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While We Wait
- Author Name:
Durjoy Datta
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- Description: It’s not a choice; it’s just what happened. It’s not a conversation; it’s shared silences. They don’t heal each other; they just make it bearable. And, they’re still there . . . Two broken souls. Together―yet alone. Yet together. When life takes the call for Aditi and Raghav and turns their worlds upside-down, they have no other choice but to hold on to each other; to find solace in shared pain. What emerges is a new pattern and they find a way―not just to cope but to keep that heart-shaped hole in their chests safe from further destruction. While We Wait is a gripping story that gives love and togetherness a new emotional note.
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While We Wait
Durjoy Datta
Wish I Could Tell You
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Durjoy Datta
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- Description: Can you find yourself after you have lost that special someone? A disillusioned and heartbroken Anusha finds herself in the small world of WeDonate.com. Struggling to cope with her feelings and the job of raising money for charity, she reluctantly searches for a worthwhile cause to support. For Ananth, who has been on the opposite side, no life is less worthy, no cause too small to support. Behind them are teams for whom going to extraordinary lengths to save lives is more than a full-time occupation. In front of them is the virtual world of social media-watching, interacting, judging, making choices, and sometimes, saving lives. From the virtual to the real, their lives and that of their families, entangle in a way that moving together is the only solution. They can't escape each other. In this world of complicated relationships, should love be such a difficult ride?
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Wish I Could Tell You
Durjoy Datta
Forever is a Lie
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Novoneel Chakraborty
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- Description: The best thing happened to her . . . but in the worst way possible . . . Prisha Srivastav turned eighteen two months back. Hailing from Faridabad, she studies mass communication in Bengaluru. She meets a mysterious man, double her age, who goes by the name 'the mean monster' in the Bengaluru party circuit. Intrigued, she pursues him and falls for him. However, there's a problem. Prisha doesn't know he kills the one who loves him. Literally. From the master of twists, Novoneel Chakraborty, comes another beguiling tale of dark romance and thrill that won't let you put the book down till the last page.
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Forever is a Lie
Novoneel Chakraborty
Marry Me, Stranger
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Novoneel Chakraborty
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- Description: ’Marry Me, Stranger ’ is a work of fiction which presents an engaging combination of suspense, tragedy and flawless narration. Authored by Novoneel Chakraborty, the bestselling author of EX, how about a sin tonight?, this book tells a gripping story of an independent girl and her problems. The fast paced description along with strong characters makes this book a riveting read while its engrossing climax is memorable. This book is a the first part of the 'Stranger’ trilogy which includes other titles- All Yours, Stranger and Forget Me Not, Stranger . On a wider perspective, this novel is a take on young India’s independent women and their struggles to ensure safety and trouble free life. Rivanah Bannerjee is just another independent young woman who like other career centric women has a happening life. Her parents love her a lot and are open and liberal. Her boyfriend is full of love and admires her beauty. Plus, she is intelligent and has a promising career. Everything looks set for a 'happy life’ until the entry of a 'stranger’ in her life. This stranger is following her quietly and knows a lot of about her. He does not have a face or a voice but has an invitation which could destroy Rivanah’s happy life. Rivanah initially thought that the stranger might be secret admirer or an obsessed lover but very soon she realizes that this stranger is more than that. Can Rivanah curtail the advances of this stranger? Can police catch this intruder? Or is the stranger a result of her unforgettable past life? Set in the tinsel town of Mumbai, the novel is a gripping tale of revelations, dark past deeds and the undying attitude of not letting go.
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Marry Me, Stranger
Novoneel Chakraborty
Half Torn Hearts
- Author Name:
Novoneel Chakraborty
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- Description: Shanay Bansal, a young and successful entrepreneur, is looking forward to his engagement with Afsana Agarwal. But a few weeks before the engagement, he receives a mysterious voice message from someone from Afsana’s past. Curious, Shanay plays the voice message and through those many other such messages, a different world from the past opens up about a beautiful relationship that got broken due to a terrible lie. Half Torn Hearts is a coming-of-age tale of three layered individuals coming to terms with their first loss, which bares the devil that we all possess but are scared of encountering and which eventually becomes the cause of our own ruin.
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Half Torn Hearts
Novoneel Chakraborty
Once Upon a Curfew
- Author Name:
Srishti Chaudhary
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- Description: It is 1974. Indu has inherited a flat from her grandmother and wants to turn it into a library for women. Her parents think this will keep her suitably occupied until she marries her fiancé, Rajat, who's away studying in London. But then she meets Rana, a young lawyer with sparkling wit and a heart of gold. He helps set up the library, and their days light up with playful banter and the many Rajesh Khanna movies they watch together. When the Emergency is declared, Indu's life turns upside down. Rana finds himself in trouble, while Rajat decides it's time to visit India and settle down. As the Emergency pervades their lives, Indu must decide not only who but what kind of life she will choose.
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Once Upon a Curfew
Srishti Chaudhary
Price of the Modi Years
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Aakar Patel
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- Description: Columnist, author and political commentator, Aakar Patel has long been a close observer of the political scenario. In Price of the Modi Years, he seeks to explain the data and facts on India's performance under Narendra Modi. Modi's predecessor, Manmohan Singh, had once said that Modi would be a disaster as prime minister. This book shows how. It concedes Modi's popularity; this is an accounting of the damage he has wrought. It is the history of India since 2014, assessing the damage across the polity from the economy, national security, federalism, foreign relations, legislations and the judiciary to media and civil society. Our memories are not long, news cycles are transient and incidents are forgotten or misclassified as being only episodic, unless documented, unified and placed together as a record. And, therefore, this book-a history of these present times.
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Price of the Modi Years
Aakar Patel
The Naga Warriors : Battle of Gokul Vol 2
- Author Name:
Akshat Gupta
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- Description: Who is nameless Naga? What became of the remaining eighteen sadhus and sadhvis who stood against the brutal Afghans? Where does Krishna go with his unflinching devotion? And what does the mysterious Adhiraj know about the real war being fought―inside the hearts of those who dare to pursue their legacy, as much as in the fields? What is the fate of Ahmad Shah Abdali? What will become of Gokul? Will the Nagas retain the Dharma they fought so valiantly to protect? The story follows fate, myth, and history that dance together in a way that is truly epic. A tale of fidelity, selflessness, and unwavering commitment brings together mystical fighters, mesmerized troops, and formidable avatars. Get ready for an adventure where each response raises a new query and where the shockingly brave and betrayed moments disclose the real stakes. Explore the thrilling follow-up to The Naga Warriors as the nameless Naga solves the puzzles.
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The Naga Warriors : Battle of Gokul Vol 2
Akshat Gupta
The Naga Warriors : Battle of Gokul Vol 1
- Author Name:
Akshat Gupta
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- Description: To prepare for the future, our ancestors created the Naga sadhus―a clan of warriors for the protection of Dharma, as proclaimed by Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the eighth century. This sect of Shiva devotees has stood firm, living selflessly and fighting fearlessly. For centuries, they have died the death of heroes, serving and saving Dharma and the temples. In the year 1757, 111 Naga sadhus borrowed the majestic weapons of the idols of their gods. Fueled by their belief in Lord Shiva, they gathered an invincible courage to protect the temples of Gokul. They stood as an indestructible wall, led by Ajaa, a fearless Naga warrior, against the Afghan army of 4000 men, a cavalry of 200 horses and 100 camels, and 20 cannons. The brutal Afghan army was led by Sardar Khan, the most ruthless commander of Emperor Ahmed Shah Abdali, ill-famed for the demolition of temples and building a history of genocide in Bharat. The fight continues. This is the Naga warrior’s commitment to courage and determination. This is the clash of Shiva devotees against the devils that lie under men’s skin. This is the Battle of Gokul.
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The Naga Warriors : Battle of Gokul Vol 1
Akshat Gupta
The Raja The Rebel and The Monk
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J. N. Sinha
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- Description: In late eighteenth century India, an obscure king who ruled over Huseypur in northwest Bihar, challenged the might of the British. When overpowered by the East India Company forces, he escaped into the jungles of Gorakhpur, raised a people’s army and fought a guerilla war against them for nearly thirty years. Beaten many times, he always bounced back and did not surrender ever. He was Maharaja Fateh Bahadur Sahi. A warrior, patriot and innovator, Sahi visualised the dangers of impending imperialism and rose to meet the challenge. He devised new war logistics and resorted to guerilla warfare, including ascetics, destitute and bandits in his unique army. This happened years before the Indian Revolt of 1857 and the revolutions in America and France. Mainstream history is yet to look at him, but in the middle-Ganga valley, Sahi is remembered as a folk hero and a people’s king. This work is an effort to unravel Sahi’s unusual life. How did he operate and survive for so long? Could he be considered the progenitor of India’s first war of independence? The Raja, the Rebel and the Monk attempts to answer.
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The Raja The Rebel and The Monk
J. N. Sinha
Amma's Diary
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Ravi Mantri +1
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- Description: “What if we dared to read the pages of our mothers’ forgotten stories? What might we learn if we saw them not as the silent anchors of our homes, but as individuals shaped by desire, heartbreak, and the hope of second chances?” Sarika and her son Jittu’s life changes as the new neighbors move in. Gitanjali, their young neighbor soon strikes a chord with Sarika, only to realise she is the daughter of Abhiram Naidu, her long-lost love. Sarika’s past flashes in front of her. It was in early college that Sarika and Abhiram met and fell in love. They would plan their great escapades and professed love until circumstances forced them apart. Sarika eventually married Nandagopal and Ram, Poojitha. Years later Gitanjali comes across her mother’s diary to find the riveting love story of Ram and Sarika. As life finds Ram and Sarika at a crossroad once again, will they dare to embrace this second chance at love, or will the shadows of their past keep them apart? An elegy for the unspoken lives, Amma’s diary is a rediscovery of a long-lost love story. It becomes a chronicle of time and memory inherited by the weight of choices made and unmade. It is a novel that speaks to the ache of things unsaid, and the healing that comes when old silences are finally broken.
Amma's Diary
Ravi Mantri
A Shimla Affair
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Srishti Chaudhary
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- Description: …the future of India may lie in unexpected hands. In 1940, Shimla, British India. Nalini Mistry longs for a life beyond the four walls of her home; however, reality is different. Nalini and her two older sisters―Noor and Afreen―run the Royal Hotel Shimla, an opulent establishment serving British high society. But when an underground revolutionary group asks them to aid a murderous conspiracy during the hotel’s Summer Jubilee Ball, they find themselves thrust headfirst into a dangerous game of lies. It doesn’t help that Nalini finds herself falling for Charles Nayler, a British officer— a man who sees her like nobody else. As the night of the ball approaches, the sisters are drawn into a web of hidden agendas, shifting alliances, and impossible choices―where nothing is what it seems, and the price of freedom may be everything. A Shimla Affair follows the story of three women attempting to change the course of Indian independence―for love, duty, and revenge.
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A Shimla Affair
Srishti Chaudhary
Don't leave anything for later: Stop Waiting, Start Living
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Various Authors
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- Description: All the knowledge in the world won’t help you if you don’t decide to help yourself first. If you change nothing, nothing will change. Your life will not change unless you decide to change it. The goal of this book is to make you aware of the time you have left and how to spend that time to live a better life. The book is divided into three parts: Death Mindset How to Live a Good Life Each section is filled with stories, anecdotes, quotes and direct action that you can take to improve your life and ensure you don’t leave anything for later.
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Don't leave anything for later: Stop Waiting, Start Living
Various Authors
The Collected Short Stories
- Author Name:
Satyajit Ray
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- Description: The best short stories of Satyajit Ray Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray’s short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that distinguish his films. This collection brings together Ray’s best short stories—including such timeless gems as ‘Khagam’, ‘Indigo’, ‘Fritz’, ‘Bhuto’, ‘The Pterodactyl’s Egg’, ‘Big Bill’, ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ and ‘The Hungry Septopus’—which readers of all ages will enjoy. A collection of forty-nine short stories.
The Collected Short Stories
Satyajit Ray
Vanara
- Author Name:
Anand Neelakantan
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- Description: Baali and Sugreeva, orphan brothers from the Vana Nara tribe, were born into severe poverty and grew up as slaves like most of their fellow tribesmen. They were often called the vanaras, meaning monkey men. Caught between the ongoing war between the Deva tribes in the north and the Asura tribes in the south, the Vana Naras seemed to have lost all hope. However, Baali was determined not to remain a slave. With the help of his beloved brother Sugreeva, he built a nation for their people. The capital, Kishkindha, became a symbol of hope for freed slaves worldwide—a city of the people, by the people, for the people, where caste, creed, language, or skin color didn't matter. For a brief moment in history, it appeared mankind had found its ideal hero in Baali. But fate changed everything through Tara, daughter of a tribal healer. Loved by Baali and desired by Sugreeva, Tara sparked a brotherly war that would forever alter history. The love triangle involving Baali, Tara, and Sugreeva is arguably the first of its kind. Written by Anand Neelakantan, who also gave voice to Ravana in Asura, Duryodhana in the Ajaya series, and Sivagami in Baahubali, Vanara is a timeless story of love, lust, and betrayal. It’s Shakespearean in its tragic depth and epic in scope, giving voice to Baali, the greatest warrior in the Ramayana.
Vanara
Anand Neelakantan
Markandeya Purana
- Author Name:
Bibek Debroy
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- Description: 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.
Markandeya Purana
Bibek Debroy
The Life and Death of Sambhaji
- Author Name:
Medha Deshmukh Bhaskaran
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- Description: It begins to dawn on nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and left him behind. He now has to find his way home with the help of strangers... Under the shadow of a renowned father, Sambhaji is thrown into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a young age. His mistakes cost him dearly, and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it's like inheriting a crown of thorns. Over the next nine years, he fights a constant battle-internally, as palace intrigues threaten his life, and externally, as Aurangzeb advances into the Deccan with his army. Even Shivaji had never faced such outright Mughal aggression. Can he protect the Maratha nation and Swaraj, his father's dream? Will he prove himself a worthy son in life and death? Though history has often been unkind to Sambhaji, it cannot deny that he inspired a generation of Maratha warriors who ultimately ended Aurangzeb's jihad.
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The Life and Death of Sambhaji
Medha Deshmukh Bhaskaran
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
- Author Name:
Vikrant Khanna
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- Description: Can true love bring someone back from the dead?Akshara is left devastated by her mothers death and spends most of her time in solitude at the local park. One day, as she is sobbing uncontrollably, a young man named Harry approaches her. They become friends and Harry recounts to her a story about the miraculous reunion of a young woman and her dead boyfriend to help ease some of her pain. The story makes Akshara hopeful that she can perhaps see her dead mother again. But she soon realizes that Harry isnt what he seems to be. Even the characters in his story seem dubious, almost unreal. So what is he hiding? And why? Is there any truth to his story at all?In this darkly suspenseful romance mystery, Akshara is left facing a truth that will make her doubt not just Harry but herself as well . . .
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Vikrant Khanna
The Bird With The Golden Wings
- Author Name:
Smt. Sudha Murty
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- Description: A poor little girl is rewarded with lovely gifts when she feeds a hungry bird all the rice she has. What happens when the girls greedy, nosy neighbour hears the story and tries to get better gifts for herself? Why did the once sweet sea water turn salty? How did the learned teacher forget his lessons only to be aided by the school cook? And how did the king hide his horrible donkey ears from the people of his kingdom? For answers to all this and more, delve right into another fabulous collection of stories by Sudha Murty.
The Bird With The Golden Wings
Smt. Sudha Murty
Tejo Tungabhadra: Tributaries of Time
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Maithreyi Karnoor +1
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- Description: Tejo Tungabhadra narrates the story of two rivers on different continents whose souls are interconnected through history. On the banks of the river Tejo in Lisbon, Bella, a young Jewish refugee, and her family face daily threats to their lives and dignity from a deeply antisemitic society. Gabriel, her lover, sails to India with General Albuquerque's fleet, seeking wealth and a secure future. Meanwhile, on the banks of the Tungabhadra in the Vijayanagara Empire, the young couple Hampamma and Keshava find themselves caught in a storm of religious violence and the harsh cycle of tradition. The two stories come together in Goa with the power and energy of meeting rivers. Set in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Tejo Tungabhadra is a grand saga of love, ambition, greed, and a lively passion for life amid the turbulent waves of history.
