz is a storehouse of important information on World Cup matches. It talks of our heroes, past and present, and their performances. You can read it in the morning with your morning cuppa, while travelling to school or office, in the evening while watching television or go to bed with it at night or keep in your library as reference material.
It was one of the most sensational trials in the history of the Indian independence movement. Forty-nine accused and 206 witnesses appeared in court. Four hundred documents were filed and 5000 exhibits were produced including bombs, revolvers and acid. The English judge, CB Beechcroft had studied with one of the accused at Cambridge. The Chief Prosecutor, Eardley Norton displayed a loaded revolver on his briefcase during the trial. Young lawyer Chittaranjan Das ...
I Believe I Can Fly provides a strong base for people striving to achieve success. It helps them to reach out for the skies, using will power and determination. I Believe I Can Fly will teach them to soar like never before Keep your goals in mind, work towards achieving them, and then watch them come alive, here is a book that will make your dreams real. For, if you can believe in it, then you can do it.
Wings of Fantasy announces the arrival of a 12-year-old author, Ragini Bali in the world of children’s literature. The book contains no less than 15 short stories. It provides an insight into what goes on inside the minds of young children. It is her first published work and a testimony to her creativity and command over the language. She pens her fantasies in an astonishingly fresh and simple style of short paragraphs and even shorter sentences. Says ...
Office Fables for Today’s Manager brings you a collection of inspirational stories that are simple and easy to read. Most of the stories here are short, seldom more than a page long. They depend not so much on transferring large amounts of information to the reader but more on catalysing understanding. They compel you to pause, reflect and carry the message through the day. These are not feel-good eulogies, but a collection of stories that carries the ...
Some love Sourav Ganguly, others love to hate him, but no one can simply ignore him. Sourav Ganguly, The Maharaja of Cricket is about the man, the leader and the motivator. With a bat in his hands, he is still worth a wager. This book is a tribute to the grit, courage and dedication of one man who taught Indian cricketers to dream. He is the man who can be credited with building Team India, brick by brick. The story of Sourav Ganguly ...
A to Z of 121 Unconventional Management Concepts is not one of those books that you read once and put back on the shelf. It is the sort of book you can dip into again and again. The more you thumb through it, the more you will benefit from it; you will see newer patterns emerge, new perspectives on old issues that will startle you. This is a management book with a difference. It takes the reader through the A to Z of Management Concepts, with Lateral Thinking, ...
The Upanishads are said to be divine revelations received by seers and saints. They not only shaped Hinduism but also influenced the thought of several other spiritual leanings. According to Valerie Roebuck,˜Probably at least half the people in the world have been affected in some way or the other by the ideas of the Upanishads.The knowledge in the Upanishads is not aimed at material gains or even intellectual satisfaction but at enabling one to become free ...
The Trial of Mangal Pandey: State Papers presents the official records of the trial that culminated in the death sentence of Mangal Pandey, hailed by some as the one who initiated India’s First War of Independence in 1857, and dismissed by others as a disgruntled sepoy, who under the influence of bhang, defied the writ of the British.The trial records throw fresh light on Mangal Pandey’s role in the First War of Independence in 1857, leaving the ...
An important but little-known art form of Orissa is illustration on palm-leaf that flourished along with the Orissan tradition of copying kavya texts on palm-leaf manuscripts and illuminating them. This art form touched its zenith during the golden age of Oriya kavya literature in the 18th century when a large number of chitra-pothis (illustrated palm-leaf manuscripts) were done. Chitra-pothi: Illustrated palm-leaf manuscripts from Orissa traces the palm-leaf ...