Print pick — Bhutan: Through the Lens of the King

February 26, 2012 03:50 pm | Updated 03:50 pm IST

Bhutan: Through the Lens of the King

Bhutan: Through the Lens of the King

Rs. 1,495.00

Bhutan's vast and stunning landscape, beautiful people, rich wildlife, and the mystical and dynamic culture are sensitively captured through the eyes of the photographer, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Tea for two and a piece of cake

Preeti Shenoy, Rs. 125.00

This is an unsual, gripping love-story between two people who have so much to lose by getting into a relationship with each other, yet so much to gain.

Pondicherry

Sebastian Cortes,

Rs. 1,495.00

This coffee table book captures with exquisite photographs and detailed text the mosaic of Pondicherry. The lives, the emotions, and the moments captured in this book, are both the town's past and present.

Emerging India

Bimal Jalan, Rs. 599.00

This book brings together a definitive collection of Jalan's writings on the changing face of economics, politics and reforms in India, with a view to the future.

Bollywood's Top 20

Bhaichand Patel,

Rs. 599.00

This is a collection of essays by writers on cinema that pays tribute to Hindi popular cinema's biggest stars of all time. Each piece offers unique insights into the lives of Bollywood's legends. The book comes with an exclusive audio CD of 50 all-time favourite Hindi film songs.

Glittering Decades

Nayanthara Pothen,

Rs. 499.00

This work paints a picture of New Delhi in the final years of the empire and the first heady days of Independence. It tells the story of New Delhi and its privileged inhabitants between 1931 and 1952.

Her Piece of Sky

Rs. 295.00

What is contemporary women's writing in Hindi all about? How far does it reach beyond the commonly perceived limits of feminine experience or feminist ideology? The stories in this anthology provide answers to these questions.

Neglected Poems

Gulzar, Rs. 399.00

‘Neglected' only in name, these poems represent Gulzar at his creative and imaginative best. This bilingual volume has some of his most creative works in Hindi and English.

Merchants of Tamilakam

Kanakalatha Mukund,

Rs. 399.00

The tale of the Tamil merchant is a fascinating story of the adventure of commerce in the ancient and early medieval period in India. This book marks the many significant ways in which the Tamil merchants impacted the political and economic development of South India.

Behind The Beautiful Forevers

Katherine Boo,

Rs. 499.00

In this riveting work the Pulitzer Prize winning writer reports on life, death and hope in a Mumbai undercity. The impact of poverty, inequality, corruption and global change is made human through breathtaking, sometimes heartbreaking stories that will stay with you forever.

(Source: Kochi Books, Fort Kochi. Phone: 2218730. >www.kochibooks.com )

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