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"If you won't get her vision, who will?" With these words from Bhairavi Ma echoing in his heart, a young monk who had renounced a multimillion-dollar business empire retreated into the Himalayas. For thirteen months, he engaged in intense meditation, seeking the finest reward there is: self-realization. But what truly unfolded in those serene yet desolate mountains? Faced with biting cold, prowling wild animals, crippling hunger and overwhelming isolation, Om Swami tested the limits of his mind and body.

The place will be of their choosing. The time will be of their choosing. But the Indians will have their vengeance. 1025 CE, India. Mahmud of Ghazni believes he has crushed the spirit of Bharat—the Shiva Linga at the Somnath temple lies shattered and thousands are dead. Mahmud of Ghazni believes he has crushed the spirit of Bharat—the Shiva Linga at the Somnath temple lies shattered and thousands are dead. But among the ashes of destruction, an oath is taken.

Set during the French Revolution, this powerful story shows how love and courage can bring hope even in the darkest times.

In the midst of wildfires of Uttarakhand, a firefighter happened to see a flying man, with a symbol Eight on his chest. Is he a hero or a demon? What is his past? Who is he?

We all feel stuck at times. There could be many reasons for this—issues at work, unhappy family life, financial troubles or embarrassing social situations. Most of us could use a little advice in these circumstances. Chanakya Neeti provides precisely that guidance to face life’s many daunting challenges.

Audible presents Silicon Valley, Idiots In Love, an Audible Original series by Chetan Bhagat. This modern romantic comedy follows two ambitious dreamers, GK and Sonia as they meet as students at India’s most prestigious university. For GK, whose intelligence is only outmatched by his charm, everything in life seems to come easy. Grades, friends, girls, the respect and admiration of everyone on campus… Sonia is the one thing in his life that he’s ever had to fight for and of course, GK falls madly in love with her from the moment they meet.

यूरोप में जिन दिनों द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध चल रहा था, उसी दौरान हाइनरिक हैरर हिमालय की चढ़ाई कर रहे थे। वह एक जाने-माने पर्वतारोही और ओलंपिक स्की चैंपियन भी थे। वह ऑस्ट्रियाई नागरिक थे जिन्हें भारत में अंग्रेज़ों ने क़ैद कर लिया था। लगभग अति-मानवीय प्रयासों के बल पर वह नज़रबंदी शिविर से बच निकलने में सफल रहे और तिब्बत के निषिद्ध शहर ल्हासा में पहुंच गए।

You may have an Oscar-winning screenplay and a star-studded cast, but no scene is shot without “action.” successful people who turn their dreams into reality do so with extraordinary hard work. Drawing from his years of experience as a serial entrepreneur who built and nurtured a number of start-ups into multi-million-dollar enterprises, bestselling author Om Swami opens up in this book like never before.

In The Stories We Tell: Mythology to Make Sense of Modern Lives, renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik presents 72 tales from India’s rich treasure of myths and legends. These stories, ranging from folk tales in Andhra Pradesh on Lakshmana to Vedic stories on Indra, urge you to reconsider ideas of good, bad, love, faith and culture.

Aiden Byrne, an Irish police officer posted to Madraspatnam and a loyal servant to the Crown and Queen Victoria, knows that there is nothing he need fear in this heat-blasted land. The year is 1878 and the south of India is in the grip of a devastating famine. But when Aiden encounters two...

Sparks fly when they meet on a Mumbai Local and Sheila introduces Harry to a pleasure he had previously dismissed. Audiobooks! Unfortunately they are parted before they can even exchange names and it looks like their romance will end before it even began... Or will it? PS: The rich fragrance...

'Profoundly surreal, intensely melancholic and boldly exploratory.' - DAMODAR MAUZO 'N. Prabhakaran's tales restore our sense of delight, not just in this literary form but in the crying human need for retrieving, remembering, retelling experience.' - ANJUM HASAN 'Vividly imagined and narrated...

'This is narrative history at its best' - John Keay, historian and author of India: A History 'The Carnatic Wars will keep all connoisseurs of historical detail and atmosphere riveted.' - T.C.A. Raghavan, author and former Indian diplomat In the mid-eighteenth century, a contest between two...

Presenting a Must Listen book for everyone interested in India. Sanjay Sonawani creates an engrossing version of Indian mythology from beginning of time till gods were actively involved in affairs of men. Drawing from all the purana's & the varied myths that have shaped India, Sanjay Sonawani...

Chanakya, who lived in India in the 4th Century BC, was a leadership guru par excellence. The treasure of his teachings can be found in his book, The Arthashastra, which deals with good governance based on ideal leadership. The concept of the ideal nation in The Arthashastra, called Saptanga...

That’s one lesson Rishabh Shah learnt after he founded I.I.M.U.N. (India’s International Movement to Unite Nations) in 2011. Now, as the world’s largest youth-run organisation, they work with thousands of young people across 220 cities in India and more than 35 countries to put together concourses for school children. The aim is to sensitise leaders of tomorrow about the world, from the Indian lens.

A good mentor can transform your life but is difficult to find. Here’s a rare chance to unleash your full potential with the help of one of India’s sharpest strategists. Drawing from the ancient Arthashastra, best-selling author Radhakrishnan Pillai transforms Chanakya’s revered sutras into everyday wisdom for modern audiences. Pillai, India’s leading Chanakya expert, handpicks the 100 most powerful sutras from nearly 6,000 original ones and distills them into practical advice for leaders, professionals and students alike in this one-of-its-kind book.

THE RAMAYANAM, an itihasa of the highest order, is considered adi kavya, the first poem to have been composed. Written by Valm ki during Rama’s time, and ratified by him, this timeless epic has been treated with utmost care by all acaryas in their famed commentaries. Since the advent of human civilization, it has inspired many poets and dramatists across the subcontinent and has been transcreated in almost all Bharat ya languages. Multiple layers of philosophy and theology are an embellishment to this classic. Its influence on Bharat ya music, dance, sculpture and textiles is unfathomable.

Born in the quiet village of Shambala, Kalki Hari, son of Vishnuyath and Sumati, has no idea about his heritage until he is pitted against tragedies and battles. Whisked into the province of Keekatpur, which is under the fist of Lord Kali, Kalki sees the ignominy of death trumping life all around him. He learns that he has been born to cleanse the world he lives in, for which he must journey to the North and learn the ways of Lord Vishnu's Avatar; from an immortal who wields an axe.

'Bold, incandescent, and as much an appraisal of human psychology as a dystopian tale' -Manu S. Pillai 'This is a book for today's India and one of the best works of fiction in the Malayalam language.' -S. Hareesh 'Varma tells a frightening tale about fascist subjugation and the ruthless course...