Everyone can cook. You just need to know the easy way to do it. Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur brings you a simple and delectable cookbook with fuss-free techniques, tips, and advice that is sure to glean out the chef in you.
From simple bruschettas and delectable humus to warm calzones and dal makhnis, Kunal has a recipe for every mood and moment. Use this book to whip up the perfect Sunday lunch for your family and friends, or to churn out fun party foods for your kids, and watch how you transform into the star of your home. A Chef in Every Home will make cooking an enjoyable and valuable experience.
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Yog Se Yovan Tak
This is Hindi translation of From XL to XS: A fitness guru’s guide to changing your body written by Payal Gidwani Tiwari.
Can you change the shape of your body?
Yes, you can. Payal Gidwani Tiwari, Bollywood’s most celebrated yoga expert, tells you how to go From XL to XS. With simple and easy to follow principles and exercise routines, learn how to lose (or gain) weight, stay fit, and transform your body structure. And that’s not all! Learn how to look ten years younger and about other invisible factors like stress, sleep, etc. that affect the way you look. So now you don’t need to envy your favourite stars. You can look like them. With photographs, celeb workouts, and useful tips by stars, From XL to XS is the best gift you can give yourself.
Tirupati
This is translated from English book Tirupati written by Neelima Kota.
For the first time ever, Tirupati: A Guide to Life analyses and connects the philosophy surrounding the god of Tirupati to the tests and tragedies of our everyday life. From what is considered a sin to what is dharma to anecdotes on sorrow, neglect, betrayal, and ways of finding wealth, success, and faith, the book bridges the generational gaps in relevance and application of ancient wisdom to modern life. It traces the divine and historical origins of the temple at Venkatachala, and provides a glimpse into the interior of the holy shrine—one of the world’s most important religious places. The book includes:
• the list of festivals of Tirupati
• vehicles of gods used for each festival
• slokas read in the temple to wake up the Lord
• dos and don’ts of the temple
With a foreword by the head priest, this is the story and glory of Lord Sri Venkateswara, the god who loves His devotees, fulfils their desires, and redeems them. Tirupati: A Guide to Life is for all those who believe that destiny can be changed, and want to know how.
Sangeet Kaksh
This is translated from English book The Music Room written by Namita Devidayal.
When Namita is ten, her mother takes her to Dhondutai, a respected Mumbai music teacher from the great Jaipur Gharana. Dhondutai has dedicated herself to music and her antecedents are rich. She is the only remaining student of the legendary Alladiya Khan, the founder of the gharana and of its most famous singer, the tempestuous songbird, Kesarbai Kerkar. Namita begins to learn singing from Dhondutai, at first reluctantly and then, as the years pass, with growing passion. Dhondutai sees in her a second Kesar, but does Namita have the dedication to give herself up completely to music—or will there always be too many late nights and cigarettes? Beautifully written, full of anecdotes, gossip and legend, The Music Room is perhaps the most intimate book to be written about Indian classical music yet.
Khaiye Aur Vajan Ghataiye
This is translated from bestselling English book Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight written by Rujuta Diwekar.
‘Rujuta has not just changed my body but also my mind and soul. She is the best thing to have happened to my life!’ Kareena Kapoor
Want to know how Kareena Kapoor managed to achieve the perfect figure? Let Rujuta Diwekar tell you how. India’s top celebrity fitness guru has worked with the who’s who of Bollywood including Kareena, Karishma, Saif, Lisa and Sonali. Now she lets you in on her secret—you can eat anything you want just as long as you plan for it. No crash dieting, no carb deprivation, no unbidden cravings. Rujuta teaches you the three simple steps to dieting heaven: learn about your body, create the right plan for it, and slowly adjust your food habits. What’s more, she even lets you in on Bebo’s secret, in a special chapter on how exactly our favourite heroine got that phenomenally fit bikini bod for Tashan.
So whether you’re apple or pear-shaped, soon you’ll be eating all you want—including those irresistible parathas—and still shedding those kilos. Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight is the ultimate diet for daily life. It’s worked for the stars—now make it work for you.
Things Your Mother Never Told You
We all know that girls love boys who love girls, and then they turn into women who love men who love women. And no matter how much one would like to clutter their life with work or distract themselves with friends or treks or travels, at the end of the day it is the matters of the heart that take control of our deeper senses.
Forget algebra. Love can be the hardest, most complicated thing on earth.
This is a book about growing up, of learning and un-learning, losing and receiving, crying and smiling, but most of all—loving. From the first awkward teenage days to discovering boys to falling in love and getting your heart broken, Juhi Pande tells you the Things Your Mother Never Told You About Love. Guaranteed to lift the spirit and add a spring in your step, this book tells us everything us girls need to know to get us through the rough seas.
Saltwater
Young, F*cked Up and Beautiful
Rish returns home to Bombay, halfway through his college in the US, unable to deal with the suicide of his friend Sahil—a manic depressive with an uncontrollable drug habit. He touches down in a world of careless money and no rules.
As he struggles to repair old friendships and rekindle old love, he’s quickly sucked into the same old pattern of magic pills, endless parties and random sex. Rish’s quest for redemption quickly degenerates into an unstoppable roller coaster into the nights of south Bombay, tearing through exclusive nightclubs and sea-facing penthouses.
When it crashes —no one will be left standing.
Saltwater is the raw, uncut footage of an entire generation losing it, together, one shiny party at a time.
Jungle Trees Of Central India
Covering an area larger than France, and including five of India’s most-visited tiger reserves, the forests of central India are one of the country’s most spectacular landscapes. Jungle Trees of Central India is the perfect guide to every tree you are likely to come across in this region. A culmination of over four years of research, the book has over 2000 photographs, and thumbnail keys to all the barks, flowers, fruit and leaves. An ideal companion for your explorations, it will turn you into an expert tree-spotter and take your enjoyment of wild places to another level.
Servants Of The Goddess
Servants of the Goddess weaves together the heartbreaking, yet paradoxically life-affirming stories of five devadasis—women, in the clutches of an ancient fertility cult, forced to serve the gods.
Catherine Rubin Kermorgant sets out attempting to make a documentary film about the lives of present-day devadasis. Through her, we meet and get to know the devadasi women of Kalyana, a remote village in Karnataka. As they grow to trust Kermorgant and welcome her as an honorary sister, we hear their stories in their own words: stories of oppression, discrimination, violence and, most importantly, resilience. Kermorgant becomes a part of these stories and finds herself unwittingly enmeshed in a world of gender and caste bias which extends far beyond Kalyana—all the way to Paris, where the documentary is to be edited and produced.
Servants of the Goddess is a testament to women’s strength and spirit, and a remarkably astute analysis of gender and caste relations in today’s rural India.
The Love Diet
Can foods really affect your moods?
Can they also boost your sex life?
From the author of The Beauty Diet comes a unique book designed to cultivate love and improve health and vitality for a happy and blissful life. In The Love Diet, Shonali Sabherwal, India’s leading nutritionist, presents a refreshing approach to eating by sharing:
• Food secrets that can make you more caring, loving, and giving
• Tips to enhance sexual appetite in men and women
• Magical food and lifestyle factors needed for better sex and specific food plans and recipes
With insightful notes from clients and expert practitioners, The Love Diet is your go-to book for advice and solutions on how to feel happy and sexy.