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The Blind Pilgrim
by Bapsy Jain
Price: Rs. 250
About The Book:
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
About The Book:
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
About The Book:
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
About The Book:
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
About The Book:
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
About The Book:
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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