In this book, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik turns his attention to ancient Greek tales, and explores a new world of stories. Long have Europeans and Americans retold Indic mythologies. It is time for Indians to reverse the gaze.
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The book is a compilation of some of Gulzar’s poetry. Gulzar’s songs, Gulzar’s dialogues, Gulzar’s films, all have one quality-they carry the “rasa” of poetry because basically he remains a poet.
A sensitive recounting of the true story of a young girl during World War II, Mari brings alive a simpler time in a forgotten place that was ravaged by war before it was noticed by the rest of the world.
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In a compelling narrative, rich with period detail, The Sari of Surya Vilas traces the silenced voices of marginalized people across Madras and the Deccan, who nevertheless left a mark on history-woven, told and snug, woven and passed on, bearing the residue of their passionate experiences.
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Not Only the Things That Have Happened is a novel about the stories that make us and break us and then remake us. The novel takes place over a thirty-six hour period, travelling between far-flung places, characters, the past and the future. Time is a character here, revealing that though the story of our present is always told for us, the story of the past and the future is ours to tell.
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From one birthday to the next, thirteen-year-old Noor watches as her family comes apart. Her father, Mohammad Saidullah, loses his job pedaling his bicycle door-to-door to collect household discards; he is forced to join the ranks of those rag pickers who work New Delhi’s landfills.
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A remarkable story about human suffering and transformation, this new novel by the award-winning writer–translator duo will have you questioning the most fundamental aspects of life—and death.
You by M Mukundan, translated from the Malayalam by Nandakumar K Read More »
The first in a series of illustrated children’s books intended to acquaint young readers with basic financial topics; Compound Interest tells the charming story of Ferret and Squirrel, farmers and friends, who together learn the importance of compound interest.
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Who is India’s only woman chief minister today who fought her way up the political ladder on her own steam, with no political godfather, no political inheritance and no deep pocket patronage? No prizes for guessing: Mamata Banerjee aka Didi. 2024 could be the final frontier in her political career, the year of a do-or-die election that may catapult her to the political high table, as king-maker or as king. Or it could demolish her into an also-ran, a star of high promise who fizzled out.
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