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• Publisher : Harper Collins India
• By : Arundhathi  Subramaniam
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2020
  
• Pages : 112 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 500 g
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9353576121
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9353576127
  

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Arundhathi Subramaniam's poems explore ambivalences -- the desire for adventure and anchorage, expansion and containment, vulnerability and strength, freedom and belonging, withdrawal and engagement, language as exciting resource and as desperate refuge. These are poems of wonder and precarious elation, and all the roadblocks and rewards on the long dangerous route to recovering what it is to be alive and human. Winner of the inaugural Khushwant Singh Poetry Prize and shortlisted for the 2014 T.S. Eliot Prize, When God Is a Traveller is a remarkable book of poetry.

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Lord Krishna in his childhood used to be very naughty like hundreds other children. He had a strong liking for butter. He along with his friends used to steal butter because of his strong liking for the milk-product. But despite this all the Gopis in Vraj (place in India where Krishna grew up) loved him. It is said that Krishna would steal the butter, that the Gopis would prepare. The Gopis would keep complaining to Yashoda (Krishna's foster mother) that Krishna steals their butter and breaks their urns full of water. One day Yashoda got very angry with Krishna and ran after him. But she could not catch him. You know why? Because while she was running after Krishna, his back was towards her. And the back stands for all the wrong things. So that means that if you are running after the wrong things in life, you will not be able to catch Krishna.

The beautiful Batik painting of Lord Shiva drinking poison is given a refine and detail treatment. According to Hindu mythology, when the demons and deities churned the Sea of Milk, 14 jewels appeared, one being poison. With neither the deities nor the demons being ready to accept the poison as the poisonous fumes threatened to devastate the world, Shiva drank the poison. The poison was so deadly that his throat became blue, which is why Shiva also earned the epithet Nilakantha, the blue-throated. To relieve Shiva from the burning sensation of the poison, he was given the moon, which had also come out from the ocean, to cool him down. Thus he wears the crescent moon today. Drinking of this gross poison was a small matter for Shiva. He is supposed to have said in the Linga Purana that there is still much poison in this world and those who could drink that poison are the real heroes. Indeed, both poison and nectar reside in the hearts of man and only when human souls are free from poison can they experience the joys of nectar. Every part of the painting has been given a careful treatment. One of the most popular art forms in India, Batik as an art form is quite spontaneous and one can open up new vistas through this form.

The beautiful Patachitra painting of the Mother Goddess Kali is given a refine and spectacular treatment. On her two hands, the goddess is carrying different weapons and she is also carrying a beheaded figure seeping blood from it. The Goddess is depicted trampling over sleeping Shiva. The borders of the painting are nicely painted with natural colours and the background is quite attractive. Goddess Kali is a popular goddess especially in Bengal and it is believed that worshipping her helps us get rid of the evil forces. She represents the ferocious nature. However, the goddess can be easily propitiated offering sacrifices.

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• Publisher : ‎ Rupa Publications India
• By : Rupa Bhullar
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2021
  
• Pages : ‎264 pages
  
• Weight : 200 g
  
• Size : 12.9 x 1.68 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9390547547
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9390547548
  

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Don’t try to predict life, try to explore it instead. Even the roughest, most crooked trails can sometimes lead to magnificent places. After suffering public humiliation at the hands of her husband on what would have otherwise been a memorable evening, Tara Grewal, a homemaker and mother of two, finds herself thrust onto a crossroads. She cannot readily go back to the life she once knew, nor can she move forward without a career or life skills to sustain her. As she transitions from questioning her choices to surrendering to the flow of life, an unfamiliar journey leads her to her grandmother village in Punjab. Amid the simple joys of rural life, and heart-wrenching struggles of daily survival, Tara unknowingly kindle a Spark of hope. A hope that eventually lights her own fire. As she casts off the reins of the predictable and embraces change, Tara unravels her fears and motivations, reaffirming her belief in what she knew to be true—about people, about life, about relationships, and most importantly, about love. In her challenges, she finds her strength. In her escape, she finds her home. Poignant, insightful, and deeply relatable, when the wildflowers Bloom weaves together the complexities of human emotions and societal norms with beauty, sensitivity, and unfailing optimism.

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• Publisher : Indica Books
• By : Rana P.B. Singh
• Cover : Paperback
• Edition : 2003
• Pages : 303
• Weight : 550 g.
• Size : 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Language : English
• ISBN-10 : 8186569367
• ISBN-13 : 978-8186569368
• Product Code : BK14273

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This book is the first attempt to describe all the fifteen places with which the Buddha had direct association. Narration of each of these places accounts the mythology, legend, Jataka tales, cultural history, archaeology, field studies and general information. The book is illustrated with 55 photographs and 55 maps and figures, and also contains a description of the main link stations like Varanasi, Allahabad and Gorakhpur. Nearby sites for excursion are also described in the context.
The sequence of the fifteen Buddhist places follows the life cycle and the journeys performed by the Buddha as narrated in the Jatakas and the Tripitaka. Accordingly, the Buddha was born (563 bce) in the garden of Lumbini (1), passed his first 29 years (563-533 bce) in the royal palaces of Kapilavastu (2) and, after abandoning his home and family he ultimately reached Bodh-Gaya (3), where he achieved enlightenment at the age of 35 (528 bce). He did arduous austerities in Gaya (4), then he proceeded to give his first preaching at Sarnath (5) in 529 bce. After this important event, known as “the turning of the wheel of Dharma”, he returned to Bodh-Gaya. After visiting Rajagriha and Nalanda, he very frequently visited Shravasti (6), where he stayed during 24 rainy seasons, performing miracles and gaving sermons. During the 6th (522 bce) and 9th years (519 bce) after enlightenment he stayed at Kaushambi (7). While returning to Bodh-Gaya, to fulfil his promise to King Bimbisara (c. 543-491 bce) he paid a visit to Rajagriha (8) together with a thousand monks of his new order, and gave sermons there. On the request of his two chief disciples Sariputta and Moggallana, the Buddha visited Nalanda (9) several times. Thereafter, the Lord proceeded to Vaishali (10), the capital city of the Lichchhavis, where he gave his last detailed sermons and re-interpreted several of his teachings. Before his final march he stopped at the bank of the Ganga River in Patna (11), in a place called today as Gautama Ghat. While making his final march he stayed a couple of nights at Kesariya (12), followed by his final arrival at Kushinagar (13) where he passed away at the age of eighty (c. 483 bce). In the same year he descended from heaven at Sankisa (14) and gave his final preaching there. Mathura (15) was also visited by the Buddha occasionally, and later developed as the major centre of the Buddhist art and sculpture in the Maurya period.

About the Author

The author, Rana P.B. Singh is Professor of Cultural Geography at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and Founding President of the Society of Heritage Planning and Environmental Health, and also of the Society of Pilgrimage Studies. He has been involved in studying, performing and promoting pilgrimages and eco-tourism for the last two decades as a consultant, project director, collaborator, pilgrimage organiser and a wanderer.

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In the spring of 1891, an intrepid Englishman set out on a year-long journey into the inhospitable region of Gilgit, near what used to be called ‘the roof of the world’, where the three great empires of that century—the British, Russian and Chinese—came together on the map.
Setting out from the beautiful valley of Kashmir, E.F. Knight traversed the mountain tracts between the invincible ranges of Hindukush and Karakoram, interacting with locals and experiencing their way of life first-hand. He brings to his readers the sights and sounds of exotic lands—undivided Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the lands beyond.

A fascinating travelogue of colonial times, this book also brings out the geo-political significance of the region, and the undercurrent of political strategizing at play amongst the three great empires. Knight’s visit to Ladakh and subsequent participation in Colonel Durand’s historic expedition against the raiding Hunza-Nagara stand out amongst the many adventures he has along the way.

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E. F. Knight was born in 1852 in England. He was a barrister but gave up the profession to become a journalist. He is the author of about twenty books. Some of his best known works include The Cruise of the Falcon and The Cruise of the ‘Alerte’, among others.

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• Publisher : Rupa Publications India
• By : E.F. Knight
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2017
• Pages : 384 pages
• Weight : 380 g
  
• Size : 14 x 2.18 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9788129148193
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-8129148193
  

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n the spring of 1891, an intrepid Englishman set out on a year-long journey into the inhospitable region of Gilgit, near what used to be called ‘the roof of the world’, where the three great empires of that century the British, Russian and Chinese—came together on the map.etting out from the beautiful valley of Kashmir, E.F. Knight traversed the mountain tracts between the invincible ranges of Hindukush and Karakoram, interacting with locals and experiencing their way of life first-hand. He brings to his readers the sights and sounds of exotic lands—undivided Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the lands beyond.A fascinating travelogue of colonial times, this book also brings out the geo-political significance of the region and the undercurrent of political strategizing at play amongst the three great empires. Knight’s visit to Ladakh and subsequent participation in Colonel Durand’s historic expedition against the raiding Hunza-Nagara stand out amongst the many adventures he has along the way.

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• Publisher : Aleph Book Company
• By : Romila Thapar
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2019
• Pages : 224
• Weight : 350 gm
• Size : 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
• ISBN-10: 9388292383
• ISBN-13: 978-9388292382

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The question of which of us is Aryan is one of the most contentious in India today. In this eyeopening book, scholars and experts critically examine the Aryan issue by analysing history, genetics, early Vedic scriptures, archaeology and linguistics to test and challenge various hypotheses, myths, facts and theories that are currently in vogue.

Romila Thapar tackles the definition of the ‘Aryan’ in her inimitable style by tracing the origins and progression of the ‘Aryans’ from old Iranian texts such as the Zend-Avesta, archaeological excavations and colonial interpretations made by Max Müeller. She also touches upon the following fields of enquiry: historiography, archaeology, linguistics, comparative mythology, social anthropology and, more recently, genetics. Michael Witzel investigates the origins of the early ‘Aryans’ within and outside India. Jaya Menon examines data from excavations of Harappan culture. Kai Friese lucidly explains the Rakhigarhi research which has been talked about a lot in the recent past and Razib Khan provides insights arising from research into genetics.

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Time passes, and yet it doesn't pass; people come and go, the mountains remain. Mountains are permanent things. They are stubborn, they refuse to move. . .no matter how hard they try, humans cannot actually get rid of the mountains. That's what I like about them; they are here to stay. Mountains-snow-capped, green, and filled with stories. For decades, Ruskin Bond has lived among them and his writings abound in descriptions of these hills-of life as it is lived here, of animals and birds who sometimes even wander into his room, of the many interesting and eccentric characters who he has met here. From having his roof fly off in a freak storm to becoming the 'writer on the hill', Bond has seen it all. Funny, elegiac and filled with beautiful descriptions of people, animals and places, this collection is for every mountain and nature lover.

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•     Product Code :B274
•     Material :Down & Feather-Fill
•     Size: 20 x 20 x 42 cm
•     Weight: 100g

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This attractive-looking dream catcher is intended to protect the sleeping individual from negative dreams, while letting positive dreams through. It is an artistic, colorful home decor item that spreads happiness and optimism. It is also very a beautiful and thoughtful item to gift to your loved ones. These are hand woven by the women artists of India thereby supporting the artisans of India and women empowerment. Along with the positivity that dream catchers bring with them, there is also the benefit of color psychology.

Dream Catcher are hanged in rooms over bed or a Cradle, Window, Door To Attract Positive Dreams.
Dream Catcher are hanged for positive energy and protections.
Note : Dream Catchers are woven by hand so all pcs have different color combinations. Same color of Dream Catchers are not available.
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The good dreams make their way through the beautiful twigs and feathers to reach the dreamer while the bad dreams being confused are unable to find their way through the web of threads in the middle.

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•     Product Code :4910
•     Material :White Marble
•     Size :3" x 3"
• Special Note: Requires 6 weeks 

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• It is made from pure white marble hand made kharal (Imam Dasta).
• Carved out of a single piece of stone. Easy to maintain/ clean, dishwasher safe and won't absorb food odours or stains.
• Dimensions: Size - 3" Diameter x 3" Height.
• This product is 100% handmade by skilled Artisans. We support Artisans and want to conserve the arts & crafts of old times.

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•     Product Code :5717
•     Material :White Marble
•     Size :13cm x 7cm
•     Weight :1.5 kg.
• Special Note: Requires 6 weeks 

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• It is made from pure white marble hand made kharal.
• Carved out of a single piece of stone. Easy to maintain/ clean, dishwasher safe and won't absorb food odours or stains.
• Dimensions: Size - 13 Cm (5") Diameter x 7 Cm Height, Weight - 1500 kg.
• This product is 100% handmade by skilled Artisans. We support Artisans and want to conserve the arts & crafts of old times.

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• Product Code :B6888
• Material :Metal
• Size :1.75"H x 1.10"W
• Weight :10 gm.

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• Product Code :JW7255
• Material :Metal
• Size :2.50"L x 1.50"W
• Weight :32 gm.

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