Synopsis: 2021 has come as a major setback to everyone who was trying to comfort themselves with the idea that nothing could beat the horrors of 2020. Global warming, the COVID-19 pandemic, rampant misinformation and fake news, ghastly riots, and the ever-changing social relationships and lifestyles have all taken a heavy toll on our health, Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR George Samuel Clason was born in 1874 in Louisiana, Missouri. He attended the University of Nebraska. Clason also served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Clason was the founder of two companies – Clason Publishing and Clason Map Company. The latter would go on to publish a road atlas Read more…
Synopsis: A Daffodil Amongst Narcissuses: Fantastical Tales is a collection of short stories for all age groups. Enchanting and bewitching, these tales chronicle the journey of a troubled mountain lion, who yearns to be human, a thin-strawed scarecrow, who longs for the love of a farmer’s daughter, a unique beetle that has found its forever Read more…
Synopsis: Even as a child, Sambhaji knew that he needed to fend for himself. His mother passed away when he was hardly two. His father, the great Shivaji, was always busy chasing his dream of ‘Swaraj’ (or self-governance) and keeping the vicious Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at bay. Sambhaji is the eldest son of Shivaji. He Read more…
Books were my first friends ever. They have been a true soulmate for me, having healed my soul in more ways than one. There are times when I am still transported back to the old days, when I was a rather shy, timid girl. Picture a seven-year-old girl who cannot so much as say hi Read more…
Synopsis: With the Mahabharata war in its final days, the battlefield reeks of death and rot. Casualties have taken their toll on both sides – the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The losers have nowhere to hide, and the victors are unsure if they have been truly triumphant at the end of all the bloodshed. Bhishma Read more…
Synopsis: In Search of Spring is the bittersweet story of Sara and Karthik, who have never really gotten along. They are poles apart – while Karthik is charming and is fond of surprises, Sara is too confident, perhaps even rude. While one is more of a team player, the other likes doing things her own Read more…
Synopsis: Sanskrit Non-Translatables is an unprecedented attempt at Sanskritizing the English language and enriching it with non-translatable Sanskrit loanwords. It builds on the original idea of the non-translatability of Sanskrit, which was first presented in the book, Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Imperialism. The book, however, is not just meant for Indian readers Read more…
Synopsis: When it comes to taking on the most challenging obstacles and overcoming the toughest odds, few people can claim to be as cool-headed as Viswanathan Anand. Since the age of six, when he first learned to make his opponents dance to the moves of his chess pieces, Vishy – as Anand is fondly known Read more…
