This book—Rohini’s third foray into the world of gastronomy—takes the reader through her encounters with Indian cuisine back in her childhood and later, recipes from the Rana heritage when she was a young bride in Nepal. In this book, she has tried to combine recipes from India and Nepal with the taste and flavours of cuisines encountered during her travels accompanying her husband on global postings. Rohini has woven these culinary memories into her craft, reviving the flavours of her childhood, recipes once nurtured by the khansamas of the British Raj, as well as forgotten and lost dishes of feudal India.
In Memories on a Platter, these treasured heritage culinary delights are combined with food prepared by the Bajais of Nepal’s Rana households and dishes from other parts of the world. Each of these beautiful recipes are either original or artfully marinated, sautéed, simmered and fused to harmonize with the modern palate and today’s lifestyle.
In February 2024, the Calcutta High Court ordered the change of the name of a lioness Sita in the Siliguri Safari Park. Some organizations had objected to her being housed with a lion named ‘Akbar’.
The propaganda, legislations and police actions related to inter-faith couples are based on the premise that Muslim men are luring Hindu women into marriage, and that ‘love’ is a tool for ‘jihad’.
The book argues that ‘love jihad’ is not a category of relationship—it is a surveillance slogan. It allows vigilantes to enter homes, check phones, question faith and dissect the friendships of adult women.
The author explores the multidimensional lives of Hindu women, Muslim men and Dalit Bahujan masses and through humour, poetry and personal stories draws connections to reports, statistics and legal battles, making the work a truly delightful read.
Irreverent in its tone and blunt in its arguments, it is a book like no other.
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महात्मा गांधी के आने से पहले अगर किसी ने भारत की आज़ादी की लौ जलाई, तो वे थे बाल गंगाधर तिलक। तिलक को ‘लोकमान्य’ कहा जाता था, जिसका मतलब है ‘लोगों में सबसे ज़्यादा इज़्ज़तदार’। उन्होंने आज़ादी की लड़ाई को सिर्फ पढ़े-लिखे लोगों की बात से निकालकर आम लोगों का आंदोलन बना दिया। उनकी ज़बरदस्त बातें, उनका लगातार काम और उनके बेबाक विचार अंग्रेज़ों के लिए सबसे बड़ी चुनौती बन गए। वैभव पुरंदरे ने अपनी इस किताब में तिलक की पूरी कहानी बताई है। उन्होंने दिखाया है कि कैसे तिलक ने कोंकण के एक छोटे से गाँव से पूरे भारत में अपनी पहचान बनाई। यह कहानी सिर्फ एक नेता के बारे में नहीं है, बल्कि उस हिम्मत और जज़्बे के बारे में है जो आज भी भारत की आत्मा में है। बाल गंगाधर तिलक की कहानी सिर्फ विरोध की नहीं, बल्कि मुश्किलों में भी डटे रहने और पक्के इरादों की मिसाल है। उनके विचार और काम आज भी हमें राह दिखाते हैं।
होल्गर कर्स्टन की लेखन शैली शोधपूर्ण होते हुए भी सरल, कथात्मक और रोचक है। उनकी अनोखी दृष्टि ने उन्हें आधुनिक धार्मिक-इतिहास लेखन की सबसे चर्चित आवाज़ों में स्थान दिया।
ईसा मसीह भारत में धार्मिक इतिहास को एक नए प्रकाश में देखने की प्रेरक कोशिश है। इस पुस्तक में होल्गर कर्स्टन उन “खोए हुए वर्षों” की खोज करते हैं, जिनमें यीशु का जीवन बाइबिल में वर्णित नहीं है। लेखक तर्क देते हैं कि यीशु ने युवा अवस्था में भारत और हिमालय की यात्रा की, यहाँ के आध्यात्मिक गुरुओं से शिक्षा प्राप्त की और करुणा, प्रेम तथा अहिंसा के सिद्धांत सीखे—जिन्होंने बाद में उनकी शिक्षाओं का आधार बनाया।
कर्स्टन न केवल तिब्बती पांडुलिपियों, बौद्ध मठों और इस्लामी स्रोतों का उल्लेख करते हैं, बल्कि जम्मू-कश्मीर के श्रीनगर क्षेत्र में “यीशु की समाधि” जैसी विवादास्पद किंवदंतियों पर भी प्रकाश डालते हैं। पुस्तक का सबसे साहसिक दावा यह है कि क्रूस पर चढ़ाए जाने के बाद भी यीशु जीवित बच गए और पुनः भारत लौट आए, जहाँ उनकी मृत्यु प्राकृतिक रूप से हुई।
भारत-भारती राष्ट्रकवि मैथिलीशरण गुप्त द्वारा रचित एक अत्यंत प्रसिद्ध हिंदी काव्य-ग्रंथ है। भारत-भारती को तीन मुख्य खंडों में बाँटा गया है :
अतीत खंड : इस खंड में भारतवर्ष के गौरवशाली इतिहास, समृद्ध सभ्यता, संस्कृति, कला-कौशल और वीर पुरुषों के आदर्शों का गुणगान किया गया है।
वर्तमान खंड : कवि ने इस भाग में तत्कालीन भारत की दुर्दशा, सामाजिक कुरीतियों, अवनति और ब्रिटिश औपनिवेशिक शासन के कारण हुए पतन का चित्रण किया है।
भविष्यत् खंड : इस अंतिम खंड में भारतीयों को उनके कल्याण की ओर अग्रसर होने और एक उज्ज्वल भविष्य के निर्माण के लिए प्रेरित किया गया है।
भारत-भारती की लोकप्रियता का आलम यह रहा है कि आज से 100 वर्ष पूर्व ही प्रभातफेरियों, राष्ट्रीय आंदोलनों, शिक्षा संस्थानों, प्रातःकालीन प्रार्थनाओं में भारत-भारती के पद गाँवों-नगरों में गाए जाने लगे थे। आज भी 12वीं, बीए, एमए, यूपीएससी, आईरईईटी, सीयूईटी, यूजीसी नेट इत्यादि परीक्षाओं में भारत-भारती से संबद्ध प्रश्न पूछे जाते हैं, इसीलिए इस पुस्तक में विशेष प्रश्नोत्तरी भी दी गई है।
The book offers a compelling exploration of J. Krishnamurti’s teachings and the wisdom of the Upanishads. Drawing from Sri M’s rich background in various religious philosophies including in Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism, it brings a rare breadth of perspective to questions of faith and spiritual inquiry. Sri M’s personal encounters with Krishnamurti and other religious thinkers add authenticity and immediacy to the narrative. The result is a thought-provoking examination of tradition and transcendence that invites readers to reflect critically on organized religion and the pursuit of truth.
The real founder journey is not glamorous—it is chaotic, lonely, unstructured and brutally hard. This book is the map you wish you had on Day 1.
India’s start-up ecosystem has transformed dramatically, yet behind every pitch deck lies the part no one talks about: self-doubt, pivots, hiring struggles, broken prototypes, regulatory shocks, and the emotional weight of building something out of nothing. Drawing from over 100 hours of conversations with India’s most exciting founders—and a decade of investing in more than 200 start-ups—Utsav Somani delivers an unfiltered, deeply practical and emotionally honest field guide for building in India.
Inside these pages, readers will learn:
• How iconic Indian founders actually validated their ideas—from Shiprocket discovering features inside a pickle factory, to Noise gathering raw insights from co-passengers, to Rentomojo emerging from a founder’s personal financial struggle, to Dr. Vaidya’s rising from literal ashes to rebuild a 150-year legacy.
• How cutting-edge companies navigated early chaos, including Ultrahuman, AppsForBharat, Blue Tokai, GoKwik, Hunch and others who built through first principles and grit.
• How to build for “infinite Indias”, and why founders like Pixxel, TBO Tek, InsuranceDekho and others think about India 1, India 2 and global markets simultaneously.
• How founders survived crises and pivots, including CoinDCX navigating the 2018 RBI crypto ban—a journey that began with a Twitter DM and became a billion-dollar outcome.
• How to hire, scale and build resilient teams, even with limited resources.
• How to avoid the mental traps of entrepreneurship and stay grounded when the journey gets overwhelming.
• How to build companies that last, not just companies that start.
Packed with raw stories, field-tested strategies and emotional truths founders rarely share publicly,
The Founder Manualis the brutally honest operating guide every Indian founder wished existed when they started.
