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An ancient secret. A forgotten science. A battle for the future of humanity. Seven thousand years ago, as he lay dying on the battlefield of Lanka, Ravana whispered a secret to Lakshmana about a mysterious technology that held the key to Ayodhya's prosperity and the world's destiny. For...

THE JANUARY 2022 REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “In the way A Thousand Splendid Suns told of Afghanistan’s women, Thrity Umrigar tells a story of India with the intimacy of one who knows the many facets of a land both modern and ancient, awash in contradictions.” —Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times...

Twenty-five years in the making, this anthology of centuries-old folk tales from the villages of South Asia recreate the oral traditions of old. Treat yourself to 27 old-fashioned short stories of kings, princesses, fools, wisemen, talking animals, treacherous villains, and unlikely heroes. Plucked and distilled from the anthropological literature, these tales hearken to a simpler time and faraway places, when old and young alike were entertained by fireside storytellers who wandered from village to village to ply their yarn-spinning trade.

National Book Award Finalist Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Namesake comes an extraordinary new novel, set in both India and America, that expands the scope and range of one of our most dazzling storytellers: a tale of two...

When brothers Taj and Sandip leave London to travel together across India, they meet holy men, yogis and the inventively scammed as well as those who bear witness to the tragedy of Bhopal. Together, they experience a rollercoaster of emotions and learn the true meaning of sorrow and joy – gaining some truly unique medical expertise along the way.

A Chandrapore, nell'India stretta sotto la morsa del colonialismo, si fronteggiano l'islam, "un atteggiamento verso la vita squisito e durevole", la burocrazia britannica, "invadente e sgradevole come il sole", e "un pugno di fiacchi indù", in una silenziosa guerra fredda. Fino a quando l'arrivo di una giovane turista inglese non viene a incrinare il fragile equilibrio. Perché Adela Quested, con stupore del clan dei sahib bianchi, non si accontenta dei circoli e delle visite ufficiali: vuole conoscere "la vera India", e trova la guida indigena perfetta nel mite e ospitale Aziz.

Anjali Bose is Miss New India. Born into a traditional lower-middle-class family and living in a backwater town with an arranged marriage on the horizon, Anjali's prospects dont look great. But her ambition and fluency in language do not go unnoticed by her expat teacher, Peter Champion. And champion her he does, both to other powerful people who can help her along the way and to Anjali herself, stirring in her a desire to take charge of her own destiny.

This book was born from my experiences in the IOWA International Writing Program and my innumerable trips to the US. During the 20 years between 1970 and 1990, I was conscious of the stormy changes engulfing middle-class Indians there. These educated families had migrated after the '60s to the Promised Land for reasons of their own. During their long, successful journeys, they were stopped short by the problems facing their teenage children, particularly their daughters.

With direct access to the top Maoist leadership, Rahul Pandita provides an authoritative account of how a handful of men and women, who believed in the idea of revolution, entered Bastar in Central India in 1980 and created a powerful movement that New Delhi now terms India's biggest internal security threat. It traces the circumstances due to which the Maoist movement entrenched itself in about 10 states of India, carrying out deadly attacks against the Indian establishment in the name of the poor and the marginalised.

The Soul of India is a historical fiction on post-colonial India. It explores ways in which the Indian subcontinent can repair its geo-political fragmentation - which is primarily a result of the political construct of Hindu-Muslim conflict. When India won independence from her colonial ruler, she won it only partially. She was partitioned in two, on religious grounds. And later one of her parts was partitioned, on the basis of language. This is the story of the political and geographical entities we know as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

ஒரு நாட்டின் முதுகெலும்பே அந்நாட்டின் விவசாயம் தான் கடவுள் என்ற முதலாளியின் ஒரே தொழிலாளி விவசாயி.

இந்தக் கதையில் குறிஞ்சி மலர் போல் அரிதின் மலர்ந்த பெண் அவள்; குறிஞ்சியைப் போல் உயர்ந்த இடத்தில் பூத்தவள் அவள். அவளுக்கு அழிவே இல்லை. நித்திய வாழ்வு வாழ்பவள் அவள்.

இந்தக் கதையில் குறிஞ்சி மலர் போல் அரிதின் மலர்ந்த பெண் அவள்; குறிஞ்சியைப் போல் உயர்ந்த இடத்தில் பூத்தவள் அவள். அவளுக்கு அழிவே இல்லை. நித்திய வாழ்வு வாழ்பவள் அவள்.

இந்தக் கதையில் குறிஞ்சி மலர் போல் அரிதின் மலர்ந்த பெண் அவள்; குறிஞ்சியைப் போல் உயர்ந்த இடத்தில் பூத்தவள் அவள். அவளுக்கு அழிவே இல்லை. நித்திய வாழ்வு வாழ்பவள் அவள்.

Como indio borrado, el Güero es uno más de los nuevos olvidados en un mundo inmerso en la violencia. El caos reina en todo lo que le rodea, incluso en su propio núcleo familiar: ya no soporta el llanto del Cabrito, el hijo de su hermana, las ojeras de su madre,el olor de su padre. Entre los recuerdos de su niñez,cuando vendía serpientes de madera con su hermana la Leidi, los consejos de su tío Absalón y las voces de unos fantasmas que le hablan del pasado de su ciudad y de sus ancestros, el Güero debe lidiar con el paso a la adultez y los sentimientos dominados por la ira.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

My house side has every type of energy. We should search our life around the house, not in the world. This is my biggest mistake. But it has a story of fate. Who will work properly with everyone.

Roy mentions that the current, popular interest was resulting in Tagore's work being translated across Europe. He also points out the irony of backlash the poet had experienced, from the traditional Indian literary establishment, who worried his poetry would corrupt the country's youth. The author winds things up with a few samples from the poet.

கலைமகள் இதழ்களில் தொடர்கதையாக வந்த இக்கதையை, நீலகிரி வாழ் மக்களின் வாழ்வை முறையாகக் கண்டு ஆராய்ந்த பின்னரே எழுதினேன்.

கலைமகள் இதழ்களில் தொடர்கதையாக வந்த இக்கதையை, நீலகிரி வாழ் மக்களின் வாழ்வை முறையாகக் கண்டு ஆராய்ந்த பின்னரே எழுதினேன்.