How much time do you set aside for yourself, in a day? With our busy schedules, most of us are so busy worrying about events in our fast-paced lives, that we forget to acknowledge the most important thing here: ourselves. Today, sit back and reflect on your inner-self. How are you, really? It is with…
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Prep Your Bookshelf! New Books Coming Your Way!
Summer has finally arrived and so have longer, sunny days, that beckon you to rejuvenate your senses with an all-new reading list to look forward to! Here are some new launches that will help you sail smoothly in this scorching heat. A glance at some eagerly awaited books, which will be out soon! Awakening Bharat…
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Maoism: Eight Things You’d Like to Know as a Global Citizen
For decades, the West has dismissed Maoism as an outdated historical and political phenomenon. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People’s Republic of China and the legitimacy of its Communist government. In Maoism: A Global History, Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force. Starting with the birth…
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Meet the Protagonist of this Modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin, is a big-hearted, captivating, modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice, with hijabs instead of top hats and kurtas instead of corsets. It introduces us to Ayesha, a woman who has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been overtaken by a demanding teaching job. Her boisterous…
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Who are the Characters in Tanaz Bhathena’s New Book?
Susan is the new girl and Malcolm is the bad boy. Susan hasn’t told anyone, but she wants to be an artist. Malcolm doesn’t know what he wants-until he meets her. Love is messy and families are messier, but in spite of their burdens, Susan and Malcolm fall for each other. The ways they drift…
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Games Indians Play – An Excerpt
Drawing examples from the way we behave in day-to-day situations, an all-new and revised edition of Games Indians Play tries to show how in the long run each one of us-whether businessmen, politicians, bureaucrats, or just plain us-stand to profit more if we were to assume a little self-regulation, give fairness a chance and strive to…
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5 Reasons You Can’t Run Away from Harlan Coben’s’Run Away’
You’ve lost your daughter, and she’s made it clear that she doesn’t want to be found…And then you see her – living on the edge, frightened and clearly in trouble. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do. You follow her into a…
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Know Sadhguru, the Yogi, Mystic and Visionary –A Spiritual Master With a Difference
Yogi, mystic, and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. His book Flowers on the Path offers insights that spark you with their incisive clarity, delight you with humour, or even render you in profound stillness within. Whether the subject covers social issues and worldly affairs, individual challenges, or dimensions of the beyond, Sadhguru’s…
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Books You Should Be Reading This Election Season!
With the General Elections going on in full swing, it’s needless to say that there’s no better time than now, to get updated with the current political environment, in order to vote consciously! Here’s a list of books that will help you understand the A to Z of governance! The Lost Decade (2008-18) Before the…
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Love Knows No LoC- An Excerpt
Zoya, a twenty-five-year-old Pakistani pop star, meets emerging Indian cricketer Kabeer while he is on tour in the country to play a match to promote Indo-Pak friendship. One thing leads to another and soon Kabeer and Zoya are inseparable. As their relationship is put to the test in the wake of mounting tensions between the…
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