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The Bengalis are the third largest ethno-linguistic group in the world, after the Han Chinese and the Arabs. A quarter of a billion strong and growing, the community has produced three Nobel laureates, world-class scientists, legendary political leaders, iconic movie stars and directors and an unending stream of writers, philosophers, painters, poets and musicians of the first rank. But, bald facts aside, just who are the Bengalis? What is the community all about? In order to find the answers, the author delves deep into the culture, literature, history and social mores of the Bengalis.

Sholay (1975): Gabbar chops off Thakur's arms with a sword in each hand. Karz (1980): Kamini murders her husband by ramming him repeatedly with a jeep. Mr. India (1987): Mogambo kills hundreds of innocent citizens. No, you don't want to meet these Bollywood baddies in a dark alley; you may not...

Beginning with his interactions with Dr Salim Ali, the legendary ornithologist - who was also his grand-uncle - wildlife biologist Rauf Ali takes the listener on a journey through India’s natural history and the beginning of ecological studies in India. Rauf was one of the first Indians to complete a PhD in wildlife biology - he researched the social behaviour of bonnet macaques in the forests of Mundanthurai region in Tamil Nadu. In the late 1980s, he was instrumental in setting up one of India’s first master's programmes in ecology.

How did the trailblazers of Indian business turn their dreams into reality? The Pilani Pioneers profiles twenty-five accomplished BITS Pilani graduates, including startup founders, entrepreneurs and CEOs, who have made an indelible mark on the Indian and global business landscape while deftly navigating the twists and turns of their professional and personal lives.

In the late 2000s, when the three-decade-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centres to different parts of the region - from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the...

In early 2020, our lives were upended by a new virus that caused the most severe pandemic in over a century. In the span of a few weeks, even visiting a grocery store became a task in risk assessment. Cities and countries across the world closed their borders for their own citizens, as well as...

Bored roommates use a planchette to contact a legendary ghost that haunts Pune University. Will she answer? Is the abandoned Khairatabad Science College in Hyderabad really haunted? A gang of students break inside to investigate. Nirav and Pavi love each other . . . most of the time. Will...

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Love your country? Want to make it truly great? Tired of loud debates and complex arguments which lead to no solutions? Welcome to Making India Awesome. Following the phenomenal success of his first nonfiction book, What Young India Wants, Chetan Bhagat, the country's biggest-selling writer, returns with another audiobook of essays in which he analyses and provides inspired solutions to the country's most intractable problems - poverty, unemployment, corruption, violence against women, communal violence, religious fundamentalism, illiteracy and more.

Today's teenagers are our smartest generation yet. They are tomorrow's entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs, and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyone's lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur?

In 3228 BCE in Mathura, India, a child was born who was destined to reshape the spiritual and temporal destiny of mankind, Sri Krishna. Mother Earth, unable to bear the burden of sins committed by evil kings and rulers, appealed to Brahma, the Creator for help. Brahma prayed to the Supreme Lord...

In Mahabharata, Bheema is the 2nd born of the Pandavas. He alone killed hundred Kaurava brothers in the Mahabharata War. Along with other Pandava brothers, Bheema was trained in religion, science, administration and military arts by Kripa and Drona. Bheema's strong point throughout the epic...

"Chatterjee moshai looked at the pages on his almanac. "The festival of Ambubachi is going to go on till 9:57. The rain won't let up before that." "Oh my!" said Binod, the lawyer. "How do we get home, then?" Bangsholochanbabu was the host. Scratching his chin, he said, "Why don't you think of...

"The evening was approaching. Nanda babu was on his way home, travelling past Hogg Market. While passing Beadon Street, his ride slowed down a little. They were tailing a bullock cart, and his neighbourhood crossing lay just ahead. Just then, he noticed his friend—Banku—walking out of the...

Karna is a tragic hero in the Mahabharata. He is the spiritual son of the Sun God and the unmarried teenage Kunti, who later became the Pandava queen. Karna grows up to be an accomplished warrior of extraordinary abilities, a gifted speaker and becomes a loyal friend of Duryodhana. He aims to...

"Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream...

"Paresh babu has come across the Philosopher's Stone. The secondary details of this event—such as when he found it, where he found it, how he found it and whether other such stones can be found—are utterly irrelevant. Just listen to my story...." Rajshekhar Basu, or Parashuram, was one of...

The entrepreneur's path to success without external funding. Learn how to convert a dream into an idea, build a team, get paying customers, manage cashflows—all of this without having investors breathing down your neck.

যারা শার্লক হোমস কে ভালোবাসেন, যারা শার্লক হোমস-এর মতো ডিটেক্টিভ হতে চান, তাদের জন্যে এই বই, হোমসনামা! কৌশিক...

এমন কেন ঘটে যে কিছু মানুষ খুব সহজেই তাদের লক্ষ্যে পৌঁছয়ে আর কিছু মানুষ শুধুই একটি ভালো জীবনের স্বপ্ন দেখতে থাকে?...