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Aamir Khan is an icon and an iconoclast. In contemporary Indian cinema, Aamir Khan has more often than not, taken the less-trodden path, and also delivered box-office hits. Known for his meticulous selection of films, the actor has constantly re-invented himself, and re-defined the approach to film-making within the Hindi film industry. I’ll Do it My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan is a filmography that presents Aamir’s evolution as an ...
Taj Mahal: Multiple Narratives presents a new perspective on the Taj Mahal and Agra. The city and its iconic monuments have often been written about, exclusive of each other. Many stories from Agra form the pillars on which the Taj Mahal was built. Pleasure gardens or a dusty township of the Middle Ages, Agra has many dimensions. The book looks at global events, national events and showcase contemporary buildings and subsequent events which transformed it from a ...
Asha Parekh was to the movies born. Ever since she was knee-high, she faced the camera as a child artiste, while performing simultaneously at dance fetes. An alumnus of Bombay’s The J. B. Petit Girls’ High School, she devoted after-school hours to learning classical dance from exacting gurus. Given a break as a leading lady by Filmalaya Studio’s Sashadhar Mukherjee, she debuted opposite Shammi Kapoor in the romantic entertainer Dil Deke Dekho. ...
Legend has it that Jaya and Vijaya, Lord Vishnu’s palace guards, were cursed by the enraged Manasputras who ordained them to abandon Vaikuntha. But not before they were provided with an alternative-an alternative that would mould their uncertain future and that of the Delhi-based graduate, Mohan Sharma, who, while flipping through the lesser-known pages of mythology, becomes cognizant of a sinister presence lurking around. This is followed by a cryptic ...
An unknown man in an unnamed city stands precariously on the ledge of the terrace of his building on the night of the fes val of lights. He is ready to jump.
He looks down. Hundreds, maybe thousands, have gathered to watch. Will he do it?
At the edge of sanity and magic realism lies a contemporary urban fable about a reluctant Messiah and the wildly dangerous love of his life.
Birds of India covers over 1,300 species and distinct sub-species of birds found in the Indian subcontinent. It contains over 4,000 colour photographs including depictions of flight, plumage, hunting style and much more. Many of the photographs in this comprehensive field guide appear for the first time, and have been carefully selected to showcase the most important features of each species. The text provides vital and new information on voice and habits of each ...
From exploring the spicy flavours of Moroccan food to indulging in Italian culinary treats that go beyond the usual pizzas and pastas; Comfort Food: 80 easy-to-make recipes offers an eclectic mix of traditional and modern cuisine guaranteeing to soothe the evolving Indian palate today. Indians have become more experimental in their choice of appetisers, main-course meals and desserts. This cookbook promises to encourage all food enthusiasts and aspiring chefs to ...
From My Kitchen To Yours: Food, Love And Other Ingredients celebrates how Maria Goretti lives her life, with memorable recipes from her mother’s East-Indian spreads, aromas from her grandmother’s kitchen, and the food that she has seen, touched and tasted over her many travels across India, and the world, as a VJ with MTV. Add to that, all those delicious dishes she has eaten at her friends’ homes, especially those sinful desserts that she ...
The 101 Buddha Stories are Buddhist parables telling tales of Buddha in his previous live when he was called the Bodhisattva or Buddha-to-be. His incarnations included animals as well as human. These stories reflect the travails and experiences the Buddha had to go through to attain the Buddhahood. In format the stories are similar to the Panchatantra and lead up to a moral. But being Buddhist the stories are less matter-of-fact and carry deeply profound esoteric ...
SHAMMI KAPOOR was an absolute original who redefined the profile of the Hindi film hero in the late 50s and cast him in a unique highly individualistic mould. He was a far cry from the self-righteous hero of the time. He broke the existing rules made his own. He became the first hero to break into the formidable cordon of the Big Three of the time Raj Kapoor Dilip Kumar and DevAnand who had dominated the scene unchallenged for more than a decade.As film scholar ...
India’s Most Honest Authorised Biography on the Most Controversial Actor of Hindi Cinema & Indian Politics “Do not attempt to change him. Of the 1.25 crore people of India, he stands out as unique” – Amitabh Bachchan, superstar, Hindi cinema
“A person who joined the Jan Sangh or the BJP when it was in the ...
When Sophie is diagnosed with a rare cancer around the lungs, she decides to live life afresh through nine wig-related invented realities. As wigs become a crucial part of Sophie’s new life, she reclaims a sense of self-expression. Each of Sophie’s nine wigs makes her feel stronger and gives her a distinct personality, and that is why each has its own name: Stella, Sue, Daisy, Blondie, Platina, Uma, Pam, Lydia, and Bebé. There’s a bit of ...
This octet of novellas is set against an Indian backdrop amid circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige, Kismetwali and Other Stories speaks to all. It offers a glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and penniless, closing in on the moments when free-will collides against fate, and the gap between the parallels vanishes, along with the distinctions inherent in their preordained paths. A humble barber becomes an intimate collaborator in a ...
The Power of Yoga explores the profound nature of yoga by demystifying ancient Sanskrit texts on the subject and a plethora of philosophies governing its practice, and making them relevant to present times. While Patanjali's Yoga Sutras provide us the roadmap to understand the way of this science, the 21 Yoga Sequences for modern lifestyle-related disorders elaborated upon in this book make it a valuable aid for the modern-day practitioner, more so since it is ...
India has used the short story format to disemminate knowledge, express political dissent, entertain, protest and explore human psychology.
Great Stories from Modern India brings under a single awning some of the most celebrated short-story writers out of India— Amrita Pritam, Balwant Gargi, Kamleshwar, Khushwant Singh, Krishan Chander, Qurrratulain Hyder, Ruskin Bond, to name a few. While each story presents yet another unfathomable spectrum of human ...
The lyrical prose of writer, journalist and film director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914-1987) easily lends itself to short stories. In Sardarji and Other Stories, a captivating collection, the protagonists of each tale are portrayed grappling with realities imposed upon them by an unrelenting historical churning that compels them to revisit their relationships with their cultural, spatial and psychological moorings. Communal riots, poverty, abjection, love and ...
Widely known for his humanistic outlook and social realism, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas invariably drew inspiration from real-life situations and characters. In An Evening in Paris And Other Stories, the storyteller charms the reader with aspirational tales of ordinary men and women, guided forward by a lifelong dream. With dabs of magic realism and tales of wishful travel to faraway lands coursing through the stories, this is a fascinating collection.
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, ...
The Mind Spa: Ignite Your Inner Life Coach will help you cleanse your soul from toxins, slough away the unwanted layers and ultimately leave you rejuvenated. It is interlaced with holistic therapies, unreasonable requests, bitter pills, gentle healing and self-coaching invitations that will motivate you into taking immediate action to achieve success in areas of love, health and relationships. The Mind Spa Journal with this edition will encourage you to explore ...
Since the days of veteran directors like Sohrab Modi and Mehboob Khan and actors like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Delhi had a thriving single-screen theatre culture. While some halls reserved a box for families, others seated women in a exclusive enclosure, or reserved aisle seats for the specially-abled, or gave first preference to members of our defence forces. From Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, the ...
Textiles embellished with gold and silver have been desired and cherished worldwide since antiquity. In the Indian subcontinent, too, the use of metal to enhance the value and beauty of cloth is part of an ancient tradition. Jewelled Textiles - Gold And Silver Embellished Cloth of India presents a rich selection of textiles and dresses ornamented with precious metals-gold and silver. These luxurious and often opulent textiles have always been associated with ...
Rakesh Roshan, the master filmmaker of blockbusters like Krrish 3, was once an actor struggling to carve a niche for himself in an era of superstars. His journey, like his films, has been strewn with Herculean obstacles, that he has overcome each time. And he has used his experiences and education in the film industry to launch a GenNext superstar in his own son, Hrithik Roshan. In "To Dad With Love", daughter Sunaina Roshan narrates her fathers moving ...