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The Blind Pilgrim
by Bapsy Jain
Price: Rs. 250


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Lately, Lucky Boyce’s life has seen nothing but trouble. A series of bizarre events leaves her groping blindly for answers. Why is her journey through life marred by duplicity and betrayal at every turn?


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Magical Indian Myths
by Anita Nair
Price: Rs. 499


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When Surya the sun god got married, his wife could not bear the heat of his rays and ran away. Surya was heartbroken and the world plunged into darkness. A dwarf asked a king for some land, which he measured with three footsteps, and ended up claiming the earth and the sky. Sage Daksha got his daughters married to the moon, but later, in a fit of rage, cursed the moon with consumption, making it wax and wane. These are some of the fifty myths from India recounted in this fabulously produced book. From wise sages to demonic asuras, beautiful river deities to arrogant kings, wayward gods to brave princes, this collection of myths showcases the most enchanting and magical stories from Indian mythology. With over 100 stunning full-colour illustrations, this book will not only bring alive a fantastic world of gods and demons, it will also be a loved and treasured possession to be enjoyed for many years.


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The Japanese Wife
by Kunal Bas
Price: Rs. 395

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An Indian man writes to a Japanese woman. She writes back. The pen-friends fall in love and exchange their vows over letters, then live as man and wife without ever setting eyes on each other - their intimacy of words tested finally by life's miraculous upheavals.
The twelve stories in this collection are about the unexpected. An American professor visits India with the purpose of committing suicide, and goes on a desert journey with the daughter of a snakecharmer. A honeymooning Indian couple is caught up in the Tiananmen Square unrest. A Russian prostitute discovers her roots in the company of Calcutta revolutionaries. A holocaust victim stands tall among strangers in a landscape of hate.
These are chronicles of memory and dreams born at the crossroads of civilizations. They parade a cast of angels and demons rubbing shoulders with those whose lives are never quite as ordinary as they seem.


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The Gardens of Water
by Alan Drew
Price: Rs. 295


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In 1999, in a town on the outskirts of Istanbul, Sinan Batioethlu is caught up in everyday problems. Despite the hardships he confronts as a minority Kurd he must be a role model for his nine-year-old son Ysmail, who is preparing for his coming-of-age ceremony. Meanwhile his teenage daughter Yrem grows more resentful of having to help her mother run the house, cover her glorious hair beneath a headscarf, and refrain from watching Western television. But the delicate stability of this family is about to be tested in the wake of a devastating earthquake that will strip Sinan of his home and livelihood and with them his certainty as a father, husband and man of faith. Reliant upon missionaries running the camp they now call home and morally indebted to an American whom he distrusts (and whose son Dylan exerts a frightening pull on Yrem), Sinan becomes entangled in a series of increasingly dangerous decisions. Pushed towards a final betrayal, Sinan may yet find that everything he holds dear is destroyed, like the streets of Istanbul that lie in rubble beneath his feet.
Powerful, moving and beautifully written, Alan Drew's stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families - one Kurdish, one American - and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.


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The Music Room
by Namita Devidayal
Price: Rs. 395


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When Namita is ten, her mother takes her to Kennedy Bridge, a seamy in Mumbai. There, in a cramped one room flat, lives Dhondutai. Despite her squalid surroundings, Dhondutai is special. For she is the only remaining student of the finest singers of the Jaipur gharana: the legendary Alladiya Khan and renowned songbird, Kesarbai Kerkar. Dhondutai is the keeper of the gharana's secrets and of their rarest compositions. And yet for all her devotion to music, Dhondutai herself has never achieved fame. Namita begins to learn singing from Dhondutai, at first reluctantly and then with growing passion. Dhondutai sees in her a second Kesar, but does Namita have the dedication? Or will there always be too many late nights and cigarettes?

The Music Room is the story of Namita and her teacher; of the charismatic Alladiya Khan; and of the foul-mouthed and bewitching Kesarbai. At its heart is Dhondutai, shy, diffident yet full of determination. Beautifully written, full of anecdotes, gossip and legend, it is a stunning book.



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Billions of entrepreneurs
by Tarun Khanna
Price: Rs. 595


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For the first time since the rise of Western capitalism, entrepreneurs in China and India can ignore New York and London-and still build companies worth billions. Thanks to social and economic revolutions, Asia has captured the best minds and money from all around the world.

In Billions of Entrepreneurs, Tarun Khanna uses on-the-ground stories and thorough research to show how China and India are embracing the world on their own distinct terms. Entrepreneurs are powering change through new business models and bringing hope to countless people. Through intriguing, often provocative comparisons of triumphs and travails in both countries, the author illuminates such critical areas as:

The challenges of governing 2.4 billion people with entrepreneurial tendencies
The need for information accessibility, transparency, and reliability
The balance between private property rights and public interests
The need to encourage and fund indigenous enterprise
The role of overseas Chinese and Indians in development back home
The rise of medical tourism and the inequality of health care

This book reveals how such differences will influence China's and India's future development as well as what the two countries can-and must-learn from each other today. A compelling account, Billions of Entrepreneurs paints a vivid picture of how China and India are reshaping business, politics, and society around the world.

 
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