In the remote Mahamaya Valley in the Himalayas, wildlife biologist Tara has vanished. Hunting for answers, Tara’s best friend Mansi sets out to retrace her whereabouts in the days before her disappearance. The prime suspect Bhaskar sits in police custody, his obsession with Tara laid bare, his testimony a labyrinth of contradictions and half-truths. As the investigation deepens, the valley reveals its own mysteries—a backpacker paradise where the timeless and the ephemeral collide, where technology and nature clash, and where a woman’s voice can be silenced in countless ways.
Rendered in exquisite prose, Real Life is a gripping mystery that transforms into a masterful exploration of love and loss, visibility and erasure, AI and surveillance and the never-ending tussle between individual desires and societal demands.
In an age of surveillance and enforced conformity, what does it mean for a woman to seek a more authentic, real existence?
Barely a year into college, Indrajeet More is offered to host a travel show on budget backpacking across India.
As he undertakes a year-long journey across thirteen cities, what unfolds is a string of surreal life experiences—from getting lost in the forests of coastal Karnataka to camping amid the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, from hunting for the best toddy shop in rural Kerala to dancing to the beats of Naga folk songs.
Through this journey, Indrajeet discovers novelty and relatability in diverse cultures by reflecting on his upbringing in a Maharashtrian household. He navigates the inevitable boredom of solo travel and the anxiety of uncertainty, ultimately seeking belongingness in the most unfamiliar of places.
Solo is a raw, unfiltered backpacker’s gaze at contemporary India, about learning to read people beyond language, understanding food beyond ingredients, hearing stories beyond regions and, most importantly, finding a sense of home away from home.
In Human Nature, Thomas Bell embarks on four walks through the Himalaya, each in a different season, to explore the interplay between the land and the people who call it home. This evocative history entwines travelogue with folklore, literature, art and anthropology, offering a nuanced portrait of life over the centuries in one of the world’s most enigmatic regions.
Bell’s decades of living in Nepal give him an unusual perspective that bridges the gap between insider and outsider. The stories told to him touch on themes from religion to ecology and political economy, and from pre-history to the present day. He also deftly examines the impact of British imperialism and the growing external pressures on the environment.
Accompanied by striking photographs, Human Nature is a magnificently written account that spans big ideas and real lives. Erudite, intimate and evocative, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the relationship between communities and their environment.
For all but the final day of six electric weeks during the winter of 2023, India’s campaign at a home World Cup blazed and sparkled, warming the soul of a cricket-crazed nation. As Rohit Sharma’s dominant side took their show on the road, from one delirious city to another hysterical town, stretching from the sunburnt coast of Chennai to the frozen mountains of Dharamshala, the greatest cricket team to not win a World Cup edition unified a vast and diverse country in their shade of blue.
Gully Gully reveals not only what cricket means to India, but also what Indians mean to cricket by capturing the best and the worst of us, along with the grit and the grime of the land. This book is as much about a fabulous team brimming with legends as it is about the game’s other, oft-forgotten heroes: nameless and faceless Indian fans, emerging from numerous gullies.
कहीं-न-कहीं हम सबके मन में समृद्ध होने की ख्वाहिश होती है। लेकिन उसको कैसे हासिल करें इसका सूत्र हम लोगों में से बहुत सारे लोगों के पास नहीं होता। हम लोगों में से बहुत से लोगों को इस बात की अच्छी समझ है कि शेयर बाज़ार से परिचय संपत्ति बनाने का अच्छा ज़रिया है। लेकिन मुश्किल यह है कि बाज़ार में उतार-चढ़ाव इतना अधिक होता है कि शेयर में निवेश करना आसान नहीं होता है। जब बाज़ार में गिरावट का दौर होता है तो हमको डर महसूस होता है। जब बाज़ार चढ़ रहा होता है तो हमारे अंदर लालच की भावना आ जाती है। लेखक ने इस पुस्तक में स्टॉइक दर्शन के सूत्रों के माध्यम से इस बात को समझाने का प्रयास किया है कि किस तरह भय और लालच की भावनाओं पर काबू रखते हुए हम समृद्धि के मार्ग पर सफलतापूर्वक आगे बढ़ सकते हैं। सीधे-सरल उदाहरणों के माध्यम से लिखी गई इस किताब की सहायता से कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति भी समृद्धि पथ पर आगे बढ़ सकता है जिसको बाज़ार, निवेश आदि की समझ बहुत नहीं हो।
Jet-set and elevate your spirit with the adventures of a solo woman explorer’s offbeat odyssey!
Embark on an exploration of our wonderful planet with Sumaa, an intrepid Indian solo traveller with an insatiable curiosity. Ride carefree on Cambodia’s bamboo train, bite into Napoli pizza, hike up Sapa Valley’s lush greenery, and sigh at the expanse of Russia’s Lake Baikal. The landscapes unfold, transporting you to distant realms. Yet, it is the transformative encounters with strangers on the road that hold the irresistible allure in Sumaa’s tales.
The Monks Who Laughed When the Bumblebee Stung Me defies the conventions of typical travel literature, offering generous peeks into the mind of a solo traveller who repeatedly challenges and then breaks patriarchal rules. Sumaa’s narrative unveils both exotic vistas and short-term companions of the road that crack open the heart’s deepest, secluded corners while holding out a slice of home.
A beacon of inspiration, this book urges you to transcend real and imaginary boundaries, embrace the path’s unpredictability, and claim your space on this vast, lonely planet.
‘The most motivational travel read since the Lonely Planet was invented.’
—Zac O’Yeah, author of A Walk Through Barygaza and Digesting India
Bestselling author M.K. Ramachandran is well-known for his unique travelogues. Not only does he beautifully recount his journey but he also delves into history and culture, tying in various threads to show the reader the many elements that make India what it is.
The Journey to Adi Kailash is no different. While detailing his trek to one of the most revered mountains of India, Ramachandran includes interpretations of our history, culture, traditions, the Puranas and the Upanishads, as well as contributions by great sadhus, sages and rishis. He weaves in interesting stories—of how the Asuras came to India, the ancient technology of turning metal to gold, the ninety-five-year-old woman who is well-versed in the 144 courses of Kriya Yoga, the yogi who acquires the power to fly into the sky . . .
The Journey to Adi Kailash is compelling reading, and a book that holds a mirror to the greatness of India.
Haroon Khalid’s lifelong fascination with Guru Nanak was reignited when he came upon ‘Baburbani’, a poem written by the saint. This, and the discovery that Guru Nanak spent a large part of his life in Pakistan, inspired Khalid to undertake a journey that he hoped would help him learn more about the revered founder of Sikhism.
In this wonderful paean to Guru Nanak, Khalid describes his travels across the length and breadth of Pakistan as he visits the many gurdwaras and other locales associated with the saint, delving into their history and musing about their place and significance in a Muslim country. But this book is not merely a story about gurdwaras, it is also a re-telling of the story of Nanak the son, the poet, the wanderer, the father, the friend. Sifting through the stories of his miracles and poetry, we emerge with a picture of Nanak the man.
Also exploring the histories of all the subsequent Gurus after Nanak, the book traces the story of how an unorganized spiritual movement evolved into the institutionalized Khalsa of Guru Gobind Singh. Through the journeys of all the Gurus, the book describes how Nanak the poet became Guru Nanak the saint.
Join rising YouTube star Alara, struggling but hopeful stand-up comedian Aarav, and zany but zen beach shack owner Ricky on a quest for the truth in You Live Only Once.
Discover yourself with Myra, Kabir and Sandy, three individuals who refuse to give up on themselves as they make life-changing decisions, in On the Open Road.
Embark on the adventure of growing up with Iti, Nishit and Shelly in Where the Sun Never Sets.
Bestselling author Stuti Changle’s trio of novels are life-changing stories of human relationships, of introspection, and of having the courage to follow your dreams.
Now together in this boxset, they promise to entertain, inspire and, of course, compel you to Make a Move.
When Rooh tells Manav in a bar in New York that he ought to go to back home to the hills in Kashmir, he’s suddenly thrown into the loop of his past-a blue door, white walls and a house at the end of a lane. Soon, the seemingly small worlds in which his memories reside coalesce into a giant mass and envelop both his past and present, like dark clouds covering a brilliant blue sky.
Two young boys on the cusp of growing up, the cruelty of being a refugee in their own country, a father who is unable to come to terms with this confusing reality-an undercurrent of pain sweeps through his life. In this stream-of-consciousness novel, the protagonist, Manav, makes a physical and metaphorical journey back to Kashmir and relives the past as a part of the present. Rooh emerges as a deeply touching story of tender but broken people he meets along this journey.
