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iii Niyogi Books Published Titles by Category

Anthropology 2 Art for Tribal Rituals in South , India A Visual Anthropological Survey of 1969 2 Tribal : Life in the Sub-Himalayan Terai Duars 2 Voices from the Lost Horizon: Stories and Songs of the Great Andamanese 2 Architecture 3-6 108 Vishnu Temples: Architectural Splendour, Spiritual Bliss 3 Achyut Kanvinde: Akar 3 Ainmanes of Kodagu: Ancestral Homes of Kodagu and their Socio-Cultural Significance 3 Architecture of I.M. Kadri,The 4 Architecture of Santiniketan: Tagore’s Concept of Space 4 Cosmic Dance in Stone 4 Drapham Dzong: Archaeological Excavation of a Himalayan Fortress in Central Bhutan 4 Embodied Vision: Interpreting the Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri 5 Himalayan Cities: Settlement Patterns, Public Places and Architecture 5 Le Corbusier Rediscovered: and Beyond 5 Lepakshi: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting 5 Mountain Temples & Temple Mountains: Architecture, Religion, and Nature in the Central Himalayas 6 Rethinking Modernity: Towards Post Rational Architecture 6 Sun Temple of Konark,The 6 Temple Architecture and Art of the Early Chalukyas: Badami, Mahakuta, Aihole, 6

Art 7-21 Afterlife of Silence, The: Still Lifes of Jogen Chowdhury 7 Akriti to Sanskriti: The Journey of Indian Forms 7 Art of Bikaner, The 7 Buddhist Paintings of Tun Huang: In the National Museum, New 8 Chitra Pothi: Illustrated Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from Orissa 8 Court and Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the TAPI Collection 8 Daniells’ India: Views from the Eighteenth Century 8 Design Movement in Tagore’s Santiniketan: Alpana–An Experiment in Aestheticism 9 Enduring Epics: Series 9 Flower Shower: The Culture of Flowers in India 9 Folk Arts of and the Artist Community 9 Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art Volumes I & II 10 Gita, The: Mewari Miniature Painting (1680-1698) by Allah Baksh 10 The Great Mysore Bhagavata,The: Complete Study of a Manuscript from the Binney Collection in the San Diego Museum of Art 10 In the Absence of Jagannatha 10 : The Lesser-Known Traditions 11 Indian Paintings in the Sarabhai Foundation 11 Jews and the Indian National Art Project 11 Legend of in Wall Paintings of Gujarat and ,The 11 Looking Within: Indian Art Series 12 Luminous Harmony: Indian Art and Culture 12 iv Madhubani Art: Indian Art Series 12 : Indian Art Series 12 Making Faces: Self and Image Creation in a Himalayan Valley 13 Manaku of Guler: The Life And Work Of Another Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill State 13 Masters of Indian Painting: Vol I: 1100-1650 and Vol II: 1650-1900 13 Monsoon Feelings: A History of Emotions in the Rain 13 Nainsukh of Guler: A Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill-state 14 Nala and Damayanti: A Great Series of Paintings of an Old Indian Romance 14 Nathdwara Paintings from the Anil Relia Collection: The Portal to Shrinathji 14 Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India 14 Pahari Paintings: The Horst Metzger Collection in the Museum Rietberg 15 Painting and Photography: At the Court 15 Painting in the Kangra Valley 15 Phulkari from Punjab: Embroidery in Transition 15 : His World of Art 16 Radha: From Gopi to Goddess 16 Ragachitra: Deccani Ragamala Paintings 16 Raj Revisited, The 16 Rajasthan: Exploring Painted Shekhawati 17 Rajasthani Miniatures: The Magic of Strokes and Colours 17 ,The: In Bengali Folk Paintings 17 Ramayana,The: Love and Valour in India’s Great Epic 17 Rasa Yatra: A Pilgrimage into the Heart of India 18 Reflections on Mughal Art and Culture 18 Reverse Glass Painting In India 18 Rodin and The Dance of Shiva 18 Tagore’s Paintings: Versification in Line 19 Tibetan Art 19 Timeless Art: Indian Art Series 19 Treasures: Museum 19 Treasures: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay, 20 Treasures: National Museum, New Delhi 20 Treasures: Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad 20 Visual Rhapsody 20 Volutionism: Artwork and Design 21 Wall Paintings of North and Central Gujarat: A Pictorial Journey 21 Word is Sacred, Sacred is the Word,The: The Indian Manuscript Tradition 21 Growing up Jewish in India: Synagogues, Customs, and Communities from the Bene Israel to the Art of Siona Benjamin 21 Biography 22-31 : Actor, Activist, Achiever 22 Abhishek Bachchan: Style and Substance 22 : Kaleidoscope 22 Birju Maharaj: The Master Through My Eyes 23 : The Maestro from Benaras 23 C F Andrews: Friend of India 23 Close to Events: Works of 23 Elizabeth Brunner: Her Life—Her Words 24 Field Marshal KM Cariappa 24

v Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: The Man and his Times 24 Fighting Spirit, A: Selected writings of Ashoka Gupta 24 Gandhi’s Vision: Freedom and Beyond 25 Inner Recesses Outer Spaces: Memoirs 25 J.P. Das: A Creative Journey 25 : A Tryst with History 25 : In Her Own Voice 26 M.F. Husain: A Pictorial Tribute 26 : God’s Own Voice 26 Muhammad Ali Jinnah: A Journey from India to 26 My Days with 27 Nicholas Roerich: A Quest & a Legacy 27 Nilina’s Song: The Life of Naina Devi 27 Nirad C Chaudhuri: Many Shades, Many Frames 27 PC Sorcar: The Maharaja of Magic 28 Pandit : Seeker of the music within 28 Prakash Padukone Story, The 28 Rabindranath Tagore: A Pictorial Biography 28 : His Life and Sayings 29 : The Mussoorie Years 29 Sarat Chandra Bose: Remembering My Father 29 Sarojini Naidu: Her Way with Words 29 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: From Rebel to Founding Father 30 Shiv Kumar Sharma: The Man & His Music 30 Sir Padampat Singhania: Man of All Seasons 30 : A Life in Cinema, , Poetry & Painting 30 Sourav Ganguly: The Lord of Cricket 31 : Cricket’s Little Master 31 Zohra Segal: Fatty 31 32 Kumarajiva: The Transcreator of Buddhist Chinese Diction 32 On the Trail of Buddha—A Journey to the East 32 Cartography 33 Mapping India 33 Maps of Delhi 33 Children 34-37 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 34 Christmas Carol, A 34 Daddy Long Legs 34 Incident at Saheb Bagan, The 35 Jungle Book, The 35 Kids and Cubs 35 Little Prince, The 35 Megha Meets Vishwakarma: The Story of Indian Crafts 36 Peter Pan 36 Ranga Roopa: Gods. Words. Images. 36 Robinson Crusoe 36 Wind in the Willows, The 37 Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The 37 vi Cinema 37-39 All Time Favourite Books & Movies: And Their Epic Journey 37 Dialogue of Awaara, The: ’s Immortal Classic 38 Dialogue of Mother India, The: ’s Immortal Classic 38 Filmi Jagat A Scrapbook: Shared Universe of Hindi Cinema 38 Light of Asia: Indian Silent Cinema, 1912–1934 38 Quest, The: Script of Ghose’s Film Moner Manush 39 SRK: 25 Years of a Life 39 Compendium 39-40 Children’s Classics (Compendium of 10 books) 39 Intriguing India (Compendium of 4 books) 40 Sayings from the , Upanishads, Bhagvad Gita (Compendium of 3 books) 40 Words of the Master (Compendium of 12 books) 40 Craft 41-43 Artistry of Handwork, The 41 Chikankari: A Lucknawi Tradition 41 Crafts Atlas of India 41 Image-makers of Kumortuli and the Durga Puja Festival 42 In the Shadows: Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal 42 In the Shadow of the Devi Kumaon: Of a Land, a People, a Craft 42 Jaipur Quilts 42 Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan: A Portable Pilgrimage 43 Quilts of India: Timeless Textiles 43 Rapture: The Art of Indian Textiles 43 Temple Tents for Goddesses in Gujarat, India 43 Dance 44-46 Dance as Yoga: The Spirit and Technique of 44 Dance : Crossing New Aesthetics and Cultures 44 Indian Classical Dance: The Renaissance and Beyond 44 : The Dance of Storytellers 45 Dance-Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime 45 Kutiyattam: The Heritage Theatre of India 45 Odissi: The Dance Divine 45 So Many Journeys 46 Tagore’s Mystique of Dance 46 Essay 46-47 Education as Freedom: Tagore’s Paradigm 46 Nationalism 47 Religion of Man 47 Sadhana: The Realisation of Life 47 Fashion 48 Sharbari Datta: The Design Diva 48 Suneet Varma 48 Food 49-51 Cheat it All: A Young-Eater’s Guide to Good Food and More 49 Eating With History: Ancient Trade Influenced Cuisines of 49 Flavours of Avadh: Journey from the Royal Banquet to the Corner Kitchen 49 Guide for Gentlemen Chefs, A 50

vii How to Feed Your Child (and enjoy it)!: Fun Recipes for Young Moms 50 Pull of Pulses: Full of Beans 50 Rajasthan on a Platter: Healthy. Tasty. Easy. 50 Secrets from the Kitchen: Fifty Years of Culinary Experience at the India International Centre 51 Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills: Flavours and Beyond 51 Heritage & Culture 52-58 Beads of Arunachal Pradesh: Emerging Cultural Context 52 Chittorgarh: The Braveheart of Rajputana 52 Deeg Palace: Its Romance and Wonder 52 Delhi: Light, Shades, Shadows 53 Delhi Heritage Top 10 Baolis 53 Dilli’s Red Fort: By the Yamuna 53 Festivals at the Jaipur Court 53 Forgotten Palaces of Calcutta, The 54 Gitagovinda and 54 Great Houses of Calcutta, The: Their Antecedents, Precedents and Portents 54 Hampi: Discover the Splendours of Vijayanagar 54 Historical Gurdwaras of Delhi 55 Invisible City: The Hidden Monuments of Delhi 55 It Happened Along the Kaveri: A Journey Through Space and Time 55 Jama Masjid: Call of the Soul 55 Kangra Valley Train, The 56 Kodaikanal: Vanishing Heritage of an Island in the Sky 56 Lucknow The City of Heritage & Culture: A Walk through History 56 Mussoorie Medley: Tales of Yesteryear 56 Princely Palaces in New Delhi 57 Rivers of India 57 Santa and the Scribes: The Making of Fort Kochi 57 Thanjavur: A Cultural History 57 Unexplored Kingdom,The: People & Folk Cultures of Bhutan 58 White and Black: A Journey to the Centre of Imperial Calcutta 58 History 58-66 Alipore Bomb Case, The: A Historic Pre-Independence Trial 58 Anglo-Indians, The: A 500-Year History 59 Arms & Armour at the Jaipur Court: The Royal Collection 59 Bakkarwals of Jammu and , The: Navigating through Nomadism 59 Calcutta in the Nineteenth Century: An Archival Exploration 59 Campaign in India, The 60 Chivalry and Romance: Vignettes from Indian History and Bardic Legends 60 Churches of India, The 60 City in the Making, A: Aspects of Calcutta’s Early Growth 60 Faith and Freedom: Gandhi in History 61 Fatehpur Sikri: Akbar’s Magnificent City on a Hill 61 India and its Native Princes 61 Indian Advertising: Laughter and Tears 61 Indian National Flag Unfurled through Philately, The 62 Kashmir: A journey through history 62 Legendotes of Hyderabad 62 Letters of a Mussoorie Merchant 62 Maharaja of Jodhpur Guns, The 63 Memories of Belonging: Images from the Colony and Beyond 63 viii Mutiny Memoirs 63 Native Races of the , The 63 Sultan Jahan Begam, Ex-Ruler of : An Account of My Life 64 North-Western Provinces of India, The: Their History, Ethnology, and Administration 64 Picturesque India: A Journey in early Picture Postcards (1896-1947) 64 Picturing India: People, Places and the World of the East India Company 64 Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta 65 Proceedings of the : Vol. 1 (1885–1889) 65 Proceedings of the Indian National Congress: Vol. 2 (1890–1894) 65 Arms & Armour: The & Their Armoury at Jodhpur Fort Vol. I & II 65 Spice Story 66 Stamp is Born, A 66 Story of the Jodhpur Lancers, The: 1885-1952 66 Things Indian 66 Humour & Satire 67-68 Delirious City: Polity & Vanity in Urban India 67 Excuse Me, Can We Have Our Country Back? 67 Gupp & Gossip: From the Hills 67 : The Final Chapter 68 What A Life: A Kaleidoscope of Rajinder Puri’s Cartoons 68 Wit and Humour: In Colonial 68 Wit and Wisdom: Pickings from the Parsee Punch 68 Institution 69 Excelsior: The Story of Wynberg-Allen School 69 Hindu College Delhi: A People’s Movement 69 Partners in Freedom: Jamia Milia Islamia 69 Memoir 70-71 Emilie and Subhas: A True Love Story 70 Glimpses of Bengal: Select Letters 1885-1895 70 Higher than the Everest: Memoirs of a Mountaineer 70 My Reminiscences 71 Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna, A 71 Music 71-72 Beethoven and Friends 71 Beyond Music: Maestros in Conversation 72 Dagars and Dhrupad: Divine Legacy 72 Songs of Tagore 72 Mythology 73 Quest for Paradise, The: Gardens, past, present and future 73 Nature & Wild Life 74-76 Birds in Paradise: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur 74 Decade with Tigers, A: Supremacy. Solitude. Stripes 74 Flora of the Southern Western Ghats and Palnis: A Field Guide 74 Great Himalayan National Park, The: The Struggle to save the Western Himalayas 75 My Encounter with the Big Cat: And Other Adventures in Ranthambhore 75 Sariska: The Tiger Reserve Roars Again 75 Sunderbans: The Mystic Mangrove 75 Wild Wonders of India 76

ix Photography 76-79 : The Price of Freedom 76 Bombay/Mumbai: Immersions 77 Calcutta 1940-1970: In the Photographs of Jayant Patel 77 Chai: The Experience of Indian Tea 77 Intimacies 77 Khajuraho 78 Light Within, The: A Different Vision of Life 78 Nicolas Roerich/Ashok Dilwali: Inspired by the Himalayas 78 Panchtattvas: The Road Ahead: Volume One & Volume Two 78 Vijaynagara Empire: Ruins to Resurrection 79 Poetry 80-81 Crescent Moon, The 80 Fireflies 80 Fruit Gathering 80 Fugitive, The 81 Gitanjali 81 Stray Birds 81 Religion 82-85 Ajmer Sharif: Awakening of Sufism in South Asia 82 Heaven on Earth: The Universe of Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple 82 Hindu Joy of Life 82 Hinduism: A Way of Life and a Mode of Thought 83 Historic Temples in Pakistan: A Call to Conscience 83 Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity 83 Ratha Yatra: Chariot Festival of Sri Jagannatha in Puri 83 Sayings from the Bhagvad Gita 84 Sayings from the Upanishads 84 Sayings from the Vedas 83 Ujjain: The City of Temples 84 Where Gods Reside: Sacred Places of Kolkata 85 Self Help 85-88 A to Z of 121 Unconventional Management Concepts 85 I Believe I Can Fly 86 Inner Guidance and the Four Spiritual Gifts 86 Is Your Mind Really Yours?: Break Free from the Shackles of a Programmed Life 86 Law of Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Practice & Procedure 86 Magic Mantras: For Young Adullts to Achieve Success in Life 87 Office Fables: For Today’s Manager 87 Simply Do It, Do It Simply 87 Watch Out!: A Handbook for Safe Living 87 Yoga: Bharat’s Invaluable Gift to the World 88 Yoga: The Indian Way 88 Yoga Shakti: Awaken Your Own Power 88 Speech 89 Teasing Questions: Exploring Disconnects in Contemporary India 89 Spirituality 90-92 Along Deep Lonely Alleys: Baul - Fakir - Dervish of Bengal 90 Arise Peace to Heal 90 Bodhena’s Adventures in Samsara: A Sannyasin Memoir 90 x Mystics of the East 91 Nostalgia for Eternity: Journeys in Religion, History, and Myth on the Indian Subcontinent 91 Osho, India and Me: A Tale of Sexual and Spiritual Transformation 91 Point of Vanishing, The: A Tale of Truth and Things Imagined 91 Raimundo Panikker: A Pilgrim Across Worlds 92 So Said the Wise 92 When A Real Lion meets A Real Master 92 Zorba the Buddha 92 Sports 93 Horse Racing in India: A Royal Legacy 93 Textile 94-96 Baluchars: The Woven Narrative Silks of Bengal 94 Block Printed Textiles of India: Imprints of Culture 94 Crafting a Future: Stories of Indian Textiles and Sustainable Practices 94 Textiles & Garments: At the Jaipur Court 95 Textiles of Rajasthan: At The Jaipur Court 95 Traditional Indian Handcrafted Textiles: History, Techniques, Processes, and Designs Vol. I & II 95 Unfolding: Contemporary Indian Textiles 95 Woven Textiles of Varanasi 96 Theatre 96-98 Act of Becoming, The: Actors Talk 96 Badal Sircar: Search for a Language of Theatre 97 KN Panikkar: The Theatre of Rasa 97 : A Fifty-year Journey Through Theatre 97 Tagore’s Dance- Omnibus 97 Theatre of Bhanu Bharti, The: A New Perspective 98 Theatrescapes: Experiencing Rasas 98 Tagore’s Plays 99-100 Chitra: A in One Act 99 Crown, The 99 King of the Dark Chamber, The 99 Malini 100 Post Office,The 100 Red Oleanders 100 Sacrifice 100 Travel 101-107 Alluring Kashmir: The Inner Spirit 101 Andaman Islands: In Wonderland 101 Antarctica: India’s Journey to the Frozen Continent 101 Arunachal: Peoples, Arts, and Adornments in India’s Eastern Himalayas 102 Balochistan at a Crossroads 102 Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories 102 : Roots and Beyond 102 Beyond The Himalayas: Journeying through the Silk Route 103 Bhopal 103 Brahmaputra and the Valley 103 Ganga: An Endless Journey 103 Indian Tibet, Tibetan India: The Cultural Legacy of the Western Himalayas 104 India’s Legendary East Coast 104

xi Intriguing India: The Alluring North 104 Intriguing India: The Colourful East 104 Intriguing India: The Historic South 105 Intriguing India: The Vibrant West 105 Kabulnama 105 Kailash and Manasarovar: A Quest Beyond the Himalaya 105 Ladakh: A Wanderer’s Spectacle 106 New Delhi Down the Decades: A Behind-the-lens View of the City 106 Nicobar Islands: In Nature’s Kingdom 106 Riding the Himalayas 106 Shades of Kashmir: Landscape. Daily Life. people. Protest 107 Tracing Marco Polo’s Journey: The Silk Route 107 Trails Less Travelled, The: Trekking the Himachal Himalayas 107 Wanderings Through the Garhwal Himalaya 107 Travelogue 108-109 And The Teesta Flows 108 Ladakh: A Photo Travelogue 108 Notes from a Spanish Diary 108 There are No Gods in North Korea 109 Zanskar to Ziro: No Stilettos in the Himalayas 109

Olive Turtle Original English Fiction

In Alphabetical Order Aliens in Delhi 111 Aryabhata Clan 111 Autumn 111 Awasthis of Aamnagri, The 111 Bag, The 112 Baramulla Bomber: Science Fiction Espionage Thriller 112 Belief 112 Blood, Sweat and Tears 112 Breaking Paths: Stories of Women Who Dared 113 Broken Amoretti,The 113 Butterfly Effect, The 113 Case of the Secretive Sister, The 113 Chronicler, The 114 Claudia 114 Copper Sky, The 114 Courtesans of Karim Street, The 114 Cuckoo’s Nest, The 115 Dalal’s Street 115 Dancing with Kali 115 Daniell Comes to Judgement: New and Vintage Daruwalla 115 Darker Dawn, A 116 Dilliz Boyz 116 Driftwood, The 116 xii Ekkos Clan, The 116 Fall Winter Collections 117 Family Saga, The: A Novel set in the times of Partition 117 Fida-e-Lucknow: Tales of the City and its People 117 For Honour 117 For the Love of a Man 118 Gap-Toothed Banister, The: A Tale of Anglo-India 118 Half a Face 118 Half Man: A Novel on the Naxal Movement 118 Harvest of Ecstasy, A 119 Haunted Library, The: Classic Ghost Stories 119 Hotel Calcutta 119 If you can walk, you can dance 119 In Crocodile Country 120 Kathmandu Days: The Blight and the Plight 120 Lacquered Curtain of Burma, The 120 Legend of Kuldhara,The: A Historical Novel Set in Rajasthan 120 Lost Legacy, The 121 Love and Life in Lucknow: An Imaginary Biography of a City 121 Love Song of Maya K, The : And Other Stories 121 Lynsdale Raj 121 Mandu: The Romance of Roopmati and Baz bahadur 122 Masala and Murder 122 Meeting Lives 122 Melody of a Tear 122 Middle Time 123 Murder of a Lady: A Scottish Mystery 123 Musoorie’s Mythistory 123 My Red Butterfly: A Passionate Journey of Love, Emotions & Compassion 123 Naxalites,The: A Novel 124 Never a Disconnect 124 On the Road to Tarascon 124 One Love and the Many Lives of Osip B. 124 One Rotten Apple: And Other Stories 125 Other Lives, Other Fragments 125 People on our Roof 125 Perfectly Untraditional 125 Prisoners of Revolution: A Political Novel 126 Rajasthani Stories Retold 126 Red Blooms in the Forest 126 Rogues among the Ruins 126 Saanvri: The Story of a Concubine 127 Sacred Sorrow of Sparrows,The: A Collection of Lives 127 Science, Sex and Spirituality: A Man’s Searing Journey into the soul of God 127 Second Wind: Caught between Paycheck and Passion 127 Silent Realities 128 Strangers on the Shore 128 Stuck Like Lint 128 Tenth Unknown, The 128 Tiger in You 129

xiii Tree with a Thousand Apples,The 129 Trees told me so,The 129 Triolet 129 Triptych, A 130 Two and A Half Rivers 130 Uttara Yogi 130 Vengeance, The: A Novel Set In Buddha's Times 130 Walking Through Fire 131 Waltz in Happiness 131 Well Met in Cyprus 131 When God went to Hell 131 White Crane, lend me your Wings: A Tibetan Tale of Love and War 132 Windhorse Warrior 132 Wings of Fantasy: A Collection of Stories 132 Without Prejudice: Epic Tale of a Mumbai Bar Dancer 132 Word Thrice Uttered, A: Stories on Life’s Realities 133 You cannot have all the Answers:And Other Stories 133

Thornbird English Translation (Fiction & Non-fiction) In Alphabetical Order Ballad of Kaziranga 135 Barbed Wire Fence: Stories of displacement from the Barak Valley of Assam 135 Beasts of Burden 135 Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay: Stories 135 Bipradas: The Man Who Would Walk Alone 136 Blossoms in the Graveyard 136 Book of Passing Shadows, The 136 Born of the Soil 136 Bridge Across the Rivers: Partition Memories From The Two Punjabs 137 Brink 137 Day and Dastan: Two Novellas 137 Day in the Life of Mangal Taram, A 137 Denudation, The 138 Dissevered: Khandita 138 Durgeshnandini 138 Elegy for the East: A Story of Blood and Broken Dreams 138 Fistful of Mustard Seeds, A: A Collection of Short Stories 139 Five Novellas about Women 139 Five Plays: Ghatak 139 Gardener, The 139 Generations: Talaimuraikal 140 Giligadu: The Lost Days 140 Girmitiya Saga, The 140 Heroine and other Stories, The 140 Hindi Short Stories: Editor’s Choice 141 Hungry Stones and Other Stories, The 141 I, Anupam 141 xiv In a Foreign Land by Chance 141 In the Glow of Your Being 142 Invisible Walls 142 Island of Lost Shadows 142 Jallianwala Bagh: Literary Responses in Prose & Poetry 142 Kasturba Gandhi: A bio-fiction 143 Kayakalpa: The Elixir of Everlasting Youth 143 Laila Ke Khutoot: The Letters of Laila 143 Land Lust 143 Madhukari: Art of Honey-gathering 144 Mahanadi: The Tale of a River 144 Mai Silently Mother 144 Mandra 144 Moisture Trapped in A Stone: An Anthology of Modern Telugu Short Stories 145 Mountain of the Moon, The: A classic tale of adventure in Africa 145 Musk and other Stories, The 145 My Paper Half 145 Nalak 146 Ocean of Melancholy: The that was Karbala 146 the Betrothed 146 Parrot Green Saree,The 146 Pigeons of the Domes: Stories on Communalism 147 Plate of White Marble, A 147 Preeto & Other Stories: The Male Gaze in 147 Quartet: Chaturanga 147 Stories 148 Saakshi: The Witness 148 Saga of Muziris,The 148 Samboli! Beware 148 Second Encounter 149 Seducing the Rain God: A Collection of Short Stories from the North-East 149 Soiled Clothes 149 Story of the Timepiece,The: A Collection of Short Stories 149 Tantu: The Loom of Life 150 Timeless Tales from Bengal: An Anthology of Bangla Children’s and Young Adults’ Stories 150 Two Sisters 150 Vignettes en Route 150 When Arrows were Heated Up: A Tale of Tribal Struggle against British Colonialism 151 Bengali Culture: Over A Thousand Years (Non-Fiction-Heritage & Culture) 151 Gleanings of the Road (Non-Fiction-Essay) 151

Paper Missile Non-fiction (Original English & Translation)

In Alphabetical Order

Apocalypse Pakistan: An Anatomy of the World’s Most Dangerous Nation’ 153 Archaeoastronomy of a Few, The: Megalithic Sites of Jharkhand 153 Article 370: Explained for the Common Man 153

xv Bonsai Tree, A: An Autobiography 153 Bourbons and Begums of Bhopal, The: The Forgotten History 154 Calcutta Nights 154 Calendar Too Crowded, A 154 Coconut: How The Shy Fruit Shaped Our World 154 Culture of Indigo in Asia: Plant. Product. Power. 155 Education at the Crossroads 155 Enriching Life 155 GST: Explained for Common Man 155 Gift of Grace, A: The Essence of Guru Nanak’s Spirituality 156 Hidden Side of the Moon, The: The Musings of a Life Between India and Europe 156 Honest Always Stand Alone, The 156 In Search of a New Afghanistan 156 India Now and in Transition 157 India Since 1947: Looking Back at a Modern Nation 157 India Through the Ages 157 Islam. Pluralism. Nationhood: Legacy of Maulana Azad 157 John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee 158 Lingering Charms: Myth, Lore and History 158 Living Hinduism: Scriptures Philosophy Practices 158 Lost Addresses: A Memoir of India, 1934-1955 158 Morarji Desai: A Profile in Courage 159 Most Incredible Olympic Stories,The 159 Nari Bhav: Androgyny and Female Impersonation India 159 Natyacharya Sisir Kumar Bhaduri: Pioneer of Modern Indian Theatre 159 Philosophy of Hinduism, The 160 Philosophy of Rabindranath, The 160 Positions: Essays on 160 Quiet flows the River Jhelum 160 Random Walk in Santiniketan Ashram, A 161 Rediscovering Narmada Valley 161 Rereading Tagore 161 Security, Governance and Democratic Rights: Essays on the North-East 161 Sita Returns: Modern India through Her Eyes 162 Socioliterary Cultures in South Asia 162 Time to say Goodbye: A magical Journey of friendship 162 Trial of Mangal Pandey, The: State Papers 162 World of Religions, The 163 Yatrik: A Journey into Theatrical Art 163

xvi बहुवचन Hindi Illustrated

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EBERHARD FISCHER & Art for Tribal Rituals in South Gujarat, India A Visual Anthropological Survey of 1969

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Art for Tribal Rituals in South Gujarat, India, is the outcome of extensive fieldwork by Eberhard Fischer and Haku Shah in South Gujarat in 1969. This book of over 800 photographs is a tribute to the accomplishments of Adivasi ritual leaders, healers and craftspeople of the past in Western India.

Eberhard Fischer (left) is an art historian and cultural anthropologist. Haku Shah (1934 – 2019 ) was a painter, cultural anthropologist, photographer, curator and a Gandhian.

KRISHNOPRIYO BHATTACHARYA Tribal Bengal Voices from the Lost Horizon Life in the Sub-Himalayan Terai Duars Stories and Songs of the Great Andamanese

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West Bengal is now home to about 5.3 million tribal people; The Andaman Islands—Great Andaman, Little Andaman, and they form five per cent of the total tribal population of North Sentinel Islands have been home for milleniums to four India. In the state itself, they comprise 5.80 per cent of the tribes: the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinelese. total population. Their languages are known by the same name as that of the tribes. ‘Great Andamanese’ is a generic term representing ten languages among a family of languages that were once spoken by ten different tribes living in the north, south, and middle of the Great Andaman Islands. Professor Anvita Abbi is a distinguished researcher on minority languages and perhaps Krishnopriyo Bhattacharya has been studying the only one in the Indian subcontinent who has the tribal affairs of North Bengal for more than done first-hand field study on all the six language three decades. He is a keen photographer and has families from the Himalayas to the Andaman and visited most of the tribal communities of Bengal. Nicobar Islands.

2 3 AVEY VARGHESE 108 Vishnu Temples Architectural Splendour, Spiritual Bliss

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108 Vishnu Temples: Architectural Splendour, Spiritual Bliss is a pictorial journey into ancient architecture and the art of temple construction with interesting trivia about 106 Vishnu temples, collectively known as the 108 Divya Desams amongst Vaishnavites, more particularly Vaishnavites from South India.

Hailing from a traditional Christian family in Kerala, Avey Varghese was born and brought up in , where he did his schooling.

TANUJA & SANJAY KANVINDE CHINNAPPA BOVERIANDA & NANJAMMA Achyut Kanvinde Ainmanes of Kodagu Akar Ancestral Homes of Kodagu and their Socio-Cultural Significance

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Achyut Kanvinde – Akar is a monograph on the life and This book describes ainmanes, ancestral homes in Kodagu, works of Achyut Kanvinde, one of the pioneers of Modern which represent the culture of this district of Karnataka in Architecture in India with a professional career spanning South India. They bear testimony to the strength and vitality of five decades. the okkas (patrilineal clans) of Kodagu. These ainmanes and the traditions associated with them continue to play a significant role in the lives of the people.

Sanjay Kanvinde (left) is an Architect and Urban Designer by training. Chinnappa (left) and his wife Nanjamma have A graduate of the University of dedicated themselves to the preservation of the Bangalore, has been mentored language, architecture and culture of the native by the Modern Masters of the country. communities of Kodagu.

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KAIWAN MEHTA SAMIT DAS Architecture of I.M. Kadri,The Architecture of Santiniketan Tagore’s Concept of Space

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The book is a critical review of one of India’s most prolific This unique book highlights Rabindranath Tagore’s architect – I.M. Kadri, who was instrumental in designing and architectural vision through his writings. It is an attempt building some important landmarks in India and abroad. It to search for the clues hidden in Tagore’s philosophy is not just a portfolio of the architect’s works but provides a and architecture that will link the past with the present. detailed analysis about building concepts and architecture in Accompanied by rare photographs, this book showcases India since Independence. Tagore’s concept of space.

Samit Das specialises in painting, photography, Kaiwan Mehta, has studied Architecture, Literature, Indian interactive artworks and artists’ books and has a Aesthetics, and Cultural Studies and is a theorist and critic in deep interest in archiving. He has held several the fields of visual culture, architecture, and city studies. solo shows.

RAMU KATAKAM DR WERNER MEYER Cosmic Dance in Stone Drapham Dzong Archaeological Excavation of a Himalayan Fortress in Central Bhutan

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Citing the primordial nature of stone, the book shows This pioneering work presents the results of the first how designers of the past devised structures that could archaeological project ever undertaken in Bhutan: the transcend space and time and help us apprehend the nature excavation of Drapham Dzong, a fortress in the Choekhor of our existence. Valley (Bumthang).

Dr Werner Meyer, a distinguished archaeologist, Ramu Katakam has been a practicing architect is Professor Emeritus of Medieval Studies at the for the last 40 years. University of Basel, Switzerland.

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JAIMINI MEHTA PRATYUSH SHANKAR Embodied Vision Himalayan Cities Interpreting the Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri Settlement Patterns, Public Places and Architecture

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Delving into a series of representations Fatehpur Sikri has Extensively documented and researched, this book explores the been subjected to, this book concludes that space is revealed idea of settlements in different areas of the Himalayan region, to us through perception more than geometry. It emphasises cutting across national boundaries, from Kashmir via Nepal to the importance of an ‘embodied vision’ in the conceptualising the north-eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent, and their and development of architecture in tradition-bound and relationship with the landscape. pre-rational societies.

Jaimini Mehta is a practising architect and an academician based in Vadodara, India. He is Pratyush Shankar is a practising architect and Honorary Director of the Centre for the Study Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, of Urbanism and Architecture. CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

DEEPIKA GANDHI & RAJNISH WATTAS ANNA L. DALLAPICCOLA, GEORGE MICHELL & BRIGITTE KHAN MAJLIS Le Corbusier Rediscovered Lepakshi Chandigarh and Beyond Architecture, Sculpture, Painting

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A commemoration of the legendary architect Le Corbusier Authored by renowned specialists in architecture, painting and his masterpiece—the city of Chandigarh, featuring essays and textile design, the book, with more than 200 images is by world-famous architects and urban planners and includes an unrivalled showcase of sixteenth-century Vijayanagara nearly 250 images, maps and sketches by Le Corbusier himself. architecture and art. Anna L. Dallapiccola, Professor of Indian Art at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University, was closely involved in the Vijayanagara Research Project. Brigitte Khan Majlis is a specialist in Indian as well as Indonesian textiles. George Michell trained as an architect in Melbourne. Later Deepika Gandhi (left) is a faculty he obtained a doctorate in member of the Chandigarh College Indian Archaeology at the of Architecture. Rajnish Wattas is School of Oriental and former principal of the Chandigarh African Studies, University College of Architecture. of London.

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NACHIKET CHANCHANI JAIMINI MEHTA Mountain Temples & Temple Mountains Rethinking Modernity Architecture, Religion, and Nature in the Central Himalayas Towards Post Rational Architecture

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The book argues that the normal historical progression of Mountain Temples & Temple Mountains analyses how the stone monuments and structures built in the Central Himalayan architectural thought suffered an epistemological break in region between the 3rd century BCE and the 13th century the mid-eighteenth century. It is a re-examination of the very CE impacted the sociocultural life of the region. It provides idea of modernity in architecture, revealing that the contours new evidence of how an enduring idea of India emerged in of post rational architecture are visible in the works of several the subcontinent. contemporary architects.

Nachiket Chanchani is Associate Professor in the Jaimini Mehta is a practising architect and an Department of the History of Art and the Department of academician based in Vadodara, India. He is Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, Honorary Director of the Centre for the Study Ann Arbor. of Urbanism and Architecture.

ANIL DEY GEORGE MICHELL; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SURENDRA KUMAR Sun Temple of Konark, The Temple Architecture and Art of the Early Chalukyas: Badami, Mahakuta, Aihole, Pattadakal

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This is the first book that provides an in-depth analysis of the The temples of the Early Chalukyas, dating from the 6th to 8th Konark Sun Temple’s architecture and construction techniques centuries, are unrivalled in all of India for their comparatively and includes detailed and extensive historical information early date and unusually complete condition, the remarkable providing context to the creation of this timeless monument. juxtaposition of their different constructional techniques and building styles and for the sheer beauty of their figural and decorative carvings.

Architect George Michell (left) has undertaken documentation and reasearch projects, most recently Anil Dey, an engineer by profession, undertakes with John M Fritz at Hampi. studies on Temples in Odisha which is his Surendra Kumar specialises in passion and has spent over 60 years in this activity. panoramic topographic views.

6 7 ANURADHA GHOSH Afterlife of Silence, The Still Lifes of Jogen Chowdhury

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The Afterlife of Silence is the first-ever comprehensive book on the still lifes of one of India’s leading modern painters. It analyses the development of Jogen Chowdhury’s still lifes chronologically and features 95 impactful images of his paintings. It includes an in-depth interview of the artist by the author.

Anuradha Ghosh is Associate Professor in English at Dinabandhu Andrews College, Kolkata. After graduating from Presidency College, she was a journalist with Business Standard and Ananda Bazar Patrika, before joining her present position in 1996.

HARSHA V. DEHEJIA MAHAVEER SWAMI Akriti to Sanskriti Art of Bikaner, The The Journey of Indian Forms Indian Art Series

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This unique tome explores the forms that adorn majestic This book features about 60 paintings mostly on handmade monuments as well as common spaces that are pointers to not paper and some on silk. Executed in Bikaner style, the works only Indian culture, but equally to transcendental knowledge. have clearly been impacted by Mughal traditions. The artist’s A unique analysis and repository of Indian visual forms, it observations during his sojourns to Kumbh or at Ganga Sagar is a collector’s item and was on the longlist of the Vodafone Mela or at the famous holy Dargah shrine at Ajmer and the Crossword Book Award 2010. sketches that were made on site were developed into paintings later in the studio.

Harsha V. Dehejia is a practising physician and Mahaveer Swami is one of the finest traditional artists working a widely respected aesthete and art collector. He in India today. His ethereal colours and exquisite brushwork are has written extensively on Indian art and culture. combined with unique inner vision and great sensitivity.

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LOKESH CHANDRA & NIRMALA SHARMA J.P. DAS Buddhist Paintings of Tun-Huang Chitra Pothi In the National Museum, New Delhi Illustrated Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from Orissa

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This richly illustrated book examines the Tun-Huang Buddhist The book traces the palm-leaf tradition of Orissa, an important cave paintings at the National Museum in New Delhi. The but little-known art form that flourished along with the Orissan scrolls from Tun-huang are the charm of these caverns. Tun- tradition of copying ancient text on palm-leaf manuscripts and Huang is the dream child of the Avatamsaka tradition of illuminating them. contemplation as it unfolded in Bamiyan.

Lokesh Chandra (left) is a renowned scholar of Tibetan, Mongolian Jagannath Prasad ( JP) Das has dominated the and Sino-Japanese Buddhism. Odia literary scene for over 40 years. His literary Nirmala Sharma is an art historian ouvre comprises poetry, plays, short stories, novel, and professor of Buddhist studies. essays and children’s poems.

J. P. LOSTY INTRODUCTION BY B.N. GOSWAMY Court & Courtship Daniells’ India Indian Miniatures in the Tapi Collection Views from the Eighteenth Century

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Court and Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the TAPI Thomas Daniell and his nephew William travelled across Collection is a study of Indian paintings in which the author India, painting Oriental Scenery wherever they went. This J.P. Losty explores the well-trod highways and the lesser- special book showcases a selection of their work in India. It known byways of miniature paintings, put together by the presents the India that the Daniells saw, which was far different well-known textile collectors, Praful and Shilpa Shah. from the way it was seen by Indians.

J.P. Losty was curator of Indian visual materials B.N. Goswamy is a distinguished art historian in the Asian department of the British Library and author of several books on Indian art. The for 34 years. He has published extensively on recipient of many honours, he has taught at illustrated Indian manuscripts. several universities across the world.

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SWATI GHOSH RAGHUPATI BHAT Design Movement in Tagore’s Enduring Epics Santiniketan: Alpana–An Experiment in Aestheticism Indian Art Series

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Set in a rich cultural landscape, this book chronicles the Featuring under the Indian Art Series, this book traces the evolution of hand-drawn designs across nations, cultures, recreations of mythological narratives through contemporary and time. It narrates through sketches and photographs, art forms. The artist’s fascination with nature comes through the transformative journey of Bengal’s traditional alpanas in compositions featuring layered imagery—flora and fauna, from a folk art to a symbol of cultural identity and upholds the sun and the moon, and other cosmic symbols alongside Rabindranath Tagore’s creative and constructive role in mythological characters. bringing about this change.

Raghupati Bhat has mastered the art of painting Teacher, researcher and writer, Swati Ghosh is metaphysical themes in stick figures with sharp the author of numerous articles, and is an expert pointed features. He is credited with the revival in translation and transcription. of Mysore Ganjifa paintings.

ALKA PANDE TARAPADA SANTRA Flower Shower Folk Arts of West Bengal The Culture of Flowers in India and the Artist Community

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Flower Shower explores the integral role that flowers play This first ever English translation of Tarapada Santra’s work in our world—as cultural signifiers; as motifs in Indian art, introduces the reader to the rural lifestyle of Bengal and its architecture, sculpture, literature and textiles; as culinary many traditional forms of folk arts, which are bound to draw ingredients and as divine offerings. Discussing a range of the interest of researchers and art-lovers all over the world. This topics from botany to aesthetics and history to poetry, the book is an eloquent testimony to the author’s committed quest author takes you through an immersive journey, laden with the for indigenous efforts. beauty and perfumes of the exotic, nutritional and decorative role of flowers within Indian tradition and aesthetics.

Dr Alka Pande is an art critic, cultural theorist, teacher, curator and author. She has two Tarapada Santra devoted his life to the discovery of the rich postgraduate degrees in History and History of heritage of art in rural Bengal, evolving a unique system of Art and a PhD from Panjab University. field research.

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SUSHMA K. BAHL ALOK BHALLA & Forms of Devotion Gita, The The Spiritual in Indian Art Mewari Miniature Painting (1680-1698) by Allah Baksh

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This double-volume reflects the diversity and depth of Indian The miniature paintings of the Gita by Allah Baksh, published art from varied perspectives and aesthetics. It examines the in this volume for the first time, are from the late seventeenth connection between art and various spiritual ideologies and century Mewar. Commissioned by ’s Maharana Jai living traditions as they continue to be practiced and celebrated Singh, these paintings of the Gita are part of an illustrated or questioned by hundreds of artists. Mahabharata folio of more than 4000 works.

Alok Bhalla is a widely published Sushma K Bahl, MBE, former head of Arts critic, translator and poet. & Culture for the British Council India, is an Chandra Prakash Deval is an independent arts adviser, writer and curator who eminent poet, fiction writer, translator, organises cultural projects internationally. bibliophile, and cultural historian.

B.N. GOSWAMY, WITH ESSAYS BY ROBERT J. DEL BONTÀ EBERHARD FISCHER & DINANATH PATHY & CALEB SIMMONS In the Absence of Jagannatha Great Mysore Bhagavata,The: Complete Study of a Manuscript from the Binney Collection in the San Diego Museum of Art

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This book from Mysore, stands out, not only because of the This book documents in its first part all known samples of splendour of its illustrations but also because it engages with anasara pati paintings, that is, annually produced pictures on that great and sacred text, the Bhagāvata Purāna, in a manner cloth. These serve as temporary replacements for the then that is completely different from almost anything else that absent wooden icons in the temples of Lord Jagannatha in Puri one sees. and South Orissa. The second part reconstructs the history of anasara pictures.

Eberhard Fischer (left) is an art B.N. Goswamy is a distinguished art historian historian and cultural anthropologist. and author of several books on Indian art. The Dinanath Pathy (in picture) is a recipient of many honours, he has taught at contemporary painter, art historian several universities across the world. and creative writer.

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EDITED BY ANNA L. DALLAPICCOLA B.N. GOSWAMY Indian Painting Indian Paintings in the The Lesser-Known Traditions Sarabhai Foundation

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India has an astonishingly rich variety of painting traditions. The little-known paintings in this volume once belonged A collection of papers on the proceedings of the conference to the Sarabhai family. These collected works reflect great ‘Indian Painting: The Lesser-Known Traditions’ held in discrimination and aesthetic sensibility. This remarkable Houston in 2008, this book covers works ranging from the late collection offers a well-rounded view of the broad historical 17th century to the present. development of Indian painting.

Anna L. Dallapiccola, Professor of Indian Art at B.N. Goswamy is a distinguished art historian the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University, and author of several books on Indian art. The was closely involved in the Vijayanagara recipient of many honours, he has taught at Research Project. several universities across the world.

EDITED BY KENNETH X. ROBBINS & MARVIN TOKAYER PRADIP ZAVERI Jews and the Indian National Art Legend of Krishna in Wall Paintings Project of Gujarat and Rajasthan,The

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A book on the roles of foreign and Indian Jews in the Indian The Legend of Krishna in Wall Paintings of Gujarat and Rajasthan national art project that raises issues such as: Does the term is a comprehensive documentation of the Krishna theme in its ‘Indian artist’ apply to any artist born into an Indian family? historical and cultural context in an art form that is now on Is a piece of work ‘Indian art’ because of its subject matter or the verge of extinction. It includes paintings that illustrate the its style? deeds of Vishnu and his other avataras.

Marvin Tokayer has authored more Pradip Zaveri has always been interested in than 20 Japanese books on Judaica. various art forms, especially Indian paintings. His Kenneth X. Robbins is a psychiatrist, passion for travelling and photography led him to collector and independent scholar on the interiors of Rajasthan where wall paintings South Asia. are found in abundance

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SHOBHA BROOTA UTPAL K. BANERJEE Looking Within Luminous Harmony Indian Art Series Indian Art and Culture

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This book delineates the soul-searching of Shobha Broota, A well-researched book on the universal resonance in Indian through a series of pastels on paper and acrylic and oil on art and culture, covering the grand Indian heritage by providing canvas. The cosmic world and natural elements pulsating with an overview of the visual and . Votive traditions organic energy, , air and space, appear in her compositions are also taken up, followed by an inquiry into traditions and entailing repetitive patterns in molecular formations. rituals.

A recipient of the AIFACS and Sahitya Kala Utpal K. Banerjee writes on the arts and culture Parishad awards, Shobha Broota’s work is and is a regular contributor on cultural and displayed in important private and public professional programmes to BBC, All India collections in India and abroad. Radio and Indian television.

BHARTI DAYAL GIAMPAOLO TOMASSETTI; TEXT BY KRISHNA DHARMA Madhubani Art Mahabharata Indian Art Series Indian Art Series

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Experience the rich tapestry of folk art and colour in the Experience the story of Mahabharata unfold through Madhubani paintings by the artist who assimilates newer the exquisite paintings of an Italian artist. With over 43 imagery with folk imprints which is another feature that gives colour photographs and 9 illustrations, the book provides a contemporary touch to the traditional art form. With over 70 comprehensive texts accompanying the paintings, describing photographs of Madhubani paintings the book is a must-buy the particular image captured in it. for art enthusiasts.

Giampaolo Tomassetti worked on the Bharti Dayal’s work in the field of Madhubani Mahabharata project for the last twelve years. Art has been exhibited in numerous shows across Krishna Dharma is the author of a number of India and also internationally. English retellings of ancient Indian classics.

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ALKA HINGORANI B.N. GOSWAMY Making Faces Manaku of Guler Self and Image Creation in a Himalayan Valley The Life And Work Of Another Great Indian Painter From A Small Hill State

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This book is an original and evocative account, superbly A work of an art historian who has ferreted out, from a virtually illustrated, of the various phases in the lifecycle of a mohra, at anonymous tradition, information on individual painters, and, different times a religious icon, an art object, and a repository after bringing them out of obscurity, has been writing on them of material wealth in an otherwise subsistence economy. It will with rare insights and warmth. be welcomed by scholars and students of anthropology, material culture, religion, art history, and South Asian studies.

Alka Hingorani is an independent scholar whose B.N. Goswamy, distinguished art historian, is interests in Indian art lie geographically in the Professor Emeritus of Art History at the Panjab lower Himalayas and thematically in issues of University, Chandigarh whose work covers a wide aesthetics and identity. range in the area of Indian painting,

MILO C. BEACH, EBERHARD FISCHER & B.N. GOSWAMY EDITED BY IMKE RAJAMANI, MARGRIT PERNAU KATHERINE BUTLER SCHOFIELD Masters of Indian Painting Monsoon Feelings Vol. I: 1100-1650 and Vol. II: 1650-1900 A History of Emotions in the Rain

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This beautifully illustrated two-volume set is the most Through a series of evocative essays exploring rain-drenched comprehensive survey of Indian painting that the West has ever worlds of poetry, songs, paintings, architecture, films, gardens, seen. Spanning 800 years and including some 600 artworks festivals, music, and medicine, this lavishly illustrated collection by more than 40 artists, it dispels the notion of anonymity in examines the history of monsoon feelings in South Asia from Indian art. the twelfth century to the present.

Milo Beach is former director of the Freer and Sackler Imke Rajamani is a researcher at the Center for the History of Galleries, Washington, DC. Emotions at the Max Planck Institute, Berlin. Margrit Pernau Eberhard Fischer (left) is Senior Researcher at the Center for the History of Emotions is former director of the at the Max Planck Institute, Museum Rietberg, Zurich. Berlin. Katherine Butler B.N. Goswamy is professor emeritus Schofieldis Senior Lecturer of art history at the Panjab in the Music Department at University, Chandigarh. King’s College London.

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B.N. GOSWAMY B.N. GOSWAMY Nainsukh of Guler Nala and Damayanti A Great Indian Painter from a Small Hill-state A Great Series of Paintings of an Old Indian Romance

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This book is perhaps the first ever to appear on a traditional Three things come together in this series of paintings: a great painter of the past in India. The result of painstaking research, text, a delectable old romance, and the work of one of the most the author has brought together all of Nainsukh’s known or talented families of painters known to Indian art. The text is the ascribable oeuvre. It received a Certificate of Merit ( Jacket, 12th century Naishadhacharita of Sriharsha; the story centres English category) for Excellence in Book Production 2011 around the intense love that grew between King Nala and from the Federation of Indian Publishers. Princess Damayanti; and the painter family comes from Guler.

B.N. Goswamy, distinguished art historian, is B.N. Goswamy, distinguished art historian, is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the Panjab Professor Emeritus of Art History at the Panjab University, Chandigarh whose work covers a wide University, Chandigarh whose work covers a wide range in the area of Indian painting, range in the area of Indian painting,

KALYAN KRISHNA & KAY TALWAR B.N. GOSWAMY & EBERHARD FISCHER Nathdwara Paintings from Pahari Masters the Anil Relia Collection: The Portal to Shrinathji Court Painters of Northern India

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Nathdwara, located in the Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan, is The book challenges the popular notion of the Pahari painter home to Shrinathji, a fifteenth century manifestation of the being an anonymous craftsman plying predetermined strokes. child god Krishna holding up Mount Govardhan. Since the When first published in German, it was widely acclaimed and establishment of the haveli (temple mansion) in 1670, artists has come to occupy the status of a classic. have flocked to the sacred town to adorn the walls where Shri Nathji dwells with painted cloth hangings, as well as to provide painted icons for the pilgrimage trade.

Kalyan Krishna was (left) Professor and Head of the Department of B.N. Goswamy (left) is a History of Art at Banaras Hindu distinguished art historian and University (BHU). Kay Talwar holds author of several books on Indian art. an MA in Art History from the Eberhard Fischer is an art historian University of Michigan. and cultural anthropologist.

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B.N. GOSWAMY & EBERHARD FISCHER GILES TILLOTSON & MRINALINI VENKATESWARAN Pahari Paintings Painting & Photography The Horst Metzger Collection in the Museum Rietberg At the Jaipur Court

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The book features 60 chosen works from Horst Metzer’s An initiative of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, collection at the Museum Rietberg, which depict the alluring Jaipur, the book showcases a range of exquisite paintings charm of these Rajput paintings from the hill states of India. and photographs from the royal collection of the Museum, Revealing the enchanting beauty and multifaceted nature supported with specially commissioned essays on painting of this rare and priceless collection, this work showcases the and photography at the Jaipur Court. aesthetic sensibility of Pahari paintings.

Giles Tillotson is Consultant B.N. Goswamy (left) is a Director at the Maharaja Sawai distinguished art historian and Man Singh II Museum, Jaipur. author of several books on Indian art. Mrinalini Venkateswaran is Projects Eberhard Fischer is an art historian Head, Eka Archiving Services, and cultural anthropologist. New Delhi.

VIJAY SHARMA; FOREWORD BY J.P. LOSTY ANU H. GUPTA & SHALINA MEHTA Painting in the Kangra Valley Phulkari from Punjab Embroidery in Transition

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Painting in the Kangra Valley is a survey of the painting styles To a connoisseur of Phulkari embroidery, it is a mystique! of Guler and Kangra, which flourished in the 18th–19th Every stitch once placed on the fabric tells a story, a story that centuries. gives new insights into the origin and comes crafted in emotions taking the form of motifs. Phulkari development of the Guler school and the influence of Mughal from Punjab: Embroidery in Transition is the outcome of the painting on the styles of Manaku and Nainsukh. authors’ quest in search of these stories, their sojourns to the villages and by lanes of Punjab that are home to this form of craft.

Anu H. Gupta (left) pursued her Vijay Sharma is an art historian and art critic. Master’s in Clothing and Textiles He is widely recognised as a fine miniature and Ph.D. in Social Anthropology. painter and has travelled extensively in India Shalina Mehta, retired from Panjab and abroad, giving lecture demonstrations on University, Chandigarh, having taught the techniques of Pahari painting. social and cultural anthropology .

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SUPRIYA ROY & SUSHOBHAN ADHIKARY EDITED BY HARSHA V. DEHEJIA Rabindranath Tagore Radha His World of Art From Gopi to Goddess

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There has hardly been a member in Rabindranath Tagore’s In tracing the evolution of Radha, the book takes the family who has not shown some signs of brilliance in the fields reader through cultural divides, political dynasties and of art, literature, the performing arts, philosophy or religion. philosophical debates. It portrays in poetry and painting, This book traces these and other influences on Tagore’s diverse dance and drama, sculpture and icon, songs and stories how art activities. Radha occupies a special place in sociology and psychology, aesthetics and theology.

Supriya Roy (left), librarian and archivist, has worked in Rabindra- Harsha V. Dehejia is a practising physician Bhavana, the Tagore Archives and and a widely respected aesthete and art Visva-Bharati. Sushobhan Adhikary collector. He has written extensively on is an artist, art historian and restorer. Indian art and culture.

DR DALJEET NEVILE Ragachitra Raj Revisited, The Deccani Ragamala Paintings

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A set of 44 unpublished ragamala paintings of Bijapur rendered The magnificent collection of paintings in this book showcases in the Deccan style, in possession of the National Museum, the variety of subjects depicted by the artists, ranging from Delhi, since 1989, have been presented in this book. The elaborate festivals and celebrations to the luxurious lifestyle paintings stand apart in their vibrant visual appeal, depth and of the and also exquisite portraits of Indian women. range of content and in the perfect symphony created between A vibrant narrative blends with the rich imagery to create a art and music. wonderful tableau of a bygone era.

Art historian and archaeologist, former curator and head of the Department of Painting in the National Museum, New Delhi, Late Dr Daljeet Pran Nevile, former diplomat and UN advisor, was Consultant, Sports Authority of India (SAI), has been engaged in the study of the social and New Delhi, engaged in its museum project. cultural for several years.

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ILAY COOPER DR DALJEET Rajasthan Rajasthani Miniatures Exploring Painted Shekhawati The Magic of Strokes and Colours

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Cycling into desert Rajasthan, Ilay Cooper is amazed by its This book reflects the uniqueness of Rajasthani art, where wealth of brightly painted buildings. He settles in Shekhawati, shades and strokes come together in what almost appears as makes friends and, exploring, becomes the authority on those adivine interplay to create magic. murals. This book presents a unique collection of photographs of the Shekhawati region collected over forty years.

Art historian and archaeologist, former curator Ilay Cooper has written many articles for Indian and head of the Department of Painting in the and British periodicals, five academic papers and National Museum, New Delhi, Late Dr Daljeet five books. He has also lectured widely on South was Consultant, Sports Authority of India (SAI), Asian murals. New Delhi, engaged in its museum project.

MANDAKRANTA BOSE J.P. LOSTY Ramayana, The Ramayana, The In Bengali Folk Paintings Love and Valour in India’s Great Epic

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The book comes from a systematic and determined research The illustrated Ramayana commissioned by Rana Jagat Singh from a noted scholar and discusses the painting of Rajasthan between 1649 and 1653 is among the greatest of tradition of, the depiction of the Ramayana in patacitra, its role seventeenth-century Indian manuscripts. Nearly one 130 of the in Bengal and the history of the patuas. paintings are presented in book form for the first time.

Mandakranta Bose is Emeritus Professor and J.P. Losty was curator of Indian visual materials Director of the Centre for India and South in the Asian department of the British Library Asia Research at the University of British for 34 years. He has published extensively on Columbia, Vancouver. illustrated Indian manuscripts.

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PARAM P. TOMANEC RODA AHLUWALIA Rasa Yatra Reflections on Mughal Art and Culture A Pilgrimage into the Heart of India

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This book has about 50 carefully framed photographs in the This book explores the rich aesthetic and cultural legacy of the collection featuring some amazing portraits of people, pilgrims Imperial Mughals in the Indian subcontinent through fresh and priests beside pristine sites, in engaging situations, or insights offered by 13 eminent scholars. behind the scenes. The collection discovers the vibrant spiritual .

Based in a monastic community, Roda Ahluwalia is an independent scholar of Param P. Tomanec’s works belong to the South Asian Art, with an interest in painting, permanent collection of the Museum of Sacred currently a visiting scholar of Jnanapravaha, Art in Belgium and in private collections. Mumbai.

ANNA L. DALLAPICCOLA EDITED BY KATIA LÉGERET-MANOCHHAYA Reverse Glass Painting In India Rodin and the Dance of Shiva

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Reverse glass painting is a fascinating yet comparatively Supported with rare, unseen photographs contributed to unknown facet of Indian art that flourished in the mid- this publication by the Rodin Museum, the book provides 19th century. an in-depth analysis of Rodin’s works. With essays by both French and Indian scholars, the book aims to bring us a new international vision of Rodin’s work.

Anna L. Dallapiccola, Professor of Indian Art at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg Katia Légeret-Manochhaya is Professor of University, was closely involved in the Aesthetics and Art Theory in the Department Vijayanagara Research Project. of Theatre at Paris 8 University.

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SOVON SOM LOKESH CHANDRA Tagore’s Paintings Tibetan Art Versification in Line

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Rabindranath Tagore’s experiments with ink and colour come The rich artistic heritage of Tibet reveals the depths of alive in this book. It shows how he gradually moved from meditations of great Masters, translated into the majestic diagrammatic abstract forms, creating curves and loops, moving abundance of iconic symbols. This book provides a glimpse in search of recognisable bodies, towards figuration. of the richness of this art and the land where it flourished.

Besides being an internationally acclaimed art Lokesh Chandra is an internationally renowned critic, Sovon Som was a painter, poet, essayist, scholar of Tibetan, Mongolian and Sino-Japanese curator, musicologist, scriptwriter and the first Buddhism. A prolific writer, he has to his credit critic to study Tagore’s paintings. 580 works.

POOSAPATI PARAMESHWAR RAJU Treasures Timeless Art Allahabad Museum Indian Art Series

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This book explores the dextrous fusing of the world of The book highlights the rich and diversified collection of art, words and images in the calligraphy-inspired artwork of antiquities, paintings, sculpture, coins, ceramics, arms and Poosapati Parameshwar Raju. In an abstract oeuvre with just armour, personalia collections pertaining to Gandhi, Nehru and a few minimalist strokes, the calligrapher, artist, designer and literary personalities of Allahabad. researcher is able to portray a wide spectrum of icons, epics, mythology and characters.

Poosapati Parameshwar Raju uses various tools and nibs to compose his alphabets into works of fine art. He is also engaged with documentation of indigenous and contemporary pictorial processes. Initiated by the Ministry of Culture, .

18 19 ART Treasures Treasures Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai National Museum, New Delhi

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This volume highlights the treasures of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati This volume highlights the treasures of the National Museum, Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, which houses a collection New Delhi. The museum has over 210,000 works of art of approximately 60,000 art objects. The three sections feature representing 5,000 years of Indian art and craftsmanship. The Indus Valley artefacts, relics from the Maurya and Gupta collection includes sculptures in stone, bronze, terracotta and period and almost every school of miniature painting. wood, miniature paintings and manuscripts, coins, arms and armour, jewellery and anthropological objects.

Initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Treasures EDITED BY DEBASHIS CHANDA Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad Visual Rhapsody

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This book highlights the treasures of the extraordinary personal A collection of poems, drawings and paintings by trail-blazing collection of the Salar Jung family. It focuses on sculptures of Bengali artists, both past and present, this book captures the Andhra region; paintings of the medieval period; ceramic the essence of the art of Bengal in poetic and visual format. from and Japan and furniture and household collections A bilingual publication in Bengali and English. of the family.

Poet and art critic Debashis Chanda is a journalist by profession. He writes on the arts as well as on various cultural Initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. issues and has also edited a literary magazine, Aneeshwar. 20 21 ART

ANISHA BURMAN & LESLIE K. MWAMBAZI PRADIP ZAVERI Volutionism Wall Paintings of North Artwork and Designs and CentralGujarat: A Pictorial Journey

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One of the few books of original art work published in India. A pictorial record of an art form that is now almost completely Volutionism, the lost language of the inner self, transports the extinct. The paintings not only portray various mythological reader to the strange and yet surprisingly familiar world of situations and instances from local folk tales but even daily geometry, colour and symmetry. The artists have intended this chores and images from nature. Culled from temples, mansions, book to intrigue as well as challenge in equal measure. havelis and houses, these paintings are artifacts of great socio- historical importance.

Anisha Burman (left) has studied film and broadcasting, creative Pradip Zaveri has always been interested in writing, marketing, fashion designing various art forms, especially Indian paintings. His and art. Music and painting are part passion for travelling and photography led him to of Leslie K. Mwambazi’s diverse the interiors of Rajasthan where wall paintings interests. are found in abundance

B.N. GOSWAMY ORI Z. SOLTES

Word is Sacred, Sacred is the Word, The Growing up Jewish in India: Synagogues, Customs, The Indian Manuscript Tradition and Communities from the Bene Israel to the Art of Siona Benjamin

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This book demonstrates the wealth and diversity of India’s Growing up Jewish in India offers an historical account of the manuscript traditions and presents India as a multicultural primary Jewish communities of India, their synagogues, and society with a high regard for knowledge. It received the unique Indian Jewish customs. It traces how Jews arrived in Best Book Award, 2007, in the Reference Category from the India, both inhabiting diverse locations within the larger Indian Federation of Indian Publishers. community, and ultimately creating a diaspora within the larger Jewish diaspora. Ori Z. Soltes teaches art history, theology, philosophy and political history at Georgetown University. He is former Director of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, and B.N. Goswamy is a distinguished art historian has curated more than 85 exhibitions on history, and author of several books on Indian art. The ethnography and modern and contemporary recipient of many honours, he has taught at art there and at other venues across the country several universities across the world. and overseas.

20 21 PRADEEP CHANDRA Aamir Khan Actor, Activist, Achiever

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Pradeep Chandra is a photographer and painter who has worked with leading publications. He has participated in art camps and group shows in India and abroad.

PRADEEP CHANDRA PRADEEP CHANDRA & VIKAS CHANDRA SINHA Abhishek Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Style & Substance A Kaleidoscope

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This special pictorial biography, with rare photographs, brings Amitabh Bachchan: A Kaleidoscope gives us an up-close view of to life the many facets of the actor, highlighting the different the life and work of one of the greatest living legends, Amitabh roles he plays. The book is full of interesting anecdotes about Bachchan, or Big B as he is fondly called. Filled with personal his personal and professional life and has an exclusive listing of anecdotes from Bachchan himself and never-seen-before all Abhishek Bachchan’s films. photographs and sketches make this book every movie lover’s collectable.

Pradeep Chandra is a photographer and painter Pradeep Chandra is a photographer and painter who has worked with leading publications. He who has worked with leading publications. He has participated in art camps and group shows in has participated in art camps and group shows in India and abroad. India and abroad.

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SASWATI SEN JUHI SINHA Birju Maharaj Bismillah Khan The Master Through My Eyes The Maestro from Benaras

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Pandit Birju Maharaj is an unmatched Kathak dancer, a superb An insightful look into the muse and music of one of the vocalist, a generous teacher, an imaginative painter, a player of greatest artists produced by India. The book follows Bismillah several musical instruments and an unassuming, simple human Khan as he grows from child to man, pupil to legend. It traces being. This book is a dedication by his student. his journey from the small town of Dumraon to Benaras and thence to the world.

Saswati Sen is a foremost disciple of the Juhi Sinha is a filmmaker and author who runs maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj. She stands tall her own production house. She has written among her contemporaries in the way she has for children, as well as several short stories for embellished Kathak. general readership.

NICOL MACNICOL; EDITED BY MUSHIRUL HASAN MANASIJ MAJUMDER C.F. Andrews Close to Events Friend of India Works of Bikash Bhattacharjee

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Written in 1944, this little book is a survey and estimate of CF This book deals with Bikash Bhattacharjee’s early life in an Andrews’ life and work in the nearly 40 years he lived in India. old North Calcutta locality and the urban social ambience that Mushirul Hasan’s introduction provides the context within shaped his creative personality. It also analyses the technical and which contemporary readers can understand the relevance of stylistic development of art with detailed exposition of some of CF Andrews’ relationship with India. the themes and subjects in the major series of his paintings.

Internationally known historian, Late Manasij Majumder is a well-known name in Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, the field of art writing in India. After retiring and Director-General, as Reader in English, he continues writing, National Archives of India. including studies of major artists.

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EDITED BY IMRE LÁZÁR AIR MARSHAL K.C. CARIAPPA (RETD) Elizabeth Brunner Field Marshal KM Cariappa Her Life—Her Words

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A delightful collection of stories written by the Hungarian Field Marshal KM Cariappa was the first Indian Brigadier artist, Elizabeth Sass Brunner, who came to India in 1930 along and the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. With a strong with her mother and made it her home. The book contains her visual narrative comprising archival matter, the book is a experiences in this country, rare photographs and beautiful moving tribute by his son who regrets that he was unable paintings that the Brunners created. to spend more time with his father.

Dr Imre Lázár is a scholar of international Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa (retd) was studies and a specialist in cultural diplomacy. He commissioned into the Indian Air Force in has curated seven exhibitions of the Brunners, 1957. He has been awarded the Vayu Sena including a centenary retrospective. Medal for gallantry.

BRIGADIER BEHRAM M. PANTHAKI (RETD) COMPILED AND EDITED BY SARMISTHA DUTTA GUPTA & & ZENOBIA PANTHAKI NARAYANI GUPTA Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Fighting Spirit, A The Man and His Times Selected Writings of Ashoka Gupta

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Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was Chief of the Indian Till the last day of her life, Ashoka Gupta was a dynamo who Army from 1969 to 1973. This book is an anecdotal account generated exhilaration and energy in those around her. This of a charismatic military leader who changed the map of the book captures her personality through her own writings and subcontinent. Photographs, citations, notes and personal through the recollections of others. The earliest piece by her correspondence makes this a treasure to read. was published in 1945, the last written in 2004.

The assignment Brigadier Behram M. Panthaki (left) values most is as Aide-de-Camp to Sam Sarmistha Dutta Gupta is a literary translator and an activist Manekshaw. Zenobia Panthaki is a of the women’s movement. Narayani Gupta, Ashoka Gupta’s close associate of the Manekshaws. daughter-in-law, is a retired professor of history.

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APARNA BASU Gandhi’s Vision Inner Recesses Outer Spaces Freedom and Beyond Memoirs

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Gandhi’s Vision: Freedom and Beyond presents some glimpses Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay has a subtle style of expression, from Gandhi’s life: how he adopted non-violence as a potent and in this book she chronicles the tumultuous events of her tool in his quest for the ‘truth force’ and led the path to personal and national life with intensity and humour. The book India’s independence. filters an exquisite light on the personality of the author, with her deep commitment to human dignity.

Late Dr Aparna Basu was the Chairperson of the National Gandhi Museum, Raj Ghat, New Delhi. Formerly a Professor of History at University of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was an Indian Delhi, Dr Basu obtained her BA and PhD from social reformer and freedom fighter. She is most the University of Cambridge, UK, and her MA remembered for her contribution to the Indian from George Washington University. independence movement.

GANESWAR MISHRA; TRANSLATED BY BIKRAM K. DAS FOREWORD: DR MANMOHAN SINGH J.P. Das Karan Singh A Creative Journey A Tryst with History

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This book is about the talented JP Das who has dominated Dr Karan Singh, a man of exceptional grit, determination, the Odia literary scene for over 40 years. His writings have achievements and scholarship, has certainly led an eventful life been widely translated into Hindi, English, and other Indian and is held in high esteem. He has received several honorary languages. His plays have been staged across the country in degrees and other awards, including doctorates from the many languages. Benaras Hindu University and the Aligarh Muslim University.

Ganeswar Mishra (left) is a writer and translator and has edited several texts in Odia and English. Bikram K. Das has translated many Odia books into English.

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NASREEN MUNNI KABIR PRADEEP CHANDRA Lata Mangeshkar M.F. Husain ...in her own voice A Pictorial Tribute

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Lata Mangeshkar has recorded more songs than anyone else In this richly photographed tribute to MF Husain, Pradeep in the world. Her voice has had a profound impact on the Chandra celebrates the life of the man behind the artist in an Indian imagination and she has reigned supreme in Indian film attempt to understand the legendary painter through his work, music for over six decades. The book, a series of fascinating family, friends, the women who inspired him and his undying conversations, is a tribute to the musical legend. love of art.

Nasreen Munni Kabir is a London-based Pradeep Chandra is a photographer and painter documentary filmmaker and author. She has who has worked with leading publications. He made several documentaries for Channel 4 has participated in art camps and group shows in TV (UK). India and abroad.

RAJU KORTI & DHIRENDRA JAIN J.B.P. MORE Mohammed Rafi Muhammad Ali Jinnah God’s Own Voice A Journey from India to Pakistan

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A brilliantly-researched book that traces the life and times of A detailed and refreshingly account of Jinnah’s career focusing legendary singer Mohammed Rafi, and the ups and downs of on his legal and municipal activities in Bombay, as well as his his career. Supported with anecdotes and first-hand accounts of friendships outside the Muslim League. interactions with Rafi, the book is a must-buy for any Rafi fan.

Raju Korti (left) is a dedicated media professional who has been in the industry for over 33 years. J.B.P. More is a scholar of international repute Dhirendra Jain has wide experience who specialises on political, social, and colonial in film journalism and PR. history of India.

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SOMENDRANATH BANDYOPADHYAY EDITED BY MANJU KAK My Days with Ramkinkar Baij Nicholas Roerich A Quest & A Legacy

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This book is the result of Somendranath Bandyopadhyay’s An anthology of essays on the artist, Nicholas Roerich, that long association with Ramkinkar Baij, one of the finest provides a holistic understanding of the man and his times. The exponents of neo-Indian art and perhaps one of India’s greatest contributors—scholars, aficionados, practitioners of Agni Yoga sculptors. It highlights the inner force that empowered this from all over the world—look at Roerich’s life from varying extraordinary artist. perspectives.

Dr Somendranath Bandyopadhyay has taught in Visva-Bharati’s and Literature Manju Kak is a writer, critic, scholar and artist, department. He has published books on poetry, who, has been intensely exploring some unique art, philosophy and literature. aspects of Himalayan life.

ASHARANI MATHUR DHRUVA N. CHAUDHURI Nilina’s Song Nirad C. Chaudhuri The Life of Naina Devi Many Shades, Many Frames

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A biography of the famous singer Naina Devi, that Words and photographs come together to create a charming traces the three stages of her life as Nilina Sen, Rani Nina Ripjit picture of the famous and prolific writer Nirad C Chaudhuri, Singh and Naina Devi and provides a fascinating glimpse into who is on the shortlist of great Indian English writers. The the life of one India’s legendary musicians. book covers his early years, his initial struggle and his last years in Oxford.

AshaRani Mathur is a freelance writer and editor and has been the music producer for the Dhruva N. Chaudhuri began his illustrious record label Music Today, where she had the good career as a freelance photojournalist. His works fortune to work with some of the greatest names have also been exhibited worldwide, bringing him in Indian music. several prestigious awards.

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PC SORCAR (JR) SHYAM BANERJI; FOREWORD BY PC Sorcar Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty The Maharaja of Magic Seeker of the music within

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This illustrated book is the first comprehensive account of Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty: Seeker of the music within is an in-depth the life and times of PC Sorcar, the father of Modern Indian account of the life and work of one of most eminent classical Magic; written by PC Sorcar ( Jr), a renowned magician in his vocalists of our times. The music of destiny becomes divine for own right, and is a deeply personal account of a father from his someone who embraces every swara that fate has placed on the son’s perspective. scoresheet of life with gratitude, regardless of the complexities of the bandish or the composition of joys and sorrows.

P.C. Sorcar ( Jr) is the name of Prodip Writer, composer, explorer of history, philosophy, Chandra Sorcar. He is the second son of P.C. art and architecture, Shyam Banerji has been Sorcar, who started assisting his father on stage closely associated with music and musicians of while still in his teens. all genres.

DEV S. SUKUMAR NITYAPRIYA GHOSH Prakash Padukone Story, The Rabindranath Tagore A Pictorial Biography

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This book attempts to chronicle the most important aspects A tribute to one of India’s greatest personalities on the occasion of badminton champion Prakash Padukone’s life and career, of his hundred and fiftieth birth anniversary. The book which are today remembered by only his most ardent fans. highlights those incidents, anecdotes and issues that have often been overlooked but which, nonetheless, are significant.

Dev S. Sukumar has covered Indian and world Nityapriya Ghosh has written three books badminton for over a decade. He is the recipient of essays in Bengali on popular literature and of the inaugural BWF (Badminton World has also written and edited several books on Federation) Media Award, 2012. Rabindranath Tagore.

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FRIEDRICH MAX MULLER GANESH SAILI Ramakrishna Ruskin Bond His Life and Sayings The Mussoorie Years...

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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1833–86) was perhaps the most The book captures memorable moments in the life of author popularly known saint of 19th century India and an important Ruskin Bond, right from infancy to the present day and his figure in . His philosophy impacted life in the beautiful hill station of Mussoorie. It is interspersed intellectuals even beyond the boundaries of the country. with photographs and writing and makes interesting reading Philologist and Orientalist Friedrich Max Müller, inspired by for all ages. this philosophy—largely based on the Vedanta—applied it in his study of ‘the science of religion’.

Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900), a German-born Ganesh Saili teaches photography; he also philologist and Orientalist, was one of the founders of the treks, capturing in words and images the beauty western academic field of Indian studies and the discipline of of the Himalaya. Some of his books have been comparative religion. translated into foreign languages.

SISIR KUMAR BOSE EDITED & INTRODUCED BY MUSHIRUL HASAN Sarat Chandra Bose Sarojini Naidu Remembering My Father Her Way with Words

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This book is an insightful contribution to the annals of the Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) was one of the most outstanding socio-political history of pre-Independence India. The rise of women of her time. A poet, a freedom fighter and a woman Sarat Chandra Bose as one of the most eminent barristers and with extraordinary oratorical skills, she was also known for her public figures of the times has been deftly yet sensitively traced progressive thinking, her acerbic wit and her compassion. by his son.

Sisir Kumar Bose, nephew of Subhas Chandra Internationally known historian, Late Bose, founded the Netaji Research Bureau in Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, 1957 and was its guiding spirit until his death Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, in 2000. National Archives of India.

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SYED BADRUL AHSAN EDITED BY INA PURI Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Shiv Kumar Sharma From Rebel to Founding Father The Man & His Music

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This biography sensitively portrays Mujib’s transformation to The book traces the life of Shiv Kumar Sharma who dared Bangabandhu, the friend of Bengal. Syed Badrul Ahsan traces to dream that he would make his name among the greatest Mujib’s meteoric evolution from a young follower of the All musicians of the country and then went on to receive the India Muslim League to a mature political leader. .

Syed Badrul Ahsan is the Executive Editor, Ina Puri has been associated with the visual The Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has and performing arts, writing and curating been Minister (press) at the Bangladesh High exhibitions. She received the Swarna Kamal Commission, London. for her film Meeting Manjit.

DR GAUR HARI SINGHANIA & GOVIND HARI SINGHANIA ARJUN SENGUPTA, PARTHA MUKHERJEE Sir Padampat Singhania Soumitra Chatterjee Man of All Seasons A Life in Cinema, Theatre, Poetry & Painting

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The story of an exemplary nationalist and an innovative Featuring 70 unique photographs, the book explores the industrialist who touched the lives of many, both in India and versatile facets of one of the greatest actors in world cinema. across the world. Sir Padampat was a visionary and a towering personality who had many firsts to his credit.

The brothers, Gaur Hari Singhania Arjun Sengupta (left) teaches (left) and Govind Hari Singhania, English Literature at St. Xavier’s enhanced the rich legacy of their College, Kolkata. Partha Mukherjee illustrious father, Sir Padampat is a Kolkata-based freelance Singhania of the JK Group. writer-cum-documentary filmmaker.

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DEBASISH DATTA DEBASISH DATTA Sourav Ganguly Sunil Gavaskar The Lord of Cricket Cricket’s Little Master

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Some love Sourav Ganguly, others love to hate him, but no On his sixtieth birthday, Sunil Gavaskar’s admirers join hands one can ignore him. Sourav Ganguly: The Lord of Cricket is to present him with a unique ‘century’ in the form of this book about the man, the leader, the motivator and the icon whom that contains a hundred articles on the Little Master who used youngsters admire. This book is a tribute to the grit, courage to be often referred to as the ‘Record-breaking Gavaskar’ or the and dedication of the man who taught Indian cricketers to ‘Century Man’. dream. He is the man who can be credited with building Team India, brick by brick.

Cricket is a passion for Debasish Datta, who Cricket is a passion for Debasish Datta, who has followed India’s fortunes diligently for three has followed India’s fortunes diligently for three decades and has rubbed shoulders with the best decades and has rubbed shoulders with the best in the world of sports. in the world of sports.

KIRAN SEGAL Zohra Segal ‘Fatty’

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This is the story of the talented actress, in the words of her daughter, Kiran. It is a loving tribute to Zohra. Accompanied by photographs and an occasional sketch made by the young Zohra, this is much more than a collector’s item.

Kiran Segal is one of the most outstanding dancers/choreographers of Odissi. She has been honoured with several titles and awards for her contribution to Indian classical dance.

30 31 NIRMALA SHARMA Kumarajiva The Transcreator of Buddhist Chinese Diction

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Nirmala Sharma is an art historian and a professor of Buddhist studies. She has also made educative films on Indian monuments, step wells, sculptures, textiles and paintings.

DEEPANKAR ARON On the Trail of Buddha A Journey to the East

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On the Trail of Buddha—A Journey to the East is a unique sojourn in search of the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural linkages that bind India to the East Asian civilisations. The book explores the ‘ancient India’, beautifully preserved in the traditions, art, and architecture of China, as also in Mongolia, Korea, and Japan, to where it spread from China.

Deepankar Aron, an alumnus of IIT Delhi, was recognised with the Presidential Award for his contributiom as an Indian Revenue Service officer. He is also a passionate traveller and a consummate photographer and writer.

32 33 MANOSI LAHIRI Mapping India

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Manosi Lahiri is a professional geographer, who was a lecturer at the University of Delhi. She founded ML Infomap, a pioneering GIS company to propagate GIS technology.

PILAR MARIA GUERRIERI Maps of Delhi

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The volume chronicles, through detail maps, the development of Delhi as a city from the onset of the 19th century to the 2021 master plan. It contains data and rare maps sourced from various archives and institutions, and is an indisputable milestone for those wanting to research the capital.

Pilar Maria Guerrieri, a PhD in Architectural Design and Architectural Composition, has conducted extensive research on European and Indian cultures, and development of megacities.

32 33 LEWIS CARROLL Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is an evergreen children’s classic that takes the reader into a fantastic world of unforgettable characters. As the reader follows young Alice on her dream journey, she encounters memorable characters, such as the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, the Dormouse and the Mad Hatter, making this a book that young and old enjoy diving into, on an unforgettable journey of fantasy and wonder.

Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898) who was an English mathematician, photographer and Anglican deacon.

CHARLES DICKENS JEAN WEBSTER Christmas Carol, A Daddy Long Legs

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A Christmas Carol is a transformative tale of how a selfish Daddy-Long-Legs is a novel written in the form of a series person can change into a more sympathetic human being. of letters from a bright young girl, Jerusha Abbott, to her Charles Dickens’ timeless story depicts the spirit of unknown benefactor. Jerusha grew up in an orphanage and one Christmas, with its emphasis on family feeling, renewing of its trustees offers to pay for her to go to college after reading personal connections and celebrating the festive season. one of her entertaining essays. This benefactor’s conditions are that Jerusha must write to him regularly to update him on her progress, but he will remain unknown.

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) is considered Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane a literary genius and one of the greatest Chandler Webster (1876–1916). She was an writers of the Victorian era. Some of his best- author also known for Dear Enemy. Several of known works are The Pickwick Papers, David her books have female characters who grow up Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations to deal with the social issues of the time and are and A Tale of Two Cities. written in a sprightly and entertaining tone.

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PAUSHALI GANGULI JOSEPH RUDYARD KIPLING Incident at Saheb Bagan, The Jungle Book, The

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Anand is a suspicious, slightly obsessive, eleven-year-old child. The Jungle Book by Joseph Rudyard Kipling is a children’s classic He dislikes adventures or unplanned trips but he is forced to that remains a favourite of each generation that reads it. The travel to a distant village with his documentary filmmaker unforgettable characters of Mowgli, the little boy raised by parents who want to ‘shoot’ ghosts. They set off to explore the wolves; his teachers, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black story behind the ghosts that haunt ‘Saheb Bagan’.This story is panther; his enemies Shere Khan, the tiger and Kaa the the first of a series of Anand’s adventures. python; and his brothers the wolves, continue to engage the imagination of children today and make this book a delight to read and delve into time after time.

Paushali Ganguli has made some animation Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best shorts, one of which won the National Award known for his works The Jungle Bookand The and has directed a children’s film. For the last few Second Jungle Book. He received the Nobel Prize years she has been writing short stories. for Literature in 1907.

OLGA PEROVSKAYA ANTOINE MARIE JEAN BAPTISTE ROGER Kids and Cubs Little Prince, The

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Kids and Cubs is a delightful collection of reminiscences of The Little Prince is a tender tale of friendship, love and loss by the the happy childhood of the author and her family in rural French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Originally published Kazakhstan (then part of the USSR). as Le Petit Prince, in French, it has been voted the best book of the 20th century in . This delightful children’s fable makes insightful comments about life and human nature.

Olga Perovskaya (1902–1961) was a children’s writer in the erstwhile Soviet Union. She Antoine Marie Jean Baptiste Roger, comte is best known for her book Kids and Cubs de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), was a French (Rebyata i Zveryata) based on her childhood aristocrat who was known as a pioneering aviator in Kazakhstan. Kids and Cubs is popular and writer. He is best known for his novella around the world and has been translated into The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) and for his several languages. memoir Wind, Sand and Stars.

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HARSHA V. DEHEJIA J.M BARRIE Megha Meets Vishwakarma Peter Pan The Story of Indian Crafts

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This book follows young Megha as she tours the country Peter Pan is a delightful children’s adventure and fantasy that with Vishwakarma, the god of craftspeople, and interacts takes readers to the island of Neverland, with a mischievous with artisans, mingles with their families and learns about the boy who can fly. various Indian crafts, their history and method of making.

Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860–1937) was a Harsha V. Dehejia is a practising physician and Scottish novelist and playwright, who is known a widely respected aesthete and art collector. He for works such as The Admirable Crichton and The has written extensively on Indian art and culture. Little White Bird.

B.N. GOSWAMY DANIEL DEFOE Ranga Roopa Robinson Crusoe Gods. Words. Images

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The delights of Indian art and poetry are brought to the Robinson Crusoe is an evergreen tale of adventure about a young reader. A new world opens up, through some of the young man who is shipwrecked on a tropical island, near most important images of gods and goddesses that appear Trinidad. During his 28 years away from civilisation, his in this book. Not only the poems, but the great works of art courage, resourcefulness and ingenuity help him to survive and included in this book become a part of the reader’s awareness thrive till he is rescued. The book is one of the first novels in and imagination. English literature and it also introduced the literary genre of realistic fiction.

B.N. Goswamy is a distinguished art historian Daniel Defoe (1660–1731) was an English and author of several books on Indian art. The writer and journalist who wrote on many recipient of many honours, he has taught at topics and is most renowned for his novel several universities across the world. Robinson Crusoe.

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KENNETH GRAHAME LYMAN FRANK BAUM Wind in the Willows, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The

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The Wind in the Willows is a nostalgic children’s tale that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a ‘modernized fairy tale’, depicts transports readers to a gentler pace of life along the bank of the adventures of Dorothy, a young farm girl from Kansas, who a river. is carried away by a cyclone to the magical land of Oz, along with her dog Toto. She courageously decides to find her way back home and encounters many memorable characters on her incident-filled journey.

Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932) was a Scottish writer, best-known for this book which is considered one of the classics of children’s Lyman Frank Baum (1856 – 1919) was an literature. He worked at the Bank of England American writer, best-known for his work The from 1879 to 1908 and told bedtime stories to Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 13 sequels his son Alastair, which later became his most which describe fantastical characters and famous book. situations in the magical land of Oz.

VISHWAS PATIL All-Time Favourite Books & Movies And Their Epic Journey

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This book, translated from the original Marathi bestseller CINEMA Not Gone with the Wind, is a fascinating journey into the world of legendary authors and directors, and into the creation of epics and classics that continue to capture the imagination of millions. The book encapsulates the author’s fascination for research.

Vishwas Patil is an author, historian and a civil servant. He has a degree in both Law and English Literature and is one of the youngest recipients of the Award.

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NASREEN MUNNI KABIR NASREEN MUNNI KABIR Dialogue of Awaara, The Dialogue of Mother India, The Raj Kapoor’s Immortal Classic Mehboob Khan’s Immortal Classic

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A unique book for lovers of both cinema and language, Acknowledged as one of Indian cinema’s most important and featuring KA Abbas’ original screenplay and dialogue, based on best-loved films, Mehboob Khan’s Mother India has a powerful a story by KA Abbas and VP Sathe. It also features many stills and poignant screenplay that matches its visual beauty. Lavishly from Awaara, a most loved and enduring classic by Raj Kapoor, illustrated, the original dialogue is accompanied by an English one of Indian cinema’s master filmmakers. translation, introduction and commentary.

Nasreen Munni Kabir is a London-based Nasreen Munni Kabir is a London-based documentary filmmaker and author. She has documentary filmmaker and author. She has made several documentaries for Channel 4 made several documentaries for Channel 4 TV (UK). TV (UK).

FOREWORD BY EDITED BY SURESH CHABRIA Filmi Jagat A Scrapbook Light of Asia Shared Universe of Early Hindi Cinema Indian Silent Cinema, 1912–1934

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A unique pre-Independence scrapbook, this book combines This book, in its new avatar, celebrates the centenary of Indian the immediacy of a private diary and the reflective distance cinema, lending a close-up of its birth pangs, the follies and of a carefully curated photo album. The scrapbook is part of foibles of the nascent days of Indian film-making and the steps a collection created by Rahaab Allana, Curator for the Alkazi that led to the crest where the Indian movie industry rests Foundation for the Arts. today. It includes interesting anecdotes and century-old images from film archives.

Film historian, curator, writer and teacher, Suresh Chabria has served on international film festival juries and curated international events to showcase Indian film heritage.

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GOUTAM GHOSE; TRANSLATED BY SHANKAR SEN SAMAR KHAN Quest, The SRK Script of ’s Film Moner Manush 25 Years of a Life

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This book is much more than a biography of Fakir. It The book charts how Shah Rukh became a living legend, reveals the stages of a simple young man’s emergence as Lalon and elaborateson the qualities that make him one. The Fakir, the prevailing social scenario, a disciple’s faith in his vibrant design of the book is inspired by hand- Guru and a man’s endless journey in quest of the single entity painted posters. that his heart craves for.

Goutam Ghose launched into documentaries, group theatre and photo journalism after Samar Khan is a journalist, a film-maker and now an author. graduating from Calcutta University. He has won He has had a 20-year journey in the world of media and 15 National Awards. entertainment.

Children’s Classics (Compendium)

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A set of 10 new editions of evergreen children’s classics, COMPENDIUM featuring the original text and illustrations which includes timelines of the authors’ lives and year of publication to provide the literary, historical and cultural content of the book. Printed for young readers and curious lots of all ages.

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HUGH AND COLLEEN GANTZER COMPILED BY ASHOK DILWALI Intriguing India Sayings from the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagvad Gita

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A set of four travel guides on India, written in an informal, The Vedas are considered the oldest scriptures of mankind; the provocative style, which captivates the mature as well as the sermon by Lord Krishna is known as the Bhagvad Gita and the young. They have won the Federation of Indian Publishers’ Upanishads are said to be divine revelations received by seers Awards for ‘Excellence in Book Production’ for 2013, second and saints. This set of three books is available as a gift pack. prize, General Books (English) category.

Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s Ashok Dilwali sees the spiritual in nature. He pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, reigns supreme in mountain photography, having visited, photographed and written about more mastered the art of capturing the exact mood at places in India than anyone else. appropriate angles with his lens.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE Words of the Master

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A set of 12 books by Rabindranath Tagore, consisting of five plays, five poetry collections and two books of essays, available in a beautiful gift pack. These affordable, slim books reach out to book lovers the world over; their portability helps ensure that Rabindranath Tagore’s works will be read by all ages. The greatness of these books remains unchanged even after Tagore’s sesquicentennial birth anniversary; their appeal is as strong as ever.

Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

40 41 JAYA JAITLY Artistry of Handwork, The

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Jaya Jaitly is the Founder-President of the Dastkari Haat Samiti. She regularly speaks and writes on crafts and has published several books on handicrafts.

PAOLA MANFREDI JAYA JAITLY Chikankari Crafts Atlas of India A Lucknawi Tradition

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This beautifully illustrated book brings to life the history of The vibrant illustrations and rich content are recreated as an this unique craft tradition. The various chapters describe the ‘atlas’ of India’s crafts, handmade textiles and traditional arts, mysterious origins of the craft, the range of , the covering India’s cultural history. No other country has the inspirations behind its motifs, the time honoured elaborate variety of crafts produced in India and none has mapped them production process, and the bewildering array of stitches that in this manner. raised this craft to a truly exceptional art form.

With a background in ethnology Paola Manfredi Jaya Jaitly is the Founder-President of the is passionate about textiles and deeply interested Dastkari Haat Samiti. She regularly speaks and in the history of textile exchanges between East writes on crafts and has published several books and West. on handicrafts.

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KRISHNA DUTTA PAYAL MOHANKA Image-makers of Kumortuli and In the Shadows the Durga Puja Festival Unknown Craftsmen of Bengal

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A comprehensive book on Bengal’s unique and most enduring The book chronicles the lives, craft and future of people living cultural heritage of image worship, and supported with vivid in six rural areas of West Bengal where the economy is driven photographs and historical background of the image-makers by rather unusual professions. These craftsmen keep alive old of Kumortuli and the festival of Durga Puja. the book is both family traditions, which have been passed down generations. enjoyable and informative at the same time.

Payal Mohanka started her career as a Krishna Dutta specialises in the history journalist. She has made a documentary on and culture of Bengal and has co-authored a Chandernagor, a former French colony, and biography of Rabindranath Tagore. on Mother Teresa.

MANJU KAK KRYSTYNA HELLSTRÖM In the Shadow of the Devi Kumaon Jaipur Quilts Of a Land, a People, a Craft

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A one of its kind book which examines in great detail all aspects The Jaipuri textile industry has, for long, inspired countless of life in Kumaon ethnographic, environmental, historical, craft artists and designers to create exquisite products. The Jaipur and architecture. quilt is a perfect example of this exclusive trend in its display of excellent traditional craftsmanship, aesthetic beauty and utility value.

Krystyna Hellström studied interior design Manju Kak is a writer, critic, scholar and artist, in Florence, Italy, and History of Art at Lund who, has been intensely exploring some unique University, Sweden. Her thesis was on Jaipur and aspects of Himalayan life. Provencal quilts.

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NINA SABNANI PATRICK J. FINN Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan Quilts of India A Portable Pilgrimage Timeless Textiles

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The Kaavad is a portable shrine with multiple doors. The This book is the first extensive survey of Indian quilts compiled storyteller journeys with this wooden box to the homes of his in India or abroad. It identifies and explores the historic and patrons, to recite their genealogies and regale them with stories contemporary context of quilt making, allowing the reader of deities. to share in the contextual relationship between this art and Indian society.

Nina Sabnani is a storyteller who uses film, Patrick J. Finn is an eclectic artist with a illustration and writing to inform her audience. broad spectrum of professional experience Her doctoral research focused on Rajasthan’s who expresses an unprecedented passion for Kaavad storytelling tradition. independent scholarship and learning.

RAHUL JAIN EBERHARD FISCHER Rapture Temple Tents for Goddesses The Art of Indian Textiles in Gujarat, India

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A celebration of India’s textile art, this book takes the reader The book is based on an exhibition catalogue (in German) on a visual odyssey spanning five hundred years. Received the that was produced by Eberhard Fischer, in collaboration with second prize (Art books, English category) for Excellence Jyotindra Jain and Haku Shah, for an exhibition at the Museum in Book Production 2011 from the Federation of Indian Rietberg in Zurich. Production, iconography, function and Publishers. distribution of these temple tents are supported by photographs taken by Eberhard Fischer.

Rahul Jain is a textile researcher and historian. Eberhard Fischer is an art historian and cultural He has also written about contemporary Indian anthropologist. Till recently he was the Director hand-crafted textiles and runs a workshop of of the Museum Rietberg Zurich. He was awarded traditional drawlooms in Varanasi. the in 2011.

42 43 TANDON Dance as Yoga The Spirit and Technique of Odissi

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Rekha Tandon, co-founder and Artistic Director of Danceroutes, is a choreographer and researcher in odissi with an interdisciplinary background.

KATIA LÉGERET-MANOCHHAYA LEELA VENKATARAMAN Dance Theatre of India Indian Classical Dance Crossing New Aesthetics and Cultures The Renaissance and Beyond

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Dance Theatre of India is a book where the author explores the This book traces the journey of the evolution of Indian classical various rasas of Bharata-naayam and other dance forms, both dance since the years of Independence. It also covers the eight as a linguistic and cultural interpretations, with photographic classical dance forms of India. Leela Venkataraman seamlessly portraits of various live dance . weaves together a historical perspective with the present scenario.

Leela Venkataraman is a prolific writer and Katia Légeret-Manochhaya is Professor of contributor to dance journals She has been a Aesthetics and Art Theory in the Department regular participant in dance seminars in India of Theatre at Paris 8 University. and abroad.

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RACHNA RAMYA K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN Kathak Kathakali Dance-Theatre The Dance of Storytellers A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime

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Kathak: The Dance of Storytellers explores the philosophical and This book places Kathakali in its historical, social and caste practical aspects of Kathak dance—its origin, development, context, delineating its 400-year-old journey with a rich and and techniques. varied collection of photographs. The accompanying lists, tables, appendices and historical lineage maps are valuable additions to the book.

Performer, choreographer, author, and educator Rachna Ramya has studied Kathak under Dr Maya Rao and the Jaipur style of Kathak under K.K. Gopalakrishnan, a well-known writer Pt Rajendra Gangani, both recipients of Sangeet photographer and a connoisseur specializing in Natak Akademi Award. Kerala performing arts traditions.

SUDHA GOPALAKRISHNAN Kutiyattam Odissi The Heritage Theatre of India The Dance Divine

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The first major book on Kutiyattam—the vibrant theatre Adjudged Best Book, 2007, in the Art Book category by the tradition that existed in India from the times of the Natya Federation of Indian Publishers. A chronological survey of Sastra. It traces the history and evolution of Kutiyattam the form and style of Odissi, it explores its aesthetics and through different ages, its aesthetics and theatre grammar. gives a brief outline of the architects and contemporary gurus of Odissi.

Sudha Gopalakrishnan is President of SAHA Ranjana Gauhar, a leading exponent of Odissi, (Stirring Action on Heritage and the Arts). She is a recipient of the Padma Shri and the Indira is working on an online repository on Indian Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for her research on knowledge systems. the temple tradition of Odissi dance.

44 45 WITH RAJIV CHANDRAN UTPAL K. BANERJEE So Many Journeys Tagore’s Mystique of Dance

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A compilation of the well-known dancer Geeta Chandran’s This book examines three elements: What were the impressions on her journey with classical dance. The articles evolutionary features of Tagore’s dance-persona? What cross- are an insider’s view of a difficult profession; some of them cultural liaisons did he undertake to arrive at Rabindra Nritya? intensely personal and autobiographical. The book received the And, what dance-vocabulary and literary content could be its Best Art Book Award for the year 2006 from the Federation of imprimatur? Indian Publishers.

Geeta Chandran (left) is a star- performer and celebrity artist among today’s generation of dancers. Utpal K. Banerjee writes on the arts and culture Rajiv Chandran is a commentator and is a regular contributor on cultural and on the arts, trends and professional programmes to BBC, All India popular culture. Radio and Indian television.

TRANSLATED BY SUBHRANSU MAITRA Education as Freedom Tagore’s Paradigm

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This book brings together in translation a number of ESSAY Rabindranath Tagore’s major essays, speeches and letters wriiten during a period when he came into his own as an exponent of an alternative paradigm to education in British India.

Subhransu Maitra, Superintendent, Publication, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, is a distinguished translator who translates modern Bengali literature into English.

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE RABINDRANATH TAGORE Nationalism Religion of Man

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‘When our nationalists talk about ideals, they forget that the ‘The eternal Dream is borne on the wings of ageless Light basis of nationalism is wanting. The very people who are that rends the veil of the vague and goes across time weaving upholding these ideals are themselves the most conservative ceaseless patterns of Being.’ A Tagore classic—the Hibbert in their social practice.’ A Tagore classic. lectures delivered in Oxford in May 1930—that is part of a set of twelve books.

Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 20th centuries.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE Sadhana The Realisation of Life

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Sadhana is a concise introduction to the spiritual heritage of ancient India by Rabindranath Tagore. With chapters on Soul Consciousness, the Problems of Evil and the Self, and Realisation in Love, Action, Beauty and the Infinite, it contains the essence of the texts of Indian philosophy.

Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

46 47 BAISALI CHATTERJEE DUTT Sharbari Datta The Design Diva

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Baisali Chatterjee Dutt is a former columnist and agony aunt for one of India’s leading parenting magazines. Her other great passion is theatre.

SUNEET VARMA Suneet Varma

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Suneet Varma’s collaborations with international brands such as Judith Leiber have catapulted him to fame in the West. This book won the Federation of Indian Publishers’ Awards for ‘Excellence in Book Production’ for 2013. It was selected as the Best Art Book (English).

Suneet Varma is one of India’s best known couturiers. For over two decades his unique vision has held India spellbound. He has made a name for himself in the West as well.

48 49 VEDANT BAHRI Cheat It All A Young-Eater’s Guide to Good Food and More

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Vedant Bahri, born and brought up in Delhi, and a seventeen-year-old, is a foodie and fitness freak who hopes to pursue a career in Culinary Entrepreneurship.

TANYA ABRAHAM SALMA HUSAIN Eating With History Flavours of Avadh Ancient Trade Influenced Cuisines of Kerala Journey from the Royal Banquet to the Corner Kitchen

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Eating With History: Ancient Trade Influenced Cuisines of Kerala This book is the story of food and cooking from the palaces to is an invaluable compendium of a culinary tradition and variety the pavement. It charts out a unique socio-cultural route down of food recipes that evolved out of Kerala’s kitchens. The food the decades by itself. There are more than sixty recipes collected trail is extensive and as varied as it can get. from the elite homes and kitchens where this traditional cuisine has been nurtured over several centuries.

Salma Husain is a passionate cook, food historian Tanya Abraham is the curator and director of and a Persian scholar. She has worked with the Kashi Art Gallery in Kochi and the founder of celebrity chef Gary Rhodes from London for a the NGO The Art Outreach Society. television serial.

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LAXMI DHAUL & GITANJALI KHANNA DR TABINDA J. BURNEY CARTOONS BY How to Feed Your Child (and enjoy it)! Guide for Gentlemen Chefs, A Fun Recipes for Young Moms

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A humorous attempt at categorising recipes, Indian, Western A book that tells you everything about feeding your children, and Continental. This book presents the recipes not on the basis right from their baby days, through toddlerhood and as they go of their ingredients or modes of preparation, but according to to school, in a way that is traditionally Indian, yet nutritionally the various categories of ‘Gentlemen Chefs’. sound. It keeps in view the changing tastes and preferences of today’s children.

Laxmi Dhaul (in picture) is involved in setting Dr Tabinda J Burney works in a NHS hospital up renewable power plants using agricultural in the UK and divides her time between work waste. Gitanjali Khanna has taught in schools in and looking after her family, cooking especially to Mumbai and Dubai. ensure that her children eat healthily.

SALMA HUSAIN & VIJAY THUKRAL SUMAN BHATNAGAR & PUSHPA GUPTA Pull of Pulses Rajasthan on a Platter Full of Beans Healthy. Tasty. Easy.

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This book is a tribute to the rich and awesome diversity of This book offers a wide, select and unique variety of traditional Indian gastronomic traditions with recipes that include not and tasty but simple homemade recipes. It transfers homegrown only daal curries but also daalbased snacks, savouries and knowledge to the young generation and caters to multicultural sweets, covering most regions and communities of India. readership. Each recipe has been combined with supplementary food items to present the concept of a tasty, wholesome and nutritious meal.

Salma Husain (left) is a passionate Suman Bhatnagar (left) has worked cook, food historian and a Persian as Project Officer (Education) with scholar. Vijay Kumar Thukral is UNICEF, India. Pushpa Gupta has Executive Chef, India International been Head of the department and Centre, Delhi. Dean of College of Home Science.

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COMPILED BY BHICOO MANEKSHAW & VIJAY THUKRAL VEENA SHARMA Secrets from the Kitchen Vegetarian Cuisine from the Fifty Years of Culinary Experience at the India International Centre Himalayan Foothills: Flavours and Beyond NEW

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The doors of the India International Centre’s (IIC) kitchen Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills delves into have been thrown open for the first time, presenting a veritable mouth-watering recipes that draw upon local bounties – some account of the fireside story—a closely guarded secret since the forgotten, or less used, grains and greens, spices and fruits – first platter of its mixed grills, pork chops and treacle tarts made from the Himalayan heights. its way to the dining hall in 1962.

Bhicoo Manekshaw (left) was a Catering Consultant at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Veena Sharma did her PhD from African Vijay Thukral supervises the IIC Studies Centre, School for International Studies, F&B section. University, New Delhi.

50 51 SARIT K. CHAUDHURI & SUCHETA SEN CHAUDHURI Beads of Arunachal Pradesh Emerging Cultural Context

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CULTURE A well researched and well documented book, which explains the cultural, religious and social importance of beads and describes the tradition of beads in north-east India.

Sarit K. Chaudhuri (left) is Director of National Museum of Mankind IGRMS. Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri is Dean of the School of Cultural Studies.

DHARMENDAR KANWAR;PHOTOGRAPHS BHARAT CHUGH & SHALINI CHUGH BY ABHIJIT SINGH Chittorgarh Deeg Palace The Bravehearth of Rajputana Its Romance and Wonder

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A book that captures the essence of this magnificent fort and This book traces the journey of an architect through the fantasy acknowledges the deeds of courage and valour of its inhabitants. water palace of Deeg which was the capital of 18th century Jat The subject overwhelms with its sheer incomparability as it heartland. Designed by the Jats to recreate the symbol of Radha gives a glimpse into the chequered history of Chittorgarh. and Krishna’s romance, it portrays a unique cultural confluence of Mughal-Rajput garden palace architecture.

Dharmendar Kanwar (left) has done Bharat Chugh (left) is a practising scripts for television documentaries architect and amateur photographer. and been involved in heritage Shalini Chugh is a marketing conservation. Abhijit Singh Jhala is a professional with a special interest in renowned photographer. the art and .

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DHRUVA N. CHAUDHURI VIKRAMJIT SINGH ROOPRAI; FOREWORD BY SOHAIL HASHMI Delhi: Light, Shades, Shadows Delhi Heritage Top 10 Baolis

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This book holds an academic interest as its contents cover Delhi Heritage Top 10 series is a comprehensive guide to the monuments of Delhi. It also stands apart as a narrative of Delhi’s heritage icons and architectural gems. The first volume the changing social fabric and landscape of the heart of India, in the series delves into the fascinating history and the great telling the story of the Delhi that was. significance of forgotten, subterranean, manmade water structures, commonly known as baolis or stepwells.

Dhruva N. Chaudhuri began his illustrious Vikramjit Singh Rooprai is a heritage activist career as a freelance photojournalist. His works and an educator. In 2009, he started exploring have also been exhibited worldwide, bringing him Delhi’s monuments to promote the rich heritage several prestigious awards. of India.

N.L. BATRA VIBHUTI SACHDEV Dilli’s Red Fort by the Yamuna Festivals at the Jaipur Court

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On 28 June 2007, the Red Fort was declared a World Heritage This splendidly illustrated book examines the ‘living traditions’ Site. This book presents the story of the imposing Fort in red of the former royal court of Jaipur, in the light of the objects sandstone built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan (1628-58). and materials that are integral to its rituals and celebrations. It has rare photographs and contemporary sketches. It is a vibrant and informative journey through seasonal calendar.

N.L. Batra has been closely associated with Vibhuti Sachdev works as a conservation the conservation of historical monuments in consultant, writer and product designer, and is India. He retired as Superintending Engineer, interested in issues of Indian modernity, urbanism Archaeological Survey of India. and craft and cultural traditions.

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JOANNE TAYLOR EDITED BY DINANATH PATHY & BIJAYA KUMAR RATH Forgotten Palaces of Calcutta, The Gitagovinda and Odisha

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A discovery of the old areas of the city, where heritage houses This book appreciates the Gitagovinda from the perspective of and history fill every crowded lane and secret courtyard. This the cultural traditions of Odisha. Here readers will find facts book is an important contribution to the architectural history related to the history, legends, paintings, sculptures, textiles, of both Calcutta and India. music, dance, literature and poetry of a living tradition.

Dinanath Pathy (left) is a painter, Joanne Taylor is a Sydney-based scholar, writer cultural historian and writer. Bijaya and photographer with a passion for Indian Kumar Rath is an archaeologist and architecture and culture. She has written for historian who has published about 70 numerous publications. research papers and seven books.

JOANNE TAYLOR & JON LANG SUBHADRA SEN GUPTA; PHOTOGRAPHS BY CLARE ARNI Great Houses of Calcutta, The Hampi Their Antecedents, Precedents, Splendour and Portents Discover the Splendours of Vijaynagar

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With the help of meticulously researched and informative text One of the greatest UNESCO heritage sites in India, the and fascinating photographs, the book showcases the Great ruins at Hampi are the remains of a medieval kingdom—the Houses both during the city’s golden era when Kolkata was magnificent Vijayanagar. On the longlist of the Vodafone described as ‘The City of Palaces’ and the present. Crossword Book Award 2010, this book brings to surface the lost glory of this city.

Joanne Taylor (left) holds a bachelor’s degree in art history and theory and Subhadra Sen Gupta touches upon various English literature. Jon Lang is an aspects of Indian history and culture in her fiction emeritus professor at the University and travel writing. She captures the vibrant of New South Wales. people, places and history of India.

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M.K. PAL RAKHSHANDA JALIL; PHOTOGRAPHS BY PRABHAS ROY Historical Gurdwaras of Delhi Invisible City The Hidden Monuments in Delhi

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This book attempts to thread together the relevant What sets Delhi apart is the multitude of historic ruins that information considered necessary to understand the are a part of the city’s landscape. This book explores this importance of these shrines for the followers of Sikhism. other Delhi—the little-known Delhi. An insight into Delhi’s It reveals intriguing legends and stories associated with the monuments, it takes a delightful look at the rich cultural past making of these Gurdwaras. of India.

Late M.K. Pal had been an ardent researcher in the field of arts and crafts and socio-cultural Rakhshanda Jalil writes on issues of literature, studies for more than four decades. He had culture and heritage. She has published over 15 written extensively on Indian culture. books and six works of translations.

PADMA SESHADRI & PADMA MALINI SUNDARARAGHAVAN N.L BATRA It Happened Along the Kaveri Jama Masjid A Journey Through Space and Time Call of the Soul

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This book takes readers from the river’s origin in Talakaveri An architectural marvel and a national monument, the Jama to the port of Poompuhar, engaging them with stories from Masjid is much more than the edifice itself. Its arches and mythology and history and anecdotes from the lives of people domes, minars and minarets, gates and cloisters, all narrate who have shaped the regions along the banks of the Kaveri. stories of the days gone by. Interesting facts and anecdotes combine with beautiful photographs and exclusive illustrations to bring alive the Jama Masjid.

Heritage enthusiasts Padma N.L. Batra has been closely associated with Seshadri (left) and Padma Malini the conservation of historical monuments in Sundararaghavan share a fascination India. He retired as Superintending Engineer, for river stories and the lives of saints. Archaeological Survey of India.

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PREMOLA GHOSE; PHOTOGRAPHS BY RAM RAHMAN EDITED BY JAYASHREE KUMAR Kangra Valley Train, The Kodaikanal Vanishing Heritage of an Island in the Sky

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The Kangra Valley Train takes the reader on a breathtaking This book documents the fast disappearing heritage buildings, journey through historic Kangra, now likely to become a flora and fauna, and water bodies and increasing environmental UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is invaluable as a source of pollution in Kodaikanal. It allows the reader to discover knowledge and of interesting tidbits about one of India’s most Kodaikanal and its environs by going on walks that cover the treasured landscapes built-up and natural heritage of the town.

Late Premola Ghose (left) former Chief, Programme Division, at the Jayashree Kumar is a professional editor Pradeep India International Centre, New Delhi. Chakravarthy is a part-time resident of Kodaikanal. Ram Rahman is a photographer, Anil Choudhry is actively involvedin its heritage. artist, curator, designer and activist. Girija Viraraghavan lives in Kodaikanal.

VIPUL B. VARSHNEY & AJAISH JAISWAL GANESH SAILI Lucknow The City of Mussoorie Medley Heritage & Culture: A Walk through History Tales of Yesteryear

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This book takes us on many journeys through a bygone The Raj summers in Mussoorie, amateur dramatics of the era, exploring the passions and aesthetics of the people of Mussoorie Theatre Group and more are woven together with Awadh. It features over 100 colour photographs and minute long years of research in this picture perfect book. On the architectural drawings that recreate the splendor of Lucknow’s longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010. historic monuments.

Vipul B. Varshney (left), a multitalented architect, has designed and executed some of India’s most Ganesh Saili teaches photography; he also renowned projects. Ajaish Jaiswal treks, capturing in words and images the beauty is a hotelier by profession and a of the Himalaya. Some of his books have been photographer by passion. translated into foreign languages.

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SUMANTA K. BHOWMICK SUNIL VAIDYANATHAN & SHAYONI MITRA Princely Palaces in New Delhi Rivers of India

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This book documents history through archival research, A pictorial journey that delves into the symbiosis between interviews with royalty and unpublished photographs from India’s major rivers and the people who live along them royal private collections. These princely palaces form an and their intimate link with myth, belief and religion. The integral part of New Delhi’s urban topography. Built about a book also has interesting asides that look at cultural and century ago for purposes that may not be of relevance anymore, recreational events. these palaces are the relics of the past.

Sunil Vaidyanathan (left) is a Sumanta K. Bhowmick has written his doctoral photojournalist and writer with over a thesis on the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore decade of experience. Shayoni Mitra and Emily Dickinson. He has written research is a travel journalist and has written articles, short stories and essays. for various travel magazines.

E.P. UNNY PRADEEP CHAKRAVARTHY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SATHYANATHAN Santa and the Scribes The Making of Fort Kochi Thanjavur: A Cultural History

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The first ever look at Kochi as the smallest Asian hub of so A fascinating study of the cultural history of Thanjavur starting much European attention—a proto global village. Captured from the time when the Rajarajeswaram temple was built. The in this book are delightful sketches and a commentary book weaves a rich tapestry of the cultural heritage of the Chola that navigates you as you walk across half-a-millennium in Empire. On the longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book half-a-day. Award 2010.

E.P. Unny has sketched and written several books Pradeep Chakravarthy works in leadership and serialised Free India, a graphic novel. He has training in a premier information technology won the Lifetime Achievement Award of The company. He has published more than a hundred Indian Institute of Cartoonists. articles in leading dailies.

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SUBRATA SANYAL SOUMITRA DAS; PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR Unexplored Kingdom,The White and Black People & Folk Cultures of Bhutan A Journey to the Centre of Imperial Calcutta

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Bhutan is a country rich in ethnic, cultural, and religious This book takes a clear-eyed view of the changing face traditions, having moved towards modernization only in the of Calcutta. The city’s built heritage inherited from pre- latter half of the 20th century. While some initiatives have Independence times is in the last stages of ruination but the been undertaken to understand the history of the land and its buildings bear traces of the glamour that once won Calcutta the people, there is so much that is yet to be discovered. sobriquet of ‘City of Palaces’.

Subrata Sanyal, an engineer by profession, is currently engaged as a consultant of techno-commercial services. Born and brought Soumitra Das (left) is deeply involved up in North Bengal, he feels a close relationship with the visual arts and heritage issues with the people of Bhutan, with whom he has and writes regularly on these topics. interacted during the course of his professional Christopher Taylor has exhibited in visits to Bhutan. many countries, including India.

NOORUL HODA Alipore Bomb Case, The A Historic Pre-Independence Trial

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A fast-paced and informative read about two teenaged HISTORY revolutionaries who would shake the British Empire and set in motion a chain of events that would eventually gain India its freedom. This book is an inspiring account of the revolutionary secret societies that formed the vanguard of India’s independence movement.

Noorul Hoda is actively involved in historical and cultural research projects in India. He has been instrumental in setting up unique museums and archives across India.

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S. MUTHIAH & HARRY MACLURE ROBERT ELGOOD Anglo-Indians, The Arms & Armour A 500-Year History At the Jaipur Court: The Royal Collection

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This book traces the origins and growth of four generations This lavishly illustrated book showcases the splendid collection of Anglo-Indians, combining meticulous research and a of medieval arms and armour at the City Palace Museum in descriptive, analytical approach with a style enlivened by Jaipur. The objects include daggers, swords, lances, shields and personal anecdotes and imagery. armour, as well as a range of accoutrements. There is also a section on Children’s Arms.

S. Muthiah’s (left) interest in the historical has led him to being described as the ‘Chronicler of Robert Elgood is a freelance consultant, lecturer Madras’. Harry MacLure moved and author. He is writing a catalogue of the arms from the hotel industry into at Belmont House, Kent, the home of Lord cartooning, writing and publishing. Harris who defeated Tipu Sultan.

ANITA SHARMA BIDISHA & SARMISTHA DE Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir, The Calcutta in the Nineteenth Century Navigating through Nomadism An Archival Exploration

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This book presents an almost entirely nomadic community Through rare photographs, plans, blueprints and other through an ethnography of their social association, religion, documentary evidence the book provides a glimpse of Calcutta language, folklore and material culture, beliefs and indigenous as the British wanted the city to be. It shows not just how much knowledge, the contexts for development, gender relations and they achieved but also the inevitable resistance that they faced. much more.

Bidisha Chakraborty’s (left) areas Anita Sharma has studied at Puducherry, Delhi of interest are the socio-economic and Oxford universities. She has conducted aspects of nineteenth century Bengal. several years of ethnographic research on Sarmistha De’s research is mostly Himalayan communities. driven by archival sources.

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CAPTAIN G.F. ATKINSON E. JAIWANT PAUL Campaign in India, The Chivalry and Romance Vignettes from Indian History and Bardic Legends

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A reprint from the library collection of the National Archives Heroic men and legends often converge and the reader meets of India, this book illustrates the progress, rather than the fascinating women such as the Rani of Jhansi and the Begums process, leading to the siege of Delhi and its recapture. It is an of Bhopal in this book. The turning points in Indian history interesting story of the great upheaval, the story of the 1857 that add to the country’s rich heritage and culture also make revolt, as told by Captain Atkinson, with the aid of sketches. an interesting read.

E. Jaiwant Paul, a man of eclectic tastes, has authored nine other books and is on the expert panel on weapons for several museums From the National Archives of India. of Rajasthan.

JOANNE TAYLOR RANABIR RAY CHOUDHURY Churches of India, The City in the Making, A Aspects of Calcutta’a Early Growth

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The Churches of India takes the reader on a fascinating journey This book plots three definitive stages of Kolkata’s historical through India to discover the history and architecture of the development. With the help of archival records, the author country’s Christian churches. With fine illustrations and an has traced the various stages of the journey on the part of the informative, easy-to-read text, the book reveals the diverse three villages of Sutanati, Kalikata and Gobindapur which architectural styles that have evolved in different regions from collectively came to be called Calcutta. the very beginnings of the Common Era identified with the birth of Christ.

Joanne Taylor is a Sydney-based scholar, writer and photographer with a passion for Indian Ranabir Ray Choudhury has been a journalist architecture and culture. She has written for with The Statesman and The Hindu group of numerous publications. newspapers since 1970 till 2010.

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MUSHIRUL HASAN SUBHADRA SEN GUPTA; PHOTOGRAPHS BY PRAKASH ISRANI Faith and Freedom Fatehpur Sikri Gandhi in History Akbar’s Magnificent City on a Hill

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This book offers a meticulously researched account of Gandhi. Four centuries ago, a king built his city of dreams on a hill It is a must read for all those who are interested in understanding and after a few years he walked away from it. The reason the political landscape of modern India. why Jalaluddin Akbar abandoned Fatehpur Sikri remains a mystery. This book traces the legends associated with this fascinating city.

Internationally known historian, Late Subhadra Sen Gupta touches upon various Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, aspects of Indian history and culture in her fiction Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, and travel writing. She captures the vibrant National Archives of India. people, places and history of India.

LOUIS ROUSSELET ARUN CHAUDHURI India and its Native Princes Indian Advertising: Laughter and Tears

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Originally published by Bickers & Son in 1882, this book This book captures the evolution of the profession from 1950 covers Central India, a neglected region in British India, till the present times. It draws pen portraits of people who and the Bombay and Bengal Presidencies. It is an exquisitely have given shape to the profession. The book also showcases detailed study replete with stories and vivid descriptions of advertising—the good and not-so-good—through each decade persons, events, and places. Written fluently, it is well illustrated covered. with photographs.

Arun Chaudhuri began his career in advertising in Clarion McCann Advertising Services. He has taught Advertising and Public Relations in a From the National Archives of India. number of universities.

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SEKHAR CHAKRABARTI GARRY WEARE Indian National Flag unfurled Kashmir through Philately, The A journey through history

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A vivid account of the journey of flags in India, brilliantly Kashmir: A journey through history will appeal to the armchair illustrated with pictures of stamps depicting flags. The pictures traveller and history buff. Neither an academic tome nor a trace an account of the early Indian rulers, the European guidebook, it describes how Kashmir—ringed by snow-capped colonisers, the struggle for Independence,to finally arrive at the peaks—has attracted pilgrims and Sufis, armies and traders, present tricolour. travellers and adventurers, over the centuries.

Garry Weare has had a long-standing relationship with the Himalaya since leading his first trek in Sekhar Chakrabarti is an internationally famed Kashmir in 1973. Weare still maintains a close philatelist and postal history collector. His other working relationship with Australian Himalayan passion is vexillology, which he has clubbed into Expeditions, now World Expeditions, one of the his philatelic collections. world’s leading adventure travel companies.

NARENDRA LUTHER INTRODUCTION BY RUSKIN BOND; EDITED BY GANESH SAILI Legendotes of Hyderabad Letters of a Mussoorie Merchant

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Legends and anecdotes are generally considered as the ‘gossip’ of Mauger Fitzhugh Monk recorded the details of his history. This book presents a selection of legends and anecdotes extraordinary life in India, in a series of letters, written to his relating to Hyderabad which, despite their traditional spice and father and other family members in England, between 1828 and flavour, are rooted in facts. Liberally illustrated, the book will be 1849. He elaborates about his army life and gives a fascinating of interest to lay readers and students of history. insight into everyday life in Mussoorie and Landour.

Late Narendra Luther, a former civil servant Ganesh Saili teaches photography; he also and an eminent authority on the history and treks, capturing in words and images the beauty culture of Hyderabad, has won several awards for of the Himalaya. Some of his books have been his books. translated into foreign languages.

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ROBERT ELGOOD MALAVIKA KARLEKAR Maharaja of Jodhpur’s Guns, The Memories of Belonging Images from the Colony and Beyond

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The Maharaja of Jodhpur’s Guns is the first book to be written A collection of essays that traverses over a century and a half specifically on historic Indian firearms. With more than 350 of India’s history, offering the readers an offbeat view of Indian unique images of guns and Rajput paintings from private culture, institutions and people, as it were and continues to be. collections showing their use, this book offers scholars and These vignettes of the colonial era find support in the form of collectors the opportunity to see the superb Jodhpur collection well-chosen archival photographs. and to learn about Rajput traditions relating to hunting and war.

Robert Elgood, an expert on the historic arms of Hindu India and the Islamic world, has lectured and worked in many countries.He is Malavika Karlekar has been a university teacher, an independent consultant and a Fellow of the researcher, editor and, since 2001, curator of Royal Asiatic Society, London and the Society archival photographs. She lives in New Delhi and of Antiquaries. in Ramgarh.

EDITED BY MUSHIRUL HASAN WILLIAM CROOKE Mutiny Memoirs Native Races of the British Empire,The

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Colonel ARD Mackenzie, an eyewitness to the 1857 ‘Revolt’, Part of a collection of three historical reprints from the wrote Mutiny Memoirs based on ‘conclusive contemporary National Archives of India, The Native Races of the British documentary evidence’ of the ‘Revolt’. The book analyses Empire: Northern India is a fascinating account of India—its the representations of 1857 in Mackenzie’s text. hills, rivers and plains.

Internationally known historian, Late Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, National Archives of India. From the National Archives of India.

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AKHTAR IQBAL; TRANSLATED BY C.H. PAYNE WILLIAM CROOKE Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam North-Western Provinces of India, The Ex-Ruler of Bhopal: An Account of My Life Their History, Ethnology, and Administration

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This book is second in the series of the memoirs of Nawab This historical book has been recently reprinted. It traces the Sultan Jahan Begam, the ex-ruler of Bhopal. Originally written history, ethnology and administration of the North-Western in Urdu, it gives the story of her reign from 1908 to 1912, provinces of India. It presents, in detail and great depth, a look providing a picture of life in Bhopal. at an era long gone by.

From the National Archives of India. From the National Archives of India.

SANGEETA & RATNESH MATHUR JOHN MCALEER Picturesque India Picturing India A Journey in early Picture Postcards (1896-1947) People, Places and the World of the East India Company

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The 500 postcards featured in this book visually document This book draws on the unparalleled riches of the British this growth, and are divided across six regional chapters, Library and composes the story of images of the subcontinent, highlighting the big towns and the large states within India, produced by artists and travelers in the eighteenth- and Pakistan and Bangladesh, as they were a hundred years back. nineteenth century heyday of the East India Company, their creators, and the people and events they depict.

Sangeeta and Ratnesh Mathur began building a personal collection of , books, maps, stamps, travel and film posters, music CDs and international film DVDs in the initial years John McAleer is Lecturer in History at the University of of their travels, and have been working on setting Southampton and former Curator of Imperial and Maritime up a museum for the past couple of years. History at the National maritime Museum, Greenwich.

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PROCHY N MEHTA EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY MUSHIRUL HASAN Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta Proceedings of the Indian National Congress: Vol. 1 (1885-1889)

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Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta owes its origin to its author’s This book traces the growth of the Indian National Congress. passionate desire to learn more about her Parsi heritage by It provides a historical perspective to the concept of nationalism enquiring into the community’s recent history. in India during 1885-1889. This volume is not just a record of Congress speeches and resolutions, but it also captures the mental, emotional, and political life of late-nineteenth century India.

Prochy N Mehta is a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, school leader and topper, and a Internationally known historian, Late highly successful sportsperson. She represented Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, West Bengal in hockey and basketball, and India Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, in Masters Athletics. National Archives of India.

EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY MUSHIRUL HASAN ROBERT ELGOOD Proceedings of the Indian National Rajput Arms & Armour Congress: Vol. 2 (1890-1894) The Rathores & Their Armoury at Jodhpur Fort Vol. I & II

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This book is the second of a series of 13 volumes which will Though the are the premier warrior society in India, document and present the proceedings of the Indian National this book is the first of its kind to cover their arms and armour. Congress from 1885 to 1947. These volumes are probably the The volumes are not only advance knowledge of the subject in first authentic version of the Congress proceedings. great terms but also reflect on the significance of the Rathores in history and the scale of the 556-year-old fort itself.

Internationally known historian, Late Robert Elgood studied Islamic History at the Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, and has a Doctorate in Indian Anthropology National Archives of India. from Oxford University.

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HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER C.R. PAKRASHI Spicestory Stamp is Born, A

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This book offers the world the wholesome splendour of India’s first book on postage stamps, this describes the process Indian spices through the medium of brilliant narration and of stamp production in detail. Essential for those interested in eye-catching pictures. It traces the origin and history and art, history, or philately. The book also gives a graphic account highlights the gastronomical and therapeutic value of these of the history and evolution of postage stamps in the world and secret ambassadors of India. in India in particular.

Late C.R. Pakrashi had designed 56 Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s commemorative stamps on great men and pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, important national events and had held the visited, photographed and written about more only stamp designing exhibition in the Indian places in India than anyone else. Museum, Kolkata.

BRIGADIER MAHENDRA SINGH JODHA WILLIAM CROOKE Story of the Jodhpur Lancers,The Things Indian 1885-1952

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A comprehensive historical account of the Jodhpur Lancers As its title suggests, this book provides an alphabetical listing — their origin, brave deeds and role in the armies of British of ‘things Indian’. Written by William Crooke (Bengal Civil India and the State of Jodhpur. It takes readers back to an era Service, retired), it is part of the National Archives of India’s of royalty and reminds us of the sacrifice of the Indian troops historical reprints. in the First World War

Brigadier Mahendra Singh Jodha was commissioned into the Indian Army on 14 December 1985. He is a third-generation officer from his family and both his sons are also serving as officers in the Indian Army to continue the legacy From the National Archives of India.

66 67 GAUTAM BHATIA Delirious City Polity and Vanity in Urban India

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Gautam Bhatia, a Delhi- based architect and artist, has written extensively on architecture, and has received several awards for his artwork and buildings.

SURAJ ‘ESKAY’ SRIRAM GANESH SAILI; ILLUSTRATIONS BY T.K. Excuse Me, Can We Have Gupp & Gossip Our Country Back? From the Hills

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With tongue-in-cheek cartoons and illustrations, this book A personal collection of gossip from the foothills of the highlights the plight of the citizens of this country. With just Himalayas where everybody is curious and thinks everybody the right touch of humour, Suraj ‘Eskay’ Sriram presents his else’s affairs are more worthy of being looked after than their take on the present and his vision of the future. own. If friends meet for lunch, tea or dinner, the whole town very soon knows who said or ate what.

Suraj ‘Eskay’ Sriram is a member of the Ganesh Saili teaches photography; he also National Cartoonists Society of America and treks, capturing in words and images the beauty has received awards from the New England of the Himalaya. Some of his books have been Press Association. translated into foreign languages.

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SURAJ ‘ESKAY’ SRIRAM PARTHA CHATTERJEE & ARVINDAR SINGH Indira Gandhi What A Life The Final Chapter A Kaleidoscope of Rajinder Puri’s Cartoons

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A snapshot of the Indian political and social scene during the In this kaleidoscopic collection featuring 130 of Rajinder time of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, one of the few Indian Puri’s best political cartoons depicting Indian and leaders whose recognition factor has not diminished with international leaders, which are considered to be some of time. Written and sketched with tongue-in-cheek humour the best political cartoons since Independence. and cynicism.

Partha Chatterjee (left) is a filmmaker, critic, and journalist who has written on the arts for leading Suraj ‘Eskay’ Sriram is a member of the Indian newspapers. Arvindar Singh National Cartoonists Society of America and is a columnist and entrepreneur has received awards from the New England whose works include a biography of Press Association. former Prime Minister Morarji Desai.

MUSHIRUL HASAN MUSHIRUL HASAN Wit and Humour Wit and Wisdom In Colonial North India Pickings from the Parsee Punch

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A thought-provoking tome, this book transports the reader The Parsee Punch, published between 1854 and the 1930s, to the past and surprises with its content. It also comes as a highlighted the relationship between public culture and refreshing change, as an academician and historian has gone colonialism. The cartoons they published illustrate, in a beyond the usual to focus on what can be called unusual. lighter vein, contemporary anxieties and predicaments in a witty satirical fashion. The book presents a selection from the publication.

Internationally known historian, Late Internationally known historian, Late Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, National Archives of India. National Archives of India.

68 69 RAKHSHANDA JALIL Excelsior The Story of Wynberg-Allen School

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This book encompasses the selfless commitment of missionaries and benefactors who gave with open hearts and laboured tirelessly for what began as an orphanage and has developed into the Wynberg-Allen School, an institution par excellence.

Rakhshanda Jalil writes on issues of literature, culture and heritage. She has published over 15 books and six works of translations.

KAVITA A. SHARMA & W.D. MATHUR MUSHIRUL HASAN & RAKHSHANDA JALIL Hindu College Delhi Partners in Freedom A People’s Movement Jamia Millia Islamia

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The first-ever illustrated history of Hindu College, Delhi, a An extensively researched book, it portrays the history of premier institution founded in 1899. The continued struggle for tolerance, camaraderie and enlightenment within the precincts doing well and survival only underlines the great commitment of an educational institution. It also illustrates how individuals of its founding fathers, the teachers and the students in the worked towards attaining high ideals. early years.

Kavita A. Sharma (left), the first lady Historian Late Mushirul Hasan principal of Hindu College and W.D. (left) had served as Vice Chancellor, Mathur (Bobby), former bureau chief Jamia Millia Islamia. Rakhshanda of The Indian Express, trace this premier Jalil writes on issues of literature, institution’s journey and growth. culture and heritage.

68 69 Emilie and Subhas A True Love Story

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Krishna Bose is an educator, writer and politician who was elected. Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) three times starting in 1996.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE MAJOR H.P.S. AHLUWALIA Glimpses of Bengal Higher Than Everest Select Letters 1885-1895 Memoirs of a Mountaineer

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Rabindranath Tagore felt writing of letters other than business This is the inspiring true story of one of India’s most iconic ones to be a delightful necessity, and a form of literary mountaineers – Major HPS Ahluwalia, who was the member extravagance only possible when a surplus of thought and of India’s first successful expedition to Everest. It is the emotion accumulates. ultimate story of how he fought ‘the impossible fight’ towards rehabilitation and how he conquered a Summit even higher than the Everest, the Summit of the Mind.

Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali Major HPS Ahluwalia, during his distinguished literature and music, as well as Indian art with career has made immense contributions in the Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and fields of adventure, sports, environment, disability early 20th centuries. and social work.

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE LT. COL. FORREST; FOREWORD BY PROF. LOKESH CHANDRA My Reminiscences Picturesque Tour Along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna, In India, A

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This memoir gives us a glimpse into the mind of young Tagore The memoir is an engrossing account of the mediaeval period and his evolution as a great poet and writer, and has etched in of Indian history. It is an evocative and spell binding account of words many of his primary experiences about his future poetry, the Islamic and East India Company periods which the author plays and novels. recounts his picturesque tour in equally striking words.

Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali Lokesh Chandra is an internationally renowned literature and music, as well as Indian art with scholar of Tibetan, Mongolian and Sino-Japanese Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early Buddhism. A prolific writer, he has to his credit 20th centuries. 580 works.

KISHORE CHATTERJEE Beethoven and Friends

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What were monophonic Gregorian Chants? Who codified MUSIC them and when were they composed? These and many other questions are addressed in this compilation of the history of Western classical music through the unusual stories of the many lives that shaped it.

Painter, cartoonist, short story writer and filmmaker, Kolkata-based Kishore Chatterjee also nurtures a passion for Western classical music.

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GEETA SAHAI & SHRINKHLA SAHAI HUMRA QURAISHI Beyond Music Dagars and Dhrupad Maestros in Conversation Divine Legacy

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This book delves into candid opinions on issues, revealing This book gives glimpses of the rich heritage of this haunting thoughts on music-making and emotional sagas of some form of music that has enthralled audiences worldwide. It of India’s most accomplished, revered classical musicians. traces the history of the illustrious Dagar family through 20 A must read for all Hindustani classical music connoisseurs. generations of dhrupad singers and highlights their distinctive approach to this unique form of music.

Geeta Sahai (left) is a writer, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker. Shrinkhla Sahai has Humra Quraishi is a Delhi-based writer- presented papers on Hindustani columnist-journalist. Her books include Kashmir: classical music, dance, radio The Untold Story and a volume of her collective and sound. writings, Views: Yours and Mine.

TRANSLATED BY ARUNA CHAKRAVARTI Songs of Tagore

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This publication of 112 select songs of Rabindranath Tagore is primarily for the Indian and non-Indian listeners who have no access to the original language of the Poet, but enjoy listening to his songs and would like to understand what the song says.

Aruna Chakravarti is a well-known academic, writer and translator and has contributed widely to national and international journals.

72 73 SABA RISALUDDIN Quest for Paradise, The Gardens, past, present and future

978-93-81523-78-0 Single copy: `1,250 / £25 / $45 Packing and postage extra 264mm x 212mm; 116pp Art paper (matt) All colour; 52 photographs MYTHOLOGY Hardback with dust jacket This book considers the idea of the sacred grove, the garden and the perfect landscape, ranging from the ancient, pagan world to the present, and from the Abrahamic faiths to the faiths of the East. It is well-illustrated with reproductions of paintings, mosaics and textiles.

Saba Risaluddin has written and broadcast extensively on interfaith issues. She lives in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina where she also works as a freelance translator.

72 73 SUNAYAN SHARMA Birds in Paradise Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

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Bharatpur’s Keoladeo National Park, a UNESCO World WILDLIFE Heritage Site, is a birds’ paradise, with all kinds of birds, resident and migratory, in different colours and sizes. And though Keoladeo is basically a birds’ park, every single plant and animal found here, small or big, adds to its beauty.

Sunayan Sharma, formerly a member of the Indian Forest Service, has served as Wildlife Warden, Jodhpur; Field Director, Sariska Tiger Reserve and Director, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur.

SHIVANG MEHTA PIPPA MUKHERJEE Decade with Tigers, A Flora Of the Southern Western Supremacy. Solitude. Stripes Ghats and Palnis: A Field Guide

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A unique tribute to the tigers, who have played a vital role as This field guide is the result of the author’s intense study of the ‘brand ambassadors’ of Indian wildlife. The volume chronicles flora of the southern Western Ghats as well as those of Palni legendary tiger mothers and male tigers of the past decade, hills for several years.This is an extremely useful field guide as well as their tales of survival, complemented by exquisite not only for the general readers and nature lovers but also for images. students, teachers, and researchers in botany.

Pippa Mukherjee has a degree in nursing and a Shivang Mehta is a journalist turned PR diploma in teaching. She was on the committee professional with experience in corporate of the Bombay Natural History Society and communications. worked as nature education officer.

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ANTHONY J GASTON SANJEEVA PANDEY DAULAT SINGH SHAKTAWAT Great Himalayan National Park,The My Encounter with the Big Cat The Struggle to save the Western Himalayas And Other Adventures in Ranthambhore

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The Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area The book contains a first-hand account of the author’s (GHNPCA), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a unique experience in 2010, when he was grievously injured and nearly protected area in the Himalayas, one of the world’s great lost his life while trying to tranquillise a tiger that had strayed biological realms. The book highlights the history, ecological out of the boundary of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. overview and the rich legacy of Himalayan flora and fauna.

Sanjeeva Pandey (left) has served as Director of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) from 1998 to 2006. Anthony J Gaston has studied Daulat Singh Shaktawat has served for more Indian wildlife, especially birds, than 37 years in the wildlife wing of the Forest since 1969. Department of Rajasthan.

SUNAYAN SHARMA BISWAJIT ROY CHOWDHURY & PRADEEP VYAS Sariska Sunderbans The Tiger Reserve Roars Again The Mystic Mangrove

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Sariska, in Rajasthan, has been one of the most famous national The Sunderbans of West Bengal—the world’s largest mangrove parks in India, especially for its tigers. However, it had lost its expanse with a unique eco-system—is home to the Bengal Tiger tiger population to poachers a decade ago. A few tigers were as well as numerous fauna. This book is a lavishly illustrated and then shifted from Ranthambhore to Sariska. This was the first vivid account of the region, where man learns to co-exist with such experiment anywhere in the world, which turned out to nature despite all adversities. be a grand success.

Biswajit Roy Chowdhury (left) is Sunayan Sharma, formerly a member of the the Founder Secretary of Nature Indian Forest Service, was Wildlife Warden at Environment & Wildlife Society. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and later Director at the Pradeep Vyas is an officer of the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur. Indian Forest Service.

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BISWAJIT ROY CHOWDHURY Wild Wonders of India

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A visually delightful voyage across India, showcasing its wealth of flora and fauna. For the uninitiated yet inclined, this book is almost akin to a familiarisation tour through India’s many splendoured forests and their wildlife specialities as well as its national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves.

Biswajit Roy Chowdhury is a noted conservationist and also an ace wildlife photographer. He is the Founder Secretary of Nature Environment & Wildlife Society.

RAGHU RAI Bangladesh The Price of Freedom

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A significant body of work documenting a turning point in the PHOTOGRAPHY history of South Asia. This book has won the Federation of Indian Publishers’ Awards for ‘Excellence in Book Production’ for 2013, the second prize in the Jackets (English) category.

Raghu Rai has been a Magnum photographer since 1977, when he was nominated to the world’s most prestigious photographer’s cooperative by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

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PRIYA SARUKKAI CHABRIA & CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR CONCEPT:LILA PATEL; TEXT:SOUMITRA DAS Bombay/Mumbai Calcutta 1940-1970 Immersions In the Photographs of Jayant Patel

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Meditative essays and mesmerising photographs bring Mumbai This is an exquisite collection of black-and-white pictures of alive. The city’s inequality, demographics and vitality are Calcutta from 1940–1970, which are from the much sought- wonderfully brought out by this elegantly written, fabulously after collection, which were archived and introduced by photographed book which is an in-depth rumination on the life Jayant Patel. of a cruel and captivating world metropolis.

Priya Sarukkai Chabria (left) has received the Indian Government’s Senior Fellowship to Outstanding Lila Patel (left) is a competitive golfer Artists. Christopher Taylor and an entrepreneur. Soumitra Das is has held critically acclaimed a journalist, deeply involved with the photography exhibitions. visual arts and heritage issues.

REKHA SARIN & RAJAN KAPOOR KUNAL BASU; PHOTOGRAPHS BY KUSHAL RAY Chai Intimacies The Experience of Indian Tea

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A pictorial journey through time, into the heartlands of tea, Eight thousand photographs, all of them shot inside a 12-room across India, this book offers the reader a varied selection of house with 10 residents; the result of a real life journey through the universally popular brew. It affords a glimpse into the complex terrains of intimacies. The narrative brings to life the making of the cup that cheers and is a visual treat for the tea remarkable world of the photographer and the photographed. connoisseur, the casual tea-lover, the tea industry enthusiast or the tourist.

Rekha Sarin (left) is a Delhi- Kunal Basu (left) is the author of based freelance writer and has four critically acclaimed novels. He contributed to leading Indian has written poetry and screenplays. magazines and newspapers. Kushal Ray has taken part in Rajan Kapoor has won several several international photography national and international awards. exhibitions.

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RAGHU RAI SIPRA DAS Khajuraho Light Within, The A Different Vision of Life

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The book follows noted photographer Raghu Rai in his journey A book that captures the extraordinary lives of the visually of discovery of the famed erotic temples of Khajuraho. It offers impaired through images that stimulate genuine empathy and a glimpse of contemporary daily life around the magnificent a certain degree of awe rather than induce the usual mix of temples, built by the Chandella kings as early as the 9th century. sympathy and pity. It presents the stories of individuals who have survived to not only pursue their interest but also excel at it.

Sipra Das is a leading photojournalist who has Raghu Rai has been a Magnum photographer explored various aspects and phases of Indian since 1977 and was the first ever photographer to life, history and politics with an unfailing eye for be honoured with the Padma Shri. detail.

ASHOK DILWALI DR ALKA PANDE Nicholas Roerich/Ashok Dilwali Panchtattvas: The Road Ahead Inspired by the Himalayas Volume One & Volume Two

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Following the same arduous path of the Russian master, The book, a two-volume set, contains thought-provoking Ashok Dilwali evokes the splendour of the Himalayas by essays on sustainable development as well as award-winning photographing the luminous landscapes that Nicholas Roerich photographs from Photosphere 2016, which culminated in an painted Enduring harsh weather and conditions, he charts a outdoor exhibition titled ‘Panchtattvas: The Road Ahead love affair with the region.

Dr Alka Pande, Curator and Art Consultant Ashok Dilwali sees the spiritual in nature. He and Artistic Director, Photosphere, is currently reigns supreme in mountain photography, having the Consultant Arts Advisor and Curator at mastered the art of capturing the exact mood at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, appropriate angles with his lens. New Delhi.

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RAGHU RAI & USHA RAI Vijayanagara Empire Ruins to Resurrection

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In this book, acclaimed photographer Raghu Rai takes the reader on a visual experience akin to being transported to the world of Hampi the way it must have existed centuries ago. His photographs capture the depths and details of the ruins.

Raghu Rai has been a Magnum photographer since 1977, when he was nominated to the world’s most prestigious photographer’s cooperative by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

78 79 RABINDRANATH TAGORE Crescent Moon, The

POETRY 978-93-81523-24-7 Single copy: `95 / £4.99 / $7.99 By Tagore Packing and postage extra 178mm x 127mm; 56pp Book print paper Black and white Paperback

‘...My song will be like a pair of wings to your dreams, it will transport your heart to the verge Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali of the unknown. It will be like the literature and music, as well as Indian art with faithful star overhead when dark Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early night is over your road.’ A poetry 20th centuries. collection that is part of a set of 12 books that have been translated by Tagore.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE RABINDRANATH TAGORE Fireflies Fruit Gathering

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‘When death comes and whispers ‘...But I am thankful that my lot to me, “Thy days are ended,” let lies with the humble who suffer me say to him, “I have lived in love and bear the burden of power, and and not in mere time.”’A Tagore hide their faces and stifle their sobs classic—a poetry collection in the dark.’ A Tagore classic—a that is part of a set of 12 books poetry collection that is part of that have been translated by the a set of 12 books that have been Master himself. translated by the Master himself.

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE RABINDRANATH TAGORE Fugitive, The Gitanjali

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‘The long story of my coming hither ‘Where the mind is without fear lies there dumb, in one meandering and the head is held high; where line of dust stretching from the knowledge is free; where the morning hilltop to the brink of world has not been broken up into bottomless night.’ A Tagore classic fragments by narrow domestic that is part of a set of 12 books walls...’ A Tagore classic—a poetry that have been translated by the collection that is part of a set of 12 Master himself. books that have been translated by the Master himself.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE Stray Birds

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First published in 1916, Stray Birds is a collection of over 300 epigrammatic poems by Rabindranath Tagore. While some of the poems in this collection are the poet’s translation of the verses in Kanika, some others were written during his visit to Japan.

80 81 REEMA ABBASI Ajmer Sharif Awakening of Sufism in South Asia

978-93-85285-64-6 Single copy: `1,250 / £18 / $25 Packing and postage extra 228mm x 228mm; 176pp Art paper (matt) All colour; 192 photographs RELIGION Hardback with dust jacket An in-depth researched work on the history, spiritual journey and enduring legacy of the Sufi saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti. Features over 200 unique and evocative photographs of the tombs, monuments, rituals and pilgrims at Ajmer Sharif.

Reema Abbasi was the recipient of the Gender in Journalism Award 2003 from UNESCO for the most gender sensitive reportage.

PEPITA SETH UTPAL K. BANERJEE Heaven on Earth Hindu Joy of Life The Universe of Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple

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This remarkable and unique record is the outcome of seven An attempt to simplify the tenets of an age-old religion years of careful research enhanced by sensitive photographs that and demystify it for today’s reader. Religion and ritual come not only portray all aspects of life within the Guruvayur temple, together to bring the concepts of Hinduism to the fore. It is a but its atmosphere of intangible divinity as well. quest to discover the enduring vitality that exists in the Hindu way of life.

Pepita Seth is a photographer, writer, film editor Utpal K. Banerjee writes on the arts and culture and 2004 Weiss International Fellow. Her work and is a regular contributor on cultural and focuses on Hindu rituals and temple traditions professional programmes to BBC, All India in Kerala. Radio and Indian television.

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USHA CHOUDHURI & INDRA NATH CHOUDHURI REEMA ABBASI Hinduism Historic Temples in Pakistan A Way of Life and a Mode of Thought A Call to Conscience

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This book lays down the basic tenets of Hinduism which have Elaborately embellished with evocative photographs of evolved through centuries of belief and practice. It attempts to antiquated and exquisite Hindu shrines, opulent rituals and unravel the mystery that the word poses for many and reflects festivals, this book has been extensively researched and presents upon the freedom of choice and action that the Hindu religion some exceptional pilgrimage sites. provides.

Usha Choudhuri (left) is a distinguished scholar of Sanskrit. Reema Abbasi received the Gender in Journalism Indra Nath Choudhuri has been Award 2003 from UNESCO. Her other passions in academics, administration and include music, reading, writing and research, cultural diplomacy. cinema, travel, art and poetry.

EDITED BY RAHUL MEHROTRA & FELIPE VERA SUBAS PANI Kumbh Mela Ratha Yatra Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Chariot Festival of Sri Jagannatha in Puri

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The volume presents the comprehensive research findings Based on extensive research and documentation of over a decade and includes city maps, aerial images, analytical drawings and and a ringside view of the festival for over twenty-five years by photographs of this spectacular Ephemeral Mega City for the the author, the volume contains over 240 vibrant photographs, Kumbh Mela. It is the first systematic study on the Mela as some from the archival collection of Sri Gitagovinda a City: a planned entity and covers issues of social inclusion, Prathistana, a making the book a visual treat for readers. diversity, and even democracy.

Rahul Mehrotra (left) is an architect who teaches at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. Subas Pani, a retired civil servant with a PhD on Felipe Vera is Director, Centre ’s Geetagovinda, is an author, translator, for Ecology, Landscape and composer and creative director. a retired civil Urbanism, Chile. servant with a PhD on Jayadeva’s Geetagovinda

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ASHOK DILWALI ASHOK DILWALI Sayings from the Bhagvad Gita Sayings from the Upanishads

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The sermon by Lord Krishna in the epic Mahabharat is known The Upanishads, passed down in oral tradition, are said to as the Bhagvad Gita. It is a 700-verse scripture that contains be divine revelations received by seers and saints. They are a conversation between prince Arjuna and his guide Lord considered to contain revealed truths that concern the nature Krishna on a variety of theological and philosophical issues. of ultimate reality and describe the character and form of human salvation.

Ashok Dilwali sees the spiritual in nature. He Ashok Dilwali sees the spiritual in nature. He reigns supreme in mountain photography, having reigns supreme in mountain photography, having mastered the art of capturing the exact mood at mastered the art of capturing the exact mood at appropriate angles with his lens. appropriate angles with his lens.

ASHOK DILWALI M.K. PAL Sayings from the Vedas Ujjain The City of Temples

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The Vedas are considered the oldest scriptures of mankind; This book presents the history, mythology, rituals and festivals their message transcends barriers of race, creed or religion. of the most important temples in Ujjain. It goes on to describe In this book, an attempt has been made to fuse the verses the importance of the River Shipra and its role in the religious, with photographs of nature. The main motivating factor is to cultural, social, economic, and political life of the people of highlight the thoughts contained in the Vedas. Ujjain from the beginnings of the city’s history.

Ashok Dilwali sees the spiritual in nature. He Late M.K. Pal had been an ardent researcher reigns supreme in mountain photography, having in the field of arts and crafts and socio-cultural mastered the art of capturing the exact mood at studies for more than four decades. He had appropriate angles with his lens. written extensively on Indian culture.

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MALA MUKERJEE & JAEL SILLIMAN Where Gods Reside Sacred Places of Kolkata

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This book is a kaleidoscope for the readers to witness the cultural plurality of Kolkata—a constellation of impressive religious edifices—linked to the city’s mercantile history.

A graduate in Applied Art & Design Studies in Photography from the London Guildhall University, Mala Mukerjee’s work has been exhibited in all major cities in India and abroad. Jael Silliman was an Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Iowa and a Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, New York.

RAKHSHANDA JALIL A to Z of 121 Unconventional Management Concepts

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A management book that takes the reader through the A to Z SELF-HELP of management concepts, with lateral thinking, office politics and test marketing thrown in between. The terms are explained in a simple non-academic manner.

Rakhshanda Jalil writes on issues of literature, culture and heritage. She has published over 15 books and six works of translations.

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SHIKHER DUBEY HOWARD WIMER I Believe I Can Fly Inner Guidance and the Four Spiritual Gifts

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This thought-provoking book provides a strong base for people How to maximise intuition and inspirations to become more striving to achieve success. It helps them to reach out for the creative, successful and fulfilled. The four spiritual gifts narrated skies, using will power and determination and has been the key in this book help the reader to tap into his inner guidance and to success for many. The book teaches the reader to soar like make the best decisions in all spheres of life. never before.

Shikher Dubey, a Master’s in Business Administration, has worked with several Howard Wimer is a dynamic lecturer and has multinational organisations. He now runs a been involved in the personal growth field for successful business. more than 30 years.

AJAY SACHDEVA AMISH TANDON Is Your Mind Really Yours? Law of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Break Free from the Shackles of a Programmed Life Practice & Procedure

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The cornerstone of this lively and highly readable book is the This book would be useful for the entire legal fraternity, as also idea of operating from the ‘free spirit’ as opposed to the ego. One law teachers, students, companies and organizations; and other subsequently experiences growth, freedom, and contentment. people with interest in the area.

Ajay Sachdeva, with postgraduate degree in Amish Tandon is a corporate commercial Operations Research from Delhi University, is attorney practicing in New Delhi for more than 8 the recipient of a gold medal for securing first years, with extensive experience in litigation and rank at the university. corporate advisory.

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LAXMI DHAUL RAKHSHANDA JALIL Magic Mantras Office Fables For Young Adults to Achieve Success in Life For Today’s Manager

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Our thoughts determine the quality of life we choose! This A collection of short inspirational stories that are simple and book personally guides you like a friend, helping you discover easy to read. They compel the reader to pause, reflect and carry your thinking power and inner strength. The mantras show the message through the day. The stories help to improve the how you can be the master of your own life and destiny. quality of life at the workplace.

Laxmi Dhaul is involved in setting up renewable Rakhshanda Jalil writes on issues of literature, power plants using agricultural waste and has culture and heritage. She has published over 15 written a children’s book on the environment. books and six works of translations.

MARTIN KÄMPCHEN O.P. MISHRA Simply Do It, Do It Simply Watch Out! A Handbook for Safe Living

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This book probes into the meaning of speech and silence This book highlights those critical areas related to safety and beyond clichéd thinking. It describes everyday activities such as security of our property and lives where a proactive role played waking, breathing or listening and breaks open the thoughtless by the community and the individual can prevent crime. The routine with which we normally carry them out. points of advice given in this book are indeed words of wisdom that would go a long way in ensuring the safety of citizens.

German-born writer, Martin Kämpchen, came O.P. Mishra is a serving Indian Police to India as a student. Deeply moved by this Service Officer of the AGMUT cadre. He is country’s variegated life and philosophy, he a recipient of the President’s Police Meal for stayed on, settling at Santiniketan. Meritorious Services.

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V. KUMAR DHARMAVIR SINGH MAHIDA Yoga Yoga Bharat’s Invaluable Gift to the World The Indian Way

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This book traces the wide canvas of yoga, right from its origin Yoga: The Indian Way is not just another book on yoga. The and antiquity to its mass appeal and acceptance that has simplified, yet effective and safe, methods for practising yoga, transcended geographical, cultural and national boundaries. as shown in its pages, are meant for almost anyone between the It highlights its popularity among cross-sections of human ages of 8 and 80 years society—corporates, celebrities, sportspersons, world leaders and the common man.

Dharmavir Singh Mahida had worked as an V. Ravi Kumar has conducted more than 200 engineer for nine years in the automotive sector yoga camps in 40 countries. An engineer by in Germany before he decided to quit and return profession, he gave up his job to serve society and to India to pursue his deep interest in yoga and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. philosophy.

SHAILAJA MENON Yoga Shakti Awaken Your Own Power

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Yoga Shakti shows you how to incorporate the transformative power of yoga into your everyday life, overcome negative experiences, and achieve self-realization and spiritual fulfilment.

Shailaja Menon is a certified Manasa yoga teacher, speaker, and freelance writer/editor based in Malaysia. She has over 18 years of experience in yoga, both as a teacher and as a practitioner, and teaches at her studio, ‘Mat & Beyond Yoga Studio’ in Malaysia.

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MOHAMMAD HAMID ANSARI Teasing Questions Exploring Disconnects in Contemporary India

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A selection of speeches by the Vice , M Hamid Ansari. These speeches were delivered by him at university convocations, national and international conferences, seminars, professional gatherings, book launches, ceremonial events and formal inaugurations during his tenure from August 2007 to December 2012.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari was the . He was the only person to get elected to this high office for two consecutive terms since Dr S Radhakrishnan.

88 89 SUDHIR CHAKRAVARTI; TRANSLATED BY UTPAL K. BANERJEE Along Deep Lonely Alleys Baul - Fakir - Dervish of Bengal

978-93-85285-69-1 Single copy: `595 / £9 / $14 Packing and postage extra 216mm x 140mm; 392pp Book print paper Black and white SPIRITUALITY Hardback with dust jacket In this book the author opens the doors to a new vision of this unique world of wandering minstrels. Having travelled through the districts of Nadia, , Birbhum and Bardhaman—he completed an intensive research over a period of time spanning two decades.

Sudhir Chakravarti (left) is professor and associated with the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata. Utpal K. Banerjee writes on the arts and culture.

TRISHAN P. KAUR SWAMI DEVA BODHENA Arise Peace to Heal Bodhena’s Adventures in Samsara A Sannyasin Memoir

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This book probes into the meaning of speech and silence This is a candid and honest account of a German seeker who has beyond clichéd thinking. It describes everyday activities such as lived in the communes in Poona, India, and in Rajneeshpuram, waking, breathing or listening and breaks open the thoughtless Oregon. The author outlines how he continued on his path routine with which we normally carry them out. even after leaving the commune.

Swami Deva Bodhena was born in Germany in 1948. After completing his MA in Geography Trishan P. Kaur is a consultant Naturopath and Regional Planning, he has lived in India, and Yoga teacher. California, Oregon, and Spain.

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ACHARYA RAJNEESH (OSHO) LEONID PLOTKIN Mystics of the East Nostalgia for Eternity Journeys in Religion, History, and Myth on the Indian Subcontinent

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This book is a compilation of Osho’s discourses on some of the Nostalgia for Eternity is an extended visual meditation on the enlightened masters who were born in the East: Atisha, Baul highest human aspirations: to know the nature of one’s true self mystics, Boddhidharma, the Buddha, Chuang Tze, Kabir, Lao and to understand one’s place in the cosmos. Tzu, Mahakashyap, Nansen, and Tilopo.

Leonid Plotkin has worked as a freelance Shree Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain) also known as documentary photographer since 2007, and Osho, Acharya Rajneesh, or simply Rajneesh, was an Indian his work has appeared in various international Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement. publications.

JACK ALLANACH (SWAMI KRISHNA PREM) RASHID MAXWELL Osho, India and Me Point of Vanishing, The A Tale of Sexual and Spiritual Transformation A Tale of Truth and Things Imagined

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A compelling true story of one man’s incredible search for Brought out in collaboration with the Osho World Foundation, the self and a first-hand glimpse of a unique mystic at work. this is an adventure story that is spiritual, not religious. It is a Jack Allanach met Osho in Mumbai and became his disciple. journey of self-realisation—one that we all must make at some Subsequently he spent eleven years in Osho’s spiritual time in the cycle of our lives. An expansive work that makes community, primarily in India. compelling reading.

Jack Allanach spent 15 years in television and public relations, culminating in his own successful Rashid Maxwell lived for nearly 20 years as an artist, art PR company in Montreal. In 1973 he travelled to lecturer and therapist. A close call with death impelled him to India and met Osho in Mumbai. make his life a quest till he met his master, Osho.

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EDITED BY & CÔME CARPENTIER DE GOURDON ASHOK DILWALI Raimundo Panikkar So said the Wise A Pilgrim Across World

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This volume comprises contributions by Raimundo Panikkar’s A collection of inspirational thoughts from some of India’s contemporaries and his disciples and pupils. The book will be greatest minds, visionaries coming from many different walks useful for students and practitioners of religion and philosophy. of life; combined with stunning photographs.

Kapila Vatsyayan (left) is a renowned art historian and awarded the Padma Ashok Dilwali , undoubtedly, reigns supreme Vibhushan. Côme Carpentier in mountain photography and has mastered the de Gourdon is the convener of art of capturing the exact mood, presenting the the Editorial Advisory Board of Himalayas, its people and places in a form and World Affairs. style never seen before.

SWATANTRA SARAJENO ACHARYA RAJNEESH (OSHO) When a Real Lion Meets a Real Master Zorba the Buddha

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This book provides an account of Osho’s work with his disciples A selection of Osho’s fascinating discourses on the synthesis of during the 70s and 80s. This account of the author’s life and materialism and spiritualism and how each impacts the other. journey as a disciple, his escapades, theatrics, and adventures, The book reveals how spiritualism without materialism may provides compelling reading and fascinating insights into the have beautiful values but it is without foundations. playful profundity of the work of Osho.

Swatantra Sarajeno heard much about Bhagwan from friends and felt to meet him. He worked Shree Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain) also known as at Osho’s ashram as a photographer, translated Osho, Acharya Rajneesh, or simply Rajneesh, was an Indian Osho’s discourses into Italian. Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement.

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LYNN DEAS Horse Racing in India A Royal Legacy

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Lynn Deas is a writer, horse-owner, businesswoman, who started her publishing career well before her 21st birthday. She is also the publisher of Racing World, India’s only equestrian racing magazine, launched in 2003

92 93 JASLEEN DHAMIJA Baluchars The Woven Narrative Silks of Bengal

978-93-86906-82-3 Single copy: `2,500 / £45 / $65 Packing and postage extra 318mm x 242mm; 244pp Art paper (matt) All colour; 205 photographs & 8 illustrations TEXTILE Hardback with dust jacket The historic Baluchar textiles of Bengal are a testament to a unique weaving tradition. This richly illustrated book traces the historical development of Baluchar textiles, especially saris, and the position this art form has come to acquire in the twenty- first century.

Jasleen Dhamija is internationally renowned in the field of world textiles and costumes. She has been studying, documenting and reviving Indian textile and handicraft traditions for nearly six decades.

EILUNED EDWARDS ARCHANA SHAH Block Printed Textiles of India Crafting a Future Imprints of Culture Stories of Indian Textiles and Sustainable Practices

Archana Shah has been collaborating Crafting a Future is a heartfelt celebration of artisans and their with artisans around the country for vocational skills. Each region in India has its own distinctive the last 40 years to create textiles for raw materials, craft techniques, textiles, motifs and colour urban markets. As a design student, palettes, and through her well-researched narrative enriched she developed a keen interest in the with numerous stories, Archana Shah demonstrates the traditional craft skills of indigenous diversity and true value of handcrafted textile processes. artisans. This encouraged her to travel She believes that handspun, handwoven fabrics made using to remote corners of the country to indigenous fibres and natural materials for dyeing will help study, understand and experience the vast variety of weaving, create a unique identity for handcrafted textiles, and suggests dyeing, printing, embroidery and ornamentation techniques ways to repurpose the abundant artisanal talent available practised by different communities. This proved to be a very across the country to rejuvenate this sector. These tenets are enriching journey, and the unique skills of the people of woven throughout the book, which is broadly divided into various regions, their distinctive colour palettes and rich three sections based on natural fibres: cotton from plants, design vocabulary became the base for all her future work. silk from insects and wool from animals. This resonates with Gandhiji’s concept of developing khadi and village industries This experience motivated her to start a clothing company, to rejuvenate the rural economy, and stimulate development BANDHEJ, in 1985, a label that focuses on traditional textile through a bottom-up approach. skills, and offers a range of eco-friendly, handcrafted clothing for Indian women with an eastern sensibility. The company was Beyond its beauty and heritage value, artisanal production 978-93-85285-03-5started with the vision of upholding, preserving and promoting is eco-friendly,978-93-91125-22-6 has a negligible carbon footprint and fulfils the precious skills and inherent knowledge of indigenous most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals artisans through collaborative design interventions. Over (SDGs). It has the potential for creating dignified employment the years, through many initiatives and interactions, she has opportunities for millions of people in their own regional been able to revive and rejuvenate several craft skills, thereby location, so that they are not compelled by economic Single copy:encouraging young artisans to` realise3,800 that they can earn a / £45‘Handlooms / are$75 the warp and weft of the Indian subcontinent. Our culture, aesthetics constraintsSingle to abandon their ancestral professions copy: and migrate `295 decent livelihood by pursuing their traditional vocation. and economy are rooted in its threads. Handloom weavers form the major part of our to urban slums to earn a meagre livelihood as unskilled handicraft sector, which is the second largest sector of our economy… Archana Shah labourers. In essence, the book focuses on artisans, their In 2013, Archana published her first book, SHIFTING SANDS, aspirations and fulfilment in their work. It also draws upon Kutch: A Land in Transition. It recounts her personal journey ‘India could once again, as in the 17th century, clothe the world. Five million yards their traditional wisdom to address two of the most serious Packingof discovery,and which is interwoven postage with her association of extraof cloth was dispatched annually from just one port in Coromandel, and India grew challengesPacking that we face today: growing unemployment and and postage extra over four decades with the land of Kutch, its people and their fabulously rich on the proceeds… climate change. crafts. She continues to believe that there is a lot to learn from traditional wisdom. ‘Archana’s Crafting a Future eloquently directs us to this great potential. I urge that we see it as a roadmap, not an elegy, and view handloom textiles not as a part of the past 305mmShe livesx with 228mm;her family and dogs in Ahmedabad. 376ppbut a central part of our future.’ — 229mm x 178mm; 276pp Art paper (matt) Art paper (matt) `xxx / £xx / $xx ISBN: xxxxxxxxxxx

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The book reflects the author’s extensive field research over the Crafting a Future is a heartfelt celebration of artisans and their past twenty-four years—working with block printers, block vocational skills. Each region in India has its own distinctive makers, dye producers, entrepreneurs, designers, government raw materials, craft techniques, textiles, motifs and colour agencies, and non-governmental organisations, in museums palettes, and through her well-researched narrative enriched and private collections all over India. with numerous stories, Archana Shah demonstrates the diversity and true value of handcrafted textile processes.

Archana Shah has been collaborating Crafting a Future is a heartfelt celebration of artisans and their with artisans around the country for vocational skills. Each region in India has its own distinctive the last 40 years to create textiles for raw materials, craft techniques, textiles, motifs and colour is Reader in Global Cultures of Textiles urban markets. As a design has student, been collaborating with palettes, and through her well-researched narrative enriched Eiluned Edwards Archanashe developed aShah keen interest in the with numerous stories, Archana Shah demonstrates the whose research has concentrated on aspects of textiles, dress, artisanstraditional craft around skills of theindigenous country for the last 40 years diversity and true value of handcrafted textile processes. artisans. This encouraged her to travel She believes that handspun, handwoven fabrics made using fashion and craft development in South Asia, notably India. toto remotecreate corners textiles of the forurbancountry to markets. indigenous fibres and natural materials for dyeing will help study, understand and experience the vast variety of weaving, create a unique identity for handcrafted textiles, and suggests dyeing, printing, embroidery and ornamentation techniques ways to repurpose the abundant artisanal talent available 94 practised by different communities. This proved to be a very 95 across the country to rejuvenate this sector. These tenets are enriching journey, and the unique skills of the people of woven throughout the book, which is broadly divided into various regions, their distinctive colour palettes and rich three sections based on natural fibres: cotton from plants, design vocabulary became the base for all her future work. silk from insects and wool from animals. This resonates with Gandhiji’s concept of developing khadi and village industries This experience motivated her to start a clothing company, to rejuvenate the rural economy, and stimulate development BANDHEJ, in 1985, a label that focuses on traditional textile through a bottom-up approach. skills, and offers a range of eco-friendly, handcrafted clothing for Indian women with an eastern sensibility. The company was Beyond its beauty and heritage value, artisanal production started with the vision of upholding, preserving and promoting is eco-friendly, has a negligible carbon footprint and fulfils the precious skills and inherent knowledge of indigenous most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals artisans through collaborative design interventions. Over (SDGs). It has the potential for creating dignified employment the years, through many initiatives and interactions, she has opportunities for millions of people in their own regional been able to revive and rejuvenate several craft skills, thereby location, so that they are not compelled by economic encouraging young artisans to realise that they can earn a ‘Handlooms are the warp and weft of the Indian subcontinent. Our culture, aesthetics constraints to abandon their ancestral professions and migrate decent livelihood by pursuing their traditional vocation. and economy are rooted in its threads. Handloom weavers form the major part of our to urban slums to earn a meagre livelihood as unskilled handicraft sector, which is the second largest sector of our economy… Archana Shah labourers. In essence, the book focuses on artisans, their In 2013, Archana published her first book, SHIFTING SANDS, aspirations and fulfilment in their work. It also draws upon Kutch: A Land in Transition. It recounts her personal journey ‘India could once again, as in the 17th century, clothe the world. Five million yards their traditional wisdom to address two of the most serious of discovery, which is interwoven with her association of of cloth was dispatched annually from just one port in Coromandel, and India grew challenges that we face today: growing unemployment and over four decades with the land of Kutch, its people and their fabulously rich on the proceeds… climate change. crafts. She continues to believe that there is a lot to learn from traditional wisdom. ‘Archana’s Crafting a Future eloquently directs us to this great potential. I urge that we see it as a roadmap, not an elegy, and view handloom textiles not as a part of the past She lives with her family and dogs in Ahmedabad. but a central part of our future.’ —Laila Tyabji

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RAHUL JAIN VANDANA BHANDARI Textiles & Garments Textiles of Rajasthan At the Jaipur Court At The Jaipur Court

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First comprehensive overview of the court textiles of any Textiles of Rajasthan: At the Jaipur Court is the fifth book in princely Indian state and a tribute to the remarkable artistic and a new series that was launched in 2014 with the intention of material legacy of the Kachhwaha maharajas of Amber-Jaipur, bringing the collections of the City Palace Museum, Jaipur, the book is an illustrated showcase of some of the finest and to the attention of a wider audience. It showcases the time- most rare court textiles to have survived from medieval India. honoured techniques of textile production that yet find continuity in the contemporary world of fashion.

Vandana Bhandari has worked as an educator, author, and administrator with an active social engagement in the fashion and textile sector. She has held the position of Dean of Academics at Rahul Jain is an Indian textile designer, art the National Institute of Fashion Technology historian and author, and a Padma Shri awardee. (NIFT), and is currently a professor there.

ANJALI KAROLIA MAGGIE BAXTER Traditional Indian Handcrafted Textiles Unfolding History, Techniques, Processes, and Designs Vol. I & II Contemporary Indian Textiles

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This two-volume set of books documents various traditional This is an unusual and vital examination of how the rich and hand-painted, printed, and resist-dyed textiles from different diverse textile craft tradition has been adopted and adapted regions of India. It focuses on examining the history of textile by craftsmen, designers and artists. Traditional techniques traditions and their characteristic features. and motifs are re-worked in entirely different ways with experimentation, not perfection, being the goal.

Maggie Baxter is an artist, writer, independent Anjali Karolia (PhD) is the Dean, Faculty of curator and public art coordinator. She is a Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja frequent visitor to Kutch, where she maintains an Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. arts practice.

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JAYA JAITLY Woven Textiles of Varanasi

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One of the strongest and best known traditions of weaving in India is situated in Varanasi. This book emphasises the need to acknowledge the beauty of Varanasi’s textiles emerging out of age-old traditions and techniques. It highlights the danger of the loss of livelihoods and highly sophisticated skills.

Jaya Jaitly is the Founder-President of the Dastkari Haat Samiti. She regularly speaks and writes on crafts and has published several books on handicrafts.

EDITED BY Act of Becoming, The Actors Talk

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Twenty-two critically acclaimed actors, spanning a period from the 1850s to the 1990s, talk about their lives and aspirations, THEATRE their in-depth training and lasting stage careers. The book also explores the complexities of women actors trying to gain acceptance in public life as professionals.

Amal Allana has directed over 60 productions. Her plays are meditative reflections on our times, a vision that transcends narrow definitions of culture and nationality.

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EDITED BY KIRTI JAIN EDITED BY UDAYAN VAJPEYI Badal Sircar K.N. Panikkar Search for A Language of Theatre The Theatre of Rasa

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This book, through memoirs, interviews, essays, dialogues, Kavalam Narayana Panikkar is one of India’s most revered reviews and notes by directors, traces the life and theatre of theatre directors. This book goes deep into the styles and this iconic but lonely figure, from different viewpoints, piecing sources of Panikkar’s theatre. It includes essays by some of together his relentless creative journey of more than six decades. India’s finest theatre writers and thinkers, as well as a long conversation with Panikkar.

Kirti Jain Former Director, NSD, is a theatre Udayan Vajpeyi is a Hindi poet, translator, director and pedagogue. She has produced plays essayist, short fiction and script writer. He has and documentaries for Doordarshan and directed received various awards including a Senior several plays. Fellowship from the Government of India.

EDITED BY SHANTA GOKHALE TRANSLATED & INTRODUCED BY UTPAL K. BANERJEE Satyadev Dubey Tagore’s Dance-Drama Omnibus A Fifty-year Journey Through Theatre

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This book documents the work of Satyadev Dubey—director, This book is a culmination of Rabindranath Tagore’s dance- actor, teacher and playwright. It also reveals the creative energy interest in the latter’s most effulgent manifestation. It was that drives the man, propelling him to continue finding ways to only in the last half-decade of Tagore’s life that his dance do theatre, regardless of the circumstances. consciousness reached its zenith and he could offer the best of his passion for dance in the form of these dance-.

Shanta Gokhale is a writer, translator, cultural Utpal K. Banerjee writes on the arts and culture critic and theatre historian. She has written and is a regular contributor on cultural and numerous scripts for documentary, corporate and professional programmes to BBC, All India feature films. Radio and Indian television.

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DIWAN SINGH BAJELI Theatre of Bhanu Bharti, The Theatrescapes A New Perspective Experiencing Rasas

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This book traces contemporary theatre director, playwright and The Indian theatre of the last three decades (1980–2013) gets actor Bhanu Bharti’s life, thoughts and philosophy and how his immortalised with Shobha Deepak Singh’s photographs. Her unending quest for an Indian theatre idiom led him to the roots art of photographing captures the wide spectrum of the modern of Indian tribal theatre and the realms of folklore and myth. Indian theatre with imperative movements anchored by the Progressive Artists’ Group, the and other theatre organisations.

Diwan Singh Bajeli’s columns on theatre In 1969 Shobha Deepak Singh bought a Nikon and films have been widely published. He has and captured Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra’s also written short stories, one-act plays and productions. She focused on the spot of action, adaptations of Kumaoni folk tales. and the result were a wonderful set of images.

98 99 RABINDRANATH TAGORE Chitra A Play in One Act Tagore’s Plays

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First published in English in 1913 by the India Society of London, Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitra is a one-act play adapted from a story from the Mahabharata. Chitra Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, tells the tale of Chitrangada, a warrior was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali princess, who falls in love with Arjuna and literature and music, as well as Indian art with begs the Gods of Love and Spring to help Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early her win Arjuna’s heart. It is one of the three 20th centuries. Nritya Natyas or dance-dramas created by Tagore to enact stories through dance and music.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE RABINDRANATH TAGORE Crown, The King of the Dark Chamber, The

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‘The source of your insult is not With an introduction by Nirmal anyone outside; it is in yourself. Kanti Bhattacharjee, this is one of There are other princes besides Rabindranath Tagore’s most iconic you. They always bear in mind that plays. An allegory of an individual’s I am their tutor, and I also know spiritual and personal awakening that they are my pupils...’ A Tagore in the quest for truth and beauty, classic—a play that is part of a set the King of the title is invisible to of twelve books that have been his subjects. translated by the Master himself.

98 99 RABINDRANATH TAGORE RABINDRANATH TAGORE TRANSLATED BY DEVABRATA MUKHERJEE Malini Post Office,The

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In this classic play Tagore dramatised Tagore’s Post Office represents a the concept that the religion of man is young boy who has received the call much higher than the religion of rituals of the open road. He seeks freedom and scriptures. The conflict here is not from the comfortable enclosure of only between obedience to ‘moth-eaten habits sanctioned by the prudent scriptures’ and religion of one’s choice but and from walls of rigid opinion between the poetry of pity and the prose of built for him by the respectable. social necessity.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE RABINDRANATH TAGORE Red Oleanders Sacrifice

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‘Like the red oleander flower This play is a dramatised version happiness too must be the fruit of the first few chapters of Tagore’s of love, of labour that is true, that novel Rajarshi, but the plot of the is civil, that is honest, the fruit of drama is a great improvement upon human sympathy and consideration, that of the novel. It was staged a and of human sacrifice in the cause number of times during Tagore’s of that real unity which is truth.’ A life and is part of a set of 12 books drama in one act. that have been translated by the Master himself.

100 101 NILOSREE BISWAS & IRFAN NABI Alluring Kashmir The Inner Spirit

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Vibrant, intense, engrossing colour and unique monochromatic images instantly catch the reader’s attention in this travel narrative. The book provides substantial reading and visual material as reference book for cultural and subaltern studies and related academic research.

Nilosree Biswas (left) is a keen traveller whose time is divided between photo books and developing screenplays. Irfan Nabi remains connected with film making, script writing and still imaging.

DR TILAK RANJAN BERA & DINABANDHU SAHOO Andaman Islands Antarctica In Wonderland India’s Journey to the Frozen Continent

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This book contains some fascinating information on the This book is about India’s journey to this continent of extremes. Andaman Islands—the captivating archipelago that has The journey was not only a challenge, an adventure, and a been shrouded in mystery. It captures the various moods dream but it was also a testimony to India’s progress in the field of the terrain and its rich heritage. It also contains detailed of science. The vivid photographs describe the beauty of this descriptions of the disastrous effects of the tsunami that took enigmatic continent. place in December 2004.

Late Syed Zahoor Qasim (left) was known as the ‘Ocean Man of India’ Dr Tilak Ranjan Bera is an avid nature lover and had led India’s first expedition with a passion for travelling, writing and to Antarctica. Dinabandhu Sahoo photography. He has explored many remote areas was the first Indian student to of India and written about them. visit Antarctica.

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PETER VAN HAM WILLEM MARX & MARC WATTRELOT Arunachal Balochistan at a Crossroads Peoples, Arts and Adornments in India’s Eastern Himalayas

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This book is the result of 10 years of painstaking travel and A fascinating account of Willem Marx’s travels in Balochistan. research among all of this state’s many peoples. It covers the He narrates his experiences here as he goes into the interiors geography, history and anthropology, through 340 brilliant to conduct some exclusive interviews. The pictures by Marc photographs focused especially on the peoples’ unique arts Wattrelot offer an insight into the land’s harshness and scenic and personal adornment. beauty.

Willem Marx (left) has travelled Peter van Ham has written several books on to more than 40 countries on regions of the Himalayas. He is a Fellow of assignments. Marc Wattrelot’s work the Royal Asiatic and the Royal Geographical in Balochistan was exhibited at the Societies, London. New York Photo Festival.

NILOSREE BISWAS & IRFAN NABI MAYA JAYAPAL Banaras Bangalore Of Gods, Humans and Stories Roots and Beyond

NEW

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Nilosree and Irfan traverse within the maze of the city, its Garden-city, Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore, Bengaluru— sacred topography, craft traditions, and gastronomic plethora, one knows it by many names. This book, with rare photographs and discern the engaging narrative of the unique chromosome and insightful narrative, traces how, over the years, a small mud that is Banaras in Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories. fort became a bustling cosmopolitan city.

Nilosree Biswas (left) is a keen traveller whose time is divided between photo books and developing Maya Jayapal, writer, teacher and counsellor, screenplays. Irfan Nabi remains has lived in Bangalore for almost two decades. connected with film making, script She has travelled widely, both within and writing and still imaging. outside India.

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GOUTAM GHOSE P.K. DE Beyond The Himalayas Bhopal Journeying Through The Silk Route

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Filmmaker Goutam Ghose was part of the Central Asian Divided into two broad sections, the book opens with a expedition organised by Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia in 1994, comprehensive delineation of Bhopal’s transformation from the first of its kind. This film book is a pictorial chronicle of an inconspicuous village to its modern avatar of a state capital Ghose’s incredible experience on the Silk Route. through time. It then moves on to provide the readers a glimpse of the city though the eyes of a traveller.

Goutam Ghose launched into documentaries, P.K. De has worked as Photo Officer, Ministry of group theatre and photo journalism after Tourism, Government of India. He was conferred graduating from Calcutta University. He has won the Associateship of the Royal Photographic 15 National Awards. Society of Great Britain.

RANJITA BISWAS CHANCHAL KUMAR GHOSH; TRANSLATION BY SARBANI PUTATUNDA Brahmaputra and the Assam Valley Ganga An Endless Journey

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For its people, the Brahmaputra is more than a geographical Ganga is the soul of India. The 2,500-km long river originating entity. Their very life revolves around it and its many tributaries. from Gaumukh in the Himalayas and merging with the ocean at This book is an illustrated journey in the company of the river the confluence of Gangasagar is the cradle of Indian civilisation. as it intertwines itself with the life of Assam. Innumerable cities, villages and temples have sprouted on its banks, converting the entire stretch into a pilgrimage.

Chanchal Kumar Ghosh (left) is a leading writer of Bengali fiction, travelogues and children’s Ranjita Biswas is a journalist, fiction writer and literature. Sarbani Putatunda, translator. She has contributed articles on gender a retired professor of English, is issues, health, travel, art and culture, and has passionately involved in creative and attended international conferences. critical writings.

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PETER VAN HAM P.K. DE Indian Tibet, Tibetan India India’s Legendary East Coast The Cultural Legacy of the Western Himalayas

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With the aid of rare archival and contemporary textual and Photojournalist P.K. De traces his journey from the Sun visual materials, many seen here for the first time ever, the Temple in Orissa to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. He describes author draws a comprehensive picture of the fascinating history the numerous enthralling tales woven with the strands of beliefs of the exploration of the present Indian border region towards and myths associated with the magnificent East Coast. Tibet.

Peter van Ham has written several books on P.K. De has worked as Photo Officer, Ministry of regions of the Himalayas. He is a Fellow of Tourism, Government of India. He was conferred the Royal Asiatic and the Royal Geographical the Associateship of the Royal Photographic Societies, London. Society of Great Britain.

HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER Intriguing India Intriguing India The Alluring North The Colourful East

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The first in the series of four travel guides on India, this book In this, the fourth book in their Intriguing India series, the takes the reader on an interesting journey across North India. Gantzers describe the experiences they have had in the Eastern An opportunity to share the Gantzers’ fascinating encounters. States. Once again, they bring their gentle curiosity to bear on Winner of the National Tourism Award for ‘Excellence’. questions that orthodox science does not want to ask.

Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, visited, photographed and written about more visited, photographed and written about more places in India than anyone else. places in India than anyone else.

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HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER Intriguing India Intriguing India The Historic South The Vibrant West

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A book on southern India that looks beyond history. What The second in the series, this book unfolds an intriguing world is the link between Daroji in tropical Karnataka and the that covers Bollywood and its big business, Gujarat and its mysterious beast that prowls the snowy wastes of the High achievements, Goa and its beaches, and its big Himalayas? Why were boulders carved as temples of varied heart. Winner of the National Tourism Award for ‘Excellence’. architectural styles?

Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, visited, photographed and written about more visited, photographed and written about more places in India than anyone else. places in India than anyone else.

AMITABHA RAY DEB MUKHARJI Kabulnama Kailash and Manasarovar A Quest Beyond the Himalaya

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This book transports the reader to the origins of this rugged yet This book delves into mythology and the experience of travellers uniquely beautiful country, pitched against an unkind climate, and pilgrims through the centuries to depict what Kailash has civil wars and an intriguing socio-cultural backdrop. It is a rare meant to them and how its influence has permeated literature journey along the highs and lows of the land and the times. and great achievements in architecture. It includes descriptions of journeys along the traditional route and across Tibet.

Deb Mukharji has been exploring the Himalaya Amitabha Ray, a senior official with the Government of India, for over five decades The photographs taken by has vast experience in planning at a national level. He has him have featured in exhibitions and have been written many books and articles for leading journals. critically acclaimed.

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NABARUN BHATTACHARYA DHRUVA N. CHAUDHURI Ladakh New Delhi Down the Decades A Wanderer’s Spectacle A Behind-the-lens View of the City

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Ladakh! The name conjures up images of a barren land with This book takes the reader through the days when iconic arid terrain, jagged peaks, and pristine lakes. Ladakh has been personalities such as Sir Edwin Lutyens were working on accorded an almost mythical status by the people who know of a unique style of architecture that makes New Delhi special. it—apparent from the fact that the place is sometimes referred The author has watched the capital of India grow over seven to as Shangri-La. decades, from a quiet garden city to a giant metropolis.

Nabarun Bhattacharya (1971–2019) did his early schooling in Shillong, Meghalaya, and Dhruva N. Chaudhuri began his illustrious later graduated with English (honours) from career as a freelance photojournalist. His works Ramakrishna Mission College, Narendrapur, have also been exhibited worldwide, bringing Kolkata. him several prestigious awards.

DR TILAK RANJAN BERA KEKI N. DARUWALLA; PHOTOGRAPHS BY ASHOK DILWALI Nicobar Islands Riding the Himalayas In Nature’s Kingdom

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The author is absolutely in love with the little known islands A unique travelogue of a Himalayan odyssey, a car trek starting of the Nicobars and the simple people who live a peaceful from the Siachen glacier across the entire Himalayas right up life there. He has visited the region several times before and to Kibitho—the extreme east of the mountain range. This well- after the tsunami of December 2004. This book is a gripping researched text is written in memorable prose and paralleled by description of a ‘forgotten archipelago’ and the tsunami some of the finest photographs. aftermath that completely transformed the islands.

Keki N. Daruwalla (left) is one of Dr Tilak Ranjan Bera is an avid nature lover India’s leading poets and short story with a passion for travelling, writing and writers. Ashok Dilwali magically photography. He has explored many remote areas brings snow-clad mountains and of India and written about them. lovely valleys into our homes.

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SHOME BASU MAJOR H.P.S. AHLUWALIA Shades of Kashmir Tracing Marco Polo’s Journey Landscape. Daily Life. People. Protest. The Silk Route

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This book captures the poignant mood of the Valley over the A vivid account of a fascinating adventure that follows Major ten years post-militancy, when a modicum of normalcy returned HPS Ahluwalia and his team members through cities as exotic to this region after two decades of proxy war. The image that as Bukhara, Samarkand, Andhijan, Xian, Yarkand, Kashgar and emerged slowly, however, was of a transient generation, wedged Lhasa and lush oases such as Hotan. between the militants and the government, and a glint of their inner unrest.

Shome Basu has travelled widely and has done Major HPS Ahluwalia, during his distinguished a variety of assignments ranging from politics to career has made immense contributions in the features and business. His work on Kashmir got fields of adventure, sports, environment, disability him international acclaim. and social work.

AVAY SHUKLA GANESH SAILI Trails Less Travelled, The Wanderings Through the Trekking the Himachal Himalayas Garhwal Himalaya

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This is a book on high-altitude trekking in the magnificent A delightful collection of introspective essays on the Garhwal Himalayan range in Himachal Pradesh, India, and the flora Himalaya and a travelogue that evoke details of natural history and fauna that inhabit it. It is also much more. The treks interwoven into the delicate social fabric of mountain life. described in such detail are pegs on which the author has draped the entire tapestry of the mountains.

Avay Shukla belongs to the Indian Ganesh Saili teaches photography; he also treks, Administration Service and has served capturing in words and images the beauty of the Himachal Pradesh for 30 years. He is president Himalaya. Some of his books have been translated of Himachal Pradesh Trekking Association. into foreign languages.

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Samita Chaudhuri (left) is a high- altitude trekker and a passionate photographer. Utpal Chaudhuri’s photographs have earned recognition both within and outside India.

SOHINI SEN RANJITA BISWAS Ladakh Notes from a Spanish Diary A Photo Travelogue

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Unlike any other book so far published on Ladakh—and quite Drawing on the riveting anecdotes of a solo Indian woman possibly unlike any other travel book published till date— traveller, Notes from a Spanish Diary is a personal account of here is a travel story told through high-resolution colour discovering the aura and flavour of Spain. photographs laid out in a comic-strip format. This book will appeal to casual tourists, serious travellers, even those keen on armchair travelling.

Sohini Sen is a full-time travel writer and Ranjita Biswas is a journalist, fiction writer and photographer. She has been a freelance travel translator. She has contributed articles on gender columnist and written a book of short stories for issues, health, travel, art and culture, and has children. attended international conferences.

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ANJALY THOMAS SOHINI SEN There Are No Gods In North Korea Zanskar to Ziro No Stilettos in the Himalayas

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This is a refreshing travelogue by a solo female backpacker The reader practically travels with the author to places not about her journeys to random countries around the world. found on the regular tourist map and experiences the glory The author has had the unique experience of visiting the of the Himalayas and the genteel, cultured way of life of the iron-regime of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the hill folk. guise of a kindergarten teacher and has written with a shocking simplicity, this book will make you want to add meaning to your travels.

Sohini Sen is a full-time travel writer and Anjaly Thomas is a lawyer turned writer traveler photographer. She has been a freelance travel and author of three other books, currently based columnist and written a book of short stories in Dubai. for children.

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OLIVE TURTLE Olive Ridley Turtles travel thousands of miles to lay their eggs and continue their lineage. Similarly, a good work of fiction transcends time and space. Showcasing writing from any corner of the globe, books under this imprint are our endeavour to continue the legacy of creativity.

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SAMI AHMAD KHAN SUDIPTO DAS Aliens in Delhi Aryabhata Clan, The

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An explosive geopolitical piece of science fiction that depicts Author of The Ekkos Clan (also published by Niyogi Books) how modern India would respond to an alien invasion. It is brings forth another saga of mystery and myth, struggle and rip-roaring thriller that follows the lives of several characters as survival with his second novel, The Aryabhata Clan. This book they are caught up in an international crisis. is set against the backdrop of the ISIS (the Islamic State), spreading its tentacles in India.

Sami Ahmad Khan is a writer, academic, and Sudipto Das, an alumnus of IIT KGP, is a documentary producer. He won NBT’s National successful entrepreneur, having co-founded Debut Youth Fiction Award and was runner-up two startups and is also an author, musician, in the Muse India Young Writer Award. columnist.

JASKIRAN CHOPRA SHUBHA SARMA Autumn Raga Awasthis of Aamnagri, The

NEW

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Delicately and sensitively, Jaskiran Chopra guides her The Awasthis of Aamnagri are the quintessential Indian family, protagonist in her search for inner strength as she accepts both who bumble through their lives encountering missing jewels the beauty and the pain of her past and, one day at a time, and stolen eggs, deaths foretold, averted and a suspected suicide begins to build a future, symbolised by her daughter. with no body.

Jaskiran Chopra is a journalist by profession. She has worked with United News of India in Shubha Sarma is an alumnus of Lady Shri Ram Delhi and Dehra Dun and in College and Jawaharlal Nehru University and a Dehra Dun. member of the Indian Administrative Service.

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ARUP KUMAR DUTTA CLARK PRASAD Bag, The Baramulla Bomber A Novel Science Fiction Espionage Thriller

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Objectively tracing the broader history of insurgency in Assam A thriller that deals with the Kashmir issue and the nefarious and providing an in-depth, almost insider’s glimpse into the designs of India’s immediate neighbours Pakistan and China. life of a militant, The Bag is indubitably the most powerful With a plot that revolves around Pakistan, China, Kashmir, insurgency- related novel to have come out of North-East cricket, ancient societies and espionage, this book is a page- India in recent times. turner that will make for fascinating reading.

Arup Kumar Dutta is an Indian author and Clark Prasad, alter ego of Suraj Prasad, is freelance journalist. He writes short-fiction, a pharmacist with a management degree. long-fiction, non-fiction, newspaper editorials, Aside from writing, he enjoys travelling and articles and columns, satirical pieces et al hiking immensely.

MRINALINI MITRA A. RAJAM Belief Blood, Sweat and Tears

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The novel is mesmerising in its portrayal of bold emotions This is the story of Zaria, a child born to an Indian father and and the depths of human feelings, an unfolding of an intricate a Russian mother. She is tragically tossed by the vagaries of fate family drama that builds up to an overwhelming climax. It is a to faraway Moscow, where survival is a struggle. must-read for all in today’s troubled times.

After studying English Literature for her graduation course, A. Rajam went on to take many creative writing classes. Her interests Mrinalini Mitra, a young adult, is a painter, poet, include music, theatre, sports, mythology and pianist with multifarious talents. and fashion.

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MEERA KHANNA SUDIPTO DAS & APARAJITA DUTTA Breaking Paths Broken Amoretti, The Stories of Women Who Dared A Novel

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These are stories of eighteen strong women who daily resist Saoili and Parush must decipher a cryptic poem to unearth the suffocation of conformity. Covering a wide social spectrum, the dark secrets of people living in Prembajar. Welcome to some of these women break a stereotype with a drastic action. the world of Prembajar where love takes new forms and gives Presented in lucid language, with their own twists and turns new meanings to life. in events and characters, the stories meander along unbeaten tracks, striking hard at the reader’s soul.

Writer, poet, and social activist Meera Khanna Sudipto (left) is a successful is the Trustee and Executive Vice President of entrepreneur, author, musician, the Guild of Service, an NGO working with columnist and a speaker at TED and for the empowerment of vulnerable women events. Aparajita is a writer and a and children. social activist.

RAJAT CHAUDHURI NILANJAN P. CHOUDHURY Butterfly Effect, The Case of the Secretive Sister, The

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The Butterfly Effect is a powerful work of speculative fiction Mr Chatterjee, crime fighter for the common man, faces the about environmental disaster triggered by genetically modified most unusual case of his career—to get little Pinki Chaddha crops in the backdrop of climate change. admitted into Bangalore’s snootiest school. This seemingly innocuous assignment bristles with danger at every step ...

Nilanjan P. Choudhury studied at IIM Rajat Chaudhuri is the author of three books, Ahmedabad and IIT Kanpur. This is his second Hotel Calcutta, Amber Dusk and a collection of novel and the first adventure in the Chatterjee stories in Bengali titled Calculus. Institute of Detection series. 112 113 ENGLISH FICTION ENGLISH FICTION

JVALANT NALIN SAMPAT SOPHIA LORENA BENJAMIN Chronicler, The Claudia

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Memories are usually treasured, sometimes in emotions, Claudia, set in a Portuguese colonised Goa, is a touching sometimes in prose and poetry, and sometimes in photographs. and uplifting story of a woman’s struggles and triumph of But what if someone told you that they could be stored… finding hope. in a hard drive? That a dead person’s memories could be accessed by playing them through a living person’s—the Chronicler’s—mind?

Jvalant Nalin Sampat is an Indian and World Sophia Lorena Benjamin worked as a program War II history buff and adventurer. He has a announcer for Goa Doordarshan and enjoyed a degree with a Major in IT and a Liberal Arts successful corporate career at Citibank Goa and Concentration in English. Citigroup Dubai.

ABHIJIT GUPTA DEBOTRI DHAR Copper Sky, The Courtesans of Karim Street, The

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London. 1950s. Naïve Amar Das arrives to study at the From the scenic suburbs of Princeton and a high crime London School of Economics. The release from the war-torn neighbourhood of Newark in the USA, onwards to India, into skies and the daily threat of death had unleashed a tide of the posh parts of New Delhi and the narrow bazars of the old unprecedented pleasure-seeking which swept over hidebound city, Megan’s travel plucks her from the politics of American English society. He has to struggle with the new mores and the academia to bring her face-to-face with the lurking shadows pervading permissiveness. of an untold past.

Retiring from a multinational and a subsequent Debotri Dhar was educated in India, the UK HR consultancy, Abhijit Gupta submitted and the USA. She is delightfully fond of both to a lifelong desire to write, creating a novel fact and fiction and juggles creative writing with influenced by his years in London. her day job as an academic.

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A SETHUMADHAVAN ANURAG TRIPATHI Cuckoo’s Nest, The Dalal’s Street

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The Cuckoo’s Nest is the story of Madam Agatha, a former devout A financial thriller of dark humour in which super-fast action nun who, after renouncing the order, decides to take up the to tip the scales of finance and fortunes to one’s favour and cudgels for the cause of tolerance and pluralism. She decides achieve quick wins are the order of the day, Dalal’s Street to set up a unique institution called ‘Nest’ for empowering the explores the complex interplay of human relationships and hapless girls from all over the country, discarded by society. etches out the rise of the protagonist through a test by fire.

Anurag Tripathi is an alumnus of the Indian School of Business with a course in Advanced Creative Writing from The University of Oxford, A Sethumadhavan, has been writing stories and Department for Continuing Education. A keen novels in and belongs to a highly observer of people and a master raconteur, he innovative generation of fiction writers. draws on his vast reservoir of life experiences.

LALITA DAS KEKI N. DARUWALLA Dancing with Kali Daniell Comes to Judgement New and Vintage Daruwalla

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An intricately woven saga of love, revenge and retribution, The book has 6 new stories. And 4 of these are first person resonates with the ethos of karma. A 2010 award-winning title narratives and voices of city women dealing with changing (first prize) by the Federation of Indian Publishers and on the values and mores, urban stress and greed. The 14 perennial longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010. favourites are on issues that are relevant and topical even in the so-called changed times.

Lalita Das, a practising architect, has presented Keki N. Daruwalla, poet and writer, lives in papers on town planning in ancient India and on Delhi, and has written over ten poetry volumes, the position of women in Hinduism at various a novella, two novels and half a dozen short story international conferences. collections.

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ROHIT GORE A.P.S. MALHOTRA Darker Dawn, A Dilliz Boyz

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This book takes us to Amrapur, a small town in Maharashtra, Dilliz Boyz has cameo descriptions of Delhi—its psyche and and into the lives of four twelve-year-olds, who together social fabric woven into the main storyline in a beautifully face the traumas, tribulations and joys of their childhood. knit, seamless pattern. It describes the 1984 riots and the all- They return twenty years later, summoned back to their past pervasive goodness in man that effectively thwarts evil forces. by a blackmailer. They need to know who has discovered their secret.

Rohit Gore’s greatest passion is reading. He is A.P.S. Malhotra’s articles have appeared in a frequent contributor to many online writing leading national dailies. He does freelance forums and often wishes that there were more writing for The Hindu. The first compilation writing groups. of his short stories was released in 2004.

PRATIMA SRIVASTAVA SUDIPTO DAS Driftwood, The Ekkos Clan, The

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This is a novel with two parallel themes running side by side. Kubha has inherited a basketful of stories. Afsar, Kratu and The first is the irreplaceable loss suffered by a family when Tista travel across continents to trace the origin of her stories. the son, in a fit of anger, walks away from home and a doctor Will their efforts also unearth the causes behind the series and his wife, whose two grown up sons have settled away from of murders? home learning to cope with their loneliness.

Pratima Srivastava is a keen nature Sudipto Das, an alumnus of IIT KGP, photographer, an enthusiastic birdwatcher and is a successful entrepreneur, having co- a regular traveller and enjoys composing poetry founded two startups and is also an author, both in English and Hindi.. musician, columnist.

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KORAL DASGUPTA NARENDRA LUTHER Fall Winter Collections Family Saga, The A Novel Set in The Time of Partition

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This book is the debut novel of internationally claimed author, The Family Saga is the unravelling of a family from the pages of Koral Dasgupta. She has woven together an enchanting tale history, one which traces Partition, and flies into the modern of romance and relationships in the background of the ever- times across global borders. It is the story of Ram Lal Khanna, beautiful, eternally serene landscape of Santiniketan. a self-made man, who built up his business in one generation. From where it stood, it had only one direction to go—forward.

Koral Dasgupta calls herself an author by Late Narendra Luther is a former top civil chance; painter by choice; marketing consultant servant who kept his hobby of writing intact all by default and full-time mother otherwise! She through his career. He has written extensively on has spent three years in Santiniketan. the history and culture of Hyderabad.

PARVEEN TALHA BELA LAL Fida-e-Lucknow For Honour Tales of the City and its People

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A collection of stories steeped in the flavour and texture of life With a masterful pen, Bela Lal has drawn an authentic sketch in Lucknow. Parveen Talha belongs to an old family of Awadh of the horizon where urban and rural lives merge, mix and and she has effectively brought alive the charm of the city and conflict. Her vivid characters and description of contemporary its inhabitants. Gujjar history brings to life a canvas of the complexities of modern times.

Parveen Talha’s writings bring alive For a short time Bela Lal pursued a career as a the history, folklore and the composite teacher, but she soon branched out into social culture of Lucknow. She was the first work such as setting up Adult Literacy Centres Muslim woman to join the civil services. and other welfare activities.

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AMRINDER BAJAJ JULIETTE BANERJEE For The Love of a Man Gap-Toothed Banister,The A Tale of Anglo-India

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In this autobiographical fiction, Amrita, stifled within the A close, compassionate look at the Anglo-Indian community confines of her invisible cage, unfolds her life story. Being her facing the challenges of change. This book is a love story father’s chattel, a self-sacrificing wife to the man of her parents’ of hope and faith. It is a story of a people more confused choice, a caring mother to her children, in the process, Amrita than disloyal, puzzled by a lack of appreciation for their loses her identity. myriad talent and fueled by an anger at what is perceived as scornful rejection.

Amrinder Bajaj is a practising gynecologist and Juliette Banerjee has been a school teacher the head of the Department of Obstetrics and and columnist with popular newspapers and Gynecology at MAX Multi Speciality Centre, magazines both in Kolkata and Sydney as well Pitampura, Delhi. as a theatre critic and book reviewer.

NONDA CHATTERJEE ASIM MUKHOPADHYAY Half a Face Half Man A Novel on the Naxal Movement

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The narrative of this brilliantly structured book moves on Asim Mukhopadhyay’s Half Man goes to the very heart of a parallel course between the past and the present, between the Naxalite Movement in Bengal, with special emphasis on rural Bengal and modern Kolkata, between and lyrical the infamous Cossipore-Baranagar massacres in north east emotion. On the longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Calcutta in August 1971. This novel is a hard-hitting and Award 2010. brutally honest effort to focus light on India’s teeming millions who are kept forcibly hidden by vested interests.

Asim Mukhopadhyay is a veteran researcher, teacher and Principal of The Cambridge School, Kolkata, consultant-cum-contributor on socio-economic and political academician, Nonda Chatterjee has contributed situations in India and Bangladesh to various newspapers and stories and articles to The Statesman and The journals such as The Indian Express, Economic and Political Sakaal Times. Weekly (Mumbai), and Frontier (Kolkata). 118 119 ENGLISH FICTION ENGLISH FICTION

MATHEW ATTOKARAN TANYA KIRK Harvest of Ecstasy, A Haunted Library, The Classic Ghost Stories

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This is a heart-warming story of the prestigious Kollegal family The Haunted Library is a collection of classic ghost stories from belonging to the picturesque village of Puthupady in Northern the golden age of the genre in the early twentieth century. Each Kerala. The book is set in the period between the 1930s and of the stories reveals secrets from the shadowy library, eerie, the 1980s and the author uses important social, political and hidden knowledge from the occult books, unnatural events of sporting events to provide the chronological backdrop for paranormal activities and freakish accounts of evil appearances. the saga.

Mathew Attokaran is primarily a scientific Tanya Kirk is Lead Curator of Printed Heritage Collections researcher in the field of spices and plantation 1601–1900 at the British Library, and was the co-curator of the products. He has been involved in taking the major exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination lead for scientific publications and reviews. (2014–15).

RAJAT CHAUDHURI MARION MOLTENO Hotel Calcutta If you can walk, you can dance

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The century-old Hotel Calcutta is under threat from land Jennie de Villiers, an idealistic and politically engaged student, sharks. As the staff stare at uncertain times, a monk turns up suddenly has to flee her native South Africa with a boyfriend and prophesies that the hotel will still stand if a wall of stories whom she no longer loves—only to be stranded as an exile in can be built. A novel that taps into the power of stories to light neighbouring Swaziland. Fending for herself in a new culture, up an age of uncertainties and powerful illusions. she discovers new ways of living and a kind of music that moves her deeply.

Marion Molteno grew up in South Africa, and Rajat Chaudhuri is the author of three books, left after being in conflict with the apartheid Hotel Calcutta, Amber Dusk and a collection of regime. She spent eight years in Zambia, and stories in Bengali titled Calculus. since then has been based in London. 118 119 ENGLISH FICTION ENGLISH FICTION

LALITA DAS CHANDRA K. BHATT In Crocodile Country Kathmandu Days The Blight and the Plight

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A play that is packed with high drama and portrays the whole Nepal is an enigma to outsiders but a new novel opens a gamut of emotions lurking inside each of us. The country is on stunning window into the country and its society. The epic the brink of erupting into nation-wide communal riots. Seven story of the 2001 assassination of the Nepalese royal family people—supposedly strangers—take refuge in an off-the- and its ongoing impact on the people of Nepal. highway resort, believing they will be safe in there ...

Lalita Das, a practising architect, has presented papers on town planning in ancient India and on Chandra K. Bhatt lives in Kathmandu after the position of women in Hinduism at various migrating to it from a remote district a long international conferences. time ago.

EUGENE LAWRENCE MALATHI RAMACHANDRAN Lacquered Curtain of Burma, The Legend of Kuldhara,The A Historical Novel Set in Rajasthan

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The Lacquered Curtain of Burma depicts the shaping of the A historical novel about the abandoned village of Kuldhara, historical, social, cultural, religious, and political canvas of near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, traces the story of Pari, the Burma (now Myanmar) by two powerful events: the British headman’s daughter, as she confronts life’s many challenges, colonial conquest and the Japanese occupation of the country revealing Rajasthan in all its facets of passion, valour, intrigue, during World War II. The book tries to show how these vibrancy and colour. influenced the dynamics of the Burmese and the ethnic communities—primarily the Karens.

Eugene Lawrence kept alive his passion for Malathi Ramachandran, a Masters in Mass literature, philosophy, history, religion, and Communication, has had many short stories music, and has published short stories and published in magazines and anthologies, two of articles in the Deccan Herald. This is his first which have won prizes in British Council short full-length book. fiction contests.

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PAUSHALI GANGULI MEHRU JAFFER Lost Legacy, The Love and Life in Lucknow An Imaginary Biography of a City

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Anand is a precocious, slightly obsessive, 11-year-old who Love and Life in Lucknow is a tribute to the colourful citizens feels safe when bound by rules and regulations. He is forced of the city. The soul of this volume of stories from Lucknow to travel to a distant village to meet his father’s friend whose is the voice of ordinary citizens. The indomitable Bano Bua is ancestors were dacoits. An adventure story involving a treasure able to hold together all the other characters in this enchanting hunt, secret passages and a murder mystery with ample doses collection full of history and imagination. of humour and suspense.

Paushali Ganguli has made some animation shorts, one of which won a national award, and Mehru Jaffer is a Lucknow-based journalist. has directed a children’s film. She has written She is an editor-at-large for The Citizen, an short stories and scripts for television shows. independent online daily news portal.

SHUMA RAHA HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER Love Song of Maya K, The Lynsdale Raj And Other Stories

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The stories in this collection deal with love and betrayal, John Lynsdale was born to be the King of England. Deprived dogma and superstition, sexuality and thwarted desires. The of his birthright by a weak father and a scheming woman, John characters belong to the world of urban, aspirational India follows his repetitive dream to India, a land of opportunity where snobbery and rat race go hand in hand with class and riven by little men squabbling for power. Is his story religious conflicts. history? Perhaps.

Shuma Raha winner of the juggernaut short Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s story prize, 2017 is a former journalist with pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, newspapers such as and The Times visited,photographed and written about more of India. places in India than anyone else. 120 121 ENGLISH FICTION ENGLISH FICTION

MALATHI RAMACHANDRAN PATRICK LYONS Mandu Masala and Murder The Romance of Roopmati and Baz Bahadur

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Set in 16th century India, this novel is inspired by the legend When a wealthy Indian industrialist engages him to investigate of the young sultan, Baz Bahadur, and the beautiful peasant his Bollywood celebrity daughter’s death on a location shooting girl, Roopmati, who come together over their common love in Australia, Samson Hunter, an Anglo-Indian, Australia- for classical music. based detective, treats it easy money. To uncover the truth, Samson goes back to the city of his birth, Mumbai, and teams up with Mabel, his interpreter, Godmother and second-best cook in the world. Together, they prise off the glittering mask of Bollywood.

Malathi Ramachandran, a Masters in Mass Patrick Lyons grew up in a house full of crime; Communication, has had many short stories literally. Almost every room had a crime novel published in magazines and anthologies, two of lying around, spread-eagled, face down, his which have won prizes in British Council short mother’s ways of bookmarking. Christie in the fiction contests. bedroom, Rendell in the kitchen and Chandler in the lounge.

TULSI BADRINATH HAROON KHALID AKHTAR Meeting Lives Melody of a Tear

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This book throws up questions largely considered taboo in Melody of a Tear takes imagination to the next level. The plot, traditional societies and compels the reader to address them with elements of magic realism, is never what it seems and honestly. The meaning of life is not immediately grasped by springs stunning surprises at key moments of the tale. Aditi even as it unfolds before her. However, when she looks back into her past, happenings arrange themselves to suggest a story.

Tulsi Badrinath quit her job at amultinational bank to devote herself to dance and writing. Her A successful banker with over twenty years of poems, articles, reviews and short stories have experience in Risk and Compliance, Haroon is appeared in various publications. settled in Karachi. This is his debut novel.

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PRIYA VASUDEVAN ANTHONY WYNNE Middle Time Murder of A Lady A Scottish Mystery

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Two murders, divided by several centuries. Is there a Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish link between these two? This exciting book has received Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister the first prize (General Books—English category) for of the laird of Duchlan, is found in the castle. She has been Excellence in Book Production 2011 from the Federation of stabbed to death in her bedroom – but the room is locked Indian Publishers. from within and the windows are barred. The only tiny clue to the culprit is a silver fish’s scale, left on the floor next to Mary’s body.

Anthony Wynne is a pseudonym of Robert McNair-Wilson Priya Vasudevan is a lawyer, writer and trainer. (1882–1963), who wrote twenty-seven detective novels She is a member of regional organisations such featuring Eustace Hailey, a physician and amateur sleuth. He as the Asia Pacific Forum for Women, Law also published on economics and history, notably a biography and Development. of Napoleon.

HUGH AND COLLEEN GANTZER AVINASH PUSHKARNA Mussoorie’s Mythistory My Red Butterfly A Passionate Journey of Love, Emotions & Compassion

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For many years, Hugh and Colleen Gantzer have criss-crossed My Red Butterfly is a tale modest yet sublime; of unparalleled our endlessly intriguing land, and spanned the globe, to bring love and romance. Set during the late seventies and early us fascinating tales of travel. Now they turn their attention to eighties, it takes you across many states in India and the ups their own little town in the Himalayas. This collection presents and downs of the protagonist’s journey of life and the people the ‘mythistory’ of Mussoorie, with 12 surreal tales that blur the who influence him and shape his life. line between fact and fiction.

Hugh and Colleen Gantzer are India’s Avinash Pushkarna has put in around thirty pioneering travel writers and have, possibly, years of active service and is presently serving visited, photographed and written about more as an Additional Commissioner of Customs, places in India than anyone else. Central Excise & Service Tax.

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KHWAJA AHMAD ABBAS SADHNA SHANKER Naxalites,The Never a Disconnect A Novel

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A fictionalised account of a socio-political phenomenon, this This multi-layered story moves from the past to the present. book encompasses various aspects of the Naxalite movement, Abha, Rekha and Simran pass through the portals of Delhi offering a glimpse into the era of violence and political unrest University on a roller coaster ride of idealism, romance and that has left a lasting impression in the minds of generations dreams. On the longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book that followed. Award 2010.

Sadhna Shanker is an author, essayist and travel was a prolific political commentator, writer. She has been published widely including short story writer, novelist, scriptwriter and a film maker in the International Herald Tribune and Christian whopreferred to call himself a communicator. Science Monitor.

ARNAB NANDY C.P. SURENDRAN On the Road to Tarascon One Love and the Many Lives of Osip B.

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A lover’s note among a senile woman’s possessions sets off a Through a clutch of dramatic characters, the plot traces and chain of events that could lead to the discovery of a Van Gogh connects contemporary themes of transgressive relationships, masterpiece. A quest spanning continents and seven decades, gender politics, nationalism, individual freedom and group this edge-of-the-seat thriller keeps you hooked till the last page. rights, fake news, and power.

C.P. Surendran is a poet, novelist, screenplay Arnab Nandy is a journalist with The Telegraph, writer, and columnist.This book. is his fourth where he primarily edits news stories and novel. His columns have appeared in leading sometimes writes on travel. newspapers in India and abroad.

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VANDANA KUMARI JENA SANJAY DASGUPTA One Rotten Apple Other Lives, Other Fragments And Other Stories

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This collection of short stories draws upon the vulnerabilities This book looks at the human story behind cataclysmic events of women as well as their strengths, and celebrates women’s through the diary of Badrul Islam, dispossessed during the various shades of grey. 1947 and 1971 riots, and the tale of Manik, a boy who is from nowhere and is going nowhere, and how their lives touch each other.

Vandana Kumari Jena is a retired officer of the Sanjay Dasgupta trained as a mechanical IAS. She writes novels, short stories and poems; engineer, strayed into journalism and has been her short stories have been published in over 20 a journalist ever since. He is a voracious reader, anthologies. and his other passions include classical music.

SHEFALI TRIPATHI MEHTA SWETA SRIVASTAVA VIKRAM People on our Roof Perfectly Untraditional

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People on our Roof is a portrait of one woman’s undying New York City-based writer, Shaili Kapoor, is shocked to find commitment to her kin; her struggle with relationships and a out about her mother, Meena Kapoor’s death. Meena had heart-wrenching story of indestructible love between drowned herself in Pashan Lake in Shaili’s hometown of Pune, two people. India. The book unravels tales of friendship, love, loyalty and tradition.

Shefali Tripathi Mehta, a Bangalore-based independent writer and editorial consultant for Sweta Srivastava Vikram writes both e-learning courseware, writes on social issues, prose and poetry. Her work has appeared travel, parenting and disability awareness in in six countries across three continents. newspapers and journals. She has authored four collections of poetry.

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AMAR MUDI RIMA HOOJA Prisoners of Revolution Rajasthani Stories Retold A Political Novel

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Prisoners of Revolution is an unmediated narrative of how The book brings to its readers a collection of short stories the armed peasant revolt, the Naxalbari Movement, altered from Rajasthan from the depths of its rich heritage. The for ever the lives of the people of Babulpur, a microcosmic nine Rajasthani tales in this book are but a fraction of the representation of rural Bengal. amazing legacy of Rajasthan famed for its rich oral and written traditions, drawn from mythology and religious tales as much as from the history of the area.

Amar Mudi has a master’s degree in Mass Archaeologist, historian, and writer Rima Hooja Communication. The author of a critically is Consultant Director (Library & Archives) acclaimed novel, Curse of Badam Pahar: Savages Maharaja Sawai ManSingh II Museum, City of the East. Palace, Jaipur.

NILIMA SINHA ACHALA MOULIK Red Blooms in the Forest Rogues Among the Ruins

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A gripping tale that touches on the theme of rural India and Rogues Among the Ruins portrays the conflict of civil servants its social ramifications, it reflects the lives of youth from the caught between ideals and thirst for success. The novel adopts non-elite section of India. Moving among folk connected with the style of great masters like Gogol and Cervantes who, in their natural environment, the story outlines the dangerous their search for truth, evoke laughter through tears. developments in their lives.

Nilima Sinha is a writer of children’s books Achala Moulik graduated from London with several prizes to her credit. She has been an University with the B.Sc. (Econ) degree. In the active member of the Association of Writers and Indian Administrative Service she served in Illustrators for Children (AWIC). numerous capacities.

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VINOD PANDE SIDDHARTH DASGUPTA Saanvri Sacred Sorrow of Sparrows,The The story of a concubine A Collection of Lives

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Saanvri’s tale is about decadence in high palaces of power; Across lives, cities, and continents, melancholy and its tentacles the story of a woman who learns to use the wanton carnality inhabit spaces that are often left unexplored. Through ten in men in a society that uses and abuses her. It is also about stories and ten main protagonists, this book paints a portrait of the three most important people in her life, all of who use her the universal emotion that strikes the deepest and lingers the with impunity. longest—sorrow.

Vinod Pande had been a civil servant with the Siddharth Dasgupta, inspired by The Little British Government, a broadcaster with the Prince at the age of seven, resolved to explore BBC, and is the maker of several documentaries and experience the horizons of the universe and ad-films. when he grew up.

YURESH SINHA SANCHIT GUPTA Science, Sex and Spirituality Second Wind A Man’s Searing Journey into the Soul of God Caught between Paycheck and Passion

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Delves into the links between physics and metaphysics, as After losing himself in a socially accepted society, a successful seen through the eyes of a man who desires to understand the corporate risks all he has to pursue his passion for theatre and universe Thought-provoking, humourous and conceptually discover the true purpose of art and life. Heart warming, witty insightful, this book is a must-read for everyone trying to and honest the book has been Short-listed for Web series understand the mystery of life—and beyond. adaptation.

Yuresh Sinha is a regular writer on self Sanchit Gupta began his career as a part- motivation, self-improvement, religion, time copywriter with an advertising agency spirituality, dharma, meditation and related in Mumbai and went on to co-found his own subjects for his guru’s website. theatre group.

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RANJAN KAUL RANDHIR KHARE Silent Realities Strangers on the Shore

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Stories that connect well with the ups and downs of life in This book reveals the dark underbelly of so-called sacrosanct Delhi – exploring the everyday lives of individuals from relationships and draws the reader into exploring realities that different strata of society. Though based in Delhi, the content are most often brushed under the carpet. The author deftly lays of the stories connects well with the lives of ordinary citizens bare the average Indian’s obsession with life-long family ties. in other Indian metros.

Randhir Khare is an award-winning poet who Ranjan Kaul, a writer based in recently retired has written more than 20 volumes of poetry, from the position of Managing Director, Oxford fiction, translations from tribal dialects and University Press India. cultural documentation.

SHEFALI TRIPATHI MEHTA JVALANT NALIN SAMPAT Stuck Like Lint Tenth Unknown, The

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A nuanced novella with a twist in the tale; a story about This book is a mix of myth, fact and fiction. Starting in stories of women, who live complex lives within commonplace Emperor Ashoka’s court in Magadha in 232 BC and ending existences; each devising her own escape from the realities and with India’s independence in 1947, this action-packed thriller, challenges of love, marriage, and motherhood. set primarily against the backdrop of World War II, is a high- octane and heady cocktail.

Shefali Tripathi Mehta, a Bangalore-based independent writer and editorial consultant for Jvalant Nalin Sampat is an Indian and World e-learning courseware, writes on social issues, War II history buff and adventurer. He has a travel, parenting and disability awareness in degree with a Major in IT and a Liberal Arts newspapers and journals. Concentration in English.

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SHIRAZ MUKHERJEE SANCHIT GUPTA Tiger in You Tree with a Thousand Apples,The

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The book deals with the triumph of the human spirit against A coming-of-age novel that depicts the lives of three children all impediments. It celebrates the energy of the youth of India and the choices destiny forces them to make, the novel is a as an instrument of great transformation and its power in ‘socio-political thriller’ set in Kashmir from 1990 to 2013. A nation building, at the grassroot level involving the masses. multi-layered narrative that highlights different points of view – Kashmiri Pandits exiled from their homes, young directionless militants, duty-bound army officers and innocent civilians who become collateral damage.

Sanchit Gupta began his career as a part- Shiraz Mukherjee was a first-division football time copywriter with an advertising agency player who also trained in theatre as an actor, in Mumbai and went on to co-found his own writer, and director. theatre group.

PURVA GROVER DIPANJAN RAI CHAUDHURI Trees told me so,The Triolet

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In this collection of short stories, the author draws a beautiful Each of the three short novellas in this book has a plot racing and poignant picture of love, life and loss, with an honest voice. through an air almost of fantasy, across stark cityscapes and And the common thread running through the stories is that turbulent forests, dealing with the human condition, the nature (read: a tree) stands witness like an old soul—full of myriad-coloured skies between hopelessness and hope, love wisdom and compassion and betrayal.

Purva Grover is a journalist, poet, playwright and stage director. She is the founder-editor of Dipanjan Rai Chaudhuri has two volumes of poetry in Bangla The Indian Trumpet, a quarterly digital magazine to his credit, an influential tract on education, a publicist’s diary for Indian expats. and a number of research papers.

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DIPANJAN RAI CHAUDHURI ANIRUDH KALA Triptych, A Two and A Half Rivers

‘Punjab has found its Graham Greene and its Bohumil Hrabal’ Jerry Pinto, Author of Em and the Big Hoom a depressed doctor and a Young dalit couple Caught in the Vortex of an armed insurgency A recently divorced doctor looking for seclusion, relocates to an isolated house on a riverbank. The following summer dead bodies start turning up in the river, on the roads, in trains and on city crossings. Everybody calls it the ‘Punjab Problem’, as if it were a stubborn crossword puzzle. The doctor two is kidnapped and nearly killed, once by terrorists for helping the police and once by police for helping the terrorists. A young Dalit girl, with the dream of becoming a dancer in her eyes, and her soulmate Bheem leave their caste-ridden and a existence behind and relocate to Bombay. They have learnt the hard way that the preaching of oneness by their religion does 978-93-91125-20-2 978-81-89738-39-6 not work in the real world. Drawing its title from the historicity of the Partition which has left in its wake only two and a half rivers to India from Single copy: `195 / £4 / $9 the land of the five rivers, Anirudh Kala’s novel offers a Single copy: `395 poignant commentary on the turbulent connection Packing and postage extra between religion and terrorism. half Packing and postage extra 210mm x 135mm; 124pp rivers 216mm x 140mm; 236pp Book print paper Book print paper Black and white Rs 000 Black and white An imprint of Niyogi Books anirudh kala Flexiback Paperback

These three intense narratives are set in distinctly diverse yet Featuring a depressed doctor and a young Dalit couplecaught paradoxically convergent worlds tailing the trajectory of some in the vortex of the Punjab Insurgency, Anirudh Kala’s very unusual bonds. What makes this collection unique is the novel offers a poignant commentary on the turbulent intriguing carry over, from one narrative to another. connectionbetween religion and terrorism.

Anirudh Kala lives in Ludhiana and is a psychiatrist by profession. His experience as a psychiatrist shows in how he sketches out Dipanjan Rai Chaudhuri has two volumes of poetry in Bangla his characters and their personality traits. This to his credit, an influential tract on education, a publicist’s is his second book as a fiction writer, the first diary and a number of research papers. being The Unsafe Asylum: Stories of Partition and Madness (2018).

ARUP MITRA SUBHASHIS DAS Uttara Yogi Vengeance, The A Novel Set In Buddha's Times

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Well-researched and craftily woven, this is a remarkable The Vengeance is the unhappy tale of Prince Vidudabha, the son historical novel, taking the reader back to pre-independent of Maharaja Pasenadi of Kosala and Maharani Vasabhakhatiya India through a tale of patriotism, adventure, love and betrayal. of Kapilavatthu. Things take a turn for the worse when a On the longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010. heavily guarded secret comes out in the open and flips the lives of the Yuvraj and the Maharani upside down.

Subhashis Das is an explorer and independent researcher dealing with megaliths and India’s hitherto unknown tribal past. Credited with Arup Mitra was art instructor at Lycée Français the discovery of numerous megaliths, he de Pondichéry and presently teaches art at the Sri has previously authored three volumes on Aurobindo International Centre of Education. his research.

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RANDHIR KHARE NILAKSHI BORGOHAIN Walking Through Fire Waltz in Happiness

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The story of Sean Varma, who, while lying wounded in The story of a man and his relationships with his mother, hospital, tries to decipher how he has come to be there. A wife and girlfriend—set against a rapidly changing Indian child of grandparents from four different cultures, he survives landscape. The unique insights into the lives of the diverse an abusive childhood and goes on to experience the trauma of characters make for fascinating reading. Kolkata at war with itself.

Randhir Khare is an award-winning poet who Nilakshi Borgohain has written book reviews has written more than 20 volumes of poetry, and short stories. She has been awarded the fiction, translations from tribal dialects and Editor’s Choice award 2010 for creative/critical cultural documentation. writing by the Home of Letters (India).

JAVAID QAZI RAVI GUPTA Well Met in Cyprus When God went to Hell

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The book deals with the experiences of Robert, an American The book addresses all those with a scientific mind seeking professor, who meets and falls in love with Anara, a young answers to the unknown with a tongue-in-cheek approach Kazakh girl. Robert invites Anara to live with him in north to religion, faith and God and looks at afterlife from a fresh Cyprus. Their story unfolds in this picturesque city. and light-hearted perspective, turning established beliefs on their heads.

Ravi Gupta quit the IPS to take over as managing director of National Film Javaid Qazi has been writing fiction for over Development Corporation and produced four decades. He has also translated the stories films with India’s leading filmmakers including of well-known Urdu authors and worked as a , Shyam Benegal, among technical writer in the computer industry. many others.

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TSEWANG YISHEY PEMBA R C FRIEDERICKS White Crane, lend Me Your Wings Windhorse Warrior A Tibetan Tale of Love and War

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The reader is taken into the heartland of Eastern Tibet, to the Windhorse Warrior offers an inside look at the struggles and breathtakingly beautiful Nyarong valley, and introduced to the aspirations of the Tibetan people during the 1950s. It is a tale fierce warrior tribes of Khampas ruled by their chieftains. that weaves together the politics of occupation and resistance, a romance between a Chinese communist and an educated Tibetan woman, and the soaring vision of the Tibetan spiritual heart.

R C Friedericks attended university in USA, followed by film school in London. Tsewang Yishey Pemba(1932 - 2011) was the After a varied career, from media producer first Tibetan to become a doctor and surgeon in in Nepal to high school teacher in Hong Western medical science from the University of Kong, Rishi as he's known lovingly is London in 1955. now retired.

RAGINI BALI DEVASIS Wings of Fantasy Without Prejudice A Collection of Stories Epic Tale of a Mumbai Bar Dancer

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This book is an insight into what goes on in the minds of A novel on the life sketch of a fictional Mumbai Bar Dancer, children. Written by a 12-year-old, it is a testimony to Ragini a Dance Bar girl, the book delves deep into the roots of their Bali’s creativity and command over the English language. evolution as dancers. Highly informative providing insight into The writing is fresh and simple with short paragraphs the whole Mumbai Dance Bar Scene and the social injustices. and sentences.

After spending many years in Poland and New Communicator, Corporate Reputation Advisor York, Ragini Bali now resides in New Delhi. and Brand Strategist, Devasis chose his career in She pens her fantasies in an astonishingly fresh advertising, later on he took up Public Relations and simple style. as his calling.

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PARVEEN TALHA DEEPA AGARWAL Word Thrice Uttered, A You cannot have all the Answers Stories on Life’s Realities And Other Stories

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Sixteen topical short stories with a non-materialistic approach The book is a collection of fifteen short stories, offering a on life’s realities giving a glimpse of Awadh through the times. glimpse into the conflicting emotions that define human condition, and portrays characters who attempt to seek answers to a variety of existential questions.

Parveen Talha’s writings bring alive Author, poet and translator, Deepa Agarwal the history, folklore and the composite writes for both children and adults and has culture of Lucknow. She was the first received the NCERT National Award for Muslim woman to join the civil services. Children’s Literature.

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THORNBIRD Thornbird’s legend narrates how this bird sings for one single time in its entire life, but that song is so enigmatic that it bewitches every living being and casts a magic spell resulting in sheer bliss. Niyogi Books’ translation genre brings to you the golden works of literature from different languages all across the globe and if possible beyond that.

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DILEEP CHANDAN; TRANSLATED BY PARBINA RASHID EDITED BY NIRMAL KANTI BHATTACHARJEE & DIPENDU DAS Ballad of Kaziranga Barbed Wire Fence Stories of displacement from the Barak Valley of Assam

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Kaziranga, world famous for its one-horn rhino, holds a very Stories that express the myriad facets of the immigrant different meaning and place in Rishi, Arunabh and Amal’s experience of people from present-day Bangladesh who were lives. Will Amal’s resort in Kaziranga stand the test of time? forced to leave their native land during and after India’s Will Rishi open up his heart to love, again? Will Arunabh be independence and settle, among other places, in the Barak able to stand his ground as he spills the beans about the valley of Assam. going-ons in the park?

Dileep Chandan is a senior journalist working in Assam, and is Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee also a popular novelist and writer in (left), former Director of KK Birla . Parbina Rashid Foundation, Delhi, is Director, is working with and is Niyogi Books. Dipendu Das teaches based in Chandigarh. English at Assam University, Silchar.

IMAYAM, TRANSLATED BY HOLMSTRÖM BIBHUTIBHUSHAN BANDYOPADHYAY TRANSLATED BY RANI RAY Beasts of Burden Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Stories

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The first novel of one of the best writers today, Koveru A collection of short stories by one of Bengali literature’s most Kazhuthaigal is located in the early 1970s when ritual status eminent and beloved writers. The author’s writing is renowned and payment in kind were giving way to cash wages. It is a for its unique tone—homely, intimate, and informal. tapestry of despair, courage and a journey both outward and inward and a story of decline and change in a village seen through the eyes of a washerwoman (vannaatti) Arokkyam, who serves a dalit community of agricultural labourers. Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Imayam, is a prominent and well- (1894–1950), one of the prominent known Indian novelist writing fiction writers in Bengali literature, in Tamil. Lakshmi Holmström best known for his novel Pather (1935–2016) was an Indian- Panchali. Rani Ray has taught English British writer, literary critic, at the University of Delhi who has and translator of Tamil fiction rendered into English a substantial into English. volume of Bengali fiction.

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SARAT CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY ;TRANSLATED BY SUKHENDU RAY BIRENDRA KUMAR BHATTACHARYYA; TRANSLATED BY MITRA PHUKAN Bipradas The Man Who Would Walk Alone Blossoms in the Graveyard

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Set against a rural backdrop of 20th century Bengal, the story Jnanpith Awardee Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya has told the of Bipradas revolves around the life and family of the central story with a fine understanding of all the issues involved, in protagonist Bipradas, who is also the charismatic hero of a non partisan way. Though fiction, it deals with events and the novel. issues of recent history. The echoes from that time reverberate across the entire subcontinent even today, making this a work of contemporary significance.

Dr Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya (left) (1924-1997) is considered to be one of the foremost Assamese Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876 – 1938), writers. Mitra Phukan is a was an illustrious Bengali novelist and short writer, translator, columnist and story writer of early 20th century Bengal. classical vocalist.

C.V. BALAKRISHNAN; TRANSLATED BY T.M. YESUDASAN ; TRANSLATED BY BIKRAM DAS Book of Passing Shadows, The Born of the Soil

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Set in a Malabar village of Christian settlers, The Book of Matira Manisha (Born of the Soil) is one of those uncommon Passing Shadows, translated from the Malayalam original artistic creations that prove that good art need not be Aayusinte Pusthakam, tells the story of a family’s fall from convoluted or obscure. The book is remarkable not only for grace, and their journey to redemption. its depiction of enduring human values but also for its realistic portrayal of the culture of rural Odisha.

C.V. Balakrishnan (Left) has received several awards including the Kerala and the Kerala State Film award. T.M. Yesudasan is a former associate Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, also remembered as the father of professor and head, Department of Nandini Satapathy, who was Odisha’s Chief Minister, belongs English, CMS College, Kottayam. to the post-Fakirmohan, post Gopabandhu generation.

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TRIPTI JAIN & JASBIR JAIN S.L. BHYRAPPA TRANSLATED BY R. RANGANATH PRASAD Bridge Across the Rivers Partition Memories From The Two Punjabs Brink

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This work closely explores the Partition narrative from a Translated from the epic novel Anchu by the human perspective. The sixteen stories exceed the bounds of renowned author S.L. Bhyrappa, Brink is a love saga between history and offer an intimate, personal view of the events. This Somashekhar, a widower, and Amrita, an estranged woman. work explores not only the human tragedy but also memory, The novel deliberates on the moral, philosophical, and physical healing and friendship. aspects of love between a man and a woman. S.L. Bhyrappa (left) has so far Tripti Jain (left) lives in Ajmer, has published 22 novels. A pan-Indian worked in the Rajasthan Education writer in the true sense of the term, Services and has taught Political his novels have been translated into Science at the Government College, almost all the Indian languages. Ajmer. Jasbir Jain is the Honorary A commerce undergraduate, Director of the Institute for translator of the book, Research in Interdisciplinary Studies R. Ranganath Prasad worked for a (IRIS), Jaipur. public sector bank.

INTIZAR HUSAIN ANITA AGNIHOTRI TRANSLATED BY NISHAT ZAIDI & ALOK BHALLA TRANSLATED BY RANI RAY Day and Dastan: Two Novellas Day in the Life of Mangal Taram, A

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Intizar Husain is the finest writer of Urdu prose and the most Mangal Taram, a Gond tribal boy, is a beat forest guard in the brilliant story-teller of the post-partition generation. The dense and mysterious forest of Central India, spread at the two novellas, Day and Dastan (Din Aur Dastan), his favourite foothills of the Maikal mountain range. While he observes, texts, show his versatility and fictional inventiveness. Day, watches, and keeps record of the wild life, flora, and fauna of a realistic story, is a meditation on the cruellest of events to the all-encompassing forest, his mind is trapped in inexplicable have scarred our times – migrations. fear and anxiety.

Intizar Husain is the finest writer of Urdu prose Anita Agnihotri’s literary oeuvre and the most brilliant story-teller of the post- spans across all genres—poetry, partition generation. Nishat Zaidi is a Professor, novels, writing for children, and Department of English at the Jamia Millia critiques of development. Rani Ray Islamia, New Delhi. Alok Bhalla has published has taught English at the University extensively on literature, translation and politics. of Delhi .

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TILOTTAMA MAJUMDER SAMARESH BOSE, TRANSLATED BY RANI RAY Denudation, The Dissevered Khandita

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Sujoy Banerjee has been a man untouched by sin. He In this English translation of Samaresh Bose’s Bengali took it upon himself to rid the world of ‘filth’; to destroy novel Khandita comes out at a time when we have just darkness with a missionary zeal and the suaveness of a completed seventy years of Independence. The birth pangs of master craftsman. This book deftly traverses the various dim Independence are described by him through the eyes of three and dark alleyways of human psychology. young Bengali friends who experienced the midwifery.

Samaresh Bose, regarded undisputedly as one of the greatest Bengali writers of all times. Rani Ray Tilottama Majumder is associated with the has taught English at the University editorial division of Ananda Publishers. She of Delhi who has rendered into belongs to a family devoted to literature and English a substantial volume of started writing in 1993. Bengali fiction.

BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJEE DHRUBAJYOTI BORAH Durgeshnandini Elegy for the East A Story of Blood and Broken Dreams

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Published in 1865, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s first This novel is a work of fiction; the characters bear no Bengali novel Durgeshnandini revolutionised Bengali prose resemblance to any person dead or alive. Yet they walked writing. Many consider it to be the first modern novel in an amongst us all–in flesh and blood, in thoughts and dreams. Indian language. Fiction that reflects reality in a more truthful way.

Bankim Chandra, one of the first two graduates Dr Dhrubajyoti Borah is an Indian writer of the University of Calcuttam, began writing who writes in Assamese and English. A while still a student, and continued to write for brilliant novelist, he has written more than 20 the rest of his life. He wrote fourteen novels, novels—big and small—on various aspects of numerous essays, and poem. human existence.

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E. SANTHOSH KUMAR, TRANSLATED BY P.N. VENUGOPAL INDIRA GOSWAMI, TRANSLATED BY DIBYAJYOTI SARMA Fistful of Mustard Seeds, A Five Novellas about Women A Collection of Short Stories

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These 12 stories, originally written and published in Malayalam Sensitively translated, with detailed notes on the translation, over a period of almost two decades, represent different phases these stories bring to light the human condition that Indira in E. Santhosh Kumar’s writing career spanning a quarter of Goswami portrayed in her writing. a century.

Indira Goswami (1942–2011), was an award-winning author E. Santhosh Kumar (left) has and an icon of feminist writing, published 14 books in Malayalam Dibyajyoti Sarma (right) works including short stories and novels. A as a journalist and editor and runs freelance journalist, P.N. Venugopal the independent publishing outfit translates fiction and biographies. Red River.

AMRITA NILANJANA RABINDRANATH TAGORE Five Plays Gardener,The Ritwik Ghatak

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In this collection of plays, his writings specifically act as The gardener is a book of prose. Most of the lyrics of love and a cultural sign bearing the remnants of one catastrophic life, the translations of which from Bengali are published in history—the Partition of Bengal. Ritwik details the visual this book, were written much earlier than the series of religious and aural realization of a fragmented Bengal in such a socio- poems contained in the book name Gitanjali. political and cultural milieu of Indian history where we can trace both dystopian and utopian features.

Amrita Nilanjana obtained an MPhil in Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, English Literature from Calcutta University, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali taught English Literature as a visiting faculty at literature and music, as well as Indian art with the post graduate level in Delhi University. She Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early is also a theatre critic and a short story writer. 20th centuries.

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NEELA PADMANABHAN CHITRA MUDGAL; TRANSLATED BY TRANSLATED BY KA. NAA. SUBRAMANIAM Giligadu Generations The Lost Days Talaimuraikal NEW

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Generations is an intricate tale simply told by a master of Giligadu: The Lost Days is a multi-layered novelette that portrays fiction about a community of Tamil speakers who live on the conflict between the old and the middle aged and a creative the borders of modern-day Kerala. Set in the 1940s, it is a solution to its resolution. novel of generational change and conflict, and how the boy Diravi grows up to take charge of his family, which embodies a distinct culture.

Neela Padmanabhanhe (Left) was awarded with the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his novel Ilai uthir kaalam (Autumn). Late Chitra Mudgal (Left) is one of the Ka. Naa. Subramaniam was a leading figures of modern Hindi Tamil writer and critic from . Priyanka Sarkar is a Nadu, India. translator, editor and writer

GIRIRAJ KISHORE; TRANSLATED BY PRAJAPATI SAH D. Girmitiya Saga, The Heroine and other Stories, The

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This book retraces the socio-political background of 19th and A powerful collection of short stories that depict the progressive 20th century South Africa, highlighting the importance of thinking of the Tamil writer D. Jayakanthan, selected and Mohandas Gandhi’s actions in South Africa. On the longlist translated into English by his daughter. of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010.

D. Jayakanthan (1934–2015) was considered With a literary career spanning over half-a-century, one of the most progressive writers of his times has several short story collections and plays who wrote 200 short stories, 40 novels and three to his credit. He has been honoured with the Padma Shri. autobiographies, as well as made two films.

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GIRDHAR RATHI RABINDRANATH TAGORE Hindi Short Stories Hungry Stones and Other Editor’s Choice Stories, The

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Hindi Short Stories by Girdhar Rathi presents 17 tales This collection combines some of Rabindranath Tagore’s (translated from Hindi to English) that represent in narrative more popular stories like ‘The Cabuliwallah’ and ‘The Hungry form, the desolation of the educated Indian during 1960–1970 Stones’ with lesser known ones like ‘The Devotee’ and ‘We Crown and explores the existentialist consciousness developing within The King’, all of them bound together by a common theme, the urban society at large. Human Fallibility.

A poet, journalist, critic, editor, a screenplay writer and a human activist, Girdhar Rathi is also Rabindranath Tagore, sobriquet Gurudev, a master translator of works in different Indian was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali languages into English. In 2010, he won the literature and music, as well as Indian art with Bihari Puraskar for his poetry collection, Anta Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early ke Sanshaya. 20th centuries.

NABANEETA DEV SEN TRANSLATED BY PAULAMI SENGUPTA ; TRANSLATED BY SOMA DAS I, Anupam In a Foreign Land by Chance

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I Anupam is a sharp depiction of the turbulent times in West The story refers to the Naxalbari period in India, and is Bengal, when the leaders of the Naxal movement encouraged situated in the communist Czechoslovakia of 1974 when the youth to fight for the cause, but later failed to take the iron curtain was still hanging heavy. responsibility when they were needed the most. The novel is about one such betrayal.

Nabaneeta Dev Sen (left) is one of the prominent Bengali litterateurs of Nabaneeta Dev Sen is one of the prominent our times with more than 80 books Bengali litterateurs of our times with more than to her name. Soma Das is a freelance 80 books to her name. An outstanding academic, editor and translates Bengali fiction she recently retired as Professor of Comparative and non-fiction literary works into Literature, , Kolkata. English.

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GOVIND MISHRA ; TRANSLATED BY C.B. KARKI CHANDRIKA BALAN In the Glow of Your Being Invisible Walls

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In the Glow of Your Being examines the issues faced by the Aparna and Kamala, whose lives run in parallel, though they modern Indian woman and probes deep into the question of a do not know each other. They dream of a world without walls, woman’s freedom and its denial by society. but invisible barriers surround and crush them. Kamala reads a book titled Invisible Walls, about Aparna’s life, on a train journey, and thus the reader discovers a story within a story…

Govind Mishra (left) is well known as one of the doyens of Hindi literature. C.B. Karki taught Chandrika Balan is a bilingual writer, academic English literature for a number critic, orator and translator. She was formerly of years in several colleges of Associate Professor of English, All Saints’ Madhya Pradesh . College, Thiruvananthapuram.

E. SANTHOSH KUMAR; TRANSLATED BY P.N. VENUGOPAL RAKHSHANDA JALIL Island of Lost Shadows Jallianwala Bagh Literary Responses in Prose & Poetry

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A requiem to the lost springs of Indian revolutionary politics, Jallianwala Bagh:Literary Responses in Prose and Poetry is a the brilliant translation of the critically acclaimed Sahitya selection reflecting the horrific event introduced and edited by Akademi award-winning Malayalam novel Andhakaaranazhi, the noted literary historian and translator, Rakhshanda Jalil. this book brings alive the terror-reign during the dark days of Includes pieces by Sadaat Hasan Manto, Mullk Raj Anand, K the Emergency. A Abbas, Muhammad Iqbal, Subhadra Kumari and Sarojini Naidu to name a few.

E. Santhosh Kumar (left) has published 14 books in Malayalam including short stories and novels. A Rakhshanda Jalil writes on issues of literature, freelance journalist, P.N. Venugopal culture and heritage. She has published over 15 translates fiction and biographies. books and six works of translations.

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GIRIRAJ KISHORE; TRANSLATED BY MANISHA CHAUDHRY LAKSHMI BORA; TRANSLATED BY BIMAN ARANDHARA Kasturba Gandhi Kayakalpa A bio-fiction The Elixir of Everlasting Youth

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Kasturba Gandhi is the fictionalised biography of Kasturba The story revolves around an internationally renowned scientist Gandhi, a lady as strong and great as . The who returns to India, to rediscover himself and to find the book gives a glimpse of how a strong woman can empower answer to rejuvenation. Recipient of the Samman, herself staying within the folds of tradition and convention. 2008 and on the longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010.

Giriraj Kishore has been honoured with many awards including the Padma Shri, the Sahitya Akademi Award, Saraswati Samman and has authored 29 novels the Sahitya Bhushan Award. and 26 short stories, some of which have Manisha Chaudhry is a leading bi been bestsellers. He now edits the Assamese lingual editor, writer and translator. weekly Goriyoshi.

QAZI ABDUL GHAFFAR;TRANSLATED BY SCHEHERAZADE ALIM JOGINDER PAUL Laila Ke Khutoot Land Lust The Letters of Laila

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Set in the early twentieth century, the letters of Laila are not Evocative and crisp, Joginder Paul’s stories in Land Lust only a courtesan’s search for identity but also an exposition of offer poignant glimpses of the unequal multiracial relations in the exploitation of women by a complacent and hypocritical colonial Kenya. Translated from the original Urdu, they evoke society. The letters are by turn witty, philosophical and insightful moments of compassion from within the harsh deeply moving. xenophobic environs. The characters breathe life into the paper and touch the readers not just intellectually but viscerally. One feels the land, the wildness, the Nature, the people and their hearts and minds’ connection with Gaia palpably.

Joginder Paul was born in Sialkot (now in Scheherazade Alim studied law at the Pakistan). His first story was published in the University of Oxford and spent 20 years in well-known Urdu journal Saqi in 1945; while his Dubai, where she held the position of a senior first book of short stories in Urdu was published corporate/commercial lawyer. in 1962.

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BUDDHADEB GUHA; TRANSLATED BY SHANKAR SEN ANITA AGNIHOTRI; TRANSLATED BY NIVEDITA SEN Madhukari Mahanadi Art of Honey-gathering The Tale of a River

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The fluidity of description and the dexterity of characterisation In this novel, the tale of the river is entwined with the people make Madhukari one of the most skilfully written novels of through vignettes of their dynamic lives that are infused with modern Bengali literature. Its author is considered one of the myths, legends and archaeological anecdotes. leading writers in contemporary Bengali literature.

Anita Agnihotri’s literary oeuvre spans across all genres–poetry, Buddhadev Guha is a successful chartered novels, writing for children, accountant, a writer, painter and singer. and critiques of development. Shankar Sen (1936-2012) was an engineer Nivedita Sen teaches English and a retired bank executive, who wrote prose Literature in Hansraj College, and poetry. University of Delhi.

GEETANJALI SHREE BY S.L. BHYRAPPA; TRANSLATED BY Mai Silently Mother DR S. RAMASWAMY AND L.V. SHANTAKUMARI Mandra

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The novel uncovers, in a tale told in deceptively simple terms This book, the Saraswati Samman winner for 2010, has incidents of a daily and ordinary existence to build, weave by already been successfully translated into Hindi and Marathi. weave, a rich and layered tapestry, saying always more than Though it takes its theme from the classical question of art is apparent. versus morality, many more issues haunting human life are marvellously interwoven.

Geetanjali Shree writes novels and short S.L. Bhyrappa has so far published 22 novels. A stories in Hindi. Mai was her debut pan-Indian writer in the true sense of the term, novel, this translation receiving the his novels have been translated into almost all Sahitya Akademi award. the Indian languages.

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K. N. RAO BIBHUTIBHUSHAN BANDYOPADHYAY Moisture Trapped in A Stone Mountain of the Moon, The An Anthology of Modern Telugu Short Stories A classic tale of adventure in Africa

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A collection of twenty-eight short stories by writers of Telugu Mountain of the Moon is a story about taking a chance—a dare fiction who have carved a niche for themselves in the annals of which, with its wings of imagination, leads you to the silver Indian literature. A book of equal appeal to the casual reader as lining after a storm. Shankar, an ordinary young boy from a well as the discerning one. rural Indian village, crosses many skies and seas to explore an altogether different world, that is Africa.

K. N. Rao (Kasukhela Narasimha Rao), has pursued his hobby of creative writing and has Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894–1950), regularly contributed stories and articles to one of the prominent fiction writers in Bengali Telugu magazines and journals. literature, best known for his novel .

ARUPA PATANGIA KALITA SHIRSHENDU MUKHOPADHYAY; TRANSLATED BY SOMA DAS Musk and Other Stories,The My Paper Half

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An eclectic mix of short stories and a novella by acclaimed From a meagre background of almost non-existent means, Assamese writer Arupa Patangia Kalita, sheds light on some of Upal was plagued by unremitting and unpredictable hunger the burning issues that reverberate through the Assam Valley. pangs. They drove him to abandon his scruples ... A translation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s well-known Bengali novel Kagojer Bou.

Arupa Patangia Kalita is one of the most Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (left) accomplished and refined writers of Assam is a prominent presence in the realm whose works are used extensively for research of Bengali literature. Soma Das is by MPhil and PhD students and have been a freelance editor who translates prescribed as text for universities. Bengali literary works into English.

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ABANINDRANATH TAGORE; TRANSLATED BY URBI BHADURI MIR MOSHARRAF HOSSAIN TRANSLATED BY ALO SHOME Nalak Ocean of Melancholy The Tragedy that was Karbala

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The story of the Buddha is well-known, yet the original Bengali Ocean of Melancholy is an epic historical novel centred on story of Nalak by Abanindranath Tagore remains unforgettable events that led to the battle of Karbala. The book paints the because of the sheer lyricism of the storytelling and the way in tragic story of Hassan and Hussein, grandsons of the great which the journeys of the Buddha and the young village boy Prophet Muhammad, who were assassinated by their enemy Nalak are traced parallely throughout. Yazid, the son of the king of Damascus, for his desire for Zainab—Hassan’s beautiful wife—and his greed for the throne of Medina.

Abanindranath Tagore (7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951) was the principal artist and creator of the "Indian Society of Mir Mosharraf Hossain (left) Oriental Art"and was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi has authored thirty-five books of values in Indian art. After completing her Masters in English, which Bishad Sindhu (1885–1891) Urbi Bhaduri has been exploring her strengths in different is applauded as his best. Alo Shome capacities—as a writer, editor and translator. is a freelance writer and poet.

SARAT CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY NABANEETA DEV SEN TRANSLATED BY TUTUN MUKHERJEE Parineeta the Betrothed Parrot Green Saree,The

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A love story of Shekharnath and Lalita, set in early twentieth- The Parrot Green Saree looks at political issues through a century Bengal. Lalita is a thirteen-year old orphan who lives turbulent mother−daughter relationship, bringing to Indian with the family of her uncle Gurucharan. Neighbour Nabin literature a fascinating, highbrow, sexually daring, ‘unmotherly’ Roy’s younger son Shekhar has a bantering relationship with mother of a grown-up daughter. Lalita. Shekhar and Lalita try to understand the true nature of their feelings.

Nabaneeta Dev Sen (left) is one of the prominent Bengali litterateurs of our times with more than 80 books to her name. is Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876 – 1938), Tutun Mukherjee was an illustrious Bengali novelist and short Professor of Comparative Literature, story writer of early 20th century Bengal. University of Hyderabad.

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EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY RAKHSHANDA JALIL BANI BASU, TRANSLATED BY NANDINI GUHA Pigeons of the Domes Plate of White Marble, A Stories on Communalism

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A collection of short stories depicting the various shades of First published in 1990 in the original Bengali, A Plate of White the demon of communalism that lurks within Indian society. Marble tells the tale of the ‘new woman’ of an era that just Using the analogy of the beasts, exploring the situation in large witnessed the independence of a nation. This first translation cities and in small hamlets, the authors bring to the fore the brings a significant Bengali novel with important social lurking danger that threatens the secular fabric of India. concerns to a wider audience. Bani Basu (left) is one of the most versatile contemporary writers in Bengali. Bani Basu has won a number of awards including Sahitya Akademi Award (2010). Nandini Guha is a retired Associate Rakhshanda Jalil writes on issues of literature, Professor of English at the College culture and heritage. She has published over 15 of Vocational Studies, University books and six works of translations. of Delhi.

RAKHSHANDA JALIL RABINDRANATH TAGORE ; TRANSLATED BY NIRMAL KANTI BHATTACHARJEE Preeto & Other Stories Quartet The Male Gaze in Urdu Chaturanga

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includes stories Preeto & Other Stories: The Male Gaze in Urdu Tagore’s Chaturanga (Quartet) is a short novella set in 19th by male writers writing on topics which are timeless as well as century Bengal. The philosophical questions which are raised in contemporary, offering multiple ways of ‘seeing’ women. the course of the story make this one of his most complex and metaphorical works. A social novel centred on four characters, it raises pointed questions about religion and atheism, dabbling in the complex hues of the man-woman relationship.

Former Director of the National Book Trust in Dr Rakhshanda Jalil is a writer, critic and Delhi and former Director, K.K.Birla Foundation, literary historian. She has published over 15 New Delhi, Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee is an books and written over 50 academic papers accomplished translator from Bengali to English and essays and vice versa.

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TRANSLATED BY RANI RAY S L BHYRAPPA; & TRANSLATED BY L V SHANTHAKUMARI Ritwik Ghatak Stories Saakshi The Witness

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Reveals Ritwik Ghatak’s creative versatility as a writer, besides Saakshi probes the roots of human values as well as the stark being the eminent filmmaker that he was. The book is an realities of sensual life. It explores the fundamental question important addition to the Ghatak archive as a source material whether truth is the basis of morality or morality remains the for any ongoing research on his films. foundation of truth.

S L Bhyrappa (left) is a Kannada Rani Ray has taught English at the University of novelist and a recipient of “Saraswati Delhi, University of California and Institute of Samman”, L V Shanthakumari is English Studies in Poland. She has rendered into a poet whose articles and critical English a substantial volume of Bengali fiction essays are published in Kannada and including short stories of eminent writers. English magazines and journals.

A. SETHUMADHAVAN; TRANSLATED BY PREMA JAYAKUMAR LAKSHMAN; TRANSLATED BY SUSHEELA PUNITHA Saga of Muziris,The Samboli! Beware!

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A novel inside a novel; an exhilarating journey into the past Samboli! means echcharike in Kannada—‘Be careful!’ Samboli, with fictitious characters of Muziris. A novel inside a novel; an by extension, could imply ‘Beware!’ in the present context of exhilarating journey into the past with fictitious characters of Dalit uprisings. It could also be a clarion call for Dalits to fight Muziris. An exciting potpourri of myths, folklore, and history for their humanity. woven in the fabric of fiction.

Lakshman (left) (1957–2017) has A Sethumadhavan, (left) has many collections of poems, short been writing stories and novels in stories and two novels to his credit Malayalam and belongs to a highly and has received many awards. innovative generation of fiction Susheela Punitha received the writers. Prema Jayakumar is a Sahitya Akademi Translation Award columnist and a translator. for English, 2015.

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RAMAPADA CHOWDHURY; TRANSLATED BY SWAPNA DUTTA SMRITI KUMAR SINHA; TRANSLATED BY RAMLAL SINHA Second Encounter Seducing the Rain God A Collection of Short Stories from the North-East

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The book delves deep into the intricacies of the concept lost The 14 stories in this compilation are rich in structure and love in the face of impulse and reason. The original Bengali texture, novel in theme, innovative in terms of technique and expression … weaving a tapestry of secret rituals, ancient novella, Je jekhane danriye, has been made into a film of the same name. customs and simple lives. The translation aims to present the unique regional culture of North-East India.

(left) has been Ramapada Chowdhury (left), Smriti Kumar Sinha ex-editor Ananda Bazar Patrika working for the development and won the Sahitya Akademi Award. publicity of minor and endangered languages. is a veteran Swapna Dutta has been writing for Ramlal Sinha several decades, mostly for children. journalist from the North-East.

SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY; TRANSLATED BY SUJAL BHATTACHARYA SANKARANKUTTY POTTEKKAT ; TRANSLATED BY VENUGOPAL MENON Soiled Clothes Story of the Timepiece,The A Collection of Short Stories

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The protean nature of this novel evades typecasting. Many The Story of the Timepiece: A Collection of Short Stories, written socio-political, moral and feminist issues criss-cross the fabric by award-winning writer S.K. Pottekkat, aptly showcases the of the novel, at the heart of which lies its enigmatic protagonist. author’s penchant for melding realism with . These short stories, Pottekkat’s favourite medium of creative expression, touch upon themes of universal interest.

Sankarankutty Pottekkat (left), popularly known as S.K. Pottekat, is an iconic Malayalam writer. Venugopal Menon, running the A critically acclaimed poet and a best-selling training unit of an engineering novelist, is one of the conglomerate, where his writing most illustrious literary figures in the world of and workshopping skills were Bengali literature. widely appreciated.

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S.L. BHYRAPPA; TRANSLATED BY S. RAMASWAMY EDITED BY:DIPANKAR ROY & SAURAV DASTHAKUR Tantu Timeless Tales from Bengal The Loom of Life An Anthology of Bangla Children’s and Young Adults’ Stories

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In this epic novel, SL Bhyrappa examines the very fibre of The volume presents an enjoyable and fairly comprehensive contemporary Indian life in terms of post-Independence picture of Bangla children’s and young-adults’ short and the post-Gandhian scene. Received the first prize for fiction to the non-Bengali readership for the first time in Excellence in Book Production 2011 (translation category) publishing history. from the Federation of Indian Publishers.

Dipankar Roy (left) teaches in the Department of English, Visva- SL Bhyrappa has so far published 22 novels. A pan-Indian writer in the true sense of the term, Bharati, Santiniketan. Saurav his novels have been translated into almost all the Dasthakur is Assistant Professor of Indian languages. English at Visva-Bharati.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE; TRANSLATED BY NIRMAL KANTI BHATTACHARJEE JAJABOR; TRANSLATED BY ALOKOJJAL BANERJEE Two Sisters Vignettes en Route

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The eternal conflict in the age-old ‘manwoman’ relationship, Crafted in the form of an accidental travelogue, collated from which typically arises when any one of the two partners seeks both the letters of the young man to a lady friend, this book is a solace and passion in a single partner and is often unable to savour deeply reflective account of the capital city, its complex multi- the joys of both together, is the central theme of Two Sisters layered history and myths, with liberal injections of humour (Dui Bon by Rabindranath Tagore, 1933). One of Tagore’s last and spirit. three novels, it was first published in 1943.

Former Director of the National Book Trust in Delhi and former Director, K.K.Birla Foundation, New Delhi, Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee is an Jajabor alias Binay Kumar Mukhopadhyay shot into literary accomplished translator from Bengali to English fame with his first book in 1946. Alokojjal Banerjee’s interests and vice versa. include Vaishnav literature and philosophy.

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HARI RAM MEENA GHULAM MURSHID & SARBARI SINHA When Arrows were Heated Up Bengali Culture A Tale of Tribal Struggle against British Colonialism Over a Thousand Years (Non-Fiction-Heritage & Culture)

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The book is a painstakingly researched account of the unique Bengali Culture over a Thousand Years is the first non-partisan struggle by tribals against colonial British rule. It relates to the and holistic discussion of Bengali culture. Written for the tribal uprising against the Raj that happened 6 years before the general reader, the language is simple and the style lucid. The Jallianwala Bagh incident. book was originally published in Bengali in Dhaka in 2006. This is the first English translation.

Ghulam Murshid (left) has published books on subjects ranging from Bengali language and literature to women’s studies and the socio-cultural history of Bengal. Hari Ram Meena is a multifaceted personality who joined the police service in 1979 and retired Sarbari Sinha is Deputy Editor, as the Inspector General of Police in 2012. Frontline, .

RABINDRANATH TAGORE; TRANSLATED BY SOMDATTA MANDAL Gleanings of the Road

(Non-Fiction-Essay)

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Travels formed an integral part of the personae and creative artist that was Rabindranath Tagore. During his travels to England and the USA (1912-13 and 1920) Tagore wrote essays for publication in various Bengali journals. In 1939, Tagore selected fourteen of these essays and an appendix containing seven letters he had written to some of the teachers in the Shantiniketan ashram while he was on these trips.

Somdatta Mandal is Professor and Head of the Department of English and Other Modern European Languages, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

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PAPER MISSILE Making paper missiles has always been a fun act. But creating the perfect one is not child’s play. With this imprint, we intend to engage the bibliophiles by diving deep into thought-provoking subjects and providing in-depth analysis and research on them.

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FRANCESCA MARINO & BENIAMINO NATALE SUBHASHIS DAS Apocalypse Pakistan Archaeoastronomy of a few An Anatomy of ‘the World’s Most Dangerous Nation’ Megalithic Sites of Jharkhand,The

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This book analyses the political and cultural evolution of The Archaeoastronomy of a Few Megalithic Sites of Jharkhand Pakistan from Zulfikar Ali to the present day. It discards the belief that megaliths are only sepulchral presents a multi-faceted history of contemporary Pakistan monuments and illustrates that they also served as temples of and offers a balanced view without taking sides or trying the ubiquitous Mother Goddesses of the fertility cult. to offer solutions to govern the country.

Subhashis Das is an explorer and independent Francesca Marino (left) is an Italian researcher dealing with megaliths and India’s journalist who has covered South hitherto unknown tribal past. Credited with Asia extensively. Beniamino Natale the discovery of numerous megaliths, he is senior correspondent in the Italian has previously authored three volumes on news agency, ANSA. his research.

SUMIT DUTT MAJUMDER NARENDRA LUTHER Article 370 Bonsai Tree, A Explained for the Common Man An Autobiography

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This book seeks to clarify the issues surrounding An autobiography of a civil servant, it is peppered with Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution, thus anecdotes about the author’s long and illustrious bureaucratic making readers more informed about this important career, written in a witty, humorous style, thus keeping the constitutional, political and legal matter. reader engaged

Sumit Dutt Majumder, former Chairman, Late Narendra Luther, a former civil servant Central Board of Excise and Customs, joined and an eminent authority on the history and the Indian Revenue Service in 1974, after his culture of Hyderabad, has won several awards for Masters in Physics from IIT Kharagpur. his books.

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INDIRA IYENGAR HEMENDRA TRANSLATED BY RAJAT CHAUDHURI Bourbons and Begums of Bhopal,The The Forgotten History Calcutta Nights

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The Bourbons’ bravery, administrative acumen and sound Calcutta Nights (Raater Kolkata) is the real-life story and advice helped in the development of Bhopal, where their deeds memoir of the enigmatic ‘Meghnad Gupta’, or Hemendra are still remembered. The harmonious coexistence of different kumar Roy—one of the pioneering creators of Bengali fiction. communities in Bhopal during the rule of the Begums, is also a valuable historical memory worth remembering.

Hemendra Kumar Roy was known as the emperor of adventure stories.. Indira Iyengar is a social activist and founder Rajat Chaudhuri (right) is the of Mahashakti Seva Kendra, an organization author of three books, Hotel Calcutta, formed to help underprivileged women become Amber Dusk and a collection of economically independent. stories in Bengali titled Calculus.

SAGARIKA CHAKRABORTY ROBIN LAURANCE Calendar Too Crowded, A Coconut How The Shy Fruit Shaped Our World

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This book is an attempt to analyse the need to realise that Coconuts have been around for longer than Homo sapiens; despite there being so many dates dedicated to women, there they have been turned into art, taken part in religious rituals are 300-odd days when there is nothing special that life has to and been a sign of wealth and success. They have saved lives, offer them—where each day is still an unending drudgery and not only by providing nourishment, but also as part of the where womanhood is cursed and trampled upon. charcoal filters in First World War gas masks.

Sagarika Chakraborty’s articles on diverse Robin Laurance is a writer and photographer subjects—corporate governance principles, whose work has been widely published in monetary economics, religion—have been newspapers and magazines, both in the UK and widely published. in America.

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EDITED BY KAPILA VATSYAYAN EDITED BY APOORVANAND & OMITA GOYAL Culture of Indigo in Asia Education at the Crossroads Plant. Product. Power.

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As an integral part of the historical and socio-cultural fabric This volume asks a fundamental question: What is education? of the Asian subcontinent, Indigo has served as a backdrop While there can be no one answer, the contributors provide a to religion, politics, trade, art forms and society, particularly clear understanding of the current state of education in India, in India. This book takes the reader on a timeline tour, with which stands at a crossroads details of the plant’s cultivation and production processes.

Apoorvanand (left) was part of the core group that designed the National Curriculum Framework for Internationally recognised for her path-breaking, School Education in 2005. Omita multidisciplinary work, specially in the fields Goyal is presently Chief Editor of of culture and the arts, Kapila Vatsyayan has the IIC Quarterly, the Journal of written over 15 books. theIndia International Centre

HARA PRASANNA DAS SUMIT DUTT MAJUMDER Enriching Life GST Explained for Common Man

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In today’s fast-paced life, losing sight of our goals, of our GST in India has touched the lives of common people too. This purpose of existence and most importantly of who we really are, book has explained for them the critical issues and concepts of is but natural. This lack of perspective leads to a state of unrest GST in a simple language, often in a storytelling style. It covers and anxiety in our minds, thus disturbing our mental peace and the concepts of Supply, Input Tax Credit, IGST for inter-state our sense of happiness. trade, the Business Processes like Registration, Returns-filing, etc, and subjects like Composition Levy, Reverse, Charge Mechanism, and many more.

Hara Prasanna Das wears many hats. He is a Sumit Dutt Majumder, former Chairman, motivational speaker, a life coach, a counsellor, a Central Board of Excise and Customs, joined training facilitator and a management guide, all the Indian Revenue Service in 1974, after his rolled into one. Masters in Physics from IIT Kharagpur.

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DALER AASHNA DEOL MARTIN KÄMPCHEN Gift of Grace, A Hidden Side of the Moon, The The Essence of Guru Nanak’s Spirituality Musings of a Life Between India and Europe

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A Gift of Grace: The Essence of Guru Nanak’s Spirituality simplifies A collection of essays showcasing the unique Indo-European the Guru’s core spiritual message for the modern reader. The perspective of Martin Kämpchen, an important cultural link author, at the outset, enunciates the spiritual foundation of the between India and Germany. Martin Kämpchen has translated Guru’s worldview and his conception of reality, including the the ‘Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita’ and Tagore’s poems nature of God. into German.

Daler Aashna Deol served as a lecturer in German-born writer, Martin Kämpchen, came Political Science at the Delhi University for 13 to India as a student. Deeply moved by this years during which she published three books on country’s variegated life and philosophy, he political theory and comparative politics. stayed on, settling at Santiniketan.

C.G. SOMIAH SUJEET SARKAR Honest Always Stand Alone, The In Search of a New Afghanistan

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Speaking straight from the heart, the narrative is well-knit Do we have the right balance of development and security and crisply put together. It goes back to the exciting days of assistance towards the reconstruction of Afghanistan? Is the Rajiv Gandhi’s prime ministership and gives a glimpse into the strategy behind pushing the military into both combatant and discussions that took place at the highest political level. development roles yielding any dividends in Afghanistan? This well-researched book raises many questions about the situation in Afghanistan and the challenges the country faces.

C.G. Somiah, an Indian Administrative Sujeet Sarkar is engaged in promoting and Officer, was Home Secretary, Central Vigilance strengthening democratic governance and civil Commissioner and, finally, Comptroller and society in fragile and conflict prone countries, Auditor General of India. over the past 15 years.

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ATUL K. THAKUR EDITED BY ATUL K. THAKUR India Now and in Transition India Since 1947 Looking Back at a Modern Nation

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Analyses the way ahead for India in the fields of politics and This anthology is an attempt at looking at India’s history governance, economics and development, security and foreign through the eyes of an Indian. It offers a perspective that is policy, society and culture, and language and literature and unbiased, analytical and introspective but basically Indian as includes contributions from 37 leading thinkers. opposed to a western viewpoint of India and Indian history.

Atul K. Thakur is a New Delhi based Atul K. Thakur is a New Delhi based journalist, columnist and financial expert, journalist, columnist and financial expert, with specialisation in the interface of politics with specialisation in the interface of politics and economics. and economics.

BHARAT BHUSHAN GUPTA MUSHIRUL HASAN India Through the Ages Islam. Pluralism. Nationhood. Legacy of Maulana Azad

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The book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, A compilation of confidential facsimiles of notes, memos exploring a fascinating country. It brings alive India’s growth and letters that unfold Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s story from an ancient to a modern, strong democracy in a vivid and like never before. This book, which is both informative and detailed manner. It introduces readers to a panoramic view of entertaining, contains detailed ‘history sheets’ compiled by the her history and civilisation. Intelligence Bureau.

Bharat Bhushan Gupta is passionate about Internationally known historian, Late reading and research. He founded the Kabir Mushirul Hasan, had served as Vice Chancellor, Peace Mission, along with friends, and edited Jamia Millia Islamia and Director-General, its journal for a decade. National Archives of India.

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AMIT RANJAN R. V. SMITH John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Lingering Charm of Delhi Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee Myth, Lore and History

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John Lang (1816–1864), inebriated on John Exshaw, a The book offers a selection of romance, mysticism, history, cognac, eau de vie, most of his adult life, was a dogged music, nostalgic tales, great personalities and occult underdog from Sydney; he spared no effort to hurt the happenings, all around Delhi. The book is a must-read for John Company (East India Company). He lived in India all history enthusiasts, or people looking for a good read. after the age of 26, and was a prolific writer, journalist, and lawyer.

Amit Ranjan was a Visiting Fellow at UNSW, Sydney; and a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Ronald Vivian Smith, journalist, novelist, poet, at Miami, and is a lecturer of English at occultist and historical researcher since 1954, carries NCERT, Delhi. on the legacy of his father, Thomas Smith.

SAMARPAN KRISHNA BOSE; TRANSLATED BY Living Hinduism Lost Addresses Scriptures Philosophy Practices A Memoir of India, 1934-1955

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Hinduism is neither an organised religion nor a proselytising This book is Krishna’s story of her childhood, adolescence and one. It is often described as a way of life, which gently nudges young adulthood. It vividly describes Calcutta, Bengal and India its followers—through its scriptures, mythologies, rituals, and in the 1930s and 1940s and the early years after Independence. practices—to question deeply, live fully, and grow wholesomely Krishna’s memories of growing up and coming of age are set in in compassion and universal acceptance. the social, cultural and political milieus of the time.

Krishna Bose (left) has published many books in Bengali and a memoir of her political life in English. Her Samarpan is a monk, writer, teacher with several well-known son Sumantra Bose has written publications to his name. six books.

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ARVINDAR SINGH LUCIANO WERNICKE Morarji Desai Most Incredible Olympic Stories,The A Profile in Courage

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Morarji Desai, India’s first non-Congress Prime Minister was a The Most Incredible Olympic Stories maps down the phenomenal statesman who strode tall and erect on the vast stage of India’s journey of this marvellous event through time immemorial. political life. The book captures the quintessence of this great Read in 15 languages, Luciano has already unearthed numerous leader through the various phases of his long and distinguished stories of sports that have crossed many skies, unveiling the career and also gives the reader glimpses on certain aspects of myths behind. his personality.

Luciano Wernicke worked in the sports media Arvindar Singh is a columnist and entrepreneur such as the magazine El Gráfico and the whose works include a biography of former newspaper Olé, and is the author of numerous Prime Minister Morarji Desai. books on sports.

TUTUN MUKHERJEE & NILADRI R. CHATTERJEE AMAL MITRA Nari Bhav Natyacharya Sisir Kumar Bhaduri Androgyny and Female Impersonation in India Pioneer of Modern Indian Theatre

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Striving towards bringing an end to gender polarization, the This ultimate collection on Natyacharya Sisir Kumar Bhaduri essays traverse the concept of ‘Androgyny’, emphasizing on the includes snippets of history from 19th century constructed and performative aspects of gender and not on the and also commentaries of the noted personalities of the dichotomy of sex. contemporary Bengal stage.

Tutun Mukherjee is Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad. Niladri R. Chatterjee Amal Mitra (1910–1993), the eminent literary personality was is Professor, Department of English, well acquainted with the renowned writers and actors of the University of Kalyani, West Bengal. Bengali stage.

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DR DR SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN Philosophy of Hinduism, The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore,The

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In this book, Dr S Radhakrishnan has explained the central In interpreting the philosophy and message of Rabindranath tenets of Hinduism, its philosophical and spiritual doctrine, Tagore, the book reveals the Indian ideal of philosophy, religion, religious experience, ethical character and traditional faiths. He and art, of which his work is the outcome and expression. Dr has compared Christianity, Islam and Buddhism in the light Radhakrishnan’s acquaintance with the soul of India, from of Hinduism. which Tagore draws his inspiration, has helped him in this expository work.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first philosopher and statesman who was the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

K. SATCHIDANANDAN JAJABOR, TRANSLATED BY SUJIT KUMAR DAS Positions Quiet Flows The River Jhelum Essays on Indian Literature

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Positions features a careful selection from K. Satchidanandan’s Quiet Flows the River Jhelum (Jhelum Nodir Tirey) recounts essays on Indian literature. The general theme of the book the thrilling tale of how the erstwhile princely state of Jammu is Indian literature(s). The essays look for paradigms based & Kashmir acceded to India, under the threat of invasion on Indian textual practices and reading traditions, while also by Pakistan. drawing freely on Indian and Western critical concepts and ‘Jajabor’ (left) was the pen name of close readings of certain texts. the author Binoy Mukhopadhyay (1909–2002). He started his career as a journalist in a number of Bengali dailies, and subsequently joined the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Sujit Kumar Das K. Satchidanandan academic, poet, critic, works as the Joint Commissioner translator, playwright and travel-writer has of Revenue, Government of served as Professor of English in Christ College. West Bengal.

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SUSHANTA DATTAGUPTA ADIL KHAN Random Walk in Santiniketan Rediscovering Narmada Valley Ashram, A

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The book showcases the overarching ideals of Rabindranath Narmada, the fifth longest river of the Indian subcontinent, Tagore that formed the foundation of Visva-Bharati in has been the lifeline of its valley since time immemorial. The Santniketan and dwells on the uniqueness of the Visva-Bharati river winds its way through four states of India— Maharashtra, model of education and questions the efficacy of giving it the Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. status of a university.

Sushanta Dattagupta, former Vice- Chancellor of Visva-Bharati, is a physicist, known internationally for his research in areas Adil Khan is a Senior Public Relations Executive of Diffusion, Magnetism, Relaxation and in Narmada Valley Development Department in Dissipation. Madhya Pradesh.

AMIYA DEV EDITED BY K.S. SUBRAMANIAN Rereading Tagore Security, Governance, and Democratic Rights: Essays on the North-East

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This is a reader’s book. It looks at Tagore through his texts. It One of the first books on the problems of the people of the reads his novels Gora and Jogajog in depth, and Char Adhyay as north-east of India and their fight for dignity of life, it also a crucible of our time. His plays Dakghar and Muktadhara are describes the problems of security, governance, human rights, taken up briefly but succinctly. environment, corruption and gender disparity.

Amiya Dev was Professor of Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He K.S. Subramanian is former Director-General, has written widely in Bengali and English, on State Institute of Public Administration and Tagore and after, on literary interrelations, and Rural Development, Tripura. He is the author on literarym culture as such. of Political Violence and the Police in India. 160 161 NON-FICTION NON-FICTION

CHARU WALIKHANNA ANISUR RAHMAN Sita Returns Socioliterary Cultures in South Asia Modern India through Her Eyes

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Sita is worshipped in India as a paragon of virtue. However, it Socioliterary Cultures in South Asia examines the social, is rarely mentioned that Sita often flouted the conventions and political, secular, and cultural texts from five South Asian norms of her time; she defied Ram’s aspersions, stood up to sites–India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka– Ravan, and raised two children as a single mother. and represents a kaleidoscope of secular traditions, imaginative landscapes, and realistic configurations in a comprehensive way.

Anisur Rahman is a literary critic, translator, Charu WaliKhanna, former member of the and poet. He has four books, six edited/co- National Commission for Women (NCW), is edited volumes, two collections of modern Urdu a leading human rights lawyer who currently poetry in English translation, and an anthology practices in the . of poems in English to his credit.

BARBARA CARMICHAEL PRESENTED BY LEELA SARUP Time to say Goodbye Trial of Mangal Pandey, The A magical Journey of friendship State Papers

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For Barbara, an Australian artist and writer, Rajasthan proves The official records of the trial that culminated in the death to be a welcome breeze. To her it becomes a land of wonders, of sentence of Mangal Pandey, hailed by some as the one who colours, of warmth and of rule-breaking. In this roller-coaster initiated India’s First War of Independence in 1857 and ride of uncertainty, what connects her to this world is an dismissed by others as a disgruntled sepoy who defied the writ unlikely friendship with Tarun—an Indian man and his family. of the British. The trial records throw fresh light on his role.

Leela Sarup, with a keen interest in History, has compiled the Barbara Carmichael is an Australian author Colonial Emigrants Acts (1837-1932) on Indentured Labour whose love affair with India began with her first and has written projects amongst which is narratives of the trip to India in 2005. Sepoy Mutiny in India.

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SAMARPAN DIWAN SINGH BAJELI World of Religions, The Yatrik A Journey into Theatrical Art

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An insightful handbook on spiritual thoughts for all, be an A group of travellers, yatris with a passion for theatre, registered atheist, agnostic or a devout and an analytical comparative themselves as Yatrik in 1964 and have staged almost 300 study of the major religions of the world. The author’s learning, plays both in India and abroad, and has established its unique at the feet of his masters, and his own understanding of the presence in the as one of the longest-existing religious issues have crystallised in the form of this book. theatre groups. This is the story of the journey in the words of the yatris.

Diwan Singh Bajeli has been writing on theatre for four decades whose reviews and his interviews of eminent theatre and film Samarpan is a monk and a teacher whose talks on Indian personalities have appeared in almost all leading scriptures have a stirring presence in electronic media. national newspapers.

BIMAN NATH BIMAN NATH ASHOKE MUKHOPADHYAY M UKH o PA A SH o KE

Homi Jehangir Bhabha was a nuclear physicist who pioneered the Indian nuclear research programme. Often hailed as the father of India’s nuclear power project, his ambition, farsightedness and enterprise shaped the development of modern science in India. Understanding the need for Homi J Bhabha Charu Majumdar‘He, who cannot dream and d H y achieving self-reliance, he laid the framework imbue others to dream, is not for nuclear research in India by founding the a revolutionary,’ said Charu

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) A Majumdar. True to his words, he and the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay y dreamt of a shackles-free India and (AEET), later renamed Bhabha Atomic Research A Renaissance Man among Scientists The Dreamer Rebel Centre (BARC) in his honour. Bhabha achieved drew thousands of youth to join the international prominence for his trailblazing armed revolution unleashed by his studies in the field of Atomic Energy, while his role party in the 1970s. of scientist-diplomat, handled with aplomb, gained Ashoke Mukhopadhyay worldwide recognition in the global arena. made a foray into literature This book, the only one of its kind, with a host of startling is an unbiased documentation Biman Nath is an This compelling monograph brings to light the articles and insightful of the trailblazing journey of astrophysicist at the life and times of Homi Jehangir Bhabha. It outlines documentations like the firebird who gifted the word Raman Research the story of his life, his early work on cosmic rays Terrorism—a colonial ‘Naxalite’ to the world, something construct, The Naxalites: Institute. He was born which remained a lifelong obsession, his struggles HS SHIVAPRAKASH & USHAM ROJIO that spread like a wildfire in the in Assam, and after Through the Eyes of to translate theories into experiments, and his initial schooling there, Calcutta Police, etc. deepest roots of the contemporary he studied in Delhi achievements. This deeply evocative work portrays Mukhopadhyay won the young minds. The man who had University and then Bhabha’s visionary foresight in anticipating coveted Ananda Snowcem a fire in his heart, thus became an received his PhD in the urgent need for high-quality facilities in Award twice for his articles. inspiration to a generation. University of Maryland, India to pursue research on nuclear energy. It His zeal for seamless USA. His research also speaks of his passionate interest in art and stitching of facts with Charu Majumdar: The Dreamer imagination is also reflected interests include the architecture, drawing and painting, and his love Rebel is a well-researched book on evolution of galaxies, in his novel Abiram Jwarer for classical music, which made him stand out as a Heisnam Sabitri the legendary rebel of the 1970s, Roopkatha (A Ballad of and the interaction of renaissance man among scientists. galaxies with diffuse Remittent Fever), long-listed who, besides calling for an armed for the JCB Award 2020. revolution, taught many to dream. gas in the universe. Comprehensive and reflective, this monograph He is interested in encapsulates Bhabha’s vision for India and sheds popularization of The Way of the Thamoi science, and has light on his rich legacy. His legendary leadership published several books in organizing scientific research in India, his drive and articles in Bengali and passion continue to inspire generations of and English. students in India.

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Meitei family in Mayang Imphal, APRAKASH Manipur, she was introduced to BIMAN NATH theatre as a child artist by her aunt ASHoKE MUKHoPAdHyAy Hs shivaprakash: Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU and theatre actor Gouramani Devi. (2001–2019), award-winning poet, She married stage director Heisnam I o playwright, novelist, and critic, Kanhailal in 1962, and together, they writing in Kannada and English, he founded Kalakshetra Manipur in

is a multifaceted scholar. He became 1969. She also acted in a short film, closely associated with Sabitri and Mahadevi Akka (1999), and the film Kanhailal during the finalization of won the National Film Award for the another book on their theatre, and best anthropological film. A former from thence germinated the idea of government-nominated member of writing about Sabitri’s contribution This compelling monograph the Akademi, in 2008, This book, only its kind, is an to Sabitri-Kanhailal productions Sabitri was awarded the Padma Shri, and Manipuri theatre. H EISNAM S ABITRI

the fourth highest civilian award, for The Way of the Thamoi her contributions to Manipuri theatre.

‘[A] continuous poem…in motion’ brings to light the life and times and ‘a living national treasure’ (2014) unbiased documentation on the commented Richard Gough, professor of theatre at Wales University, UK, about Sabitri, after witnessing her Usham Rojio: With a PhD in theatre performing on stage. of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the and studies from the legendary rebel of 1970s, who, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, This book is an invaluable addition to Dr Usham Rojio is a playwright and theatre and performance studies. It theatre director, and also an English delineates the first-hand perspective teacher. His expertise in Manipuri of Heisnam Sabitri, as well as her language, culture, and theatre has been instrumental to this project. husband, —two architect of India’s nuclear energy great legendary innovators of 20th- besides calling for an armed He has acted as the interpreter between his co-author and Sabitri, century Indian theatre. It views the and has helped to bring this book different aspects of theatre in the light programme. together in the written words. of ‘thamoi’—a Meitei-specific concept. revolution, taught many to dream. J xxx / £xx / $xx ISBN: xxxxxxxxxxx HEIsNAM sABItRI The Way of the Thamoi

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EP U NN y EP UNNY ANURADHA GHOSH A NURA d HA G H o SH

The humble man who began his early meditation in the narrow, serpentine lanes of a This book delineates the North Calcutta neighbourhood, became a silent revolutionary. Inspired by the folk traditions RK Laxman Jaminiof Bengal, he created a uniqueRoy artistic vision. Thus was the euphoric trajectory of Jamini Roy, the first native genius to have connected RK Laxman was one of India’s rural art to the global. pre-eminent cartoonists for many first-hand perspective of decades. His creation, the ‘Common Back with a Punch A Painter Who RevisitedJamini Roy: the A Painter Who RootsRevisited the Roots Man’, became an indispensable part explores the remarkable career of the maestro of the morning newspaper for Indian from the late 1910s till his very last days. It readers. Laxman’s insight into Indian closely examines not only the steep bends of life, his gentle humour and caricatures RK L Roy’s art that culminated in his signature style, of the political leaders of a newly HeisnamSabitri, and views but also the very process through which he EP Unny grew up in independent country, had a profound reconnected with his indigenous rootedness. Palakkad, Kerala. His impact in India and abroad. Back with a Punch Anuradha Ghosh It engages in detail with the influence that first cartoon appeared in is presently Associate various forms of folk art wielded over him. Professor in English at Shankar’s Weekly in 1972. In this book EP Unny describes However, Roy’s located identity was mediated A Dinabandhu Andrews He has worked with The RK Laxman’s life, the influences that by the contemporary Modernist idiom, and the Hindu, Sunday Mail, The the different aspects of theatre College, Kolkata. A x elements in his uniquely Bengal-based visual Economic Times and The led him to become a much-loved student of Presidency Indian Express, where he cartoonist, his work ethic and the College, Kolkata, she narratives are underpinned by a conscious MAN is Chief Political Cartoonist. nuances of his craft. It is a tribute from a began her career as a intention to simplify, abbreviate, and thus His work has featured leading cartoonist to a master of his art. journalist in the Business reveal the essential, ‘significant’ form. It also at the Asian Cartoonists Standard and then in addresses the plural lines of conflicts that Conference in Tokyo and at Written in Unny’s succinct style, in the light of ‘thamoi’—a Ananda Bazar Patrika, underlie the very making of his art—between before moving to her the International Cartoon this monograph offers a concise the urban and the rural, local and the global. Festival in Carquefou, present position in 1996. chronicle of the master cartoonist’s France. In 2009, Unny won She has spoken and Told in a simple and engaging mode, the book journey, as Laxman’s pen captured written extensively on the Lifetime Achievement explores the multiple facets of a man for whom modern Indian history for readers art and aesthetics, and Award of The Indian art was both a livelihood and a meditative Institute of Cartoonists. in India and across the world. cultural studies. Her latest Meitei-specific concept. book is The Afterlife of journey, and follows his life of disciplined Silence: Still Lifes of Jogen simplicity along with his quirks Chowdhury (2020). and idiosyncrasies.

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एस. जड. कासिम, दीनबंधु सा सुमित दत्त मजूमदार अंटार㔕 टिका अनु楍浇द 370 भारत की हिमानी महा饍वप के लिए या配र समझᴂ, आसान भाषा मᴂ

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रहस्य एवं रोमांच से भरपूर अंटार㔕टिका तकरीबन 50 लाख वर् पूर् कभी विविध इस पुस् की विशेषता इस तथ्य मᴂ निहित ह ै कि लेखक ने, पत्रिका शैली, शब्दजाल जीव-जंतुओ ं व वनस्पतियो ं से युक्त एक सदाबहार वन था, जो वर्मान मᴂ सफे द और कानूनी बारीकियो ं का त्याग करते ए, इसे साधारण और स्पष भाषा मᴂ लिखा रेगितन मᴂ परिणत वि�व का सबसे ठंडा 鵍वीयर क्षेत्र है। पत पुस् मᴂ अंटार㔕टिका है, जिसकी वजह से, इसका विषय आम आदमी की समझ के लिए और भी आसान की राेचक यात्रा एवं रोमांच का बखूबी चित्रण किया गया है। हो गया है। स्वर嵀य डॉ. एस. जड. कासिम ने अंटार㔕टिका के भारत के पहले अभियान का नेतृत्व किया और ये ‘ओशन मैन ऑफ इंडिया’ और ‘अंटार㔕टिका हीरो’ के नाम से जाने जाते थे। डॉ. दीनबंधु सा अंटार㔕टिका के सातवᴂ भारतीय वै煍ञानि अभियान मᴂ अंटार㔕टिका जाने वाले पथम भारतीय छात्रथे। सुमित दत्त मजूमदार, पूर् अध्यक्ष,क ᴂ द्रीय उ配पद और सीमा शुल्क डॉ. शुभ्रता मि�र राजभाषा व विविध पुरकरो ं बोर्, ने आईआईटी, खड़गपुर से भौतिकी मᴂ परानतक के बाद, से सम्मानित एक स्वतंत्र वि煍ञन लेखिका हℂ। 1974 मᴂ भारतीय राजस्व सेवा मᴂ पवेश किया। अनुवादक

डॉ. ताबिꅍद जे. बरꅀ सलमा सैन अपने बच㔚 ोको कैसे खिलायᴂ? अवध के ज़यके (और इसका लु配괼 लᴂ) शाही दावत से घर की रसोई तक का स괼र

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पत पुस् मᴂ लेखिका ने शैशवकाल से लेकर धीरे-धीरे बच㔚 ो के बड़ होने व कूल उत्तर भारत के हरे-भरे गंगा के मैदान मᴂ थत अवध क्षेत्र के भोजन का दरबार बत जाने की अवथ तक के बच㔚 ो के पति एक माँ की रसोई की कल्पना को पुनः साकार ही विशाल और विविध ह ै और यहाँ की राजधानी लखनऊ के अपने बत ही ख़ास कर दिया है। यह पुस् वर्मान आधुनिक परिवेश मᴂ आज की कामकाजी माताएँ, अदब हℂ। शाही दावत से घर की रसोई तक, राजमहलो ं से लेकर सड़क किनारे भोजन जो अति व्यस होते ए भी अपने बच㔚 ो को पौष紿क आहार देने का महत्त्व जानती हℂ, और खाना पकाने की कहानी है। के लिए अत्यंत उपयोगी साबित होगी। डॉ. ताबिꅍद जे. बरꅀ ने लेडी हा셍डग मेडिकल कॉलेज सलमा सैन एक जानी-मानी प셍शयन कलॅ र एवं कु क ह ℂ जिन्नेह मᴂ चिकि配स का अध्ययन कर �वसन चिकि配स मᴂ खाद्य पदार्थो के विषय-क्षेत्र मᴂएेत िहासिक उपल녍鴿याँ ꥍरप्तक ी हℂ। विशेषता ꥍरप्त की है। उन्नेह चिकि配स पत्रिकाओ ं के लिए कई अकादमिक पत्र भी प्ाशित किए हℂ।

मंजु खꅍन ने 37 वरषों तक सरकारी सेवा मᴂ कार्रत रहने के पूनम मि�र, भारत सरकार के सार्जनिक उद्यम मᴂ अधिकारी रह साथ-साथ विगत 30 वरषों से प्ाशन जगत से भी जुड़ रही हℂ। अनुवादक चुकी हℂ। अब वह स्वतन्त्र 셂प सेलेखन और अनुवाद करती हℂ। अनुवादक

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बेला मुखर् कृ�ण बोस आशय एक सच् ꥍरम कथा एमिली और सुभाष

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बेला मुखर् 饍वरा रचित ‘आश्रय’ न्याउप स जीवन के छल छद्म, स्वार्पूर् संबंध तथा नेता जी सुभाष चंद्र बोस और उनकी प�नी एमिली शᴂकल के संबंधो ं के बारे मᴂ बत मानवीय संवेदना की लुप्त होती धारा को रेखांकित करती एक कृति है। नारी के दो कम लोग जानते हℂ। ये संबंध नेता जी के जीवन के सबसे कम 煍ञत पक्षो ं मᴂ से एक 셂पो ं को चित्रित करने वाली यह रचना एक ओर उसके स्वार्मय चरित्र की गिरह हℂ। उन दोनो ं की मुलाक़त जून 1934 मᴂ विएना मᴂ ई थी और उन्नेह दिसम्बर खोलती है, तो दूसरी ओर सरलता, ममता, वातल्य, त्याग, ने जैसे गुणो ं की महिमा 1937 मᴂ आॅ絍섿या के साल्जबर् प्रत थत एक ꥍराृतिक स्वास्थ्य कᴂ द्र (स्पा रेज़ॉर) का बखान करती है। वासव मᴂ आज की भागदौ蔼 भरी ज़दगीि मᴂ यह रचना ‘भावना बादगास्इन मᴂ गुप्त 셂प से विवाह कर लिया था। का गुलदत’ कही जा सकती है। कृ�ण बोस (नी चौधुरी) शिक्षिका, लेखिका और राजनीतिज हℂ। कलकत्ता मᴂ 1955 से 1995 तक अं嵍रज़ की ꥍराध्यपक रही ं कृ�ण विशाल कलकत्ता के जादवपुर संसदीय क्षे� से 1996 से तीन बार लोक सभा की सदस्य चुनी गℂ। पुस् की लेखिका बेला मुखर् हℂ। इन्नेह आगरा कॉलेज से हिदीं मᴂ परानतक किया ह ै एवं विभिन्न पत्र-पत्रिकाओ ंमᴂ लेखन कार् भी किया है। ꥍमर चंद कहानी पतियोगिता मᴂ उन् कहानी ‘कहानी का �रकांत अथना को मुख्यतया हिदीं पत्ारिता मᴂ तकनीकी अंत’ के लिए पुरकर भी ꥍरप्त हो चुका है। समावेशन, नवाचार, मूल्यनि�ठ एवं गुणवत्ता के लिए जाना जाता है। अनुवादक

पदीप चंद्र राल मेहरो配र, फिलीप वेरा एम. ए괼. सेन कुम्भेला म कला का कर㔮योगी एक क्षणिक महानगर का प्रतिचित्रण

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एम.एफ. सेन दनिु या के महानतम चित्रकारो ं मᴂ से एक हℂ। पत पुस् मᴂ उनके कंुभ मेला एक धा셍मि समारोह ह ै जिसमᴂ विशाल जनसमूह इक絍ठ होता है। इस विविध आयामो ं एवं उनके पीछे के शख् को सामने लाने की कोशिश की गई है। अवसर पर कुं भ नगरी मᴂ जनसमूह 55 दिनो ं तक एक साथ रहते हℂ। पत पुस् पुस् मᴂ उनके चित्रो,ं 셁चियो,ं निजी जीवन व दखोु ं पर प्ाश डालने वाली अनेक मᴂ कुं भ नगरी के न啍,श इसकी हवाई तस्वीरᴂ, वित रेखाचित्र एवं विहंगम तस्वीरᴂ दी घटनाएं व셍णत हℂ। गई ह ℂ जो कंुभ मेले के दौरान बनने वाले इस अल्पकालिक महानगर की भव्यता का परिचायक हℂ। पदीप चंद्र एक नामचीन छायाकार हℂ। इन्नेह द टाइम्स ऑफ राल मेहरो配र एक आ셍कटेक्ट और कएजु े टर हℂ। इंडिया 嵍रप, द इंडियन एक्सꥍसर और द वीक जैसे राष्टय समाचार वर्मान मᴂ वे मुम्बईमᴂ हार्वर यूनिव셍सटी के 嵍रजुएट पत्रो ं के साथ लंबे समय तक जु蔼कर कार् किया है। कूल आॅफ डिजाईन मᴂ अध्यापक हℂ। फिलीप वेरा ‘सᴂटर फाॅर इकोलाॅजी, लℂडक प एंड अरबनि焼्’ के निदेशक ह ℂ और वर्मान मᴂ चिली की डिजाईन भुवन्द्रे 配याी वर्मान मᴂ नवभारत टाइम्स,मुंबई मᴂ न्यूज एडिटर हℂ। इन्नेह लैब आॅफ यूनिवर्डैड एडाॅ쥍फ इबानेज मᴂ एक 8 पुस्त ंका लखे न, सह-लखे न, संपादन और अनुवाद भी किया है। अनुवादक एसोसिएट ꥍरोे सर हℂ।

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देब मुखर् किरण सैगल कैलाश मानसरोवर ज़हरा सैगल हिमालय से आगे की खोज ‘फ टी’

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अनंत काल से कै लाश मानसरोवर भारत, नेपाल और तिब्बत के लोगो ं की आथ पत पुस् सौ वर् की अवथ पार कर चुकी, स्वर嵀य ज़ोरा सैगल के पति एक और कल्पना का अविभाज्यह िस रहा है। यहाँ के निवासियो ंपर इसका गहरा पभाव श्रद्धांजलि है। ज़ोरा के जीवन के ꥍररंभिक दौर से लेकर उनके विवाह, लंदन मᴂ आज भी देखा जाता है। हिदं ू और बौद्ध अनुयायी इसे परम तीर् मानते हℂ। उनकी जीवनचर्य, पुनः लौटकर दि쥍ल, जहाँ वे अब रहती हℂ, की संपूर् यात्रा का वर्न इस पुस् मᴂ है।

किरण सैगल ओडिसी नृत्य की नवीनतम एवं अति पतिभाशाली नृत्यांगना तथा नृत्य-निर饇शिका हℂ। अपने व्याख्यानो,ं पत ियो,ं देब मुखर् भारतीय विदेश सेवा के सदस्यथे और वर् मान कार्शालाओ ं और वार्तओ ं के माध्यम से इस ꥍराीन नृत्यकला को मᴂ दि쥍ल मᴂ रहते हℂ। भारत के कोने-कोने मᴂ ले गई हℂ।

पूनम मि�र, भारत सरकार के सार्जनिक उद्यम मᴂ अधिकारी रह बाल किशन बाली लेखक, अनुवादक, गीतकार व चुकी हℂ। अब वह स्वतन्त्र 셂प सेलेखन और अनुवाद करती हℂ। अनुवादक स्वतंत्र पत्रकार हℂ। अनुवादक

मरा कुरैशी एम.के . पाल डागर व 鵍पदर दि쥍ल के ऐतिहासिक गु셁饍वरे दिव्य विरासत

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पत पुस् दिव्य विरासत संगीत के इस ꥍतवार धित 셂प की समृद्ध विरासत की पत पुस् से कई रोचक दंतकथाओ ं एवं प्रत्य गु셁饍वरे के निर्मा से जुड़ ई झलक है। यह 鵍पदर गायक की 20 पीढयो ं के माध्यम से डागर परिवार के शानदार कहानियो ं का पता चलता है। सिख गु셁ओ ं 饍वरा अपने धर् व आथ के लिए किए इतिहास से अवगत कराता है। पुस् मᴂ दी गई दर्ु भ तस्वीरᴂ पुस् की रोचकता गए संघर् और कठिनाइयो ंके बारे मᴂ इसमᴂ बताया गया है, जो आज भी सिख धर् की मᴂ चार चाँद लगाती हℂ। आ配म काे जीवन्त बनाये रखने मᴂ सहायक है।

मरा कुरैशी दि쥍ल की जानी-मानी लेखिका-तभकार पत्रकार स्वर嵀य एम.के . पाल ने एक संग्ालय विशेषज के 셂प मᴂ राष्टय हℂ। उन्नेह खुशवंत सिहं के साथ दो पुस्ᴂ सह-लेखन की ह ℂ ‘द हस्तल्प औरह थकरघा सं ग्ालय, नई दि쥍ल मᴂ अपने गुड, द बैड एंड द रिडिकुलस एंड ए녍सोल्यट’। कार्याल के दौरान कई परियोजनाओ ं पर कार् किया।

अदिति सिमलई तिवारी एक शिक्षिका, स्वतंत्र लेखिका, 녍लगर, संपादक और अनुवादक हℂ। इन् अं嵍रजी शिक्षण मᴂ बाल किशन बाली लेखक, अनुवादक, गीतकार व कई वरषों का अनुभव है। अनुवादक स्वतंत्र पत्रकार हℂ। अनुवादक

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सुमंत के भौमिक ब섿गेडियर बेहराम एम. पंथकी, ज़नो녍य पंथकी नई दि쥍ल के शाही महल फ़ल्ड मार्ल सैम मानेकशॉ अपने समय का चमकता सितारा आगामी पुस्तक

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녍섿टिश भारतीय सा륍रज्यक े दौरान पूरे देश से राजा और महाराजा 1911 के दि쥍ल फल्ड मार㔶ल सैम मानेकशॉ 1969 से 1973 तक भारतीय सेना के अध्यक्ष रहे। यह दरबार मᴂ हिस लेने के लिए दि쥍ल मᴂ इक絍ठ ए थे, और तब एक नई राजधानी किताब सैम के जीवन, व्यवहार की विशेषताओ,ं विनोदप्यता, नैतिक एवं पेशेवर का जन आ था, जिसका नाम था - नई दि쥍ल। ज쥍द ही रजवाड़ो ं ने इस नई साहस और वह रहस्य चित्रित करती है, जिसने उनके व्य啍क्तत्व को इस प्ार गढ़। औपनिवेशिक राजधानी मᴂ शानदार महल बनवा डाले, जैसे कि हैदराबाद हाउस, ब섿गेडियर बहरामे एम. पंथकी ने 8वी ंगोरखा राइफल्स बड़ौदा हाउस, जयपुर हाउस, बीकानेर हाउस और पटियाला हाउस आदि। की दूसरी बटालियन को कमांड किया, बतौर जम्मू और क�मर मᴂ 161 इꅍफ ट्र 녍섿गेड मुख्यालय मᴂ 녍섿गेड मेजर रहे। वे ल饍दा मᴂ 3 इꅍफ ट्र डिवीज़न मुख्यालय मᴂ कर्न जनरल स्ट रहे। ने दि쥍ल विश्वविद्यालय से नतक करने के बाद सुमंता के भौमिक ने संसद मᴂ काम करने के लिए, 1996 मᴂ ज़िनोबिया पंथकी दि쥍ल आने से पहले अपनी शु셂आती जिनगी भागलपुर मᴂ आई बी एम से अपना कै रियर शु셂 किया। बिताई थी। उन्नेह वि煍ञन और साहित्य का अध्ययन किया और वे रविन्द्रनाथ टैगोर और एमिली डिकिन्सन पर अपने थिसिस कानपुर मᴂ जꅍ म अक्षय कुमार की शिक्षा-दीक्षा कानपुर एवं लिख चुके हℂ। लखनऊ मᴂ ई। विगत 30 वरषों से ये पत्रकारिता से जुड़े हℂ। अनुवादक

दौलत सिंह श啍तवत शाश्वतीेन स बाघ के साथ मेरी मुठभे蔼 बिरजू महाराज रणथ륍때र की कहानी, लेखक की जबानी मेरे गु셁, मेरी नजर मᴂ

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यह किताब (बाघ के साथ मेरी मुठभेड़: रणथम्भ때र की कहानी, लेखक की ज़बानी) पं. बिरजू महाराज न के वल एक बेजो蔼 कथक नर्त अपितु एक शानदार गायक, उदार रणथम्भ때र बाघ परियोजना, साल 2010 मᴂ, एक आ啍रमक बाघ के साथ मुठभे蔼 का शिक्षक, और कल्पनाशील चित्रकार भी हℂ। यह पुस् हमᴂ बताती ह ै कि भारतीय नृत्य वर्न करती है। जब बाघ को बेहोश करते समय, बाघ ने लेखक पर जानलेवा हमला का यह पतीक, जो हज़रो ं लोगो ं का मार्दर्श और दनिु या भर मᴂ अनगिनत लोगो ं कर दिया था, जिसमᴂ वह गंभीर 셂प से घायल हो गए थे। की ꥍर णा है, वासव मᴂ अपनी कलात् दनिु या के बाहर एक सहज, सरल व्य啍क्त है। शाश्वती सेन अपने गु셁 पं. बिरजू महाराज की कल्पना से उपजे दौलत सिहं श啍तवत अनेक ꥍरदेशिक एवं राष्टय पुरकरो ं से संथन कलाश्रम की ꥍर क-संचालक श啍क्त हℂ। उन् संगीत नाटक सम्मानित किए जा चुके हℂ। वह एक कुशल वन्यजीव फोटो嵍रार अकादमी पुरकर, संकति पुरकर, �ंगार मणि पुरकर और ह ℂ और उनके 饍वरा लिए गए अनेक चित्र राष्टय एवं अंतरराष्टय क्टिक्स रिकमᴂडेशन पुरकर से सम्मानित किया जा चुका है। पत्रिकाओ ं तथा जर्न मᴂ प्ाशित हो चुके हℂ।

कानपुर मᴂ जꅍ म अक्षय कुमारक ी शिक्षा-दीक्षा कानपुर एवं �रकांत अथना को मुख्यतया हिदीं पत्ारिता मᴂ तकनीकी लखनऊ मᴂ ई। विगत 30 वरषों से ये पत्ारिता से जुड़े हℂ। अनुवादक समावेशन, नवाचार, मूल्यनि�ठ एवं गुणवत्ता के लिए जाना जाता है। अनुवादक

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जूही सिꅍह लीला वᴂकटरमन बि뤿쥍लह ख़न भारतीय शास्त्य नृत बनारस के उतद नवजागरण और उसके बाद

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“बि뤿쥍ला ख़न - बनारस के उतद” पुस् डुमरांव जैसे छोटे क ब से बनारस पत पुस् मᴂ ख्यातिꥍरप्त नृत्य-समीक्षक लीला वᴂकटरमन ने भारतीय शास्त्य और समस विश्वक त के बि뤿쥍ला खान के सफर को बयां करती है। बि뤿쥍ला नृत्य-�पो ं के विभिन्न पहलुओ ं को उजागर किया है। सभी शास्त्य नृत्य-�पो ं को ख़न के सनकी मिज़ज एवं उनकी कमजोरियो ंको भी इसमे�ं बड़ खूबसूरती से बताया उनकी वििवधता मᴂ समेटती ई यह कलाकारो,ं इतिहासकारो,ं नृत्य के प्रशिकओ् ,ं गया है। गु셁ओ ं सहित उन सभी के लिए अत्यंत उपयोगी ह ै जो भारतीय संकति के इस मनोहारी जगत से 셂-ब-셂 होना चाहते हℂ।

जूही सिꅍह एक फ़ल्म निर्मता–निर饇शक और लेखिका हℂ। इनके लीला वᴂकटरमन पहले द नेशनल हेराल्ड मᴂ बतौर नृत्य-समीक्षक 饍वरा निर饇शित कई कार्यम दूरदर्न व विभिन्न चैनलो ं पर पसारित रही,ं फिर बाद मᴂ द पैट्섿अट से जुड़।ी उन् संगीत नाटक अकादमी हो चुके हℂ। के पतिष्त पुरकर से सम्मानित किया गया है।

कानपुर मᴂ जꅍ म अक्षय कुमार की शिक्षा-दीक्षा कानपुर एवं पयाग शुक्ल कुशल कवि, कथाकार, कला-समीक्षक, लखनऊ मᴂ ई। विगत 30 वरषों से ये पत्रकारिता से जुड़े हℂ। अनुवादक एवं संपादक रह े हℂ। इनकी अब तक लगभग पचास पुस्ᴂ प्ाशित हो चुकी हℂ। अनुवादक अनुवादक

राजू कोरती, धीरᴂद्र जैन �न��पय घोष मोहम्मद रफ़ रवीद्रनाथं टैगोर स्वयं ईश्वर की आवाज चित् र और शब् द मᴂ जीवन कथाद

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168 169 बवचन बवचन

सुमन भटनागर, पु�प गुꥍत नसरीन मुꅍन कबीर राजथन की थाली लता मंगेशकर पौष紿क, वदिष, सरल अपने खद़ के शब् द मᴂ...

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डाॅ. उषा कटारिया विगत 29 वरषों सेयुनाइटेड स्ट्स लाइब्री डी. �यम कुमार, पिछले 23 वरषों से पत्ारिता और लेखन के ऑ괼 कां嵍रस, नई दि쥍ल मᴂ संकत, गुजराती एवं अꅍ봼 भारतीय क्षेत मᴂ सक्य ह ℂ । हिदी और अं嵍रज़ दोनो ं भाषाओ ं की लेखनी मᴂ भाषा और साहि配봼 विशेषज के 셂प मᴂ कार्रत रह चुकी हℂ। सिद्धहस हℂ। अनुवादक अनुवादक

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‘हिदं ू-जीवन का आनंद’ नामक इस पुस् के 饍वरा युगो ं पुराने धर् के सिद्धांतो ं को सरलीकृत एवं रहस्यो饍घटित कर पाठको ं के समक्ष पत किया गया है। उत् के . बनर् ने अतीत का शोध कर उसे वर्मान मᴂ समझाया है। यह पुस् हिदं ू जीवन की थयी जीवन-श啍क्त को समझने की खोज है। यह महान परंपराओ ं को दर्शती है।

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