Before Salim Ali was a world-famous ornithologist, he was a boy curious about the mysteries around him. Especially the mysteries of birds.
Catagory: Biographies, Diaries & True Accounts
Manoj Bajpayee/मनोज बाजपेयी
मनोज बाजपेयी नए जमाने के गिनेचुने कलाकारों में से हैं जिन्होंने कम उम्र में ही हिंदी सिनेमा में एक बड़ा कद हासिल कर लिया था। दिग्गज कलाकार और फिल्म समीक्षक उनके अभिनय का लोहा मानते हैं। दर्शक उनके नाम पर थियेटर जाते हैं और वे जानते हैं कि बाजपेयी सिर्फ अपने मन की फिल्में करते हैं। मनोज बाजपेयी की यह जीवनी अभिनय को लेकर उनके ज़िद और जुनून की कहानी है जिसमें पाठकों को कई नई बातें पता लगेंगी, मसलन– बाजपेयी के पिता भी पुणे के फिल्म इंस्टिट्यूट में ऑडिशन का टेस्ट देने गए थे, उनके पूर्वज अंग्रेजी राज के एक दमनकारी किसान कानून की वजह से उत्तर प्रदेश के रायबरेली से चंपारण आए थे और ये भी कि मनोज बाजपेयी का बचपन उस गाँव में बीता है जहाँ महात्मा गांधी ने अपने प्रसिद्ध चंपारण सत्याग्रह के दौरान एक रात्रि विश्राम किया था और फिल्म सत्या के भीखू म्हात्रे का चरित्र मनोज के गृहनगर बेतिया के एक शख्स से प्रेरित था, वगैरह-वगैरह। मनोज बाजेपेयी की यह जीवनी वरिष्ठ टीवी पत्रकार पियूष पांडे ने लिखी है जो उनसे एक दशक से ज़्यादा से जुड़े रहे हैं और ऐसी घटनाओं और किस्सों के गवाह हैं जिन्हें बहुत कम लोग जानते हैं। मनोज बाजपेयी और उनके सिनेमाई सफ़र को जानने के लिए यह एक ज़रूरी पुस्तक है।
The Puffin Book of 100 Extraordinary Indians
The Puffin Book of 100 Extraordinary Indians is a celebration of achievements and personal stories of those who forged new paths for themselves and others in a way that it continues to affect modern lives.
Written as short anecdotal biographical sketches, the book presents lives of scientists, doctors, activists, painters, sportspeople, dancers, political leaders and many more from different walks of life. Among 100 extraordinary Indians are names like Irom Sharmila, Dutee Chand, Bhagat Singh, Gauri Sawant, Virat Kohli, Satya Nadella, Chatrapati Shivaji.
Whether they climbed the heights, swam the depths, mastered science or track and field, picked the baton of education or activism–each of their stories is replete with big and small victories that continue to inspire.
How I Taught My Grand Mother To Read and Other Stories
These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recounting real-life incidents from the life of Sudha Murty-teacher, social worker and bestselling writer. There is the engaging story about one of her students who frequently played truant from school. The account of how her mother’s advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company, and the heart-warming tale of the promise she made-and fulfilled-to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books.
Funny, spirited and inspiring, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of doing what you believe is right and having the courage to realize your dreams.
How May I Help You?
In this charming and insightful story, Deepak Singh chronicles his journey as an Indian immigrant in the United States of America.
Deepak falls in love with an American visiting India as an exchange student. The young couple gets married and leaves the country to live the American dream. Unfortunately for Deepak, he soon realizes that reality was completely different.
Armed with an MBA from a good B-school and quitting a cushy job in BBC, Deepak moves with his wife. But once in the US, all he is able to get is a minimum-wage job in an electronics store. Every day he confronts an unfamiliar American culture. He experiences the deeply entrenched racism and observes first-hand the crushing reality of being poor in America.
‘Fresh off the plane’, Deepak tells an intimate tale of living in an unfamiliar place, being the perennial outsider and making a mixed marriage work.
How May I Help You is a moving tale of love, empathy, vulnerability and hope that will keep you hooked till the last page.
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories
Features more than 20 handpicked gems by Sudha Murty
Includes popular stories like ‘Heart of Gold’, ‘The Rainy Day’ and ‘Gowramma’s Letter’
What do you do when your grandmother asks you to teach her the alphabet? Or the President of India takes you on a train ride with him? Or your teacher gives you more marks than you deserve?
These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recounting real-life incidents from the life of Sudha Murty-teacher, social worker and bestselling writer. There is the engaging story about one of her students who played truant from school. The account of how her mother’s advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company, and the heart-warming tale of the promise she made-and fulfilled-to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books.
Funny, spirited and inspiring, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of doing what you believe is right and having the courage to realize your dreams.
Fearless
Through the ages, strong, inspirational women and girls have risen in response to uncertainty and injustice. A timeless call to arms that many like Fatima Jinnah, Asma Jehangir, Sheema Kirmani, Nighat Dad and Malala Yousafzai have always been answering.Demonstrating that one girl can change everything.
Fearless: Stories of Amazing Women from Pakistan chronicles the lives of fifty such incredible women-scientists, lawyers, politicians, activists and artists-who incite hope, inspire action and initiate dialogue. Fiercely bold, this beautifully illustrated book holds up a mirror to South Asians across the world and highlights that their voices are crucial.