| Sangeeta Khanna |
(PRODUCTID:9787 ~ ISBN:81-207-1957-3 ~ Pub Year: 1998 ~ Pages:102 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Sterling)
Cooks have discovered the delights of Indian food in a big way. This collection of delectable recipes presents the 'roti' in multiple rolls, parathas, puris, kachoris, chillas, etc. These spicy and tantalizing rotis will add a desired dash of Indian romance to a gourmet's kitchen.
Immanuel Kant
by | Julien Benda |
(PRODUCTID:9853 ~ ISBN:81-7167-863-7 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:228 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
The Living thoughts Series presents the works of some of the greatest minds the world has ever witnessed. Thinkers, philosophers and other intellectuals are all profiled along with their major works.
The Country of the Sikhs - Punjab
by | Henry Steinbach |
(PRODUCTID:9800 ~ ISBN:81-7116-322-X ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:144 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: National Book Shop)
This book relates to that north-west part of the subcontinent which Maharaja Ranjit Singh left behind on his death in 1839 AD and which the British annexed following two Anglo-Sikh Wars in 1845 and 1849. This was known as Punjab, most of which is now in Pakistan.
Punjab - Fairs and Festivals
by | Harjinder Walia |
(PRODUCTID:9799 ~ ISBN:81-7116-327-0 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:126 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: National Book Shop)
Fair and festivals are an integral part of our folk culture. Not much effort has been made to make a systematic study of the folk culture of Punjab. This book fulfills this vacuum.
The Mother - The Divine Shakti
by | George Van Vrekhem |
(PRODUCTID:9797 ~ ISBN:81-7167-889-0 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:78 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Rupa)
Aravinda Ghose, born in Bengal, assimilated the spirit of the West in England; Mirra Alfassa, born in France, came to live in India, As Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, they incorporated the essence of the global spirit, and this book portrays life and teachings of The Mother.
Mathura - Vrindavan
by | Ashish Khokar |
(PRODUCTID:9796 ~ ISBN:81-7167-761-4 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:56 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Rupa)
Portraying the panorama of India's cultural heritage, this book visits the holy land of Mathura-Vrindavan, a visit which is a dream that many a Hindu aspires to.
Singarevva and the Palace
by | Chandrasekhar Kambar |
(PRODUCTID:9795 ~ ISBN:81-8749-18-6 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:211 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Katha)
Now in paper back edition, this major literary work in English translation from Kannada original is a tale of intrigue, intricacies, strange obsessions, impulsive desire, love and hatred for all reasons and seasons.
Common Trees
by | H Santapau |
(PRODUCTID:9794 ~ ISBN:81-237-0288-4 ~ Pub Year: 1996 ~ Pages:118 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: National Book Trust)
This book is about amazing variety and beauty of Indian trees, their many functions and uses.
Hindu Baby Names - (ROMAN+HINDI+ENGLISH)
by | Ashok Kaushik |
(PRODUCTID:9793 ~ ISBN:81-86264-57-4 ~ Pub Year: 1999 ~ Pages:104 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Star Publication)
This collection of 2100 Hindu names has been compiled in Roman script and in order of English alphabets. Each name has been given in both Hindi and Roman script with meanings or reference of the word in English, which will make it useful for even non-Hindi speaking world.
Great Critical Thinking Puzzles
by | Michael A Dispezio |
(PRODUCTID:9792 ~ ISBN:81-222-0286-1 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:96 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Vision/Orient paperbacks)
Why it is important to be a critical thinker? Find out where you stand as you face these 83 critical thinking challenges.
Caitanya
by | Asoke Chatterjee Sastri |
(PRODUCTID:9791 ~ ISBN:81-260-326-8 ~ Pub Year: 1998 ~ Pages:97 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Sahitya Akademi)
This book very lucidly summarizes the significance of the enormous impact of Caitanya on the religious, social and literary life of Indians.
Hinduism - The Eternal Religion
by | M D Chaturvedi |
(PRODUCTID:9790 ~ ISBN:81-7276-004-3 ~ Pub Year: 1992 ~ Pages:215 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
This handy compendium is intended to be a book of general reading which introduces the essential principles, concepts, beliefs and traditions of Hindu religion to the layman and serious student alike..
Contemporary Australian Short Stories
by | Eminent Contributors |
(PRODUCTID:9802 ~ ISBN:81-7671-020-2 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:154 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Affiliated East-West)
A unique collection of stories of varied narrative techniques, diction and themes, these stories reflect the literary and cultural tradition of Australia. Sensitive, touching and delightful, these stories, written by prominent Australian writers, are our little windows to an island-continent.
The Pictorial World of Gaganendranath Tagore (ENGLISH+HINDI)
by | A Compilation |
(PRODUCTID:9788 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1996 ~ Pages:92 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: National Gallery)
With 41 color plates and text both in Hindi and English, this volume discusses Gaganendranath work in the context of the other two great Tagores: Abanindranath and their world famous poet-uncle Rabindranath.
India - What Can It Teach Us?
by | F Max Muller |
(PRODUCTID:9803 ~ ISBN:81-7167-902-X ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:189 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
This collection of lectures of Max Muller portrays India, especially the Vedic India, as an epitome of a virtuosity, and morality, whose glory is equal, if not greater, to the classical Greek or Roman civilizations.
Lover's Gift and Crossing
by | Rabindranath Tagore |
(PRODUCTID:9786 ~ ISBN:0333 90010 3 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:100 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Macmillan)
The first poem is appropriately enough, addressed to Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj. In lover's Gift and Crossing, Tagore's poetry gains a religious tone. A perfect complement, these poems clearly reveal Tagore's mystical genius.
Great Indian Emperors
by | Anant Pai |
(PRODUCTID:9785 ~ ISBN:81-7508-221-6 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:96 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: India Book House)
This bumper edition includes stories of three great emperors of ancient India - Ashoka, Samudra Gupta and Harsha.
A Comparative Study of Religions
by | Y Masih |
(PRODUCTID:9784 ~ ISBN:81-208-0815-0 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:399 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Motilal Banarsidas)
This book has been written by one who has occupied himself with the subject of religion for over fifty years. It is rooted in a genuine concern for developing a comparative study of religion in face of the 'fighting' between human beings in the name of religion.
Life Beyond Death - A Critical Study of Spiritualism
by | Swami Abhedananda |
(PRODUCTID:9783 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1996/2000 ~ Pages:240 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Ramakrishna Math)
This work is absolutely free from prejudices and blindly biased views. It is a critical study of the science and practice of spiritualism with impartial and dispassionate views.
Asoka - The Buddhist Emperor of India
by | Vincent A Smith |
(PRODUCTID:9782 ~ ISBN:81-7536-142-5 ~ Pub Year: 1998 ~ Pages:278 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: LP Publications)
This book contains biography and the administration of prominent Indian emperor Asoka of the Maurya dynasty.
Qutb Minar & Adjoining Monuments
by | Swati Mitra |
(PRODUCTID:9780 ~ ISBN:81-87780-07-X ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:96 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Archaelogical Survey of India)
Specially commissioned photographs, architectural illustrations, extensive historical research and a focus on architectural details with an easy-to-follow site maps make this book a visual delight and an invaluable companion for anyone wishing to explore the Qutb and its environs.
Mother Teresa - The Apostle of Love
by | Gautam Ghosh |
(PRODUCTID:9779 ~ ISBN:81-7167-911-0 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:72 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Rupa)
In 1979, when Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, she received it 'in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the cripples, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society'. This is the amazing story of a woman, whose selfless giving made her one of the living saints of the world.
Sri Aurobindo - The Spiritual Revolutionary
by | Atulindra Nath Chaturvedi |
(PRODUCTID:9778 ~ ISBN:81-7167-866-1 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:80 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Rupa)
This book traces the development of Sri Aurobindo as a spiritual revolutionary and rational mystic who combined in himself the best of East and West. Incarcerated in jail, he become convinced that India would soon be free. He withdrew from politics and settled in Pondicherry, where his intense spiritual exercises led to the development of Integral Yoga.
M S Subbulakshmi - The Voice Divine
by | V Gangadhar |
(PRODUCTID:9777 ~ ISBN:81-7167-890-4 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:80 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Rupa)
M S Subbulakshmi's music is replete with the feeling of bhakti, a complete surrender to the devotion of God. Her donations to charity are legendary. For many, she is a saint - a modern meerabai. She delighted Gandhiji by singing his favorite bhajans. She was invited to sing at the UN General Assembly and won the prestigious Raman Magsaysay Award.
Any Time Temptations
by | Sanjeev Kapoor |
(PRODUCTID:9776 ~ ISBN:81-7991-004-0 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:106 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Popular Prakashan)
Sanjeev's books induce even those who have never entered the kitchen to successfully wield a mean ladle. This latest offering is a lovingly prepared compilation of delicious everyday recipes that can be dished up at time of the day even by a novice cook.
Vegetarian Party Party
by | Nirmala Tilak |
(PRODUCTID:9775 ~ ISBN:81-7154-554-8 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:112 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Popular Prakashan)
What does one cook for these vegetarian guests? This book will definitely provide some answers to these dilemmas of everyday cooking. It is full of an array of tasty vegetarian recipes, from different parts of India that range from the Saraswsat to the Gujarati, mild Bengali to the favorite spicy Punjabi cuisine.
Indian Costume
by | G S Ghurye |
(PRODUCTID:9774 ~ ISBN:81-7154-403-7 ~ Pub Year: 1995 ~ Pages:302 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Popular Prakashan)
This work, considered by most of the outstanding social scientists of the world as the renowned author's magnum opus, afford the reader not only an insight into the past and present diversity of the dresses but gives him adequate data for the evolution of the Indian national costume.
Ram Janmabhoomi vs. Babri Masjid - A Case Study in Hindu-Muslim Conflict
by | Koenraad Elst |
(PRODUCTID:9789 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1990 ~ Pages:173 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Voice of India)
This book focuses on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid controversy and discusses whether Babar, or another Muslim ruler, really demolish a Hindu temple to build a mosque in its place, and if so, is it justified to right the wrongs of history by demolishing the existing structure.
The Supreme Mother Goddess Durga (HINDI+ENGLISH)
by | B K Chaturvedi |
(PRODUCTID:9817 ~ ISBN:81-7182-074-3 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:141 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Diamond)
This book has been devised to facilitate the devout readers to know more about the Supreme Mother Goddess Durga. For those who are not familiar with the Devnagari script, the various hymns and orisons have been transcribed into the Roman script.
Fidelity and Honour - The Indian Army
by | Lt General S L Menezes |
(PRODUCTID:9726 ~ ISBN:0-19565047-6 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:701 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This fascinating book is a very well-researched and documented record of the Indian army's evolution and performance over the last 350 years. A postscript discusses the May 1998 nuclear tests by India and the formation of the National Security Council. This impression is updated to include a the Executive summary of the Kargil review Committee Report. Major landmarks, such as the 1857 uprising- a topic that has attracted considerable scholarly debate- and the unification of the three Presidency armies of Bengal, Bombay and Madras in 1895, are dwelt upon at length.
Democracy - An Analytical Survey
by | Jean Baechler |
(PRODUCTID:9851 ~ ISBN:81-237-2389-X ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:205 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: National Book Trust)
This book deals with a phenomenon which is now being discussed in many parts of the world. It analyses in depth the nature of democracy which is, without any doubt, complex and multi-dimensional.
Make Your Child a Winner
by | Pradeep Kapoor |
(PRODUCTID:9830 ~ ISBN:81-7167-855-6 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:258 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
This book contains useful information regarding the process of development in a child and the role of parents in augmenting it. There are valuable inputs on effective communication, discipline, on tackling homework, instilling leadership qualities, on building self-esteem, illnesses and child abuse.
Handbook of Cyber Laws
by | Vakul Sharma |
(PRODUCTID:9829 ~ ISBN:0333 93817 8 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:180 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Macmillan)
This book aims to provide comprehensive knowledge to the reader navigating the roads of cyber world. From e-commerce to e-signatures to e-acts, this book has everything. It talks in terms of 'everyday applications' of the internet in jargon-free and simple language.
Ghalib - A Critical Appreciation of His Life and Urdu Poetry
by | Sayyid Abdul Latif |
(PRODUCTID:9827 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:92 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Ghalib Institute)
In sharp reaction against what the author calls 'intemperate adulation of Ghalib', this famous book is a critical study of Ghalib's poetry; whereas almost all the works on Ghalib are adulatory.
Kavitamala - Vol. VI : Sach Ki Bani Aakhe GURU NANAK
by | Prannath Pankaj |
(PRODUCTID:9825 ~ ISBN:81-7167-620-0 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:125 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
With a brief biographical sketch, this book carries a selection from the writings of Guru Nanak.
The Ten Cardinal Upanisads - A Brief Study
by | Swami Harshananda |
(PRODUCTID:9824 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1998 ~ Pages:203 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Ramakrishna Math)
This book contains a brief study of the ten cardinal Upanishads and gives all the essential information needed to understand them. It is aimed at equipping an average student of religion and philosophy with a basic knowledge of the Upanishads in general and the ten in particular.
Hindu Symbology and Other Essays
by | Swami Swahananda |
(PRODUCTID:9823 ~ ISBN:81-7120-515-1 ~ Pub Year: 1999 ~ Pages:266 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Ramakrishna Math)
While symbolism can be traced everywhere it is more manifest in religious practices. Hinduism specialized in the use of this art of symbology. This book is an exposition of Hindu symbology.
Women in Love
by | D H Lawrence |
(PRODUCTID:9822 ~ ISBN:81-7167-478-X ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:616 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
Privately published in New York in 1920, this work is termed an 'epic of vice' by critics. An analytical study of sexual depravity, it is considered Lawrence's supreme masterpiece.
Viveka-Cudamani of Sri Sankaracarya (SANSKRIT+ENGLISH)
by | Swami Madhavananda |
(PRODUCTID:9821 ~ ISBN:81-7505-106-X ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:232 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Advaita Ashram)
English rendering of the title of this book is 'Crest-jewel of Discrimination'. Being an original production of Sankara's genius, it combines an authoritativeness and a depth of sincerity that at once carry conviction into the heart of its readers..
The Four Yogas of Swami Vivekananda - Condensed and Retold
by | Swami Tapasyananda |
(PRODUCTID:9820 ~ ISBN:81-7505-089-6 ~ Pub Year: 1996 ~ Pages:241 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Advaita Ashram)
This condensed version of the Yogas is a précis of Swami Vivekananda's great lectures on these subjects published originally in four volumes.
About the Golden Temple
by | Ajit Singh Aulakh |
(PRODUCTID:9801 ~ ISBN:81-7601-441-9 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:96 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: B Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh)
This book details how Guru Amar Dass happened to colonize a new city, and how the construction of holy Golden Temple began and matured.
Ayurveda - The Science of Traditional Indian Medicine
by | Vaidya Bhagwan Dash |
(PRODUCTID:9818 ~ ISBN:81-7436-044-1 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:84 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Roli Books)
This book discusses lucidly the practical concerns of Ayurveda focusing on the Ayurvedic concept of the human body, causes of diseases, their cures, medicinal herbs used and certain basic measures to keep sickness at bay.
Couplets From Kabir - Kabir Dohe (HINDI+ENGLISH)
by | G N Das |
(PRODUCTID:9771 ~ ISBN:81-208-1525-4 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:133 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: New Age Books)
This volume is a translation into English verse of three hundred couplets of Kabir. These couplets along with an introduction by J M Mohanty provide an understanding of Kabir's message to humanity. The translation reflects the mood of the original.
Tyagaraja
by | V Raghvan |
(PRODUCTID:9816 ~ ISBN:81-7201-594-1 ~ Pub Year: 1994 ~ Pages:78 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Sahitya Akademi)
Tyagaraja's stature in Telugu is comparable to Kalidasa's in Sanskrit. The author has condensed an immense mass of relevant material into the manageable proportions of a compact but enlightening memoir.
Swami Vivekananda
by | Nemai Sadhan Bose |
(PRODUCTID:9814 ~ ISBN:81-260-0960-8 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:125 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Sahitya Akademi)
New questions are being asked and new facts are being discovered related to Vivekananda's life and activities in India and abroad. This short biography aims to give a comprehensive picture of Vivekananda's colorful life and his role as a nation builder.
Impossible ? - Tales of the Unknown
by | Paro Anand |
(PRODUCTID:9813 ~ ISBN:81-7539-004-2 ~ Pub Year: 1996 ~ Pages:70 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: A"N"B)
Ghost stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Some because they are true. Others because they easily could be true. Are you a believer? If so, these stories are for you. If you are an unbeliever - beware. The other world is just a breath away - read and you'll know why.
The Sweetest and the Saddest Songs of Rafi - In Roman Script
by | A Compilation |
(PRODUCTID:9812 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1998 ~ Pages:232 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Diamond)
A compilation of 221 songs rendered by renowned playback singer Rafi . This book in Roman script with a pronunciation key will be a delightful read for those interested in film music from India.
Science of Psychic Phenomena
by | Swami Abhedananda |
(PRODUCTID:9811 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1993 ~ Pages:101 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Ramakrishna Math)
How tremendous the power of mind it and what wonderful miracle the mind can play when mastered and controlled. This unique volume just proves this with facts and argumentations.
The Story of My Life
by | Mahatma Gandhi |
(PRODUCTID:9810 ~ ISBN:81-7229-055-1 ~ Pub Year: 1999 ~ Pages:108 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Navjivan Trust)
Abridged and simplified, this book for children is a shorter version of Gandhiji's original The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
A Star Shall Fall
by | P J O Taylor |
(PRODUCTID:9809 ~ ISBN:81-7223-066-4 ~ Pub Year: 1993 ~ Pages:269 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: HarperCollins)
The dramatic events of 1857 in northern India are variously described as 'The Indian Mutiny', 'The Sepoy Revolt', 'The First War of Independence', or 'The Freedom Struggle Begins'. It depends on your view point. This book looks at the facts, again, objectively.
Indian Astrology - A Western Approach to the Ancient Hindu Art
by | Ronnie Gale Dreyer |
(PRODUCTID:9808 ~ ISBN:0-85030-738-4 ~ Pub Year: 1994 ~ Pages:283 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: HarperCollins)
This is a comprehensive summary of the ancient Eastern astrological tradition and a practical guide to the way in which Hindu interpretive and predictive techniques may be applied to Western horoscope analysis.
In Your Blossoming Flower-Garden: Rabindranath Tagore and Victoria Ocampo
by | Ketaki Kushari Dyson |
(PRODUCTID:9807 ~ ISBN:81-260-0174-7 ~ Pub Year: 1996 ~ Pages:477 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Sahitya Akademi)
This book, the result of extensive researches in three continents, tells the fascinating story of Tagore's encounter with a young Argentine woman Victoria Ocampo, the entire known Tagore-Ocampo correspondence and also presents valuable archival material with thirty-three black and white and colored plates some of which have never been published before.
Temples of Kerala
by | Aamer Hussein |
(PRODUCTID:9806 ~ ISBN:N/A ~ Pub Year: 1997 ~ Pages:398 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Publications Division)
This volume contains a wealth of data on various aspects of the temples of Kerala. The narration is embellished by many pictograms, diagrams and illustrations which makes this book highly readable and a useful reference volume.
Folk Tales of Bengal - A Set of 4 Books
by | Lal Behari Day |
(PRODUCTID:9805 ~ ISBN:81-7167-869/70/71/72-6 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:210 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
This set of 4 books titled Phakir Chand, The Story of the Rakshasas, A Ghostly Wife, and The Story of Swet-Basanta and other Stories carries a selection of 21 folktales.
Research Methods in Indian Music
by | Najma Perveen Ahmad |
(PRODUCTID:9804 ~ ISBN:81-7304-348-5 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:136 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Manohar)
This book makes available to the students, scholars and teachers of music the basic principles and concepts, processes and steps, tools and methods, alternative designs and approaches for research that have been developed in related fields and are relevant for empirical research in music.
Kavitamala - Vol. VIII : Bole SHEIKH FARID (Hindi)
by | Prannath Pankaj |
(PRODUCTID:9819 ~ ISBN:81-7167-934-X ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:113 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
With a brief biographical sketch, this book presents the poetry of 12th century Sufi saint and poet Baba Sheikh Farid.
An Anthropologist among the Historians and Other Essays
by | Bernard S Cohn |
(PRODUCTID:9721 ~ ISBN:0-19566216-8 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:682 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This collection of essays acquires the importance of a retrospective display in which the author's erudition and art can be seen brilliantly at work.
The Scientist in Society
by | Eminent Contributors |
(PRODUCTID:9740 ~ ISBN:81-86017-19-4 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:235 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Thema)
Essays and addresses collected in this volume offers a rare insight into the social concerns of six first generation of modern Indian scientists and provide a rich set of readings opening up a fresh view.
Khansahab Alladiya Khan - My Life
by | Amlan Das Gupta |
(PRODUCTID:9739 ~ ISBN:81-86017-33-X ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:98 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Thema)
Khansahab narrated account of his life to his grandson in the last years of his life. This rare manuscript has been translated for the modern reader. It also carries a critical introduction.
In Gandhi's Footsteps
by | Rainer Horig |
(PRODUCTID:9738 ~ ISBN:81-85569-39-8 ~ Pub Year: 1995 ~ Pages:122 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Other India Press)
Non-party activists are succeeding in transforming the nature of democracy and politics in India. But books on NGO and activist are truly hard to come by. This book attempts to meet precisely this gap.
Step Across This Line
by | Salman Rushdie |
(PRODUCTID:9737 ~ ISBN:0-224-06160-7 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:454 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Jonathan Cape)
The subjects of this collection of non-fiction are wide varied, and offer a unique vision of politics, literature and culture. Salman Rushdie’s non-fiction writing is incisive, committed, and often very funny.
My Years with Indira Gandhi
by | P C Alexander |
(PRODUCTID:9736 ~ ISBN:81-7094-087-7 ~ Pub Year: 1991 ~ Pages:168 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Vision)
This is a book which gives an insider’s account of Indira Gandhi’s second innings as India’s prime minister.
My Years with Boss at Gemini Studios
by | Ashokamitran |
(PRODUCTID:9735 ~ ISBN:81-250-2087-X ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:47 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Orient Longman)
This is one of the most unusual books to be written about the entertainment world and clearly indicates the enormous impact of the movies on virtually every aspect of life in India. Author's puckish narrative make this a brief but special book of film history.
A History of Modern Times From 1789
by | C D M Ketelbey |
(PRODUCTID:9733 ~ ISBN:019560745-7 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:736 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
Long regarded as standard work, this book is warmly commended to all who wish to understand the modern political world.
The Tiger by the River
by | Ravi Shankar Etteth |
(PRODUCTID:9732 ~ ISBN:067004938-7 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:299 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Viking/Penguin)
Swati Varma is one of modern Delhi’s more blessed inhabitants. Then one brilliant morning, when the world seemed cleansed by the coming of the rains, the unthinkable happens: his pregnant wife is killed in a road accident. Devastated, Swati decided to make the pilgrimage back to the place of his birth, Panayur, in the state of Kerala, and scatter his beloved’s ashes in the sacred waters of the Papanasini river.
An Unforgettable Love Album 4 ( MUSIC CD)
by | Eminent Artistes |
(PRODUCTID:9731 ~ ISBN:CDNF 535 ~ Pub Year: 10/2001 ~ Pages:N/A ~ Binding: Music CD Jewel Case ~ Publisher: Universal)
This album features 10 romantic lyrics rendered by Jagjit Singh and other eminent artists.
Nature and the Orient - The Environmental History of south and southeast Asia
by | Richard H Grove |
(PRODUCTID:9725 ~ ISBN:0-19565375-0 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:1036 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This book is a monumental work and a milestone on our road to understanding Historical environmental history of South and Southeast Asia.
India and the Indian Ocean - 1500-1800
by | Ashis Gupta |
(PRODUCTID:9724 ~ ISBN:0-19564922-2 ~ Pub Year: 1999 ~ Pages:363 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This collection of essays seeks to present a history of the Indian Ocean as seen from maritime India and built round the commerce of the Indian Ocean.
Recent Trends in Indian Nationalism
by | A R Desai |
(PRODUCTID:9773 ~ ISBN:81-7154-042-2 ~ Pub Year: 2000 ~ Pages:149 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Popular Prakashan)
A sequel to the author's earlier classic: Social Background of Indian Nationalism, this book studies the phenomenon of Indian nationalism in its socio-historical context.
Hindu Revivalism in Bengal 1872-1905-Some essays in Interpretation
by | Amiya Prosad Sen |
(PRODUCTID:9722 ~ ISBN:0-19565339-7 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:456 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This path breaking study gives detailed analysis of Hindu-culture builders, and is surely among the most important contribution in the historiography of the Bengal Renaissance. In this work the author examines the period of roughly thirty years separating the Brahma Marriage Bill controversy and the launching of the anti-partition agitation.
Sri Aurobindo and Indian Civilization
by | Michel Danino |
(PRODUCTID:9743 ~ ISBN:81-87373-04-0 ~ Pub Year: 1999 ~ Pages:54 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Mira Aditi)
This collection includes two thought-provoking essays by a long-time student of Indian culture.
Nature, Culture, Imperialism-Essays on the Environmental History of south Asia
by | Ramachandra Guha |
(PRODUCTID:9720 ~ ISBN:0-19564075-6 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:376 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This volume brings together a set of pioneering essays in the environmental history of South Asia, written by some of the best-known historians of the subcontinent.
Splitting the Difference-Gender and Myth in Ancient Greece and India
by | Wendy Doniger |
(PRODUCTID:9719 ~ ISBN:0-19565890-6 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:376 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
In this book Wendy Doniger recounts and compares several tales from ancient Greek and Indian mythology to demonstrate that Greek and Indian stories of women resemble each other more than the tales of men in the same culture.
Ikkees Bangla Kahaniyan (URDU)
by | Eminent Contributors |
(PRODUCTID:9886 ~ ISBN:81-237-3537-5 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:293 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Sahitya Akademi)
This book is Urdu translation of 21 short fiction from Bangla original titled Ekushti Bangla Gup. It includes short stories from almost all prominent story-tellers of Bengal.
Panini
by | Saroja V Bhate |
(PRODUCTID:9839 ~ ISBN:81-260-1198-X ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:70 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Sahitya Akademi)
This book is the story of sage Panini and his grammar told by Soma Eva in his Kathasaritsagara. The same story with some minor changes is found in some other ancient story-books.
Nana
by | Emile Zola |
(PRODUCTID:9838 ~ ISBN:81-7167-517-4 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:704 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Rupa)
Nana is one of a sequence of twenty novels that constitute Zola's Rougon-Macquart Cycle. It was first written in French (1880) and later translated into English in 1884.
Aao Ki Koi Khwab Bune - Urdu Poetry (HINDI)
by | Sahir Ludhianavi |
(PRODUCTID:9837 ~ ISBN:81-85244-47-2 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:51 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Hindi Book Center)
This collection contains 31 selected poems of the famous Urdu poet Sahir.
Gata Jaye Banjara - Urdu Poetry (HINDI)
by | Sahir Ludhianavi |
(PRODUCTID:9836 ~ ISBN:81-86264-25-6 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:134 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Hindi Book Center)
This book is an anthology of selected ghazals of famous Urdu poet Sahir.
Talkhiyan - Urdu Poetry (HINDI)
by | Sahir Ludhianavi |
(PRODUCTID:9835 ~ ISBN:81-85244-20-0 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:102 ~ Binding: Hardcover ~ Publisher: Hindi Book Center)
This collection of urdu ghazals was the first published work of Sahir. It brought him instant acclaim and recognition as a sensitive poet.
Homo Hierarchicus - The Caste System and Its Implications
by | Louis Dumont |
(PRODUCTID:9730 ~ ISBN:019564547-2 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:490 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This book is a major contribution to the general sociological theory of Indian caste. Indeed within that specialized field, it is probably the most important work. This English edition includes a lengthy Preface in which Dumont reviews the academic discussion inspired by this book and answers his critics.
Selected Short Stories
by | Rabindranath Tagore |
(PRODUCTID:9729 ~ ISBN:019565829-9 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:322 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
A short-story book with a difference…meticulously highlighting the Bengali flavor and ambience. This is the most faithful yet fluent English edition of Tagore's stories. His stories are fables of modern man, where fairy tale meets hard ground, where myths are reworked, where the religion of man triumphs over the religion of rituals and convention, and where the love of a woman infuses the universe with humanity.
The Mangarh Chronicles - An Epic Novel
by | Gary Worthington |
(PRODUCTID:9728 ~ ISBN:0-14-302903-7 ~ Pub Year: 2001 ~ Pages:591 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Penguin)
An immensely readable tale, minutely researched and told with great imagination. A rich and informative portal into past and present India, this novel is a celebration of the wonder that is India. An immensely readable tale, minutely researched and told with great imagination, ‘The Mangarh Chronicles, is a celebration of the wonder that is India.
A History of India
by | Burton Stein |
(PRODUCTID:9727 ~ ISBN:019566299-7 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:432 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This wide-ranging work is genuinely a history of peoples of India, not just of their dynasties and politicians. The range of themes covered is breathtaking. There is virtually no facet of India's past left untouched.
The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707
by | Irfan Habib |
(PRODUCTID:9723 ~ ISBN:0-19565595-8 ~ Pub Year: 2002 ~ Pages:546 ~ Binding: Paperback ~ Publisher: Oxford)
This is a new edition of a classic first published in 1963. It contains much that is fresh in both description and perception. There is also an expanded bibliography, a new descriptive index, and new illustrations and maps.
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