अल्बर्ट आइंस्टाइन महान् भौतिक विज्ञानी एवं ‘नोबेल पुरस्कार’ से सम्मानित अल्बर्ट आइंस्टाइन का जीवन अत्यंत जटिल रहा, उनके जटिल समीकरणों से भी अधिक जटिल। लेकिन चौथे आयाम को ढूँढ़नेवाले आइंस्टाइन का जीवन बहुआयामी था। दु:खों ने उनके जीवन को कुंदन की तरह दमकाया। वे अंतिम समय तक कल्याणकारी कार्यों में जुटे रहे। उन्हेंने ऐसे कार्य किए जिन पर आगे कार्य करके वैज्ञानिक डॉक्टरेट, फैलोशिप एवं अन्य पुरस्कार पाते रहे। उन्हें बच्चों, छात्रों एवं गरीबों से बहुत प्यार था। वे उनके लिए कार्य करने के आविष्कारी तरीके ढूँढ़ते रहते थे। अपने हस्ताक्षरों, फोटो, शोधपत्र, संदेशों को बेचकर उन्हेंने उन लोगों के लिए आवश्यक साधन जुटाए। वे अत्यंत विनोदप्रिय थे। आइंस्टाइन न्यूटन के समतुल्य वैज्ञानिक थे। ब्रूनो एवं गैलीलियो की तरह साहसिक, सादगी में महात्मा गांधी के जैसे, यहूदियों के मसीहा एवं श्रीकृष्ण की तरह कर्मयोगी थे। उनका एक-एक गुण उन्हें महान् बनाने के लिए पर्याप्‍त था। प्रस्तुत पुस्तक में आइंस्टाइन के जीवन के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर खोजपरक दृष्‍टि डाली गई है। विश्‍वास है, इस असाधारण व्यक्‍तित्व की जीवन-गाथा पाठकों के लिए रोचक, प्रेरक व उपयोगी साबित होगी।

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बाल्यकाल में ही बधिरता जैसे अभिशाप को एकाग्रता जैसे अद्भुत गुण में परिवर्तित करनेवाले थॉमस अल्वा एडिसन ने जीवन के अंतिम प्रहर तक थकना नहीं सीखा। औपचारिक शिक्षा से वंचित होने पर भी साहित्य से लेकर विज्ञान तक का गहन अध्ययन करनेवाले इस वैज्ञानिक ने अपने कार्यकाल में औसतन हर पंद्रह दिन में एक पेटेंट हासिल किया; उनके जरिए दुनिया आधुनिक काल में प्रवेश कर गई और उपभोक्तावाद का प्रादुर्भाव हुआ। नियति ने उसे पल-पल पर खोने के लिए मजबूर किया। तमाम उद्योगों में घाटा हुआ, अनेक आविष्कार असफल हुए, प्रयोगशाला जल गई, मित्रों और सहयोगियों ने भी धोखा दिया, संतानों में अविश्वास उपजा; किंतु एडिसन आयु के हर पड़ाव पर दुनिया को देता ही रहा। बिजली, ग्रामोफोन, सिनेमा, रबर जैसे सैकड़ों अद्भुत आविष्कारों का जनक न युद्धकाल में चैन से बैठा और न ही शांतिकाल में। उसने पत्रकारिता भी की और समाज-सेवा भी। उसे मानव से प्यार था और पक्षियों से भी। वह नेत्रहीनों की सहायता भी करता रहा और फिल्मों के जरिए नवोदित कलाकारों की भी। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति से लेकर आम आदमी तक उसका मुरीद बन चुका था। आज भी एडिसन अनुसंधानकर्ताओं के लिए आइंस्टाइन की तरह रोचक विषय है। एक श्रेष्ठ जीवन की श्रेष्ठ गाथा है यह पुस्तक।

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कल्पना कीजिए कि हमारे पास साबुन न होता, शौचालय का फ्लश न होता, कपड़े न होते, बिजली न होती, थर्मामीटर न होता तो हमें कितनी कठिनाइयों का सामना करना पड़ता । हम अपने दैनिक जीवन में अनेक छोटी-बड़ी चीजों का उपयोग करते हैं । देखने में इन अत्यंत साधारण वस्तुओं के पीछे अनेक आविष्कारकों का परिश्रम छिपा है, जिन्होंने पिछले सैकड़ों-हजारों वर्षों में इन्हें तैयार किया और हमारे उपयोग लायक बनाया । आविष्कारों की यह प्रक्रिया हजारों वर्षों से चल रही है और भविष्य में भी चलती ही रहेगी ।प्रस्तुत पुस्तक के लेखन के दौरान लेखक द्वय ने अनेक पुस्तकों व प्रामाणिक स्रोतों से सामग्री जुटाई है और तथ्यों को हू-ब-हू प्रस्तुत किया है । इसमें विश्‍‍व के महान् युग- प्रवर्तक आविष्कारकों के जीवन-पहलुओं को तो उजागर किया ही गया है, साथ ही उनके आविष्कार की प्रक्रिया को भी सरल और सुबोध भाषा में वर्णित किया गया है । हमें विश्‍वास है, यह पुस्तक पाठकों को पसंद आएगी और उनके बुद्धि-विकास तथा ज्ञान-कोष को बढ़ाने में उपयोगी सिद्ध होगी ।

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In this book an attempt has been made to compare the two legendary writers by comparing the eastern way of thinking with the western way. Shakespeare is amongst the writers Sri Aurobindo holds in high esteem. Sri Aurobindo’s admiration for the great dramatist resulted in obvious Shakespearean influences on him. He adopts for his plays Elizabethan model of drama perfected by Shakespeare’s genius. Shakespeare’s influence is traceable also in Sri Aurobindo’s sonnets. It is said that Sri Aurobindo had Shakespearean literature on his bed-side when he left his mortal remains. Both the great writers were not satisfied by merely holding mirror to the nature but due to their greater and deeper life power, they recreated the human life in its beauty and completeness. Therefore, there is an obvious need to compare and contrast Shakeapeare and Sri Aurobindo so as to bring out affinities that may be there between their creative ideal and vision as well as their poetic and dramatic art, along with the former’s influence on the later. In this book an attempt has been made to fulfill the need and to contribute, in some measure to the appreciation of Sri Aurobindo’s poetry and plays. It also briefly touches upon Indian response to Shakespeare. It focuses mainly on Sri Aurobindo’s numerous insights and critical observations on him. To sum up writings of the two such outstanding writers, who represent two very different ways of thinking. On one hand Shakespeare potrays lot of blood shed, gory tales and a wild kind of poetic justice in his writings, but on the other hand Sri Aurobindo truely follows Indian ethos of non violence or ‘Ahimsa’. The author underlines the stark similarities and differences in both the writer’s exploring their plays and sonnets. The structure of plays and sonnets may be same of both the greatest minds but ethos and personna ingrained in their writings is quite different.

Selected Readings of Sri Ramanuja: Sri Ramanujacharya is one of the three great acharyas whose Sahasramanotsava was recently celebrated with joy and grandeur. His efforts to uplift the poor and oppressed are remarkable. Over his 120-year life, he authored numerous works to inspire devotion in the masses by emphasising the concept of Saranagati or Prapatti (self-surrender to God). Scholars from both Eastern and Western traditions, including Swami Vivekananda and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, as well as Goethe and Ninian Smart, have honoured Ramanuja with high praise. His altruistic service, compassion, and love for the uneducated and impoverished remain relevant today. This book, in 25 chapters, explores the influence of the Vishishtadvaita philosophy within Indian tradition, organised into three sections: Predecessors of Ramanuja, Ramanuja himself, and his Successors. The final chapter discusses Ramanuja's enduring significance for the 21st century, offering a comprehensive overview of his contributions to Indian thought.

One Immigrant, A Hundred Stories is Debajyoti Chatterji’s intimate reflection on a life shaped by family, culture, and the immigrant experience. It is a story told not for the public eye but for his children and their descendants. Through vivid recollections, he explores his upbringing in India, the challenges of building a new life in America, and the insights gained along the way. With a blend of personal memories and reflections on his research, Chatterji offers a view of his journey that is deeply personal and universally relatable to anyone who has faced the complexities of navigating two cultures. This memoir is a thoughtful collection of moments that reveal the essence of his life as a Bengali immigrant—one who, with unwavering commitment, continues to hold fast to his language, culture, and identity. Written for his family, it is a legacy of love, understanding, and heritage passed from generation to generation.

"From Hampi to Harappa" is considered among the top ten Telugu autobiographies of the twentieth century. Ramachandra's honesty, self-reflection, and the conflict between his traditional Vaishnava beliefs and modern education make this book remarkable. During the nationalist struggle, he was attracted to extremist ideas but found his own path again through personal struggles. It's astonishing that someone who was a great scholar in Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, and Prakrit, had to experience hunger and travel across India to find work to feed himself in the 1930s and 40s. The book is filled with unbelievable incidents, such as his mentor Veturi Prabhakara Sastry experiencing extreme hunger while the author survived on very little food. Similarly, he survived on Ganga water for almost a month while waiting in Kanpur for a conman who had promised a business partnership. He did a variety of jobs, including working as a cataloguer in manuscript libraries, a hotel worker, and a Havaldar clerk in the military, before finally settling in a newspaper. Through his experiences, Ramachandra provides us with glimpses of the civilizations around Hampi and Harappa and insights into modern India during the Independence Movement.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world. Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, western India, Gandhi trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22 in June 1891. After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. He went on to stay for 21 years. It was in South Africa that Gandhi raised a family, and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. In 1915, aged 45, he returned to India. He set about organising peasants, farmers, and urban labourers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and above all for achieving Swaraj or self-rule. Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged in the early 1940s by a new Muslim nationalism which was demanding a separate Muslim homeland carved out of India. In August 1947, Britain granted independence, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan

Getting Dressed and Parking Cars captures the minute-to-minute, event-by-event, nail-biting business adventure of Alok Kejriwal’s fourth entrepreneurial venture—Games2win. The Walt Disney Company acquired Alok’s previous company. Games2win has been creating car parking and dress-up games online with the aim of becoming India’s most successful casual gaming start-up in the global market. Each chapter in this book captures Alok’s real-life experience of building, scaling and routinely failing in his venture. The book throbs with adrenaline as Alok thrills readers with stories of his website traffic vanishing in thin air, his games getting stolen, his arrest and his partner’s amazing creation of ‘invisible’ ads. Getting Dressed and Parking Cars is not a book glorifying a successful start-up but a journey of business adventures that celebrates the spirit of ‘starting something’. Think of it as a playbook for professionals and entrepreneurs to create something new . . .

"This book is an intimate memoir written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s niece, who is closely connected to him and the family. The book offers a rare glimpse into the family life and ancestral roots of India’s beloved “Missile Man.’ The book was originally written in Tamil and later translated in English and Hindi. It takes you to Dr. Kalam’s humble beginnings in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, where the young Kalam’s curiosity and thirst of knowledge were nurtured within the embrace of a close-knit Muslim family. From the sacrifices of his parents to the wisdom imparted by his grandparents, the book celebrates the indelible impact of family on his journey to becoming the President of India. It emphasises on the cultural and religious roots that he inherited from different generations. It mainly reflects how historical events, wars, societal changes, economic conditions, etc., had an effect on his personality. The book is a tribute to the power of heritage, perseverance and the pursuit of knowledge values that resonated deeply within the Kalam lineage."

My Autobiography | Autobiography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Ambedkar's Challenges, Ambitions, and Accomplishments

The World as I See It is a book by Albert Einstein, translated from the German by A. Harris. The Bodley Head (London). The original German book is “Mein Weltbild” by Albert Einstein. Composed of assorted articles, addresses, letters, interviews, and pronouncements, it includes Einstein’s opinions on the meaning of life, ethics, science, society, religion, and politics. Albert Einstein believed in humanity, in a peaceful world of mutual helpfulness, and in the high mission of science. This book is intended as a plea for this belief at a time that compels every one of us to overhaul his mental attitude and his ideas.

Whatever has been written about Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee so far doesn't do justice to his tremendous and multi-faceted personality. This leading sentiment is behind the motivation for writing the present book. A lot has been written about Dr Mookerjee's political endeavours. However, his persona is immeasurably significant beyond his political life. The simplest explanation of his life proclaims him master of social, educational and economic thought. This book attempts to know how Dr Mookerjee became a powerful personality, an educationist, a thinker, and an administrator. The focal point is to explore the new experiments and innovations he brought into the world of education. He always saw the role of education as of utmost importance in the process of national regeneration. Throughout his life, he spoke in favour of teaching, teachers and students. He was an educationist par excellence. It was under his tenure that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore delivered the convocation address in Bengali, which was no less than a revolution in British India. This book will help the readers see the profound blending of tolerance, humanity, and tradition, together with the scientific outlook in the personality of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

Charlie Chaplin, the universal comic icon, who with his lovable portrayal of a ‘tramp’ made and still makes the world laugh. The Hitler’s toothbrush moustache, the bowler or derby hat, the coat a size or two too small, the baggy trousers, the floppy shoes and the cane made him the most unforgettable character. The mere mention of his name conjures a picture of him as the tramp. One of the most pivotal stars of the early silent era of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin’s films made everyone laugh and cry at the same time. The world cinema is indebted to him for films like ‘The Kid’, ‘The Gold Rush’, “The Circus,” ‘City Lights’, ‘Modern Times’ and ‘The Great Dictator’. An enigma to the world, people have vast curiosity about his life and his body of work. This book is an attempt to unravel the various aspects of his life and his struggles. The happiness and the despair, the controversies and the acclaims are all revealed in this authentic biography of this great legend. Though he is no more between us but he continues to live in our memories.

Aamir Khan is a multifaceted individual—an actor, filmmaker, social activist, and fundamentally, a good human. While he has achieved fame, glamour, and success, he also feels a moral obligation to give back to society. His films, including Jo Jeeta Vo Sikandar, Lagaan, 3 Idiots, Tare Zameen Par, Rang De Basanti, PK, and Dangal, along with the widely known TV series Satyamev Jayate, address sensitive issues often overlooked or unexplored by mainstream cinema. Through Satyamev Jayate, he brought awareness to social problems already present in our homes and society, helping viewers understand the realities faced by many. His journey reflects growth through struggles and experiences, shaping him into both a successful actor and a socially conscious individual. His films raise awareness and influence society, highlighting his commitment to mindful storytelling. This book is not about Aamir as a person but about his mindset—the drive to serve society and take bold, sometimes risky, steps as an artist.

"This book is a collection of Swami Vivekananda’s speeches and intends to inspire the readers with his words. It is the voice of Vivekananda that has been captured here, a voice that calls us from our slumber of ignorance and leads to the path of enlightenment and awakening. His speeches can help us become a better version of ourselves. A core concept that he believed in was that of ‘family’ and how it can form the basis of harmony and brotherhood on a macro scale. His speeches do indicate towards accepting catch other, like we do in a family. According to him, the whole world can form a family if we live wich harmony and right tolerance. His speeches also portray the secularism of India, the love for the country to which he belonged to and was proud of the diversity and empathy. His speeches should be read by everyone across the borders and one must understand the true depth of his words. The speeches in Chicago represent what Vivekananda truly believed in and what he stood for. His philosophies — shall constantly inspire us and help move forward cowards a bright and fruitful future.

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. The Diary is a lot of things all at once. It is an amusing, enlightening, and often moving account of the process of adolescence, as Anne describes her thoughts and feelings about herself and the people around her, the world at large, and life in general. It is an accurate record of the way a young girl grows up and matures, in the very special circumstances in which Anne found herself throughout the two years during which she was in hiding. And it is also a vividly terrifying description of what it was like to be a Jew — and in hiding— at a time when the Nazis sought to kill all the Jews of Europe.