SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Westland
- By : Savi Sharma
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 224 pages
- Weight : 170 g
- Size : 12.9 x 1.42 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9389152046
- ISBN-13 : 978-9389152043
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There are stories we never talk about. Stories we are afraid to share. Simply because they hurt too much or no one wants to listen to them.Such was the story of Jhanvi, who is a budding social media influencer. She appears to have it all together, living her ideal life, but something is missing: Jhanvi has this impossible need that drives her to be more perfect than any person could possibly be.And the story of Ashray, who had a rocky start in life. With hard work and determination, he translates his dreams into reality, but his deep-seated insecurities come to the fore when life throws him a curveball.As their stories intersect, their lives change in ways they never expected.
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- Publisher : The Orient Blackswan
- By : Ashok Sengupta & Krishna Sen
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 424 pages
- Weight : 600 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9386392720
- ISBN-13 : 978-9386392725
DESCRIPTION:
A Short History of American Literature is a succinct survey of over five hundred years of American literature. It conveys the uniqueness of American literature by focusing on the sociopolitical contexts that shaped America’s literary productions. It highlights the cultural myths and values and the specific historical processes that differentiate American literature from the literatures of England and Europe. The book adopts the current trend in the writing of American literary history by foregrounding the early colonial and nationalist writings and the major multicultural literatures, while also presenting the traditional Anglocentric trajectory from the American Renaissance to postmodernism. Its canvas is further extended by a separate chapter on American literature and popular culture, and a comparative timeline juxtaposing American and British literary histories. The Short History is contemporary in its approach and aims to foster an informed and critical appreciation of American literature.
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- Publisher : One Point Six Technologie
- By : Biren Banerjee
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 239 pages
- Weight : 358 g
- Size : 15.24 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9354582079
- ISBN-13 : 978-9354582073
DESCRIPTION::
This is a story about India and its history, cultures and rituals. More than that, it's also a story of family, and the individual lives lived in this rich and fascinating context. A Sense of Gratitude is a compelling tale of love and loyalty, devotion and dedication, sadness and survival, happiness and joy.
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- 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
- By : Robert Ivermee
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 272 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9354223141
- ISBN-13 : 978-9354223143
DESCRIPTION:
The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges flowing south to the Bay of Bengal, is now little-known outside of India. Yet for centuries it was a river of truly global significance, attracting merchants, missionaries, mercenaries, statesmen, labourers and others from Europe, Asia and beyond. Hooghly seeks to restore the waterway to the heart of global history. Focusing in turn on the role of and competition between those who struggled to control the river - the Portuguese, the Mughals, the Dutch, the French and finally the British, who built their imperial capital, Calcutta, on its banks - the author considers how the Hooghly was integrated into global networks of encounter and exchange, and the dramatic consequences that ensued.Travelling up and down the river, Robert Ivermee explores themes of enduring concern, among them the dynamics of modern capitalism and the power of large corporations; migration and human trafficking; the role of new technologies in revolutionizing social relations; and the human impact on the natural world. The Hooghly's global history, he concludes, may offer lessons for India as it emerges as a world superpower
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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 : Motilal Banarsidass
- By : R.C. Majumdar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 573 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 13.97 x 3.25 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8120804368
- ISBN-13 : 978-8120804364
DESCRIPTION:
This is a comprehensive, intelligible and interesting portrait of Ancient Indian History and Civilization from a national historical point of view. The work is divided into three broad divisions of the natural course of cultural development in Ancient India: (1) From the prehistoric age to 600 B.C., (2) From 600 B.C. to 300 A.D., (3) From 300 A.D. to 1200 A.D.The work describes the political, economic, religious and cultural conditions of the country, the expansionist activities, the colonisation schemes of her rulers in the Far East. Political theories and administrative organizations are also discussed but more stress has been laid on the religious, literary and cultural aspects of Ancient India.Among the more important additions may be mentioned the chapters on the prehistoric age, including the Indus Valley Civilization, more detailed account of the ancient republican clans and the various medieval local dynasties, specially those of the south and the development of art and colonisation. Important changes, though much less extensive, have been made in chapters dealing with political theory and administrative system, as well as social and economic condition and an entirely new section on coins has been added. Considerable other modifications and rearrangements, involving re-grouping of chapters, have been made and more copious footnotes and fuller bibliography have been added for the guidance of advanced students.The book is of a more advanced type. It would meet the needs not only of general readers but also of earnest students who require a thorough grasp of the essential facts and features before taking up specialized study in any branch of the subject. It would also fulfil requirements of the candidates for competitive examinations in which Ancient Indian History and culture is a prescribed subject.
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- Publisher : HarperCollins
- By : Ravi Shastri
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 336 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 15.88 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9354227236
- ISBN-13 : 978-9354227233
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From being Champion of Champions to one of the world's top cricket commentators to Team India's head coach, Ravi Shastri has an incomparable perspective when it comes to the game of cricket. In Stargazing: The Players in My Life, the legendary all-rounder looks back at the extraordinary talent he has encountered over the years.Full of never-before-revealed anecdotes, Stargazing, co-written with Ayaz Memon and featuring illustrations by Shiva Rao, offers a glimpse into how champions from across the globe have inspired one of the world's greatest ODI players and Team India's most successful Test cricket coach.
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- Publisher : Palaka Prakashan
- By : Nadeem Hasnain
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 646 pages
- Weight : 621 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 818579961X
- ISBN-13 : 978-8185799612
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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
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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 : Rupa Publications
- By : Annette Susannah Beveridge
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 700 pages
- Weight : 233 g
- Size : 12.95 x 2.92 x 19.79 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8129141752
- ISBN-13 : 978-8129141750
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A translation of Babur’s personal memoir written in Turki, Baburnama remains true to the original, portraying the extraordinary life of the founder of the Mughal Empire in India. Often quoted by historians and academicians alike, this book possesses the rare distinction of being relevant across centuries. Baburnama is the complete record of Babur’s life from the time he ascended the throne at the young age of eleven to when he finally established himself as a monarch (1493 to 1529).What fascinates readers even today is Babur’s intimate and detailed account of the world around him and what is truly astonishing is that there is no historical precedent for his narrative, making it the first real autobiography in Islamic literature. Annette Susannah Beveridge’s nuanced translation offers us a unique insight into this remarkable period in history.
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- Publisher : Rupa Publications
- By : William J. Long
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 672 pages
- Weight : 540 g
- Size : 14 x 3.67 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788129135407
- ISBN-13 : 978-8129135407
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English literature: its history and its significance for the life of the englishspeaking world is an allencompassing study of english literature from anglosaxon times to the twentieth century. it interprets literature both biographically and historically by showing how each work reflects not just the writer’s life and thoughts but also the spirit of the age and the nation’s history. it also shows the development of the english literary canon in terms of complexity, from the earlier simple moral allegories to the complex issues addressed in twentiethcentury writings. along with works of literature, this book also analyses important events and social conditions in each period, the lives of important authors, as well as literary epochs.with helpful summaries, bibliographies and tables of chronological events, this book is the best possible guide for students to understand the vast pantheon of english literature.
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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 : Orient BlackSwan
- By : Satish Chandra
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 432 pages
- Weight : 610 g
- Size : 14 x 1.8 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9390122546
- ISBN-13 : 978-9390122547
DESCRIPTION:
Satish Chandra’s History of Medieval India is a comprehensive overview of the history of the Indian subcontinent during the thousand-year period between the eighth and the eighteenth century. History of Medieval India studies this interesting period in Indian history when the land underwent drastic changes, deeply influenced by the invading armies, religious movements and the vicissitudes of the changing political, economic and cultural scene. To tell the history of a land spanning the geographical dimensions and the political divisions of the Indian subcontinent is in itself a formidable task. Satish Chandra executes this difficult mission with the eye of an enquirer and the pen of a scholar. Both students and interested readers are sure to find this volume, dealing with the histories of the Cholas, Rajputs, the invading Turks, Vijayanagara kings, Bahmanids, Mughals, Marathas and others, an essential reader for understanding the history of medieval India.
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- Publisher : Juggernaut
- By : William Dalrymple & Anand Anand
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 272 pages
- Weight : 240 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8193876733
- ISBN-13 : 978-8193876732
DESCRIPTION:
The Kohinoor is the world's most famous diamond, but it has always had a fog of mystery around it. Now, using previously untranslated sources, William Dalrymple and Anita Anand blow away the legends to reveal its true history – stranger, and more violent, than any fiction. Moving from the Mughal court to Nadir Shah's Persia, from Maharaja Ranjit Singh's durbar in Punjab to Queen Victoria's palace, this thrilling tale is full of drama and intrigue.
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- Publisher : Aleph Book Company
- By : Leila Seth
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 228 pages
- Weight : 270 g
- Size : 13.97 x 1.75 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789382277965
- ISBN-13 : 978-9382277965
DESCRIPTION:
In Talking of Justice, eminent jurist Leila Seth discusses several critical issues that she has engaged with in a legal career spanning over fifty years - violence against women, the nurture of the girl child, the need for a uniform civil code, women's rights, prisoners' rights, gender sensitization of the judiciary, and judicial administration, among others.From the landmark Justice Verma Committee (2012-2013), on which she suggested amendments to the law as well as speedier trials and more effective punishment for all those accused of sexual assault and violence against women, to her experience as a member of the 15th Law Commission of India (1997-2000), to her appointment as the one member commission to enquire into the custodial death of Rajan Pillai (1995-1997), Leila Seth shares her insights on some of the most substantive and contentious matters facing the nation today.Keenly observed and elegantly argued, Talking of Justice goes deep into the laws of the land that need to be reviewed and revised, and offers suggestions for protecting the rights of the people, especially those who are marginalized and vulnerable.
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- Publisher : Leadtsart Publishing
- By : Anand Neela
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2012
- Pages : 504 pages
- Weight : 635 g
- Size : 13.97 x 3.2 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789381576052
- ISBN-13 : 978-9381576052
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An epic tale of victory and defeat.The story of the Ramayana had been told innumerable times. The enthralling story of Rama, the incarnation of God, who slew Ravana, the evil demon of darkness, is known to every Indian. And in the pages of history, as always, it is the version told by the victors, that lives on. The voice of the vanquished remains lost in silence. But what if Ravana and his people had a different story to tell? The story of the Ravanayana had never been told.Asura is the epic tale of the vanquished Asura people, a story that has been cherished by the oppressed outcastes of India for 3000 years. Until now, no Asura has dared to tell the tale. But perhaps the time has come for the dead and the defeated to speak. For thousands of years, I have been vilified and my death is celebrated year after year in every corner of India. Why? Was it because I challenged the Gods for the sake of my daughter? Was it because I freed a race from the yoke of caste-based Deva rule? You have heard the victor's tale, the Ramayana. Now hear the Ravanayana, for I am Ravana, the Asura, and my story is the tale of the vanquished. I am a non-entity, invisible, powerless and negligible. No epics will ever be written about me. I have suffered both Ravana and Rama ? the hero and the villain or the villain and the hero. When the stories of great men are told, my voice maybe too feeble to be heard. Yet, spare me a moment and hear my story, for I am Bhadra, the Asura, and my life is the tale of the loser. The ancient Asura empire lay shattered into many warring petty kingdoms reeling under the heel of the Devas. In desperation, the Asuras look up to a young saviour; Ravana. Believing that a better world awaits them under Ravana, common men like Bhadra decide to follow the young leader. With a will of iron and a fiery ambition to succeed, Ravana leads his people from victory to victory and carves out a vast empire from the Devas. But even when Ravana succeeds spectacularly, the poor Asuras find that nothing much has changed for them. It is when Ravana, by one action, changes the history of the world.
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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 : Aleph Book Company
- By : Shashi Tharoor
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2016
- Pages : 360 pages
- Weight : 590 g
- Size : 13.97 x 2.39 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789383064656
- ISBN-13 : 978-9383064656
DESCRIPTION:
In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain?s ?conscious and deliberate bleeding of India? [was the] greatest crime in all history?. He was not the only one to denounce the rapacity and cruelty of British rule, and his assessment was not exaggerated. Almost thirty-five million Indians died because of acts of commission and omission by the British?in famines, epidemics, communal riots and wholesale slaughter like the reprisal killings after the 1857 War of Independence and the Amritsar massacre of 1919. Besides the deaths of Indians, British rule impoverished India in a manner that beggars belief. When the East India Company took control of the country, in the chaos that ensued after the collapse of the Mughal empire, India?s share of world GDP was 23 percent. When the British left it was just above 3 percent. The British empire in India began with the East India Company, incorporated in 1600, by royal charter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, to trade in silk, spices and other profitable Indian commodities. Within a century and a half, the Company had become a power to reckon with in India. In 1757, under the command of Robert Clive, Company forces defeated the ruling Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal at Plassey, through a combination of superior artillery and even more superior chicanery. A few years later, the young and weakened Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II, was browbeaten into issuing an edict that replaced his own revenue officials with the Company?s representatives. Over the next several decades, the East India Company, backed by the British government, extended its control over most of India, ruling with a combination of extortion, double-dealing, and outright corruption backed by violence and superior force. This state of affairs continued until 1857, when large numbers of the Company?s Indian soldiers spearheaded the first major rebellion against colonial rule. After the rebels were defeated, the British Crown took over power and ruled the country ostensibly more benignly until 1947, when India won independence. In this explosive book, bestselling author Shashi Tharoor reveals with acuity, impeccable research, and trademark wit, just how disastrous British rule was for India. Besides examining the many ways in which the colonizers exploited India, ranging from the drain of national resources to Britain, the destruction of the Indian textile, steel-making and shipping industries, and the negative transformation of agriculture, he demolishes the arguments of Western and Indian apologists for Empire on the supposed benefits of British rule, including democracy and political freedom, the rule of law, and the railways. The few unarguable benefits?the English language, tea, and cricket?were never actually intended for the benefit of the colonized but introduced to serve the interests of the colonizers. Brilliantly narrated and passionately argued, An Era of Darkness will serve to correct many misconceptions about one of the most contested periods of Indian history.
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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
DESCRIPTION:
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 : Allahad Law Agency
- By : RK Bangia
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2016
- Pages : 530 pages
- Weight : 898 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8189530917
- ISBN-13 : 978-8189530914
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- Publisher : Westland
- By : Anusha Nandakumar & Sandeep Saket
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 256 pages
- Weight : 190 g
- Size : 12.9 x 1.63 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9390679346
- ISBN-13 : 978-9390679348
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‘Knowledge is power, and the proverb holds true for Intelligence agencies more than any other entity.’Two events in the 1960s underlined the urgent need to restructure and revitalise India’s Intelligence system: the 1962 war against China, and the one against Pakistan in 1965, both shocking instances of failures in information gathering. The officer who would be given charge of this task was R.N. Kao—someone as unlike romanticised ideals of spies in films and novels as possible.The founder-chief of India’s Research and Analysis Wing lived and operated from the shadows. Understated and gentlemanly, he may not have looked the part, but Kao undoubtedly put Indian Intelligence on the world map. In this riveting book, authors Anusha Nandakumar and Sandeep Saket trace the roots of modern Indian espionage, and describe the newly formed R&AW’s integral role in the liberation of Bangladesh.Kao had one goal, to build an Intelligence-gathering agency that would ensure the security and integrity of India. And eventually, the legend of the ‘Kaoboys’—the nickname given to the team he built—would spread far and wide. This is the compelling tale of how it started; of covert operations, courage and quick thinking; and of how wars are won as much off the battlefield as on it.
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- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Stephen Hawking
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2006
- Pages : 140 pages
- Weight : 130 g
- Size : 12.7 x 1.27 x 20.96 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788179925911
- ISBN-13 : 978-8179925911
DESCRIPTION:
Seven lectures by the brilliant theoretical physicist have been compiled into this book to try to explain to the common man, the complex problems of mathematics and the question that has been gripped everyone all for centuries, the theory of existence.Undeniably intelligent, witty and childlike in his explanations, the narrator describes every detail about the beginning of the universe. He describes what a theory that can state the initiation of everything would encompass.Ideologies about the universe by Aristotle, Augustine, Hubble, Newton and Einstein have all been briefly introduced to the reader. Black holes and Big Bang has been explained in an unsophisticated manner for anyone to understand.All these events and individual theories may be strung together to create a theory of the origin of everything and the author strongly believes that the origin might not necessarily be from a singular event. He advocates the idea of a multi-dimensional origin with a no-boundary condition to remain true to the theories of modern physics and quantum physics.The book provides a clear view of the world through Stephen?s mind where he respectfully dismisses the belief that the Universe conforms by a supernatural and all-powerful entity.