A priceless collection of letters from one legendary leader to another
When Indira Gandhi was a little girl of ten, she spent the summer in Mussoorie, while her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was in Allahabad. Over the summer, Nehru wrote her a series of letters in which he told her the story of how and when the earth was made, how human and animal life began, and how civilizations and societies
evolved all over the world.
Written in 1928, these letters remain fresh and vibrant, and capture Nehru’s love for people and for nature, whose story was for him ‘more interesting than any other story or novel that you may have read’.
Chumki is worried. She has the lead role in her annual day play, but she hasn’t been keeping well. She gets frequent colds, coughs and tummy upsets and has no appetite for the food her mother prepares. Enter Aunty Gudgudi, the feisty wellness fairy. One look at the spunky fairy’s magic mirror and Chumki discovers she’s very sick indeed. She’s lost all her rings of power!
Find out how Aunty Gudgudi’s fresh food and valuable tips help Chumki regain all her power rings in this memorable story. With delightful illustrations that every child would love to colour in, this book will show children that making the right choices is the best way to be healthy and strong!
A compilation of witty verses based on current events, The Book of Limericks by Bibek Debroy is a brilliantly illustrated guide for anyone trying to understand what exactly happened last year.
From economic issues to citizen concerns, these hilarious five-liners will take you on a roller coaster ride through the year 2017.
The right word, now at your fingertips!
Word power is an integral part of being able to express yourself-whether you’re in college, appearing for competitive exams or attending a job interview. It makes you an effective and confident communicator. This handy guide brings to you an abridged version of the timeless novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen to familiarize you with a must-read and equip you with new words.
Accessible and engaging, each book in the Vocabulary Enhancer series simplifies a classic and helps you memorize a list of carefully curated, frequently used words through their definitions, antonyms, examples of usage as well as word exercises and puzzles to recap your learning. So what are you waiting for? Strengthen your understanding of the English language and enhance your vocabulary with this unique companion.
The right word, now at your fingertips!
Word power is an integral part of being able to express yourself-whether you’re in college, appearing for competitive exams or attending a job interview. It makes you an effective and confident communicator. This handy guide brings to you an abridged version of the timeless tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare to familiarize you with a must-read and equip you with new words.
Accessible and engaging, each book in the Vocabulary Enhancer series simplifies a classic and helps you memorize a list of carefully curated, frequently used words through their definitions, antonyms, examples of usage as well as word exercises and puzzles to recap your learning.
So what are you waiting for? Strengthen your understanding of the English language and enhance your vocabulary with this unique companion.
‘It is impossible to arrive at any kind of assessment of modern Indian literature without taking full account of Premchand . . . These four volumes deserve a place on the bookshelf of every lover of modern fiction, in India or elsewhere’ SHAMSUR RAHMAN FARUQI
Munshi Premchand, widely lauded as the greatest Hindi fiction writer of the twentieth century, wrote close to 300 short stories over the course of a prolific career spanning three decades. His range and diversity were limitless as he tackled themes of romance and satire, gender politics and social inequality, with unmatched skill and compassion. By turns poignant, acerbic, comical and tragic, many of his stories powerfully invoke the countryside-its pastoral simplicity as well as its harsh realities-while others capture the hopes and anxieties that accompany life in a teeming city where the underdog and the exploiter are caught in an age-old conflict.
For the first time ever, Penguin Classics brings together Premchand’s entire short-fiction oeuvre for the delight of the English-speaking world. Along with M. Asaduddin’s illuminating Introduction, this pathbreaking anthology
features several stories not hitherto available either in Hindi or Urdu. Also included are comprehensive notes that provide the publication history of each story-highlighting the differences, sometimes significant and radical, between the Hindi and the Urdu versions of the same story-as well as a definitive chronology, making this a truly singular collection.
TRANSLATED BY M. ASADUDDIN AND OTHERS
In An Indian Sense of Salad: Eat Raw, Eat More, Tara Deshpande Tennebaum shows how to use fresh, local, easily available Indian vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds, natural sweeteners and cold-pressed oils to prepare a range of raw and partially cooked salads from around the world. Tara deconstructs classic Indian dishes to their raw form, creating salads that make healthy and satisfying meals.
The innovative recipes in the book employ several lesser known ingredients from diverse Indian cuisines. Tara successfully marries culinary traditions from Japan, France, Italy and the United States with India’s own repertoire to create a vast array of salads that can be eaten as sides, condiments, or complete meals. In addition, the book takes a look at the development of salads across the world, provides tips on preparing salads in a hot, tropical climate, and makes a strong case for the complex flavours and sensory satisfaction raw, organic and minimally processed foods can bring to one’s diet.
Where do you go when you just have to go?
Rahi simply loves slurping refreshing drinks, and so she always needs to pee. But boy, does she hate public loos! On her way to her aunt’s in Meghalaya, she has to pee on a train as well as stop at a hotel and even the really scary public toilet at the bus depot! And when those around her refuse to help her with her troubles, her only saviour is her Book of Important Quotes.
Travel with the cheeky Rahi and read all about her yucky, icky, sticky adventures in this quirky and vibrant book about the ever-relevant worry of having a safe and clean toilet experience.
The story of Tapti Gaina is intimately linked with the lives of two men, her husband and his brother. Exploring caste, student politics, the freedom struggle and the Emergency, Brothers traces the history of the Gaina family, beginning with their village origins across the emerging metropolis of Ajmer and ending at the height of political power in Jaipur. It is a masterful portrayal of ambition, desire, betrayal and anguish, enacted against the shifting terrain of family dynamics.
Find out how Grumps the angry goat decides to stop being angry
Grumps the goat gets angry with everyone and everything-all the time. All the animals try to reason with him, but when something goes wrong, he can’t stop himself. One day, something happens that convinces Grumps that it’s really not nice to be so angry. What is it that happens?
A unique series focusing on the well-being of young readers, Dealing with Feelings features Foggy Forest, a tiny forest inhabited by many fun little animals. These quirky creatures are always there for one another-helping each other overcome fear, anxiety, shyness and anger, together dealing with all the different feelings one goes through every day.
