The Shape of the Beast is our world laid bare by a mind that has consistently and unhesitatingly engaged with its changing realities and often anticipated the way things have moved in the last decade.In the fourteen interviews collected here, conduct
261 BC : After his bloody battle with Kalinga, the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, overcome with remorse, swore never to wage another war. And to make sure no one else did. His Navratnas the Nine zealously guarded their powers and knowledge, handing them dow
A wealthy man loses all his wealth and becomes so poor that he can barely afford a meal a day. One day in a dream, a man assures him that his wealth lies in Cairo. The poor man sets on a journey to find his lost wealth and so begins his adventure!.
· Did you know The Himalayas are a series of four parallel mountain belts? · Where does the Siwalik range get its name from? · Did you know The Western Ghats are listed by UNESCO as a biodiversity hotspot? · What is the name of the famous dam on Sutl
A SUPER FUN GUIDE AND ACTIVITY BOOK ON INDIAN MYTHOLOGIES! * A thunderbolt of bone, a discus of sun dust * A menagerie of beastly deities and divine beasts * Shape-shifting shenanigans, cosmic miracles Dive into myths and legends from the Avesta, Qur
Avi has an extremely annoying habit of seeing the good side (pros) and the bad side (cons) of situations that life tosses his way-just like the curveballs his best friend HJ tosses while playing cricket.Only this time, Avi is in the soup. Just like t
All future is defined by the past. And therefore, the end is only the beginning . . . After burying the vicious Kalingan warrior, Akash, Tara and Zubin are continuing their lives as before, hiding the fact that they are a part of King Ashoka’s exal
Deep in the wild jungles of Rajasthan resides a magical sparrow that grants wishes . . .In Gujarat, a pandit haggles with vendors and chastises merchants as he chases an elusive bargain . . .A bullocky in Multan encounters a mysterious and wise old m
Once upon a time, there were fields in the city of Mumbai. Panthers roamed the forests of Malabar Hill and the occasional tiger could still be spotted, swimming the harbour or prowling the fringes of the city. The sea flooded the channels that separa
If you have always stood stupefied, wondering at the skill of the 'magician' behind the bar counter as he has gone about creating the perfect concoction of taste and color, with a cup of this and a dash of that, then Cheers 365 Cocktails and Mocktail
Far out in the Sahyadris rises a mountain called Koleshwar. Amidst its caves and rumbling streams lie many secrets, secrets that Anirudh discovers when he wakes from a strange dream. Vikram, Aditya, Chitra and Anirudh are now tasked with trying to ma
The Worlds Within You tells the story of Ami Shekar, who has decided to take a break from her first year of university in the UK and return to her home in Chennai. Ami is stuck, and finds herself fretting, overthinking and retreating into her own hea
In the winter of 2014, Arundhati Roy met Edward Snowden, along with the actor and writer John Cusack and Daniel Ellsberg, the Snowden of the 1960s. Their conversations touched on some of the great themes of our times ֠the nature of the state, surveil
NONE CAN CHANGE THE PAST, BUT THE FUTURE IS ANYBODY’S GAME . . . 271 BC On the one side is the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka, growing from strength to strength. On the other end is the highly trained spy, Vassa, a Kalingan. Ashoka and his army are m
Stories from Bible Noah's ark. What happens when God decides to end evil by ending all life on Earth? Read to find out. ज़्यादा पढ़ें
Bombay, 1942With Mahatma Gandhi's call to the British to Quit India, the city has become a hotbed of revolutionary activity-student protests, secret magazines and even an underground People's Radio which broadcasts news that the British want conceale
Madras, 1944While World War II rages in Europe and the Japanese army draws closer to India, Raji and her sisters are sent off with their mother to stay in Manikoil, her mother's family village. But with her brother now a soldier in the British Indian
Stories from Bible resurrection of Jesus. What happens when Jesus says that he is the 'king of Jews'? Read to find out. Read more
This is the story of how my grandmother became a famous artist. It happened somewhere between my seventh and eighth birthdays, so she was really old and also a grandmother, and I didn't know she was an artist. And, of course, she was not famous. And
As per the calculation of certain discerning sages of the yore, the earth is likely to pass through the path of large comet fragments and astral debris in the next few years. Such a cataclysm can engender widespread devastation for all species and de