‘कैलाश तुम्हारी पत्नी है। तुम्हारा कर्तव्य उसके लिए भी होना चाहिए। प्रत्येक संबंध अपनी जगह पर स्थिर रहना चाहिए। प्रत्येक संबंध को प्यार, स्नेह और सहृदयता दीजिए, जिसका यह अभिलाषी है। विवाहित जीवन में तुम्हें बदलना भी पड़ेगा। तुम्हारी ख़ुशी उसकी ख़ुशी है। उसकी ख़ुशी तुम्हारी ख़ुशी है और यही जीवन है।’
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A WhOle Lot of Petu Pumpkin (hOle Books)
Join the merry adventures of the Awesome Foursome as they try to stop their friend Petu Pumpkin from polishing off their tiffins and worse, heading towards a life of crime—and helping him lose a tooth (mainly to trade it for a football and win the big match).
The well-loved award-winning books are now in one hilarious package, with a special note by the author for this edition.
A WhOle Lot of Chumki (hOle Books)
Chumki is brave and gutsy and faces all challenges with gusto (and some self-doubt), whether it is saving a pangolin, looking out for some runaway elephants, helping her grandmother who forgets everything, or dealing with people who think she is unlucky.
These funny adventure books are now in one delightful package, with a special note by the author for this edition.
Think Big! (hOle Books)
Geet is full of amazing ideas. But are her ideas enough to win at the October Bazaar when (really) she does not have the skills?
When It All Began
In the 1980s, the streets of Dongri, Pydhonie, Nagpada, Agripada and Byculla witnessed some of the bloodiest gang wars and reigns of terror India had ever seen. These neighbourhoods became the battlegrounds of crime. But when did it all begin?
Tracing it back to the 1930s, when Abdul Karim Sher Khan Pathan, aka Karim Lala—considered one of the first feared dons of Bombay—arrived in the city. He soon mastered the tricks of the trade with the Pathan lords Babul Khan and Jumma Khan, thus gradually establishing his dominance. As the Pathans grew in power, resentment against them simmered among the Pathans. Petty criminals from the city’s streets and markets began to evolve into ‘dadas’ and ‘bhais’, forming gangs of their own.
This gave rise to the first generation of dons—figures including Karim Lala, Haji Mastan and Dilip Aziz—who built empires through smuggling, extortion and other rackets. Over time, these groups diversified, regrouped and expanded into larger syndicates of organized crime.
But the next generation of gangsters were ruthless. Power struggles turned volatile, and many began to pose serious threats to one another. Dawood Ibrahim and his allies too emerged during this time. What followed was an era of bloody rivalries, gangsters eliminating their rivals with impunity, openly defying the police.
Rakesh Maria, the veteran Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who led some of India’s most high-profile investigations, reflects on the tumultuous history in this extraordinary book, When It All Began. Replete with rare information, landmark cases and the full arc of gang wars at every turn, the account captures the rise and fall of Bombay’s underworld like never before. With its authoritative voice and an insider’s perspective, this book will grip you to the very end.
The Rose Bush
Two families. One shared garden.
And a rose bush growing right in the middle.
They played together, laughed, argued,
and made up—life was wonderful.
Until the parents had a fight. The garden was divided.
Can the children, with a little help from their pets,
bring back the peace?
A beautifully illustrated tale with a timeless message, The Rose Bush gently shows children that even when disagreements pull people apart, kindness and cooperation can bring them back together. With warmth and hope, this story helps young readers understand conflict, reconciliation, and the power of friendship, reminding us all that peace can bloom again, just like a rose.
The Impossible Pet (Silly Billy series) | Funny, easy-to-read, full colour short books | Perfect to encourage reading | Ages 7 and up
Tarun wants a pet. Desperately. Especially since his best friend Joey has a brand-new puppy. But Papa says no, Mummy says no-no , and Daadi says achoo! So Tarun sets off on a pet hunt, trying to charm everything from birds to baby crocodiles—and even Aunty C.
Just when Tarun is about to give up, a fat cat brings news. Is there hope yet for the petless boy? Or just more
mosquito bites, pigeon poop and trouble?
Slam Dunk! (Silly Billy series) | Funny, Easy-to-Read, Full Colour Short Books | Perfect to Encourage Reading | Ages 7 and Up
Everything is perfect. Faizya and Kalpesh are smashing it at their basketball sessions—until one teeny, tiny (okay, massive, monstrous, mega) mistake. And then . . . boom! Disaster strikes!
The BFFs pull out all the stops to win over Coach Dollar, but he has a game plan of his own.
Can Faizya and Kalpesh make a comeback on the court? Or is this the final whistle for their basketball dreams?
Leaf People (Silly Billy series) | Funny, Easy-to-Read, Full Colour Short Books | Perfect to Encourage Reading | Ages 7 and Up
While spending the summer vacation at their grandmother’s home in the hills, Nikoo and her younger brother Zubin spot a fantastical leaf creature and decide to get to the bottom of it.
But a mystery is hard to solve when you’re too busy quarrelling over a goat!
The plot thickens when Zubin suddenly disappears. Has the leaf creature whisked him away? And is there more to a goat than meets the eye?
Moonshots and Marathons | An Unfiltered Playbook for Founders Building the Impossible
They told you to hustle. They forgot to tell you how to survive.
DeepTech isn’t a sprint. It’s years in the lab before a single sale. It’s moonshot ambition colliding with marathon endurance. It’s investors who want speed and a mission that can’t be rushed.
Moonshots and Marathons is the unfiltered playbook for founders building the impossible—satellites, AI breakthroughs, climate solutions, life-saving biotech.
Three insiders who’ve invested in, scaled, and advised hundreds of DeepTech companies reveal the real rules: how to choose battles, protect your IP, survive the ‘valleys of death’, and exit without selling your soul.
If your ideas could change the world, this is the book that shows you how to last long enough to make it happen.