The idea of doing something to redeem the neglected village came to Rabindranath Tagore when he first went to live in his family’s agricultural estates in East Bengal during the 1890s. As manager of those estates, he got his first exposure to the countryside and its stark miseries. The experience pl..
This combo contains following books: 1. Kids and Cubs, 2. Daddy Long Legs, 3. A Christmas Carol, 4. The Jungle Book, 5. Peter Pan, 6. The Little Prince, 7. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ, 8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 9. The Wind in the Willows, 10. Robinson Crusoe..
These stories of chivalry and romance that cover several centuries are based both on history and the epic poetry of the great bards. Great literature enhances the appeal of history and the bards gave complete freedom to their fervid, imaginative verse about war, bravery, love, great deeds, glory, sa..
Eating With History: Ancient Trade-Influenced Cuisines of Kerala is an invaluable compendium of a culinary tradition and variety of food recipes that evolved out of Kerala’s kitchens. The food trail is extensive and as varied as it can get. The proximity to the sea and the natural beauty and resourc..
Faith and Freedom: Gandhi in History offers a meticulously researched account of Gandhi his historical background, campaigns, impact on Indian life and the guidance he still continues to offer in dealing with contemporary problems. The book offers a particularly illuminating and long overdue account..
Karan Singh: A Tryst With History was born of a series of exclusive interviews, spread over a year, with Dr. Karan Singh, a man of exceptional grit, determination, achievements, and scholarship. Yuvaraj Karan Singh, the heir apparent to the throne of Jammu and Kashmir, was just eighteen in 1949 when..
Once upon a time, one would hear many interesting stories while standing in front of shops or sitting in the galis of the Walled City, where the best paan was sold by Karim and Bundu. Those days are gone; but the street corners, lanes and kuchas, monuments and havelis, still have many a fascinating ..
The monsoon is the season of pouring rain and intense emotions: love and longing, hope and fear, pleasure and pain, devotion and joyous excess. Through a series of evocative essays exploring rain-drenched worlds of poetry, songs, paintings, architecture, films, gardens, festivals, music and medicine..
The culmination of five years’ travel with Indian pilgrims, Nostalgia for Eternity takes the reader into the depths of millennia-old spiritual and mystic traditions. It is a stunning visual poem about the timeless human search for transcendence and ultimate truth. Translated literally from the Greek..