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If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir is an honest and straightforward account of Om Swami's life, one of the foremost spiritual leaders of India.

The Making of a Value Investor follows Gautam Baid's development as an investor during a brutal bear market, when he recorded his reflections, observations and learnings in his investment journal in the face of an increasingly uncertain future. This book charts the mistakes and successes in the battle for investment survival during one of the most tumultuous market phases in history.

Is there a connection between Greek and Hindu mythology? Does it have something to do with a common Indo-European root? Or maybe an exchange of ideas in the centuries that followed the arrival of Alexander the Great, when Greek emissaries travelled to the kingdoms of Mathura and Magadha? In this book, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik turns his attention to ancient Greek tales and explores a new world of stories. Long have Europeans and Americans retold Indic mythologies. It is time for Indians to reverse the gaze.

From the mind of Arati Kadav, enter the world of Cargo, an Audible Original workplace comedy where the end of your life is just another workday for them. In a world where ancient Rakshasha prepare humans for reincarnation in spaceships, the life of Prahastha, a rigid transition officer who has lived alone in Space for decades is disrupted by the sudden arrival of Yuvishka, an idealistic and energetic new assistant.

Originally published in 1923, the book begins with a man named Almustafa living on an island called Orphalese. Locals consider him something of a sage, but he is from elsewhere and has waited twelve years for the right ship to take him home. From a hill above the town, he sees his ship coming into the harbor, and realizes his sadness at leaving the people he has come to know. The elders of the city ask him not to leave. He is asked to tell of his philosophy of life before he goes, to speak his truth to the crowds gathered. What he has to say forms the basis of the book.

This shocking exposé of a true-life Orwellian plot of nightmarish proportions reveals the chilling events of November 1984 following Indira Gandhi’s assassination and the cover-up by the Indian government. For more than three days, armed mobs systematically butchered, torched and raped members of the Sikh community in Delhi and other places, unchecked. The sheer scale of the killings exceeded the combined civilian death tolls of other conflicts such as Tiananmen Square and 9/11.

Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of over 25 books and 500 articles on the relevance of mythology in modern times. Trained in medicine (MBBSfrom Grant Medical College, Mumbai University), he worked in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries for 15 years before devoting all his time to his passion for decoding beliefs of all cultures, modern and ancient, located beneath the veneer of rationality. To know more, visit www.devdutt.com.

Chanakya's Arthashastra is an unrivalled political treatise that has been used by scholars, academics and leaders across the world. In Chanakya and the Art of Getting Rich, Radhakrishnan Pillai brings out the inherent lessons from Arthashastra to present a strategic and practical way of wealth creation. This is a holistic study, written for anyone and everyone.

Detective fiction has never lacked devoted fans. The undying popularity of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot vouch for that fact. In the early thirties, a detective by the name of Byomkesh Bakshi made an unobtrusive entry into the world of Bengali fiction. He preferred calling himself a satyanneshi, a seeker of truth, and within days was a household name, courtesy his cerebral skills and the exciting situations he found himself in. In the tradition of Doyle and Christie, Byomkesh is accompanied on his adventures by his friend, Ajit, slightly obtuse and the perfect foil to him.

In this superb and widely acclaimed translation of the complete Mahabharata, Bibek Debroy takes us on a great journey with incredible ease.

HOW DO POLITICIANS IN TODAY'S world attain power? How do nations become powerful? Why do human beings follow others unquestioningly, even if it is to their own detriment? What factors determine which politicians, nations and organizations will dominate the modern world? Through much of human history, societal control was determined by militaristic strength. Individuals and tribes fought to control vital resources and land.

मुंबई के वर्सोवा बीच पर एक लाश मिलती है जो एड की दुनिया में फेमस मैक की है. उसकी मौत की खबर से मीडिया और एड वर्ल्ड में सनसनी फैल जाती है. आखिर कौन है जिसने मैक जैसे दिलफेंक, धोखेबाज का काम किया है तमाम. क्या इंस्पेक्टर शक्ति सिंह पता लगा पाएगा असली कातिल का और सुलझा पायेगा इस हाई प्रोफाइल मर्डर केस को...

Ramnaresh Agarwal, an elderly businessman, is arrested for murder of a youth who is found dead in the backyard of his house. He goes to Detective Parshuram to help him prove that he's not the murderer. Can Parshuram find out who's the killer?

Lord Ganesha is a 10-year-old boy, and Mooshak the mouse is his helper, best friend and confidant, and a very reluctant accomplice. Together, they stumble into interesting and challenging situations where they meet, interact with, understand and learn from mythological, legendary and fictional characters from across space and time. Characters like Santa Claus, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Anansi, Alice in Wonderland, gods from other cultures, aliens, dwarves, elves, giants...

Lord Ganesha is a 10-year-old boy, and Mooshak the mouse is his helper, best friend, and confidant, and a very reluctant accomplice. Together, they stumble into interesting and challenging situations, where they meet, interact with, understand, and learn from mythological, legendary, and fictional characters from across space and time. Characters like Santa Claus, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Anansi, Alice in Wonderland, gods from other cultures, aliens, dwarves, elves, giants...

‘gazal mndaakinee’ ek snkalan hai itihaas men ghaṭit ghaṭanaa_on kaa aur vartamaan men beetate manaaveey moolyonu kaa, jahaan kavitaa_en itihaas ke kiradaaron se baat karatee hai to gazal aaj ke samaaj ko aaiinaa dikhaatee prateet hotee hai- abhiṣek naagar...

Dynamic capability management provides the road map for proactive disruption. It helps modern businesses deal with volatility, rapid growth, and new skills in a much smarter manner. This groundbreaking book explains why dynamic capability management is the way to go for the future-ready organization. It demonstrates how traditional management practices are evolving to meet the needs of a blended workforce. It shatters conventional organizational structures, provides a robust new talent framework, and presents a practical blueprint to make any business truly future-ready.

From her efforts at reviving and sustaining classical dance to her graceful handling of her personal life and the controversies that have plagued her in her political avatar, from her relationships to her religious beliefs and her recent tryst with singing, Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl covers it all. With detailed interviews and exclusive anecdotes from her family, friends, and co-actors, this is an inside look at the remarkable life of one of our greatest cinema icons, someone who has truly lived life on her own terms.

Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins - the Pandavas and the Kouravas - but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters face them with no clear indications of what is right and what is wrong; there are no absolute answers. Thus every possible human emotion features in the Mahabharata, the reason the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination.

Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins - the Pandavas and the Kouravas - but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters face them with no clear indications of what is right and what is wrong; there are no absolute answers. Thus every possible human emotion features in the Mahabharata, the reason the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination.