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SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publications Department;
- By : Sri Aurobindo
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1995
- Pages : 286
- Weight : 454 gm
- Size : inches
- ISBN-10 : 8186549005
- ISBN-13 : 978-8186549001
DESCRIPTION:
This compilation concerns Sri Aurobindo's and the Mother's vision of a divine life and how it is likely to unfold in the terrestrial nature in future. As an integral education is likely to play a crucial role in preparing mankind for this future life, this book briefly presents such aspects of integral education relevant for this purpose. Extracts on other important issues related to the manifestation of a divine life on earth as envisioned by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother are also included.
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- Publisher: Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan
- By : Ajai Kumar Chhawchharia
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 968
- Weight : 2 Kg
- ISBN-10 : 9383721766
- ISBN-13 : 978-9383721764
- ASIN : B00URQCALY
DESCRIPTION:
Present book is a rare and unique compendium on the theme of Lord Ram who was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Supreme Lord of creation. It would cater to lovers of literature as well as devotees of Lord Ram because it brings under a single roof all major works of Goswami Tulsidas such as Ram Charit Manas, Geetawali, Kavitawali, Dohawali, Barvai Ramayan and Vinai Patrika, as well as Lord Ram's Upanishad Known as Ram Uttar Tapini Upanishad, the Padma Puran and Anand Ramayan which have wonderful hymns dedicated to the Lord.
It has three sections section 1 presents the life, time and deeds of Lord Ram sections 2 has the hymns dedicated to the Lord based on Tulsidas' books and section 3 has hymns from the Upanishads pertaining to Lord Ram, highlighting his Divinity.
About the Author
Ajai kumar Chhawchharia born on 8th August, 1955 in Burdwan district of west Bengal, is a humble and unpretentious bachelor, who has dedicated his entire life to the service of Lord Ram. At present he is residing in the holy pilgrim city of Ayodhya since 1985.
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- Publisher : Hachette India
- By : Hugh Thomson
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 152 pages
- Weight : 160 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789351951964
- ISBN-13 : 978-9351951964
DESCRIPTION:
The fascinating story of a journey to the source of a legend – the Nanda Devi Sanctuary – which has been described by explorers as ‘more inaccessible than the North Pole’.Until 1934 the hidden valley of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, on the border between India and Tibet, had never been entered by human beings. Surrounded by 20,000-foot peaks, which effectively seal off Mt Nanda Devi at their centre, it remains virtually impenetrable even today.Many early explorers, drawn there by the idea of a ‘lost Eden’ in the Himalaya, could only gaze with longing at the Sanctuary – until the ‘terrible-twins’ of pre-Second World War mountaineering, Eric Shipton and Bill Tillman, solved the problem by forcing an entrance up a precipitous river gorge. Subsequent expeditions were beset by tragedy and concern that the fragile ecology of the Sanctuary might be damaged; until, for curious reasons involving the CIA- – which the first edition of this book revealed – the Indian government finally decided to ban all visitors. The Sanctuary was briefly reopened in 2000 for a special millennium expedition, of which Hugh Thomson was a part.Thomson weaves the story of this last journey to the Sanctuary together with those who have gone before him, and gives a tantalizing account of a place described by explorers as ‘more inaccessible than the North Pole’.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Juggernaut
- By : Rima Hooja
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 232 pages
- Weight : 450 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9353450640
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353450649
DESCRIPTION:
For twenty years, he fought Emperor Akbar and the mighty Mughal army, defending until his dying breath his kingdom’s independence and honour. From his bold exploits on the Battle field to the daring guerrilla raids launched from his Hideouts in Mewar’s hills and forests, this book brings Maharana Pratap and his times vividly alive.
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- Publisher : HarperCollins India
- By : Jaideep Hardikar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 272 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 935422301X
- ISBN-13 : 978-9354223013
DESCRIPTION:
One morning in 2014, Ramrao Panchleniwar, an ordinary cotton grower in Maharashtra's infamous Vidarbha region, consumed two bottles of pesticide in a bid to commit suicide. But he miraculously survived.In Ramrao, rural journalist Jaideep Hardikar attempts to put a face to India's unending farm crisis with his story. He takes the reader on a journey of the everyday life of an Indian farmer, his daily struggles, his desperation to come out of his situation, his inability and many failings, the quagmire of issues he faces, and how he comes to a pass where he chooses to put an end to it all.The result of years of committed reportage, this is an evocative read that rescues an ordinary life from obscurity and turns it into an essential biography for our times.
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- Publisher : Westland
- By : Purushottam Agrawal
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 284 pages
- Weight : 400 g
- Size : 14 x 14 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 939067915X
- ISBN-13 : 978-9390679157
DESCRIPTION:
As the right wing tries to claim Kabir for itself, while other conservatives disown him and yet others portray him as a secular idol beyond religion, the poet has never been so misunderstood. Coming from the Nirgun bhakti tradition, the words of this fifteenth-century poet have the power to reach beyond time and speak to us today. Was he a Hindu or Muslim or was he beyond religion? Did he try to cultivate a new faith or did he eschew organised religion altogether? Was his modernity an exception or a reflection of the times he lived in? What does Kabir’s life and poetry tell us about this nation’s past and present? In this rare appraisal of Kabir’s writings and his life, Purushottam Agarwal approaches this timeless poet-revolutionary with little preconceptions, presenting him the way the poet wanted to be seen, rather than what his followers and fans want to see in him.
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- Publisher : Fourth Estate India
- By : Farah Bashir
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 240 pages
- Weight : 350 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9354224210
- ISBN-13 : 978-9354224218
DESCRIPTION:
A terrifying yet tender account of a girlhood spent under near-constant siege.' Madhuri Vijay, author of The Far Field.Extraordinary - this memoir of growing up in Kashmir in the 1990s is illuminating, heartbreaking, and beautifully told.' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire.This is an unforgettable work that refuses silence. It is an urgent, brave call for justice.' Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King.'Page after page, Farah Bashir juxtaposes moments of heart-stopping terror and beauty in a stunning memoir of life and love under a bloody military occupation.' Mirza Waheed, author of Tell Her Everything.I couldn't put it down, and even after it had ended, the people and their stories - wonderful, horrific, familiar and unfathomable - stayed textured and formidable in my mind.' Jennifer Croft, author of Homesick.'A beautifully tender and often heart-stopping memoir of growing up in a world that is spinning out of control.' Mahesh Rao, author of Polite Society.Rumours of Spring is the unforgettable account of Farah Bashir's adolescence spent in Srinagar in the 1990s. As Indian troops and militants battle across the cityscape and violence becomes the new normal, a young schoolgirl finds that ordinary tasks - studying for exams, walking to the bus stop, combing her hair, falling asleep - are riddled with anxiety and fear. With haunting simplicity, Farah Bashir captures moments of vitality and resilience from her girlhood amidst the increasing trauma and turmoil of passing years - secretly dancing to pop songs on banned radio stations; writing her first love letter; going to the cinema for the first time - with haunting simplicity. This deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir portrays how territorial conflict surreptitiously affects everyday lives in Kashmir.
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- Publisher : Pigeon Books
- By : Swami Vivekananda
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 164 pages
- Weight : 208 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9384401102
- ISBN-13 : 978-9384401108
DESCRIPTION:
Swami Vivekananda, was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the indian philosophies of vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major force in the revival of hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.
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- Publisher : Fingerprint! Publishing
- By : Rabindranath Tagore
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 128 pages
- Weight : 110 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788172343675
- ISBN-13 : 978-817234
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Gitanjali in English translation (1911) is a volume of 103 poems selected by Tagore from his several Bengali books of poetry. It was when he learned from William Rothenstein of western interest in them that he translated them into English. Chiefly for this volume, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.Gitanjali is poetry of life-affirmation: life with its colour and abundance, melancholy and mystery. It is a record of the poet?s intimate response to the splendour of the universe. His poetry in translation was viewed as spiritual, and this together with his mesmerizing persona gave him a prophet-like aura in the west but his ?elegant prose and magical poetry? still remains largely unknown outside the confines of Bengal.
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- Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
- By : Yadvinder Singh Sandhu
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 316 pages
- Weight : 420 g
- Size : 20.32 x 1.7 x 25.4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9352667425
- ISBN-13 : 978-9352667420
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Great son of India, Shaheed Bhagat Singh was executed by the Britishers on 23rd March, 1931.He dedicated his life to motherland from the cruel clutches of the British. His jail diary was handed over, along with other belongings to his father, Sardar Kishan Singh after his execution. After Sardar Kishan Singh’s death, the notebook, along with other papers of Bhagat Singh, was passed on to his another son, Shri Kulbir Singh. After his death, it has passed to his son, Shri Babar Singh. It was the dream of Shri Babar Singh that the Indian masses get to know through this historical diary what were the actual thoughts of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Also General people can also see thewritings of Bhagat Singh because he is the hero of every caste, religion, poor, rich, farmers, labourers and everyone who loves Bharat. Bhagat Singh’s deep thinking and vision, love for mankind can be seen by his these words, “our political parties consist of men who have but one idea, I.E. To fight against the alien rulers.That idea is quite laudable, but cannot be termed a revolutionary idea. We must make it clear that revolution does not merely mean an upheaval or a sanguinary strife. Revolution necessarily implies the programme of systematic reconstruction of society on New and better adapted basis, after complete destruction of the existing state of affairs (I.E. Regime).” publication of this jail diary is a befitting tribute to the hero of India’s freedom struggle since it will infuse feeling of nationalism, patriotism and dedication among the readers.
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- Publisher : Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
- By : Paramahansa Yogananda
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Gujarati
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 660 pages
- Weight : 680 g
- Size : 24 x 18 x 1 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788190256230
- ISBN-13 : 978-8190256230
DESCRIPTION:
Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century, Paramahansa Yogananda’s remarkable life story takes you on an unforgettable exploration of the world of saints and yogis, science and miracles, death and resurrection.
With soul-satisfying wisdom and endearing wit, he illuminates the deepest secrets of life and the universe — opening our hearts and minds to the joy, beauty, and unlimited spiritual potentials that exist in the lives of every human being.
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- Publisher : Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
- By : Paramahansa Yogananda
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Marathi
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 750 pages
- Weight : 740 gm
- Size : 24 x 18 x 1 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8190256254
- ISBN-13 : 978-8190256254
DESCRIPTION:
Paramahansa Yogananda is an Indian Yogi and Guru whose best-selling spiritual classic autobiography of a Yogi, has introduced millions of readers to the perennial wisdom of the East. He is now widely recognized as the father of yoga in the West. He founded Yogoda Satsanga society of India in 1917, in Ranchi, and self-realization Fellowship in Los Angeles in 1920 for the dissemination of Kriya yoga. His other works include God talks with Arjuna: the Bhagavad Gita, the second coming of Christ: the resurrection of the Christ within you, the law of success, how you can talk with God, man's eternal quest, the divine romance, inner peace etc. All available on Amazon. In.
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- Publisher : Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publications Department
- By : Janina Stroka
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1998
- Pages : 106 pages
- Weight : 505
- ISBN-10 : 8170585201
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170585206
DESCRIPTION:
Collection of letters, poems, and paintings by a Polish disciple of Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950 and a member of Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
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- Publisher : Speaking Tiger Books
- By : Ruskin Bond
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 160 page
- Weight : 250 g
- Size : 12.7 x 1.11 x 20.3 cm
- ISBN-10 : 819307100X
- ISBN-13 : 978-8193071007
DESCRIPTION:
Mist fills the Himalayan valleys, and monsoon rain sweeps across the hills. Sometimes, during the day, a bird visits me-a deep purple whistling thrush. She perches on the window sill, and looks out with me at the rain.' This personal diary records the many small moments that constitute a life of harmony-with the self, the natural world, and friends, family and passersby. In these pages, we watch a wild plum blossom and the moon come up between two deodar trees; we hear a redstart whistle and the rain drum on a tin roof; we recognize the aftermath of loss and the consolation of old companions. "A Book of Simple Living" is a gift of beauty and wisdom from India's most loved, and most understated, writer..
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- Publisher : Niyogi Books
- By : Rabindranath Tagore
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 260 pages
- Weight : 449 g
- Size : 24 x 18 x 1 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9386906104
- ISBN-13 : 978-9386906106
DESCRIPTION:
It is not possible to surmise when exactly Tagore started writing Jibonsmriti(My Reminiscences). It is generally believed that after the publication of the play Raja (King, 1910), he was going through the first draft of Jibonsmriti.Jibonsmriti, was translated into English by Tagore’s nephew, Surendranath Tagore, though retouched and slightly changed by Rabindranath himself. It was serialised in RamanandaChattopadhyay’s The Modern Review under the title My Reminiscences from January to December, 1916. To thwart the attempt by any foreign publisher to publish it, all the issues of The Modern Review carried the declaration, ‘All Rights Reserved. Copyrighted in the United States of America’. Interestingly, Rabindranath himself advised Ramananda Chattopadhyay to mail one copy each of the issues of The Modern Review carrying My Reminiscences to W. B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys. In April, 1917, it was published as a book by MacMillan, New York, with a colour portrait by Sasi Kumar Hesh as the frontispiece, apart from 12 paintings by GagnendranathTagore.This book Rabindranath has etched in words many of his primary experiences about his future poetry, plays and novels. A surging passion for being one with Nature, a sense of imagination-filled solitariness even in the midst of a crowd, a consciousness of the concrete and yet non-recognition of its weight—all these aspects of the book inform his later creations. In that sense, My Reminiscences can be called an introduction to the entire Tagorean canon.
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- Publisher : Pravin Prakashan
- By : Dinkar Joshi
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : Gujarati
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 350
- Weight : 550 gm
- ISBN-10 : 8177907034
- ISBN-13 : 978-8177907032
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- Publisher : Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
- By : Sri Sananda Lal Ghosh
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English, Bengali
- Edition : 2004
- Pages : 359
- Weight : 322 gm.
- ISBN-10 : 8189535269
- ISBN-13 : 978-8189535261
DESCRIPTION:
This delightful biography paints a vivid portrait of Paramahansa Yogananda's early years, as seen form the author's unique perspective as his younger brother. The portrayals of other family members add to the appeal of this intimate account.
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- Publisher :Rajpal and Sons
- By: (Author)
- Binding : Hardcover
- Language: Hindi
- Edition :2012
- Pages: 128 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10:9350640171
- ISBN-13: 9789350640173
DESCRIPTION:
एक लेखक के रूप में रमेशचंद्र शाह की पहचान भले ही आलोचक और निबंधकार की है, किन्तु किसी कथा-आंदोलन से जुड़े बिना भी उन्होंने हिन्दी कहानी की विकास यात्रा में सार्थक और उल्लेखनीय हस्तक्षेप किया है। उनके पांच प्रकाशित कहानी-संग्रह इसकी पुष्टि करते हैं। पारम्परिक किस्सागोई से शुरू कर, चरित्र प्रधान, एकालाप आदि अनेक रंगतों से समृद्ध अपनी पचास से ऊपर कहानियों में से चुन कर 11 कहानियों का यह कसा और गठा हुआ संकलन शाह जी ने ‘मेरी प्रिय कहानियाँ’ पुस्तकमाला के लिए विशेष रूप से तैयार किया है। अपनी लेखन-प्रक्रिया और कहानी संबंधी अपनी मान्यताओं को रेखांकित करते हुए, संकलन से शुरू में, लेखक ने विस्तृत भूमिका भी दी है।
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher :Rajpal and Sons
- By: (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language: Hindi
- Edition :2017
- Pages: 176 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10:9350643901
- ISBN-13: 9789350643907
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परीख़ाना जहाँ एक तरफ़ नवाब वाजिद अली शाह की रंगीन जि़न्दगी की खुली दास्तान है वहीं दूसरी तरफ़ यह उन्नीसवीं सदी की लखनवी संस्कृति का कीमती दस्तावेज़ है। नवाब वाजिद अली शाह (30 जुलाई 1822-21 सितम्बर 1887) अवध के दसवें और आखिरी नवाब थे जिन्होंने नौ वर्षों तक अवध पर शासन किया। साहित्य और संस्कृति से बेहद लगाव रखने वाले वे एक कुशल शासक और संवेदनशील राजा थे जिन्हें प्रेम-मोहब्बत में सराबोर रहना पसन्द था। वह कत्थक के कुशल नर्तक और शास्त्रीय संगीत के सच्चे साधक थे जिन्होंने कई नये राग भी ईजाद किये। शास्त्रीय गायन की विधा, ‘ठुमरी’ को लोकप्रिय करने में उनका महत्त्वपूर्ण योगदान था। लिखने-पढ़ने का भी नवाब वाजिद अली शाह को बहुत शौक था और उन्होंने 60 से अधिक पुस्तकों की रचना की। नवाब वाजिद अली शाह के शासनकाल में लखनऊ उत्तर भारत का सांस्कृतिक केन्द्र बन गया था जहाँ पर हर कलाकार को अपनी कला दर्शाने का अवसर प्राप्त होता था। लखनऊ में उन्होंने ‘परीख़ाना’ नाम का एक रंगारंग महल कायम किया जहाँ सैकड़ों लड़कियों को राजसी खर्च पर नृत्य और संगीत की शिक्षा दी जाती थी। यहाँ से निकली लड़कियों को ‘परी’ कहा जाता था जैसे सुलतान परी, माहरुख परी। इनमें से बहुतों के साथ नवाब वाजिद अली शाह ने ब्याह भी रचाया और उन्हीं सब परियों के रिश्तों का बेबाक बयान है इस किताब में। ‘परीख़ाना’ नाम की इमारत आज भी लखनऊ में स्थित है और इसमें संगीत विद्यालय चलाया जा रहा है।
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher :Rajpal and Sons
- By: (Author)
- Binding :Paperback
- Language: Hindi
- Edition :2015
- Pages: 40 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10:: 9350643197
- ISBN-13: 9789350643198
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- Publisher :Rajpal and Sons
- By: Richa Saxena (Author)
- Binding :Paperback
- Language: English
- Edition :2016
- Pages: 168 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10::93506423110
- ISBN-13: 9789350642313
DESCRIPTION:
Often called The Mother Teresa of Economics, Professor Amartya Sen is credited with giving a human face to the subject of Economics and bringing into its discourse issues such as social justice, democracy, freedom, philosophy, health care, gender inequality and literacy. Featuring in Time magazine's 2010 list of top 100 people in the world, Amartya Sen says, ''My job as an economist has been about identifying injustice, and I am concerned with developing human freedom and capabilities as tools." In 1998 Amartya sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in welfare economics. His intellectual odyssey has taken him across the globe from Jadavpur, Kolkata, Delhi in India, to Oxford and Cambridge in the UK and Harvard and Berkeley in the US. He has authored several books many of which have been translated into more than 30 languages. Even at this age the amount of work and travel that he does is astounding and at the last count had been awarded 89 honorary doctorates. What makes Amartya Sen tick? What keeps him going? What were the defining moments in his life? Who and what have been the major influences in his life? Read about all this and more in the definitive biography which features some rare photographs from Amartya Sen's personal collection.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
- By: Jaishankar Prasad (Author)
- Binding :Paperback
- Edition :2019
- Pages: 184 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 93506432610
- ISBN-13: 9789350643266
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जयशंकर प्रसाद जहाँ उच्चकोटि के कवि थे, वहीं अच्छे कहानीकार भी थे। उनके पाँच कहानी-संग्रह प्रकाशित हुए जिन्होंने न सिर्फ हिन्दी कथा-साहित्य को समृद्ध किया बल्कि विशिष्ट विधा के प्रवर्तक कथाकार के रूप में उनकी पहचान बनाई। जयशंकर प्रसाद के लेखन में आदर्शवाद और प्राचीन गौरव गाथाओं की झलक मिलती है। उनकी कहानियों में भावना और आदर्श के बीच द्वंद्व का बहुत ही सशक्त चित्रण होता है जो उनकी कहानियों के पात्रों को यादगार बनाता है। ‘मदन मृणालिनी’ का मदन, ‘जहाँआरा’ का औरंगजेब, ‘पाप की पराजय’ का धनश्याम और ‘गुंडा’ का ननकूसिंह अविस्मरणीय पात्र बन गए हैं। इन कहानियों के अतिरिक्त उनकी सबसे प्रसिद्ध कहानी ‘छोटा जादूगर’ सहित बाईस कहानियाँ इस पुस्तक में सम्मिलित हैं।
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
- By: Swayam Prakash (Author)
- Binding :Hardcover
- Edition :2019
- Pages: 224 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 93865348610
- ISBN-13: 9789386534866
DESCRIPTION:
सुपरिचित कहानीकार स्वयं प्रकाश का यह कथेतर, धूप में नंगे पाँव पारम्परिक विधाओं के साँचों को तोड़ता है। कहीं तो यह यात्रा-वृत है, तो कहीं डायरी, कहीं संस्मरण और फिर पढ़ते हुए इसमें कहीं आत्मकथा की झलक भी मिलती है जिसमें पाठकों को विविधता का एक जीवंत संसार मिलता है। धूप में नंगे पाँव को कहानीकार की कार्यशाला की एक झाँकी भी कहा जा सकता है जहाँ स्वयं प्रकाश का वह संसार है जो अब तक उनके लेखन में नहीं आया। किताब शुरू होती है जब वह नौकरी करने घर से निकले और खत्म वहाँ होती है जब वे सेवानिवृत्त होकर घर लौटते हैं। इस अवधि की गहमागहमी और कशमकश का पूरा लेखा-जोखा है इसमें कि कैसे जीवन की जद्दोजहद ने स्वयं प्रकाश का लेखक रूप गढ़ने में अहम भूमिका निभाई। स्वयं प्रकाश की पहचान मूलतः कहानीकार की है लेकिन उपन्यास, निबन्ध और नाटक की अन्य विधाओं में भी उन्होंने लिखा है। हिन्दी साहित्य में योगदान के लिए उन्हें अनेक सम्मानों से अलंकृत किया जा चुका है जिसमें उल्लेखनीय हैं-राजस्थान साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार, वनमाली स्मृति पुरस्कार और सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान पुरस्कार।
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
- By: Vishnu Prabhakar (Author)
- Binding :Hardcover
- Edition :2015
- Pages: 204 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10:8170284775
- ISBN-13: 9788170284772
DESCRIPTION:
यशस्वी साहित्यकार विष्णु प्रभाकर की बहुप्रतीक्षित आत्मकथा...साथ ही पूरी एक सदी के साहित्यिक जीवन तथा समाज और देश का चारों ओर दृष्टि डालता आईना और दस्तावेज़। विष्णु प्रभाकर अपने सुदीर्घ जीवन में साहित्य के अतिरिक्त सामाजिक नवोदय तथा स्वतंत्रता-संग्राम से भी पूरी अंतरंगता से जुड़े रहे-रंगमंच, रेडियो तथा दूरदर्शन सभी में वे आरंभ से ही सक्रिय रहे। शरत्चन्द्र चटर्जी के जीवन पर लिखी उनकी बहुप्रशंसित कृति ‘आवारा मसीहा’ की तरह यह भी अपने ढंग की विशिष्ट रचना है। यह आत्मकथा तीन खंडों में प्रकाशित है : पंखहीन (प्रथम खंड), मुक्त गगन में (द्वितीय खंड), और पंछी उड़ गया (तृतीय खंड)