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The Illustrated Jataka Tales
Jataka Tales are one of the oldest and largest collection of stories, inspired by the recollection of the past lives of the Buddha on the night of his enlightenment. Written in simple language, This book is a beautifully illustrated compilation of tales with valuable lessons of life.
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Chequered Past, Uncertain Future The Story Of Pakistan
This vast and important book takes us on a sweeping journey through the ebbs and flows of Pakistan’s history, from the ‘Baluchi village cultures’ preceding the Indus Valley Civilization, to contemporary times. It uncovers influences from Turkey, Persia, Arabia and Britain that shaped Pakistan, as well as showcasing the region’s diverse and rich ancient tapestry of peoples, and its multicultural society. The book also describes the post-1947 shift— following the partition of India, after decades of Muslim nationalism, and the eventual establishment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan—as the country became more religiously conservative and autocratic, intensifying sectarian and ethnic divisions. The bulk of the book comprises rigorously researched and compellingly narrated chapters on the promise, challenges, successes and failures of the Pakistani state—from the brief period of Jinnah as the supreme leader, and through the tenures of dictators and populists like Ayub Khan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Zia-ul-Haq, Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan, to the dubious coalition that assumed power in 2024. As it narrates the history of Pakistan, this book also examines with extraordinary candour and clarity the challenges for democracy in a ‘nation state embedded in religious ideology’ and controlled, for most of its modern history, by a landed feudal elite and a ‘civil-military oligarchy’. Tahir Kamran’s magisterial book tells the story of Pakistan as few other books have ever done.
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Antaralatil Gammat Jammat (अंतराळातील गंमत जंमत)
भारताने मंगळावर यान पाठवून अवकाश संशोधन क्षेत्रात एक महत्त्वाची कामगिरी केली. या ऐतिहासिक घटनेची नोंद समस्त जगाने घेतली आहे. अंतराळातील घटना, आश्चर्य यांचे कुतूहल मानवाला नवनिर्मितीची प्रेरणा देत असते. अंतराळ हा घटक पूर्वीपासूनच मानवी मनाचा एक अकल्पित गाभा आहे. प्रत्येकजण अंतराळात फेरफटका मारण्याचा विचार करत असतो आणि अंतराळाविषयी जाणून घेण्यास उत्सुक असतो. अंतराळातील अशाच काही रंजक व ज्ञानवर्धक विविध घटना व यानांच्या कार्याची माहिती प्रस्तुत पुस्तकात दिली आहे. विज्ञानप्रेमी वाचकांसाठी या पुस्तकातील कथांचा आस्वाद जणू एक पर्वणीच आहे.