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Every sunset is also a sunrise. The book you hold in your hand ensures that you are awake when the sun rises and the sun sets. For, it is only when we are awake that we begin to live! The Glass is Half Full is an attempt to search for that ever evasi

The Wizard of Oz 'was my very first literary influence,' writes Salman Rushdie in his account of the great MGM children's classic. At the age of ten he had written a story, 'Over the Rainbow', about a colourful fantasy world. But for Rushdie The Wiza

In this brilliantly focused and haunting portrait of the people, the politics, the land, and the poetry of Nicaragua, Salman Rushdie brings to the forefront the palpable human facts of a country in the midst of revolution. Rushdie went to Nicaragu

Women Pioneers is a new initiative of National Book Trust, India, that aims to bring to light as well as project the work and contribution of eminent Indian women in different walks of life like art, culture, literature, science, socio-religious refo

In a sad city, the saddest of cities, a city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name, lived a professional storyteller named Rashid and his son Haroun.’ Thus begins Rushdie’s magical and delightful book, which is comprised of hundreds of stor

The Sun is a life-giver, forever shining and giving out light and heat. It sustains the life and activity on Earth. The fiery mass is also the driving force behind weather patterns, creating rainbows and rain, providing solar energy and life threaten

A Primer on Yoga: Theory and Practice is exactly what the title implies. It clarifies what yoga is, explains the distinguishing features of different schools of yoga, and gives a complete guidance on the physical practices of yoga as is possible thro

In a tour-de-force that is both an homage to an immortal work of literature and a modern masterpiece about the quest for love and family, Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie has created a dazzling Don Quixote for t

The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess the powers of enchantment and sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man’s world. It is the story of two cities at the height of their pow

Neil and Gauri have made it big and are enjoying life with their doting daughter Neilakshi. Holidaying in Cuba, little do they know that the selfie they send back to their daughter in India will be their last, as they are attacked by mysterious men.

Sociability is not a word easily associated with plants. However, these first citizens of Earth are amazing life forms with powers to surprise us if only we care enough to shed our prejudices. Plants form alliances, maybe even friendships, with other

'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

One of the earliest and finest piece of original writings in Bangla, Madhu Sadhukhan is a novella that has all the characteristics of the fictional mode of typical of its author. The narrative has the meandering movement of a boat journey crossing se

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was one of the foremost leaders of the Indian freedom movement. Unlike other popular leaders of the movement, he dreamt of freedom of the country by waging a war against the British and thus formed the Indian National Army.

Booker Prize winner ?God of Small Things? is a story about two children, Esthappen and Rahel. This was Arundhati Roy's debut novel, in which she throws light on certain facets of life in Kerala, highlighting issues of caste system, Keralite Syrian Ch

Behind the walls of a house in a North Indian town a whole world thrives—of the joint family, their attendants, their visitors. Three generations of women and their men live different strategies of adjustment and achievement to accommodate or challen

Birsa Munda was born on 18 July 1872 at Bamba village in Ranchi district of Jharkhand. He led an armed struggle against the British to establish Munda Raj. Besides, he launched a spirited campaign against priesthood, alcoholism and belief in spirits

Bipul, a naughty boy is a nagging worry for his parents, One day while he was out with his friends he is beaten up badly. Nobody knows who beat him and for what reason. The story unravels the mystery of this strange happening. Orginally witten in Asa

Salman Rushdie is celebrated as a storyteller of the highest order, illuminating truths about our society and culture through his gorgeous, often searing prose. Now, in his latest collection of nonfiction, he brings together insightful and inspiring

Spanning a period of about 26 years, this collection brings together select correspondence between Mahatama Gandhi and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Together they portary a strikingly unique relationshipthat was not only personal but also political. Notwiths