Author: R. T. Shahani
Publisher: New Delhi : Arnold-Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A novel.
Sethji
Author: R. T. Shahani
Publisher: New Delhi : Arnold-Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A novel.
Publisher: New Delhi : Arnold-Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A novel.
The Tiffin
Author: Mahtab Narsimhan
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 1471402932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A charming, heartbreaking and beautifully evocative novel about fate, friendship and family Every day in the vast and vibrant city of Bombay, thousands of dabbawalla delivery-men transport hundreds of thousands of freshly prepared lunches in tiffin boxes, straight from workers' homes and into their offices. Even though the city is a maze of streets, and the tiffins carry a delivery code only dabbawallas can understand, no lunch ever gets lost. Well, almost never... When a secret note placed in a tiffin box goes astray, the consequences for a young boy are devastating. Separated from his mother and forced to work as a slave in a cafe, Kunal is sure that if he could just find his family, his life and his fortunes would change forever. Recruiting the help of a dabbawalla friend, Kunal vows to find his mother - and it seems the answer may lie with the tiffins once more. If a lost note was the beginning of his destiny, can he use another to change it?
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 1471402932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A charming, heartbreaking and beautifully evocative novel about fate, friendship and family Every day in the vast and vibrant city of Bombay, thousands of dabbawalla delivery-men transport hundreds of thousands of freshly prepared lunches in tiffin boxes, straight from workers' homes and into their offices. Even though the city is a maze of streets, and the tiffins carry a delivery code only dabbawallas can understand, no lunch ever gets lost. Well, almost never... When a secret note placed in a tiffin box goes astray, the consequences for a young boy are devastating. Separated from his mother and forced to work as a slave in a cafe, Kunal is sure that if he could just find his family, his life and his fortunes would change forever. Recruiting the help of a dabbawalla friend, Kunal vows to find his mother - and it seems the answer may lie with the tiffins once more. If a lost note was the beginning of his destiny, can he use another to change it?
Her Story, His Story
Author: Guru Vig
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1639575901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
When your fib is fab, fiction is born. When you spin a yarn and give it colours of life, a story emerges. When you blend these and add real-life experiences, a book emerges. A heady mix of all that, “Her Story, His Story” is bound to keep you glued to the book till the end.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1639575901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
When your fib is fab, fiction is born. When you spin a yarn and give it colours of life, a story emerges. When you blend these and add real-life experiences, a book emerges. A heady mix of all that, “Her Story, His Story” is bound to keep you glued to the book till the end.
Kojia--The Ugly One
Author: Udai Rathor
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1618975285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
In 1585 A.D., an alien baby boy named Kojia lands in the dense jungles of Central India. The childless royal couple of an ancient tribe eagerly adopts him. Then all hell breaks loose. An alien Amazon arrives on Earth, claiming Kojia as her nephew. She wants to take the boy to his home planet, which is tucked away in the direction of the star Sirius. She easily thrashes the simple tribal natives. However, their sheer courage, simplicity and the genuine affection of Kojia's foster mother melt her heart, so she hands Kojia back and departs. Inter-tribal conflict breaks out, and Kojia's tribe emerges victorious. In those times, large parts of India were ruled by the Mughals. Their spies keep an eye on Kojia until a strange and fortuitous event occurs when six ghouls take a fancy to Kojia. Though they keep most humans at bay, the ghouls decide to protect Kojia and train him in martial arts. Kojia gets caught up in the games played between the Mughal and Persian empires. He rescues a Persian princess named Nadia from Mughal custody and flees with her to Persia. However, he is captured by the enemies of his genetic race and is imprisoned on their home planet.His guardian ghouls finally return him back to Earth in the 21st century. He is appalled by what he sees and experiences, but miraculously finds Nadia. See what else is in store in this timeless adventure. About the Author: Once a naval navigator, today Udai Rathor lives on a farm in Kota, India. He is working on his next magical adventure.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1618975285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
In 1585 A.D., an alien baby boy named Kojia lands in the dense jungles of Central India. The childless royal couple of an ancient tribe eagerly adopts him. Then all hell breaks loose. An alien Amazon arrives on Earth, claiming Kojia as her nephew. She wants to take the boy to his home planet, which is tucked away in the direction of the star Sirius. She easily thrashes the simple tribal natives. However, their sheer courage, simplicity and the genuine affection of Kojia's foster mother melt her heart, so she hands Kojia back and departs. Inter-tribal conflict breaks out, and Kojia's tribe emerges victorious. In those times, large parts of India were ruled by the Mughals. Their spies keep an eye on Kojia until a strange and fortuitous event occurs when six ghouls take a fancy to Kojia. Though they keep most humans at bay, the ghouls decide to protect Kojia and train him in martial arts. Kojia gets caught up in the games played between the Mughal and Persian empires. He rescues a Persian princess named Nadia from Mughal custody and flees with her to Persia. However, he is captured by the enemies of his genetic race and is imprisoned on their home planet.His guardian ghouls finally return him back to Earth in the 21st century. He is appalled by what he sees and experiences, but miraculously finds Nadia. See what else is in store in this timeless adventure. About the Author: Once a naval navigator, today Udai Rathor lives on a farm in Kota, India. He is working on his next magical adventure.
Way Home
Author:
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184759797
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
The Way Home" brings together in one volume fourteen stories representing the very best of contemporary Bengali short fiction. Showcasing some of Bengal's finest writers at their creative best - Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay and Rajshekhar Basu, Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay and Ashapurna Devi - these stories deal with a myriad human themes that are at once individual and universal. From "The Brahmin", Tarashankar Bandopadhyay's treatise on greed, gluttony and tragic human experience, to "The Fugitive and the Stalkers", Sunil Gangopadhyay's trenchant tale of violence and retribution set in the days of the Naxal movement in Bengal; from Samaresh Basu's harrowing look at poverty and its degrading effect in "The Crossing" to Narendranath Mitra's lyrical take on the impact of triple talaq on Muslim women in "Sap", the collection evokes different lifestyles, while reflecting problems and issues with which we can all identify.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184759797
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
The Way Home" brings together in one volume fourteen stories representing the very best of contemporary Bengali short fiction. Showcasing some of Bengal's finest writers at their creative best - Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay and Rajshekhar Basu, Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay and Ashapurna Devi - these stories deal with a myriad human themes that are at once individual and universal. From "The Brahmin", Tarashankar Bandopadhyay's treatise on greed, gluttony and tragic human experience, to "The Fugitive and the Stalkers", Sunil Gangopadhyay's trenchant tale of violence and retribution set in the days of the Naxal movement in Bengal; from Samaresh Basu's harrowing look at poverty and its degrading effect in "The Crossing" to Narendranath Mitra's lyrical take on the impact of triple talaq on Muslim women in "Sap", the collection evokes different lifestyles, while reflecting problems and issues with which we can all identify.
My Family and Other Saints
Author: Kirin Narayan
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226568156
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
In 1969, young Kirin Narayan’s older brother, Rahoul, announced that he was quitting school and leaving home to seek enlightenment with a guru. From boyhood, his restless creativity had continually surprised his family, but his departure shook up everyone— especially Kirin, who adored her high-spirited, charismatic brother. A touching, funny, and always affectionate memoir, My Family and Other Saints traces the reverberations of Rahoul's spiritual journey through the entire family. As their beachside Bombay home becomes a crossroads for Westerners seeking Eastern enlightenment, Kirin’s sari-wearing American mother wholeheartedly embraces ashrams and gurus, adopting her son’s spiritual quest as her own. Her Indian father, however, coins the term “urug”—guru spelled backward—to mock these seekers, while young Kirin, surrounded by radiant holy men, parents drifting apart, and a motley of young, often eccentric Westerners, is left to find her own answers. Deftly recreating the turbulent emotional world of her bicultural adolescence, but overlaying it with the hard-won understanding of adulthood, Narayan presents a large, rambunctious cast of quirky characters. Throughout, she brings to life not just a family but also a time when just about everyone, it seemed, was consumed by some sort of spiritual quest. “A lovely book about the author's youth in Bombay, India. . . . The family home becomes a magnet for truth-seekers, and Narayan is there to affectionately document all of it.”—Body + Soul “Gods, gurus and eccentric relatives compete for primacy in Kirin Narayan's enchanting memoir of her childhood in Bombay.”—William Grimes, New York Times
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226568156
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
In 1969, young Kirin Narayan’s older brother, Rahoul, announced that he was quitting school and leaving home to seek enlightenment with a guru. From boyhood, his restless creativity had continually surprised his family, but his departure shook up everyone— especially Kirin, who adored her high-spirited, charismatic brother. A touching, funny, and always affectionate memoir, My Family and Other Saints traces the reverberations of Rahoul's spiritual journey through the entire family. As their beachside Bombay home becomes a crossroads for Westerners seeking Eastern enlightenment, Kirin’s sari-wearing American mother wholeheartedly embraces ashrams and gurus, adopting her son’s spiritual quest as her own. Her Indian father, however, coins the term “urug”—guru spelled backward—to mock these seekers, while young Kirin, surrounded by radiant holy men, parents drifting apart, and a motley of young, often eccentric Westerners, is left to find her own answers. Deftly recreating the turbulent emotional world of her bicultural adolescence, but overlaying it with the hard-won understanding of adulthood, Narayan presents a large, rambunctious cast of quirky characters. Throughout, she brings to life not just a family but also a time when just about everyone, it seemed, was consumed by some sort of spiritual quest. “A lovely book about the author's youth in Bombay, India. . . . The family home becomes a magnet for truth-seekers, and Narayan is there to affectionately document all of it.”—Body + Soul “Gods, gurus and eccentric relatives compete for primacy in Kirin Narayan's enchanting memoir of her childhood in Bombay.”—William Grimes, New York Times
Ties of Blood: A riveting investigative thriller ǀ A gripping crime thriller
Author: Niti Kewalramani
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN: 9395192143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mumbai's rich and famous are stunned. Surya Jain, the heir to the Jain throne, is dead. Who doesn’t know the Jains in India! They are the picture-perfect billionaire family, and Surya was their picture-perfect prince. The eligible and good-looking bachelor had shot to fame for creating D'sire, India's most desirable chocolate. The man who was to lead the company into the future now lies lifeless in his office tower. What must have happened? Many grieve his death; many celebrate it too. While the grief-stricken Jains believe Surya's death is an accident, Crime Branch Officer Hasan senses foul play. With his entire career on the line, he digs deep into the Jain family’s past, stumbling upon a scandal waiting to be discovered. TIES OF BLOOD is a riveting investigative thriller that uncovers the secrets of three business families tangled in love, hate, honour and justice. Here, business is personal.
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN: 9395192143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mumbai's rich and famous are stunned. Surya Jain, the heir to the Jain throne, is dead. Who doesn’t know the Jains in India! They are the picture-perfect billionaire family, and Surya was their picture-perfect prince. The eligible and good-looking bachelor had shot to fame for creating D'sire, India's most desirable chocolate. The man who was to lead the company into the future now lies lifeless in his office tower. What must have happened? Many grieve his death; many celebrate it too. While the grief-stricken Jains believe Surya's death is an accident, Crime Branch Officer Hasan senses foul play. With his entire career on the line, he digs deep into the Jain family’s past, stumbling upon a scandal waiting to be discovered. TIES OF BLOOD is a riveting investigative thriller that uncovers the secrets of three business families tangled in love, hate, honour and justice. Here, business is personal.
The Department of Denials
Author: Anurag Mathur
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143032007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Best-Selling Author Of The Inscrutable Americans And Making The Minister Smile Returns With Another Entertaining Story In The Department Of Denials. In This Latest Venture, Babar Thakur Babs To His Friends A Youth Fresh Out Of College In Search Of An Identity And Direction In Life, Sets Off On A Trip To Fulfil His Dream Of Becoming The Prime Minister Of India One Day. In The Best Traditions Of All Heroic Odysseys, He Starts Out On His Quest Alone. Soon, He Is On A Roller-Coaster Ride Through The Corridors Of Power, Witness To The Shenanigans Of Netas And Babus. Chief Among Them Is The Minister Balak Kumar, Who, Repeatedly At The Receiving End Of Various Allegations From The Opposition, Finally Decides To Centralize All Denials Under One Authority, Namely, The Department Of Denials. And He Asks Babs'S Father, Bahadur Prasad Thakur, To Head The Newly Created Department. The Stage Is Thus Set For An Unending Run Of Situations, Alternately Bizarre And Funny.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143032007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Best-Selling Author Of The Inscrutable Americans And Making The Minister Smile Returns With Another Entertaining Story In The Department Of Denials. In This Latest Venture, Babar Thakur Babs To His Friends A Youth Fresh Out Of College In Search Of An Identity And Direction In Life, Sets Off On A Trip To Fulfil His Dream Of Becoming The Prime Minister Of India One Day. In The Best Traditions Of All Heroic Odysseys, He Starts Out On His Quest Alone. Soon, He Is On A Roller-Coaster Ride Through The Corridors Of Power, Witness To The Shenanigans Of Netas And Babus. Chief Among Them Is The Minister Balak Kumar, Who, Repeatedly At The Receiving End Of Various Allegations From The Opposition, Finally Decides To Centralize All Denials Under One Authority, Namely, The Department Of Denials. And He Asks Babs'S Father, Bahadur Prasad Thakur, To Head The Newly Created Department. The Stage Is Thus Set For An Unending Run Of Situations, Alternately Bizarre And Funny.
Hanuman Prasad Poddar : An Exalted Divinity
Author: O.P. Gupta
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN: 9352667778
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
You are holding in your hands the first book containing an authentic biography of two greatest divinities of this country about which people are not well acquainted. It contains a unique account not found elsewhere about the actual meetings of Bhaijee—Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar with Lord Vishnu in 1927 at Jasidih in front of several gentlemen and again in Gorakhpur. Second important event is the exclusive appearance of saint Narad and great sage Angira in front of Bhaijee in 1936. Conversation of Bhaijee with a Parsee ghost would certainly convince readers about the importance of Shraddh to be performed after one’s death. Bhaijee was not only a true saint and social reformer but was also involved in independence movement of India. Founder editor of famous ‘Kalyan’; Bhaijee did herculean efforts to translate rare and ancient scriptures like Ramayana & Mahabharat from Sanskrit to Hindi and made them available to everyone at very nominal price. Bhaijee showed an evidence for a brightest identity of the sweet love towards Radha-Krishna and explored its feasibility to achieve it with an utmost simplicity through his discourses and texts. He did an extraordinary campaign for divine name and religious devotion (Bhakti) amidst general public. Inclusion of a short biography of another divinity—Sethji Shri Jaidayal Goyandka is another feature of this seminal book. The credit for establishment of Gita Press in Gorakhpur; Govind Bhawan in Kolkata; Gita Bhawan of Swargashram at Rishikesh and Rishikul Ashram in Churu including a unique; authentic and excellent commentary on Gita goes to him only. Hanuman Prasad Poddar: An Exalted Divinity by O.P. Gupta: This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and contributions of Hanuman Prasad Poddar, a revered figure known for his spiritual teachings and philanthropic endeavors. Key Aspects of the Book "Hanuman Prasad Poddar: An Exalted Divinity": 1. Spiritual Legacy: The book delves into the spiritual legacy of Hanuman Prasad Poddar and his impact on the spiritual community. 2. Philanthropy: It highlights Poddar's philanthropic activities and his dedication to humanitarian causes. 3. Life and Teachings: The book provides insights into his life journey and the teachings that continue to inspire many. O.P. Gupta is the author of this book, which pays tribute to the spiritual and philanthropic contributions of Hanuman Prasad Poddar.
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN: 9352667778
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
You are holding in your hands the first book containing an authentic biography of two greatest divinities of this country about which people are not well acquainted. It contains a unique account not found elsewhere about the actual meetings of Bhaijee—Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar with Lord Vishnu in 1927 at Jasidih in front of several gentlemen and again in Gorakhpur. Second important event is the exclusive appearance of saint Narad and great sage Angira in front of Bhaijee in 1936. Conversation of Bhaijee with a Parsee ghost would certainly convince readers about the importance of Shraddh to be performed after one’s death. Bhaijee was not only a true saint and social reformer but was also involved in independence movement of India. Founder editor of famous ‘Kalyan’; Bhaijee did herculean efforts to translate rare and ancient scriptures like Ramayana & Mahabharat from Sanskrit to Hindi and made them available to everyone at very nominal price. Bhaijee showed an evidence for a brightest identity of the sweet love towards Radha-Krishna and explored its feasibility to achieve it with an utmost simplicity through his discourses and texts. He did an extraordinary campaign for divine name and religious devotion (Bhakti) amidst general public. Inclusion of a short biography of another divinity—Sethji Shri Jaidayal Goyandka is another feature of this seminal book. The credit for establishment of Gita Press in Gorakhpur; Govind Bhawan in Kolkata; Gita Bhawan of Swargashram at Rishikesh and Rishikul Ashram in Churu including a unique; authentic and excellent commentary on Gita goes to him only. Hanuman Prasad Poddar: An Exalted Divinity by O.P. Gupta: This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and contributions of Hanuman Prasad Poddar, a revered figure known for his spiritual teachings and philanthropic endeavors. Key Aspects of the Book "Hanuman Prasad Poddar: An Exalted Divinity": 1. Spiritual Legacy: The book delves into the spiritual legacy of Hanuman Prasad Poddar and his impact on the spiritual community. 2. Philanthropy: It highlights Poddar's philanthropic activities and his dedication to humanitarian causes. 3. Life and Teachings: The book provides insights into his life journey and the teachings that continue to inspire many. O.P. Gupta is the author of this book, which pays tribute to the spiritual and philanthropic contributions of Hanuman Prasad Poddar.
FIX YOUR PROBLEMS - THE TENALI RAMAN WAY (COLLECTER'S EDITION)
Author: VISHAL GOYAL
Publisher: V&S Publishers
ISBN: 9352150740
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Tenali Raman was a court jester, an intelligent advisor and one of the ashtadiggajas (elephants serving as pillar and taking care of all the eight sides) in the Bhuvana Vijayam (Royal Court) of the famed emperor of Vijaynagar Empire (City of joy) in Karnataka - Sri Krishna Deve Raya (1509- 1529), the model rular par excellence to Ashoka, Samudra Gupta and Harsha Vardhana. Tenali Raman was an embodiment of acute wit and humour and an admirable poet of knowledge, shrewdness and ingenuity. In a short span, the legacy left behind by Tenali Raman attained eternity. All these qualities of Tenali Raman have been fully explored and displayed in this collection of vibrant fables and anecdotes.The book is a marvelous treasury of legends of Tenali Raman and Emperor Raya which evokes a long lost, never- never land: an enchanted world of alert wits and tricky gossips; crafty crooks with biting tongues, valiant brigands and an assorted cluster of uncommon common people.Narrated by the author and superbly illustrated, "e;Fix Your Problems - The Tenali Raman Way"e; is an engaging blend of earthly wisdom and sparkling humour which deal with concepts that have certain timelessness. Each story is followed by terse moral and incalculable snippets which are usually that little extra that brings the reader a little more closer to his goal on the way to realizations. Every story purveys a pithy folk wisdom that triumphs over all trials and tribulations. The moralistic traits sagaciously portrayed by these stories intend to develop a series of impacts that can reinforce certain key ideas by the rational mind of the readers in all facets of life and propel them to the top in every endeavour. The stories various layers of meaning educates, informs, advises, enthuses, inspires and amuses and thus have a teaching effects which makes this book a must read for every aspiring individuals who wants to race ahead in the world of opportunities and cusses. The book also exposes how richly endowed Bharata Khanda (India before invasions) had been in the east in the field of wisdom and knowledge down the ages of which the west is ignorant.
Publisher: V&S Publishers
ISBN: 9352150740
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Tenali Raman was a court jester, an intelligent advisor and one of the ashtadiggajas (elephants serving as pillar and taking care of all the eight sides) in the Bhuvana Vijayam (Royal Court) of the famed emperor of Vijaynagar Empire (City of joy) in Karnataka - Sri Krishna Deve Raya (1509- 1529), the model rular par excellence to Ashoka, Samudra Gupta and Harsha Vardhana. Tenali Raman was an embodiment of acute wit and humour and an admirable poet of knowledge, shrewdness and ingenuity. In a short span, the legacy left behind by Tenali Raman attained eternity. All these qualities of Tenali Raman have been fully explored and displayed in this collection of vibrant fables and anecdotes.The book is a marvelous treasury of legends of Tenali Raman and Emperor Raya which evokes a long lost, never- never land: an enchanted world of alert wits and tricky gossips; crafty crooks with biting tongues, valiant brigands and an assorted cluster of uncommon common people.Narrated by the author and superbly illustrated, "e;Fix Your Problems - The Tenali Raman Way"e; is an engaging blend of earthly wisdom and sparkling humour which deal with concepts that have certain timelessness. Each story is followed by terse moral and incalculable snippets which are usually that little extra that brings the reader a little more closer to his goal on the way to realizations. Every story purveys a pithy folk wisdom that triumphs over all trials and tribulations. The moralistic traits sagaciously portrayed by these stories intend to develop a series of impacts that can reinforce certain key ideas by the rational mind of the readers in all facets of life and propel them to the top in every endeavour. The stories various layers of meaning educates, informs, advises, enthuses, inspires and amuses and thus have a teaching effects which makes this book a must read for every aspiring individuals who wants to race ahead in the world of opportunities and cusses. The book also exposes how richly endowed Bharata Khanda (India before invasions) had been in the east in the field of wisdom and knowledge down the ages of which the west is ignorant.