We don’t see them on TV, in textbooks or in newspapers, and most of us can’t name a single one. But there are thousands of women scientists in India, who perform experiments in laboratories, peer through powerful telescopes and camp out in harsh and extreme conditions. 31 Fantastic Adventures in Science presents the stories of thirty-one…
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An Untold Account from ‘India’s Most Fearless 2’
The men who hunted terrorists in a magical Kashmir forest…a pair of young Navy men who gave their all to save their entire submarine crew…the Air Force commando who wouldn’t sleep until he had avenged his buddies…and many more. In this sequel to India’s Most Fearless, authors Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh offer the reader a poignant…
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Bhakti beyond Mirabai: Six Liberated Women Saints of the Bhakti Movement You Need To Know!
Bhakti took birth in Dravidian lands, Ripened in Karnataka, Came to womanhood in Maharashtra, And grew crone-like in Gujarat, Reaching Vrindavan, she re-emerged A nubile young woman Between the third centuries BC and AD were written thousands of verses in Tamil that have collectively come to be known as Sangam literature. The expressions of…
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An Excerpt from ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Japan’
After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly familiar and the strangest place on earth. He draws on readings, reflections and conversations with Japanese friends to illuminate an unknown place for newcomers, and to give longtime residents a look…
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Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Answers our Burning Questions on NRC, Assam Accord and More!
The Assam Accord, signed in the early hours of August 15, 1985 at Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s residence marked the end of a bloody era in Assam, albeit temporarily, which had seen the fall of four state governments, three spells of President’s Rule—all in a span of six years due to the massive support that…
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Avoid Burnout with This Sample Routine – An Excerpt from ‘Burnout’
Do you feel like you never have enough time or energy to get things done? Are you stressed and exhausted just thinking about work? Are you getting to the point where you dread Monday mornings? These are some of the telltale signs of burnout which, if not addressed, can wreck careers and relationships. In her…
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All you Need to Know about our Amazing Armed Forces
If you have ever wondered what it’s like to be part of the armed forces, let the Our Amazing Armed Forces take you through this experience. From moving homes to making new friends, from deployment to reunion, from patriotism to tender family moments, these books go on to describe the daily lives of armed force…
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8 Nifty Ways in which You Can Mind your Money!
Financial Affairs of the Common Man presents a collage of the various aspects of personal finance management that every individual should pay heed to. It introduces the concepts that you must understand to effectively plan your finances, and provides the tools and the knowledge needed to do so. Read this book, written with the common man…
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6 Reasons Why Savarkar is Relevant in the Modern Indian Polity
The subject of historian Vikram Sampath’s new book Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a feted revolutionary who created an intellectual corpus of literature that inspired the revolutionary movement in India for decades. It was rare to find a combination of a poet’s heart and a revolutionary’s brain in a single…
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Looking Beyond The Labels and Just Being You – a Guide for Children and You!
As children, we understand instinctively that we are at our best when we are ourselves. However the world slowly places us in boxes with labels slapped on them, and we spend the rest of our lives living up to those suffocating and limiting categories. Jane De Souza’s delightfully whimsical prose puts these things that children…
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