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Energizing India: Fuelling a Billion Lives brings together top global energy experts, academics and policy makers, contributing an insightful and engaging compilation of essays on the various facets...

You have a job and an idea for a business. What do you do then? Crisp, reader-friendly and practical, Entrepreneur 5 P.M. to 9 A.M. tells you how you can become an entrepreneur even if you have a...

There is a strange beast that stalks the countryside. It is brash, it is aggressive, it defies all laws of grammar and common sense. It is the beast called Indian-English and it is everywhere. From...

Will love and music transcend harsh reality? When her father's unexpected death renders Disha homeless, she is brought to Kolkata by her father's best friend, to live with them. Home is now a...

Travelling in the twenty-first century is not only about check-ins, posting selfies or writing status messages with hashtags. It is about the visiting places one may have only read about, seen in...

Evolution addresses these issues as it traces the recent evolution of technology and its impact on daily life, on society and on countries.Author: Kiran KarnikPublisher: Rupa PublicationsPublication...

Exotic AliensAuthor: Valmik ThaparPublisher: Rupa PublicationsPublication Date: 41275Number of Pages: 286 pagesBinding: FictionISBN-10: 9382277552ISBN-13: 9789382277552

In the not so distant past, everyone's place- whether maid, ayah or cook, sahib or memsahib- was well understood. There were clear rules for negotiating (and maintaining) the vast chasm between the...

Distraught over her child's illness, Savitri Sharma found answers in Shyam Baba. Shyam Baba, the deity known for his grace and generosity, channeled through her to alleviate the suffering of his...

If learning a new language is really difficult, can you explain how you know the English language, which has more than 100,000 words? This book aims to help readers understand how they learn and...

Hard work is necessary for a job, but not sufficient for career growth. Given that workplace dynamics are ever-changing, one needs to anticipate and prepare for the impending twists and turns in...

What is the BJP's definition of nationalism? Why did the UPA government follow a policy of 'strategic restraint'? Why is MGNREGA an important instrument in the larger context of India's...

'Stories and food remain the same, only faces change, and those too only vaguely. The same faces keep coming back every few generations to eat the same food and live out the same stories.' Ayesha...

Madhuri gives us a peek into the modern Indian housewife who isn't afraid to love and follows her heart.' - Huma Qureshi. 'Why do romantic relationships fade away? Does the magic slowly die? Or do...

Long before the blitz of 'modern age' wiped away our patience, it was stories that were the most potent medium to transfer the accumulated wisdom of mankind. From politics to spirituality, and from...

Wouldn't it be great if you could quickly guess how many people there were in a room, solve a Rubik's Cube in record time or even impress your friends with mental maths tricks? Fun with Maths shows...

In Gain to Lose, Dr Sheela Nambiar, a practising obstetrician, gynaecologist and a fitness and lifestyle consultant, explains how losing 'weight' does not necessarily mean that one is losing fat and...

Ganga : The Constant GoddessAuthor: Anuja ChandramouliPublisher: Rupa PublicationsPublication Date: Jan 01, 2018Number of Pages: 271 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Adorned with several epithets which range from 'the great conqueror' to 'evil incarnate.' Genghis Khan's names never fails to elicit strong, passionate reactions. However, there is a need to revisit...

When is it enough, really enough? In love, never! In abuse, forever. Written flawlessly with tenderness and fury, heartbreak and acceptance, Give Your Heart a Break is the story of Addya, a...

A powerful story set in post-1857 Rohilkhand, Western Uttar Pradesh, Gold Dust of Begum Sultans journeys from the plains to the mountains Mohammadpur, Aligarh, Nainital. In this intensely patriarchal...

Powerful and incisive, good governance: never on India's radar offers an insightful look into the problems plaguing Indian politics today. India is clearly divided into two worlds, the much touted...

Few Indian politicians can match the mass appeal and charisma of Lalu Prasad Yadav. As the leader of a political party, as the Chief Minister of Bihar and as Union Minister, he blazed a trail,...

Indian elections for the 16th Lok Sabha saw many heated debates on various topics concerning governance. In such critical times, the 11th President of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam urges the Indians...

Author: Atul SehgalPublisher: Rupa PublicationsPublication Date: Jan 05, 2021Number of Pages: 173 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 9389967856ISBN-13: 9789389967852

'... if we are not careful about who we trust, we could be used or even harmed.'-Chetan Bhagat, from the Foreword Drawn from real-life events, and based on a popular tele-series Gumrah by Star India...

Author: Suptendu P. BiswasPublisher: Rupa PublicationsPublication Date: Jan 05, 2021Number of Pages: 168 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 9390356407ISBN-13: 9789390356409

Guts and Glory profiles twenty entrepreneurs who have conquered limitations and obstacles to write their stories of success. In the beginning was just an idea. Gutsy and driven by the will to...

The romantic novel is a moving modern love story between a Bihari boy Madhav and Richa, a beautiful rich lass from Delhi. Both of them happen to be complete opposites in personality and tastes from...

Ghosts don't exist or that's what Arundhati believed till she became one. And that was just the beginning. When a horrible accident sends Arundhati into the netherworld, she is suddenly forced to...