Indian Literature

In this exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy areas, meets a mysterious girl, and becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars.

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.

The Comanche warrior Horseback is born on the same day that the first horse comes to his people. He matures into a powerful leader of uncommon wisdom and vision. Through the strong medicine granted to him by the spirits and the love of Teal, the most beautiful woman in his tribe, Horseback is destined to forge a new direction and lead the Comanches to rule the plains.

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.

Lew's skill with firearms gets him a job as a hunter with a trader heading onto the prairies to barter with the Indians. There he meets young Chuck Morris, and together they take on a Cheyenne attack party. Finding shelter in a Sioux village, they absorb the native culture. Lew comes to know the great Sioux chieftains, becoming blood brothers with Sitting Wolf, while Chuck marries the beautiful maiden Zintcallasappa.

Georgia and Wyatt couldn't be more opposite. Wyatt teaches wilderness survival training. A gruff, simple, outdoorsy type, in a survival situation, what he says goes, or somebody could get hurt. Georgia controls her own life - parties, fundraisers, shopping, and spa days. Men come - men go. When Georgia signs up for Wyatt's survival week, it's obvious she's far outside her comfort zone. Everything that can go wrong, does. Wyatt has found his mate. But, how will he survive Georgia as a mate when he's not sure he'll survive the week?

The late Binodini Thakur had been very clear that she would never agree to sell her hissa in her Bauji's big old house on Hailey Road. And her daughter, Bonu, is determined to honor her mothers wishes. But what to do about her four pushy aunts who are insisting she sell?

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 this Indian folktale, a young turtle shares a shallow lake with unlikely friends—two geese. But when the lake starts drying up, the stubborn turtle must follow his winged friends’ advice, or he’ll be left out to dry.

മനുഷ്യകുലത്തിന്റെ ഇന്നോളമുള്ള ചരിത്രത്തിലെ ഏറ്റം സങ്കീര്‍ണ്ണമായ ഒരു കാലത്തിലൂടെയാണ് നാം കടന്നുപോകുന്നത്. യുദ്ധങ്ങളും അതിസാ ങ്കേതികതയും മനുഷ്യപ്രകൃതിയെയും ജീവപ്രപഞ്ചത്തെയും കുടിലമാക്കുമ്പോള്‍ മഹാസ്‌നേഹത്തിന്റെ മതങ്ങളില്‍നിന്ന് ദൈവ ങ്ങള്‍ ഇറങ്ങിവരികയാണ്--ലോക സംസ്ഥാപന ത്തിനുള്ള പ്രേമഗീതയുമായി. ലോക നവീ കരണത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ മാനിഫെസ്റ്റോയാകുന്ന നോവല്‍.

മനസ്സിന്റെ ചാഞ്ചല്യങ്ങള്‍ വ്യക്തിന്ധങ്ങളെ പലപ്പോഴും നിയന്ത്രിക്കാറു്യുെണ്ടങ്കിലും ഊഷ്മള ബന്ധങ്ങള്‍ നിലനില്‍ക്കുമെന്ന് ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ ഭിന്നമുഖങ്ങള്‍ മനോഹരമായി ആവിഷ്‌കരി ക്കുന്ന ഈ നോവല്‍ സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.

When the younger players in India's cricket team find out that advertising executive Zoya Singh Solanki was born at the very moment India won the World Cup back in 1983, they are intrigued. When having breakfast with her is followed by victories on the field, they are impressed. And when not eating with her results in defeat, they decide she's a lucky charm. The nation goes a step further. Amazed at the ragtag team's sudden spurt of victories, it declares her a goddess.

കഥ ചില സാഹിത്യകാരന്മാർ പറയുന്നു, വായനക്കാരെ വിനോദിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ വേണ്ടിയാണ് അവർ എഴുതുന്നെതന്ന്. വിനോദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ജോലി എനിക്കുള്ളതല്ല. അതു 'ബഫൂൺ' മാർക്കുള്ളതാണ്. അവർ ആ ജോലി നിർവ്വഹിച്ചുകൊള്ളട്ടെ. മറ്റു ചില സാഹിത്യകാരന്മാർ പറയുന്നു, തത്ത്വസംഹിതകൾ പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുവാൻവേണ്ടിയാണ് അവർ എഴുതുന്നെതന്ന്. ഞാൻ ഒരു തത്ത്വസംഹിതയുടെയും പ്രചാരകനല്ല. നിത്യപച്ചയായ ജീവിതവൃക്ഷത്തിൽ ഓരോ കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന കായ്കളാണ് തത്ത്വശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളെന്നും അവയെല്ലാം പഴുത്തു കൊഴിഞ്ഞുപോകുമെന്നും ഞാൻ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു.

The sixth book in the Charles Bloom Murder Mystery series… In 1961, two Navajo boys must bet each other’s lives - and risk their most prized possessions - to escape the wrath of the sadistic headmaster of a Gallup Indian boarding school. The white devil and his spawn will stop at nothing - not even murder - to acquire the objects of their desire. Fifty years later, a brush with death draws Rachael Yellowhorse and Charles Bloom back to the Navajo reservation, where they unwittingly stumble on a decades-old secret of child abuse and stolen heirlooms.

Victoria Trumbull, 92-year-old native of Martha's Vineyard, is savoring the sea air over Vineyard Sound with her granddaughter, Elizabeth, when she spots a person who seems in trouble near the top of a cliff. Elizabeth goes for help, but it's too late - the man dies before he can be rescued.

First published in 1907, Old Indian Days is a collection of stories about the Sioux of the Upper Midwest. Charles A. Eastman writes about the traditional life of his people, their culture, customs, family relations, and struggle for survival in stories like The Love of Antelope, The Madness of Bald Eagle, and The Singing Spirit.

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.

Roshan Chaya is out for justice. Abandoned by her parents at birth and adopted by the kingdom of Jwala's most notorious bandit before his brutal murder, she is now leader of the Shadow Clan, a gang of farmers-turned-bandits impoverished by the provincial governor’s atrocities and corruption. Roshan’s goal: to avenge her adoptive father and earn back rights and dignity for her people.

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ജീവനാഡിയായ റെയില്‍വേയുടെ അന്തര്‍നാടകങ്ങളെ വെളിവാക്കുന്ന നോവല്‍. അധികാരവും സാധാരണമനുഷ്യരും തമ്മിലുള്ള സംഘര്‍ഷങ്ങളിലൂടെ മൂന്നാംലോകപൗരന്മാര്‍ എങ്ങനെ മള്‍ട്ടിനാഷണലുകളുടെ ഇരയായിത്തീരുന്നു എന്ന് അന്വേഷണാത്മകമായി അവതരിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ് ഈ നോവലിലൂടെ.

ഭാവനയിലൂടെ ചരിത്രത്തെ പുനഃസൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന ഒ.വി. വിജയന്‍ ജാതീയതയെ പുതിയൊരു കാഴ്ചപ്പാടില്‍ സമീപിക്കുന്നു. ജാതികള്‍ക്കിടയിലുള്ള അതിസൂക്ഷ്മമായ വ്യത്യാസങ്ങളെയും വൈരുദ്ധ്യങ്ങളെയും മൂന്നു ഘട്ടത്തിലൂടെ- ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം നേടാനുള്ള തീവ്രശ്രമം, അതു നേടിയെടുത്തപ്പോള്‍ തോന്നുന്ന നിഷ്പ്രയോജനത, കഠിനയാതനകളിലൂടെ നേടിയെടുത്ത ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യത്തോടുള്ള തികഞ്ഞ അവജ്ഞ- തലമുറകളില്‍ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ്.