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During the Second World War, many of the Indians settled in Burma were killed following the bombing of Rangoon by the Japanese Air Force. Thousands more were forced to give up everything-their homes,...

Nimmi Daruwala is back with a dreadful???=dreadtastic adventure! Nimmi Daruwala is back to school after a week of absence, thanks to some awful green-coloured jelly she ate, and it's time for a...

Nimmi Daruwala is starting Grade 6, and she is sure it is going to be absolutely SPECTABULOUS! Will it? Eleven-year-old Nimmi Daruwala does not like her last name at all, nor Sumit, her chief...

'Anupama Raju has mastered the right simile, the apt image, the terse line. Love, poetry, journeys, places, moods, relations: her poetry is inclusive and intimate; her verbal iconography, rich with...

Sharad Pawar is one of India's key public figures. Through his five- decade-long career, during which he has never lost an election, he has served as chief minister of Maharashtra four times and as...

When exams drive you crazy and books and studies are all everyone seems to talk about, it is time to pick up this book. Did Early Man and Woman make their children take fastest-firemaker-first exams?...

'Like Kabir's "brilliant palace" (meaning the human body), this collection of poetry and reflection glows with vibrant colours... This book is a doorway to the living traditions of South Asia's great...

'It took nearly five minutes for her ashes to cool down. Afterwards, someone held out a handful. "Here she is, your Lara. Take her." The agony stuck within me like an iceberg for one thousand days...

A romance about modern lives as lived in India's tech capital and city of youth, Bangalore. He opened his mouth to say something, then seemed to think the better of it. Their eyes met in the...

Over the course of two intense years Swati Sengupta spoke to dozens of surrendered Maoist soldiers. In this book she focuses on their complex individual narratives and examines the reasons for, and...

An owlet, a cricketer, a wrestler, an all-important cricket match--and everything that can go wrong is going to go wrong Ritesh, also known as Tubby, has joined the Jai-Hind International School in...

The ever popular, unforgettable story of a puppet who came to life. Pinocchio is a wooden puppet who comes alive and starts talking and running about. When Pinocchio is sent to school, he decides to...

'The author of this absorbing book was, where India is concerned, truly present at the Creation...I urge her book on everyone who lived in those great years and on all those who want to know more...

In Ludhiana in the 1990s, everyone is waiting for life to be normal again. The Punjab insurgency has ended, and the city is trying to emerge from the shadow of the gun. Tejpal hopes to outrun the...

An unforgettable story of cricket and friendship from a master of sports fiction. Jibon and Ananto are best friends and promising cricketers--Jibon a stylish batsman, and Ananto a gifted fast bowler...

River of Flesh and Other Stories : The Prostituted Woman in Indian Short FictionAuthor: Ruchira GuptaPublisher: Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt LimitedPublication Date: Jan 13, 2016Number of Pages: 272...

'...It looks like the rhythm of Shivapura life is upset. Even the seasons don't keep time. The river looks wasted. The waves no longer run with a youthful vigour. The rocks under water are like bones...

After losing all his family in a terrible famine, a man leaves his village with just the clothes on his back, never once looking back. For endless miles he walks through a landscape as desolate as...

On the evening of 5th January 2006, Bant Singh, a Dalit agrarian labourer and activist in Punjab's Jhabar village, was ambushed and brutally beaten by upper-caste Jat men armed with iron rods and...

If you ever thought history is boring, this funny and astonishing book is the perfect solution! DID YOU KNOW THAT... One of India's greatest emperors was erased from all history books for nearly...

'Usha Ananda Krishna has a sparkling way with language.' --The Telegraph In the aftermath of a bizarre confrontation with Kalol Mondal--a small-time hustler and Party goon--Pinaki Bose, a timid...

Economic deprivation, insurgencies and deadly ethnic clashes have driven thousands of impoverished men and women from the Northeastern region of India to seek a better life in the towns and cities of...

One of our most courageous and eloquent storytellers, Nayantara Sahgal's superb mastery over language and history make this bold new work a compelling story that is as disturbing as it is beautifully...

'[Myna] ... moved as though sustained by invisible wings attached to her feet. Her whole frame glowed like an incandescent bronze figure. And I recalled that Myna's name before she became a kirtani...

Enter the magical, timeless world of classic fairy tales from India. A prince sets out on an adventure and is joined by a talking parrot and the 'Ant-Raja'. Together, can they win the heart of the...

Dev--charismatic and powerful, a guru with thousands of followers around the world, and a string of ashrams fuelled by a flourishing business in drugs and gun-running. Ashrams that bring him the...

A relevant and stirring story for our times--about who we love and who we help. Umi, Anshu, Lavina, Shiv, Nasreen and Pankaj are typical teenagers living in Delhi. The six love to take off on their...

A timely and insightful book on ISIS--the world's most dangerous terrorist network--by the bestselling author of Holy Warriors. Governments across the world openly acknowledge the Islamic State in...

'What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct, and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow... All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred...

'An artful and potent collection: these are wonderfully observed, playful, sharp, surprising stories that powerfully explore the hinterlands of alienation and dislocation.'--Mahesh Rao, author of...