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Padma Sachdev is the first woman poet of Dogri. The shortstories written by her depict the joy and sorrow, moods and misfortunes ofIndian womanhood. Even though the author isconscious of the social injustices heaped upon women, her woman characters mainta

Lord Hanuman is the ocean of virtues and powers. That is why even Lord Rama praised him. Being blessed by Lord Rama’s love and affection Hanuman lives in the heart of every Hindu. He is worshipped everywhere.
Why lord Rama bestows his affections on Hanuman? Which of his virtues have attracted lord Rama? Inspite of Hanuman being highly intelligent, virtuous and logical, he did not care for his own worldly comforts. He is always raring to be of some use to lord Rama. Hanuman inspires us by his persornal character that we should always strive to use our knowledge and intellect in performing good deeds.

Jack Ma, the 5-foot-tall Chinese business magnate with a charming face, is the power behind the largest B2B trading platform website in the world, Alibaba. As the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba’s record-shattering $25 billion IPO, Jack Ma is among the top 20 richest people in the world. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes and is crowned as the world’s greatest living examples of entrepreneurship today. The Washington Post declared Jack Ma as ‘a larger-than-life figure who has been likened to the Godfather of Chinese entrepreneurship and attracted the loyalty of employees and customers alike with a showmanship that sometimes borders on the bizarre.’ A must read book for only youngster.

This new edition presents fully up-to-date information covering every type of sport, from equestrian sports, athletics and gymnastics to winter sports and extreme sports, to the Olympics and Paralympics.

This book on Science and Technology is meant for students preparing for the Preliminary and Main papers of the Civil Service Examinations. It covers all aspects of Science and Technology from basic to advanced level making it easier non-science background students. Keeping in line with the trend of the examination, there is great focus on recent developments and the related government schemes.

This book is a collection on the topic Indian and world geography and is based on the pattern and trend asked in the civil services preliminary examination. It will also be a valuable resource for various state level preliminary examinations.

First published in the year 1927, the present book ‘AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR The story of my experiments with truth’ by one of the most influencial mass leaders in the world history, M. K. Gandhi is his autobiography in which he has shared those real life incidents and thoughts that led to his belief in truth. This book is a historical document as well as a motivating philosophy which would inspire all to take the path of truth in life.

The Art of War’ is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC and is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare and it is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy and tactics. It was placed at the head of China’s Seven Military Classics upon the collection’s creation in 1080 by Emperor Shenzong of Song, and has long been the most influential strategy text in East Asia. It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond. (courtesy: wikipedia)

A nation’s capability of self-sustainability is seen as the foremost marker for it to be considered a developed nation. Its self-sufficiency in agriculture, economy, health and education facilities for its citizens builds its sustainability. An ideal nation should be able to fulfil the basic needs for each of its citizen on its own. To achieve this level of self-sufficiency was one of India’s former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s major aspirations for the country.
Creating A Livable Planet is a volume especially compiled with an aim to preserve and spread Dr. Kalam’s enlightening and informative ideas on the usage of right technology to benefit and improve India’s agriculture, economy, atmosphere and health of citizens. He, through these articles, educates the citizens, both young and old, on how using inexpensive, conventional and nature-friendly techniques can help us enrich our agriculture, environment and health. He also advocates the adoption of necessary modern technologies that could help our society evolve.

The present book ‘The Life and Times of Nick Vujicic’ by Ashwini Bhatnagar is an incredible story of an incredible man with a tongue-twister of a name who is leading a life which, to all of us, is simply mindboggling. Nick Vujicic is a thirty year old man who was born without any limbs – no hands and no feet. Despite all the negative reactions from people around with depression and physical difficulties, Nick is today an Evangelist, an international motivational speaker and New York Times best-selling author.

Since the author has been actively involved in cricket as a commentator for nearly half-a-century, he got an opportunity to explore avenues beyond the accepted norms. When Dr. Heiner Gillmeister, a Professor at the University of Bonn in Germany came up with a theory that cricket is a game of Flemish origin played in the County of Philanders, it took the author to his childhood game of Gulli Danda. It aroused in him an insatiable hunger to delve deep and find out other indigenous games akin to the primitive game of cricket played by the Philanders. Going through the life of Lord Krishna, the author came to know of a game Kanduka Krida played in Vrindavan by the shepherds with Krishna. A thorough research, substantiated by relevant quotes from the scriptures, helped the author establish the similarity between Kanduka Krida and archaic cricket.
The analogy in the book that Sanjaya of Mahabharata was the first commentator of the world at Kurukshetra, describing the events with the help of his celestial vision which the author equates with the lens of the television camera. Indian mythology again finds place in cricket where the author finds a distinct functional similarity between the Third Eye of Lord Shiva and the Third Umpire of cricket. It is a unique book which acknowledges that Indian scriptures are a storehouse of vast unexplored knowledge.

Emotions form an integral part of human heart and become genesis of great pieces of literature. Present book has developed into socially purposeful stories out of such thoughts.
Tragedy of India’s partition is a hair-raising story but is softened by the balm of love. Pure love sometimes results in pain of separation and is a heart wrenching tragedy of a love story. Children, a source of great strength for their parents, sometimes become cause of grave pain on account of their insatiable ambitions.
Story of a simple housing problem brings out scores of problems of our sick and ailing social and democratic systems. Caste still continues to be a bane in our marriage system. This social evil has been woven into the problems of our judicial system.
How a poor innocent girl brings joy and happiness to an old pilgrim who is handicapped by the language problem is a subject matter of an interesting story. Pure love and desire to raise a happy family lands a poor fisherwoman in jail.
Humour, a part of our life, has been built as an integral part of some stories to lighten the impact of seriousness yet retaining the purpose and essence of narration. In short, real and imaginary ideas form the core of the stories that leave food for thought for the reader to ponder over long afterwards.

The ‘Middle-Aged Teenagers’ is a short novel with a strong story line and clearly etched out characters which Indian readers will relate to.
It is the story of a group of friends who, now in their 40s, embark on a stag weekend to Goa, hoping to relive earlier times. Happily married but looking for excitement elsewhere, the five get out of the mundane to be their natural selves.
The story brings out the contrast between this trip and one taken 23 years ago when they were just out of school, cash-strapped and immature. But what the two trips have in common is their propensity to run into trouble.
If they had steered clear of misery as teenagers, they find themselves in a bigger pit on this trip. In a hilarious climax that has them at the mercy of underworld goons at a sleazy joint, they end up fulfilling their long forgotten desires that laid buried under the pressure of home and hearth.
The story has a subtle but strong message for the readers— that they can pursue their desires, which are often not very difficult to achieve.

Chandrashekhar Azad’s short and chequered life of a revolutionary is remembered in the annals of the history of India’s freedom struggle not merely for his indomitability in the face of odds, but for the human values he cherished. In today’s world, with the edifice of every conceivable value crumbling all around us, Azad’s life offers a paradigm for the redemption of a generation resigned to shallow ideals. Adversity came a dime a dozen to this village youth born to poor parents rich in morality and humaneness. It’s the roots that determine the actions of a person and actions, his destiny.
At a time when we seem to be taking our freedom for granted, Azad’s biography is a reminder of the blood and toil that went into securing it. The road to preservation of freedom must be hemmed with respect for what we have, for being fortunate to be able to breathe in free air. The crucial caveat embedded in Azad’s biography is that we face a far greater threat from the enemies within than from enemies without.

Excerpt from Floreat Etona: Anecdotes and Memories of Eton College
The author wishes to acknowledge the great debt of gratitude which he owes to those who have assisted him by the loan of books, photo graphs, and prints.
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Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, fondly known as Sam Bahadur, was one of the greatest war heroes and military leadersof India. The first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the five-star rank of Field Marshal, Sam Bahadur continues to be the most admired of our Army Chiefs.