Dining with the Maharajas
Neha Prasada & Ashima
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This aesthetically produced book preserves the extraordinarily rich culinary traditions of the prominent royal families of India – each representing the diverse regional flavours of India. It is an introduction to the fine art of dining and entertaining that is so closely associated with the unforgettable maharajas.
In Search of Oneness
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This narrative illuminates the journey of the author through sacred books and holy men of all religions in a search of a personal god and faith, and his coming upon the Bhagavad Gita.
A Portrait Of The Brain
Adam Zeman, Rs. 395.00
A fascinating tale about what we know about the brain and what happens when it goes wrong. The author comes across as a lucid explainer of scientific complexity, but also as a humane medical practitioner.
Dancing With Life
Phillip Moffitt, Rs. 599.00
The author provides a fresh perspective on the Buddha’s ancient wisdom, showing how to move from suffering to new awareness and unanticipated joy. The work offers a prescriptive path for finding joy and peace that will appeal to anyone searching for a more authentic life.
The Element
Ken Robinson, Rs. 350.00
Through stories of people like Paul McCartney etc. who have recognised their unique talents and made a successful living doing what they love, the author explains how every one of us can find ourselves in our Element, and achieve everything we’re capable of.
The Sign
Thomas De Wesselow,
Rs. 499.00
Christianity was born nearly 2000 years ago in ancient Palestine. Historians still cannot say how it really began. How did a first-century Jew called Jesus manage to spark a new religion? It is one of the most profound of all historical mysteries . This book attempts to provide an answer.
Justice
Michael J. Sandel,
Rs. 399.00
In this work the author gives us a lively and accessible introduction to moral and political philosophy. He helps us think our way through such hotly contested issues as equality and inequality, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, abortion as well as ethical questions we confront every day. The author transforms moral philosophy by putting it at the heart of civic debate.
Disciplined Natives
Satadru Sen, Rs. 995.00
This volume examines three interrelated aspects of the history of British India: race, the disciplining institution, and attempts by the colonised to imagine states of freedom. They deal with sites as diverse as the prison, the family, the classroom, the playing field and children’s literature.
The City and the Country in Early India: A Study of Malwa
P. K. Basant, Rs. 1,150.00
This book is about the emergence of urban centres in the sixth century BCE, and analyses the processes and spatiality of urbanisation, taking Malwa as a case study.
The Cure
Geeta Anand, Rs. 399.00
When John and Aileen Crowley’s two children were diagnosed with a fatal muscular disorder, their prefect world crashed. So rare was Pompe disease that no drug company had yet produced a cure. This book is the story of a couple, their courage, initiative, love and power to overcome difficult circumstances.
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