This book provides a confluence in which heterogeneous themes create an Azure sky with different fragrances. It combines young, innovative and creative minds with intellectual and hermeneutic maturities—winds blowing from all directions trying to soothe all types of appetite. The creativity enshrined in poems, short stories and plays represent the different aspects of life that prompt a reader to dive into reality and, at the same time, search out gems which give spiritual solace to the terrestrial grossness. The creativity of the writers telescopes the emerging complexities of worldly life, which try to bind them in a circle and mirror the starkest facts- hypocrisy, duality, brutality, lust, greed, love etc. Dr Shubhanku Kochar is teaching as an Assistant Professor at lady Irwin College (University of Delhi). His area of interest is African American literature. He has published several research papers in National and international journals and books. He is the author of well acknowledge novel everything will be all right. Dr Santosh Bahadur Singh teaches at lady Irwin College (University of Delhi). His name is recognised with several research papers published in National and international journals and a book, modalities of self in the poetry of Allen Ginsberg. His field of interest is poetry.

3,000 years ago, deep inside the forests of India, a great ‘thought- revolution’ was brewing. In those forest labs, the brightest scientist-philosophers contemplated the universe and reflected upon the already-ancient texts called the Vedas, gaining some startling insights into questions that we still have no watertight answers to, like: * What is the universe made of? * How do I know I’m looking at a tree when I see one? * Who am I? My body, my mind, my intelligence, my emotions, or NOTA? And where did they put those explosive findings? In a sprawling body of goose-bumpy, thought-provoking and fascinating oral literature called the Upanishads! Intimidated? Don’t be! For this joyful, fun guide to some of India’s most enduring and secular wisdoms, reinterpreted for first-time explorers by author Roopa Pai, is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages. Why haven’t you read it yet?

She was born in Kolkata. She was an unwelcomed guest, a product of lust. She had to pay the price. She was abducted and trafficked to Hyderabad. She spent nine years begging on the roadside. Destiny brought her back to Kolkata, where she was sold off to a procuress in Sonargachi. She married Raghu and started leading a healthy life. However, she attempted suicide. She was Ketaki. Why was Ketaki abducted and trafficked? Where were her father and mother? Was Ketaki ever able to meet her birth parents? Why did she attempt suicide? Was it all destiny that brought her back to Kolkata, or did The Almighty have something else in His holy mind? After all, Joys and Woes are always woven fine!!

This delightful collection of stories from Indian mythology introduces young readers to our enriching and ancient culture and wisdom.

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A gorgeous, lucid rendering of the majestic conclusion to the Mahabharata As an epilogue to the greatest epic of all time, the Harivamsha further elaborates on the myriad conflicts of dharma and the struggle between good and evil. Stories abound-from the cosmogony of the universe to the legends of the solar and lunar dynasties and even a foreshadowing of kali yuga in the future. At the centre of all these magnificent tales is the mercurial figure of Krishna, whose miraculous life and wondrous exploits are recounted with vivid detail. In offering a glimpse into Krishna’s life-as a mischievous child, as an enchanting lover, as a discerning prince-this luminous text sheds light on many questions left unanswered in the Mahabharata. Brimming with battles and miracles, wisdom and heroics, philosophical insight and psychological acuity, Bibek Debroy’s splendid translation of the Harivamsha is absolutely essential reading for all those who love the Mahabharata.

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This story is about two people who fell in love during college. After college, they marry, but reality soon hits their lives. And they realised that things were not going well. The girl decides to live separately, but the boy cannot accept that they are no longer together. It shatters his life. To overcome this, he goes to his aunt’s place in Singapore for a month. He lives there, meets some interesting people, makes good friends, and explores Singapore. He was about to get laid with the girl interested in him. But nothing happened that night. The next morning he felt guilty about the incident and went to Phuket for two days. He met a woman dumped by her husband, whom she loved madly. After spending time with her and sharing stories, he realised that he had to clear all differences with his wife and they should live happily.

Pankaj Subeer is well known for his writings on unique subjects and his mesmerizing extraordinary ways of storytelling. He is a novelist, short story writer and an editor of two magazines. He has written three novels, eight short story books and his writings have appeared in many magazines, daily newspapers and books. In his writings, he depicts social injustice, ugliness and discrimination in the society, and hope through love. His one novel ''Akaal mein utsav'' is on farmer's problems. Another novel 'Yeh woh sehar to nahin' is written on those historical characters which had been forgotten and forbidden by the time. In his short stories, he has succeeded in riveting the reader's attention towards his characters with different, very engrossing, styles of writings in Indian literature. He has won numerous national and international awards for his contribution to literature. ''Proud convicts of love'' is a translation of his very popular Hindi novel ''Jinhe jurm e ishq par naaz tha.'' Rachana Tyagi has translated this novel. The novel was published in 2019 by Shiva publications and was sold out very quickly and its second edition was also published in 2019.Third and fourth editions came out in 2020 and fifth edition in 2021. Although all his books have been very popular, this novel has broken all records and is his best creation to date. ''Proud convicts of love'' is a beautiful journey of five thousand years of civilizations portraying the role religion played in shaping and dividing societies and nation building based on unfounded and selfish interpretations of religious teachings. In this novel Pankaj Subeer has been successful in bringing forward a new ideology of love, faith and belief. I'm confident that this English translation will enthrall the readers as much as the Hindi version continues to do till this day!. -Sudha Om Dhingra, USA

Tommy (Tom), an Indian breed dog, was adopted by Amit who lived in Delhi in a rented house. Tommy was deeply connected with his master and the people in the colony he lived. Amit once left the home and Tommy was left alone in the colony. Tommy was not used to live like usual street dogs. He waited for his master for days and months but he didn't return back. Slowly he started getting involved with the other street dogs in the colony and discovered his parents living there. He also realized that he had a special talent of reading which he probably learnt by chewing the newspaper rolls daily. He got enough of love and care from his parents but his love for his master was never replaced. One day he saw a letter from his master which he wrote to the landlord. Tommy read the address and decided to go to his master's place- Gujarat. Although, he didn't had an idea about the distance, he left his parents to meet his master. Here's where Tommy's journey begins. He crosses the colony of a notorious dog named sultan and loses his parents during the course. He then gets picked up by a municipality bus and gets dropped in an unknown market. He meets a dog named Julie and falls in love with her. He discusses his desire to meet his master and learns that the place his master lives is very far away from there.

A collection of short-stories set in the 20th Century India for the 21st Century kids & a nostalgic walk, for their parents & grandparents. Although this book has been named after the city of Chandausi, it contains stories from various places like Rishikesh, Agra, Champaran, Tilhar, Sambhal, Kanpur, Banaras, Lucknow and many others. These are the short stories of a bygone era-a period when India had either not gained independence or had been independent for not more than 35 years. These are the tales of journeys-taken up from the early 20th century to the end of a millennium, from Shahjahanpur to Delhi, from Bijnor to Hyderabad, from Hathras to Sweden & Norway, from Lakshmi Talkies, Allahabad to Night Watchman, Bangalore, from Panki to USA, from Dehradun to Canada, from Chandausi to Australia and many others. We are sure in all these stories, you will be able to find at least one character, which reminds you of your own self-of what you are, were or always wanted to be. Let us know the character with whom you have been able to relate to the most. Happy reading. “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,”-Thomas A. Edison. -Here’s a collection of short stories to inspire the readers.

Welcome to a mysterious land where ghosts. Ghouls and spirits rule. Welcome to a place where haunted houses and evil souls will make a shiver run down your spine. A spooky tale in the scenic hills of Mussoorie awaits you while uncanny happenings in a literary competition are sure to intrigue you. The case of a mysterious white Maruti baffles everyone, even as the unsuspecting jogger experiences something he had never bargained for. A group of friends will encounter the worst terror of their lives while nightmares of his death rack the young man! Author's In and The Book Bakers present an eclectic mix of true stories, legends, and fables that have often been a part of India's folklore—armed with some of the best authors in India's paranormal literature history. CASE FILES OF THE DEAD; India's first pure horror public anthology will turn every host into (G)Host!!!

She is not aware that she is different. Priyakshee, an it professional, could just see flashes of the future In her dreams. Still, she couldn't save her mother; her father was far dead. The cover-faced, self-healer fighter with the aegishjalmur tattoo on his calf, negative, appears in her dreams and soon in real life. He protects her from attacks no one else knows about; tells her about her dead mother residing in his world: midlife-the ghost-world; falls for her against the 'ghost law of protectors'. Together they discover that priyakshee, like her mother, is a member of Jiva, a hidden society with the power of ghost-immortality. To keep her safe from himself, negative pursues her to marry her boss Amit who has developed an interest in her because she could prevision like amit's grandmother. On the seventh day of their engagement, priyakshee is found missing, Amit is convinced of her murder and after reading about negative in her diary, which says that priyakshee is captured in the ghost world, currently in eternal sleep waiting for Amit and negative to come and rescue her, Amit decides to prove her schizophrenic. Is negative really an imagination of priyakshee or she holds a key to power everyone in midlife would like to have? Why does priyakshee go missing? Does Amit get rid of her after knowing about her schizophrenia? Or does he just want Exemption from accusation to go and find priyakshee? 'Amitav ghost' Breaks the stereotype, rediscovers the concept of ghost, swings between psychological realism and fantasy, and keeps the reader guessing whether everything about negative is true or it's priyakshee's imagination.

Aadya looks just like her mother (Aai) same little nose, same delicate ears, same big eyes and identical thick, long hair. But one day, Aai goes away to a big hospital with a promise to return before she learns her next Math lesson. The long-awaited return shocks Aadya because her mother now looks entirely unlike her. She wonders if Aai will ever greet her with her usual cheery, "Hello! Mini-me." Or will She have to take matters into her own hands to hear that again? With lyrical prose and a tender touch, Aai and I is an empowering story about the bond between a mother and a daughter and of the little one finding her own identity as she no longer 'looks' the same as her mother. Mamta Nainy captures Elan Aadya's innocence, impatience, and dilemma, and Sanket Pethkar's vibrant, gorgeous artwork brings to life the nuanced see-saw of the child's emotions in this Maharashtrian household.

This book contains 38 Nano tales by different authors depicting life, motivation and inspiration. This is the world’s first book to be published on Nano tales. Nano tale is a small story written in little words with a strong message. The figure of speech used by the writers is at its best. Irony, rhetoric, sarcasm, pun, and satire are some essential tools of a Nano tale. The words are limited, but the message is loud and clear.

What would you do if your new beginning seems to be the end of something precious, if you lose the only person you’ve ever had as family, if the cost of the love you seek is compromising on who you are? Kavya On some days in your life, you don’t get a say in what happens to your dreams, you just have to swallow the lump in your throat and the pain in your heart and just let life lead you to the place it’s meant to. Maahi The most basic thing about tragedy is, that it stuns you into the kind of grief, that your entire life, the things that mattered to you, the things that used to upset you, concern you or made you happy seem like a huge bunch of lies. Ananya I believe there is a certain point in a person’s life, where they sincerely, almost desperately wish for a magic wand or a mystical creature to shed some light on what went wrong. A state where your entire world is overshadowed by the fact that you failed. And while, no one openly blurts it out on your face, you can feel it by the way people look at you. On a sudden trip to Srinagar, they find each other. Will they be able to find themselves? Flamingos Beyond PINK is a striking tale of self-discovery, heartbreak, longing, friendship and courage. The courage it takes to become who you are.

Where a story stops, another one begins. The thing with them is, they never walk alone. They always walk with a group of friends. Each reaches its climax. Then with a final gasp of mortality and despair, fade away. No, they never die; they multiply. To the extent that the original gets lost and new ones are born. Over and over again. Yes, they get lost. No, they never die. They live on, permanently etched in the book of time. And from there, we borrow them and bring them alive. Again. And again. Here are twenty-six of them, some standing alone and some chatting with their long-lost friends. When they depart, they leave a lingering fragrance of nostalgia and curiosity. What happened then? Twenty-six alphabets, twenty-six names, and twenty-six short stories. Each explores one unique emotion, taking you into the dark recess of the mind. Some are frothy, and most of them opaque. Most are standing alone, and some are facing a mirror, where the same story comes alive in two different ways through two other protagonists. Meet diverse characters - from the single-minded prostitute to the man on the railway's station br>Bereft of any memory; a woman desperate for a biological child to a dead man's trial. Meet a jealous lover with a twisted brain and a gay man's memory of a one-night encounter. Meet twenty-six such characters arrested and sentenced for life inside the pages of a book—each one leaving an indelible mark on your soul.

Duster the dog is more of a cat. He loves the naps, the flaps, and the fish. And he doesn't like to announce arrivals, to play fetch, and to dig for bones. Especially, certainly, not the bones. His human craves dog love. Will the two ever be right for each other? Richa Jha narrates with brevity and humour a tiny, universal tale of love and companionship (and expectations) that is sure to strike a chord with the readers. Neeti Banerji's endearing frames are chocked full of details with Easter eggs and parallel threads to add to the re-readability of the story. The minimal palette and simple character shapes - Duster is essentially an oblong with legs - work with the highly detailed line-art to engage and not overwhelm.

Rhea and Dia are inseparable soulmates. But when Isha moves in next door, their friendship goes through trying times. Will Rhea, Dia and Isha become three best pals? And who is that boy always lurking in the background? Richa Jha weaves a clever, believable story of the typical joys, thrills, conflicts, jealousies, patch ups and all the bitter sweet stuff friendships are made of. Alicia Souza's feisty and utterly playful artwork and hand-etched letterings add a charming quirkiness to this delightful story.

In the suburbs of Mumbai, the atmosphere is grim. There is an evil shadow lurking around, stalking and snatching away able-bodied people. The hapless victims are never found again, their bodily traces lost forever. Embroiled in this is Maya Bhargava, a schoolteacher trying to forget a past personal tragedy. Focusing on her promising career, she is learning to pick the broken pieces of her heart and move on. While still trying to cope, love comes her way. It comes from the most unexpected of quarters, from a man named Bhaskar Sadachari who is despised and feared for his weird ways. The sensible and cautious Maya has her head in the right place, but it is her heart that refuses to obey. She chooses her new husband. And then the horrors begin to unfold.