• विश्व के महान कथा-शिल्पी प्रेमचंद का प्रारंभिक उपन्यास है—प्रेमा। विधवा जीवन की ज्वलंत समस्या को सशक्त ढंग से उठाने में सक्षम यह कथा विधवा विवाह की पक्षधर है।
• इसमें नायक सहसा ही समाज सुधार का बीड़ा उठाकर प्रेमा के साथ विवाह करने का वचन भंग कर देता है, जिससे विरोध की विचित्र स्थितियाँ उत्पन्न हो जाती हैं।
• यहाँ भी प्रेमचंद का तीखा विरोध उन शक्तियों के प्रति है, जो धर्म के नाम पर पाखंडों में डूबी हैं।
• इसी के साथ प्रेमा का पूर्व उर्दू-रूप ‘हमखुर्मा व हमसवाब’ भी दिया गया है। यहाँ इसे प्रस्तुत करने का वास्तविक कारण यह है कि प्रेमचंद साहित्य के अध्येता दोनों रूपों का अध्ययन कर प्रेमचंद की कथाधर्मिता को समझ-परख सकें।
• उपन्यास सम्राट के गौरव से विभूषित संसार के अग्रणी कथाकारों में प्रतिष्ठित प्रेमचंद की ये कृतियां सम्पूर्ण रूप में प्रामाणिक मूल पाठ हैं।
Catagory: Fiction
Fiction main category
Pushpgandha/पुष्पगंधा
मन और देह-दोनों अलग-अलग कैसे बातें कर पाते हैं . . .’ क्या आपने सोचा है कभी? एक यह शोभना है, प्यासी अतृप्त और सपनीली।. . . और एक है यह उदयन, एक है उमाकान्त; एक है श्रीमोहन और एक है कामेश्वर राय। लेकिन नहीं, यह प्यासी शोभना तो एक तट चाहती थी—तट पर खड़ी पुष्प बिखराते-बिखराते स्वयं बिखर जाने वाली पुष्पगंधा तो वह नहीं थी. . .
एक ऐसे अद्भुत नारी-मन की अन्तरंग कथा है पुष्पगंधा, जिसकी सुगन्ध आपको मोह लेगी . . .सुप्रसिद्ध उपन्यासकार भगवतीप्रसाद वाजपेयी का यह एक सशक्त उपन्यास है!
Rajyabhishek/राज्याभिषेक
प्रभो! राक्षसकुल-निधि रावण आपसे यह भिक्षा माँगता है कि आप सात दिन तक वैरभाव त्यागकर सैन्य सहित विश्राम करें। राजा अपने पुत्र की यथाविधि क्रिया करना चाहता है। वीर विपक्षी वीर का सदा सत्कार करते हैं। हे, बली। आपके बाहुबल मे वीरयोनि स्वर्णलंका अब वीर शून्य हो गई है। विधाता आपके अनुकूल है और राक्षसकुल विपत्तिग्रस्त है, इसलिए आप रावण का मनोरथ पूर्ण करें।’
• महाबली रावण दीन-हीन सा हो उठा था पुत्र मेघनाद के मरने के बाद। वह राक्षसराज, जिसकी हुंकार से दिशाएँ थर्राती थीं रामभद्र के पास किसी याचक की तरह यह प्रार्थना भिजवाई थी ।
• आचार्य जी का यह प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास राम द्वारा लंका पर चढ़ाई से प्रारंभ होता है और सीता के भू प्रवेश तक चलता है। इसकी एक-एक पंक्ति, एक-एक दृश्य ऐसा जीवंत है कि पाठक को बरबस लगता है कि वह स्वयं उसी युग में जी रहा है।
Circa Full Circle
Mother-daughter duo behind Tao Art Gallery, Kalpana and Sanjana, showcase the power of creativity in moving forward from tragedy. Despite suffering a deep loss in the 26/11 terror attacks, they used their individual mediums of art and poetry to heal and rebuild what was once broken. Fundamentally though, this book explores resonant philosophy, covering an untamed mélange of ideas: reflections on the universe, the concept of self, the making and breaking of particulars; on dichotomous relationships, heartbreaks, and the ambiguous but luminous definition of love; on the exploration of reason and purpose . . . and finally, on life itself.
A life lived despite its inevitabilities.
Mahabharat 2025
Modern men called it a myth.
Now, the great war is coming again.
It is 2025. A doomsday prophecy halts time as an ancient bloodline blessed by Krishna stands on the brink of extinction. When social media influencer Divyansh Ananthar is embroiled in a controversy that puts him on a dangerous path, he finds an unlikely saviour who opens his eyes to everything he believes to be a myth. As it turns out, the war in Kurukshetra was not the end but just the beginning. The Mahabharat is set to happen again, and a non-believer is the key to the war of the gods.
Thrust into a world where demigods walk among us and ancient warriors silently await the return of the Mahabharat, Divyansh must uncover the secrets of his ancestors that have made him the ultimate target. Joined by a powerful celestial being, an old friend and her brave dog, he embarks on a race against time to prevent the return of a war prophesied to mark the end of everything. Unknown to him and his companions, Ashwatthama has risen. And this time, he is determined to win at any cost.
In an age where even the gods have abandoned humankind, can Divyansh and his friends defy the limits of destiny and time to stop the greatest war from unfolding?
You are about to find out.
The Black Rose
A young student in pre-Independence Dacca, Ranajit Dutta is relatively untouched by the patriotic fervour gripping the rest of the country. He is suffocated by and often critical of, the constricted environment and superstition ridden society he lives in. He seeks an escape through poetry and his search for the embodiment of universal womanhood. But one event shakes up his idealism and fundamentally changes his relationships with the women in his life: his first love Mitu Bardhan; his affectionate but neglected aunt Kajol; his revolutionary friend Bulbul; his naive, adoring wife Nalini. A man’s perennial quest for the unattainable, Black Rose also brings alive the heady idealism and the charged years when India was struggling to be free.
Restless Was the Night and Other Stories
Easily one of the most towering figures of Bengali literature of the twentieth century, Buddhadev Bose was as prolific as he was versatile. A poet of renown, Bose was also an accomplished playwright, novelist, essayist and short-story writer. His prose is marked by invention, refreshing modernity and an easy yet deep engagement with timeless themes: love, the nature of memory, and the complexity of the relationship between man and woman—qualities which keep Bose’s work enduringly relevant.
This collection brings together ten stories and two one-act plays which embody all of these qualities. In ‘The Love Letter’, Birupaksha Ray, a translator and a linguist, receives a ciphered missive from an old flame, unlocking which could occupy the rest of his life; in ‘A Scent of Tulsi’, Mihir, a husband comfortable in his patriarchy discovers a side to his wife, Kamala, which shakes up his world. And, in ‘Twenty-five Years After—or Before’, a one-act play, old lovers meet by chance at an international airport and talk about opportunities missed, and those not taken.
Translated by Arunava Sinha with trademark flair and accuracy, Restless Was the Night and Other Stories demonstrates why Buddhadev Bose occupies such a premier position in Bengali literature. This volume will appeal to Bose’s fans as well as to all lovers of great fiction.
It Rained All Night
‘It’s over—it happened—there’s nothing more to say. I, Maloti Mukherji, someone’s wife, and someone’s mother—I did it. Did it with Jayanto. Jayanto wanted me, and I him … How did it happen? Easy. In fact I don’t know why it didn’t happen before—I’m surprised at my self-restraint, at Jayanto’s patience.’ Banned when it was first published in the Bengali in 1967 on charges of obscenity, It Rained All Night went on to become a best-seller. Maloti, an attractive middle-class Bengali girl, marries the bookish college lecturer Nayonangshu only to find him insecure, sexually timid and unable to satisfy her. She discovers passion in the arms of the confident, earthy journalist Jayanto whose love provides her solace from the demands of her wifely duties. Maloti and Jayanto’s growing intimacy does not go unnoticed by Nayonangshu, but his pride restrains him from reaching out to his wife. Bold, explicit and shockingly candid, It Rained All Night is an unforgettable tale of desire, adultery, jealousy and love.
Police Affairs
IPS officer Arjun Kumar has always played by the rules—a decorated officer, a devoted husband and a high achiever with a perfect life. But when he meets the captivating singer Madhushree at a police event, his carefully constructed world begins to crack. Stolen glances turn into whispered conversations, and before he knows it, he’s entangled in an affair that he never saw coming.
Passion turns to peril when an untimely death threatens to implicate him in murder. As he scrambles to cover his tracks, the walls start closing in—his wife’s growing suspicion, an unscrupulous Godman tightening his grip on power, and a faceless stranger lurking in the shadows. But what began as a personal transgression has drawn him into a dangerous conspiracy—one that could destroy not just his life, but the very system he swore to protect.
With the police closing in, enemies circling, and his conscience weighing him down Arjun realises he is no longer just hiding a mistake—he is caught in a deadly game of power and deception where every choice has consequences. As the truth edges closer, he must decide whether to keep running or fight. The line between duty and betrayal has never been thinner—and the clock is ticking.
White Nights
“I don’t know how to be silent when my heart is speaking.”
Set in the enchanting streets of St. Petersburg, this is a story of a young man who is a dreamer, and wanders on the city’s deserted lanes during long summer nights.
On a foggy night, under the hazy streetlights, a young man met Nastenka, who captured his heart with her beauty and innocence. They spent four consecutive nights together, as he becomes increasingly besotted with Nastenka, sharing his innermost thoughts and feelings.
Just as he was beginning to feel safe in their oasis, he discovers that Nastenka is in love with another man; a prince who has promised to return to her after a long absence. Yet, he is certain that even Nastenka is drawn to him, each grappling with their own sense of longing and desire for connection.
Through this vivid narrative of the intoxicating power of hope, the young man’s monologues reveal his absolute yearning for love, while Nastenka’s vulnerability and romantic idealism add layers of emotion to the story.
Through these fragile yet sublime characters we witness the beauty and pain of unrequited love.