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March 2017

Wolves Siege the Town

Author: Dinesh C Agrawal Publisher: Pothikaar Books, New Delhi (Pp 230, Rs 240) The book takes the reader through the dawn of civilization to the threats of the present time giving some inkling about the concerns of the time. Though it is a…

Born of the Soil

Author: Kalindi Charan Panigrahi (Translated into English by Bikram Das); Publisher: Niyogi Books, New Delhi (Pp 136, ISBN 9789385285585, Rs 350) Odia writer Kalindi Charan Panigrahi's novel Matira Manisha, now translated into English as…

The Chronicles of Hanuman

Author: Shubha Vilas Publisher: Om Books, New Delhi (Pp 278, ISBN 978-93-84225-76-6, Rs 350) It is an engaging and inspiring account of Lord Hanuman, the fearless fighter who sets the city of Lanka ablaze with his burning tail, the humble…

Stress Management: Sleep, Meditation & Yoga

Author: AK Rai Publisher: Diamond Books (Pp 144, ISBN 978-93-5261-624-4, Rs 125) Stress can harm the physical, emotional and mental well-being. This book throws light on all the relevant aspects concerning stress, strain, depression, sleep,…

God and his Girlfriend

Author: Priyank Publisher: Teenage Publishers (Pg 238, ISBN9789385385919, Rs 175) A perfect blend of love passion and patriotism! God and his Girl-friend is a mercurial story about two youngsters, from entirely different backgrounds who…

New Delhi World Book Fair 17: another successful show!

Organised by National Book Trust, India, in association with ITPO, the New Delhi World Book Fair 2017 was successfully held from January 7-15, 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This year, the theme of the fair 'Manushi' and the pavilion…

Print books grew by 15% in 2016

The Indian book market has grown both in volume and value terms when compared with 2015 and has proved to be the best year for growth to-date. Here’s a good news for the publishing industry. Nielsen BookScan India has measured volume sales…

CEOSpeak over Chairman’s Breakfast – 2017

MoS for HRD (Higher Education) underlines importance of promoting reading culture at the 5th edition of ‘CEOSpeak over Chairman’s Breakfast 2017. The fifth edition of the FICCI-NBT flagship programme CEOSpeak was organised alongside the…

Touching people hearts through writings

When a book touches a reader’s heart, it is a bestseller, not in numbers (maybe) but in its purpose. Two beautiful heart-touching novels – The Red Butterfly and Saanvri were recently launched and Varsha Verma had a chance to meet the…

Delhi Book Store: spreading India’s knowledge legacy

Delhi Book Store, popularly known as DBS, is India’s leading provider of academic books from across the globe to library suppliers, academicians, researchers & students. Their commitment to customers is second to none, which is why…