It is 1999. The death of Russias president throws the Federation into chaos. The whole world watches when a deadly attack stuns the US – and evidence points to the Russian parliament. Amidst this turmoil is American businessman Roger Gordian who finds his multinational corporation in jeopardy.
Biography of Kiran Bedi. She became internationally recognized after recieving the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Government Service, also considered the Asian Nobel Prize. Her work as the first woman in the Indian Police Service, and as the Inspector General of Tihar Prisons Delhi, got international attention. Her work in the field of crime prevention, forging […]
Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhis centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way-from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, William Dalrymple explores the seven “dead” cities of Delhi as well as the eighth city-todays Delhi. Underlying his quest is the […]
As a child, all Aatish Taseer ever had of his father was his photograph in a browning silver frame. Raised by his Sikh mother in Delhi, his Pakistani father remained a distant figure, almost a figment of his imagination, until Aatish crossed the border when he was twenty-one to finally meet him. Inthe years that […]
After so much tapasya i have understood this as the highest truth: God is present in every being. Thereis no other God besides that. He who serves all beings serves God indeed. Born in May 1952, Gautam Ghosh has always had a creative and literary bent of mind. He has been associated with the publications […]
Part of Indias World Cup-winning squad and the team that took India to its no. 1 Test ranking, Sachin Tendulkar has blazed his way through the cricketing world for more than two decades, tearing through matches and records alike. The highest run-getter in both Tests and ODIs in the history of the game, he has […]
This is neither a scorebook, nor the accumulation of facts or the extension of a globally recognised brand. This is the first in-depth and comprehensive biography of Sachin Tendulkar, and it puts Sachin the cricketer and the human being in perspective. Tendulkar??s story is told grippingly, with a wealth of rare, unpublished anecdotes that throw […]
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 1941) is known to us today primarily as a poet and litt??rateur. Not many people, though, are aware of the vital significance of his efforts in the field of education and rural reconstruction. He loved the people of his country and strove for the rights of the rural poor to dignity and […]
The man whom Indian nationalists perceived as the ??George Washington of India? and who was President of the Indian National Congress in 1938??1939 is a legendary figure. Called Netaji (??leader?) by his countrymen, Subhas Chandra Bose struggled all his life to liberate his people from British rule and, in pursuit of that goal, raised and […]
Jim Corbett, naturalist, shikari, and conservationist is famous for his tales of hunting in the Indian Jungle. Many years before the issues of conservation became understood, Corbett was obsessed with the jungle and animals of the Kumaon hills. This new edition of Jungle Lore offers Corbetts own story of his life and career. At the […]
Nirad C. Chaudhuri, India??s most controversial writer, was born at Kishorganj in East Bengal on 23rd November, 1877. Brought up in an intellectual environment, by his father a lawyer and his mother, an uncomprising Puritan, he was profoundly influenced by them in his formative years. In this autobiography he gives chapter-by-chapter account of his life: […]
She is the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and the widow of the Maharaja of Jaipur. She was raised in a sumptuous palace staffed with 500 servants and she shot her first panther when she was twelve. She has appeared on the lists of the worlds most beautiful women. Gayatri Devi describes her […]
Salman Khan turns fifty on 27 December 2015. Having made his film debut in 1988, he has found his place in the hearts of millions, with blockbuster movies ranging from Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun to the more recent Dabangg, Ek Tha Tiger, Kick and Bajrangi Bhaijaan to his credit. He is […]
Anna Erelle is the undercover journalist behind “Melodie”.Created to investigate the powerful propaganda weapons of Islamic State, “Melodie” is soon sucked in by Bilel, right-hand man of the infamous Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.An Iraqi for whose capture the US government has promised $10 million, al-Baghdadi is described by Time Magazine as the most dangerous man in […]