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April 2016

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Meet NEERAJ JAIN

Managing director, Scholastic India Neeraj Jain is managing director of Scholastic India. Before joining the publishing industry, he worked with media and direct marketing companies and he has also been in the Steering Committee of…

Book Vision – April May 16

The Central Philosophy of Buddhism Author: TRV Murti Publisher: MLBD (Pg 372, ISBN 9788120840072, Rs 495) In this study of the Madhyamika School, founded in the 2nd century by Nagarjuna, one of the greatest thinkers of all time, TRV Murti…

The Great Houses of Calcutta

Author: Joanne Taylor and Jon Lang Publisher: Niyogi Books (Pp 327, ISBN, 9789383098903, Rs 1,500) Houses shown and described in The Great Houses of Calcutta are the ones built by the cream of the indigenous elite class of the society…

Lost Addresses

Author: Krishna Bose Translated from Bengali by: Sumantra Bose Publisher: Niyogi Books (Pp 204, ISBN, 9789385285066, Rs 450) What could be found in Lost Addresses: A Memoir of India (1934-1955) is a history of Calcutta (present day…

Lives of Indian Images

Author: Richard H Davis Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas, Delhi (Pp 331, ISBN 9788120816923, Rs 695)For many centuries, Hindus believe that the Gods they place in temples and those shrines for purposes of worship are alive. Hindu priests…

Shades of Love

(A collection of captivating stories) Author: Vijay Mohan Publisher: GenNext Publication, Delhi (Pp 311, ISBN 9789380222844, Rs 290)This bouquet of short stories is bound to enthrall the readers, which portray emotions like love, suspense…

Gandhi Global for the New Gen

Publisher: Lotus Press, New Delhi (Pp 224, ISBN 9788183823241, Rs 175) The book is an abridged version of Gandhi’s autobiography My Life – In Search of Truth for the general reader. Written in an easy to understand language, the book brings…

All Cricket Matches are Fixed

Author: Atul Kumar Publisher: Diamond Books (ISBN 9789351659624, Rs 295) Gambling pre-dates recorded history it comes as little surprise that evidence of match fixing is found throughout recorded history. The ancient Olympic Games were…

The Bhagwad Gita

(A modern interpretation) Interpreter: Dayanand Verma Publisher: Diamond Books, New Delhi (Pp 208, ISBN 9789351659778, Rs 175)Gita is a revolutionary creation of its age and for all the ages. So many interpretations have been written and…