Categories: Nonfiction

Gutsy girls of science

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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Eleven gutsy women who loved science enough to fight for their place in the sun... This book explores the contribution of these remarkable Indian women -- from cytogeneticist Archana Sharma and botanist Janaki Ammal to mathematician Raman Parimala, physicist Bibha Chowdhuri, chemist Asima Chatterjee and several others. This book is a celebration of their lives and the wonderful world of science. "With intelligence and innate artistic talent, young Ilina Singh presents through this book 11 trailblazing Indian women who overcame all odds to achieve success in STEM." -- Eric Falt, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka The book includes a foreword by Eric Falt from UNESCO's Delhi office.</span><br></p>

Indian culture for everyone

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Incredible Indians: 75 people who shaped modern India

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<p><span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As India celebrates its seventy-fifth year of being a free nation, Incredible Indians examines the lives and contributions of the 75 people who helped shape modern India. From some of the best-known icons of the nationalist movement to political leaders, scientists, and public servants who laid the foundations of a new nation; from artists and writers who epitomized India’s diversity and cultural variety to activists who fought for the rights of the most vulnerable – this book is an excellent introduction to the history of the modern Indian nation through the lives of some of the fascinating individuals who built it. This book includes: • Concise biographies of political figures, activists, environmentalists, artists, writers and industrialists • Detailed historical and social context • Trivia and facts about the lives and achievements of eminent Indians “Incredible Indians is a homage to some of the people who fought against all odds, surmounted obstacles, and triumphed through their achievements and sacrifices.” Tushar A. Gandhi, author and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi</span><br></p>

The kailash temple at Ellora :magnificient monuments of India

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<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Kailash Temple at Ellora is considered to be a pinnacle of ancient Indian art, architecture and sculpture. Built by Rashtrakuta king Krishna I in the eighth century CE, the temple is part of the Ellora Cave complex near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Carved out of rock from the hills, the temple is dedicated to Shiva. On its walls teem innumerable sculptures depicting gods, goddesses, animals, birds, men and women. The splendour of these frozen figures, and the meticulous thought and planning that went into creating this temple by cutting through sheer rock, is a story every child needs to know. In this book, which is filled with photographs and illustrations, Tilottama Shome lucidly explains concepts of Hindu temple architecture, narrates tales from history, folklore and mythology, and brings to life this magnificent example of art and architecture for a young reader.</span>

We Indians

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<p><span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">What makes you proud to be Indian and what makes you ashamed to be one? What makes a Hindu a Hindu? Why are Indians such champion sycophants and name-droppers? And does love really matter in an Indian marriage? In his sharp and funny dissection of different aspects of the Indian character, Khushwant Singh tackles these and other questions with his characteristic candour, humour and gift for telling a riveting tale.]</span><br></p>

She can you can

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#212121">An A to Z biography of iconic Indian women, one for each letter of the English alphabet. Each character is represented by an illustrative sketch and a 500-word summary. This inspirational and motivational book includes the achievements of pioneering female scientists, doctors, activists, painters, dancers, astronauts, comedians, political leaders and many more from different walks of life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

Telgi: Ek Reporter ki Diary

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<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: Lato;">In the 1990s, when Abdul Kareem Telgi spent more than eighty lakh rupees on a dancer in a dance bar one evening, he came under the target of the police, politicians and the underworld.</p><div><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: Lato;">Sanjay Singh, then a reporter at NDTV, broke the Telgi Scam story in 2003. At an estimated 40,000 crores, it was a scam that shook our nation. From how he graduated from being a fruit-seller to a travel agent in Mumbai to how he became the kingpin of such a large scam, that, too, with the entire administrative machinery, politicians, police, hand-in-glove with him-Telgi's story is as fascinating as they come.</p></div><div><div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" aria-expanded="true" style="color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: Lato;"><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 11px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic">Telgi: Ek Reporter Ki Diary&nbsp;</span>is based on deep investigative work, interviews with all the important characters in the plot, and unravels the biggest scam of its time.</p><div><br></div></div></div>

Leader

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<div id="tcontent1" class="tabcontent" style="padding: 0px 10px 10px; width: 500px;"><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px;">What does the Biblical story of Nathan and David say about effective communication skills? How do you identify the Raja Bhoj, the Gangu Teli and the Shekchilli in your office? What is the corporate equivalent of an Ashwamedha yajna? Drawing from sources as diverse as the Mahabharata and the Bible, the Vikram-Betal stories, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Islamic tenets, the tales of rishis and kings, and fables from around the world, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's leading mythologist, provides a fascinating account of what leadership entails. How to choose the right leader, effectively communicate with a boss, maintain the right balance between discipline and leniency? In these and other workplace situations, Pattanaik shows what leaders of today can learn about the art of leadership from stories written thousands of years ago, things no management course can teach.</p></div>

Culture

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<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4285em; color: rgb(98, 98, 98); font-family: roboto, san-serif; font-size: 14px;">How do myths and stories influence culture? What is the difference between one culture and another, and how did these differences come to be? Are cultures fixed or do they change over time? Devdutt Pattanaik, Indias leading mythologist, breaks down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals to examine how they shape cultures. He investigates how stories influence perception and construct truths, the cultural roots of the notion of evil and reveals the need for mythology through a telling of various Indian and Western myths. In doing so, he shows how myths reflect the culture they emerge from while simultaneously reinforcing the source. Culture is a ground breaking work that contextualizes mythology and proposes that myths are alive, dynamic, shaped by perception and the times one lives in.</p><div><br></div>

Shiva to Shankara

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;var(--font-body)&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">We live in times where people have extreme views. On the one hand, there are scholars who describe Shiva's linga literally as a phallus, and see all metaphoric meaning as embarrassed apology of the uneducated. On the other hand, we have puritanical Hindus who want to strip the Shiva linga of all sexual meaning and sanitize Shiva's lore. In both cases, a symbol is being reduced to a sign. In Shiva to Shankara, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's leading mythologist, seeks to bridge the gap. As he explores the layers of meanings embedded in Shiva's linga, we discover why and how the Goddess transforms Shiva, the hermit, into Shankara, the householder.<o:p></o:p></span></p>