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A sequel to the bestseller Maharaja. A rare treasure of true stories that offer a deep insight into the glamorous and sensuous Lives of the Indian and European Maharanis of India. Intriguing as well as valuable. Maharani is at once a historical romance and a sociological document, as it vividly recounts a bygone era, an era perhaps never to return again. The author served Indian Maharajas for over 50 years accompanying them on their amorous trips to private retreats in India and abroad. He brilliantly recounts the extraordinary lives of the Maharanis of the richest Men the World has ever seen.

Captivating, true stories full of intrigue, adventure, desire and romance from the royal households- stories of love and betrayal which have been retold across generations. The descriptions of the harems of these Maharajas in India and Europe, their royal palaces, queens and courtesans, horses and cavalries, Rolls Royce cars, lion-hunting, royal feasts and grand durbaars will keep you glued till the end. These are an insider’s account of a priceless past of extravagance and lavish expenditure.
This book is also an account of Diwan Jarmani Dass’s own fascinating, intimate thoughts, as a person who walked among the rich and famous as their equal. This is a re-telling of his first-hand experiences. Of valor, sacrifice, love and betrayal, these stories reveal the mysteries of the private worlds of Maharajas and Maharanis. They are based on events post the fall of the British Raj.

This is the story of Debashish Roy’s life, told in the most unique and interesting manner. Suddenly, a beautiful girl has come into his life and has turned it upside down. This novel candidly explores the issues faced by young adults in their daily lives.

Subah ka Bhoola is an immensely interesting and fascinating novel, in which a son, tired of his father’s scolding, runs away from home. His struggle to cope in the outside world is presented in the most touching manner for the readers to experience. How a joyous life of comfort turns into something of a tragedy and how struggle is a harsh teacher… this is the message at the core of this novel which tries to understand the workings of a young, fickle mind and that of a life of struggle.

Written in an autobiographical style and divided into four parts, Srikanta is Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay’s most memorable, interesting and readable work, which captures the woman’s emotional workings very well despite being based on a male lead. The hero, Srikanta is portrayed as a carefree wanderer and it is against his nature to stay in one place for long. If there was anyone to call him their own, it was his classmate, Rajlakshmi, who tried to claim him as her own by putting a garland of karandas around his neck at the age of 9 when he was 14. But could she make him hers? Find out in this novel.

Celebrated author, Narendra Kohli’s novel Vasudev is a tale about the ultimate will to live. The hardships faced by Devki and Vasudev are incomparable to anything in this world. Living like slaves all their lives, they were forced to watch as their six sons were murdered. Outside of family, community and empire, no possibility of finding any aid became apparent, yet their energy to keep up their struggle did not ebb. After Vasudev’s initial struggle, this war was fought by This is not just a story of faith underneath the surface of worship but of a struggle for independence against an evil and mighty ruler under the surface of politics.

Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu is a classic novel which is considered to be one of the best Hindi novels of all times. It is based on the life of Amrapali. Acharya Chatursen has said on the subject of this novel:
‘I take back all my books thus far and declare Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu as my only work.’
This novel presents a vivid image of life in India. The novel’s main character is a personification of pride and vanity, the universal beauty Ambapaali, who was declared a Vaishya by force, and remained the focus of all political and social life across India during her time, for half a century.

This is Acharya Chatursen’s most popular novel, which is based on the Ram Katha, but whose protagonist is not Rama but Ravana. In this novel, the author details other aspects of Ravana’s personality that made him superior to Rama. According to this book, Ravana devised a new cultural system that would unite the North with the South, which he called the Rakshasanskriti. When Ravana went to Lord Shiva, he described the culture as ‘we protect. This is our rakshasanskriti.’

This novel details the tragic tale of the fall of the Somnath Temple, which once radiated indescribable glory, in the wake of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi’s seventeenth invasion.

This is the biography of the man who revolutionized the world of technology, the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs.