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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By:  Jaico Publishing House (Author), David Marcum (Editor)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2017
• Pages :  268 pages 
• Size :20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-13: 978-9386348586
  

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“The similarity of the two cases is striking, and the newspapers are starting to speculate on whether they might be related, but the local police insist that there are still too few indications of a shared culprit.”

When London’s alleyways and backstreets start brimming with murder, trickery and deceit, the dynamic duo – Holmes and Watson – step in to end the distressing pandemonium. Together with their extensive expertise and heedful vigilance, they charge in and take control of the tumbling situations.

When an evil ‘witch’ is suspected for the mysterious disappearances of numerous people, Holmes and Watson interfere to deal with the perplexing and deadly case. When the body of a deceased doctor goes missing from his coffin, the two take charge to solve the inexplicable mystery. When valuable props go missing from an Opera theatre, the manager summons the pair to recover the items before the thief auctions them off in the market.

The game is afoot for the residents of 221b Baker Street!

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By:  Jaico Publishing House (Author), David Marcum (Editor)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2017
• Pages :  272 pages 
• Size :20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-13:  978-9386348579
  

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“We have a new case, Watson!” he exclaimed. “A man is discovered, dead but without a slip of identification upon him, and possessing something of a peculiarly mysterious nature. What more could one ask for on so dull a morning as this?”

London’s bylanes are thriving with mysterious murders and baffling disappearances. With spooky shadows lurking around at every corner of the city’s most inhabited streets, it is up to the great private detective Sherlock Holmes and his veteran physician friend Dr. John Watson to catch these criminals before they disrupt the city’s peace.

When there is no logical explanation in the murder of an old, defenceless woman other than a ‘supernatural attack’, Holmes and Watson step in to prove every person wrong. When supposed commoners stalk a man who is later found dead, they take charge of the investigation. When Holmes’s brother Mycroft urgently calls them to recover an invaluable and oneofakind machine for the government, the duo assure him that they are merely hours away from retrieving it.

The perpetrators of the crimes are at the mercy of the residents of 221b Baker Street.

"Siddhanta Kaumudi is a critical and scholarly commentary on the sutras of Panini by Bhattoji Diksita, a stalwart grammarian of the Panini system who flourished in the first half of the seventeenth century. The Sutras are arranged topic-wise and fully explained with examples and counter-examples. The work is exhaustive, yet not voluminous, difficult yet popular, and critical yet lucid. The work is next in importance to the Mahabhasya in the system of Panini, and its study prepares the way for understanding the Mahabhasya. It is prescribed for study in the courses of Vyakarana at every academy and Pathasala and is expected to be committed to memory by students who want to be thorough scholars of Vyakarana. By virtue of its methodical treatment it has thrown into the background all kindred works and glosses or Vrttis on the Sutras of Panini. It is arranged into two halves, the first half dealing with seven topics (1) Sangya Paribhasha, (2) Panchsandhi, (3) Shadling (4) Stri Pratyay, (5) Karak, (6) Samas, (7) Taddhit and the latter half dealing with five topics (1) Dashgani (2) Dwadashprakriya (3) Kridant, (4) Vaikiki, and (5) Swar!

The present work is the translation of the above book in English in two volumes. S.C. Vasu has rendered a great service to the ancient Indian Literature by translating this book into English. This translation commands a unique position in the world of scholarship."

The Khanda is one of most important symbols of Sikhs alongside the Ek Onkar . The khanda is like a "coat of arms' for Sikhs. It became known as the Sikh National anthem, "Deh Shiva Bar Mohe" as the emblem of the Khalsa. It is an amalgam of three symbols represented by three different items. It is commonly found on the Nishan Sahib or flag of the Sikhs anywhere in a Gurudwara.

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Patwant Singh tells the stirring story of how a movement of peace transformed itself, of necessity, into a community which placed military values along-side spiritual, the Sikh soldier becoming the envy of every nation’s army. How in 1699 the tenth and last Guru, Gobind Singh, founded the fellowship of the Khalsa at Anandpur; a move which would define every Sikh by a distinctive code of personal appearance, dress and conduct. How Guru Gobind Singh’s inspiring leadership led to a succession of spectacular and daring conquests after him, which sowed the seeds of a Sikh State. How the enlightened ruler Ranjit Singh fulfilled that promise of founding a Sikh empire.The author’s compelling account takes the reader through centuries of trials, triumphs and tribulations, upto the present time. It is by far the most comprehensive study of the origins, traditions and beliefs of an exceptional people. And the story is told with rare skill and mastery of the subject.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Patwant Singh's books and articles on India, international affairs, the environment, and the arts have been published in India, Europe, and North America. From 1957 to 1988, he was editor and publisher of the international magazine Design. India and the Future of Asia, Knopf (US), Faber (UK); The Golden Temple, ET Publishing (Hong Kong); Of Dreams and Demons: An Indian Memoir, Duckworth (UK), Kodansha (US), Rupa (India); Garland Around My Neck, UBS Publishers' (India)

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Shobha Nihalani (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2012
• Pages :  332 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184953060
  

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Sometimes a Secret Must Remain Hidden to Keep the Peace, an age-old scroll is discovered in the hidden chambers of the Taj Mahal. The journalist who finds the ancient artifact is murdered. His feisty widow Manzil is suddenly burdened with the deadly secret, the contents of which could rock the nation. She becomes the most wanted person in the country. Threatened by fanatics, confronted by archaeologists, coerced by the police and under surveillance by a political organization with a hidden agenda, Manzil can trust no one.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Anuradha (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
• Pages :  256 pages
• Size : 12.9 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 9387944611
  
• ISBN-13: 978-9387944619

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Illustrations by Artist Namboodiri. A thrilling saga of loyalty, deceit, love and war. Seventeenth century Malabar. Law and order lay in shambles as the Portuguese terrorize the locals. Native kings troop in separate camps for and against the foreign invaders. The rift is so deep that Samoothiri of Calicut, the sworn enemy of the Kochi kingdom, has finally decided to join forces with Kochi to fight the outsiders. In a dramatic turn of events, the heir to the Kochi throne, Kerala Varma and his brother, Veera Kerala Varma, go into exile in guise of sanyasis to escape the Portuguese. During their journey, Veera Kerala Verma falls in love with Unnimaya, the gorgeous niece of the army chief of Chempakassery Raja, a major Portuguese ally. Another storm is brewing in the horizon. The Dutch, seizing the opportunity to topple the Portuguese rule, plan to partner with Kerala Varma and Samoothiri. Will they succeed. Who will rule Kochi next. Will Veera Kerala Varma’s and Unnimaya’s love triumph above duty. Anuradha is the pen name of Radha Narayana Menon, an eminent writer from Kochi, Kerala. She is the author of The Saga of Black Gold and has also published two short story collections and ten novels in Malayalam.

Scene from the battle field of Kurukshetra,in the forground of this picture is Lord krishna with Arjuna the archer,while in the background head of Barbareek is shown placed on a pillar.Legend is that Barbareek was the son of the great Pandava brother Bhim and Nag Kanya Ahilawati. Barbareek, from his childhood was very brave and a great warrior. He learnt the art of fighting from his mother.Lord Shiva gave Barbareek 3 infallible arrows and blessing him, said that by using these arrows he would always be victorious in the 3 worlds The battle of Mahabharata was inevitable between the Pandavas and Kauravas,Barbareek had promised his mother that he would fight the war on the side that was weaker. Sensing Barbareek’s word and power as a threat to the Pandava camp also, Krishna in the guise of a Brahman asked for the sacrifice of his head. Barbareek requested that he wanted to see the battle till its end,his wish was granted,he gave his head to Lord Krishna.The head was placed atop a hill near the battlefield from where Barbareek could watch the whole battle. Lord Krishna blessed him that he will be worshipped like Him (Lord ) in Kaliyuga,his head was buried with due ceremony in a place known as Khatu a place in North Indian state Rajastha's District Sikar,it is 63 km.from Jaipur on Jaipur-Sikar highway.On the 11th of the brighter half of the Kartik month also, Shri Shyam's birthday is celebrated with gusto and fervour in Khatu. "BOLO SHYAM PRABHU KI JAI" "LELE KE SAWAR KI JAI" "SHISH KE DANI KI JAI "

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By :Kamla K. Kapur (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2015
• Pages : 240 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10:  8184957521
  
• ISBN-13:  978-8184957525

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From the best-selling author of Ganesha Goes to Lunch and Rumi’s Tales from the Silk Road comes an original novel about the life and travels of Guru Nanak, a musician, enlightened thinker, and one of the most beloved figures in eastern spirituality.

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• Publisher : Indica Books
• By : Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
• Cover : Paperback
• Edition :  2006
• Pages : 117
• Weight : 200 gm.
• Size : 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Language : English
• ISBN-13 : 978-8186569610
• ISBN-10 : 8186569618
• Product Code : BK14266

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A simple and clear book for students starting to learn sitar, originally published through the initiative of the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation, Berlin. This book explains the basics of sitar and proposes exercises to control the instrument. It contains also photos and illustrations. A very useful book for the serious student of sitar.

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Acharya Manfred M. Junius, born in Germany in 1929, studied Indian Classical Music and Musicology for eighteen years in various centres of India, and sat at the feet of great masters. He has given many recitals all over India and abroad. Though born a foreigner, he is widely recognized in India as an authority in Indian Classical Music. He is also a qualified Ayurvedic medicine practitioner and teacher.

The Siva Samhita is a Sanskrit text on yoga enumerating its concepts and cognate principles. In the five chapters are discussed and elaborated the essentials necessary for the practice of yoga, ways of attaining siddhi, the philosophy of existence, importance of yoga, the spirit, maya or illusion, the microcosm, the functions of the body, the principles of pranayama or breathing, asanas or postures, the Kundalini and its awakening, the various forms of yoga, etc. An important treatise on the subject, the present text with its translation into English should prove to be of immense value to the scholars and students, of the subject. Printed Pages: 96.

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• Publisher : Indica Books
• By : Srisa Chandra Vasu
• Cover : Paperback
• Edition : 2 February 2010
• Pages : 158
• Weight : 250 gm.
• Size : 8.5" x 5.5"
• Language : English
• ISBN-13 : 978-8186117132
• ISBN-10 : 818611713X
• Product Code : BK14232

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 The Shiva Samhita is a Sanskrit text on yoga enumerating its concepts and cognate principles. In the five chapters are discussed and elaborated the essentials necessary for the practice of yoga, ways of attaining siddhi, the philosophy of existence, importance of yoga, the spirit, maya or illusion, the microcosm, the functions of the body, the principles of pranayama or breathing, asanas or postures, the kundalini and its awakening, the various forms of yoga, etc.
An important treatise on the subject, the present edition, text with English translation will prove the immense value to the scholars, readers and the students of the subject.

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• Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
• By : Steven Rosen
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2000
• Pages : 226
• Weight : 450 gm.
• Size : 6.8 x 4.2 inches
• ISBN-10: 8187812257
• ISBN-13: 978-8187812258

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Introduction: For the last one hundred years, technological advancement has afforded us many modern conveniences and advantages over the pre-industrial period. Man has harnessed the power of the atom. He hurls probes to photograph and map distant planets. He mines the ocean floor and continues to make significant breakthroughs in the fields of chemistry, physics, and natural biology. Man's technology is more advanced than he ever expected it to be. Yet for every disease cured a new one arises. And men and women wonder aloud about their future in a world bristling with nuclear weaponry. While we patiently wait for destruction, humans live with vermin in major inner-city areas and violent crime soars in once quiet neighborhoods. Thus, while technology may have improved, we must admit that in many ways our quality of life has not. We have inadvertently replaced tranquility with technology, and we consistently look for a viable alternative. This is not to say that technology is necessarily some vicious fiend to be avoided at all costs. There are appropriate ways to make good use of technology, which can then become an asset for the aspiring spiritual seeker. This and other similar books, for instance, could not be printed or widely circulated without the use of modern technology. In fact, the greatest religious teachers have taught that 'otherworldly' pursuits can be fully realized while existing in the here and now, making full use of material of nature. Use, but not abuse. The great sages and prophets throughout history knew that abuse of material nature engenders a concomitant self-abuse. What goes around comes around. Actions and reaction. Cause and effect. Karma. Contemporary society is a good example. The more 'advanced' we get, the more we seem to exploit our environment. And we ourselves must suffer as a result. Thus, despite access to every modern amenity, we still experience a great void, a lack, a cavity that desperately needs to be filled. A substantial 'slice of life' is missing. This can easily be attributed to our single-minded and anxious pursuit of materialism (or technology), which, incidentally, never accomplished its end – namely, to make people happy. The net result is that many have decided to pursue spirituality in earnest. Usher in the New Age. While some writers and social critics consider man's reactionary quest for spiritual knowledge to be a positive outcome of a world gone mad with secular advancement, there is another school – and rightly so! – that brings to light an inherent downside to the New Age 'enlightenment'. We are now beset, they say, with a plethora of every conceivable kind of metaphysical, mystical mumbo-jumbo, and the result is that the mind rejects spirituality in the same way that it initially rejected materialism. And so you have a sort of cat-and-mouse game, wherein one rejects material advancement for spiritual life and then rejects spiritual life for the same kind of material advancement that one had rejected in the first place. The game goes on; the chase goes back and forth; the mid is sent reeling. As a result, the mass of people settle for a sort of placated materialism. Such confusion was addressed five hundred years ago by the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan – Shri Rupa Goswami, Shri Sanatan Goswami, Shri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Shri Raghunath Das Goswami, Shri Jiva Goswami, and Shri Gopal Bhatta Goswami. Far from suggesting that one toss up one's hands in frustration, resigning one's fate to one of complacent materialism, they propounded a sensible doctrine of devotional practice that culminates in divine love. Scientific, calculated procedure (sadhana-bhakti) and mythical spontaneity (raganuga-bhakti) both play a part in the Goswamis' theology. In their system one does, indeed, throw up one's hands, but not in disappointment or resignation. Rather, one raise one's hands in glorification of the Supreme. But this glorification is not whimsical. It is not a concocted or sentimental philosophy propounded by conditioned souls who have imperfect senses and the tendencies to be illusioned, make mistakes, and cheat. Rather, it is an exhaustive theistic process that is deeply rooted in a time-honored scriptural tradition having as its source ancient India's divinely inspired Vedic texts. This immersion in bona-fide scriptural commentary, so characteristic of the Six Goswamis, can spare one the otherwise inevitable burden of faulty mental speculation and gross misconception. Thus, the six Goswamis sought not to invent some imaginative or novel interpretation of scripture, but rather to faithfully and clearly represent the original intent of the text itself. This was no easy task, for the Vedic scriptures represent the most vast storehouse of spiritual knowledge known to man, and the Goswamis had the laborious if also loving task of thoroughly analyzing the scriptures for the benefit of all spiritual seekers. Their endeavor was explained by Shrinivas Acharya, a great saint and scholar of the early seventeenth century. In the second stanza of his Shri Shri Shad-Goswami-ashtaka, a song in praise of the Six Goswamis, he makes clear that their most important contribution was to 'scrutinizingly study all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings.' In other word, rather than contributing more speculative commentaries to an already confused religious world, they used logic and reason to scientifically analyze all existing religious scriptures. They passed down in disciplic succession the conclusions of the predecessor teaches and the compilers of the Vedic texts. In this way they sought to alleviate the suffering of mankind. People are suffering due to want of knowledge. This is clearly seen in the confusion that exists today, especially in secular Western countries. As stated previously, when one is materially exhausted, one generally turns to religion. But without proper guidance, the religious quest can also lead to confusion, and one then again takes shelter of the materialistic life that one knows so well. But the work of the Goswamis can save one form that back and forth dilemma so characteristic of today's society. When properly applied, their philosophy of yukta-vairagya, or 'practical renunciation,' solves the dichotomy between tranquility and technology. The Goswamis taught the proper utilization of material phenomena. That is, everything is meant to be used in the service of the Absolute Truth. The confidential, detailed procedure of just how to do this was revealed by the Six Goswamis.

About the Author

Steven Rosen (aka Satyaraj Das) It is free-lance writer and the author of several books. He is an initiated disciple of his Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , the founder and spiritual master of ISCKON. Although Satyraj Das , was not born in India, his writing and scholarship has developed for him a reputation as an important voice in the Indian religious community. As a Vaishnava he serves as the Minister of interreligious Affairs for the New York branch of ISCOKON

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By:Suzanne Palling (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2017
• Pages :  256 pages
• Size : :20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9386348764
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9386348760

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A book to guide you in the most rewarding directions! Typically, the journey to becoming a master salesperson is long and painful, full of trial and error, requiring perseverance and constant self-motivation. But it doesn't have to be that way! While pundits may describe sales as an art form, the truth is that - like science - it is based on core principles and practices. In order to get better at sales, a salesperson need only improve on these individual building blocks. In the Science of Sales, author Pranab Bhalla builds a logical framework for budding professionals on the process of sales. Here you will find: - The right psychological approach - The building blocks of cold calling and business development - The art of questioning - The sales presentation - Understanding buying decisions - Dangling the bait And much, much more! Pranab Bhalla works in the Indian IT sales industry. Throughout his career, he has donned many roles in sales and business development. From selling insurance and telecom products door to door, to closing multimillion dollar transactions for large MNCs, Pranab has gone through the grind. He is based in Gurgaon and married with two children.

One of the outstanding storytellers in contemporary Indian writing'-Forbes India Uprooted from a bustling city, the thirteen-year-old protagonist of The Small-town Sea is replanted in his father's home town where he struggles to cope with his new life. He reluctantly makes friends with Bilal, a boy who lives in the orphanage run by the local mosque. Together, they embark on clandestine adventures while his ailing father-whose last wish is to die listening to the sea he has grown up by and written books about-rediscovers people from his childhood by accident. But his father's death unsettles the boy's life again, and he finds himself grappling with altogether unexpected challenges. Lyrical and haunting, sharply funny and achingly sad, The Small-town Sea is a masterful tale of love, friendship and family from one of our most compelling storytellers.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Tom Hopkins & Omar Periu (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2019
• Pages :  204 pages
• Size : : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 :9388423496
  
• ISBN-13 :978-9388423496

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Fundamental strategies for beating the odds when starting a business according to a recent study, 36 percent of new businesses studied failed in the first two years. The major cause... Incompetence. Ouch! The good news is the errors that caused the business to fail can be avoided! In the smart start up dishes up insightful lessons to move business owners into the Percentage of businesses that not only succeed after two years, but thrive for years to come. Readers will: learn whether they’re really cut out to start and run a business (before investing time and money) choose the right vehicle for their business discover the single aspect of business that most start ups fail to plan for – one that makes all the difference between success and failure build a winning, powerful team set realistic, attainable business goals there will be some choppy waters ahead, but after understanding and implementing the smart start up strategies, business owners will know how to adjust the set of their sails to make the most of the prevailing winds. Whether you plan to build a business to sell or grow a business as a legacy, this book will help you begin with a stronger foundation. “Powerful, practical book.” Brian Tracy.