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Modern-day Gurgaon was Guru Dronacharya's village, a gift from the Pandavas and Kauravas for training them in military arts. While the legends of the mythical village are woven around the warrior...

Half a Billion Rising: The Emergence of the Indian WomanAuthor: Anirudha DuttaPublisher: Rupa Publications IndiaPublication Date: May 10, 2015Number of Pages: 258 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav. He fell in love with a rich girl from Delhi called Riya. Madhav didn't speak English well. Riya did. Madhav wanted a relationship. Riya didn't...

She uncovers incredible and amusing stories from luxury hotels in India. She captures extraordinary episodes of infidelity, bigotry, and brings to light the absurdity of travellers. She highlights...

Hero: A Biography of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the story of an extraordinary cricketer and the first sportsperson to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. This book...

Thirteen-year-old Laila is mad about cricket, but ever since her favourite player admitted to match-fixing, she wonders if she could love the game again. All this is complicated further when she...

In the second instalment of the Horn OK Please series, the 'morons', Chief Redbull, Goose Goldsmith, Derek Demonia and Hound Hitchhiker, are abducted by an alien race called the Scrotum Heads, who...

How to Read a Person Like a Book is designed to teach you how to interpret and respond to the nonverbal signals of business associates, friends, loved ones, and even strangers.Author: Gerard...

It has been calculated that, on average, we spend 115 days of our life laughing. Work is another important component of our lives. On average, Indians sleep for 528 minutes per night and work for 486...

Identities are not mere markers we are known by; they define as well as limit us. They can both confine or release a consciousness. I Am Vidya is the story of one such journey-that of a declaration,...

Things get broken. We repair them. They get a new shape. Perhaps a new identity. This applies to love as well. Because, you are yours before you are someone else's. But what happens when we fall or...

I, KrishnadevarayaAuthor: Ra. Ki. Rangarajan, Suganthy KrishnamachariPublisher: Rupa Publications IndiaPublication Date: Dec 05, 2023Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

In a Cult of Their OwnAuthor: Amborish RoychoudhuryPublisher: Rupa Publications IndiaPublication Date: Apr 01, 2018Number of Pages: 280 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 8129151359ISBN-13:...

Straightforward, sometimes philosophical, In Black and White features tales such as At Twenty-two, in which an old and blind miner must find his way out of a flooded pit; The Judgement of Dungara, in...

Aparajita, Deepanita, Aniket and Siddarth have much more in common than just being college mates. All of them either lie or hide things from their parents and want total freedom to follow their...

The Taj Mahal is synonymous with Agra. But, as Royina Grewal discovers in her wanderings, there is much more to the city. Its strategic location on important trade routes attracted empire-builders...

In the six decades since India's 'tryst with destiny', we have taken many wrong turns. Public service has become private profit, corruption is normal and we struggle to provide basic services such as...

Author: Supratima SarakaraPublisher: Rupa Publications IndiaPublication Date: Aug 10, 2020Number of Pages: 192 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 9353043700ISBN-13: 9789353043704

Where did the Aryans come from originally? Did they invade India? Or were they actually Indian invaders who colonized Greece? In India in Greece, E. Pococke explores the theory that the Aryans may...

The Indian Railways provides us with a practical, convenient mode of transport, but its contribution to Indian life goes much beyond that. The Railways is the lifeline of the nation and, in many...

India is under siege, both from within and without. Our governance is riddled with the disease of corruption, and our politicians work for self-advancement rather than the welfare of the nation. Our...

How did Albert Einstein acquire such a cult status? What was so great about him? And, more importantly, what can we learn from his life? One of the most admired figures from the last century, Albert...

In a parliamentary democracy, citizens always wish to hear the articulate voice of the Opposition that can offer reasoned criticism of the government and alternative policy solutions to the...

What if you don't get what you want from your life? Do you learn to live life with its terms and conditions? Anuj, a young professional, is just getting by from day to day when the beautiful and...

Yoga and Diet for Ailments provides holistic solutions for almost every common, and several uncommon, illnesses. Ranging from digestive disorders such as acidity, diarrhoea, constipation and piles;...

When two people meld, the impact and the experience of their practice deepens on account of touch. It Takes Two to Yoga moves beyond individual yogic practice and embraces the essence of yoga a term...

Jai, an aspiring scriptwriter, and Nikita, the consummate modern working woman, live in the same residential high-rise in Mumbai. One night, the two have a dramatic encounter, when Jai rescues Nikita...

Sunheri and Suhana-twin sisters who share a horrific childhood-get caught up in a vortex of pain and deceit when Sunheri, a popular item girl in Bollywood, is accused of murdering her vicious uncle...

One is the charismatic 'Jack of all trades' who can play the guitar, sing his way into your heart, be the cyber-wiz next door and also charm the ladies. The other is the near-legendary 'Master of...

In 1989, an adolescent schoolboy from downtown Srinagar watched as his elders extricated themselves from university campuses, high-school grounds, handloom machines and farms to bear arms and fight a...