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Mrityunjay

PRESENT DAY, BHARAT
Renowned archaeologist Sudhir Arya dies mysteriously the night before Diwali. His grandson, Vivaan, comes to his hometown to perform the last rites. Here, he gets a phone call that sets him off on a puzzling journey as he discovers thousand-year-old secrets and shocking facts about his identity.
1026 CE, PRABHAS KSHETRA
Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi has attacked the first jyotirlinga of Lord Mahadev: Somnath. Did he seek the temple’s treasures? Or was he looking for a Puranic heirloom of Sanatan Dharma, the mystery of which has been buried under layers of time?
470 CE, ARAB LAND
Yogi Matsyendranath awakens the kundalini energy of his army through the ritual of Aatma Jaagran as it takes on terrifying, evil entities tasked with protecting the greatest mystery of the Kaliyuga.
SATYUGA, ARYAVARTA
Through yagnas, bloody sacrifices and mantras prohibited in the Vedas, Devi Anishtatri, the goddess of malevolence, is invoked. She appears in her most ferocious form and grants a boon so potent it could change the fate of the universe.

What is the link between Aryavarta, Arab Land and Prabhas Kshetra?
What is the vicious boon that threatens to change the fate of the cosmos?
The ultimate battle of Kaliyuga is about to begin . . .

A Portrait of Love

Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ was among the maverick writers who shaped modern Hindi literature. In his prose writings—fearless, provocative and startlingly original, much like his poetry—Nirala regards the world with the eyes of a compulsive satirist, committed to laying bare its hypocrisies. A Portrait of Love is an ode to Nirala’s genius, drawing attention to his long-ignored legacy in prose. From his poignant yet humorous sketch of rural India in Billesur Bakriha to the sophisticated urbanity of Lucknow in ‘Portrait of a Lady-Love’; from questioning the ideals of marriage and love in ‘Sukul’s Wife’ to celebrating the nexus between writers and courtesans in colonial Calcutta in ‘What I Saw’; from hailing agency among the oppressed castes in ‘Chaturi Chamar’ to shining a light on an uneasy relationship between education and progress in ‘Jyotirmayee’—this collection sparkles with wit, atmosphere and an unmistakable autobiographical streak, taking readers to the heart of India and introducing them to the colourful cosmos of Hindi literature.

Path Ke Davedar/पथ के दावेदार

पथ के दावेदार में हिंसा के पथ से चलनेवाली क्रान्ति की तैयारी का एक चित्र है। इस उपन्यास के अनुवादक और संक्षेपकार श्रीरामनाथ ‘सुमन’ ने इसे हिन्दी में इस प्रकार रूपांतरित किया है कि पाठकों को लगता है कि यह मूलतः हिन्दी में ही लिखी गई एक महान रचना है।
आजीविका के नाम पर बंगाली युवा ब्राह्मण अपूर्व बर्मा (अब म्यांमार) चला तो गया किंतु वहां परिस्थितियां कुछ ऐसी बनीं कि वह क्रांतिकारियों का हमदर्द बन गया। शायद इस के पीछे युवा भारती का आकर्षण भी एक कारण रहा हो।
बंगाल के क्रांतिकारी आंदोलन की पृष्ठभूमि पर रचित इस उपन्यास के माध्यम से ‘नारी वेदना के पुरोहित’ शरतचंद्र चट्टोपाध्याय ने क्रांतिकारी गतिविधियों के साथ-साथ तत्कालीन समाज में व्याप्त छुआछूत, जातिपांति, ऊंचनीच आदि सामाजिक बुराइयों को रेखांकित किया है।

Kabuliwala Tatha Anya Kahaniyan/काबुलीवाला तथा अन्य कहानियाँ

‘काबुलीबाला’ में रवि बाबू की श्रेष्ठ कहानियां हैं। ये कहानियां विश्व के सर्वश्रेष्ठ कहानीकारों की रचनाओं के समकक्ष रखी जाती हैं। प्रत्येक कहानी मानवीय प्रेम को अपने में समेटे हुए है और पाठक के अन्तर्मन को झकझोर देती है। ‘काबुलीबाला’ पर एक प्रसिद्ध फिल्म बनी थी, जिसमें स्व. बलराज साहनी ने पठान की यादगार भूमिका निभाई थी।

The Best of Seishi Yokomizo: A collection from Japan’s infamous crime writer (Box :1) The Honjin Murders,The Inugami Curse and The Devil’s Flute Murders

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Seishi Yokomizo with this exclusive slipcase collection featuring three of his finest works:

The Honjin Murders: Step into a classic locked-room mystery set in a remote Japanese village, where newlyweds’ nuptial night takes a sinister turn.

The Inugami Curse: Explore the intricate and dark family history of the Inugami clan, where murder, greed, and supernatural elements intertwine.

The Devil’s Flute Murders: Uncover the chilling secrets behind the cursed flute, which leads to a series of murders that detective Kosuke Kindaichi must unravel.

These timeless tales of mystery and intrigue await you in this beautifully designed slipcase collection. Are you ready to solve the puzzles and unravel the enigmas within?

Lessons in Chemistry (Special HB edition with Sprayed Edges)

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Your ability to change everything – including yourself – starts here

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.

But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
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A Book of the Year for:
Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman and Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, India Knight, Hay Festival, Waterstones, Amazon, Books are My Bag and many more

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award
Author of the Year at the British Book Awards
As read on BBC Radio Four
A BBC TV ‘Between the Covers’ pick
Hay Festival Book of the Year
Winner of the Books are My Bag Reader’s Choice Award
Winner of the Books are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award
Shortlisted for the HWA Crown Award

This Our Paradise

Srinagar, 1986. A Kashmiri Pandit family has just moved into their new home. The patriarch Papaji is a clerk in a food cooperative and his wife Byenji is a homemaker. The narrator is their eight-year-old grandson who spends his days playing cricket and climbing the tang kul in the garden. Everything is rosy till 1989. But then, propelled by ISI and the Jamaat, a secessionist movement rises and changes everything.

Lolab valley, 1968. After years of prayers, a boy named Shahid is born to Zun and her husband. He grows up in a society where corruption and unemployment are rife. The trajectory of his life changes when he meets Syed Sahab — an Islamic theologian and rabble-rouser, who wants to overthrow the Indian state.

The stories of both families intertwine tragically. In both cases, the boys are at the mercy of forces much larger than them. Both lose their Kashmir, in different ways.

From Waris to Heer

I am the story of the perennial lovers, Ranjha and Heer.

I am the story of Waris Shah, of Bulleh Shah’s dhammal, the rise of the Sikh misl and the fall of the Mughal Empire.

I am a story told in two parts, in two different narrative styles.

On the one hand, I am the story of a young Waris, displaced from his home and his journey to Kasur, Pakpattan and Malka Hans, where he finally composed this most iconic love legend of Punjab.

On the other hand, I am the story of Heer and Ranjha, being written by Waris Shah.

Throughout the novel, I flow between these two narratives, these two worlds—of eighteenth-century Punjab and a timeless Punjab.

Under the Bakul Tree

When Ashim, the bright, cheerful class topper and the ‘jewel’ of Mahendra master, suddenly drops out of school, everyone is surprised. His classmate and academic rival, Nirmal, is deeply troubled by Ashim’s behaviour and decides to investigate.

As Nirmal discovers more about Ashim’s circumstances, a friendship as pure as the bakul flower blooms that stands its ground against the harsh realities of growing up in rural Assam.

A heartwarming coming-of-age tale, the book celebrates friendship, hope and determination as it unravels the devastating effects of poverty and of an education system that has failed the ones who need it the most—the misfits and outcasts.

Translated for the first time from the Assamese, Under the Bakul Tree is one of the finest young adult novels from India and is an invaluable addition to India’s rich literary landscape.

Sone Ka Thal/सोने का थाल

शिवाजी ने छत्रसाल के कंधे पर हाथ रखकर कहा, ‘वीर बुंदेले कुमार, जो कोई देशोद्धार का पवित्र व्रत धारण करता है : नीति, त्याग और समता के देवता मंगल-गान करते हुए उसके साथ-साथ चलते हैं। शालीनता, माधुर्य और सत्य-प्रतिज्ञा उस पर चँवर डुलाती हैं। दक्षता और तत्परता उसका मार्ग सार्थक करती है। छत्रसाल, मैं भी तुम्हारी ही भाँति स्वाधीनता का पुजारी हूँ।’
इतिहास और भारतीय संस्कृ ति के मर्मज्ञ आचार्य चतुरसेन की लौह-लेखनी से निकले इस प्रेरक उपन्यास में बुदेलखंड की आज़ादी की बहुत ही संघर्षपूर्ण कहानी दी गई है। छत्रसाल ने जिस अनोखी सूझ-बूझ, आत्माभिमान और शूरवीरता का परिचय देकर बुंदेलखंड को स्वतंत्र कराया उसका बहुत ही रोचक, उत्तेजक और रोमांचकारी वर्णन इस उपन्यास की विशेषता है। 

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