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Biographical Memories Books

Shabd lists the best-published memoirs, of well-known personalities, following them from birth, continuing in roughly chronological order until their death. It deals with those experiences of people's lives and the most significant events.
Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

Dr Apj Abdul Kalam

Summary of the Book One of the most inspiring and popular autobiographies to read is Late Abdul Kalam’s Wings of Fire. In this book, the former president shares his personal experiences and minutest details of his life. It narrates his life, right fr

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Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

Dr Apj Abdul Kalam

Summary of the Book One of the most inspiring and popular autobiographies to read is Late Abdul Kalam’s Wings of Fire. In this book, the former president shares his personal experiences and minutest details of his life. It narrates his life, right fr

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Evolution of Pragmatism in India

Evolution of Pragmatism in India

Scott R. Stroud

In The Evolution of Pragmatism in India, Scott R. Stroud delivers a comprehensive exploration of the influence of John Dewey’s pragmatism on Bhimrao Ambedkar, architect of the Republic of India’s constitution. Stroud traces Ambedkar’s development in

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Evolution of Pragmatism in India

Evolution of Pragmatism in India

Scott R. Stroud

In The Evolution of Pragmatism in India, Scott R. Stroud delivers a comprehensive exploration of the influence of John Dewey’s pragmatism on Bhimrao Ambedkar, architect of the Republic of India’s constitution. Stroud traces Ambedkar’s development in

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The journey of Bun, Butter, & Jam

The journey of Bun, Butter, & Jam

Novina M

Bun, an introverted person with a lot of social dread and a rigid family, decides to attend her post-graduate course with her alumni college in July 2017 in an effort to become a well-socialized person. She lets her out as a fearless, self-reliant la

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The journey of Bun, Butter, & Jam

The journey of Bun, Butter, & Jam

Novina M

Bun, an introverted person with a lot of social dread and a rigid family, decides to attend her post-graduate course with her alumni college in July 2017 in an effort to become a well-socialized person. She lets her out as a fearless, self-reliant la

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I Came Upon a Lighthouse : A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata

I Came Upon a Lighthouse : A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata

Shantanu Naidu

An endearing portrait of an Indian legend I told him that when I write a book, I would write about another side of him and not just historic events or business milestones. I would write about us and our adventures together, and how I saw him, colo

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I Came Upon a Lighthouse : A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata

I Came Upon a Lighthouse : A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata

Shantanu Naidu

An endearing portrait of an Indian legend I told him that when I write a book, I would write about another side of him and not just historic events or business milestones. I would write about us and our adventures together, and how I saw him, colo

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Man's Search For Meaning

Man's Search For Meaning

Viktor Frankl

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away thei

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Man's Search For Meaning

Man's Search For Meaning

Viktor Frankl

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away thei

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Meow Meow

Meow Meow

Srinath Rao

Call her a police informant, a slumlord, a successful businesswoman, a caring grandmother-but do not call Shashikala ‘Baby’ Patankar a drug dealer. On 9 March 2015, a constable in the Mumbai Police force, Dharmaraj Kalokhe, was arrested by the loc

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Meow Meow

Meow Meow

Srinath Rao

Call her a police informant, a slumlord, a successful businesswoman, a caring grandmother-but do not call Shashikala ‘Baby’ Patankar a drug dealer. On 9 March 2015, a constable in the Mumbai Police force, Dharmaraj Kalokhe, was arrested by the loc

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Ranjit Singh : Maharaja of the Punjab

Ranjit Singh : Maharaja of the Punjab

Khushwant Singh

From being a petty chieftain to becoming the most powerful Indian ruler of his time, Ranjit Singh's empire extended from Tibet to the deserts of Sindh and from the Khyber Pass to the Sutlej. His army was one of the most powerful of the time in Asia a

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Ranjit Singh : Maharaja of the Punjab

Ranjit Singh : Maharaja of the Punjab

Khushwant Singh

From being a petty chieftain to becoming the most powerful Indian ruler of his time, Ranjit Singh's empire extended from Tibet to the deserts of Sindh and from the Khyber Pass to the Sutlej. His army was one of the most powerful of the time in Asia a

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Sex, Scotch and Scholarship

Sex, Scotch and Scholarship

Khushwant Singh

In this anthology, which comprises some of Khushwant Singh's best writing, you can look forward to some talk of sex, a little of Scotch and much Scholarship. The collection attempts to mirror the author's concerns and passions-his love of nature, his

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Sex, Scotch and Scholarship

Sex, Scotch and Scholarship

Khushwant Singh

In this anthology, which comprises some of Khushwant Singh's best writing, you can look forward to some talk of sex, a little of Scotch and much Scholarship. The collection attempts to mirror the author's concerns and passions-his love of nature, his

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BHAGAT SINGH

BHAGAT SINGH

Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh was not only one of India's greatest freedom fighters and revolutionary socialists, but also one of its early Marxist thinkers and ideologues. He wrote four books and a pamphlet in jail. Unfortunately, all the four books, smuggled out of

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BHAGAT SINGH

BHAGAT SINGH

Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh was not only one of India's greatest freedom fighters and revolutionary socialists, but also one of its early Marxist thinkers and ideologues. He wrote four books and a pamphlet in jail. Unfortunately, all the four books, smuggled out of

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The Last Queen

The Last Queen

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

'I am Rani Jindan, Mother of the Khalsa. That is my identity. That is my fate.' While we have all heard tales of Rani Lakshmi Bai and Padmavati, not many of us are familiar with another Indian queen. Daughter of the royal kennel keeper, the bea

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The Last Queen

The Last Queen

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

'I am Rani Jindan, Mother of the Khalsa. That is my identity. That is my fate.' While we have all heard tales of Rani Lakshmi Bai and Padmavati, not many of us are familiar with another Indian queen. Daughter of the royal kennel keeper, the bea

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My Name is Gauhar Jaan - The Life and Times of a Musician

My Name is Gauhar Jaan - The Life and Times of a Musician

Vikram Sampath

The earliest recordings of Indian music are characterised by the high-pitched announcement, 'My name is Gauhar Jaan.' This declaration epitomised a milestone in the history of Indian classical music, one that would forever change its content, structu

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My Name is Gauhar Jaan - The Life and Times of a Musician

My Name is Gauhar Jaan - The Life and Times of a Musician

Vikram Sampath

The earliest recordings of Indian music are characterised by the high-pitched announcement, 'My name is Gauhar Jaan.' This declaration epitomised a milestone in the history of Indian classical music, one that would forever change its content, structu

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Wild Wind - My Stormy Youth

Wild Wind - My Stormy Youth

Taslima Nasrin

Uttal Hawa , 'Wild Wind' in translation, is the second volume of Taslima Nasreen's autobiography. It depicts Taslima's tumultuous youth, between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four, a period during which she not only pursues a long and strenuous MBBS

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Wild Wind - My Stormy Youth

Wild Wind - My Stormy Youth

Taslima Nasrin

Uttal Hawa , 'Wild Wind' in translation, is the second volume of Taslima Nasreen's autobiography. It depicts Taslima's tumultuous youth, between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four, a period during which she not only pursues a long and strenuous MBBS

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The Clothing of Books

The Clothing of Books

Jhumpa Lahiri

How do we judge a book cover? Are book covers like the clothing that we choose to wear? What do they say about us? And what is it like to have your clothing selected for you? These are the questions at the heart of this thoughtful meditation on th

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The Clothing of Books

The Clothing of Books

Jhumpa Lahiri

How do we judge a book cover? Are book covers like the clothing that we choose to wear? What do they say about us? And what is it like to have your clothing selected for you? These are the questions at the heart of this thoughtful meditation on th

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Nehru: The Invention of India

Nehru: The Invention of India

Shashi Tharoor

An incisive new biography of the great secularist who —alongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhi— led the movement for India’s independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. The man who would o

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Nehru: The Invention of India

Nehru: The Invention of India

Shashi Tharoor

An incisive new biography of the great secularist who —alongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhi— led the movement for India’s independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. The man who would o

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Voice of the Veena - S Balachander

Voice of the Veena - S Balachander

Vikram Sampath

Of all the stars in the Carnatic music galaxy from the 1930s through the 1980s, there was one star that outshone the brilliance of the rest: the irrepressible genius, S. Balachander, who stormed into the prim Madras music scene with a panache and ecc

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Voice of the Veena - S Balachander

Voice of the Veena - S Balachander

Vikram Sampath

Of all the stars in the Carnatic music galaxy from the 1930s through the 1980s, there was one star that outshone the brilliance of the rest: the irrepressible genius, S. Balachander, who stormed into the prim Madras music scene with a panache and ecc

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Dancing in Cambodia: and Other Essays

Dancing in Cambodia: and Other Essays

Amitav Ghosh

Through extraordinary first-hand accounts Amitav Ghosh presents a compelling chronicle of the turmoil of our times. `Dancing in Cambodia' recreates the first-ever visit to Europe by a troupe of Cambodian dancers with King Sisowath, in 1906. Ghosh lin

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Dancing in Cambodia: and Other Essays

Dancing in Cambodia: and Other Essays

Amitav Ghosh

Through extraordinary first-hand accounts Amitav Ghosh presents a compelling chronicle of the turmoil of our times. `Dancing in Cambodia' recreates the first-ever visit to Europe by a troupe of Cambodian dancers with King Sisowath, in 1906. Ghosh lin

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Something Happened on the Way to Heaven - 20 Inspiring Real-Life Stories

Something Happened on the Way to Heaven - 20 Inspiring Real-Life Stories

Sudha Murty

Every one of us has a life-affirming story to tell… The inspiring true stories of the interesting people who inhabit the pages of Sudha Murty’s books leave an indelible impression on us. But the books are able to chronicle the stories only of the

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Something Happened on the Way to Heaven - 20 Inspiring Real-Life Stories

Something Happened on the Way to Heaven - 20 Inspiring Real-Life Stories

Sudha Murty

Every one of us has a life-affirming story to tell… The inspiring true stories of the interesting people who inhabit the pages of Sudha Murty’s books leave an indelible impression on us. But the books are able to chronicle the stories only of the

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The Book of Psalm & King David as a Talented Musician

The Book of Psalm & King David as a Talented Musician

Ritesh Bhalchandra Suryawanshi

It is biography of King David.He who wrote the book of psalm.He is a worship leader and Sheperd.

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The Book of Psalm & King David as a Talented Musician

The Book of Psalm & King David as a Talented Musician

Ritesh Bhalchandra Suryawanshi

It is biography of King David.He who wrote the book of psalm.He is a worship leader and Sheperd.

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My Lost Diary

My Lost Diary

Abhik Dasgupta

Like the dried leaves of autumn, some pages of our lives get lost inevitably with time, yet the memories linger at a remote corner of our minds - never failing to inspire us into filling up the blank pages again and again. 'My Lost Diary' is not jus

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My Lost Diary

My Lost Diary

Abhik Dasgupta

Like the dried leaves of autumn, some pages of our lives get lost inevitably with time, yet the memories linger at a remote corner of our minds - never failing to inspire us into filling up the blank pages again and again. 'My Lost Diary' is not jus

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The Shape of the Beast

The Shape of the Beast

Arundhati Roy

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

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The Shape of the Beast

The Shape of the Beast

Arundhati Roy

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

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