An enthralling retelling of India’s greatest epic, the Mahabharata, Jaya seamlessly weaves into a single narrative plots from the Sanskrit classic as well as its many folk and regional variants. With clarity and simplicity, the tales in this elegant volume reveal the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata and the complex and disturbing meditation on the human condition that has shaped Indian thought for over 3000 years.
Sita approaches Ram and the Ramayana by speculating on the titular character: her childhood with her father, Janaka, who hosted sages mentioned in the Upanishads; her stay in the forest with her husband, who had to be a celibate ascetic while she was in the prime of her youth; her interactions with the women of Lanka, recipes she exchanged, the emotions they shared; her role as a goddess, the untamed Kali as well as the demure Gauri, in transforming the stoic prince of Ayodhya into God.
The Bhagavata is the story of Krishna, known as Shyam to those who find beauty, wisdom and love in his dark complexion. Shyam tells the story of Krishna’s birth and his death, bringing together the fragments of this great epic composed over thousands of years, first as the Harivamsa, then as the Bhagavata Purana, and finally as the passionate songs of poet-sages in various regional languages.
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Flyaway Boy
Kabir doesn’t fit in. Not in the wintry hill town he lives in, and not in his school, where the lines are always straight. Backed into a corner with no way out, Kabir vanishes.
With every adult’s nightmare now coming true, finding this flyaway boy will mean understanding who he really is. Or is it too late?
Spirited and powerfully imaginative, Flyaway Boy is a story about embracing everything that makes you uniquely you.
Himalayan Odyssey
Haimavathabhuvil the Malayalam version of Himalayan Odyssey published by Mathrubhumi Books in 2007 is a landmark in Malayalam literature, receiving both critical and popular acclaim. In its grand sweep from the serene Himalayas to the banks of the river Nila in Kerala, the non-linear work synthesises legends and mythologies, history and geography,
cultures and arts, spirituality and politics, capturing the diverse fecundity of Indian civilization. There are musings on our fragile environment, the disaster potential of dams,
on the emergent water crisis and waste disposal. It has been hailed as an incandescent feat of the imagination suffused with spirituality reminiscent of the author’s tutelage under renowned Advaita scholar Dr. T M P Mahadevan at Vivekananda College, Chennai. Many prestigious awards have been conferred on it, including by the Kendra Sahitya Akademi
and the Moortidevi Award, instituted by Bharatiya Jnanpith.
Words From My Window
I need a window to look at the world without; for only then can I look at the world within. A room without a window is rather like a prison cell, and the soul is inclined to shrivel up in a confined space. … Car horns, children calling to each other as they return from school, a boy selling candyfloss, several crows chasing a hawk! Never a dull moment. And the magic mountain looks on, absorbing everything.
Bharat Se Bhaarat
This book contains inspirational stories of Mahabharata. It is also a story that how Bharat was named after the name of our country India. All the stories are very interesting and illustrated and readable for everyone.
Veer Savarkar
Veer Savarkar was a great revolutionary. He was not hesitant to give up the fearless, brave and lifeless life. Playing with hazards was his habit The country was abducted by the British and it was not ruled out at any cost. He wanted to scare the British immediately Read the story of patriotism of freedom freed people.
Teen Soorma
‘The Three Surama’ is a new form of the most popular novel The Three Musketeers of the legendary novelist Alexandra Duma of France. Encounters of three sermons from the atrocities of a dangerous woman. How the end of sin happened! Read, and get lost in the novel’s magic.
Bachchon Ke Maseeha Kailash Satyarthi
This book has given the life story of India’s great social worker, Kailash Satyarthi. They have saved children’s childhood while struggling, this is the subject of this book. In fact, such great people are few in the world.
Indira Gandhi
In this book Indira Gandhi’s struggling life story has been given. The story of a brave, fearless, and wealthy man of the work is this, who has enhanced the pride of India in the world. There are beautiful pictures in it too.
Kaun The Hamare Poorvaj
This book gives an interesting story of human development. Whether our ancestor was a monkey or not, the scientific solution to this question is given in this book as an interesting novel. There are many beautiful pictures in it too