स्टीफन हॉकिंग हे सैद्धान्तिक भौतिकशास्त्रातले एक असामान्य बुद्धिमान शास्त्रज्ञ म्हणून विख्यात होते, ते महान विचारवंतांपैकी एक मानले गेले आहेत. केम्ब्रिज विद्यापीठामध्ये त्यांनी तीस वर्षं गणित विषयाचे प्रोफेसर म्हणून काम पाहिलं. त्यांचं पहिलं पुस्तक, अ ब्रीफ हिस्ट्री ऑफ टाइम हे आंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तरावर बेस्टसेलर ठरलं.

हे पुस्तक स्थल आणि कालाचे स्वरूप, निर्मितीतला ईश्वराचा सहभाग, विश्वाचा इतिहास आणि भवितव्य यांसारख्या महत्त्वाच्या संकल्पना स्पष्ट होण्याकरिता एका अर्थाने आणखी संक्षिप्त असले, तरी दुसर्या बाजूला ते मूळ लिखाणातील महान विषयांची सुधारून वाढवलेली आवृत्ती आहे. आपल्या लिखाणाचा आशय वाचकांपर्यंत पोहोचावा आणि त्याचबरोबर ते लिखाण अद्यतन वैज्ञानिक निरीक्षणे आणि शोधांच्या प्रकाशात अद्ययावत बनावे, असे लेखकांना वाटते. केऑटिक बाऊंडरी कंडिशन्ससारख्या शुद्ध तांत्रिक संकल्पना आता गायब झाल्या आहेत. या उलट अधिक व्यापक आकर्षण असणार्या संकल्पना - उदाहरणार्थ सापेक्षता, स्थलाची वक्रता आणि पुंजयामिकी सिद्धान्तन - ज्या पूर्वी समजायला यासाठी कठीण होत्या की, त्या पुस्तकात सर्वत्र इतस्ततः पसरल्या असल्याने समजायला कठीण बनल्या होत्या, त्यांच्यासाठी स्वतंत्र प्रकरणे बहाल करण्यात आली आहेत. या पुनर्रचनेमुळे लेखकांना विशेष महत्त्वाच्या आणि अद्यतन प्रगतीच्या विषयांकडे लक्ष देणे शक्य झाले आहे.

ప్రపంచ ప్రసిద్ధ కాస్మాలజిస్ట్‌, 'ఎ బ్రీఫ్‌ హిస్టరీ ఆఫ్‌ టైం' అనే నంబర్‌ వన్‌ బెస్ట్‌ సెల్లింగ్‌ పుస్తక రచయిత, తన మరణానంతరం వెలువడిన ఈ పుస్తకం ద్వారా 'విశ్వంలోని అన్నింటికన్నా పెద్ద ప్రశ్నల' గురించిన తన తుది అభిప్రాయాలను మనకు వదిలారు. విశ్వం ఎట్లా మొదలయింది? మానవులు భూమి మీద మనగలుగుతారా? సౌర వ్యవస్థకు అవతల బుద్ధిజీవులు ఉన్నారా? కృత్రిమజ్ఞానం మనలను ఓడిస్తుందా? తన పరిశోధన కాలం మొత్తంలోనూ స్టీఫెన్‌ హాకింగ్‌, విశ్వం గురించిన మన అవగాహనలను విస్తరింపజేశాడు. కొన్ని మహత్తర రహస్యాలు గుట్టువిప్పాడు. బ్లాక్‌ హోల్స్‌, ఊహాకాలం, పెక్కు చరిత్రలు లాంటి అంశాల గురించి తన ఆలోచనలను విశ్వంలోని సుదూర ప్రాంతాలకు పరుగెత్తించాడు. అయినా భూమి మీద సమస్యలకు సమాధానాలు అందించడంలో విజ్ఞానశాస్త్రం కీలకపాత్ర పోషిస్తుంది అన్నాడు. వాతావరణం మార్పులు, అణుయుద్ధ భయం, ఆర్టిఫీషియల్‌ సూపర్‌ ఇంటెలిజెన్స్‌ అభివృద్ధి వంటి ప్రమాదకరాలయిన మార్పులవేపు ఇక ప్రస్తుతం, తన దృష్టి సారించాడు. పెద్ద ప్రశ్నలు వాటికి చిన్న సమాధానాలు అన్నది చరిత్రలోనే సాటిలేని మెదడు నుంచి వచ్చిన చివరి పుస్తకం. విస్తృత విషయాలను గురించి, ప్రేరణాత్మకంగా, అతని సహజమయిన హాస్యం జొప్పిస్తూ, మానవజాతిగా మనం ఎదురుకుంటున్న సమస్యల గురించి, ఒక గ్రహంగా మునుముందు మనం ఎటు పోతున్నాము అన్న విషయం గురించి హాకింగ్‌ వ్యక్తిగత అభిప్రాయాలు చెప్పిన పుస్తకం యిది.

உலகப் புகழ் பெற்றப் பிரபஞ்சவியலாளரான ஸ்டீபன் ஹாக்கிங், ‘கடவுள் என்ற;ஒருவர் இருக்கிறாரா? பிரபஞ்சம் எவ்வாறு தோன்றியது? அறிவார்ந்த வேறு உயிரினங்கள் பிரபஞ்சத்தில் இருக்கின்றனவா? காலப்;பயணம் சாத்தியம்தானா? விண்வெளியை நாம் காலனிப்படுத்த வேண்டுமா? செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு நம்மை விஞ்சிவிடுமா?’ போன்ற, பிரபஞ்சம் தொடர்பான ஆழமான கேள்விகளுக்குத் தன்னுடைய அறிவார்ந்த கருத்துக்களை இந்நூலில் பதிவு செய்துள்ளார். பிரபஞ்சத்தைப் பற்றிய நம்முடைய புரிதலை விரிவுபடுத்தவும், அதன் மாபெரும் புதிர்கள் சிலவற்றை முடிச்சவிழ்க்கவும் ஹாக்கிங் தன்னுடைய வாழ்க்கையை அர்ப்பணித்தார். கருந்துளைகள், காலநேரம், பிரபஞ்சத்தின் துவக்கம் ஆகியவற்றைப் பற்றிய அவருடைய கோட்பாடுகள் விண்வெளிக்கு அப்பால் அவருடைய மனத்தைக் கூட்டிச் சென்றபோதிலும், பூமியின் பிரச்சனைகளுக்குத் தீர்வு காணுவதில் அறிவியல்;ஓர் இன்றியமையாத பங்காற்றுவதாக அவர் நம்பினார். அதனால், பருவநிலை மாற்றம், அணுவாயுதப் போர் குறித்த அச்சுறுத்தல், அதிக ஆற்றல் படைத்தச் செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு போன்ற, மனிதகுலத்தைத் தற்போது அச்சுறுத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கும் அவசரமான விவகாரங்களை நோக்கி ஹாக்கிங் தன் கவனத்தைத் திருப்புகிறார். உலகின் மாபெரும் சிந்தனையாளர்களில் ஒருவராகத் திகழ்ந்த அவர் தன்னுடைய இந்த இறுதிப் புத்தகத்தில், மனிதகுலம் என்ற முறையில் நாம் எதிர்கொண்டுள்ள சவால்களையும், நாம் எதை நோக்கிப் போய்க் கொண்டிருக்கிறோம் என்பதையும் பற்றிய தன்னுடைய அக்கறையையும் கரிசனத்தையும் நம் அறிவுக்குத் தீனி போடுகின்ற விதத்திலும் தன்னுடைய இயல்பான நகைச்சுவையுணர்வோடும் நம்மோடு பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளுகிறார்.

Parva is a novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa in the Kannada language. It is a retelling of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, narrated through the personal reflections of the principal characters. The novel is widely acclaimed as a modern classic. Parva is among Bhyrappa's most widely debated and popular works and is considered by many to be his greatest.

It’s late at night. Tipu is fast asleep when his two black puppies, Layla and Jugnoo, bound into his room. Down comes his star-filled quilt – and it becomes a cosmic playground for the three of them. Anything is possible, even flying to the moon! With illustrations that reflect the blending of reality and fantasy, this is a story about the sheer joy of imagination, and the wonder of play.

There was a donkey who felt so happy that he sang through the night in the cucumber field. The problem was that the cucumbers couldn't bear it. What did they do? Earthy illustrations in the patachitra style from Odisha energise this droll new bilingual retelling of a well-known Panchatantra story where the focus shifts to the plight of the cucumbers! CBSE recommended

Ilham has a problem. Her Papa has given her a crisp fifty rupee note for her birthday, and she doesn’t know where to keep it absolutely safe. A pocket would be best, but her new frock doesn’t have one. So she runs to Salma Chachi the tailor to get a pocket stitched — but that leads to another problem. A charming little nugget of a story with the flavour of old Hyderabad captured warmly in the pictures!

Yak yak yak... the tortoise loves to talk – and learns the hard way that keeping his mouth shut is sometimes very necessary! The clipped narrative style pares the original fable from the Panchatantra down to its essence with dramatic effect in this bilingual retelling. It is offset by decorative, detailed illustrations in the style of kalamkari textiles from Andhra Pradesh.

Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend goats, collect firewood, fetch water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl'! In this inspiring and delightful story, her first picture book, acclaimed Jnanpith award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi tells us how she meets Moyna (and her mongoose) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys – in books, that Moyna herself learns to read. Some of the translations have been done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai, and Kannada by Girish Karnad. CBSE recommended

Mati pesters her grandmother and father for her own plot of land. When she does get it, she works hard. And then she hears that a company wants to make a coal mine in their village – the enormous black pit that will eat up all their lands, like it has in the next village… As always, Rinchin powers her questions through irresistible storytelling. The little girl’s anxiety about losing her land to “a monster machine” cuts close to the heart as it takes head-on an issue that is ravaging tribal Chhattisgarh, where this story is set, and every other place where there is ‘development’ at a cost.

Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth. Pictures add richness and depth to this layered narrative set in an Irula fishing village in Tamil Nadu. Their varying tones and textures capture the setting, the people and the moments.

Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits a queenly Maharani! At the heart of this funny little vignette is a cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of an Indian streetscape. Nancy Raj’s full-of-life pictures bustle with detail and drama, capturing the bovine and the boisterous as everyone tries to unseat her highness. 2018: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award – Best Picture Book 2018: Honor Book, South Asia Book Award

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There is a BIG monster that only Montu can see, that shows up whenever he’s angry or sad, and makes him even more angry, even more sad. One day, when he hurts his leg and is stuck at home, he starts to draw. He draws the window, the tree outside and… the monster! But as he keeps drawing, the monster gets smaller and smaller. What’s happening? Pictures and text gently tell this story of a boy who learns to deal with his inner demons, illustrating how art can heal.

It’s the day of the local market in Malli’s village. Cotton candy, peanut balls, stick ice, rose soda – there’s so much for Malli and her friends to try! But some of them don’t have enough money. Then, Malli has an idea… Friendship and sharing are at the heart of this third book in the Malli series, with pictures that take you around a village in Tamil Nadu and into the bustle of a market filled with treats.

Little Tsomo eats a big, steaming hot momo. And then? A mouthwatering story in which the flavour-filled savoury comes appetisingly alive! Watercolour pencil illustrations softened with subtle brushstrokes conjure up scenes sure to tickle the taste buds, satisfy hunger pangs and stir up a song.

After a school trip to the zoo, Amma is surprised that Meera has seen no animals – not a monkey, a lion, or even a giraffe... But why did Meera see no animals there? Her lively mother forgets to ask! Zestful pictures capture the hilarious inversion of role play.

Rain can be fun. But sometimes, “lots and lots and lots of rain” is frightening — when water comes into homes and washes everything away. Floods and other natural calamities do happen, children do get caught in them, and other children see it all on television. How do they make sense of it? The book talks to children through rhythmic, repetitive text and evocative visuals, ending with the important reminder that if you look after nature, nature will look after you. It enables conversations that can heal and empower.

Boodabim floats in the sky, he swims in the ocean and he simply glows in stripes! Who is he? A cloud? A fish? A tiger? Boodabim can be anything he wants to be! Minimal text and rollicking illustrations make this a most endearing book for little ones.