Categories: Nonfiction

Lords of Earth and Sea

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<p><span data-sheets-root="1" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial;">Discover the grandeur of the Chola Empire with <a href="https://sriina.com/addtocart"><b>Lords of Earth and Sea</b></a> by Anirudh Kanisetti. This meticulously researched book offers an in-depth exploration of the Chola dynasty, from its unexpected rise in the Kaveri floodplain around 850 CE to its expansive influence across South India and beyond. Kanisetti brings to life not only the tales of kings and queens but also the everyday experiences of merchants, peasants, and artisans, providing a holistic view of Chola society. Available at an affordable price, you can buy this hardcover edition online at <a href="https://sriina.com/" target="_blank"><b>Sriina</b></a>. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Chola history with this captivating read.</span></p>

The World After Gaza

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<p><b>From one of our foremost public intellectuals, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza </b></p><p>For the last seventy five years,the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis has been understood in the West as the greatest atrocity the ultimate demonstration of humankind’s capacity for evil. However,at the same time,for most people around the world the darker peoples in W.E.B. Du Bois words the main historical memory is that of slavery and colonialism, and the central event of the twentieth century is decolonization freedom from the white mans world. The World After Gaza interrogates the violence in the Middle East in the context of these two duelling and polarizing histories. Mishra reckons with the fundamental questions posed by our present crisis how some lives are valued more than others,why the West supports Israel and why racist,far-right movements are surging in all major Western countries. He argues that at a moment when the worlds balance of power is shifting and a long-dominant Western minority has lost its sense of moral authority,it is critically important to enter the experiences and perspectives of the majority of the worlds population. Urgent powerful and important,The World After Gaza is an indispensable moral guide to our past,present and future.&nbsp;</p>

Building a StoryBrand 2.0 : Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

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<p>When you apply the StoryBrand framework your brand will stand out. Developing that framework to clarify your message and grow your business is about to get a whole lot simpler. Since the original publication of Building a StoryBrand,over one million business leaders have discovered Donald Millers powerful StoryBrand framework and their businesses are growing. Now, the classic resource for connecting with customers has been fully revised and updated, making it an even more powerful tool to prepare you to engage customers. In a world filled with constant,on-demand distractions,it has become very hard for business owners to effectively cut through the noise to reach their customers. Without a clear,distinct message,customers will not understand what you can do for them and won't engage. In Building a StoryBrand 2.0, Donald Miller not only deepens his teaching on how to use his seven universal story elements he'll provide you with one of the most powerful and cutting-edge tools to help with your brand messaging efficacy and output. The StoryBrand framework is a proven process that has helped thousands of companies engage with their existing customers,giving them the ultimate competitive advantage. Now you can have access to the perfected version,making it more essential. Whether you are the marketing director of a multibillion-dollar company,the owner of a small business,a politician running for office,or the lead singer of a rock band Building a StoryBrand 2.0 will forever transform the way you talk about who you are,what you do and the unique value you bring to your customers.&nbsp;</p>

A TIME FOR CHANGE: SONGS OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE

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<p>‘And you would accept the seasons of your heart…as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields.’</p><p>Kahlil Gibran’s empowering verse on surviving and overcoming pain is only one of over a hundred poems of wisdom and inspiration in this anthology that will stay with us for a lifetime. Through the changing seasons of life—its dark clouds and storms its deranging joys and sorrows—these words could show us the way to clarity and comfort and help us carry on; give us some strength to get back on our feet when we fall and help others get back on theirs.</p><p>This thoughtful anthology of strength and solace contains voices from across time and space: Muktabai Sarmad Shaheed Robert Frost Faiz Ahmed Faiz Eunice de Souza Dylan Thomas T.S. Eliot Vikram Seth Keki Daruwalla Rumi Tagore Walt Whitman Ashok Vajpeyi St Teresa of Avila Edna St Vincent Millay Ruskin Bond Emily Dickinson Mamang Dai Arundhathi Subramaniam and others.</p><p>Edited and introduced by a celebrated poet novelist and essayist—one of India’s most loved and admired writers—this is a timeless book a companion in every season.</p>

A Box of Hope

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<p>This beautifully designed set brings together two literary anthologies that have no equal in Indian publishing: A Book of New Beginnings: Some Words for Living and A Time for Change: Songs of Hope and Resilience. Curated by one of India’s finest and most well-read writers these are books of compassionate wisdom that draw from a vast range of prose and verse produced in India and the rest of the world over several centuries.</p><p>A Box of Hope is a shining treasury of inspirations and shared experience by over a hundred thinkers storytellers and poets—from Tagore Ghalib Lal Ded Muktabai the Buddha Vivekananda and Faiz Ahmed Faiz to Rumi Teresa of Avila Basho T.S. Eliot Emily Dickinson Nelson Mandela and Dylan Thomas.</p>

Bombay Diamond, Mumbai Gold

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<p>Fascinating biographies of two fabled neighbourhoods that define the Maximum City.</p><p>Rich in detail and full of delightful anecdotes and urban legends these are essential reads for every lover of the great metropolis whether a resident or a visitor.</p><p>‘Shabnam Minwalla is an amazing writer. So much comes through in her sentences— detail description research. She knows this place and how!…[Colaba: The Diamond at the Tip of Mumbai] has something for every reader—history and legend for the passing tourist and surprising discoveries for the veteran Colabawala.’—The Week</p><p>‘[Shivaji Park: Dadar 28—History Places People is] an intimate and compelling portrait…Gokhale combines serious historicization with the lived experience of a veteran resident. This book [is] a guided tour through the heart of one of Mumbai’s oldest neighbourhoods by a truly gifted storyteller.’—The Book Review</p>

A Dark Tale from Cottonwood Grove

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<p>Cursed with a cleft lip and a disreputable father Mat has been an outcast since birth in Cottonwood Grove his village in Indonesia. Never having known love or kindness he grows up to be a violent and aggressive man ever ready to kill anyone who annoys him. Inayatun is the village beauty surrounded by admirers and flagrantly promiscuous. Miraculously when this unlikely couple meets they find true love and happiness in each other. But the past won’t let them be. There are too many in the village who have scores to settle with Mat and who lust after Inayatun. A plot is hatched which leaves Inayatun and her unborn baby dead. Mat is accused of the murders but is saved from the gallows by the testimony of his grandfather who mysteriously reappears after 15 years. But the people of Cottonwood Grove take the law into their own hands. A vigilante mob attacks him and leaves him for dead.</p><p>Mat’s story is recounted in a coffee shop by the notorious ne’er-do-well Warto Kemplung. What at first seems like a tale of small-town scapegoating and defiant true love ultimately reveals a grudge nursed for generations and the animosity between peasant farmers and corrupt government forces. Amongst Warto’s listeners is a journalist who decides to serialize the story in his newspaper. But in a startling turn of events Warto disappears and a stranger appears on the journalist’s doorstep—leaving him to wonder: who was it who died? Who killed who?</p><p>In this brilliant tour de force that combines Javanese oral tradition and urban legend with the literary frame of the unreliable narrator Mahfud Ikhwan has established himself as one of the most exciting new literary voices to emerge from Asia.</p>

Little Lhasa

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<p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">After over seventy years of being in exile a whole generation of Tibetans have come of age in a land far from home. With the Dalai Lama and other great masters as their spiritual guides they have grown up cut off from their homeland. Their experiences have been unique as they have despite globalization kept alive their religion and culture. In Little Lhasa Tsering Namgyal Khortsa writes comprehensively about the different aspects of their life today—from organizing protests to incubating a culture of filmmaking to becoming writers who write and publish in the English language and much more.</span></p><p>Diverse voices of the community come alive in these essays and interviews— students organizers practitioners of the faith of Tibetan Buddhism filmmakers journalists writers and even ex-political prisoners as the author brings together different strands of the Tibet-in-exile experience. No less of a character is the town of Dharamsala which is the seat of the Tibetan government in exile and of the Dalai Lama. In Tsering Namgyal’s words this ‘Little Lhasa’ shines through—its melting pot culture made up by so many from around the world.</p><p>Perceptive humorous and erudite Little Lhasa is a valuable record of the life of a people who refuse to bow down or forget and even while adapting to a rapidly changing world continue to nurture their roots.</p>

Beyond the Heaven-born Service

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<p>In this candid memoir Pushpa Sundar shares her transformative journey from a dedicated IAS officer to a pioneering figure in Indian philanthropy. She reflects on the influences that shaped her worldview while growing up in the 1950s in Nagpur a city rich in historical significance as the birthplace of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Sundar deftly explores the complexities of her environment marked by influential figures like V.D. Savarkar and the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.</p><p>Sundar’s narrative unfolds through her college years at prestigious institutions including the Delhi School of Economics during the sixties. She examines the vibrant reimagining of Lutyens’ Delhi and describes Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s efforts to showcase independent India’s aspirations with landmarks like the Ashoka Hotel.</p><p>During her tenure in the IAS Sundar balances a demanding career with her roles as a wife and mother. She candidly discusses the challenges of being a woman in the service and the factors that led her to resign. She also highlights the contributions of luminaries like Verghese Kurien the architect of the Amul revolution and others she met while posted in Gujarat who have left an indelible mark on Indian society.</p><p>Beyond the Heaven-born Service also examines Sundar’s long tenure with the Ford Foundation in the seventies spotlighting the impact of the controversial Foreign Contributions Regulation Act enacted by the Indira Gandhi regime in 1976.</p><p>Pushpa Sundar’s experiences and insights both within India and abroad make this book more than just a memoir; they inspire a new generation—especially women—to redefine success on their own terms.</p>

My Life Journal

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<p>Talking Cub has published the works of some of India’s best and most well-known children’s writers including Ruskin Bond Rabindranath Tagore Sukumar Ray Jerry Pinto Shabnam Minwalla Bulbul Sharma Ashok Rajagopalan and many more. My Life Journal is a beautifully designed journal that allows the user to savour the words of these master writers along with artwork by acclaimed illustrators. Each month gives a cue for a fun activity or promise along with ample space for users to express themselves in the following pages.</p><p>Creative charming and attractive this journal can be used any time and will also be an ideal gift for a favourite person!</p>