International Catalogue 2012

Penguin Books India International Catalogue
2012
FICTION ClassICs NON-FICTION lIFEsTYlE + MIND/BODY/sPIRIT METRO REaDs PUFFIN PaPERBaCKs
4 22 32 66 76 90 108
CElEBRaTINg 25 YEaRs OF PENgUIN INDIa
All specificAtions Are subject to chAnge
gUlzaR
Gulzar is a poet at heartone of indias foremost urdu poets, unparalleled in his exploration of human relationships and sensitivity and insight with which he addresses the many facets of daily life. he is a widely respected film director and lyricist.
Selected Poems (Tr. PavaN K vaRMa)

the cadences of gulzars work come alive in this bilingual edition of some of his best poetry. Pavan K varma is a writer and diplomat.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 136 isbn 9780143418214 price gb 8.99; us$ 12.99 pub DAte jan territorY World
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100 Lyrics (Tr. sUNjOY shEKhaR)

from Mora gora ang lai le, his first film lyric, to the oscarwinning Jai ho from Slumdog Millionaire, gulzar has brought a rare poetic sensibility to popular hindi film music. the 100 lyrics in this volume, hand-picked by gulzar himself, represent his most memorable compositions of all time. Sunjoy SheKhar is a writer for television.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 288 ISBN 9780143418207 price gb 9.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE jan territorY World
Neglected Poems (Tr. PavaN K vaRMa)

this collection shows gulzar at his creative and imaginative best, as he meditates on nature, delves into human psychology, explores great cities like Mumbai, chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and new York, and confronts the most telling moments of everyday life.
iMprint Viking FORMAT b pAge eXtent 144 ISBN 9780670085897 price gb 9.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE jan territorY World
FICTION 5
Return to Bhanupur gIlEs h.R. TIllOTsON

this fictional account of events in the princely state of bhanupur, a hundred years ago, features several fascinating charactersamong them a charismatic maharaja, his wily bengali prime minister and a british architect employed by his court. GileS tillotSon is a well-known writer on indian history and architecture, whose previous books for penguin include Mughal India, Jaipur Nama and Taj Mahal. this is his first work of fiction
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 184 ISBN 9780143414285 price gb 9.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE Mar territorY World
The Man Who Tried to Rememeber MaKaRaND saThE

(Tr. ShaNTa GokhaLe)
a grand narrative G.P. Deshpande

Achyut regains his memory after a temporary loss only to find that he has killed someone. Makarand sathe superbly crafts a scathing narrative around the events of Achyuts life. maKarand Sathe, an architect by profession, has been writing plays, novels, articles and films in Marathi for the last two decades.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAg e eXtent 248 ISBN 9780143415428 price gb 10.99; us$ 14.99 pub DAte jun territorY World
Shanta GoKhale is a Mumbai-based Marathi novelist, playwright, translator, bilingual columnist, theatre historian and critic.
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The Woman Who Flew

(URUkkU)
NasREEN jahaN
(Tr. kaiSeR haq)
an award-winning debut novel by an important South asian woman writer

nina moves from small-town bangladesh to the megacity of Dhaka. she flies in the face of all pressures, barely eking out a living, but standing up for herself. naSreen jahan is a well-known bangladeshi novelist. Kaiser haq teaches english at the university of Dhaka.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 376 ISBN 9780143065142 price gb 9.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE jun territorY World
Fish in a dwindling lake aMBaI

(TR. LakShMi hoLMSTRM)
the body was the only truth she knew. it was the body alone that was left, even as she went beyond the body. journeys form the leitmotif of these astonishing new stories by Ambai, one of our foremost women writers. ambai is the nom de plume of Dr c.s. lakshmi, a historian and a creative writer in tamil. her stories have been translated by lakshmi holmstrm in two volumes. laKShmi holmStrm has translated short stories, novels and poetry by the major contemporary writers in tamil.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 176 ISBN 9780143414056 price gb 8.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE feb territorY World
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Three Plays
LaRiNS SahiB, MiRa, 9 Jakhoo hiLL
gURChaRaN Das
the prize-winning Larins Sahib is a historical play set in the 1840s; Mira explores what it means for a human being to become a saint; 9 Jakhoo Hill is a social drama set in simla in 1962. this trio of extraordinary plays will interest both general readers and theatre buffs. Gurcharan daS is the bestselling author of India Unbound and The Difficulty of Being Good.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 216 ISBN 9780143414520 price gb 8.99; us$ 12.99 PUB DATE jan territorY World
The Very Best of the Common Man R.K. laxMaN

The countrys sharpest cartoonist and political satirist Time
the common Man, like the quintessential indian, observes everything that goes on around him, but never utters a word. this is a keepsake collection of 100 memorable common Man cartoons, with a commentary on their subject matter. r.K. laxman is indias best-loved cartoonist and a padma Vibhushan awardee.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 208 ISBN 9780143418719 price gb 8.99; us$ 12.99 PUB DATE May territorY World
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Grandeur of the lion CaRl MUllER

in the third book of his acclaimed series on sri lanka, carl Muller recounts the glorious days of Duttha gaminis reign as he transforms Anuradhapura into the greatest buddhist city of ancient times. Vividly told, full of rich mythology, grandeur of the lion is an extraordinary book about one of the most astounding periods of sri lankan history. carl muller (1935) is a sri lankan writer, poet and journalist. he has won the gratien Award for the jam fruit tree and the state literary Award for his historical novel, children of the lion.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 184 ISBN 9780143414469 price gb 8.99; us$ 12.99 pub DAte jan territorY World
Mahabharata: vol. 5 BIBEK DEBROY

Volume 5 of this magnificent unabridged translation of the Mahabharata completes the udyoga parva with the story of Amba who was reborn as shikhandi. it includes the bhishma parva which covers the first ten days of the war and has Krishnas advice to Arjuna in the form of the bhagavad gita. this volume thus gets into the war proper. bibeK debroy is an economist at the centre of policy research and is a contributing editor at the Indian Express.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT Demy pAge eXtent 600 ISBN 9780143100171 price gb 20; us$ 19.99 PUB DATE jun territorY World
FICTION 9
Maharani RUsKIN BOND

Bonds sentences are moist with dew and the mountain air, with charm, nostalgia and underplayed humour india Today
h.h. is the spoilt, selfish, beautiful widow of the Maharaja of Mastipur. she lives with her dogs and her caretaker, hans, in an enormous old house in Mussoorie, taking lovers and discarding them, drinking too much, and fending off her reckless sons who are waiting hungrily for their inheritance. the seasons come and go, hotels burn down, cinemas shut shop, and people leave the hill station never to return. but h.h. remains constant and indomitable. observing her antics, often with disapproval, is her old friend ruskin, who can never quite cut himself off from her. Melancholic, wry and full of charm, Maharani is a delightful novella about love, death and friendship. ruSKin bond is the acclaimed author of over five hundred novellas, stories, essays and poems, all of which has established him as one of indias most beloved writers.
iMprint Viking forMAt b pAge eXtent 192 isbn 9780670085552 price gb 9.99; us$ 14.95 pub DAte August territorY World
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Goat Days BENYaMIN

TRaNSLaTeD By JoSePh koyiPPaLLy
[one of] the best young writers of india indian express

najeebs dearest wish is to work in the gulf and earn some money. he achieves his dream only to find himself herding goats in the middle of the desert. benyamin transforms this strange comedy into a universal tale of loneliness. benyamin won the Kerala sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aadu Jeevitham (Goat Days). joSePh KoyiPPally teaches comparative literature at the central university of Kerala.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 264 isbn 9780143416333 price gb 9.99; us$ 14 PUB DATE july territorY World
These My Words
The PeNGUiN Book oF iNDiaN PoeTRy eDiTeD By
EUNICE DE sOUza aND MElaNIE sIlgaRDO

The ultimate anthology of indian poetry from the Vedas to the present in all the major indian languages
each poem illumines exquisitely the tradition of indian poetry, ranging from Valmiki to Agha shahid Ali, Aurobindo to Vikram seth, Andal to tagore, spanning myriad forms, styles and languages. eunice de Souza and melanie SilGardo are both well-known poets.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 472 ISBN 9780143414537 price gb 9.99; us$ 15.99 pub DAte september TERRITORY World
FICTION 11
The Book of Destruction aNaND

TRaNSLaTeD By CheTaNa SaChiDaNaNDaN
a brilliant writer outlook

Murder is committed for its own sake in The Book of Destruction. Anand takes the mesmerized reader on a journey of three stagesthe practice of killing, the sacrifice of the victim and the sacrifice of the sacrificerbefore bringing the story of destruction to its resounding finale. anand is a much feted Malayalam novelist, and his Govardhans Travels won the Vodafone crossword Award.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 248 ISBN 9780143068464 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 pub DAte August territorY World
chetana Sachidanandan is a biologist who works in Delhi.
The Taming of Women P. sIvaKaMI

TRaNSLaTeD By PRiThaM k. ChakRaVaRThy
Sivakami portrays her characters with genuine empathy Mohammad hanif

As Anandhayi gives birth downstairs, upstairs her husband sleeps with a woman he summoned to spend the night with him. superbly satirical, The Taming of Women vividly evokes a world where women and men are in constant conflict. P. SivaKami translated her own successful first novel before she left the indian Administrative service to start her own political party.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 264 ISBN 9780143104100 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 pub DAte August territorY World
Pritham K. chaKravarthy translated both volumes of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction.
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The Teller of Tales BhasKaR ghOsE

an exquisite first novel combining the suspense of a thriller with the charm of a love story
A civil-servant-turned-schoolteacher, Arunava Varman is secretive and unpredictable. he also enjoys telling tales to his friend tapan, especially after a couple of drinks, in which fact and fiction come together in a heady cocktail. bhaSKar GhoSe, a retired iAs officer, is the author of Doordarshan Days and The Service of the State: The IAS Reconsidered.
iMprint Viking FORMAT Demy pAge eXtent 256 isbn 9780670085521 price gb 13.99; us$ 19.95 pub DAte november territorY World
FICTION 13
Mahabharata Volume 6
TRaNSLaTeD By
BIBEK DEBROY
overwhelmingly impressive Business Line
the sixth volume in this magnificent 10-volume unabridged translation of the Mahabharata completes Drona parva, featuring the deaths of Abhimanyu, jayadratha, ghatotkacha and Drona. some of the most ferocious fighting in the Kurukshetra war takes place in this volume. bibeK debroy is an economist and is research professor at centre of policy research, and a columnist with the Economic Times.
iMprint Penguin forMAt Demy pAge eXtent 600 ISBN 9780143100188 price gb 20; us$ 19.99 pub DAte november territorY World
yudhishtar & Draupadi

a TaLe oF LoVe, PaSSioN aND
PavaN K. vaRMa
TRaNSLaTeD By GULzaR
The RiDDLeS oF exiSTeNCe
The Mahabharata comes alive in a poetic interpretation

Years ago, pavan Varma published a poetic study of the interesting relationship between the eldest pandava, Yudhishtar, and his wife, Draupadi. this delightful work has now been translated into hindi by the eminent poet gulzar, and is published as a bilingual edition.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 188 ISBN 9780143418368 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 pub DAte november territorY World
Pavan K. varma is a diplomat and writer. Gulzar is a renowned poet and one of hindi cinemas best-known lyricists.
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The Tailors Needle laKshMI Raj shaRMa

a comedy of manners filled with intrigue and excitement
cambridge-educated sir saraswati chandra ranbakshi believes in the ideals of Mahatma gandhi. but he also has faith in the virtues of the british raj. As he struggles to strike a balance between tradition and modernity, he gets drawn into a scandal involving his three temperamental children. laKShmi raj Sharma is a professor of english at the university of Allahabad.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 336 ISBN 9780143416760 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 pub DAte December territorY World
Sitas ascent vaYU NaIDU

an intensely moving exploration of the inner world of the Ramayana Girish karnad
sita has been sent away forever to Valmikis ashram, at ramas command. this extraordinary novel is her story. through the remembrances of lakshmana, soorpannaka, Mandodari, rama and other characters, sita comes alive as a figure of womanhood. vayu naidu brought her research and performance of oral traditions into the british Academy, creating new works with composers and orchestras, and for theatre and radio drama. the Vayu naidu storytelling company is based in london.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 160 ISBN 9780143415282 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 pub DAte December territorY World
FICTION 15
Who Let the Dork out? sIDIN vaDUKUT

The hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Dork and God Save the Dork indias Dilbert DNa
With just twelve months to go before the 2010 Allied Victory games in new Delhi, there is pandemonium at the Ministry for urban regeneration and public sculpture. specially appointed by the prime minister to oversee preparations for the games, the ministry now find themselves in the centre of a media shit storm. preparations are months behind schedulethey had completely forgotten about taekwondoand the minister badrikedar laxmanrao Dahake not only has to deal with an irate prime minister but also with high intrigue in the lok sabha, fiendish investigative journalists and a relentless bbc reporter who insists on interviewing him live in english. Dahake is about to resign when he runs into an unlikely saviour: master strategist, media expert and international financial wizard robin einstein Varghese, currently running the Delhi lederman office. let the games begin!
Sidin vaduKut is an editor with Mint and a full-time freelance twitterer. he lives in london.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 224 isbn 9780143414094 price gb 7.99; us$ 10 pub DAte october territorY World
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March of the aryans BhagwaN s. gIDwaNI

From the bestselling author of The Sword of Tipu Sultan comes a sweeping epic about the aryans
in a remarkable feat of imagination and research, bhagwan s. gidwani takes us back to the dawn of civilization (8000 bce) to vividly recreate the world of the Aryans. he tells us why the Aryans left indiatheir native landfor foreign shores and shows us their triumphant return to their homeland. here are characters like the gentle god sindhu putra, spreading his message of love; the hermit bharat, who inspired the dream of unity, equality, human rights and dignity for all; the physician-sage Dhanawantar and his wife, Dhanawantari; peace-loving Kashi after whom the holy city of Varanasi is named; and nila, who gave his name to the river nile. Vast and absorbing, with a cast of thousands, March of the Aryans is a gripping tale of kings and poets, seers and gods, battles and romance, and the rise and fall of civilizations.
bhaGwan S. Gidwanis The Sword of Tipu Sultan was a bestseller in india, with many translations and forty-four reprints. it was made into a major tV serial for which gidwani wrote the script and screenplay.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 680 isbn 9780143418986 price gb 13.99; us$ 21.95 pub DAte july territorY World
FICTION 17
Cold Feet MEENaKshI REDDY MaDhavaN

a bold new voice Tribune indias answer to Bridget Jones asian age
it is Amishas bachelorette party but the changes in her life seem to be giving everyone a chance to rethink their lives. shayna hates being the first to arrive but some me time makes her think about her life and love. Amisha knows Akshara and ladli are her best friends, but will marriage change it all? Akshara wants ladli to know that her boyfriend is useless, while she wonders how her own relationship will hold up. little do the four realize how many surprises the future holds for them!
meenaKShi reddy madhavan is a writer and editor, and is also the author of You Are Here.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 224 isbn 9780143417200 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 pub DAte December territorY World
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Sethji shOBhaa D
The return of indias raciest storyteller with a novel that does to politics what Starry Nights did to Bollywood
A novel set against the fetid backdrop of up politics, Sethji revolves around a charismatic but ruthless politician, who is a key player in the coalition era. As an adept fixer and deal-maker in Delhi, his support or enmity can create tremors in the turbulent political landscape. to smoothen sethjis way is his ravishing, aloof daughter-in-law Amrita who everyone desires but no one dares to touch. but when two of the countrys most powerful men team up to challenge sethji, the wily old politician has to fight the deadliest battle of his lifea battle in which he must stake everything. the one person he is forced to trust is Amrita, a woman who gives nothing away, not even to sethji.
Shobhaa d is the bestselling author of Socialite Evenings, Starry Nights, Spouse and, most recently, Superstar India.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 256 isbn 9780143102595 price gb 9.99; us$ 14 pub DAte september territorY World
FICTION 19
a Life in Words
MeMoiRS
IsMaT ChUghTaI
(Tr. asaDUDDIN)
Urdus most courageous and controversial woman writer in the twentieth century Sunday herald She spearheaded a literary revolution The hindu
this first complete translation of the celebrated Kaghazi hai Pairahan provides an authentic and delightful account of several crucial years of ismat chughtais life. We get an intimate view of a writers fierce struggle to find her own voice and depict with precision the tyrannies of contemporary society.
considered the subcontinents foremost feminist writer, ismat chughtai is also one of the most significant urdu writers of all time. m. aSaduddin is an author, critic and translator whose work has been recognized with the sahitya Akademi prize, and the KAthA and A.K. ramanujan awards for translation.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b/hb pAge eXtent 312 isbn 9780670086184 price gb 10.99; us$ 16.99 pub DAte Mar territorY World
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The Resignation
TyaGPaTRa
jaINENDRa
(Tr. ROhINI ChOwDhURY / afterword by MRIDUla gaRg)
Questions of love, marriage and relationships occupy much of jainendras works, taking them into the realm of the internal and the intimate. in The Resignation, he tells the story of Mrinal, a young woman whose uncompromising idealism results in her family and society rejecting her completely. rohini chowdhury translated the first autobiography in the indian tradition, A Half Life: Ardhakathanak by banarsidas.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 200 ISBN 9780143415244 price gb 8.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE Mar territorY World
Dolls Wedding and other Stories ChasO

(Tr. DavID shUlMaN aND vElChERU NaRaYaNa RaO)
the stories in Dolls Wedding,by the finest short-story writer in modern telugu, are nuanced, hard-hitting and marked by the total absence of sentimentality. these luminious translations bring chaso to new audience. chaSo was born in srikakulam, in northern coastal Andhra pradesh, in 1915. his short stories, a compact corpus of hard-hitting, understated works, constitute one of the high points of twentieth-century telugu literature.
iMprint penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 216 ISBN 9780143068686 price gb 8.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE jan territorY World
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Taking issue and allahs answer IqBal

(Tr. MUsTaNsIR DalvI)
When Muhammad iqbal first recited Shikwa in 1909, his audience was enraged. in recompense, iqbal composed Jawaab-e-Shikwa in 1913. here, Allah responds to the poet, first berating his community, then offering hope for islam in the world. this elegant translation brings these classics alive once again. mohammad iqbal is one of the most celebrated urdu poets. Mustansir Dalvi is a poet and professor of architecture.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 184 ISBN 9780143416852 price gb 8.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE May territorY World
The Roots of Vedanta

SeLeCTioNS FRoM SaNkaRaS WRiTiNGS
sUDhaKshINa RaNgaswaMI
(sElECTED, EDITED aND INTRODUCED)
this erudite and wide-ranging anthology offers a panoramic view of Vednta in ankaras own words. exhibiting a deep empathy with the living tradition, sudhakshina has selected passages that explain all the important concepts and teachings, including up-to-date deliberations on ankara, making this book eminently accessible to the modern reader.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 480 ISBN 9780143064459 price gb 10.99; us$ 16.99 PUB DATE Apr territorY World
SudhaKShina ranGaSwami is a scholar and writer.
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SeLeCTeD PoeMS 19542004
Dom Moraes RaNjIT hOsKOTE

(EDITED wITh aN INTRODUCTION)
a writer of abiding importanceone of indias most enigmatic literary phenomenaThe independent

fame visited the poet Dom Moraes early, when his first book won the hawthornden prize. he went on to lead a richly diverse life as an international journalist, war correspondent, anthologist and editor. chosen from the ten published collections of Moraess poetry by the poet and cultural theorist ranjit hoskote, this volume is the essential Moraes.
ranjit hoSKoteS I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Ded was published as a penguin classic in 2011.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 368 isbn 9780143418320 price gb 10.99; us$ 16.99 pub DAte May territorY World
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Classic Satyajit Ray saTYajIT RaY

(Tr. gOPa MajUMDaR)
this collection brings together over fifty of his best short storiesincluding such timeless gems as Khagam, indigo, fritz, bhuto, the pterodactyls egg, big bill, patol babu, film star and the hungry septopuswhich readers of all ages will enjoy. indias most renowned film-maker, satyajit ray is also one of the countrys most popular writers. GoPa majumdar has translated rays entire ouevre for penguin.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT Demy pAge eXtent 424 ISBN 9780143418610 price gb 10.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE May territorY World
Classic charles Dickens

VoLUMeS 1 & 2
ChaRlEs DICKENs
this timeless collection brings together his most iconic novels. Volume 1: oliver twist, the tale of two cities, great expectations Volume 2: David copperfield, hard times
Volume 2
iMprint Penguin FORMAT Demy pAge eXtent 1200 price gb 10.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE jun territorY World
charles dickens is rightly hailed as the grand master of Victorian literature. his astonishing range extends from tales of political intrigue to poignant coming -of-age sagas.
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Classic Ruskin Bond Vol. 2

The MeMoiRS
RUsKIN BOND
he has helped us see what we would have otherwise missed indian Review of Books
this volume brings together ruskin bonds autobiographical writingsmemoirs, essays, journals, philosophical musingsof over five decades. As bond writes about the experiences of his formative years that came to shape his art, of lifes little joys and fleeting regrets, of the eccentricities of friends and ruSKin bond is the acclaimed author of over five hundred novellas, stories, essays and poetry, all of which has established him as one of the indias most beloved writers. family, of the birds and flowers that each season brings, he transports us to a more elegant world where time moves at a gentler pace. brimming over with his trademark wisdom, warmth and candour, this collection shows why ruskin bond is one of indias most treasured writers.
iMprint Penguin forMAt Demy pAge eXtent 752 isbn 9780143419075 price gb 12.99; us$ 20 pub DAte August territorY World
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Raag Darbari shRIlal shUKla
TRaNSLaTeD By GiLLiaN WRiGhT
if fiction is the moral history of our time, Shrilal Shukla chronicled it with a poignancy never seen before Frontline
MA pass rangnath arrives at shivpalganj to spend time with his uncle Vaidyaji, the man who controls the grain cooperative and the intermediate college. there is a rebellion brewing among the teachers; and Vaidyajis arch-rival wont give up the village council without a fight. factionalism, wheeling and dealing, and corruption take centre stage. confronted with such chaos, rangnath finds his textbook learning irrelevant. in this celebrated classic, shrilal shukla takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through the heart of india.
Shrilal ShuKla (19252011) received indias highest literary honoursthe sahitya Akademi Award, the Vyas samman and the jnanpithfor his contribution to hindi literature. Raag Darbari is his most well-known novel and has been translated into fifteen languages. Gillian wriGht is the translator of some of the finest novels in hindi literature, including Raag Darbari and rahi Masoom rezas Adha Gaon.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 400 isbn 9780143418894 price gb 9.99; us$ 14 PUB DATE August territorY World
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The River Speaks

The Vaiyai PoeMS FRoM The PaRiPaTaL TRaNSLaTeD By V.N. MUThUkUMaR aND eLizaBeTh RaNi SeGRaN
Poems that delight our senses and provide insight into a world long past.
breathtaking in their descriptive power and graceful in their celebration of sensuality, these poems offer a glimpse of the ebb and flow of life along the river Vaiyai: the water games, the lovers quarrel and the sacred rituals.
v.n. muthuKumar and elizabeth rani SeGran specialized in classical tamil literature for their MA and phD degrees in south and southeast Asian studies from the university of california, berkeley.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 200 ISBN 9780143415077 price gb 9.99; us$ 14 PUB DATE september territorY World except north America
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The BiG iDeaS ThaT haVe ShaPeD BUSiNeSS iN SoUTh aSia
ThE sTORY OF INDIaN BUsINEss

EDITED BY gURChaRaN Das
Gurcharan daS is the bestselling author of India Unbound and The Difficulty of Being Good.
Merchants of Tamilakam
PioNeeRS oF iNTeRNaTioNaL TRaDe
KaNaKalaTha MUKUND
how did the tamil merchant become indias first link to the outside world? two millennia ago, a vigorous trade flourished between the tamil region and the west and south-east Asia. this book marks the many significant ways in which the tamil merchants impacted the economic and political development of south india. KanaKalatha muKund is an economist with a keen interest in history.
iMprint Allen Lane FORMAT b/hb pAge eXtent 240 ISBN 9780670085217 price gb 14.99; us$ 19.99 PUB DATE jan territorY World
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arthashastra
The SCieNCe oF WeaLTh
ThOMas R. TRaUTMaNN
What is the secret of creating and sustaining wealth? Dating back 2000 years, the Arthashastra is the worlds first manual in political economy. this book analyses the relevance of this classic text in its own time in the conviction that it has much to teach us. thomaS r. trautmann is professor emeritus of history and anthropology at the university of Michigan.
iMprint Allen Lane FORMAT b/hb pAge eXtent 208 ISBN 9780670085279 price GB 14.99; US$ 19.99 pub DAte jan territorY World
The east india Company

The WoRLDS MoST PoWeRFUL CoRPoRaTioN
TIRThaNKaR ROY
how did the east india company change business practices in india? for over 200 years, the east india company was the most powerful mercantile firm in britain and Asia. this new account shows how trading in india changed the companyand how the company changed indian business forever. tirthanKar roy teaches economic history at the london school of economics.
iMprint Allen Lane FORMAT b/hb pAge eXtent 268 ISBN 9780670085071 price gb 14.99; us$ 19.99 PUB DATE jan territorY World
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Rahul jaTIN gaNDhI & vEENU saNDhU

everyone has an opinion on rahul gandhi, but the man himself remains opaque, his public persona confined to positions on political events, policies or programmes. Who is the real man beneath the hype and the hatchet jobs? jatin gandhi and Veenu sandhu trace the evolution of the rahul brand and explore the fascinating relationship between modernity and dynasty in this incisive political biography.
jatin Gandhi has reported from different parts of india for the last fifteen years for both print and electronic media veenu Sandhu has reported on a range of subjects in a career that spans fifteen years and which includes stints at the Indian Express, the Hindustan Times and nDtV 24x7. she is currently features editor with Business Standard in Delhi.
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emerging india
eCoNoMiCS, PoLiTiCS aND ReFoRMS
BIMal jalaN
bimal jalan has closely followed the path of indias economic policies from before the time the economy was liberalized twenty years ago to the very present. this selection from his writings is essential reading for anyone seriously interested in the history and future of indias development as a nation. bimal jalan is one of indias well-known economists and the former governor of the reserve bank of india.
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Churning the earth

The MakiNG oF GLoBaL iNDia
asEEM shRIvasTava & ashIsh KOThaRI

Cuts through the hype to tell you what is going on amitav Ghosh
Churning the Earth engages in a timely inquiry of indias impressive growth story. it presents incontrovertible evidence on how the nature of this recent growth has been predatory and questions its political and ecological sustainability. aSeem ShrivaStava has taught economics and has written extensively on globalization. aShiSh Kothari is a founder-member of the environmental group Kalpavriksh. he has been active with various peoples movements.
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Glittering Decades
NeW DeLhi iN LoVe aND WaR
NaYaNTaRa POThEN
new Delhi was purpose-built to trumpet the supremacy of the british raj. instead it came to represent a fading imperial dream. closely examining the role of social ritual, interaction and behaviour in the shaping of the city and its elite groups, Glittering Decades tells the story of new Delhi and its privileged inhabitants between 1931 and 1952. nayantara Pothen is a historian based in sydney.
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and all is Said

MeMoiR oF a hoMe DiViDeD
zaREER MasaNI
based on the letters and diaries of his parents, the charismatic politician Minoo Masani, a founding member of the swatantra party, and his beautiful and gifted wife shakuntala, Zareer Masanis unflinchingly candid memoir paints an intimate portrait of two remarkable individuals. zareer maSani has a doctorate in modern history from oxford, and is the author of Indira Gandhi: A Biography. he was a bbc current affairs producer for two decades.
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Bollywoods Top 20
Superstars of indian Cinema
BhaIChaND PaTEl (ED.)

a spectacular collection that celebrates Bollywoods most enduring superstars
hindi cinema has cast a seductive spell over its spectators for close to a century now. At the very heart of the bollywood mystique is the towering presence of its galaxy of stars demigods and divas who have shaped and defined popular cinema from one generation to the next. Bollywoods Top 20 is an exciting collection of brand new essays by renowned writers that pays tribute to hindi popular cinemas biggest stars of all time. each piece offers unique insights into the lives of bollywoods most exceptional legendstheir struggles, triumphs, scandals and the inscrutable x-factor that propelled them to the top.
includes a free Mp3 AuDio cD
bhaichand Patel, editor, has seen films on every continent and sat on a number of juries including one at the venerable Venice film festival. he writes regularly on cinema and is the author of Happy Hours: The Penguin Book of Cocktails.
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Pax indica
iNDia aND The WoRLD oF The 21ST CeNTURy
shashI ThaROOR
Remarkable . . . Pax indica will enlarge your understanding [of] our engagement with the world Former ambassador k.S. Bajpai
in his new book, shashi tharoor provides a definitive account of indias international relations since independence, and forecasts where india will need to focus in the new millennium. explaining why foreign policy matters to a country concerned primarily with its own domestic transformation, tharoor offers a clear-eyed vision of an india now ready to assume global responsibilities, arguing that it must move beyond non-alignment to multi-alignment. elegantly written and passionately engaged, Pax Indica is another substantial achievement from one of the finest indian authors of our times. ShaShi tharoor is former under-secretarygeneral of the united nations, an elected Member of parliament, and the prize-winning author of twelve previous books, both fiction and non-fiction.
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Ganesha on the Dashboard v. RaghUNaThaN aND M.a. EswaRaN

We indians are a strange lot, arent we?
take the way we go about buying a new car. We identify an auspicious date and time, then proceed to break a coconut, plonk a plastic deity of ganesha on the dashboard, and zoom off at great speed, refusing to wear our seatbelts. this unsparingly critical, scathingly analytical book points out the shocking lack of scientific temper in a vast majority of indians, and how this holds us up as a nation in the twenty-first century.
v. raGhunathan is a corporate executive and a bestselling author. M.A. eswaran was a nuclear physicist.
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The Day i Stopped Drinking Milk

LiFe SToRieS FRoM heRe aND TheRe
sUDha MURTY
extraordinary stories about ordinary peoples lives

over the years, sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people. take Vishnu, who achieves every material success but never knows happiness; or Venkat, who talks so much that he has no time to listen. in other stories, an impoverished village woman provides bathing water to hundreds of people in a drought-stricken area; and in the title story, a woman in a flooded village in odisha teaches the author a life lesson she will never forget. from the bestselling author of Wise and Otherwise, this is another heartwarming collection of real-life stories that will delight readers of all ages. Sudha murty is a social activist, popular writer and the chairperson of the infosys foundation.
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india Grows at Night

a LiBeRaL CaSe FoR a STRoNG STaTe
gURChaRaN Das
The hard-hitting new book from the bestselling author of india Unbound
indians wryly admit that india grows at night. but that is only half the saying; the full expression is: india grows at night . . . when the government sleeps, suggesting that the nation may be rising despite the state. Wouldnt it be wonderful if india also grew during the dayin other words, if public policy supported private enterprise? What india needs, gurcharan Das says, is a strong, liberal state. but achieving this will not be easy, he says, because india has historically had a weak state and a strong society.
Gurcharan daS is a well-known author, commentator and public intellectual.
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Seeing like a Feminist NIvEDITa MENON

a bold and wide-ranging book which reorders contemporary society through a feminist lens
from queer politics to domestic servants unions to the pink chaddi campaign, from the ban on the veil in france to the attempt to impose skirts on international women badminton playersnivedita Menon insists that feminism complicates the field irrevocably. nivedita menon, professor, jawaharlal nehru university, is a feminist scholar and political theorist.
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ash in the Belly

iNDiaS UNFiNiSheD BaTTLe aGaiNST hUNGeR
haRsh MaNDER
Places faces before figures M.S. Swaminathan
this investigation into the political economy of hunger brings out how increasing economic inequalities, state failures and public indifference have created a situation where one in two children is malnourished. it underlines the urgency for a universal right to food law. harSh mander is a member of the national Advisory council and special commissioner to the supreme court of india in the right to food case, aswell as director, centre for equity studies.
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The Power of Promise

exaMiNiNG NUCLeaR eNeRGy iN iNDia
M.v. RaMaNa
Sure to be the definitive study of the subject: i cant wait to read it amitav Ghosh, amitavghosh.com/blog
examining different aspects of indias nuclear energy programme and the claims of success made on its behalf, M.V. ramana makes a historically nuanced and compelling argument as to why it has failed in the past and why its future is dubious. m.v. ramana is with princeton universitys program in science, technology, and environmental policy, and the program on science and global security.
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Days and Nights in the heartland of Rebellion gaUTaM NavlaKha

a report from the epicentre of the Naxalite conflict
An account of a fortnight spent in the heart of bastar, getting to know the Maoists first-hand, gautam navlakhas inquiry is unflinching. he succeeds in the difficult task of making the demonized human and laying bare the heartland of rebellion. Gautam navlaKha is a civil liberties activist with the peoples union for Democratic rights.
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Sri Lanka and the Defeat of the LTTe K.M. DE sIlva

a comprehensive and authoritative study of terrorism in Sri Lanka
extensively researched and loaded with perceptive insights, this book turns the spotlight on the liberation tigers of tamil eelam (ltte) and its role in sri lankas upheavals over the last few decades. K.m. de Silva is a distinguished scholar. his most celebrated books include A History of Sri Lanka and Reaping the Whirlwind: Ethnic Conflict, Ethnic Politics in Sri Lanka.
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Taking Sides
ReSeRVaTioN qUoTaS aND MiNoRiTy RiGhTS iN iNDia
RUDOlF C. hEREDIa
a searing exploration of twenty-firstcentury indias most contentious issue
examining the debate on reservation quotas from several points of view, Taking Sides makes a persuasive argument for an inclusive and just society that takes care of its most vulnerable membersDalits, tribals, women and religious minorities. rudolf c. heredia, a scholar, is the author of Changing Gods: Rethinking Conversion in India.
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Lets Call him Vasu

WiTh The MaoiSTS iN ChhaTTiSGaRh
shUBRaNshU ChOUDhaRY
WiTh PhoToGRaPhS By MUSTaFa qURaiShi
how did Chhattisgarh turn into indias biggest internal security threat? Why did the authors quiet adivasi classmates turn into the nations biggest terrorists?
An outcome of seven years spent with hundreds of Maoists, this book is a passionate quest to find out what ails the failing heart of india. ShubranShu choudhary has worked with the bbc, The Guardian and Deshbandhu, and is a founder member of cgnet, a community portal for the tribals of chhattisgarh. muStafa quraiShiS photographs have been published in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune and Geo magazine.
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ending Corruption?
hoW To CLeaN UP iNDia
N. vITTal
he has given voice to the desire of each one of us to create a corruption-free india N.R. Narayana Murthy
seeking solutions, n. Vittal, former central vigilance commissioner, analyses the rot underlying the 2010 mega scams. greater transparency and use of technology in governance and shutting all alternatives to observance of laws and rules, he believes, can help clean india.
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n. vittal belonged to the 1960 batch of the iAs, gujarat cadre. he was secretary, it (199096), and of telecommunications (199394), at a critical time of the telecom sectors growth in india.
The insiders View

MeMoiRS oF a PUBLiC SeRVaNT
javID ChOwDhURY
an x-ray of the bureaucracys innards
this sharp, insightful and amusing memoir illuminates the changing profile of the civil service, the nepotism, in many garbs, within, and the whittling away of policymaking inside government under the neo-liberal theology. chowdhury shows how these, besides other problems, have enfeebled the administration over time. javid chowdhury joined the iAs in 1965, and served in the enforcement Directorate, and as union secretary in the Ministry of food, Department of revenue and the Ministry of health and family Welfare.
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Poet of the Revolution

The MeMoiRS aND PoeMS oF
lal sINgh DIl
TRaNSLaTeD By NiRUPaMa DUTT
The incredible true story of a comrades fight against injustice

lal singh Dil was a Dalit poet from punjab who embraced communism and bravely challenged deep-rooted social prejudices through his crisp and stirring verses. Written in his fiery prose, this is a powerful indictment of caste violence and discrimination. niruPama dutt is a writer and poet. she has edited and translated Stories of the Soil, a collection of punjabi folk tales.
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Rammohun Roy
a CRiTiCaL BioGRaPhy
aMIYa P. sEN
a fresh biography of one of the makers of modern india
raja rammohun roy, a crusader for reforms in colonial india, is best known for his support for the abolition of sati. but there was much more to the man, who offended the evangelists and was dragged into legal disputes by his own family. amiya P. Sen is professor of modern indian history and the honorary director of the centre for comparative study in religion and civilizations, jamia Millia islamia, new Delhi.
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The indian Railways

The GReaT aDVeNTURe
aNURaDha KUMaR
this book tells the story of the building of what was then the largest railway network in the world, in a hostile environment, with largely unskilled labour. how was this accomplished and what business purposes did it serve? anuradha Kumar has worked for some years as a management consultant and at the Economic and Political Weekly. she lives in singapore.
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Three Merchants of Bombay

DoiNG BUSiNeSS iN TiMeS oF ChaNGe
laKshMI sUBRaMaNIaN
the story of three intrepid merchants who traded out of bombay in the nineteenth centurytarwady Arjunjee, jamsetjee jeejeebhoy and premchand roychandfounding pioneering business empires based on trade in cotton and opium.
laKShmi Subramanian is professor of history at the centre for studies in social sciences, Kolkata.
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Land of the Seven Rivers

a BRieF hiSToRy oF iNDiaS GeoGRaPhy
saNjEEv saNYal
is there any truth in ancient indian legends about the Great Flood? Why did the Buddha give his first sermon at Sarnath? how did the europeans map india?
With sparkling wit and intelligence, sanjeev sanyal sets off to explore india and look at how the countrys history was shaped by its geography, considering all kinds of questions about indian historysome Sanjeev Sanyal is the global strategist of one of the worlds largest banks, and a prolific writer who divides his time between india and singapore. of which we have never thought to ask. Moving from the geological beginnings of the subcontinent to present-day gurgaon, Land of the Seven Rivers is riveting, wry and full of surprises.
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indira Gandhi
TRyST WiTh PoWeR
NaYaNTaRa sahgal
Thoughtful and intelligent Shashi Tharoor
nayantara sahgal persuasively argues that authoritarianism was the inevitable outcome of indira gandhis personality and temperament. sahgals personal knowledge of her cousin, in combination with her access to family letters, makes for a striking and insightful analysis of indiras tryst with power. nayantara SahGal has written nine novels and eight works of non-fiction, and is associated with the founding of the peoples union for civil liberties.
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My Dear Bapu
LeTTeRS FRoM C. RaJaGoPaLaChaRi To MohaNDaS kaRaMChaND GaNDhi, To DeVaDaS GaNDhi aND To GoPaLkRiShNa GaNDhi eDiTeD By
gOPalKRIshNa gaNDhI
this selection of largely unpublished letters, drawn from family archives and public repositories, describes the struggles and endeavours in politics of c. rajagopalachari and M.K. gandhi and their inner world of friends, home and hearth. frank, bravesometimes bitterthe letters reveal little-known aspects of their lives and times in the three decades before independence.
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GoPalKriShna Gandhi has worked as an administrator, diplomat and governor. he has published a novel, a play and compilations pertaining to modern indian history.
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Sunlight on the Garden

a SToRy oF ChiLDhooD & yoUTh
aNDR BTEIllE
an extraordinary memoir from indias most brilliant sociologist
Andr bteilles eloquent memoir encompasses many worlds, spanning his childhood and student days in chandannagar, patna and calcutta. there are unforgettable descriptions of his colonial childhood and his two grandmothers, one french and the other bengali; of famine, communal riots and partition; and of calcuttas intellectual stars, among them Amartya sen.
andr bteille is professor emeritus of sociology at the Delhi school of economics and has also taught at cambridge, berkeley and the jawaharlal nehru university. his awards include the padma bhushan.
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Seriously Strange
ThiNkiNG aNeW aBoUT PSyChiCaL exPeRieNCeS eDiTeD By
sUDhIR KaKaR aND jEFFREY j. KRIPal

extraordinary essays on the paranormal by experts in the field
nine intellectuals discuss a range of baffling psychical experiences, shedding new light on the mind-bending geography of the human psyche and the range of experienceslove and death, desire and sex, myth and magicthat influence it.
Sudhir KaKar is a distinguished psychoanalyst and an acclaimed novelist. jeffrey j. KriPal is an eminent scholar and has written six books, including Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred.
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Sachin
The SToRy oF The WoRLDS GReaTeST BaTSMaN (ReV. eD.)
gUlU EzEKIEl
There cannot be another Sachin Tendulkar Virender Sehwag

sachin is widely regarded as the worlds finest batsman, with over 33,000 international runs and an incredible 100 international centuries to his credit. in this biography of indias greatest sportsperson ever, gulu ezekiel pens a compelling account of sachin the man and his passion for cricket.
revised and updated edition
Gulu ezeKiel is a senior sports journalist and writer.
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Nobody Can Love you More

LiFe iN DeLhiS ReD LiGhT DiSTRiCT
MaYaNK aUsTEN sOOFI

Sex workers, kotha owners, pimps, customers: the denizens of Delhis GB Road come alive on these pages
the sex workers of kotha teen sau raise their children, cook for their lovers, visit temples, listen to film songs and entertain customers. in Nobody Can Love You More, Mayank Austen soofi tells their stories with evocative details and haunting photographs.
mayanK auSten Soofi runs the popular Delhi Walla blog and is the author of four slim guides on various aspects of Delhi.
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Tiger Warrior
FaTeh SiNGh RaThoRe oF RaNThaMBhoRe
sOONOO TaRaPOREwala
The first full-length biography of one of the pre-eminent tiger conservationists of india
fateh singh rathore devoted his life to making ranthambhore national park a safe haven for tigers. this book not only documents his extraordinary and controversial career but also opens up urgent questions about wildlife conservation in india. Soonoo taraPorewala is interested in nature conservation and has a special love for the forests and animals of ranthambhore.
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Whispers from the Wild E.R.C. DavIDaR

eDiTeD aND WiTh aN iNTRoDUCTioN By PRiya DaViDaR The story of an extraordinary jungle lover
this volume contains unpublished writings from the early and last years of the naturalist e.r.c. Davidar, besides his acclaimed Cheetal Walk. from the befriending of a wild baby elephant to encounters with tigers, hyenas and boars, the many tales featured here not just delight but enlighten us about wildlife and conservation in the nilgiris.
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e.r.c. davidar, a lawyer by profession and once an avid shikari, established the first elephant corridor in sigur, the nilgiris, on his private land, which was later handed to a public trust. dr Priya davidar is a professor at the Department of ecology and environmental sciences, pondicherry university.
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english Bites!
My FULLPRooF eNGLiSh LeaRNiNG FoRMULa
MaNIsh gUPTa
The fun way to improve your english

is the english language your biggest nightmare? one man decided to cheat and beat the system. today he is a smooth-talking banker and has written a unique english learning guide that is easy to read, super effective and hilarious.
maniSh GuPta is a banking professional. An engineering graduate from punjab engineering college, chandigarh and an MbA from Xlri, jamshedpur, he now lives in Mumbai with his wife and kids.
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BUsINEss
Make it or Break it
MaNTRaS FoR a SUCCeSSFUL CaReeR
PaRTha saRaThI BasU

your perfect companion to learning important career lessons R. Gopalakrishnan, director, Tata Sons
packed with important life lessons, Make It or Break It is an indispensable guide to navigate the hidden pitfalls of the corporate world, where success depends on not only learning the tricks of survival but mastering them quickly. Partha Sarathi baSu has worked for many leading corporates like Akzonobel, Whirlpool india, spicejet ltd, coca-cola india, tata group and ifb group.
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101 Myths &
Realities @ the office UTKaRsh RaI

FoReWoRD By NaNDaN NiLekaNi
a particularly relevant book on personnel management which i strongly recommend kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
What do you need to do to be valued as an employee, and respected as a manager? this book reveals the secrets that are key to optimizing your potential in the workplace. utKarSh rai is Vp and MD, infinera india and the author of two previous books.
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The Professional Companion

hoW To Make The BeST oF yoUR WoRkPLaCe SkiLLS
sUBROTO BagChI
a do-it-yourself workbook for every aspiring professional

in The Professional, one of the biggest-selling business books ever to come out of india, subroto bagchi asked the key question: What does it mean to be a professional? in this workbook that is meant as a companion volume to The Professional, bagchi takes you through simple exercises that allow you to evaluate how professional your approach is in a given situation, and help you develop a wider skill set and a more committed outlook. full of real-life challenges and insightful information, The Professional Companion is your very own personalized guide to excelling in todays world.
Subroto baGchi is the chairman of Mindtree and the bestselling author of The High Performance Entrepreneur, Go Kiss the World and MBA at 16.
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achieve your highest Potential

Be the Best you Can Be
ChITRa jha
if you want to be smarter, happier, richer, more successful and more popularthis is the book for you! Achieve Your Highest Potential is a step-by-step guide to set you on a growth plan and be the success you should be. chitra jha is a columnist life-skills coach, healer, teacher and corporate trainer.
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innovate happily REKha shETTY

Why should people be happy? studies show that happy people are the most innovative and more productive. through a series of analytical and actualization exercises, Innovate Happily shows you how to increase your happiness Quotient and take it to your own town and organization. dr reKha Shetty is an innovation expert with twenty-three years experience.
now available in a new look
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Delhis historic Villages ChaRlEs lEwIs aND KaROKI lEwIs

a labour of love by two adopted Delhi-wallahs William Dalrymple, Biblio
this stunning new edition of Delhis Historic Villages focuses on eight urbanized villages in the city, illuminating how tradition and modernity jostle for space in the lives of their present-day inhabitants. charleS lewiS has co-authored Delhis Historic Villages and Mehrauli: A View from the Qutb with his son, Karoki. KaroKi lewiS is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, Sunday Times Travel, Cond Nast Traveler and Time.
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kashmir aMIT MEhRa
FoReWoRD By RaNJiT hoSkoTe
a stunning picture book about kashmir from a highly respected photographer

Amit Mehras breathtaking photographs of Kashmir, taken over a number of years of travel and contemplation, are as much a conversation with the stunning beauty of the land as they are an effort to engage with its multiple realities. amit mehra is an acclaimed photographer whose work has been featured in publications such as Cond Nast Traveler, the Financial Times and National Geographic. he was recently awarded best photographer of the year-Asia by sagamihara city Museum, japan for his book India: A Timeless Celebration.
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FIlM + MEDIa
Manik and i
My LiFe WiTh SaTyaJiT Ray
BIjOYa RaY
TRaNSLaTeD By iNDRaNi MaJUMDaR
a montage of memories from the world of a remarkable couple

satyajit rayManikand bijoya got married years before Pather Panchali was made. Manik and I brims over with hitherto unknown stories of bijoyas life with satyajit. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of ray the man and the film-maker. bijoya ray was satyajit rays wife for forty-four years, till his death in 1992. indrani majumdar is a dedicated rayophile and is writing a biography of satyajit ray.
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Guru Dutt
a TRaGeDy iN ThRee aCTS
aRUN KhOPKaR
TRaNslaTED BY shaNTa gOKhalE
Winner of the National award for Best Book on Cinema

originally written in Marathi, this award-winning book examines three of guru Dutts best-known filmsPyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulampainting a layered portrait of a troubled genius for whom art was a vital part of life itself. arun KhoPKar is an award-winning film-maker and scholar. Shanta GoKhale is a novelist, critic and translator.
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60 FIlM + MEDIa
Conversations with Mani Ratnam BaRaDwaj RaNgaN

WiTh a FoReWoRD By a.R. RahMaN
The extraordinary Mani unplugged!

Mani ratnams Nayakan is among Time magazines 100 best Movies ever; and Roja launched A.r. rahman. unravelled here is the genius behind these and eighteen other masterly films. for the first time ever, Mani ratnam speaks about his art, spanning thirty years, as well as his life before films. candid, witty, pensive, and sometimes combative, these freewheeling conversations with baradwaj rangan brim with recollections illuminating all aspects of his film-making and contain many delectable behind-the-scenes storiesfrom the contrasting working styles baradwaj ranGan, deputy editor at The Hindu, is a national Awardwinning film critic, whose writings have appeared in various national magazines. of the legendary ilayaraja and rahman to the unexpected dimensions Kamal haasan brought to the filming of Nayakan to what Raavan was like when originally conceived. With rangans personal and impassioned introduction setting the tamil and national context of the films, posters, script pages, numerous stills and other memorabilia, Conversations with Mani Ratnam is a sumptuous treat for serious lovers of cinema as well as the casual moviegoer looking for a peek behind the process.
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Sounding off
The MeMoiRS oF aN oSCaR-WiNNiNG SoUND DeSiGNeR
REsUl POOKUTTY
aND BaIjU NaTaRajaN
Resul Pookutty . . . became my touchstone during the making of Slumdog Millionaire. in Sounding off, Resul narrates the story of his incredible life Danny Boyle
reSul PooKutty, indias best-known sound designer, recounts his amazing journey from rural anonymity to international renown. this is already a huge bestseller in Malayalam. resul pookutty is a pioneer of the sync sound technology in india and has worked on blockbusters like Black, Ghajini, Slumdog Millionaire and Endhiran. baiju natarajan is a writer. he specializes in Malayalam language and literature.
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Remote Control
iNDiaN TeLeViSioN iN The NeW MiLLeNNiUM
shOMa MUNshI
What do the TV shows were watching tell us about ourselves?

television is the single most powerful and dynamic agent of change in india today. shoma Munshis book shows us how our everyday reality in india in the twenty-first century shapes television, and how television, in turn, shapes us. Shoma munShi is professor of social sciences and anthropology at the American university of Kuwait.
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62 FIlM + MEDIa
Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography NaMaN RaMaChaNDRaN

When i will come, or how, nobody knows, but i will arrive when i ought to Muthu (1995)
rajinikanth is, quite simply, the biggest superstar cinema-crazy india has ever seen. his stylized dialogues and screen mannerisms are legion, and his guy-next-door cum superhero image has found a hysterically appreciative following among millions of moviegoers. naman ramachandrans marvellous biography recounts rajinis career in meticulous detail, from his first film, Apoorva Raagangal, to the mega successes of Bashaa, Chandramukhi, Sivaji and Enthiran, along with rare insights into the thalaivars personal life. rajinikanth has not written his memoirs; this book is the closest to the definitive rajini book that were ever likely to get.
naman ramachandran is a noted film critic and writer on cinema based in london.
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aNaNDa
in Search of oneness
The BhaGaVaD GiTa aND The qURaN ThRoUGh SUFi eyeS
MOOsa Raza
Celebrate the essence of spirituality

What is common to the bhagavad gita and the Quran? searching for a personal god and faith, Moosa raza examines these religious texts, besides others, and finds many shared elementsfrom reaching god through giving and service to seeking ecstasy through selfmastery, detachment and surrender, all of which celebrate the power of spirituality and faith.
mooSa raza, polyglot, retired iAs and scholar of islam, has been chief secretary in jammu and Kashmir and union secretary in the cabinet secretariat and in the ministry of steel and was honoured with the padma bhushan.
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The Book of Prayer RENUKa NaRaYaNaN

The Book of Prayer is a multi-faith collection of prayers, sayings and devotional poems, brought together as inspirations and reflections for each day of the year. Also included are songs of hope composed by people coping with the compulsions of everyday life farmers, sailors, doctors and students.
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The Book of Nizamuddin aulia MEhRU jaFFER

The life of one of the great Sufi saints
if Muinuddin chishti introduced sufism to india, nizamuddin Aulia helped spread his message across the country as the head of the chishti sufi order. The Book of Nizamuddin Aulia reveals the life, philosophy and teachings of the most beloved of the medieval sufi saints. mehru jaffer is a professor of islam in Vienna, Austria and is the author of The Book of Muhammad and The Book of Muinuddin Chishti.
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My Great india Cookbook vIKas KhaNNa

i always believe that every grain and every dish has a memory of comfort, families and celebrations. Vikas khanna
from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from rajasthan to West bengal, Vikas Khanna takes a culinary journey across india to relive and re-invoke the indian cuisine. With short, heartwarming anecdotes Vikas traces the culture of colour, comfort and celebration that exists even today in the traditional indian kitchen. With over 100 easy-to-prepare recipes, he will help you experience the same magic he felt as he put them together, one beautiful region at a time.
viKaS Khanna, MasterChef India host, is a Michelin starholding chef. he runs junoon restaurant in new York.
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shOBhaa D BOOKs
adi Godrej: The Definitive Biography NaNDINI BhasKaRaN
The authorized biography of one of indias top industrialists
chairman of the godrej group and one of indias most respected business leaders, Adi godrej is an intensely private man. this intimate biography, for the very first time, gives readers access to the thoughts and visions that have shaped the extraordinary career of one of modern indias pioneers. from Adis joining the family business at twenty-one and turning it around to his marriage to the beautiful parmeshwar, from the articulation of godrejs post-liberalization 3x3 strategy (expansion of three product categories in three continents) to the more recent 10x10 plan (to grow ten times in ten years), this book tells the godrej story like never before.
nandini bhaSKaran is a well-known business journalist based in Mumbai.
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The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva KaREENa KaPOOR wITh ROChEllE PINTO
Dress like a star, get that supermodel body and learn to treat your man like kareena does!
Kareena Kapoor was born to be a superstar! she has single-handedly introduced an entire nation to size zero and become the highest paid actress of her time. in The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva, the ultimate glamour girl lets you into her fabulous life. she reveals her best-kept secrets, tips and tricks. follow Kareena as she goes from being a chubby teenager accompanying her sister on shoots to transforming into the hottest leading lady on screen today.
Kareena KaPoor is one of bollywoods top actresses noted for her performances in films like Jab We Met, Omkara and Chameli. her hits include blockbusters like Golmaal 3, Ra.One, 3 Idiots and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. rochelle Pinto is a
fashion columnist and writer with the Hindustan Times.
photograph by prasad naik courtesy Filmfare
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Breaking Up
yoUR GUiDe To GeTTiNG DiVoRCeD
MRUNalINI DEshMUKh aND Faz shROFF-gaRg

The ultimate divorce guide from indias top matrimonial lawyers
how do i file for divorce in india? What are the grounds on which i can file for divorce? What goes into deciding who gets custody of the children? Divorce is usually painful and complex. Breaking Up: Your Guide to Getting Divorced answers every question you might have on the subject. Authoritative, simple and easily accessible, this step-by-step guide will steer you through the entire divorce process and help you get your life back on track.
mrunalini deShmuKh is considered an authority on divorce in india. she and her associates have dealt with some of the most high-profile cases in the country. she is also involved with the ngo samparc. faz Shroff-GarG is a matrimonial lawyer and has been associated with Mrunalini Deshmukh for the past three years.
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how to love your body

aND GeT The BoDy yoU LoVe
YaaNa gUPTa
Do you look in the mirror and dislike what you see? Are you always trying different diets? Youre not the only one. for sixteen years, model and actress Yaana gupta struggled with her body and the way she felt about it. in How to Love Your Body (And get the body You love), Yaana writes about how she got the balance back in her life and learnt to love herself. using her own experiences, she gives
you easy-to-follow eating advice and the real lowdown on food from the right portions to eat to being healthy on the go. she also gives you great tipshow to understand the nutrition labels and the best snack to eat when you get a late-night hunger attack. finally, Yaana teaches you the greatest lesson of allhow you can learn to love and accept your body.
yaana GuPta is a model, actress and singer. she was one of indias top models, the face of lakm and a Kingfisher calendar girl. Most recently she was a finalist on the tV show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. she is currently recording her first album.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 216 isbn 9780143101680 price gb 8.99; us$ 13.99 pub DAte jan territorY World
Can love happen twice? RavINDER sINgh

When ravin first said i love you . . . he meant it forever. the world has known this through ravins bestselling novel, I Too Had a Love Story. but did ravins story really end on the last page of that book? on Valentines Day, a radio station in chandigarh hosts a very special romantic chat show. ravin and his three best friends are invited as guests to talk about ravins love story. but surprisingly everyone apart from ravin turns up. As the show goes live, there is only one question in every listeners mind: what has happened to ravin? to answer this question the three friends begin reading from a handwritten copy of ravins incomplete second bookthe entire city listens breathlessly, unable to believe the revelations that follow.
ravinder SinGh is a bestselling author. his debut novel I Too Had a Love Story has touched millions of heart. Can Love Happen Twice? is his second book. After spending most of his life in burla, orissa, ravinder has finally settled down in chandigarh.
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76 METRO REaDs
The Terrorist jUggI BhasIN

When you are trained to endure the harshest of climates, the most hostile of situations, to survive where no ordinary man cantheres little difference between you and the terrorist you are trying to kill. little, except which side are you on. suvir and Murad are both survivors of tragediesbut each responds differently. one crosses the border and becomes a dreaded terrorist, the other joins the special forces. their face-off is a fight to death.
juGGi bhaSin is one of the first television journalists in india and has several landmark news coverages to his credit.
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METRO REaDs 77
Dance of Death MaNNa BahaDUR

three storiesa swamiji on trial for murder, a law graduate racked by nightmares, and a judge whose family is threatened because of the swamis casecome together in strange ways. As the case progresses, out tumbles a shocking tale of horror, black magic and hypnotism. manna bahadur is a novelist, poet and a media professional.
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F.i.R. MONaBI MITRa

Theres a new cop in town!
bikram chatterjee is the handsome Dsp of Kolkata and the boyfriend of screen goddess shona chowdhury. he is keenly aware of the two worlds he straddles: the pagethree world of shonaone he instinctively distrustsand the grimy one of crime. When a man is found dead in an apparent drug overdose, bikram finds his two worlds colliding in unexpected ways. monabi mitra lives and teaches in calcutta.
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78 METRO REaDs
Nick of Time KOMal MEhTa

Right guy, wrong time
Alehya is back in chandigarh after ten years to attend her friend shaguns wedding. however, she is in for a shock when she discovers that shagun is getting hitched to Vicky, her childhood frenemy. As the wedding draws near, shagun, Vicky and Alehya grapple with issues of love, confusion and guilt to discover what their heart truly desires.
Komal mehta works with a film marketing agency. this is her first novel.
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My Way is the highway URvashI gUlIa

What would you do if your sleazy boss ran his hands all over your body and then blamed you for not doing your job well? Well, i just packed off on a road trip! just me in my old jeep, iqbal Mastani, up to the mountains. i met cute boys who taught me fishing, slept drunk in a cold balconyand in between i fell in love! urvaShi Gulia works in the non-profit sector and is currently based out of florence. this is her first novel.
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The Morning after KaMINI PaTEl

Meet the fabulous four, neha, sanya, lara and palak young women, who love their drink as much as they love each other! neha is not sure if she will ever find true love. sanya is a man-eater. lara, engaged, is trying to deal with monstrous in-laws to be. palak is in a perfect relationship. but will her job transfer end it all?
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Kamini Patel lives in Ahmedabad. this is her first book.
80 METRO REaDs
Naughty Men sIDDhaRTh NaRaYaN

i have it alliitiiM degrees, top job, a bMWbut things havent been going so well. Work bores me, my wife and i dont have sex any more and i talk a lot to nunu, my dick. sid, my friend, has a simple solution: anything goes as long as the wife doesnt find out! Siddharth narayan lives and works in bangalore. Naughty Men is his first book, well, sort of.
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kiss and Tell NIsTUla hEBBaR

a kiss can reveal a lot
When janaki, a political journalist, meets Vishnu singha very attractive bureaucratshe might just have found everything she wants in one sexy package. then her boss sends her off to uncover a scandal involving a high-profile politicianand she finds herself investigating Vishnus boss! niStula hebbar is senior assistant editor at the Financial Express in new Delhi.
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METRO REaDs 81
i Never knew it Was you KalPaNa swaMINaThaN

sita, detective lallis nieceand occasional Watsonruns into former classmate Anais at Mumbai airport. even as the friends catch up, Anais hands over a cardboard box she is carrying to a waiting woman, nonchalantly informing the traumatized lady that the box contains her sons ashes. some days later, Anais herself turns up dead in the slimy Mithi river, a pink nylon rope wrapped ritually around her neck. And lalli must find answers, fast, if she is to prevent more deaths.
KalPana Swaminathan is a surgeon and a writer. I Never Knew It Was You is her fourth lalli mystery.
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82 METRO REaDs
Love over Coffee aMRIT N. shETTY

Anup, a happy-go-lucky boy next door, finds himself a misfit in an it company. however, sinister happenings at work force him to take some life-changing decisionsto quit his job and pursue his long-cherished dream of becoming a writer; and also, to marry the love of his liferajni. amrit n. Shetty is an it professional working with a multinational company.
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losing my virginity
aND oTheR DUMB iDeaS
MaDhURI BaNERjEE
Kaveri is thrity, single, knows seven languages, is an interpreter by profession, has read all the books about men and how to get a date. this is a story of a spirited woman who plunges into a rollercoaster ride filled with ideas, ideals and adventureseach new day competing with yesterday to make her rethink and re-evaluate life and love. madhuri has an MA in communication and films from jamia Millia islamiaher thesis film, between Dualities, won her the national Award for best documentary on womens issues in 1999.
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METRO REaDs 83
Mistakes Like Love and Sex MaDhURI BaNERjEE

The author of Losing My Virginity and other Dumb ideas is back! The next Carrie Bradshaw Cosmopolitan
cheated by her young and handsome spanish boyfriend, Kaveri is back in india to pursue her career as an artist and to find her dream man. however, getting involved with an older man, making out with the hottest star in bollywood, teaching an actress hindi . . . her goals seem nowhere in sight. things begin to look up when there is a kindling of romance across twitter and shes beginning to understand her true calling. she might finally be moving in the right direction! madhuri banerjee is a bestselling author, columnist, independent film director, scriptwriter and a young mother.
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84 METRO REaDs
Someone Like you DURjOY DaTTa aND NIKITa sINgh

a sparkling romance from the bestselling authors of if its Not Forever
thanks to the makeover by her sisters friends, the nerdy niharika enters college more confident, more desirable. And when she begins dating she feels shes found the perfect guy! ignoring her friends, her sisters advice and that little doubt in her mind, niharika carries on till her relationship nearly destroys her friends, her sister and the young man who always seems to stand by her . . .
niKita SinGh and durjoy datta are bestselling authors of several books.
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Delhi Stopover TUlIKa MEhROTRa

When youre using your body, theres little else the world is paying attention to . . .
A struggling actress in lA, lila is visiting her fashion designer cousin after a bad break-up. suddenly, she finds herself sucked into the coveted but highly demanding modelling world of Delhi. Will she give in to the rigours of this glamorous world? Will the stopover in Delhi be her true calling? the answers are not going to be easy . . . tuliKa mehrotra is a freelance writer for fashion glossies like Vogue, Elle, etc.
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Confessionally yours jhOOMUR BOsE

When telling the truth can hide the biggest lie!
polly fails on every countas a journalist, as a daughter-inlaw, as a wife, and even as a friend. but just when the world is calling her a loser, she stumbles on a secreta story so powerful, it could shake the media world. And following this scandal might be her only resort . . . jhoomur boSe is a former journalist, a popular blogger and a full-time mother cooking up stories in her free time.
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86 METRO REaDs
arranged Love PaRUl a. MITTal

suhani is quite enjoying her stay in the us, including her sexy boyfriend, till she loses her job and is forced to come back to india. her parents, internet and facebook addicts, have managed to find her a suitable boy. but this suitor, and later her boss, isnt particularly charmed! Parul a. mittal is an iitian and a full-time mother. this is her second book.
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in a heartbeat asBah shaMs

Yuvika, Arnav, Kunal and nandini, fun-loving, irreverent youngsters, join medical school and bond over their first anatomy lesson. even as they are asked to concentrate on studies alone, love finds its way into the hearts of Yuvika and the brilliant student rehaan. but will their relationship last or will jealous friends destroy tender love? aSbah ShamS is a medical student. this is her first book.
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Screwed! MaNOj BhavNaNI

smooth-talking bad boy Karan knows that he can always depend on his bindaas attitude and incessant supply of wisecracks to get out of any sticky situation. but in a life-changing moment, when he is confessing to the love of his life, his ex is ready to break the news of an event that is only nine months away . . . manoj bhavnani, a copy writer, is on a sabbatical, trying to find a life beyond the 30-second commercial.
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METRO REaDs 87
Grandmas Bag of Stories sUDha MURTY

When Grandma opens her bag of stories, everyone gathers around.
Who can resist a good story, especially when its being told by grandma? from her bag emerges tales of kings and cheats, monkeys and mice, bears and gods. here comes the bear who ate some really bad dessert and got very angry; a lazy man who would not put out a fire till it reached his beard; a princess who got turned into an onion; a queen who discovered silk, and many more weird and wonderful people and animals. grandma tells the stories over long summer days and nights, as seven children enjoy life in her little town. the stories entertain, educate and provide hours of enjoyment to them. so come, why dont you too join in the fun?
Sudha murty is the chairperson of the infosys foundation. A prolific writer in english and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fiction pieces and books for children.
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90 PUFFIN
Love Like That and other Stories vaRIOUs

Funny, romantic, poignant, heart-warming10 contemporary love stories to warm the heart!
first dates, crushes, instant chemistry, everlasting bonds and everything that makes the heart grow fonder appear in this collection of love stories by some of indias bestselling authors, including jerry pinto, rupa gulab, ira trivedi, Milan Vohra and others.
iMprint Penguin Young Adult FORMAT b pAge eXtent 160 ISBN 9780143332329 price gb 6.99; us$ 10 PUB DATE jan territorY World
Sweet Sixteen (yeah, Right!) vIBha BaTRa

From oye to aiyyo, from dahi bhallas to bissi bella, from rajma to rasam, watch Rinkis life take one big 360 degree skid.
Vannakam. its the summer of 2010 and sixteen-year-old rinki tripathi has just been sentenced. to a life in chennai. she is supposed to say goodbye to her bff, her beloved hometown Dilli, basically her whole life. vibha batra is a copywriter by profession and fiction writer by passion.
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The adventures of Rusty

CoLLeCTeD SToRieS
RUsKIN BOND
rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! from the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when get sent away to school, then makes his way to london and becomes a writer, rustys had more adventures than we can count.
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hip-hop Nature Boy and other Poems RUsKIN BOND

beautiful, poignant and funny, ruskin bonds verses for children are a joy to read to yourself on a lazy summer afternoon or to recite in school among friends. for the first time, his poems for children, old and new, come together in this illustrated volume. ruSKin bond is one of indias most popular writers of childrens fiction. he has received several honours like the sahitya Akademi Award and the padma shri for his work. Many of his stories have been filmed. he lives in landour, Mussoorie with his family.
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MBa at 16
a TeeNaGeRS GUiDe To The WoRLD oF BUSiNeSS
sUBROTO BagChI
You are 16, going on 17. steve jobs was all of sixteen when he met stephen Wozniak. What resulted was Apple. todays teenagers are our smartest generation yet. they are tomorrows entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs and, of course, consumers. but do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? And why do we need the world of business is business good or bad for us? if you are curious, come join subroto bagchi and a group of smart teenagers on their exciting voyage of discovery, and in the process, get yourself a teen MbA!
Subroto baGchi is Vice chairman and co-founder of Mindtree ltd. his earlier books were bestsellers and received critical acclaim.
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PUFFIN 93
The killer app and other Paranormal Stories vaRIOUs

Gripping, haunting, uncanny, bizarre12 riveting paranormal stories to chill the heart.
A wildly popular app that feeds on hatred; a trek that literally brings out the beast in man; a luxury resort you dont want to visit on a new moon night; a swimming pool with a deadly secret. these fiendishly unnerving tales by best selling authors David hair, ranjit lal, Deepa Agarwal, subhadra sen gupta, Mainak Dhar, himani Dalmia and others scare, delight and surprise by turns. Murdering ghosts, enchanted amulets, a haunted medical school, an uncle with a resemblance to a vengeful lionall these bring the paranormal uncomfortably close. read if you dare
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94 PUFFIN
Meddling Mooli
aND The BLUe-LeGGeD aLieN
asha NEhEMIah
Mooli: a boy whose fingers just cant keep off trouble. soups: a girl who always has a great idea up her sleeve. they are best friends on a mission. to win a prize on the website WAYouts. Do they eventually win the prize? aSha nehemiah who lives in bangalore finds that the best way to add fizz to life is to create stories of fantasy and mystery filled with colourful and funny characters.
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Wisha Wozzariter PaYal KaPaDIa

Wisha is a ten-year-old girl who wishes, as her name suggests, to be a writer. When she meets a bookworm, she stops wishing and starts writing. With him, she rides on the thought express to the Marketplace of ideas, the superhero salon and the bargain bazaar, and encounters a motley crew of characters. Payal KaPadia stays in Mumbai and worked with Outlook in bombay and The Japan Times in tokyo.
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PUFFIN 95
The Puffin Book of 100 Great indians vaRIOUs

featuring the 100 most iconic personalities from the fields of arts, literature, science, politics, economics, films and entertainment, this is a great reference book to learn about the contributions of some of the greatest indians across ages.
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animal Stories for 6-year-olds vaRIOUs

A butterfly that plays with its shadows A cow who just cant resist sweet cakes An elephant that can fly this zooful of animal stories is a treat for all you animal lovers and those who share that special bond with your pets. so stop monkeying around and get ready for a safari with these animal stories!
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96 PUFFIN
Funny Stories for 7-year-olds vaRIOUs

Welcome to a world of fun, delight and laughter Meet a cat named jawaharlal who goes missing; a dragon called blaze who spouts water; gulab and jamoon, dogs who eat recipes; and shyam the boy who can bark and moo.
Magic Stories for 8-year-olds vaRIOUs

have you ever heard of magic rain? read a book of spells? Dragons, genii, fairies and many other extraordinary creatures are ready to bewitch you. so say Abracadabra and dive into a world of enchantment with these funny, amazing magical stories.
PUFFIN 97
Puffin Classics: The Rhythm of Riddles

ThRee ByoMkeSh BakShi MySTeRieS
saRaDINDU BaNDYOPaDhYaY
TRaNSLaTeD By aRUNaVa SiNha WiTh aN iNTRoDUCTioN By DiBakaR BaNeRJee
Classic whodunnits for crime-fiction addicts

from a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then the busting of a black-marketeering ring in rural bengal, the stories in this volume take byomkesh to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out the ingenuity and astuteness of this super sleuth. translated into english for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action-packed adventures will win byomkesh a new generation of admirers.
Saradindu bandyoPadhyay started his literary career by writing poems, studied law thereafter, and then dedicated himself to writing. by 1932, when the first byomkesh mystery appeared, he was already an established writer. he also worked on several screenplays for bombay talkies. he was one of the most popular and renowned writers of ghost stories, historical romances and childrens fiction in bengali.
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98 PUFFIN
Goal, Butterfingers! KhYRUNNIsa a.

Butterfingers is back, and ready to strike!
obsessed with football, Amar comes up with a brilliant plana school football tournament where each class will play as a different country. but like all butterfingers plans, this too is doomed to run into obstacles. With things hitting rock bottom, will Amars class finally lift the World cup? full of action and adventure, Goal, Butterfingers!, the second book in the series, will make you lose yourself in the hilarious exploits of Amar and his friends as they hurtle through various harebrained schemes. KhyrunniSa a. is a prize-winning author of childrens fiction, who created the popular comic character butterfingers for the childrens magazine Tinkle. her first book, Howzzat Butterfingers!, was published by puffin in 2010. her stories appear in Tinkle, Dimdima and other childrens magazines.
iMprint Puffin FORMAT b/pb pAge eXtent 184 isbn 9780143332084 price gb 6.99; us$ 10 pub DAte August territorY World
Meddling Mooli and the Bully on Wheels asha NEhEMIah

Mooli means mischief
Meddling Mooli and supriya are best friends on a mission: to win a prize on the website WAYouts (Worlds As Yet original untried tricks and stunts). so they try out many untried tricks and stunts. And mess up the house. And creat confusion at a medical college. but do they eventually win the prize? find out how they discover new uses for toothpaste, outwit a bully and have some awesome, super cool adventures. aSha nehemiah is popular with children of all age groups. Wonderfully funny characters get into hilarious adventures and crazy escapades in her stories. her books for young children include Grannys Sari, The Rajahs Moustache, Mrs Woollys Funny Sweaters while Zigzag and Other Stories.
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PUFFIN 99
ruSKin bonds first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the john llewellyn rhys Memorial prize. he has written over five hundred short stories, essays and novellas and more than forty books for children.
These beautifully illustrated editions bring alive the magical charm of two of Ruskin Bonds most unforgettable tales.
The Cherry Tree RUsKIN BOND

rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of its leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two in one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sightthe first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree!
iMprint Puffin FORMAT b/pb pAge eXtent 72 full colour isbn 9780143332459 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 PUB DATE november territorY World
Getting Grannys Glasses RUsKIN BOND

Manis granny is seventy and can barely see through her old, scratched glasses. With only a hundred rupees in their pocket and a thirst for adventure, Mani and granny set off to buy a new pair of glasses. on the way, they lose their way, get drenched in heavy showers and encounter a terrible landslide. Will granny be able to reach the town and get herself new glasses?
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100PUFFIN
The Puffin Book of 100 Great indians

100 fascinating stories of outstanding achievements
pioneering scientist and mathematician Aryabhatta; missile man Dr A.p.j. Kalam; economist and nobel laureate Dr Amartya sen; noted business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani; indias renaissance man rammohan roy; the immortal star in space Kalpana chawla; master blaster sachin tendulkar; the evergreen melody queen lata Mangeshkar: these are some of the great luminaries featured in this book of great indians who have helped shape our nation. featuring the 100 most iconic personalities from various fields, this reference book is informative, inspiring, engaging and thought-provoking.
iMprint Puffin FORMAT b/pb pAge eXtent 352 isbn 9780143331735 price gb 8.99; us$ 14 PUB DATE August territorY World
Mathemagic
NUMBeRS, NUMBeRS eVeRyWheRe
ROhINI ChOwDhURY
Get charmed by numbers with Mathemagic in 2012, the National year of Maths
sir tzyphyr is no ordinary Wizardhe knows mathemagic, the spell of numbers. it gives him a power greater than ordinary magic ever could. With him, the twins Megha and Mehul set off on a series of adventures to explore the fascinating world of numbers. they learn how numbers are used to measure, count and set things in order. Are you ready for a mathemagical adventure with them? rohini chowdhury writes for both children and adults and has more than twenty books and several short stories to her credit.
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PUFFIN 101
Lets Go Time Travelling!

LiFe iN iNDia, ThRoUGh The aGeS
iLLUSTRaTeD By TaPaS GUha
sUBhaDRa sEN gUPTa

From food fads to fashion, art and craft to entertainment, this book gives funny, freaky information that no textbook ever will.
go time travelling through the alleys of history and take a tour through the various ages from harappa to the Maurayan, Mughal to the british. through short snapshots and wacky trivia, this book gives you a glimpse into the vibrant culture of india, as you learn about the life and times of kings, queens, viceroys and even ordinary children! spend a day with urpi as she tries selling pottery in exchange for a few beads at Mohenjo-daro; step back into King Ashokas kingdom where Madhura prepares to be a warrior; watch Adil harbour hopes of becoming a khansama in british india. peppered with tapas guhas crazy cartoons, this book makes history fun like never before.
Subhadra Sen GuPta specializes in historical fiction and non-fiction, travel writing, detective and ghost stories as well as comic strips. she has published over twentyfive books for children and adults, and won the White raven Award at the bologna childrens book fair.
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102 PUFFIN
The Puffin Factfinder DEREK OBRIEN

Comprising facts, figures, statistics and trivia, this indispensable reference book is ideal for schools, libraries and any trivia junkie.
from Asias best-known quizmaster comes this ultimate and most comprehensive fact book for all the inquisitive minds and those who want to put their knowledge to test. The Puffin Factfinder packs in interesting, reliable information on a varied range of subjectsfrom history, geography, science, religion, literature and environment to politics, music, mathematics and more. heres your chance to get the low-down on anything from great battles to global warming and social networking.
dereK obrien is Asias best-known quizmaster and the ceo of Derek obrien & Associates pvt. ltd. he is the host of the longestrunning game show on indian television, the bournvita Quiz contest. he has also authored more than thirty reference and quiz books for penguin, making him penguin indias highestselling reference author.
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PUFFIN 103
Revenge of the Pharaoh

Doa DeTeCTiVe FiLeS
sONja ChaNDRaChUD
Travel back in time with the Doa gang as they solve out-of-this-world mysteries using their wits, will and Tuk Tuk, their time machine!
the sceptre of ra has been stolen, putting the horus throne in danger. pharaoh hatsheput must find the regal sceptre before the new moon or give up the throne to her nephew, the young and ambitious pharaoh-in- waiting thutmosis iii. Desperate, she summons her father, thutmosis i, from the dead and sends him to bring in the DoA detectives to solve this perplexing mystery.
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Sonja chandrachud was dubbed the Desi rowling, and is the author of Potion of Eternity and Pearls of Wisdom, the two novels in the much loved Hilarious Hauntings series. her latest series, DoA Detective files, takes you deep into ancient historical times.
104 PUFFIN
PUFFIN 105
Besieged
Voices from Delhi 1857
MahMOOD FaROOqUI (Tr.)

Brilliant and revolutionary Besieged is a marvel William Dalrymple
this groundbreaking work presents translations into english from the Mutiny papersdocumentary evidence of bahadur shah Zafars complicity in the revolt of 1857 catalogued and stored by the british following the trial of the last Mughal emperor. mahmood farooqui is a scholar and writer, and has also co-directed the award-winning Peepli Live.
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Leela
a Patchwork Life
lEEla NaIDU (wITh jERRY PINTO)

leela naidu was listed as one of the five most beautiful women in the world by Vogue. but she was much moreDom Moraess muse, jean renoir taught her acting and salvador Dali used her as a model. everyone who met her has a leela story. this is her version. one of indian cinemas most enigmatic personalities, leela naidu passed away in 2009.
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jerry Pinto is the national Award-winning author of a biography of helen.
108 PaPERBaCKs
Behenji
a PoLiTiCaL BioGRaPhy oF MayaWaTi (ReV. eD.)
revised and updated edition
ajOY BOsE
the journey of Mayawati epitomizes the triumph of Dalit assertion. this pioneering biography, first published in 2008, explores her meteoric rise, the clout she has come to wield and retain, despite vagaries of politics, besides her in-yourface political style and lavishness. senior journalist ajoy boSe has written for a host of publications, and is the author of For Reasons of State: Delhi Under the Emergency and The Shah Commission.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 296, 8pp col. price gb 9.99; us$ 14.95 PUB DATE jun territorY World
i accuse
The aNTi-Sikh VioLeNCe oF 1984
jaRNaIl sINgh
I Accuse . . . is a powerful and passionate indictment of the states response to the killings of 1984. the book explores the chain of events, the survivors stories and the continuing shadow it has cast over their lives.
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PaPERBaCKs 109
Following Fish
TRaVeLS aRoUND The iNDiaN CoaST
saMaNTh sUBRaMaNIaN
pulsating with pleasure, adventure and discovery, and tempered by nostalgia and loss, Following Fish speaks as eloquently to the armchair traveller as to lovers of the sea and its lore. samanth subramanian is a journalist. he has written for Mint, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Foreign Policy and many more publications.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 184, 16pp b/W isbn 9780143064473 price gb 8.99; us$ 14.99 PUB DATE May 10 territorY World
The Big Bookshelf

SUNiL SeThi iN CoNVeRSaTioN WiTh
30 FaMoUS WRiTeRS
eDiTeD By
sUNIl sEThI
From one of indias best-known literary critics
from literary heavyweights to authors of bestselling thrillers, writers as diverse as Amartya sen, Amitav ghosh, Vikram seth, jeffrey Archer, shobhaa D, chetan bhagat, William Dalrymple and salman rushdie unveil the mysteries of the creative process and the art and craft of writing, in these candid, intimate interviews.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 264 isbn 9780143419273 price gb 9.99; us$ 14 PUB DATE september territorY World
110 PaPERBaCKs
The Difficulty of Being Good

oN The SUBTLe aRT oF DhaRMa
gURChaRaN Das
What exactly is dharma? how does one practise it, and to what effect? gurcharan Dass superb exposition of the dilemmas and ambiguities inherent in the Mahabharata shows us how we can come to terms with the uncertain ethics of the world today, a world that is uncannily similar to that of the great epic.
Gurcharan daS is the bestselling author of India Unbound.
iMprint Penguin forMAt b pAge eXtent 448 isbn 9780143418979 price gb 11.99; us$ 16.99 pub DAte jun territorY World
PaPERBaCKs 111
new, updated edition
Nice Guys Finish Second B.K. NEhRU

spanning almost the whole of the twentieth century, this book is the record of a truly remarkable life, one marked by integrity and breadth of vision. these memoirs are enriched by unique insights into the momentous events that shaped modern india: the freedom struggle, the partition, the indo-pak and indo-china wars, the insurgencies in the north-east. b. K. nehru joined the indian civil service in 1934 and rose to be governor of jammu and Kashmir, Assam and gujarat.
iMprint Penguin FORMAT b pAge eXtent 752,/32pp b/W photos isbn 9780143417828 price gb 14.99; us$ 19.99 pub DAte jan TERRITORY World new, updated edition
Not a Nice Man to know

The BeST oF khUShWaNT SiNGh
KhUshwaNT sINgh NaNDINI MEhTa

this brand new, updated edition, with 18 new pieces from his more recent writings added to the original selection, collects the best of over fifty years of his proseincluding his finest journalistic pieces, short stories, translations, jokes and a play, as well as excerpts from his autobiography, novels and non-fiction books. KhuShwant SinGh is indias best-known writer and columnist. in 2007, he was awarded the padma Vibhushan.
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112 PaPERBaCKs
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