Categories: Fiction

The Sacred Secret

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A letter from a dear departed one, written just before his demise takes Arjun through a mystic pilgrimage through the Seven Wonders of the World to unearth the most precious message for mankind. Sweeping globally across generations, the taut drama unveils an awesome reality unleashing the hidden, powerful 'I' within as you proceed through this page-turner, it slowly rips apart your own identity.

Newsroom Live

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In an era of corporate journalism, the media industry is willing to experiment with the irrational and the perverse. Youngsters across news channels are fed on the diet of crime, sleaze and entertainment, their baptism complete only when they have touched the new high of grounding a news story at the altar of TRP. Newsroom LIVE attempts to capture the shenanigans of the newsroom and its illicit relationship with power corridors and corporate sharks.

Uttam kumar and Suchitra Sen Bengali Cinemas First Couple

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With her sophisticated looks,fiery and expressive eyes,strong personality and bearing,Suchita Sen was an instant hit with the youthof Bengal from 1950's through 1970,s. Uttam Kumar, with his famous smile and charming demeanour, too was a phenomen to reckon with. And together, they were unbeatable romantic pair. Of the 60 films Suchitra Sen worked in, 30 were with Uttam Kumar. The duo gave a string of hits such as Sagarika (1956) Harano Sur(1957), Indrani (1958), Agnipariksha(1954), Saptapadi(1967), All parts of Bengali cinematic history today. Intrestingly, these films are remembered not only as the best of Uttam and Suchitra, but as cinema tha is poignant, sensitive and heart-rendering. The star ushered in what came to be knownas the golden era of Bengali cinema . A whole generation of men and women ,especially from1950's to the 1970's grew up on the uttam and Suchitra magic.Coupled with astounding music great scripts,Uttam and Suchitra starrers became simple unbeatable. Uttam and Suchita Sen: Bengali Cinema's First Couple is a tribute to this unparalleled star-duo of Bengali cinema.

Three Sisters

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WINNER OF THE 2010 MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE From the petty treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution and the harried pace of city life, three sisters strive to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not truly belong to them. mi, the eldest, struggles to retain dignity as her ideal marriage falters. xiu relies on her talent for seduction. And, yang, the youngest, lays her hope in her own intelligence, securing the education that her sisters were denied. A breathtaking account of the challenges facing women in Communist China and of the bonds and ruptures of sisterhood. One of China's best contemporary novelists, Bi Fei has created an insightful portrait of China' -- Yin Li. 'A profound, illuminating novel' -- Nicole Mones. 'A thrilling family epic' -- Xiaolu Guo. 'A moving exploration of Chinese family and village life during the Cultural Revolution that moves seamlessly between the epic and the intimate, the heroic and the petty, illuminating not only individual lives but an entire society, within a gripping tale of familial conflict and love.' -- Judges of the Man Asian Literary Prize, 2011. 'Bi Fei's account of three sisters struggling to survive in the aftermath of China's Cultural Revolution is a complex moral tale that also illuminates the country's rise from sleeping tiger to global power' -- Independent. 'An unyielding critique of the emotional fallout of China's Cultural Revolution' -- Metro 'Genuinely moving … A stunning portrayal of women's lives in China' -- Socialist Review. 'This is a China that few Westerners know. Bi Fei makes it real and believable in this charming, surprising novel.' -- Washington Post. 'Bi's compelling and unsentimental book tackles myriad subjects, such as power and corruption, love and betrayal, civil duty and personal sacrifice, and conflict between the rural and urban worlds. It draws a meticulous picture of a transitioning village in '70s China, and in so doing, Bi has created memorable characters ... Masterful storytelling' -- San Francisco Chronicle. 'A spell-binding tale of love and hatred, defeat and victory, resignation and redemption' -- William Poy Lee

Two Mothers And Other Stories

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No right, no wrong. No destiny, no karma, no kismat. It's all there, the tide of circumstances, evensts and results. That impels him know more about his history if there was one of a cindered family tree. His father , somewhere on the other side of the border, Pakistan, didn't arouse his interest. Never never never. The two mothers do. Abba, father,was instructed by ma with steely resolve, never ever to see the boy. He attemped to it would have been abnormal if he hadn't. He was humiliated. Like those countless treaties between India and Pakistan- ineffectual. Maybe abba is dead now, may be he's lech with a merry- go- round of a family and mistresses in Lahore,Karachi, Islamabad, Whereverabad, Who cares.' Bravely personal with quantum leaps into the imagination, Two Mothers and Other Stories by film Critic, scriptwriter, playwright and director, Khalid Mohamed, explores a variety of themes ranging from familia bonds, the lingering indian royalty, and media stratagems to Mumbai's fast- vanishing Zorostrian irani cafe's and the bold new world of website sexual relationships. Unfailingly.

The Diary of a Young Girl- Om

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THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL (also known as THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK) is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944, and Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The diary was retrieved by Miep Gies, who gave it to Anne's father, Otto Frank, the family's only known survivor. The diary has since been published in more than 60 different languages.

Looking Back Looking Beyond

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Looking Back Looking Beyond Nine young friends find themselves in a secluded retreat where they are invited by ace storyteller, Areen to participate in a kind of game he has made out of his fine gift of storytelling. The youngsters relate to the stories personally and are moved to sharing what they feel about them. About the Author: Sangeeta S Bhagwat Sangeeta S. Bhagwat likes to describe herself as an Inner Landscape Artist. Focusing on inner work to bring about outer change, she facilitates healing and transformation in individuals and groups. She has alternated between being an author and a Life Coach, since 1991. Overcoming various personal challenges from an early age has helped Sangeeta build the compassion, understanding and strength required for inner work. She specialises in helping community and thought leaders in actualising their fullest potentials. Since 2004, she has facilitated workshops to empower people to deal with their individual, emotional and physical problems. Sangeeta has authored several articles, blogs and four other books on healing and self-empowerment. Her first book was translated into Marathi and her book on Emotional Freedom Techniques has been translated and published in Latvian.

Thomas Titans

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Top student. Top basketball player. Yet taunted, jeered at, despised. Because he's poor. Because he's fatherless. When Ayush, an Indian-Chinese street kid, gets accepted into Singapore's most prestigious boys' school, he thinks he can start life afresh. No one will know of his shady past, not when his newfound friend is but a fat, bumbling and innocent boy by the name of Lasso. Lasso's just like him, another basketball maniac. But Lasso has something Ayush doesn't a father...and the beautiful Ariel, a mermaid acting in a school play. When Ayush's dangerous past comes hurtling back to torment him, he unwittingly gets his friends involved with gangsters. Can he find a way to free himself from the gang? And will he let his jealousy get in the way of saving Lasso and Ariel? Thomas Titans: Men Among Boys is a moving coming-of-age tale with an unusual cast of characters.

Lieable

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All Janya wants to do is survive the daily battleground that is 8th grade. She wants none of the complications that arrive with backstabbing-friends- mind-boggling boys, or skipped classes. Being brought up by a single parent isn't a cakewalk either, and investigating a certain unwelcome addition to her father's social life is added to her rapidly expanding to-do list. The universe clearly thinks she can handle all this and more, giving her more than her fair share of teen dilemmas as well as an inexplicable superpower. But surely there must be some reason she landed up with the bizarre ability to detect liars every time they give away a fib? As if being a teenager wasn't hard enough already.

The Mahabharata Secret

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It is a thriller novel that revolves around mythology, science, religion and terrorism. The story-line takes the readers all the way back to ancient times in 244 B.C., where Emperor Ashoka the Great discovers a dark secret of the great Mahabharata. The secret is so dangerous that it could cause massive destruction to mankind if falls into wrong hands. For 2300 years the secret remained hidden to save the world from untold horror. Hence, to save the secret, Ashoka forms a group of people called 'Nine’ and gave them oath to protect the secret even on price of their lives. Suddenly the story comes to the present, where a retired nuclear scientist, Vikram Singh is murdered in a mysterious way. Before his strange death, Vikram has sent few e-mails with cryptic clues to his nephew, Vijay. These clues further lead Vijay and his friends to unlock the secret in his uncle’s message. Throughout the story, Vijay along with his friends is racing against time while solving the mystery behind his uncle’s death and the message Vikram left before his demise. The readers will find out various fictional and mysterious things about epic Mahabharata while going through the series of adventures in the book. Combining past and present, the book will intrigue all fiction lovers who are also keen to read about ancient India.