A marvellous amalgam of mythology and metaphysics, the Markandeya Purana unfolds as a series of conversations, in which the sage Markandeya is asked to answer some deeper questions raised by events in the Mahabharata. These illuminating exchanges evolve into a multi-faceted exploration of the core concepts of Hindu philosophy-from an excellent exposition of yoga and its unique attributes to a profound treatise on the worship of the goddess, the Devi Mahatmya, which also includes the popular devotional texts known as 'Chandi' or 'Durga Saptashati'. Brimming with insight and told with clarity, this luminous text is also a celebration of a complex mythological universe populated with gods and mortals, and contains within its depths many nested tales like that of Queen Madalasa and her famous song. Bibek Debroy's masterful translation draws out the subtleties of the Markandeya Purana, enabling a new generation of readers to savour its timeless riches.

इक्कीसवीं सदी के पहले दशक में भारत ने विकास दर की जिस द्रुत गति को प्राप्त किया था, 2014 आते-आते वह उसमें काफी पिछड़ गया। ऐसी आवश्यकता महसूस की गई कि इस स्थिति को पलटने के लिए नई दिल्ली को विभिन्न प्रकार के विषयों पर अपने नीति संबंधी विकल्पों पर गंभीर चिंतन करना चाहिए। ‘भारत वापस पटरी पर’ काफी हद तक 2014 के आम चुनावों के समय लिखी गई, जब आम जनता के बीच यह चर्चा हो रही थी कि हमारे देश को उच्च विकास के पथ पर फिर से लाने के लिए अगली सरकार को किस प्रकार के कार्यक्रमों को आगे बढ़ाना चाहिए। भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था के प्रमुख सेक्टर में नीतियों की सिफारिश के लिए यह भारत के कुछ सबसे कुशल विश्लेषकों को एक मंच पर लेकर आया है। यहाँ सबको मिलाकर संक्षिप्त सुझावों के साथ नीति निर्माताओं और आम लोगों के सामने भारत के भविष्य के लिए एक स्पष्ट खाका पेश किया गया है। कुल मिलाकर यह पुस्तक आशावाद जाग्रत् करती है कि विषमताओं को दूर करके ‘सबका साथ, सबका विकास’ के मूलमंत्र को हृदयंगम कर दूरदर्शी, कठोर व व्यावहारिक निर्णय लेकर वर्तमान केंद्र सरकार ने विकास की पटरी पर भारत को वापस ला खड़ा किया है।

हिंदू त्रिदेवों में भगवान शिव कई आयामों वाले देवता हैं। स्वभाव से उग्र एवं दयालु भगवान शिव जीवन की द्वैतता के प्रतीक हैं। शैव धर्म के केंद्र में शिव की पूजा ही है। शिवलिंग और बारह पवित्र ज्योतिर्लिंगों में श्रद्धालुओं की इतनी अधिक आस्था है कि वे अनादि काल से ही इसे अपना तीर्थस्थल मानते आ रहे हैं। ये प्रतिष्ठित स्तंभ व्यक्तिगत कथाओं और विद्वतापूर्ण शोध का हिस्सा बन गए हैं। इस पुस्तक के लेखकों में अमित कपूर, बिबेक देबरॉय, विभव कपूर और कॉनर मार्टिन शामिल हैं। ये सभी लेखक इन ज्योतिर्लिंगों से जुड़ी कहानियों को संजोने के अलावा उनके सार और समय के साथ उनकी शाब्दिक और रूपक यात्राओं पर विचार करते हैं।

3,000 years ago, deep inside the forests of India, a great ‘thought- revolution’ was brewing. In those forest labs, the brightest scientist-philosophers contemplated the universe and reflected upon the already-ancient texts called the Vedas, gaining some startling insights into questions that we still have no watertight answers to, like: * What is the universe made of? * How do I know I’m looking at a tree when I see one? * Who am I? My body, my mind, my intelligence, my emotions, or NOTA? And where did they put those explosive findings? In a sprawling body of goose-bumpy, thought-provoking and fascinating oral literature called the Upanishads! Intimidated? Don’t be! For this joyful, fun guide to some of India’s most enduring and secular wisdoms, reinterpreted for first-time explorers by author Roopa Pai, is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages. Why haven’t you read it yet?

This delightful collection of stories from Indian mythology introduces young readers to our enriching and ancient culture and wisdom.

This delightful collection of stories from Indian mythology introduces young readers to our enriching and ancient culture and wisdom.

Sarasvati, the feminine force worshipped as the goddess of learning, is a household name, yet we barely know much about the goddess. She is known as a lost river and seen as a singular goddess, never as part of a couple, such as Shiva-Parvati or Lakshmi-Narayan. In Sarasvati's Gift, Kavita Kane brings to light Sarasvati's story-the goddess of art, music and knowledge-told in the voices of nameless celestials, powerful gods and lesser mortals. The book explores her relationship with her Creator, Brahma, and their unusual marriage-a union of fiercely independent minds and the most non-conforming, unconventional of the Triumvirate couples. As these peripheral figures and silent catalysts take centre stage, we get a glimpse of an extraordinary woman and her remarkable story, obscured and buried under myths and legends.

Before Draupadi, Hidimbi existed. She was the first Pandava daughter-in-law―an honour denied to her throughout her life, through the ages, and across centuries. She remains the overlooked wife, the forgotten queen, the unseen woman in the Mahabharata. Hidimbi was born a demoness and was a queen by right. In the vast shadows of the great Indian epic, she stands alone. She saved Bhima, bore his son, and supported the family that killed her brother. When war called, she sacrificed her only child―Ghatotkacha, the first Pandava grandson―for a cause that never truly embraced her. Why has her story never been told? Was it because she was a rakshasi, or because the epic's heroes could do no wrong? This powerful reimagining voices Hidimbi's story of love and betrayal, strength and sacrifice.

A collection of short-stories set in the 20th Century India for the 21st Century kids & a nostalgic walk, for their parents & grandparents. Although this book has been named after the city of Chandausi, it contains stories from various places like Rishikesh, Agra, Champaran, Tilhar, Sambhal, Kanpur, Banaras, Lucknow and many others. These are the short stories of a bygone era-a period when India had either not gained independence or had been independent for not more than 35 years. These are the tales of journeys-taken up from the early 20th century to the end of a millennium, from Shahjahanpur to Delhi, from Bijnor to Hyderabad, from Hathras to Sweden & Norway, from Lakshmi Talkies, Allahabad to Night Watchman, Bangalore, from Panki to USA, from Dehradun to Canada, from Chandausi to Australia and many others. We are sure in all these stories, you will be able to find at least one character, which reminds you of your own self-of what you are, were or always wanted to be. Let us know the character with whom you have been able to relate to the most. Happy reading. “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,”-Thomas A. Edison. -Here’s a collection of short stories to inspire the readers.

Welcome to a mysterious land where ghosts. Ghouls and spirits rule. Welcome to a place where haunted houses and evil souls will make a shiver run down your spine. A spooky tale in the scenic hills of Mussoorie awaits you while uncanny happenings in a literary competition are sure to intrigue you. The case of a mysterious white Maruti baffles everyone, even as the unsuspecting jogger experiences something he had never bargained for. A group of friends will encounter the worst terror of their lives while nightmares of his death rack the young man! Author's In and The Book Bakers present an eclectic mix of true stories, legends, and fables that have often been a part of India's folklore—armed with some of the best authors in India's paranormal literature history. CASE FILES OF THE DEAD; India's first pure horror public anthology will turn every host into (G)Host!!!

This book is an attempt to present, in a consolidated form of research articles that can provide a common platform for communication and discussion about healthcare and service providers, functionaries, scholars and social workers involved with child health and nutrition. The scope of this book is to present an overview of child health, maternal health and community issues in India and also attempt to highlight some of the important issues in this field.

A tangled love on the battlefield of sinners… Maya: I’ve arrived in Delhi to meet my husband’s family after six months of our wedding. But what should have been a celebration turns catastrophic and people begin to die. Has it got anything to do with my secret? Shaaman: I love my wife, Maya, and God knows I have tried to be what she likes. But as I step into this house, my maternal grandfather’s house, I can feel the demon in me waking. I need help. But…what if it’s too late? Aahil: Maya. She always called me a mystery. And so I am. The mystery that started it all. The mystery that will end it all. Sparing none, not even her. Witness the most gruesome game of love, greed, revenge, power, betrayal, and hate in a tale full of sinners, a tale where love was sinful.

This book is based on a critical feminist reading of selected Delhi High Court judgements pronounced in the 1990s. It focuses on the phenomenon of female criminality and the pervasiveness of the disciplinary powers of law in our lives. Through an overview of existing studies on female crime in India and the interaction with the working) of the law and the legal system, This engagement pushes our understanding of law from an instrument of control and mode of social transformation to mere rhetoric. Not to argue for the futility of engaging with the law but emphasising the need to look at it closely and critically.

Wanderlust and the desire to know the land and society more had been fueling my wish to visit Kailas. There were many curiosities. All our major rivers have their source in the region. The largest reservoir of fresh water on earth is situated there. The celestial swans are found there. I recall that how in my childhood, my Grandmother used to describe Kailas as being akin to a dreamland. According to her, Shri Krishna has said in the Gita – Meruru shikhirinamaham – ‘Among mountains I am Kailas!’ It was Sage Mandhata who first set foot on this sacred soil. Adi Shankaracharya shed his mortal body here. Guru Nanak meditated here and Swaminarayana, the founder of the sect that bears his name, saw the vision of god here. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata mention Kailas. This is where Ravana had worshipped Lord Shiva. He wanted to take Kailas with him. Shiva guilefully dissuaded him from doing so. Arjuna performed penance here and received the Pashupata Astra from Shiva. Yudhishthir proceeded heavenwards via this route. One by one, all the family members fell by the roadside; only the faithful dog kept company. Bhasmasur, the Rakshas, a devotee of Shiva was reduced to cinders here. Today the dark shadow of civilisation has begun to fall even on Mansarovar. This lake is shrinking. The sacred water body, that once stretched across 410 square kilometres, is now shrunk to only 10 square kilometres. Consider this the rage of Nature. Had Kalidasa been alive, he would have been deeply saddened to see his beloved Himalaya in this state. Is it the same Himalaya that is described in Raghuvamsham and Kumar Sambhavam? Civilisation has reached a point where the divine dimensions of Himalaya are disturbed.

Education is the foundation of the development of any country. But in our country, the First Education Policy was framed in 1968, 21 years after independence; the second policy was formulated in 1986; 34 years later, India got the National Educational Policy-2020 on 25th July, 2020. Besides these, certain commissions were also constituted for reforms in education, which made some good recommendations, but these could not be implemented for sheer want of political will. For an instance, the Kothari Commission in 1968, recommended 6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for expenditure on education, which was also adopted by the Education Policy-1986, but this is yet to be translated into practice. If we ignore pre-colonial period, the Bharat of post-independence has not yet been able to determine the aim of education. Character building and moulding a human i.e. holistic development of personality should be the aim of education. Essays on related subjects are included in this book. To identify the issues and problems that plague the education, and their solution, we carried out basic but innovative experiments in schools, colleges and universities. The original experiences of these exercises have been penned down as articles and research papers. This book is an anthology of the related writings.

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The scope of psychology is beyond the clinic. It is in everything that we do and we don't do. The articles are just a different perspective of looking at everyday happenings and how they relate to how we deal with life.? Life doesn't come with an instruction manual. Often we shy away from talking about mental health or we confuse mental health with mental illness. These articles talk about simple day matters which have an impact on us. These are topics which we all face but don't realise that they have had an impact on us. It is a simpler way to look at things that bother us.

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Mathematics Wizard Srinivasa Ramanujan The book depicts the interesting story of a mysterious Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, with no college education, whose mathematics in a series of letters to a Cambridge Mathematician, G.H. Hardy, shook the entire mathematics community. It is an exciting journey of a poor, self-taught and god-gifted mathematician who by the age of 31 became the youngest Fellow of Royal Society of London. Even after almost 100 years of his death at the age of 32, his results mysteriously find applications in modern world such as in the study of black holes, quantum gravity, cryptography and many others. Ramanujan’s life story and work has inspired numerous people and generations of mathematicians around the globe and continue to excite even today. We hope that the book will reach the current generation and generate interest in mathematics.

Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. But against all odds, this is a collection of feelings written in three lines. An economical masterpiece that Trades you through realities of life; speaking of love, relationships, paradoxes in life, you name it you have it in here.