The Birthday Bird is here to take birthday boys and girls on a trip to a birthday in Katroo. Whisked away in Seuss-style, the poem leaves the readers dreaming through a world of endless hot-dogs, where the Birthday Flower Jungle is real and where they can visit the Birthday Pal-alace, to make a mess that […]
A support group you can hold in your hand, this loving and inspirational collection of intimate stories,by cancer patients and their loved ones, medical professionals, clergy and friends, is a must-read for anyone affected by cancer. Writers shsre all their experiences-from the diagnosis, to breaking the news to loved ones, to discussing the effect on […]
In this sequel to Chowringhee, the third installment in the life and tribulations of the naive and innocent young Shanker, he is once again out of a job and without a roof on his head. After much difficulty he finds a job as a manager in a grand but crumbling building in the posh area […]
Tirupati is the story of how the little town at the foothills of the Eastern ghats became a cultural spot for pilgrims and newlyweds. Following a spat with her husband, Goddess Lakshmi left Lord Vishnu and came down to earth. Missing the presence of his better half, Vishnu, also known as Venkateshwara, left his holy […]
Waiting For The Mahatma is set in the fictional town of Malgudi. It follows the story of its leading characters, Sriram and Bharati, amidst turbulent events taking place during the period 1939 to 1947 in India??s struggle for freedom, that saw a great upsurge in nationalism and culminated with the partitioning of India. Sriram, a […]
Out at sea fishing, Asterix and Obelix are blown off course in a storm. Luckily they land on the shores of a Roman colony – or is it? Teepees, totems, gobbling birds: its not what theyre used to. And what are the Viking explorers in their longship doing? But perhaps 50 BC is a little […]
Tales of Love and Devotion (3 in 1) (Paperback) Price: Rs.106 Chokhamela could hear God calling to him. But at every temple the priests turned him away saying he was an untouchable. When she was only five, Mirabai dedicated herself to Krishna. As she grew older she was persecuted for her single-minded devotion. Shankar Dev […]
Heroes from the Mahabharata is an enchanting collection of five books that contain a large number Mahabharata stories and fables. The magnanimous heroes of the Mahabharata still continue to inspire millions of people across the world, irrespective of religion, race and other diversities. This book contains many stories under the titles Bheeshma, Drona, Tales of […]
Spine-tingling tales from the other side of midnight. Indigo is the mood in this new collection of stories about the supernatural, the peculiar and the inexplicable from Satyajit Ray, one of the best-loved writers of our times. There are tales here of dark horror, fantasy and adventure along with heart-warmingly funny stories about ordinary people […]
Dome Ambler was a beauty. She also proved to be one of the most startling clients in Masons career-she insisted that he carefully inspect her appendectomy scar. Perry thought this sort of thing was much more in Paul Drakes line-and indeed, Paul was delighted to oblige….