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 Rumours of Spring is the unforgettable account of Farah Bashir's adolescence spent in Srinagar in the 1990s. As Indian troops and militants battle across the cityscape and violence becomes the new normal, a young schoolgirl finds that ordinary tasks - studying for exams, walking to the bus stop, combing her hair, falling asleep - are riddled with anxiety and fear.  

Throughout a career spanning 30 years, well-known food critic and writer (and little-known collector of spice grinders of eclectic origin) Marryam H. Reshii has had a relentless love affair with spices. Such has been her passion that she has travelled across the country and to various corners of the world - crushing, grinding, frying and tasting - in a bid to understand every aspect of these magnificent ingredients.

In the past two decades, mutual funds have emerged as the preferred investment option for Indians. They offer liquidity, and ease of entry and exit, along with potentially higher returns. This, in turn, makes mutual funds a natural choice over traditional investment options such as gold, real estate and fixed deposits. However, while the popularity of mutual funds has increased in India, the ability to use them to our advantage has not. Investors are frozen by the choices they face with thousands of mutual fund options.

We live longer than our ancestors did, thanks to modern medicine. Yet, building a society with a healthy life expectancy has become our greatest challenge. In Alive!: Lifestyle Changes to Age-Proof Your Mind and Body, nutritional therapist and cancer coach Rachna Chhachhi shares a holistic living plan that can help slow down the aging process, fend off disease, and improve quality of life.

A young couple decides to die together when they are old, but when it's time, one of them isn't done living. A child fosters plants in a monthlong challenge. A woman makes a desperate attempt to rescue her brother from his demons. A groom-to-be meets a green-eyed fairy the night before the wedding. A son vows to connect with his father after his mother's death. In this dazzling collection of short fiction, best-selling author Nikita Singh explores the secret inner lives of her characters as they grapple with love, loss, grief, and mental health.

जापानी सराय अनुकृति उपाध्याय का लेखन की दुनिया में पहला कदम है जिसमें सम्मिलित दस कहानियों को हिन्दी कहानी की किसी परम्परा में नहीं रखा जा....