We all come to this earth with a purpose. Our existence itself is for going through new experiences, making inferences out of them, learning, and moving on. In fact, at every step, we are seekers of knowledge. We have to learn and move on to the next Gigha plane. This goes on in our world's journey of self-completion. The day we realise our purpose for existence on this earth, that very day we become enlightened, or the learned one. The irony is that unlike our yesteryear education, where Gurukul Parampara existed and every learning was associated with a blessing from Guru, education in today's parlance has become commercial and money-oriented. From Guru to Shishya, everyone is seeking education to make money out of it. Lost are the traditions, the value system, and the orientation in education. It is time that educationists and academicians give it a serious thought, and reorient and revamp our education system.

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do not stand for women’s liberation as a solution to all the ills affecting women but, definitely, women should be accorded a fully human status and their feelings, thoughts, and attitudes should be reciprocated with human sympathy and dignity. Women empowerment is not all about ambitious women with vanity attached to them but women born and brought up with the right mental frame and attitude to carry on their life with prestige and a good. Nowhere would | have reached and achieved even the slightest success without such good people in my life as family members. Whatever little | have achieved today is their making.

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यह समय ‘अस्मिता विमर्श’ का है। विमर्श सचेत करते हैं अधिकारों और दायित्वों के प्रति। विभिन्न स्तरों पर जारी ‘स्त्री विमर्श’ ने स्त्रियों से जुड़े अनेक सवालों को मुखर और प्रखर किया है। स्त्रियाँ स्वतंत्रता, सम्मान, समता और सहभागिता के लिए निरन्तर संघर्ष कर रही हैं। इस सन्दर्भ में यह जानना ज़रूरी हो जाता है कि भारत के संविधान ने महिलाओं को कौन-कौन से अधिकार दिए हैं। 'महिला सशक्तिकरण' को सच करते हुए क़ानून ने महिलाओं को क्या-क्या शक्तियाँ प्रदान की हैं। ज़ाहिर है कि इस लोकतंत्र में महिलाएँ यदि अपने अधिकारों को भली प्रकार जान जाएँ तो उनके 'अस्तित्व' का संघर्ष सरल और सकारात्मक हो जाएगा। ‘महिला अधिकार’ पुस्तक में ममता मेहरोत्रा ने मानवाधिकार को विश्व पटल पर रखकर स्त्री-प्रश्नों का विवेचन किया है। बीजिंग घोषणा-पत्र, वियना सम्मेलन—1993, भारतीय विधि आयोग की इक्कीसवीं रिपोर्ट के ज़रिए महिला अधिकारों के प्रति सामाजिक-वैधानिक सतर्कता का जायजा लिया गया है। सती प्रथा, डायन, विज्ञापन, मातृत्व, द्विविवाह, दहेज आदि पक्षों पर तर्कपूर्ण विचार करते हुए लेखिका ने इनके अनेक पक्षों का वर्णन किया है, विशेषत: क़ानूनी पक्ष का। पुस्तक की भाषा प्रवाहपूर्ण है, इसलिए पठनीयता भरपूर है। सचेत और सशक्त करती एक ज़रूरी किताब।

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जीवन में अपेक्षित सफलता के लिए व्यक्तित्व का सर्वांगीण विकास बेहद जरूरी है। ज्यादातर लोग व्यक्तित्व का अभिप्राय व्यक्ति के बाहरी पक्ष के आकर्षण से समझते हैं; लेकिन ऐसा नहीं है। व्यक्तित्व—बाहरी और भीतरी— सर्वांगीण विकास का नाम है। व्यक्तित्व-निर्माण का प्रश्न प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के लिए व्यक्तिगत सवाल है। इसका किसी दूसरे व्यक्ति से कोई संबंध नहीं है। दूसरा कोई भी व्यक्ति आपके मन तथा व्यक्तित्व को बलवान एवं दृढ़ नहीं बना सकता। कोई भी व्यक्ति आपको दुर्बल से शक्ति-संपन्न, असफल से सफल और कुछ नहीं से सब कुछ नहीं बना सकता। आप स्वयं ही सबकुछ बन सकते हैं और आप में वह सब करने की शक्ति व सामर्थ्य मौजूद है। व्यक्तित्व-विकास के प्रति निरंतर सजग रहकर आप सफलता व उपलब्धियों के क्षितिज पर अपने वर्चस्व के सुनहरे हस्ताक्षर दर्ज करा सकते हैं। व्यक्तित्व में श्रेष्ठता से आपका, आपके परिवार व संपर्क-क्षेत्र का तो भला होगा ही, आप और बेहतर, सुंदर व सभ्य समाज निर्मित करने में अपना बेशकीमती योगदान देंगे। श्रेष्ठ और सक्षम मनुष्यों से भरी-पूरी दुनिया अनेक मायनों में स्वर्ग होगी। सुपर पर्सनैलिटी विकसित कर अनलिमिटेड सफलता प्राप्त करने की एक व्यावहारिक मार्गदर्शिका है यह पुस्तक।

Janaki dreams of a secret world, far from the rigid rules of her town. This is the story of how nature shows her the way to it. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.

Before Nek Chand built his iconic garden, he was a boy with a dream—of home.

2570 BCE, Bagasra Village, Harappa, India Twelve-year-old Avani is a happy-go-lucky, adventurous Harappan girl, who loves to play with her friends Tavishi, Delshad and Ambar. The wedding of the Village Elder’s daughter Ketika brings fresh excitement into their lives. However, something sinister is afoot, as Avani realizes when she overhears a mysterious conversation between two men. Other incidents, like a bizarre robbery and a fire at the grain storeroom, add to the tension. Do these unconnected events point to a bigger plan? How is the monk from far-off China linked to all this? Will Avani and her friends’ quick thinking unmask this plan, and save the honour of Bagasra village and Harappa?

Before Mahasweta Devi became a writer and human rights activist, she was a girl with a love for words.

“That’s all? You mean to tell me that school will now cost us money? Out of the question! You should stop these dreams now,” he said angrily. No girl from Jamuna’s community had ever studied beyond Class 4. But she has other plans: she wants to go to college! As she grows, however, the possibility of being forced to drop out of school looms above her. Jamuna certainly has it in her to fight all odds, but will circumstances relent? Priti David plots the tough journey of a young girl who can never be sure of her future, yet won’t give up. this story is for the age group 10-15 years and is in partnership with People's Archive of Rural India.

Before Shankuntala Devi was world-renowned as the human computer, she was a girl to whom numbers were her friends and playmates.

What if they lost? Would the village not let other girls play in the future? Twelve-year-old Rukku dreams of being a professional footballer someday. There’s just one problem: her village doesn’t think sports are for girls to pursue. But when a retired army officer starts a football coaching center exclusively for girls in the village, Rukku becomes part of a steadily forming girls' football team. Sanjana Ganesh transports readers to Neerodi, a football-crazed fishing village in Tamil Nadu, where a determined young girl navigates the tides of losing her father, coming of age, and confronting the barriers of gender roles.

Quick as a bird, fast as a train-there she goes! This is the story of P.T. Usha, before she became a legend in Indian sports.

Curious and spirited, Sharadha loves living life in her ancestral tharavadu. The grand ol’ house, Vishwasam, is right in the heart of her beloved Marayur, in the Chera kingdom. The house is also the centre of activities as Devaki Amma, her grandmother, is a healer for the King no less! Life is good in the sleepy village! But her inquisitiveness takes Sharadha on an unintended adventure. Trying to investigate a secret, she chances upon a mysterious trader and ends up in the bustling city of Mahodayapuram. And it’s not just any city but the busy multicultural melting pot of the Cheraman Perumal Empire! As she traverses the metropolis, Sharadha gets pulled into the magical colours, languages, religions, and the vibrancy of the city. She now realizes how complex the Capital is from her small village life-full of intrigue and political scandals. But as a sudden war with the ambitious and powerful Chola Dynasty looms on the horizon, Sharadha pines to get back to her old quiet life in Marayur. Will she ever be able to see her beloved Vishwasam again? Can she use the wisdom taught by her grandmother to save the others and herself? Peek into an account of what life was like during the final years of the Chera Dynasty of the eleventh century Kerala!

Narayan loved words, while Doodu loved to draw. This is the story of how two brothers created the immortal town of Malgudi. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.

Before Teejan Bai became a world-renowned singer, she was a little girl who had to fight for her freedom to sing. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.