राष्ट्रपति राधाकृष्णन् इस युग के एक महान दार्शनिक और तत्त्व-चिन्तक के रूप में विश्व-विख्यात हैं। सारे संसार के विद्वान उन्हें प्रखर विद्वान की दृष्टि से देखते हैं। राजनीति से दूर रहते हुए भी उन्होंने भारतीय स्वाधीनता-आंदोलन में और स्वतंत्र भारत के निर्माण में भारी योगदान दिया है। विख्यात पत्रकार अवनीन्द्रकुमार विद्यालंकार ने अपनी इस पुस्तक में डा० राधाकृष्णन के प्रेरणाप्रद जीवन और उनके युगान्तरकारी विचारों का पूर्ण प्रामाणिक परिचय प्रस्तुत किया है।
Catagory: Non Fiction
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Gautam Adani (Hindi)/Gautam Adani/गौतम अदाणी
गौतम अदाणी एक ऐसे बिज़नेस एंपायर के संचालक हैं जिसमें पोर्ट्स, रिन्युअल एनर्जी, हवाई अड्डे, सिटी गैस डिस्ट्रिब्यूशन, पावर ट्रांसमिशन, थर्मल पावर, खाद्य तेल, सीमेंट और रेलवे लाइनें शामिल हैं और अब उनका ही अदाणी समूह जल्द टेलीकम्युनिकेशंस, डेटा सर्विसेज़, तांबा, एल्यूमिनियम और इस्पात उत्पादन जैसे क्षेत्रों में प्रवेश करने की तैयारी में है। वर्तमान में, अदाणी एशिया के साथ ही विश्व के टॉप वेल्थ जेनेरेटर्स में गिने जाते हैं। समाचारों की सुर्ख़ियों में बने रहने के बावजूद, स्वनामधन्य इस बिज़नेसमैन के बारे में, या उनकी प्रेरणाओं, दृष्टिकोण, जीवन और सफलता से जुड़ी यात्रा के बारे में बहुत कम जानकारियाँ उपलब्ध हैं।
यह किताब इसी कमी को पूरी करती है। लम्बे समय से गौतम अदाणी के करियर को अपनी पैनी दृष्टि से देखने वाले और भारत के वरिष्ठ पत्रकारों में से एक, आरएन भास्कर ने यह अनूठी किताब लिखी है जिसमें कठिन तथ्यों को एक कहानी के जैसे पेश किया गया है।
Indians (Hindi)/Indians/इंडियंस
एक विचार, एक हकीकत और एक पहेली है भारतीय सभ्यता। इस दिलचस्प किताब में नमित अरोरा हमें इतिहास की हज़ारों साल की अविस्मरणीय यात्रा पर ले जाते हैं जिसमें वे भारतीयों के सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक पड़ावों का ब्योरा देते हैं। वे उनकी राजनीतिक उथल-पुथल और प्रतिद्वन्दिता, उनके रीति-रिवाज, व्यवसाय और पर्व-त्योहारों पर गौर करते हैं। इस क्रम में अरोरा छह ऐतिहासिक स्थलों की यात्रा करते हैं—हड़प्पा कालीन धोलावीरा, नागार्जुनकोंडा में इक्ष्वाकुओं की राजधानी, बौद्धों का ज्ञान केंद्र नालंदा, रहस्यपूर्ण खजुराहो, हम्पी में विजयनगर साम्राज्य की राजधानी और ऐतिहासिक बनारस। अपने सुस्पष्ट विश्लेषण, स्थानीय कहानियों और चित्रों के माध्यम से वे इसे जीवंत बनाते हैं। साथ ही उनकी इस पुस्तक में भारत आने वाले मशहूर यात्रियों मसलन मेगस्थनीज़, ह्वेनसांग, अलबरूनी, मार्को पोलो और बर्नियर के विवरण भी हैं जो हमारे देश के बारे में आश्चर्यजनक बातें कहते हैं।
इंडियंस में अरोरा हमारे पूर्वजों के विचारों, विश्वासों और मूल्यों की पड़ताल करते हैं—जिनमें कुछ अभी भी आधुनिक भारत को आकार दे रहे हैं, जबकि अन्य खो गए हैं। यह एक ऐसी मौलिक, शोधपूर्ण और विचारोत्तेजक पुस्तक है जो हमारी नसों में प्रवाहित हो रहे कई तरह के इतिहासों पर प्रकाश डालती है।
Listening Now
The story of Listening Now takes place before the events of Appachana’s 2023 critically acclaimed novel, Fear and Lovely.
Mallika, a child given to weaving, is convinced that the lives of the mothers around her are dull and devoid of passion and fantasizes romantic love. The truth, which lies at the heart of this story, is completely different. Her mother, Padma, her mother’s sister, Shanta, her mother’s two friends, Madhu and Anu, and her grandmother, Rukmini, all hold wrenching secrets; their complex lives and longings are beyond the child Mallika’s comprehension. Set in 1950s and 1960s, this story encompasses the lives of two generations of women in a small, New Delhi neighbourhood, where conventional lives are lived on the surface, while below, secrets seethe—threatening to destroy everything that has been so carefully constructed to accommodate society’s structures and expectations. Rendered through six points of view, Listening Now captures the voices of these women; the spoken conversations as well as all that remains in the realm of silence. Shortlisted for the Crossword Prize when it was first published in 1998, Listening Now holds readers in its embrace from the very first line.
Zin
WITH A FOREWORD BY N.S. MADHAVAN
Seetha, an Indian national and a student at the University of Barcelona, arrives in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in search of her Kurdish lover Devran. Having just found out that she is pregnant, she is desperate to find Devran, who has mysteriously vanished.
Seetha discovers some disturbing truths upon her arrival. The state is trying to trap Devran and his family for alleged terrorist links. The region is in the midst of a harrowing conflagration, where state-sponsored killings, enforced disappearances, political vendettas and torture cells are the norm.
Seetha herself comes under surveillance of the Turkish security forces, who take her into custody and brutally torture her. In the scramble to rescue Sita from their clutches, many find themselves caught up in the conflict between the Kurds and the Turkish government.
Set against the 2015–16 Turkish repression of the Kurdistan movement, Zîn is a novel in which an ordinary love story between people of two different nationalities and cultures is flung into an unexpected, extraordinary political and historical setting. The pacey and emotionally stirring novel throws light on how governments reduce minority communities to a lower status and use them as a tool to seize power—a situation that’s become all too familiar across the world.
The Saffron Storm
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enjoys a predominant position in Indian politics today. In its journey from coalition to single-party rule, the BJP has changed as much as India appears to have. Veteran journalist Saba Naqvi tells the story of the party’s journey under two very different prime ministers drawn from the same ideological family. In 1998, the author attended the very modest swearing-in ceremony of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the courtyard of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In 2014, she was at a mega event at the same venue
when Narendra Modi was sworn in.
The Saffron Storm is both a first-person account of racy events as they unfolded in the nation’s history and a work that raises larger analytical points about the BJP’s growth. It examines the role of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh cadre and its equations with elected leaders, the calibration of ideology, the issue of political finance and the social expansion of the party, as also the cults of personality that would emerge around, first, Vajpayee and then, more forcefully, around Modi. The book provides a riveting account of the party’s journey from ‘untouchability’ (when allies were unwilling to join) to its presumed ‘invincibility’ today.
This updated edition also describes the enforcement agencies’ action against the party’s opponents, the increasingly centralized command structure of the BJP and the implications of the delimitation exercise due in 2026. The Saffron Storm is a fascinating and readable dive into the contemporary history of the BJP.
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।
Loot
Abbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver come to the attention of Tipu Sultan. He is drawn into service at the palace to build a giant tiger automaton for Tipu’s sons, a gift to commemorate their return from British captivity. His fate—and the fate of the wooden tiger—will mirror the vicissitudes of nations and dynasties ravaged by war across India and Europe.
Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Lucien du Leze, Abbas hones his craft, learns French, and meets Jehanne, the daughter of a French expatriate. When Du Leze is finally permitted to return home to Rouen, he invites Abbas to come along as his apprentice. But by the time Abbas travels to Europe, Tipu’s palace has been looted by British forces, and the tiger automaton has disappeared. To prove himself, Abbas must retrieve the tiger from an estate in the English countryside, where it is displayed as a part of a collection of plundered art.
A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.
Unleash Your Inner Winner with Prakash Iyer
The Habit of Winning
The stories here range from cola wars to cricketing heroes, from Michelle Obama’s management techniques to Mahatma Gandhi’s generosity. There are life lessons from frogs and rabbits, sharks and butterflies, kites and balloons. Together they create a heady mix that will make the winner inside you emerge and grow.
The Secret of Leadership
This book uses simple but powerful anecdotes and parables from all over the world to demonstrate what makes for effective personal and professional leadership. Iyer draws lessons from sources as diverse as his driver, a mother giraffe, Abraham Lincoln and footballers in the United Kingdom.
He shows how an instinct to lead can be acquired even while flipping burgers at a fast-food chain. All of these stories come together in an explosive cocktail to unleash your inner leader.
How Come No One Told Me That
Human beings become better because of stories and real-life observations, which can help us get ahead in our careers and, in turn, enrich our lives.
Iyer shares stories and observations that have made an immense impact on his life. The book is divided into ten sections, exploring life lessons, ways of improving oneself, leadership and the importance of doing small things right, among other subjects.
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Crime, Grime and Gumption
A 1983 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, O.P. Singh donned various roles in the state and central services. Through his tenure, he witnessed several challenges, from the tackling of militancy in Kheri to managing disasters such as the April 2015 Nepal earthquake and the Srinagar and Chennai floods of 2014 and 2015, respectively. The Ayodhya verdict, Citizenship Amendment Act protests, the Kumbh Mela and Lok Sabha polls of 2019 all tested this officer’s mettle.
From the dusty plains of Gaya, Bihar, to the swampy and terror-infested wetlands of Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, Crime, Grime and Gumption is an honest and hard-hitting account of law enforcement and governance in the Hindi belt of India. As the ‘policewallah’ gives you a peek into the world of the khaki in this memoir, you will be left thirsting for more.