The Alphabets of Africa is an ode to a continent that continues to define the human journey. Through time, space and memory, these poems map Africa, celebrating its vast and vibrant tapestry. From the splendour of its ancient civilization to the pulse of contemporary African cities, to inspiring icons and leaders, this book summons Africa in all its depth and glory. Drawn from Abhay K.’s travels across the continent, these poems are an invitation to shed the inherited stereotypes and see Africa afresh.
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Era of India
In his narrative-defining book, Era of India, Minhaz Merchant examines interlinked civilizational arcs across centuries and millennia. Through much of recorded history, living standards were broadly similar in the Old World: Europe, Asia and Africa.
The discovery of the New World in the Americas and Australasia brought about great change: catastrophic for some, a boon for others. Differences in per capita income between Europeans and Asians were minimal in 1600. By 1900, the gap had risen multiple times. Europe emerged from plague and penury to great wealth.
Was this extraordinary turn of events due to scientific discoveries, the Industrial Revolution and technological innovation? Or did centuries of exploitative, invasive colonialism, the 250-year-long transatlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas, and colonist-settlements in the New World result in the largest transfer in history of wealth from East to West? Crucially, is it time for the West to pay reparations for three centuries of extra-territorial colonial conquest and enslavement?
Using empirical data and deeply researched documented evidence, Minhaz Merchant answers these questions in a riveting narrative that examines how the rise of India from an impoverished British colony in 1947 to the world’s third largest economy by 2030 will reshape the world order in the next quarter century
Marketing that Works
While India is rapidly creating its magical growth story, our thought process in building brands is alarmingly obsolete. We are still heavily dependent on ‘Segmentation-Targeting- Positioning’, designed and applicable for Western demographics. Hence, we fail to fulfill our truest potential, as Indian creators and customers.
Through through-provoking relatable essays, this book provides a deeper exploration of the Indian buying behaviour, with timeless marketing insights. It also serves as an actionable toolkit, providing a dynamic roadmap for every organisation, which wishes to build successful brands in this country. Lastly, it is an overdue response to ‘thought colonialism’, as India most certainly deserves a customised Brand Leadership model, which is uniquely customer-centric.
Marketing That Works is your ultimate marketing-driven action plan, designed to help marketers build outstanding and long-lasting brands in any part of India. Made in India, exclusively for India.
Aameen / आमीन Paperback
बाज़ारवादी युग में दरकते इन्सानी रिश्तों पर लिखी आलोक की ग़ज़लें उनके निजी अनुभवों का आईना हैं। ‘आमीन’ की कई रचनाओं में सामाजिक सरोकार के सबूत मिले जिसने आलोक को सहज ही बेदार और प्रगतिशील कवियों की क़तार में ला खड़ा किया—वह क़तार जो हिंदी ग़ज़ल और उर्दू ग़ज़ल की ख़ेमेबंदी से परे सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ ग़ज़ल की हिफ़ाज़त कर रही है।
‘आमीन’ के प्रथम संस्करण की भूमिका शीर्ष लेखक कमलेश्वर ने लिखी जो किसी पुस्तक पर उनकी अंतिम भूमिका के रूप में याद की जाती है और मशहूर शायर-फ़िल्मकार गुलज़ार के पेशलफ़्ज़ ने इस पर एक मुकम्मल संग्रह होने की मुहर लगाई। दो भाषाओं का पुल बनाने वाले एक नौजवान के पहले संग्रह पर हिंदी और उर्दू के दो शिखर क़लमकारों के शब्द इस बात की गवाही बने कि आलोक ने अपना अदबी इम्तेहान पूरी संजीदगी और तैयारी से दिया है जो बहुत हद तक सही साबित हुई; वहीं दूसरे संस्करण की भूमिका डॉ नामवर सिंह ने लिखी, इस शुभकामना के साथ कि ये रचनाएँ और दूर तक पहुँचे। आमीन!
Gratitude: 42 Days of Honouring Life | A Gratitude Routine for Writing, Radiance Rituals, and Gratitude Meditation | Includes Prompts and Postcards
A bud is as complete as the flower is. Honouring the bud is what leads into celebrating the flower! Whether at bud stage or at flower stage, be grateful for who you are. Life becomes extraordinary when you choose to honour it with gratitude.
Gratitude: 42 Days of Honouring Life offers daily practices and reflections to help you appreciate the abundance in your life, nurture your well-being, and foster positive relationships. Commit to this 42-day journey and discover the magic of gratitude.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hindi / डायरी ऑफ़ अ विम्पी किड
डायरी ऑफ़ अ विम्पी किड एक लोकप्रिय बच्चों की पुस्तक शृंखला है, जिसे जेफ किनी ने लिखा है। यह किताब ग्रेग हेफ़्ली नामक एक किशोर लड़के की डायरी के रूप में लिखी गई है, जो स्कूल और घर में अपनी दैनिक चुनौतियों का सामना करता है। सरल भाषा, हास्यपूर्ण घटनाएँ और चित्रों के साथ, यह किताब बच्चों और किशोरों के बीच बेहद लोकप्रिय है। यह न केवल मनोरंजन करती है, बल्कि जीवन के कुछ महत्त्वपूर्ण सबक भी सिखाती है।
Colombo
In the heyday of steamships and ocean travel in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, at a time when the sun did not set on the British Empire, Colombo was a major link between East and West. On the voyage from Europe to Australia, the city was the last port of call before ships made the long and humdrum voyage down under. It was also the primary port for reloading coal and supplies for ships heading to Japan and China.
Colombo: Port of Call is an attempt to look at Colombo and Sri Lanka through the stories of well-known international figures who visited the port. People like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Don Bradman, Anton Chekhov, Mark Twain and Mahatma Gandhi were among the many who visited Sri Lanka and left behind their impressions of the land.
Deftly narrated, this book is a social document recording the racial hierarchies and imperialist impressions of some of the visitors and a throwback to a nostalgic era of luxury hotels, high tea and much else.
The Land and the Shadows
Cinema, for Perumal Murugan, was never just flickering images on a screen. It was a field of experience, a gathering ground, a mirror held up to the land itself. In The Land and the Shadows, he returns to the theatres of his youth and to the decades when Tamil cinema became inseparable from the life of the people—the 1950s through the 1970s.
Here, he recalls his boyhood labour in a small-town cinema hall, the thrill of posters and projectors, the songs carried on village winds. From those vivid fragments, Murugan opens out a portrait of Tamil society in transition, where poverty and caste met desire and aspiration in the common darkness of the theatre. The screen was both escape and education, its heroes and heroines shaping speech, gesture and imagination across class and community.
Part memoir, part ethnography, this is a record of a world that has almost vanished—those public spaces where lives once overlapped, where cinema forged unlikely intimacies and collective dreams. Murugan’s voice, at once personal and self-effacing, turns memory into history, and history into story.
Translated with fidelity and grace by Gita Subramanian, The Land and the Shadows brings us Perumal Murugan in a new key: as witness to cinema’s place in the making of modern Tamil Nadu, and as chronicler of a society learning to see itself in the play of light and shadow.
Gita for the Young and the Urban Hindi / Gita Yuvaon Ke Liye / गीता युवाओं के लिए
यह न केवल आध्यात्मिकता, बल्कि अनुशासन, संतुलन और आत्मनियंत्रण की भी शिक्षा देती है, जो आज के तेज़ रफ़्तार जीवन में बेहद आवश्यक है। गीता युवाओं को यह समझने में मदद करती है कि जीवन मात्र सुख-सुविधाएँ जुटाने का नाम नहीं, बल्कि अपने उच्चतम सामर्थ्य को पहचानने और समाज व मानवता के लिए योगदान देने का अवसर है।
The Manifestation Blueprint
Imagine gaining clarity, silencing doubts and finding the drive to make things happen. The Manifestation Blueprint is your road map to shift your mindset, unlock simple yet powerful strategies for self-improvement and see everyday challenges from a fresh perspective.
Drawing from his own journey of overcoming obstacles and fulfilling his dreams, Him-eesh Madaan shares 10 transformative steps to help you create the life you truly desire. Inside, you’ll discover:
- Why your beliefs shape your reality
- The fundamentals of a growth mindset
- How to use the 5 Whys Method for clarity
- The eye-opening ‘Soch Flu’ concept
- Ways to break free from the cycle of delayed happiness
Packed with practical steps, relatable stories and easy-to-apply tools, this book will guide you toward greater clarity, confidence and fulfilment—whether you’re striving for professional success, personal growth or simply a happier life.