यह किताब सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं, शिक्षाविदों, पत्रकारों, एनजीओ से जुड़े लोगों या आम लोगों के लिए भी एक ज़रूरी किताब है। इसमें ग्रामीण विकास को लेकर ऐसे तथ्य और ऐसी रिपोर्टिंग की गई है जिसे सरकारी अधिकारी मानने के लिए राज़ी नहीं हो सकते।
इस पुस्तक में सुदूर इलाकों की अड़सठ रिपोर्टें, दस लेख और उनतीस तस्वीर हैं जो ग्रामीण भारत की व्यथा को सामने लाती है।
इसमें भूख है, बदहाल खेती है, सूदखोर महाजन हैं और बंधुआ मजदूर हैं। यह किताब हर संवेदनशील व्यक्ति के लिए एक ज़रूरी किताब है।
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Triveni
In Triveni are birds perched on branches, moonstruck musings, a house of straws, walking roses and unbridled desires of the heart. The poems are inhabited by lost lovers, unreturned books and bloodsucking rumours. A poetic form unique to Gulzar, Triveni is a confluence of three of India’s majestic rivers—the golden-hued Ganges, the deep green Yamuna and a third, the mythical one that lies beneath the former two, the Saraswati.
A form Gulzar began experimenting with in the 1960s, Triveni comes close to several classical Japanese forms of poetry such as the Haiku, Senryu and Tanka. The closest Indian forms to Triveni are the doha and shayari. In this stunning translation by Neha R. Krishna, Triveni have been transcreated as tanka and are ladled with musicality, breaking away from the charm of rhyme and metre. This collection, too, is a confluence or sangam of forms and nothing short of a gift from one of India’s most beloved poets.
Heal Your Gut, Mind & Emotions
Did you know your physical, mental and emotional well-being depends on your gut health? The healthier your gut, the better you are!
With the gut as a central axis of vigour, health coach Dimple Jangda has helped people all over the world recover from chronic diseases through a powerful combination of ancient Ayurvedic science, modern research and nutrition with a special emphasis on food chemistry.
In this comprehensive book, she shares the tools that shaped her life and advises on how you can use food to preserve your health and reverse diseases. She outlines a five-step process that will help you unlock the huge potentials of the gut and improve your gut–brain axis so it can share critical information with you on what the body truly needs.
Dimple’s goal is to empower people to use nutrition to prevent disease, and through this accessible, exhaustive book, shows you just how you can do that.
The Nirvana Express
In 1897, an Indian yogi named Bava Lachman Dass exhibited himself at the Westminster Aquarium in London, demonstrating forty-eight yoga positions to a bemused audience. Four years earlier, Hindu philosopher Swami Vivekananda had spoken at the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, where theosophist Annie Besant rhapsodized about ‘his inborn sense of worth’ and the ‘exquisite beauty’ of his spiritual message.
The Victorians had conflicted views on the religious beliefs and practices of the Indian subcontinent, blending fascination and suspicion. But within two generations, legions of young Westerners would be following the ‘hippie trail’ to India, and the Beatles would be meditating at the feet of the guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Journalist Mick Brown’s vivid account charts the eccentric history of the West’s evolving love affair with Indian religion through a curious cast of scholars, seekers, charlatans and saints.
From Edwin Arnold, whose epic poem about the life of the Buddha became a best-seller in Victorian Britain, to the occultist and magician Aleister Crowley; and from spiritual teachers Jiddu Krishnamurti, Meher Baba and Ramana Maharshi to the controversial guru Rajneesh, The Nirvana Express is an exhilarating, sometimes troubling journey through the West’s search for enlightenment.
Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius
WALL STREET JOURNAL bestseller!
This brief, easy-to-read and inspiring book has given thousands of people the courage to trust themselves and take action—even if they’re a little uncertain, even if they’re a little scared.
Ideal for: entrepreneurs, artists, open-minded individuals, innovators, graduates, and anyone who is figuring out their next steps at work or in life.
If you are…
• Looking for the courage to try something new
• Feeling there’s more but not sure what
• Evaluating a decision or new venture
• Developing a creative project
• Facing an unexpected change
• Graduating or retiring
• Feeling burnt out
• Finding yourself stuck
…this full-color book will offer inspiring prompts, stories, drawings, quotes, and creative guidance to help you find your way.
In RISK FORWARD, Hall of Fame speaker, consultant, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Victoria Labalme shares insights that are practical, reassuring and radically freeing.
ThetaHealing®: Introducing an Extraordinary Energy Healing Modality (Revised and Updated Edition)
Discover the worldwide phenomenon of ThetaHealing® and how it can help you to achieve transformational healing in this revised and updated edition of Vianna Stibal’s definitive guide.
In 1995, Vianna Stibal was diagnosed with a serious health condition. When conventional and alternative medicine failed her, she discovered a simple technique that cured her illness and sparked a worldwide phenomenon.
ThetaHealing® is essentially applied quantum physics. Using a theta brain wave, which until now was believed to be accessible only in deep sleep or yogi-level meditation, the practitioner is able to connect with the energy of All That Is – the energy in everything – to identify issues with and witness healings on the physical body, and to identify and change limiting beliefs.
In this revised and updated edition, you will discover:
• the belief and feeling work that can instantly change the thinking within you that creates illness
• the 7 Planes of Existence, a concept that allows you to connect to the highest level of love and energy of All That Is
• how to develop the ability to change on all levels: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, using the Creator of All That Is.
Two Weeks Notice: Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Ever wish there was a step-by-step blueprint to design your life for financial freedom, lifestyle flexibility, and major impact?
Are you ready to go from being stuck and complacent to courageous and capable of creating a business offering you the time and financial freedom you never dreamed possible?
Through sharing her tried and true strategies, inspiring stories, and mindset shifts, Amy Porterfield, host of the top-rated podcast Online Marketing Made Easy and a 9-to-5 escapee who built an 8-figure online business on her terms, reveals:
• Why you don’t need to know exactly what your business is going to be to get started
• Tips to navigate the 5 most common boss traps, including self-sabotage and “superwoman syndrome”
• How to use your 10 percent edge to build a foolproof marketing plan
• The keys to set up your business to avoid trading your time for money
• How to craft your first offer and overcome the fear of putting it out there
You can have more time, flexibility, recognition, income, and impact. You’re capable of so much more than you know. You’ve got this!
Walking Home: A Pilgrimage from Humbled to Healed
Life was falling apart. Within the space of three years, Sonia Choquette had suffered the unexpected death of two close family members, seen her marriage implode, and been let down by trusted colleagues. And sympathy was not forthcoming. “You’re a world-renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide,” people jeered. “How could you not have seen this coming?” Having intuitive abilities didn’t make her superhuman, however. Nor did it exempt her from being wounded or suffering the pain of loss and the consequences of our all-too-human traits such as anger, resentment, and pride—traits that can lead even the best of us to stray from our spiritual path. In order to regain her spiritual footing, Sonia turned to the age-old practice of pilgrimage and set out to walk the legendary Camino de Santiago, an 820-kilometer trek over the Pyrenees and across northern Spain. Day after day she pushed through hunger, exhaustion, and pain to reach her destination. Eventually, mortification of the flesh gave way to spiritual renewal, and she rediscovered the gifts of humility and forgiveness that she needed to repair her world. In this riveting book, Sonia shares the intimate details of her grueling experience, as well as the unexpected moments of grace, humor, beauty, and companionship that supported her through her darkest hours. While her journey is unique, the lessons she learned—about honoring your relationships with others as well as with your own higher self, and forgiving all else—are universal.
The Comfort Zone: Create a Life You Really Love with Less Stress and More Flow
Your comfort zone is NOT the danger zone! This paradigm-shifting guide shows you how to harness the power of joy, creativity, and ease to create the foundation for building your best life.
Get ready to forget everything you’ve ever been told about the “comfort zone.” It’s not a place where you sit complacently because you can’t be bothered to take action. It’s not a barrier blocking you from the life of your dreams. Instead, it’s the truest source of growth, possibility, and joy—and it’s within your reach with help from an expert guide.
As the founder and CEO of The Power of Positivity, an online community with more than 50 million followers worldwide, Kristen Butler has spent over a decade examining the elements of a life well lived and the paths that get us there. Her book blows the lid off the idea that anxiety and stress are necessary ingredients for success—and shows you how a state of ease instead of constant effort holds the key to unlocking your full potential.
In thoughtful lessons, exercises, and personal stories, you’ll discover:
• The Three Zones of Living—Complacent, Survival, and Comfort—and what determines which one you are living in right now
• The Create from Comfort Process—including clearing a safe internal space as a foundation for self-expression and joy, defining the expanded life you wish to live, and acclimating to even your wildest desires in ways that are natural and easy
• Relationship Tools—including maneuvering luminary and gloominary relationships, turning competitors into compellers, and defining clear boundaries
• Mindset Tools (that really work!)—including examining and replacing limiting beliefs, using mantras, affirmations, and power stances to create internal balance, entering the flow state at will, and developing empowering mental habits
• And much more
“You will never achieve success faster and with less effort than when you are in your Comfort Zone,” Kristen writes. “By living inside of my Comfort Zone, I’ve achieved more success than I thought was possible, and I’ve done it without feeling overworked or compromising who I am. Now it’s your turn.”
Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1: Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, The Seventh Man, Birthday Girl, Where I’m Likely to Find It
Haruki Murakami’s stories in graphic novel form for the first time!
Haruki Murakami’s novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. Now for the first time, many of Murakami’s best-loved short stories are available in graphic novel form in English. Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1 is the first of three volumes, which will present a total of 9 short stories from Murakami’s bestselling collections.
With their trademark mix of realism and fantasy, centering around Murakami’s characteristic themes of loss, remorse and confusion, the four stories in this volume are:
“Super-Frog Saves Tokyo”: A few days after an earthquake, Katagiri discovers a giant frog in this home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from another earthquake, but Katagiri must help him. Is this real, or is Katagiri dreaming? “[This story has] such an engaging mix of realism and fantasy that it takes a while for you to realize what a sad undertow the story has and how much it says about Katagiri’s solitary life, his feelings of powerlessness and his dread of another quake.” —The New York Times
“Where I’m Likely to Find It”: A woman’s husband goes missing so she hires detective. As the detective traces the man’s whereabouts, he reflects on the meaning of his own life. “A searching Kafkaesque parable about disappearance, loss and coping.” –Kirkus Reviews
“Birthday Girl”: A woman tells her friend the story of a surreal encounter she has on her twentieth birthday with the owner of the restaurant where she works, who grants her a wish.
The Seventh Man: The story of a man scarred by the death of his childhood friend in a tsunami. “Although Murakami’s style and deadpan humour are wonderfully distinctive, his emotional territory is more familiar–remorse, unresolved confusion, sudden epiphanies–though heightened by the surreal. In ‘The Seventh Man,’ one of his saddest stories, the narrator recalls the wave that reared up during a freak storm and engulfed his childhood friend.”–The Guardian
This novel visual take on these classic Murakami stories will be devoured by his fans and provide a new window onto his work for younger readers not yet familiar with it!