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Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant
In an article titled 'Black Money, State Collusion and National Fraud', It posed fifteen questions to the government pertaining to their conduct on this most serious national issue. The silence to this day is ominous. Ram Jethmalani, respected and feared for his candour in matters political, remains an enigma to many. As a public figure, a politician always in demand, the highest rated criminal lawyer in the country and an international legal authority, he is held in high esteem. In over fifty years of being an active politician, he has never allowed political allegiance to compromise his values. Controversy therefore neither leaves him, nor intimidates him. This volume is a compilation of the authors insights into the state of Indian politics today, expressed with clarity and frankness, laying bare the cover-ups and deception that have come to plague India's body politic. Jethmalanis arguments are incisive, often explosive, but above all, they cannot be set aside. Some of the burning issues discussed in this book are black money, governance, corruption, Kashmir, China and Pakistan, fundamentalism and the rise of terror. Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant is a searing critique of the disease inherent in government.
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Accidental India: A History of the Nation's Passag
Accidental India: A History Of The Nation’s Passage Through Crisis And Change, published in 2012, takes an in-depth look into the major changes in India post-independence. The author has shortlisted seven game changers, and he deconstructs each one of them to explain to readers that India has missed many opportunities in every decade. Furthermore, he says that the most important decisions ever taken in the last sixty years have always been in the wake of a crisis. Each chapter of Accidental India: A History Of The Nation’s Passage Through Crisis And Change begins with a date. In The Bonfire Of The Vanities, Aiyar points out that despite popular belief, Dr. Manmohan Singh was in fact not the sole architect of the liberalization in the 90s. The book also covers a very interesting story about the Green Revolution that took place in the 1960s. Titled Hunger Games, this chapter describes how Dr. G. V. Chalam, along with the help of IAS officer secretary S. Venkitaramanan, managed to transport a kilogram of paddy seeds in spite of being stopped at the Palam Airport. These smuggled grains became the seeds of a revolution. Readers will also learn about the political drama enacted by PM Indira Gandhi in order to nationalize banks in 1969. Accidental India: A History Of The Nation’s Passage Through Crisis And Change also covers Operation Flood, the Mid-day Meal scheme, software revolution in the 1990s, and the Right to Information Act. This book has been written after intensive research. The author met leading personalities of the past and the present, collected facts and figures, and looked into India’s controversies. He has also incorporated many stories about how individuals have successfully transformed India while fighting against all odds. This book is for anyone who thinks that India deserves much better than just waiting for a crisis to solve a problem.
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The Very Best of R. K. Narayan Timeless Malgudi
Over a career spanning seven decades, R.K. Narayan, easily one of the most influential and important writers of India, populated the fictional town of Malgudi with a host of unforgettable characters: Swami and his gang of friends, the Talkative Man, Raju the guide and Sampath the printer, among many others. These characters have carved out a place for themselves in popular imagination and live on, still fresh and endlessly entertaining, many decades after they first appeared. Timeless Malgudi brings together a selection of the best and the most enduring of R.K. Narayans fiction and non-fiction. The Guide examines, with wit and irony, how a man becomes a godman. The story A Horse and Two Goats describes an attempt at cross-cultural communication which goes haywire, with hilarious consequences. The excerpt from My Days, Narayans autobiography, paints a poignant picture of the authors childhood while the Misguided Guide is a cynical, sharply written chronicle of the making of the film Guide, based on his novel. Also included in this volume are excerpts from the travelogue My Dateless Diary and a brilliant retelling of the Tamil epic Silappadikaram. Catering both to Narayan aficionados and to readers who have not yet been introduced to his work, Timeless Malgudi is as much a showcase of Narayans writing as it is a celebration of Malgudi, the town which time does not touch
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Advantage Love
Will todays woman give up her career for love? Will she learn to trust a man again after having her heart broken? Is she willing to take chances to find the love of her life?When Trisha Mathur leaves Lucknow for Delhi with stars in her eyes, little does she realize how drastically her life is about to transform. In the din and drama of college student politics, she meets debonair politician-in-the-making Vedant Kirloskar, who sweeps her off her feet with his poetry and rakish charm. When irreconcilable differences drive them apart, a broken-hearted Trisha becomes wary of love and men. That is until the dashing tennis star, Abhimanyu, comes along and fills her life with love and laughter. All at once she finds herself in the midst of the glamorous tennis circuit which is in stark contrast to her small-town moorings. Even as Trisha embarks on a path of love and self-discovery, fate brings Vedant back into her life, asking that they rekindle their old romance. Will Trisha dare take a second chance with Vedant or move on to play match point with Abhimanyu? Advantage Love is a compelling and passionate contemporary Indian romance that explores the complexities of love, friendship and career in a womans life.
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An Atlas of Love : The Rupa Romance Anthology
Sixteen romantic stories which will want to make you fall in love and celebrate romance in its myriad forms. Have you ever loved so much that it hurt? Has love found you even when you didnt go looking for it? Can love be timeless, forgiving and everlasting? An Atlas of Love, edited by celebrated bestselling author Anuja Chauhan, is an anthology of romantic shorts that daringly explores the many guises of romance, from its purest form to its darkest depths. Phoenix Mills takes you through a young mans anguished quest for love, Post-Coital Cigarette makes you flinch at a married mans interpretation of love and Jilted shows you that love can also be courageous. You will find yourself in the middle of a torrid liaison in The Affair, revel in the euphoria of budding romance in Just One Glance and discover what it means to let go of your loved one in The Impasse. Love can also be brutal and unconventional as The Unseen Boundaries of Love and Something about Karen will show you. But most of all, as Death of a Widower and Siddharth show, you will see that love is all about hope and taking the leap of faith. Selected from a nationwide Romance Contest conducted by Rupa Publications, this heart-warming collection of stories urges you to believe that love is eternal and forever
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Fit, Trim & Disease-free
Based on the latest advances in medicine, this concise, wide-ranging book by a leading doctor reveals all that you need to know to be fit, trim and lead an active healthy life, free from stress and disease. Fit, Trim and Disease-free will divulge the many secrets which busy doctors are unable to tell you during your occasional brief consultations with them. Written by an eminent consultant with vast clinical experience, who is also the best-selling author of Baby and Child Care, this book will empower you to be the master of your own health and happiness. Interesting Facts: A comprehensive guide for. Right Diet: For good health, vigour and preventing disease. Body Weight Control: The correct scientific way through diet, exercise and other measures. Stress Management: How to prevent and beat stress without medication. Exercise: Best suited for your age, health and lifestyle. High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease and Stroke: Their prevention and control. Diabetes: How to prevent and control it and avoid complications. Cancer: New vaccines and the latest methods for prevention and early detection. Sexual Health: Preventing sexual infections in monogamous and polygamous relationships. Osteoporosis: Ways to prevent and arrest the bone-breaker disease. Vitamins and Health Supplements: Are they beneficial, useless or harmful? Health Check-ups and Vaccinations: Why, which and when?
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Huna, Ancient Miracle Healing Practices and The Fu
Today as a national controversy rages concerning the state and form of health care in America our attention is draw the cost of health care and the role of government and corporations in providing health care services. While important this discussion leaves out the most vital aspect of dealing with illness, how do we cure, heal and prevent illness. There are a number of counter-movement each gaining public attention but none are complete and offer a fool proof way to create wither prevention or healing. Once such movement is involved the acceptance of traditional thinking about methods and concepts previously classified as "alternative medicine." Historically many healing techniques have been with us for hundreds and even thousands of years. In our book Huna, Ancient Miracle Healing Practices and The Future of Medicine we explores one of the more beneficial approaches to healing and prevention. This approach has direct applicability to alleviating both the stress-caused symptoms and afflictions of the modern world as well as those traditionally dealt with by the Western medical system. For over two thousand years practitioners of Huna, the ancient Polynesian/Hawaiian healing teachings, have successfully emphasized the prevention of illness before it begins. To the Huna master, healing the mind and spirit are equal in importance to that which we think of as traditional medical care. This is in stark contrast with the western medical practices which generally treats symptoms with medication and surgery rather than providing true healing. Our book explains the salient concepts of Huna and points the way for readers to fully understand how Huna can be used to improve the quality of their health and to help them both avoid and heal illness. The Lawrences have applied this once secret knowledge of life and healing to the modern Western medical system. With the integration of Huna and modern medicine we now have a unique, new and revolutionary healing philosophy and a way of integrating ancient psychology and spirituality into modern medical practice. In many ways this combined system parallels the new science of psychoneuroimmunobiology, integration of mind, body and spirit with modern medical practices. Even before there were hospitals or research labs, there were healers, shamans and wise men. These ancients healers were the scientist and doctors of their day, able to heal in ways which are now foreign to our present institutions. Using Huna's "secret healing principles," the Lawrences now add a whole new dimension to health care. It transforms medical treatments from simply using drugs and surgery into an integrated and complimentary process for healing the whole person. The integration of modern medicine with Huna's secret wisdom allows for healing body, mind and spirit at a level only dreamed of in recent times. The main focus of the Lawrence's book is to help you, the reader, to seamlessly add Huna and its new wisdom into your ongoing medical treatment program. At the same time, Huna principles significantly improve your ability to heal yourself. For those of you who are not ill, you can quickly learn to use Huna techniques to prevent yourself and your family members from ever becoming ill in the first place.
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How To Heal With Color
"Each color has its own unique effects and can be used for healing and balancing, as well as for stimulating different levels of consciousness." -Ted Andrews Everyone is affected by color. We use colors to describe our physical health, our emotions, even our spiritual experiences. Now you can learn how to use color to restore health and balance energy. Popular author Ted Andrews presents an effective system for developing your innate healing skills, including a chart that lists the beneficial colors for over fifty physical conditions. With this easy-to-follow guide, you will learn the basics of color healing, why it works, and simple techniques for healing yourself and others using colored lights, candles, cloths, and charged water. Discover how to: • Use color to balance and restore your energy • Determine which colors you need using simple assessments • Project and absorb the healing properties of color • Develop the ability to "sense" color with easy, fun exercises
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Healing with Gems and Crystals
It is being increasingly accepted that gems and crystals possess incredible healing powers. They have the capacity to aid us in our spiritual transformation and speed up the healing processes of the body by correcting any imbalances within. Based on the wisdom of the ancients, the author discusses and shares how gemstones can help add years of buoyant health to your life. This complete introduction to the healing properties of gems and crystals discusses how to choose, clean and prepare crystals and gems for healing. The book has been published in US, Germany and France, and this is the first Indian edition.
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The Inspiring Journey of a Hero
O. P. Munjal started Hero Cycles in 1956, fuelled by meagre resources and an insatiable ambition. His vision was to create an inexpensive and effective mode of transportation for a post-Independence nation on the move. The rest, as they say, is history - Hero Cycles went on to become the worlds largest bicycle manufacturer. This book chronicles the life of O. P. Munjal through anecdotes from his professional and personal life. He proved that a people-focused management style could be superior to the process driven systems of the West. The book is a result of extensive conversations with O. P. Munjal, Hero employees, dealers and family members. Join bestselling author Priya Kumar as she takes you on a roller coaster ride seen through the lens of a visionary with the soul of a poet.
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Sorry, Youre Not My Type
All relationships should come with a precautionary warning: Handle with care. The final audition for Rajhans Colleges prestigious music band brings together three contrasting personalities. Vikrant, a perfectionist, who believes there is only one perfect someone for you. Anamika, a free spirit, who stands up for what she believes is right. Yuvi, a die-hard music lover, who can strum the guitar all night long and still wake up the next morning to drop off his girlfriend. The three become close friends and start hanging out regularly. So how does Aditya, a stranger, become a part of their lives? And what happens next? Sorry, Youre Not My Type is a true story that will redefine friendship, affection and infatuation.
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Chanakyas 7 Secrets of Leadership
Chanakya, who lived in India in the 4th Century BC, was a leadership guru par excellence. The treasure of his teachings can be found in his book, The Arthashastra, which deals with good governance based on ideal leadership. The concept of the ideal nation in The Arthashastra, called Saptanga, holds that there are seven pillars of a kingdom: Swami, Amatya, Janpada, Durg, Kosha, Dand, Mitra iti Prakritya. For centuries, Indian rulers have used this concept as a model of successful government. In this path-breaking book, Chanakyas 7 Secrets of Leadership, author Radhakrishnan Pillai delves into Chanakyas Saptanga with the real-life example of D. Sivanandhan. Former Director General of Police, Maharashtra and the archetype of an able administrator, Sivanandhan shares his guidelines for effective management, highlighting those that make him a dynamic leader. In Chanakyas 7 Secrets of Leadership, theory meets practice, academic research meets vast experience in police supervision and an age-old formula is revealed in a modern-day success story. Together, Pillai and Sivanandhan bring Chanakyas model to life. Anyone can use the seven secrets of leadership to run a kingdom effectively. Apply them in your life and the magic of Chanakyas wisdom will transform you into the ideal leader.