Author: Raghu Rai
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780002251044
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A photographic celebration of the people and ancient landscape of India depicts such diverse subjects as chilly Ladakh, slum-dwellers in Bombay, and the Dalai Lama. 20,000 first printing.
A Day in the Life of India
Author: Raghu Rai
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780002251044
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A photographic celebration of the people and ancient landscape of India depicts such diverse subjects as chilly Ladakh, slum-dwellers in Bombay, and the Dalai Lama. 20,000 first printing.
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780002251044
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A photographic celebration of the people and ancient landscape of India depicts such diverse subjects as chilly Ladakh, slum-dwellers in Bombay, and the Dalai Lama. 20,000 first printing.
My Country My Life (English)
Author: L. K. Advani
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788129125286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788129125286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
India Becoming
Author: Akash Kapur
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594486530
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A New Republic Editors' and Writers' Pick 2012 A New Yorker Contributors' Pick 2012 A Newsweek "Must Read on Modern India" “For people who savored Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers.”—Evan Osnos, newyorker.com From the author of Better To Have Gone, a portrait of the incredible change and economic development of modern India, and of social and national transformation there told through individual lives Raised in India, and educated in the U.S., Akash Kapur returned to India in 2003 to raise a family. What he found was an ancient country in transition. In search of the life that he and his wife want to lead, he meets an array of Indians who teach him much about the realities of this changed country: an old landowner sees his rural village destroyed by real estate developments, and crime and corruption breaking down the feudal authority; a 21-year-old single woman and a 35-year-old divorcee exploring the new cultural allowances for women; and a young gay man coming to terms with his sexual identity – something never allowed him a generation ago. As Akash and his wife struggle to find the right balance between growth and modernity and the simplicity and purity they had known from the Indian countryside a decade ago, they ultimately find a country that “has begun to dream.” But also one that may be moving away too quickly from the valuable ways in which it is different.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594486530
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A New Republic Editors' and Writers' Pick 2012 A New Yorker Contributors' Pick 2012 A Newsweek "Must Read on Modern India" “For people who savored Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers.”—Evan Osnos, newyorker.com From the author of Better To Have Gone, a portrait of the incredible change and economic development of modern India, and of social and national transformation there told through individual lives Raised in India, and educated in the U.S., Akash Kapur returned to India in 2003 to raise a family. What he found was an ancient country in transition. In search of the life that he and his wife want to lead, he meets an array of Indians who teach him much about the realities of this changed country: an old landowner sees his rural village destroyed by real estate developments, and crime and corruption breaking down the feudal authority; a 21-year-old single woman and a 35-year-old divorcee exploring the new cultural allowances for women; and a young gay man coming to terms with his sexual identity – something never allowed him a generation ago. As Akash and his wife struggle to find the right balance between growth and modernity and the simplicity and purity they had known from the Indian countryside a decade ago, they ultimately find a country that “has begun to dream.” But also one that may be moving away too quickly from the valuable ways in which it is different.
My Life on a Plate
Author: India Knight
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618154449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Optioned for film and published in sixteen countries, this British sensation explodes the myth that all people need to be truly happy is love and marriage. Meet thirty-three-year-old Clara Hutt: irreverent, sometimes unkind, always self-deprecating. Clara is a part-time magazine writer with a perpetually mysterious husband and two small boys. Her extended stepfamily is forever making demands; her sons are constantly "murdering each other" ; all the other mothers at the school gate are perfectly groomed, but Clara is in her pajama bottoms and her husband's sweater. With razor-sharp wit and a healthy dose of insight into married life, India Knight takes readers on a continually entertaining ride through one woman's bumpy search for fulfillment
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618154449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Optioned for film and published in sixteen countries, this British sensation explodes the myth that all people need to be truly happy is love and marriage. Meet thirty-three-year-old Clara Hutt: irreverent, sometimes unkind, always self-deprecating. Clara is a part-time magazine writer with a perpetually mysterious husband and two small boys. Her extended stepfamily is forever making demands; her sons are constantly "murdering each other" ; all the other mothers at the school gate are perfectly groomed, but Clara is in her pajama bottoms and her husband's sweater. With razor-sharp wit and a healthy dose of insight into married life, India Knight takes readers on a continually entertaining ride through one woman's bumpy search for fulfillment
My Life in Full
Author: Indra Nooyi
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349426104
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
'A must-read for working women and the men who work with us, love us and support us' Hillary Rodham Clinton 'Surprising and compelling' Financial Times The much-anticipated and inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offering clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family - and advance women - in the twenty-first century For more than a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman, person of color, and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company - and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time - Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence, and a deep sense of purpose. Now, in a rich memoir brimming with grace, grit, and good humor, My Life in Full offers a firsthand view of a legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded. In her book, Nooyi shares the events that shaped her - from her childhood in 1960s India, to the Yale School of Management, to her rise as a consultant and corporate strategist who soon ascended into the most senior executive ranks. The book offers an intimate look inside PepsiCo, detailing how she steered the iconic American company toward healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile without curbing financial performance - despite resistance at every turn. At the same time, Nooyi built a home with her husband - also a high-powered executive - two daughters, and members of her extended family. My Life in Full includes her unvarnished take on the competing pressures on her attention and time, and what she learned along the way. This book, as has her personal journey, will inspire young women everywhere to believe that they, too, can climb to powerful roles without giving up on the desire for a family and children. But, as Nooyi eloquently argues, her story is not a call for women to simply try harder, but is proof of the importance of organised care structures in all of our success. Nooyi makes a clear, actionable, urgent call for business and government to prioritise the care ecosystem, from skilled care networks to zoning policy, to paid leave and flexible and predictable work hours, each so critical to unleashing the economy's full potential and helping families thrive. Generous, authoritative, and grounded in lived experience, My Life in Full is both the story of an extraordinary leader's life, and a moving tribute to the relationships that created it.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349426104
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
'A must-read for working women and the men who work with us, love us and support us' Hillary Rodham Clinton 'Surprising and compelling' Financial Times The much-anticipated and inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offering clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family - and advance women - in the twenty-first century For more than a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman, person of color, and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company - and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time - Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence, and a deep sense of purpose. Now, in a rich memoir brimming with grace, grit, and good humor, My Life in Full offers a firsthand view of a legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded. In her book, Nooyi shares the events that shaped her - from her childhood in 1960s India, to the Yale School of Management, to her rise as a consultant and corporate strategist who soon ascended into the most senior executive ranks. The book offers an intimate look inside PepsiCo, detailing how she steered the iconic American company toward healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile without curbing financial performance - despite resistance at every turn. At the same time, Nooyi built a home with her husband - also a high-powered executive - two daughters, and members of her extended family. My Life in Full includes her unvarnished take on the competing pressures on her attention and time, and what she learned along the way. This book, as has her personal journey, will inspire young women everywhere to believe that they, too, can climb to powerful roles without giving up on the desire for a family and children. But, as Nooyi eloquently argues, her story is not a call for women to simply try harder, but is proof of the importance of organised care structures in all of our success. Nooyi makes a clear, actionable, urgent call for business and government to prioritise the care ecosystem, from skilled care networks to zoning policy, to paid leave and flexible and predictable work hours, each so critical to unleashing the economy's full potential and helping families thrive. Generous, authoritative, and grounded in lived experience, My Life in Full is both the story of an extraordinary leader's life, and a moving tribute to the relationships that created it.
The Yoga of Max's Discontent
Author: Karan Bajaj
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698192044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
“A beautifully rendered epic journey . . . . The novel works on many levels and excels at them all.” —New York Journal of Books In this captivating and surprising novel of spiritual discovery—a No. 1 bestseller in India—a young American travels to India and finds himself tested physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Max Pzoras is the poster child for the American Dream. The child of Greek immigrants who grew up in a dangerous New York housing project, he triumphed over his upbringing and became a successful Wall Street analyst. Yet on the frigid December night he’s involved in a violent street scuffle, Max begins to confront questions about suffering and mortality that have dogged him since his mother’s death. His search takes him to the farthest reaches of India, where he encounters a mysterious night market, almost freezes to death on a hike up the Himalayas, and finds himself in an ashram in a drought-stricken village in South India. As Max seeks answers to questions that have bedeviled him—can yogis walk on water and live for 200 years without aging? Can a flesh-and-blood man ever achieve nirvana?—he struggles to overcome his skepticism and the pull of family tugging him home. In an ultimate bid for answers, he embarks on a dangerous solitary meditation in a freezing Himalayan cave, where his physical and spiritual endurance is put to its most extreme test. By turns a gripping adventure story and a journey of tremendous inner transformation, The Yoga of Max's Discontent is a contemporary take on man's classic quest for transcendence.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698192044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
“A beautifully rendered epic journey . . . . The novel works on many levels and excels at them all.” —New York Journal of Books In this captivating and surprising novel of spiritual discovery—a No. 1 bestseller in India—a young American travels to India and finds himself tested physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Max Pzoras is the poster child for the American Dream. The child of Greek immigrants who grew up in a dangerous New York housing project, he triumphed over his upbringing and became a successful Wall Street analyst. Yet on the frigid December night he’s involved in a violent street scuffle, Max begins to confront questions about suffering and mortality that have dogged him since his mother’s death. His search takes him to the farthest reaches of India, where he encounters a mysterious night market, almost freezes to death on a hike up the Himalayas, and finds himself in an ashram in a drought-stricken village in South India. As Max seeks answers to questions that have bedeviled him—can yogis walk on water and live for 200 years without aging? Can a flesh-and-blood man ever achieve nirvana?—he struggles to overcome his skepticism and the pull of family tugging him home. In an ultimate bid for answers, he embarks on a dangerous solitary meditation in a freezing Himalayan cave, where his physical and spiritual endurance is put to its most extreme test. By turns a gripping adventure story and a journey of tremendous inner transformation, The Yoga of Max's Discontent is a contemporary take on man's classic quest for transcendence.
How India Works
Author: Aarti Kelshikar
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9352777727
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
An article in the Harvard Business Review once said that the most valuable skill for the 21st century manager is the ability to work across cultures. Around the world, it is increasingly recognized that an understanding of a country's work culture plays a significant part in success at one's job. Every group of people has subtle drivers of behaviour, values and beliefs, an understanding of which could help you navigate your way around the workplace. Indians are no exception. We have some innate strengths that we seldom take credit for. Like the uncommon capacity to deal with ambiguity and to think on the fly; the emphasis we place on forming and sustaining relationships at work; and the willingness to go beyond the call of duty as we see our jobs as an extension of our personal lives. And then there are traits that may confuse the uninitiated at first and need some getting used to - such as saying 'yes' to an assigned task when we actually mean 'no', our flexible attitude to time, and the famous Indian head wag. Based on extensive interviews with corporate leaders - Indians as well as expatriates and repatriates, who offer insider and outsider perspectives on the psyche of the Indian in the workplace - How India Works is a guide to the cultural nuances and complexities of working in India. It will make your life in office a little easier.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9352777727
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
An article in the Harvard Business Review once said that the most valuable skill for the 21st century manager is the ability to work across cultures. Around the world, it is increasingly recognized that an understanding of a country's work culture plays a significant part in success at one's job. Every group of people has subtle drivers of behaviour, values and beliefs, an understanding of which could help you navigate your way around the workplace. Indians are no exception. We have some innate strengths that we seldom take credit for. Like the uncommon capacity to deal with ambiguity and to think on the fly; the emphasis we place on forming and sustaining relationships at work; and the willingness to go beyond the call of duty as we see our jobs as an extension of our personal lives. And then there are traits that may confuse the uninitiated at first and need some getting used to - such as saying 'yes' to an assigned task when we actually mean 'no', our flexible attitude to time, and the famous Indian head wag. Based on extensive interviews with corporate leaders - Indians as well as expatriates and repatriates, who offer insider and outsider perspectives on the psyche of the Indian in the workplace - How India Works is a guide to the cultural nuances and complexities of working in India. It will make your life in office a little easier.
Namaste World. I Am Diya. My Life in India
Author: Shalu Sharma
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Indian way of life is beautifully illustrated through the eyes of a little girl called Diya. Diya narrates her life in India such as going to school with her mummy in a tuk-tuk, visiting the zoo, riding an elephant, celebrating Holi, praying at the temple and so on. This book introduces young children to India, Indian traditions and culture. It makes an excellent multicultural and educational book to instil appreciation of the cultural diversity of the world we live in. This book is great for multicultural education at home, kindergarten, schools, nurseries, and educational institutions. What this book does: Introduces global diversity, cultures and customs Educates children about other children around the world Introduces importance of cultural awareness and diversity Introduces unique preview into the lives of other children This children's illustration book is ideal for parents and educators looking to: teach kids about different countries book for children beginning to read traveling to India with kids families of the world introduction to cultures of the world for kids
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Indian way of life is beautifully illustrated through the eyes of a little girl called Diya. Diya narrates her life in India such as going to school with her mummy in a tuk-tuk, visiting the zoo, riding an elephant, celebrating Holi, praying at the temple and so on. This book introduces young children to India, Indian traditions and culture. It makes an excellent multicultural and educational book to instil appreciation of the cultural diversity of the world we live in. This book is great for multicultural education at home, kindergarten, schools, nurseries, and educational institutions. What this book does: Introduces global diversity, cultures and customs Educates children about other children around the world Introduces importance of cultural awareness and diversity Introduces unique preview into the lives of other children This children's illustration book is ideal for parents and educators looking to: teach kids about different countries book for children beginning to read traveling to India with kids families of the world introduction to cultures of the world for kids
The Race of My Life
Author: Milkha Singh
Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited
ISBN: 9788129129109
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Autobiography of an Indian athlete.
Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited
ISBN: 9788129129109
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Autobiography of an Indian athlete.
The Story of My Life
Author: Morarji Desai
Publisher: [Delhi] : Macmillan India
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher: [Delhi] : Macmillan India
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description