Tatum Comes Home by the TikTok and Instagram sensation hi.this.is. is a feel-good adventure about a charismatic and cuddly pet, his human family, and how love heals.
It’s late May, and Maine is blooming with the crispness of pine in air and the rich scents of spring. In this fairytale woodland city lives Tatum, a sweet rust-colored rescue dog, who is enjoying a trip to the hardware store with his dad when a heavy thunderstorm blows in. Frightened, Tatum scampers off to hide—and buries himself beneath a blanket on a nearby truck.
When Tatum wakes, hungry and confused, he’s hours from home and his family franticly searching for him. But as fate would have it, Tatum’s presence is the anchor this kind truck owner needs, who promises to get him back to his family. Will seeking help from an old vet friend help the truck owner find the love he has been evading for so long?
Tatum, with his deep golden eyes and trusting gaze, has a knack for making friends—and for letting humans know exactly what’s on his mind. Everyone Tatum meets on his journey are eager to do their part to get him home. And in turn, Tatum has a way of nudging everyone he encounters to overcome hurdles, seek out second chances, and find—or make—the families they need.
The millions of Tiktok and Instagram fans who love Tatum’s distinctive quirks and hilarious voice are in for a treat with this warm, emotional adventure.
This is my Abbu…my father. I never used to call him Abbu … I love to call him by this name in my memories of him…always.
There’s so much ‘mamta’ in the word ma. More than in a mother herself. Just saying the word starts off a churning in the navel.
Intimate, subtle and deeply personal, Caged … Memories Have Names is probably Gulzar Saab’s first autobiography in verse.
Gulzar Saab ruminates and writes in rainbow colours. From Rumi to Pablo Neruda and Jibananda Das, among others, have coloured him in myriad of hues. With this he has painted the portraits of Birju Maharaj, Mehdi Hasan, Pancham, Asha Bhosle in words. Their palpable presence, thoughts and words are etched in Gulzar Saab’s existence. Then there are people, who have showered his life with love, affection with multitude of emotions: Meghna, Raakhee ji, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Javed Akhtar Saab, to name a few. And, words that remained unsaid to Abbu, search for his Ma within his own existence, they are the silken bonds of life. Gulzar Saab has ‘caged’ them deep inside his heart.
They are for now … and … forever.
Subbu’s most earnest desire is to find out more about the Aghori sadhus. These babas, devotees of Lord Shiva, are known for their esoteric practices, and Subbu yearns to learn about, and from them. An opportunity arises when his guru requests him to travel to the Himalayas to have three mantras embedded in him. These mantras will then be transferred to his guru.
Thus, Subbu embarks on the most unique journey of his life, filled with indelible experiences. Aghori 1: An Untold Story is not just a tale, but an opportunity for readers to undergo an exuberant expedition that incorporates different and diverse activities that are spiritual, intriguing, ethereal and, at times, frightening.
Subbu returns from the Himalayas, having spent many remarkable days with the Aghori sadhus. Three powerful mantras have been successfully embedded in him, and must now be extracted and transferred to Subbu’s revered guru. Thus begins another tremendous experience for Subbu as he meets unusual creatures—such as the enormous Naga and a mysterious starfish that communicates through telepathy—and spirits trying to stop the transfer. Above all, he has the incredible opportunity to interact with more of the extraordinary Aghoris.
The sequel to the bestselling Aghori 1: The Untold Story is filled with spiritually invigorating adventures that readers will love.
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Fear and suspicion abound as rumours of Arulmozhi Varman’s death at sea spread throughout the Chozha land. Anger grows against the powerful, scheming Pazhuvettaraiyars. As leaders scramble to handle the fallout, Nandini Devi, the captivating wife of the elder Pazhuvettaraiyar, continues her machinations against the Chozha royal family. She vows that the sword of the last Pandiyan king—killed by Prince Aditta Karikalan—will take the lives of countless enemies.
Astute he may be, but is Chief Minister Aniruddhar Brahmarayar up to the task of diplomacy in such a volatile political climate? Can Princess Kundavai fight her way through the web of political intrigue and deceit in which she is trapped? Will valiant Vandiyatevan continue to surmount the colossal challenges fate throws at him?
Kalki paints a study in contrasts in The Slaying Sword, the third in the Ponniyin Selvan series, and Gowri Ramnarayan translates his world of conflicts with empathy and adroitness.
अपराधी एक ऐसा उपन्यास है, जिसमें पराधीन काल में पुलिस द्वारा रस्सी का साँप बनाए जाने की गाथा उकेरी गई है। यह ठाकुरों के जमाने की कहानी है। इसमें ठाकुरों की ईर्ष्या, द्वेष का भी चित्रण है और पुलिस की मनमानी और सज्जन आदमी को भी अपराधी ठहराने के हथकंडों की दास्तान है। यह पुस्तक रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाली ऐसी कहानी बयां करती है, जिसे पढ़कर हर कोई सिहर उठेगा। लेकिन एक बार पढ़ना शुरू करेगा तो पाठक इसे पढ़कर ही दम लेगा।
मंजुल भगत की इस कृति में तीन लघु उपन्यास संग्रहीत हैं—बेगाने घर में, लेडीज़ क्लब और टूटा हुआ इंद्रधनुष।
नई ज़मीन पर लिखे गए सशक्त उपन्यास बेगाने घर में को पढ़ते हुए अनुभव होगा कि एकाकीपन से उपजी पीड़ा धनहीनता की पीड़ा से कहीं अधिक कष्टकर है।
लेडीज़ क्लब सामयिक परिस्थितियों में उभरा एक सामाजिक व्यंग्य है। इसमें दोहरेपन को जीते लोग हैं और उनके खोखले आदर्श हैं। परिस्थितियों की विषमताओं से उत्पन्न कुंठा व संत्रास है।
टूटा हुआ इंद्रधनुष जीवन और उसके सत्यासत्यमूलक पहलुओं पर विचार करता है। इस उपन्यास में शरीर की वास्तविकता, जन्म और यौवन, क्षणिक अनुभूति की महत्ता प्रतिपादित की गई है।
‘छोटी-सी बात’ रांगेय राघव का अत्यंत लोकप्रिय एवं पठनीय उपन्यास है। कलेवर में भले ही यह लघु है परंतु अपने कथ्य में अत्यंत विराट है। कुल मिलाकर यह उपन्यास एक जीवंत दस्तावेज़ है।
पत्र शैली में लिखा गया यह उपन्यास नारी एवं पुरुष के संबंधों पर एक नए दृष्टिकोण से सोचने को विवश करता है। यह एक अत्यंत रोचक उपन्यास है। इस पर एक टेलीफिल्म का निर्माण भी हो चुका है।
‘दासता के नए रूप’ में उपन्यासकार ने स्वातंत्र्योपलब्धि के अनंतर देशवासियों की दास मनोवृत्ति और पतित आचरण का विश्लेषण किया है। इस दिशा में उनकी यह अत्यंत सफल अभिव्यक्ति कही जा सकती है। उनका कहना है कि सत्ताधीश लोग मनुष्य को दासता की शृंखलाओं में बाँधने का यत्न करते रहे हैं। राजनीतिक सत्ता अथवा आर्थिक व सामाजिक प्रभुत्व प्राप्त करके लोग अन्य मनुष्यों को अपनी सत्ता प्रभाव के अधीन रखने के लिए अनेकानेक प्रकारों का प्रयोग करते हैं। ये दासता उत्पन्न करने के उपाय हैं।
