Books

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• Publisher : Chaukhambha Publications
• By : Vaidya Vasant Patil
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2009
• ISBN-10 : 8189798367
• ISBN-13 : 978-8189798369

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• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
• By : Gaurinath Shastri
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2015
• Pages : 232
• Weight : 222
• Size : 7.00 X 5.50 Inch
• ISBN-10 : 812080175X
• ISBN-13 : 978-8120801752

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The history of Sanskrit literature is by itself a fascinating subject in which not only students of language but also the intelligentsia in general find an abiding interest. This prompted the author to undertake the first edition of the book under the title, An Introduction to Classical Sanskrit, in a short compass in 1943. It is indeed a matter of gratification that the edition was exhausted in a rather short time and there has been a persistent demand for a new edition of it. The present edition, however, is not just a reprint of the former; much new matter has been put into it and the whole book has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date. The scope of the book has also been suitably widened which will be evident from its rechristening A Concise History of Sanskrit Literature. Thus it will satisfy its users much more than its predecessor. The impetus to the writing of the present work came from the students days of the author at Presidency College, Calcutta. The paucity of suitable text-books on the subject intended for degree and post-graduate students of Indian universities and the difficulties which our students experience in tackling the subject was felt by author himself in college life.

This book contains an elaborate account of all branches of Classical Sanskrit Literature on the basis of literary, epigraphical and numismatical sources. In 23 chapters, each chapter dealing with a particular topic arranged chronologically. Chapter I-V are on the Epics, Puranas, Tantras, Post-Epic and Inscriptional poetry. Chr. VI deals with Early Buddhist works in Sanskrit. Chrs. VII-XII are related to the Court Epics, Drama, Poetry, Historical Writings, Prose and Campu literature. Chrs. XIII-XXI are related to the Court Epics, Drama, Poetry, Historical Writings, Prose and Campu literature. Chrs. XIII-XXI discuss Grammar, Poetics, Dramaturgy, Metrics, Lexicography, Civil and Religious Laws, Politics, Erotics, Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics and Astrology. Chrs. XXII-XXIII treat miscellaneous sciences as well as Hindu Philosophical thought.

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• Publisher : Sri Satguru Publications
• By : E.M. Abrahams
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 1992
• Pages : 301
• Weight : 788 gm
• Size : 7.87 x 5.51 x 1.57 inches
• ISBN-10 : 8170304067
• ISBN-13 : 978-8170304067

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• Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
• By : W. Pachow
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2007
• Pages : 256
• Weight : 500 gm
• ISBN-10 : 8120815726
• ISBN-13 : 978-8120815728

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The Pratimoksa is a code of Buddhist monastic disciplinary rules governing the daily conduct and decorum of bhiksus (monks). It was established by the Buddha on various occasions out of necessity. This work discusses the historical cultural, religious and social issues in ancient India in relation to the rationale of formulating particular precepts. Depending on the special circumstances some of the rules may be enforced or suspended. On the basis of this code the Buddhist Sangha has the authority to impose punishment on the offender which ranges from expulsion to sanctions of probation, penance, forfeiture, repentance or confession. By effectively enforcing the code of Pratimoksa and observing the fortnightly recitation ceremony related to this text, the Sangha may attain the fruition of purity, harmony and spiritual liberation. This study has made an extensive comparison of the various versions belonging to different Buddhist sects in Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Tibetan languages. As a sequel it reveals how in a period of several centuries this code had expanded from 218 rules of the Mahasanghikas to 263 of the Sarvastivadins. Viewing the text from the historical perspective one may better understand the significance of the legal, social and religious life of the Buddhist Sangha.

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• Publisher : ‎DK Print World
• By : John Dowson
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 1998
• Pages : 448
• Weight : 449 gm
• Size : 7.87 x 5.51 x 1.57 inches
• ISBN-10 : 8124601089
• ISBN-13 : ‎978-8124601082

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Encompasses the vast hindu pantheon, explains important events, legends, literary works and geographical locales.

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• Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
• By : Charles S.J. White
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2004
• Pages : 261
• Weight : 499 gm
• Size : 8.74 x 0.91 x 6.02 inches
• ISBN-10 : 8120820673
• ISBN-13 : 978-8120820678

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The tragic loss of precious, ancient or old copies of writings from India's religious heritage continues into the twenty-first century. A small team of photographers and researches spent a total of eighteen months in India, locating, identifying and photographing numerous hand-printed, papers and palm-leaf manuscripts as well as some printed editions from the Vaisnava traditions.

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• Publisher : Parimal Publications
• By : G.N. Pant
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2005
• Weight : 788 gm
• ISBN-10 : 8171101232
• ISBN-13 : 978-8171101238

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• Publisher : Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
• By : Ann Grodzins Gold
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 1993
• Pages : 388
• Weight : 599 gm
• Size : 6.16 x 0.98 x 9.12 inches
• ISBN-10 : 8121506220
• ISBN-13 : 978-8121506229

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Book Summary of A Carnival Of Parting: The Tales Of King Bharthari And King Gopi Chand As Sung And Told By Madhu Natisar Nath Of Ghatiyali, Rajasthan Madhu Natisar Nath is a farmer with no formal schooling. Here is also a singer, a musician, and a storyteller. At the center of present work are Madhu Nath's oral performances of two linked tales about the legendary Indian kings, Bharthari of Ujjain and Gopi Chand of Bengal. Both characters, while still in their prime, leave thrones and families to be initiated as yogis-a process rich in adventure and melodrama, one that offers unique insights into popular Hinduism's view of world renunciation. Authoress presents these living oral epic traditions as flowing narratives, transmitting to Western readers the interactive dimensions, the moods, and the pleasures of a village bard's performance. Three introductory chapters and an interpretive afterword, together with an appendix on the bard's language by David Magier, supply the work with a richly detailed ethnographic, historical and cultural backdrop. Authoress gives a frank and engaging portrayal of the bard Madhu Nath and her work with him. She examines the Nath caste and their oral epic traditions as an important stream within North Indian Hinduism, showing how Madhu Nath's versions of Bharthari's and Gopi Chand's well-known tales surface as distinctive moments within complex legendary and historical currents. While embellished with miraculous displays of magical powers and evocative of profound spiritual dedication, the tales translated here are most profoundly concerned, authoress argues with human rather than divine realities. In a compelling afterword, she highlights the thematic emphases on politics, love, and death. Although both narratives frequently invoke as ultimate authority the causal black hole of fate, they in no way acquiesce to fatalism.

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• Publisher : Sagwan Press
• By : Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2015
• Pages : 498
• Weight : 871 gm
• Size : 6.14 x 1 x 9.21 inches
• ISBN-10: 1297961676
• ISBN-13 : 978-1297961670

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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• Publisher : Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher
• By : Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 1996
• Pages : 489
• Weight :726 gm
• Size : 6.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches
• ISBN-10 ‏: ‎8121507170
• ISBN-13 ‏: ‎978-8121507172

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TRANSLATION FROM PALI OF A GREAT BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGICAL MANUAL, THE DHAMMA-SANGANI ; WITH INTRODUCTION, MANY TEXTUAL NOTES, GLOSSARY, AND INDEX.

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• Publisher : Bantam Dell Publishing Group
• By : Stephen Hawking
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 1998
• Pages : 240
• Weight : 329 gm
• Size : 6.08 x 0.63 x 8.99 inches
• ISBN-13 ‏: ‎9780553380163
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0553380168

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A Brief History Of Time is a book authored by the science whiz Stephen Hawking. This is the Updated and Expanded Tenth Anniversary edition.

This New York Times bestseller is a pioneering book and gives us an insight into intense issues related to the universe. Questions such as how did the universe come into being, does time always flow forward, is the universe unending or is it defined by limitations, what is the extent of space, and what will happen eventually when it is all over is explained in the book. This great work of science presents everything in an easy-to-understand language.

A Brief History Of Time demystifies terms like anti matter, quarks, black holes, arrows of time, and big bang for the layman. It talks about the bigger God and inexplicable and unforeseen possibilities. The author brings alive images with his astounding imagination. With his brilliant intellect, he the enlightens the reader about secrets of the universe. This book was published by Bantam in the year 1998. It was first published in 1988 with more than nine million copies in circulation and garnered widespread praise and acclaim. Then a decade later as science took leaps in technology, Stephen Hawking upgraded the new volume to include the latest observations. These interpretations actually confirm the theoretical predictions made by him in the first edition. This book is available in paperback.

Key Features:

The book revolutionises the way we perceive the universe and its truths.
This edition comes with a whole new chapter on Wormholes and Time Travel and also a new introduction.

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• Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
• By : Thomas A. Kochumuttom
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2017
• Pages : 287
• Weight : 500
• Size : 5.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 812080662X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8120806627

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Giving a new translation and interpretation of the basic works of Vasubandhu the yogacarin, the author shows that Yogacarin metaphysics is basically the same as that of the early Buddhism. He contends that the Yogacara writings are open to interpretation in terms of realistic pluralism, and thus challenges their traditional interpretation in terms of idealistic monism. His translation is faithful to the original, arguments convincing and consistent, and presentation clear and readable. The texts translated and interpreted are (i) Madhyanta-vibhago-karika-bhasya, (ii) Trisvabhava-nirdesa, (iii) Trimsatika and (iv) Vimsatika. The doctrine of experience presented by these texts may be summarised in the words of the author as follow: The experience of samsara consists basically in one's being forced to view oneself as the grasper (grahaka), the enjoyer (bhoktr), knower (jnatr) of all beings, which are then viewed as the graspable (grahya), the enjoyable (bhojya), the knowable (jneya). There one cannot help mentally constructing the distinction between the subject and the object, the grasper and the graspable, the enjoyer and the enjoyable..."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

DR. THOMAS A. KOCHUMUTTOM presently teaching Philosophy and comparative Religion at the Dharmaram Pontifical Institute, Bangalore, and is the Director of the Centre for the Study of World Religions of the same Institute. He has published quite a few articles in Comparative Religion.

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• Publisher : Speaking Tiger Publishing
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
  
• Pages : ‎ 208 pages
  
• Weight : 295 g
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9386338297
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9386338297
  

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‘If you live in the hills of India, it is only a matter of time before you meet a ghost…’Vintage storyteller Ruskin Bond has created some unforgettable characters in his novels and stories, but perhaps the most memorable and unusual among them are the ghosts and spirits he has encountered. These ghosts are not always horrific; they are mysterious and often benevolent, or lonely creatures looking for company among humans. Collected in these pages are new stories written specifically for this volume—including Captain Young’s Ghost—and classics such as A Face in the Dark and The Haunted Bicycle. Here you will find the spirit of a captain from the British army who returns to the town he founded and rues the lack of Irish whisky; a little boy, long dead, who continues to guide passers-by on treacherous mountain routes; a heartbroken young girl of long ago who seduces young men with her song, and another who longs for a family and some friends.Set in the hills and foothills of North India—the perfect haunt for ghosts and spirits—this collection by the master storyteller will leave you spellbound.

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• Publisher : ‎ Aleph Book Company
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Hardcover
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2015
  
• Pages : 256 pages
  
• Weight : ‎270 g
  
• Size : 13.97 x 2.06 x 21.59 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9789383064793
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9383064793
  

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The twenty-one stories in the book are the greatest pieces of fiction written by Ruskin Bond. Chosen by the author himself, from a body of work built over fifty years (starting with his award-winning first novel, The Room on the Roof, and ending with Tales of Fosterganj) this collection includes well-known masterpieces like 'The Night Train at Deoli', 'The Woman on Platform No 8', 'Rusty Plays Holi' (from The Room on the Roof), 'Angry River', 'The Blue Umbrella', 'The Eyes Have It', 'Most Beautiful', 'Panther's Moon', as well as newer stories like 'An Evening at the Savoy with H.H.' (from Maharani) and 'Dinner with Foster' (from Tales of Fosterganj). Taken together, the stories in A Gathering of Friends show why Ruskin Bond has long been regarded as one of the pillars of Indian literature. This is a book that will delight his legions of fans as well as those lucky few who are new to his fiction.

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• Publisher : ‎ Harper Collins India
• By : Nikita Singh
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2021
  
• Pages : 268 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 500 gm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9354223346
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9354223341
  

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A young couple decides to die together when they are old, but when it's time, one of them isn't done living. A child fosters plants in a month-long challenge. A woman makes a desperate attempt to rescue her brother from his demons. A groom-to-be meets a green-eyed fairy the night before the wedding. A son vows to connect with his father after his mother's death.In this dazzling collection of short fiction, bestselling author Nikita Singh explores the secret inner lives of her characters as they grapple with love, loss, grief and mental health.

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• Publisher : ‎ Fingerprint! Publishing
• By : Aesop
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2019
  
• Pages : 248 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 295 g
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9389567661
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9389567663
  

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“Much wants more and loses all.” Once upon a time, long long ago There were mischievous Dogs and crafty Cats, Wise Mice and greedy Men, Hungry Wolves and innocent Lambs, Clever Frogs and cunning Foxes, Wily Lions and overconfident Hares . . . Each had a lesson to teach. Each had a moral to share. Timeless and enlightening, Aesop’s Fables have been enchanting children for more than centuries now. They continue to remain the best bedtime stories. This classic edition is a translation by V. S. Vernon Jones. It includes two hundred and eighty-four fables illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

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• Publisher : ‎ Rupa Publications India
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
  
• Pages : 212 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 148 g
  
• Size : 12.7 x 1.24 x 20.32 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9789353043537
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9353043537
  

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The morgue had no electricity, just a kerosene lamp… I had not been sitting there for long when the lamp…went out, and something moved very softly and quietly past me… Something cold and icy touched one of my hands and felt its way up towards my neck and throat. It was behind me, then it was before me. Then it was over me. I was in the arms of the corpse!’With The House of Strange Stories, celebrated writer Ruskin Bond brings forth a collection of some of the most blood-curdling tales ever written. Featuring Stacy Marie Belloc Lowndes’ ‘The Lodger’, Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Red-Headed League’, Wilkie Collins’ ‘The Duel’, Bram Stoker’s ‘The Sqaw’, Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, and several of Bond’s own, these tales of macabre, suspense, vampires, and haunted houses will leave even horror fans terrified.

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• Publisher : ‎ Rupa
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2003
  
• Pages : 144 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 140 g
  
• Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 8129101440
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-8129101440
  

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The Rupa Book of Ruskin Bond's Himalayan Tales is a collection of short stories, essays and poems set in the Indian Himalayas. With his keen spirit of observation as he sets his eyes upon people, places and wildlife, Ruskin Bind deftly captures the adventure and joy of life in the hills. With this compelling blend of fiction and non-fiction, Ruskin Bond treats us to another endearing Rupa collection.

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• Publisher : ‎ Om Books International
• By : Ashapurana Debi
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
  
• Pages : 288 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 295 g
  
• Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9789383202126
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9383202126
  

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Ashapurna Debi gazed into the heart of the domestic life of the Indian woman as no other writer in the world has done. In one story after another, numbering into thousands by the time she was done, she examined the imprisonment of the women within their homes and their responses to the power play, pressures and hypocrisies lying beneath the surface of the apparent solidity of the middle-class urban family. Nobody has written as relentlessly, with as much insight and yet with as light a touch, of the darkness of both the interior and the behavioural life within the four walls of the home. Over more than 70 years of a writing career, she created an extraordinary oeuvre, whose depths will be mined for generations.Twenty-one of Ashapurna Debi’s most shocking stories, cherry-picked from over a thousand, have been brought together in this collection. Each of them unravels an unexpected, even dreadful, side to the personalities of the women who feature in them. In every story, a deceptively quiet but potentially explosive act of revolt takes place – or comes close to taking place. Far from the sweet and submissive stereotype of  wife/mother/daughter/woman of the house that familial structures have enforced, it is the rebellious side of the woman, often forced to emerge through cruelty, viciousness and even hatred, that stands revealed. these are scandalous stories, each one of them.

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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

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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 : Sri Aurobindo Society
• By : Vijay, Sri Aurobindo, The Mother
• Cover: Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 1999
• Pages : 96 pages
• Weight : 505 gm
• ISBN-10 : 8170600774
• ISBN-13 : 978-8170600770

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Compiled from his speeches and writings, these passages show how Sri Aurobindo not only inspired those who fought for India's freedom from the British in the first half of the 20th century but also outline his vision of India's future after independence. The spirit of nationalism evoked here calls upon the youth of India, whose hands will shape and determine her destiny, to gather and "organise her scattered strengths into a single and irresistible whole". A few relevant quotations of the Mother have been added.

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• Publisher :  ‎ Divine Life society
• By : Swami Chidananda
• Cover: Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2005
• Pages : 484  pages
• Weight : 567 g
• ISBN-10 : 8170521378
• ISBN-13 : 978-8170521372

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Swami Chidanandaji,successor to Swami Sivananda is well known for his morning meditation talks. Seekers through out the world will find within this book answers to many of their un-resolved questions. Seekers all over the world will probably compare Divine Life Society to an "artesian well" ever quenching the thirst of the spirtual seeker.Draw from it and be benefitted.

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• Publisher : Juggernaut
• By : Devdutt Pattanaik
  
• Cover : Hardcover
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2021
  
• Pages : 184 pages
  
• Weight : 190 g
  
• Size : 17.8 x 11.1 x 1.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9391165524
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9391165529
  

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The pandemic crisis has seen many of us lose family, friends, colleagues. How can you recover from this devastating loss? You are surrounded by anger and violence everywhere. Bad news hits you – a failing economy, climate change – every day. Do you want to run away? Are you anxious about money, your family, and your future? In this book, the author helps you to unravel your emotions and find a way to move from darkness into light. Using stories from our epics and concepts from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain thought, he shows you a new way to look at your life and gives you the tools to find hope again. Simple yet profound, moving and stimulating, Hope will change the way you view the world and help you find your path again.

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• Publisher : Niyogi Books
• By : C.V. Balakrishnan
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2021
  
• Pages : 232 pages
  
• Weight : 220 g
  
• Size : 14.1 x 1.6 x 21.7 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9389136822
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9389136821
  

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Set in a Malabar village of Christian settlers, The Book of Passing Shadows, translated from the Malayalam original Aayusinte Pusthakam, tells the story of a family’s fall from grace, and their journey to redemption.As the narrative unravels against the wider inner conflict between bodily temptations and spiritual aspirations, the sins of one generation seem to visit ominously upon the next. Through his journey from an innocent childhood to a ruined adolescence, Yohannan loses everyone he knows as ‘family’—a father who is a convicted felon, a grieving mother who passes away while her husband is in prison, an elder sister with prospects who elopes to build a better life, a grandfather who embraces death after committing a sin, and a best friend and lover who chooses religion over a domestic life. The only solace he finds is in the loving companionship of a grieving widow, Sara, who has been equally wronged by fate and unbundles her woes with him.Faith plays a pivotal role—provides a mythical, ethical, and moral scaffolding of this heart-rending novel, which resonates with the agony and pathos of the human spirit caught in the travails of earthly life.Written in a sublime style made lyrical with a biblical cadence and rich in scriptural allusions, this passionate and visionary narrative has remained popular with readers since it was first published in 1984.