Shadows and Secrets – The Pataliputra Conspiracy (TreeShade Books) by Harini Srinivasan is a historical fiction set in the Gupta period during the rule of Maharaja Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. An intriguing blend of historical context, intrigue, and mystery set against the backdrop of the Gupta Empire, the book will be released on January 16. Following is an extract (Page 1 […]Read More
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Team L&M East & West – Stories of India by Catherine Ann Jones (Published by Pippa Rann Books & Media) is a captivating book, in which contrasting and complementary aspects of Indian culture are explored through stories of seekers, and ordinary Indians; stories of heroes, frauds, and victims; stories set in America, and stories set in […]Read More
Team L&M The winner of the Best Children Book of the Year in 2019 for the book The Hidden Children, which was also longlisted for the NEEV award, Reshma K Barshikar is back with Book 2 in the series, The Lost Prisoner (Two Ravens Publishing Private Limited), another magical YA fantasy set in Mumbai. In […]Read More
Team L&M In his book, The Perfect Way, Osho answers fundamental questions about what meditation is and how we can begin and sustain it in our lives. He does this with precision, thoroughness, humour and compassion. Here is someone who knows, but who also knows how to convey what he knows. His genius in full flight, […]Read More
Team L&M In Love, At Ease Everyday Spirituality with Pramukh Swami by Yogi Trivedi (Penguin Random House) is a definitive biography of Pramukh Swami Maharaj that provides a roadmap to inner happiness and success based on the interactions with a spiritual master. It is a perfect guide to everyday spirituality for people from different faiths and backgrounds […]Read More
Team L&M Diamonds are Forever, so are Morals is a tongue-in-cheek narrative, penned meticulously by an engineer-scientist and an educationalist. This book is likely to be a modern roll-in-one of the Law of Success by Napoleon Hill, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and Wings of Fire by APJ Abdul Kalam. This […]Read More
प्रसिद्ध कहानीकार प्रचण्ड प्रवीर की ‘कल की बात‘ (सेतु प्रकाशन) एक लघुकथाओं का संग्रह है । लेखक प्रचण्ड प्रवीर को स्वर्गीय विष्णु खरे ने हिंदी कहानियों के इतिहास में सबसे बीहड़ प्रतिभा कहा है। पहल के संपादक और वरिष्ठ साहित्यकार ज्ञान रंजन ने पहल पत्रिका के –124वें अंक में इनकी कहानी प्रकाशित करते हुए प्रचण्ड […]Read More
Team L&M Before the abrogation of Article 370, who were the actors in Kashmir theatre of the absurd? The youngsters who could not escape abroad had to play self-destructive roles decided by manipulators sitting in Pakistan. This rivetting narrative delves deep into how Muslim families lost their moorings. A teenaged boy turns to militancy in […]Read More
It was a Wednesday. Assistant Police Inspector Tukaram Omble was scheduled to work the evening shift. The television was tuned to the cricket match—India was playing England in the fifth ODI of a seven match bilateral cricket series in Cuttack. Before he could leave for the DB Marg police station to report to work, the […]Read More
There is a school of thought that believes in the ‘Here and now’, ‘What we sow is what we reap’, they believe. ‘The concept of soul or karma is not a tangible one and nobody has been able to authenticate it yet, so how do I believe in it’, said one of my friends. Promptly, […]Read More