High up in the trees, far above the jungle floor, there is one wide branch. And on that branch sit two nests. They share the same sky, the same tree, the same wind. But inside, they feel worlds apart.
In one nest, love looks like rules, protection, and getting things right. In the other, love feels like trust, freedom, and steady hands nearby. Both sets of parents care deeply. Both are trying. Both believe they are doing what love requires.
At first, it may seem easy to decide which nest is better.
But look closer.
This is not a story about perfect parents and imperfect ones. It is a story of a nest that grows. Where parents grow. Where children grow. Where love grows wiser.
With warmth and honesty, Ambika Agarwal invites parents to step out of comparison and into awareness. We are shaped by what shaped us. And every day, we can choose to love better.
We are human. We are evolving. And that is enough.
Lisbon, 1898: philandering surgeon Antonio Maria discovers his beloved father is dying of syphilis, scourge of both rich and poor. Determined to find a cure, Antonio sets sail for Peking to study under the renowned Dr. Xu, in the hope that traditional Chinese medicine has the answer that eludes the West. But Xu is evasive, and when Antonio encounters the alluringly independent Fumi, he finds the first love he cannot leave behind.
As he wrestles with his disbelief over “irrational” Chinese views about illness, and helplessly falls into an erotic obsession with Fumi, violence threatens to break out across China. The infamous Boxer rebellion separates the lovers during a siege at the Summer Palace, and Antonio must decide whether to flee-or to stay in China to solve the deep mystery of Fumi’s haunted past and discover for himself the Yellow Emperor’s cure.
Passion, college, and career. Can the three ever come together?
Talent, personal growth, merit. How do these shifting entities relate to each other?
How is Artificial Intelligence reshaping this relationship and creating new narratives of privilege and exclusion? What skills, values, and qualities will be essential as AI moves from Artificial Competent Intelligence (ACI) in particular domains to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which can function as a complete and independent individual? What patterns of social inequity and political discrimination will become pervasive if our education does not collaborate with AI in critical and sensitive ways?
Saikat Majumdar’s Open Intelligence offers a set of promising pathways for those seeking to grasp the evolving core of artificial intelligence and education in this new world. Narrated through stories, drawing on cutting-edge research and offering a broad overview as well as a lively critique of the Indian higher education system, this book will resonate with anyone who has a stake in learning, training and growth today– from students, parents and teachers to policymakers and employers
A sequel to Majumdar’s 2018 bestselling book College—Open Intelligence outlines the essence of an education that will help us preserve the human and the humane in the face of the artificial.
Women are taught early that “fine” is the only acceptable answer. Fine at work. Fine at home. Fine in relationships. Fine in bodies that are always being watched and measured. The Girls Are Not Fine is about what’s underneath all that fineness. The invisible labor, the emotional math, the unassuming ways women shrink themselves to fit rooms that were never built for them.
This isn’t a self-help book. It’s a vocabulary. A transfer of language for the things women carry but rarely get to name: the performance of competence, the economics of being “low-maintenance,” the exhaustion of being the family’s emotional infrastructure while also trying to build a career, a life, a self. Part confession, part cultural critique, part practical toolkit, it moves through work, money, family, body, friendship, and love, not to fix anything, but to finally call it what it is.
Because when you can name what’s happening, you can stop wondering if you’re crazy. And that’s where everything else starts.
The Wanderer Who Owns the World is a layered exploration of the stages and mysteries of human life for those who want to live with more clarity, and to think and speak with purpose.
If you have ever quietly asked yourself, ‘Is there more to this life?’ this book offers a gentle yet profound response. Drawing from ancient Indian philosophy, lived insight, and elemental experience, Sri Yogi unveils what it truly means to live deeply, to feel fully, to seek sincerely—and ultimately, to remember who you are.
This is not a book about ownership in the conventional sense. It speaks instead of the paradoxical freedom that comes through letting go—the realization that one owns the world only when one ceases to cling to it.
Written for seekers of meaning, stillness, and truth, this book is for anyone who has sensed a quiet inner knowing but lacked the words to express it.
The road to a better you starts with taking control of your health and fitness. Regular training, the right diet and an adequate rest cycle can benefit not just the body but nourish the soul as well. With less stress, improved sleep and overall health, you’re on the road to becoming the best version of yourself.
Your Body, Your Gym sets you on that journey. With this book, you can take the first step by understanding your body and how to make the most of it through body weight exercises. These exercises are not only a time-saver, but they can also deliver the effective results you’ve been looking for. Simply put: your body can be your machine. Work it hard, train it smart and you can achieve all your goals! This book is a guide on how to do just that.
What happens when you leave behind the familiar and follow your curiosity to far corners of the world?
In Rootless and Restless, Shivya Nath trades comfort for adventure and sets off on a deeply personal journey to some of our planet’s most remote places. From a tiny island deep in the Arctic to off-grid Indigenous communities in Myanmar and the stark mountain deserts of Uzbekistan, she travels in search of stories, traditions and ways of life that are rarely written about.
Along the way, Shivya finds herself tangled in a morality police raid in Iran, discovering centuries-old traditions in Japan and coming face-to-face with the last living member of an entire species in the Pacific Ocean.
In a world shaped by social media, cultural divides and climate change, Rootless and Restless is a reminder that travel can be more than ticking destinations off a list. It can open doors to remarkable people, unexpected lessons and perhaps even transform the traveller herself.
उन्नीसवीं सदी के उत्तरार्ध में केरल में एक व्यक्ति बड़ी शान से सड़क पर एक बैल गाड़ी से जा रहा था। जो कृत्य एक सामान्य सी बात थी, वह उस समय प्रतिरोध का एक बड़ा कृत्य था। घुड़ सवारी करना या बैलगाड़ी पर बैठने का अधिकार उस समय सिर्फ ऊँची जातियों के लोगों के पास था। लेकिन अछूत कही जाने वाली पुलया जाति का वह व्यक्ति जाति आधारित भेदभावों को चुनौती दे रहा था। वह कोई और नहीं बल्कि समाज सुधारक और आन्दोलनकारी अय्यनकाली थे।
इस पुस्तक में ऐसे ही प्रेरक व्यक्तित्वों के विवरण हैं जिन्होंने जीवन भर भेदभाव के खिलाफ अथक लड़ाई लड़ी। यह पुस्तक दलित समुदाय के प्रति आधुनिक भारत की उसी समझ को विस्तृत करने के प्रयास के तहत लिखी गई है।
भीमराव आम्बेडकर, बाबू जगजीवन राम, गुरराम जेशुवा, केआर नारायणन, सोयराबाई, रानी झलकारीबाई और उन जैसे कई अन्य ऐतिहासिक और समकालीन व्यक्तित्वों के ऊपर मौलिक शोध पर आधिरत आधुनिक दलित इतिहास के निर्माता दलित विमर्श में एक महत्वपूर्ण योगदान है। अतीत और वर्तमान के कुछ अग्रणी दलित चिंतकों के ऊपर लिखी गई यह लकीर खींचने वाली किताब दलित पहचान, इतिहास और राजनीति पर ज़रूरी बहस को शुरू करने का लक्ष्य रखती है।
इस उपन्यास में 1914-15 के दौरान अंग्रेजों के खिलाफ उपजे क्रांतिकारी आंदोलन की झलकी दी गई है। बीरी और उसका भाई अपने देश को स्वतंत्र कराना चाहते हैं, लेकिन उनकी राह में सबसे बड़ी रूकावट उनका अपना पिता ही बन जाता है, जो अंग्रेजों का वफादार चमचा था। देश के लिए मर मिटने वालों की यह कहानी आजादी के अमृत महोत्सव के अवसर पर पुन: प्रकाशित की गई है।
क्या किसी पागलखाने में छिपा हो सकता है, हत्याओं का राज़! आखिर वो कौन है, जो कर रहा है लाशों पर अट्टहास? मौत के तांडव की एक ऐसी सनसनीख़ेज़ कहानी, जिसे पढ़कर हत्यारे से नफ़रत नहीं होती, क्यों? शहर में क़त्ल पर क़त्ल हुए जाते हैं और पुलिस क़ातिल को पकड़ नहीं पाती। सारी घटनाओं में एक बात ख़ास है, हर मरने वाला आरोपी है, बलात्कारी है। आखिर वो कौन है, जो इन वारदातों को अंजाम दे रहा है और फिर इन हत्याओं का तरीका क्या है? इस राज़ का खुलासा भी होता है मगर एक रेडियो शो में और लोग उसकी वजह सुनकर भौंचक्के रह जाते हैं। सस्पेंस और रोमांस से भरपूर अमित खान का यह थ्रिलर आपको आखिर तक बांधकर रखेगा और आप दिल थामे यह उपन्यास पढ़ने पर मजबूर हो जाएँगे।
