Books

Masala Memsahib: Recipes and Stories from My Culinary Adventures in India by Karen Anand

Self-professed ‘Masala Memsahib’ Karen Anand takes us on a journey across five Indian states – Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal – and introduces us to mouth-watering local cuisines, diverse eating practices and fabulous culinary histories. Each of the book’s sections is a window into Karen’s remarkable adventures with food, interspersed with the most distinctive recipes from the regions she visits, from the piquant prawn balchao to the soulful Mulligatawny.

Tirthankar (Marathi) by Devdutt Pattanaik

In Bahubali, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the stories, symbols, rituals and ideas associated with one of India’s most ancient but lesser-known faiths, and shows us why the tenets of Jainism are still very relevant for all of us even today.

Faith (Tamil) by Devdutt Pattanaik

Why are Hindus so ritualistic? Why do they worship idols? Were they always casteist? Are they supposed to be vegetarian? Why is a Hindu prayer different from a Muslim or Christian one? Did the arrival of Muslim invaders 1000 years ago destroy Hindu culture? A delightful and eye-opening introduction to the intricacies of one of the world’s most widely practiced religions.

Garuda Purana (Kannada) by Devdutt Pattanaik

In Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the many concepts around death across the spectrum of Hindu mythology, tracing the roots of certain practices to as far back as the Harappan times. A unique enquiry into the Hindu response to death, the book serves as a guide to the choices we make in life.

Garuda Purana (Marathi) by Devdutt Pattanaik

हिंदू आपल्या पूर्वजांना का खाऊ-पिऊ घालतात ? शाही कबरी उभारण्याऐवजी, ते मृतांचे दहन करण्याला प्राधान्य का देतात ? हिंदू धर्मातील ‘स्वर्ग’ आणि ‘नरक’ हे शब्द ‘हेवन’ आणि ‘हेल’ या शब्दांच्या समानार्थी नाहीत काय ? अंतिम न्यायदानाच्या दिवसासारखी कल्पना हिंदू धर्मात आहे का? हिंदू धर्मातील जाती-पाती आणि स्त्रीत्व या संदर्भातील कल्पनांवर मृत्यूचा काय परिणाम होतो ? मृत्यूकडे बघण्याचा वेदांचा दृष्टीकोन हा तांत्रिकांच्या दृष्टीकोनापेक्षा भिन्न आहे का? भूत, पिशाच, प्रेत, पितर आणि वेताळ यांच्यात नेमका फरक काय ? मृत्यू, पुनर्जन्म आणि अमरत्व यांबद्दलच्या धारणा हिंदू जनमानसात वेगवेगळ्या विधींच्या आणि कथा-कहाण्यांच्या माध्यमातून ठसलेल्या आहेत.

Dharma Artha Kama Moksha (Tamil) by Devdutt Pattanaik

Artha-shastra is about generating food, i.e. wealth, by creating goods and services; Kama-shastra is about indulging our hungers with this food. Dharma-shastra insists we consider the hunger of others, while Moksha-shastra is about outgrowing our hungers, in order to be detached and generous. Together, these four Hindu shastras provide a framework within which human action, its purposes and consequences, can be defined; together, they validate human existence and give it meaning.

Living with AI by Jibu Elias

Category: Non-Fiction Rights: All rights available for Indian and International languages (excluding Malayalam) In Living with AI (or The New Divide), the author embarks on a compelling journey into the heart of our era’s most profound transformation: the rise of artificial intelligence. As we leave 2023 behind, the stark reality of widespread job losses due to AI …

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