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February 2015

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News & Reviews

Kiddies winter fun @ Oxford Bookstore Fun…frolic and fiesta…it was all there in a big way during this winter at Oxford Bookstore in Connaught Place, New Delhi. There were cookery sessions and special craft workshops for kiddies and their…

Price war plague the school textbook publishing majorly

The school textbook publishing segment is growing at a rate of 16-17% while the higher-end segment is growing at a rate of 8-10%. But, the industry has its own challenges and strengths. Here, Raghu Ram Aiyar of Amity University Press (AUP)…

New Delhi World Book Fair 2015

– a bouquet of best in the literary world The countdown for New Delhi World Book Fair has begun. With renewed energy and zest to perform, the organisers are diligently working to make it the best in the literary world. Here, Dr MA Sikandar,…

PRISM steps into Silver Jubilee year

Founded in 1991, Prism Books Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, has carved a niche for itself in the publishing industry. Over the last two and half decades, Prism has emerged as a major publisher and distributor in the South. Its publishing activity…

A Melody In The Wilderness

Author: Leena Sharma Publisher: Lifi Publications, New Delhi (Pp 314, ISBN 978-93-82536-54-3, Rs 275) A Melody In The Wilderness is a story of woman of Indian origin and narrative of her endeavor on the soil of America to find a foothold…

The Secret Thoughts on Management

Author: S Chander Publisher: Indiana Publishing House, New Delhi (Pp 264, ISBN 978-81-8408-354-5, Rs 250) In this jetsetting lifestyle, we all look for crisp notes. The Secret Thoughts on Management is full of hints and useful tips, memory…

In Search of Happiness

Author: Swati R Shiv Publisher: Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai (Pp 301, ISBN 978-81-8495-630-6, Rs 299) There are some questions that plague all of us. Who am I? Where do I come from? Where do the feelings and desires that torment my…

Moral Dilemmas in the Mahabharata

Edited by: Bimal Krishna Matilal Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, New Delhi (Pp 157, ISBN 978 81 2080 603 0, Rs 295) The book Moral Dilemmas in the Mahabharata deals with the happenings in the epic of Mahabharat from a different…

40 Million Cases Pending in Indian Courts

Author: RC Aggarwal Publisher: Book Palace, New Delhi (Pp 248, ISBN 9788171871315, Rs 295) Justice delayed is justice denied! This is a universal statement—true to a larger extent only in India where 40 million court cases remained pending…