Thought-provoking and insightful essays on the state of the nation, by a leading Indian sociologist with essays on the role of intellectuals, higher education, equality and justice, tribe and caste, reservation, politics, trade and modernity.

Chronicles of Our Time

Politics & Social Sciences

André Béteille

Social Sciences

Motilal UK Books of India

How does one go about adopting a child in India? Which are the agencies you can turn to for help? What are the laws governing adoption in the country? And how and when should a parent let a child know that he or she is adopted? This guide seeks to answer the questions of aspiring parents by systematically addressing all the issues associated with adoption. Its unique combination of facts and personal histories makes it both informative and accessible.

Penguin Guide to Adoption in India

Lobo, Dr. Aloma

Vasudevan, Jayapriya

<p>The path is endless … also beginningless. On this path, everything, from a blade of grass to the oldest soul, moves on, in one way or another, as part of a cosmic evolutionary process.'\nThe India-China war of 1962 brought the author, commanding a paramilitary battalion at the time, to the Himalayan foothills. Here, in the secluded environs of Mirtola ashram in a remote Kumaon village, he met an extraordinary man: Sri Madhava Ashish, an aircraft engineer who came from England in 1942 and stayed on to become a sadhu. It was the beginning of a teacher-disciple relationship that would last over thirty years, and change the author's life.\nAshish Da, the 'modern seer', is the central figure in this absorbing account of a mystical journey. Other significant presences are Yashoda Ma, a devotee of Krishna, who took sanyas and established the ashram more than seventy years ago; Ashish Da's own guru, Sri Krishna Prem, one-time fighter pilot; and the pivotal Moti Rani, Yashoda Ma's daughter, who, like her mother, renounced the world for the spiritual life. But the book is not so much about personalities as it is about the teachings and the methods used by the guru to help his disciples in their spiritual growth: mystical ideas (of Sri Niargadatta and Gurdjieff, among others), austerities, dedicated service, meditation, intelligent enquiry, and the use of one’s dreams as tools in the quest for self-knowledge.\nAs he describes his own spiritual journey, and life at the ashram that he shared with like-minded seekers, including his wife Kamla, the author also analyses and attempts to explain the teachings of a truly unique, and in many ways unorthodox, spiritual guru. The result is an engaging and invigorating book that should appeal to every intelligent and sensitive reader.</p>

Guru by Your Bedside : The Teachings of a Modern Seer

S D Pandey

History

Imagine Theres No Country

Bhalla,S.

Politics & Government

Making Peace with Partition

Radha

Asia

An invaluable collection that brings together the best of the Dalai Lama's writings on all aspects of life An inspiration to millions of people worldwide, the Dalai Lama has authored more than fifty books. Now, for the first time, The Essential Dalai Lama brings together the best of the Dalai Lama's writings on all aspects of life, from work to meditation. Divided into four sections-The Vision, Buddhist Perspectives, Practice, A World in Harmony-The Essential Dalai Lama contains eloquent applications of the principles of ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in the Dalai Lama's uniquely compelling voice. This is the perfect compilation for anyone who wishes to have one source for the Dalai Lama's teachings or who seeks an introduction to the philosophy and practice of Buddhism.

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings [Dec 01, 2006] Dalai Lama XIV and Mehrotra, Rajiv

Bstan-'dzin-Rgya-Mts

<p>In the north-eastern himalayas, at the foot of mount kanchenjunga, in an isolated and crumbling house, there lives an embittered old judge, who wants nothing more than to retire in peace but with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, sai, and the son of his chatty cook trying to stay a step ahead of us immigration services, this is far from easyabout the authorkiran desai was born in 1971 in india, and was educated in india, england and the united states she studied creative writing at columbia university and is the daughter of the author, anita desai, who herself has been shortlisted for the booker prize three times kiran desais first book was hullabaloo in the guava orchard (1998) which went on to win a betty trask award and her most recent book the inheritance of loss won the man booker prize in 2006</p>

Inheritance of Loss

Literature & Fiction

Kiran Desai,Kiran Desai

Literary

Set in pre-independent India, Malgudi Schooldays revolves around little Swami and his many adventures in the fictional town of Malgudi. Swami, the protagonist, is a young boy who does not really enjoy school. Often indulging in pranks, school for Swami is a terrible burden.  Gazing at trains, entertaining himself by noting different hairstyles and caps, breaking the principal s window, and running away from school are just a few of the antics that comprise the schooldays of the protagonist.  Swami, Somu, Mani, Samuel and Shankar are very good friends who often indulge in adventures together. But the dynamics are all about to change when the intelligent and bold Rajam enters the group. The Malgudi Cricket Club or MCC is started and Swami is elected to be the team s bowler. A star of the team, Swami soon is faced with a new problem. He has to attend the school drill and the cricket coaching at the same time.  How will Swami handle the new boy? Will Swami be able to attend the cricket coaching? Or will his misadventures get him into further trouble? Malgudi Schooldays is a highly invigorating account of the nostalgic school days of Swami and his friends.  Written from the perspective of the young troublemaker, the book revisits the innocence, imagination, and simpler times of childhood.  This edition of Malgudi Schooldays by Penguin classics was published in 2009 and is popular among the young and old alike. It is inclusive of an introduction by Shashi Deshpande.

Malgudi Schooldays

R.K.Narayan

India Against Itselfassamthe Poli [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2001] Sanjib Baruah

Sanjib Baruah

Rev and expanded edition.Major history, analysis of contemporary Nepal politics, excellent reviews such as Newsweek.

Forget Kathmandu

MANJUSHREE THAPA

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