Indian Literature

Taken literally, stories, symbols and rituals of Hindu mythology have much to say about gender relationships. Taken symbolically, they reveal many more things about humanity and nature. Which is the correct reading? The third title in the bestselling Hindu Trinity series focuses on the goddess, and respected mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik tries to unravel the secrets locked within her stories, symbols and rituals.

ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ ಬರೆದ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಡಾ. ನಾ. ದಾಮೋದರ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ 'ಹೇಳುವ ವಿಷಯ ಸೀಮಿತ ರೂಪದ್ದಾದರೂ, ಭಾಷೆ -ಭಾವಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಡುವ ತಂತ್ರಗಾರಿಕೆ ಇದೆ. ಪ್ರಯೋಗಶೀಲತೆಯೂ ಇದೆ' ಎಂದು ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ত্রয়োদশবর্ষীয় রুশ মেয়ে স্তাসিয়ার অসমবয়সী বন্ধু হলেন ত্রিশোধর্ব ইয়াকভ সেমিনোভিচ। তিনি স্তাসিয়ার মনে জাগিয়ে তুললেন অতীত ইতিহাসের এক 'বিশ্বাসঘাতক' - এর প্রতি মমতা। সে তার সামায়বয়সী বন্ধুদের সঙ্গে শুরু করল ইতিহাসের পাতায় অনুসন্ধান। একই সঙ্গে তার নিজের এবং বন্ধুদের জীবনে ঘটে চলছিল নানা উত্থানপতন। পুরোনো ও নতুন, ফ্যাসিস্ট ও কমিউনিস্ট - নানা দ্বন্দ্বের মধ্যে দিয়ে অবশেষে গল্প পৌঁছয় এক চমকপ্রদ অভাবনীয় সমাপ্তিতে।

गंभीर स्वरात शैलेश म्हणाला, काही गोष्टी तुझ्या लक्षात आल्या नाहीत त्या तुला सांगतो. सर्वात महत्चाची गोष्ट. तुझ्या जीवाला सध्या धोका आहे. एवढ्यात तुझ्याच बाबतीत दोन-तीनदा प्राणावरले प्रसंग यावेत हा मला काही योगायोग वाटत नाही." यू मीन. समवन ट्रायिंग टू किल मी?'

In The Secret of the Indian, Omri vowed to lock his magical cupboard forever. But now, in The Mystery of the Cupboard, he finds an old journal written by his great-great aunt that reveals that Omri is compelled to open the cupboard just once again.

"This is the story of Mary Prince", who was sold into slavery at the age of 12 for £38 sterling. It is the first account of the life of a black woman ever to be published in the United Kingdom, and it was published at a time when slavery was still legal in the British Colonies. "The history of Mary Prince" is firsthand testimony of the brutalities of enslavement. Its tone is direct and authentic, which makes this vivid story go straight to the heart.

It's been six months since Cassidy Rain Berghoff’s best friend, Galen, died, and up until now she has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world. But when controversy arises around Aunt Georgia’s Indian Camp in their mostly white midwestern community, Rain decides to face the outside world again, with a new job photographing the campers for her town’s newspaper.

Secret Staircase Construction just finished their first project with Tempest Raj officially a part of the team—a classic mystery novel-themed home interior. Their client is now ready to celebrate her new life without her cheating ex-husband, famous mystery author Corbin Colt. First up, a party, and Tempest and Grandpa Ash are invited to the exclusive mock séance to remove any trace of Corbin from the property—for good. It's all lighthearted fun until Corbin's dead body crashes the party.

In Alaska, people disappear every day. In Aleut detective Kate Shugak's Park, they've been disappearing a lot lately. Hikers head into the wilderness unprepared and get lost. Miners quit without notice at the busy Suulutaq Mine. Suicides leave farewell notes and vanish. Not only are Park rats disappearing at an alarming rate, but so is life in the Park as Kate knows it.

Alaska aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant died in the fiery crash of his Piper Super Cub. Someone sabotaged his engine, and virtually everyone in southwestern Alaska has a motive, including his betrayed wife, his bullied children, and Liam’s wife, bush pilot Wyanet Chouinard. With few places to turn, Liam asks his former mentor Niniltna post commander Sergeant Jim Chopin, for help, and Jim quickly brings Kate onto the case. Working undercover as - of all things - a waitress at Bill’s Bar and Grill, Kate learns over beer and burgers that Grant’s business had expanded meteorically over the last two years.

In this moving middle-grade novel drawing upon Umpqua author Charlene Willing McManis's own tribal history, Regina must find out: Who is Regina Petit? Is she Indian? Is she American? And will she and her family ever be okay?

In Alaska, 100 years of bad blood between the villages of Kushtaka and Kuskulana come to a boil when the body of a young Kushtaka ne'er-do-well is found wedged in a fish wheel. Sergeant Jim Chopin's prime suspect is a Kuskulana man who is already in trouble in both villages for falling in love across the river. But when the suspect disappears, members of both tribes refuse to speak to Jim. When a second murder that looks suspiciously like payback occurs, Jim has no choice but to call in Kate Shugak for help.

യാഥാസ്ഥിതികതയുടെ ഇരുള്‍മൂടിയ ഒരു ഇല്ല ത്തിന്റെ അകത്തളത്തില്‍ ജീവിതം ഹോമിക്കേണ്ടി വന്ന ഉണ്ണിമായ എന്ന പെണ്‍കുട്ടിയുടെ സ്‌തോഭ ജനകമായ ജീവിതാനുഭവങ്ങളും അന്തസ്സംഘര്‍ ഷങ്ങളും ശ്വാസംമുട്ടിക്കുന്ന നിസ്സഹായതയില്‍ ആത്മഹത്യയുടെ വക്കോളം....

പുതുതലമുറ എഴുത്തുകാരില്‍ ശ്രദ്ധേയനായ അമലിന്റെ ആദ്യ നോവലാണ് 'കല്‍ഹണന്‍.' പുതുതലമുറയുടെ മനസ്സും അതാവിഷ്‌കരിക്കാനുള്ള ഒരു ഭാഷയും ഈ കൃതിയിലൂടെതിരി ച്ചറിയാനാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ശ്രേഷ്ഠമലയാളത്തിന് ഈ കൃതി സമര്‍പ്പിക്കുന്നു.

அந்தஸ்தான ஓரு தொழிலதிபர் ஒரு நொடி சபலத்தால் செய்த ஒரு தவறு அவரை ஆட்டிப் படைக்கிறது. யாருக்குமே தெரியாது என்று நம்பிய ஒரு ரகசியம் உயிர் பெறுகிறது. ஓரு பிளாக் மெயிலருக்கும் அவருக்கும் நடக்கும் சுவாரசியமான கதை — இந்தியா நேரம் 2 AM .

Ankita Sharma has the world at her feet. She is young, good-looking and smart and has tonnes of friends and boys swooning over her. College life is what every youngster dreams of, and she also manages to get into a premier management school for her MBA. Six months later she is a patient in a mental health hospital. How did Ankita get here? What were the events that led to this? Will she ever get back her life again? Life has cruelly and coldly snatched that which meant the most to her, and she must now fight to get it all back.

In The Mystery of the Cupboard, Omri’s father discovered his magical secret. Now Little Bear, Omri’s Iroquois friend from the past, is in grave danger and needs their help. As father and son struggle to solve the problem of traveling through time to reach Little Bear, they cannot know what terrors lie in wait - for their Indian friends and for them.

It doesn’t take long for ambitious freshman and aspiring engineer Jessie Ahuja to learn about two university legends. One is the haunted history of Davidson Tower, where more than fifty years ago, two ill-fated lovers disappeared in a devastating fire. The other is Ravi Kumar, a privileged billionaire nepo baby who’s aggravatingly charming and occupying more brain space than Jessie has room for. Things change when a campus prank locks them both in the old tower’s ghostly library.

Kajal knows she is not a good person. If she were, she wouldn’t selfishly be risking her sister’s soul in a dangerous bid to bring her back to life. She would let Lasya rest in peace—but Kajal cannot stand the horror of living without her. As Kajal prepares for the resurrection, the worst happens: Her sister’s soul warps into a bhuta—a murderous, wraith-like spirit—and Kajal gets sentenced to death for her sister’s rampage. There seems little hope of escape until two strangers offer to free her.

Confident fashionista Jia Deshpande spends her days writing cliché-ridden listicles for Mimosa, Mumbai’s top women’s magazine. When she can, Jia dishes about the messy truth of real love on her anonymous blog, attends her family’s weekly game nights, and ignores her true feelings for her childhood friend. If that wasn’t enough, Jia needs to successfully set up a coworker with her perfect match to get the green light for her new matchmaking column. Thankfully, organizing meet-cutes has never been difficult for her.