Books

I Saw Myself: Journeys with Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai by Shabnam Virmani, Vipul Rikhi

This book retells the famous love legends of Sindh and Punjab, such as Soni-Mahiwal and Sasui-Punhoon, proposing often surprising interpretations of the legends. It offers deep and subtle insights into Latif’s poetic use of the stories, based on research on the ground with singers from the thriving oral traditions of Latif’s poetry. It also brings into English many of Shah Latif’s most visceral as well as moving poems, spanning a variety of themes from ‘taking the plunge’ to ‘cutting off the head’.

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Yaatrekaruncha Desh (Marathi) by Devdutt Pattanaik

Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes us on an insightful journey to thirty-two holy sites where ancient and modern deities unravel the complex and layered history, geography, and imagination of the land once known as ‘land of the Indian blackberry’ (Jambudvipa), ‘land of rivers’ (Sindhusthala in Sanskrit, or Hindustan in Persian), ‘expanse of King Bharata’ (Bharatvarsha, or Bharatkhanda), and even ‘abode of joy’ (Sukhavati to the Chinese).

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Bharatvarsh ke 32 Teerth Sthal (Hindi) by Devdutt Pattanaik

Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes us on an insightful journey to thirty-two holy sites where ancient and modern deities unravel the complex and layered history, geography, and imagination of the land once known as ‘land of the Indian blackberry’ (Jambudvipa), ‘land of rivers’ (Sindhusthala in Sanskrit, or Hindustan in Persian), ‘expanse of King Bharata’ (Bharatvarsha, or Bharatkhanda), and even ‘abode of joy’ (Sukhavati to the Chinese).

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Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh (Gujarati) by Devdutt Pattanaik

Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes us on an insightful journey to thirty-two holy sites where ancient and modern deities unravel the complex and layered history, geography, and imagination of the land once known as ‘land of the Indian blackberry’ (Jambudvipa), ‘land of rivers’ (Sindhusthala in Sanskrit, or Hindustan in Persian), ‘expanse of King Bharata’ (Bharatvarsha, or Bharatkhanda), and even ‘abode of joy’ (Sukhavati to the Chinese).

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Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh by Devdutt Pattanaik

Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes us on an insightful journey to thirty-two holy sites where ancient and modern deities unravel the complex and layered history, geography, and imagination of the land once known as ‘land of the Indian blackberry’ (Jambudvipa), ‘land of rivers’ (Sindhusthala in Sanskrit, or Hindustan in Persian), ‘expanse of King Bharata’ (Bharatvarsha, or Bharatkhanda), and even ‘abode of joy’ (Sukhavati to the Chinese).

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Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality 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.

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The Thief Prince’s Wife by Noor Juman

Oleksiy Karmazin has dedicated his life to evading Brighton Beach’s notorious bratva network, more commonly known as the brotherhood of thieves. Payal Malani never imagined she’d seek out an arranged marriage of her own free will. The marriage can be nothing more than an arrangement of convenience, he and his bride nothing more than courteous housemates. But his bitterness over having to do the Bratva’s bidding is no match for the feelings his new bride awakens in him.

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Red Sky Over Kabul: A Memoir of a Father and Son in Afghanistan by Baryalai Popalzai with Kevin McLean

Red Sky Over Kabul is also a vivid portrait of a vanished Afghanistan—a world of kite flying, duck hunting and sitar lessons; a world lost to unending, horrific violence. But even in loss and tragedy, the human spirit finds hope and resilience—which is Afghanistan’s triumph, as it is Bar’s.

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