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The Hindu History is part of the indispensable canon of works on the chronological growth of Hinduism and the Indian nation. Written in the early twentieth century, it traces the origin and development of the Aryan invasion of India and takes us on an engaging journey through the rise of new dynasties and kingdoms, followed by the advent of foreign rule in India. Religion and philosophy have always been a guiding force in India. They have moulded society and played a crucial role in nation-building. The Hindu History is a well-researched, exhaustive and in-depth analysis of the events that have shaped Hinduism and Hindustan.

This workbook will help your child initiate the foundation of understanding spoken English. Starting early with interesting and engaging sounds can help with cognitive development at a faster pace. The difficulty of word blends increases with theevels of the books; while also providing revision for previous concepts. This book has been curated for a holistic approach to Englishanguage.

Dangerous, mysterious and intriguing, this novel will take you on a thrilling adventure while offering comic relief every now and then. There's a world beyond our world which only Professor Challenger believes in. Take this expedition with four men, the Professor, a heartbroken reporter, a colleague who wants to prove the Professor wrong and a man who would serve as their protector from the wild. They travel through South America and find the vestiges of prehistoric creatures. The war between indigenous people and a vicious powerful tribe of ape-like beings gives an extra edge to intensify the otherwise dense plot. This text was Arthur Conan Doyle's step away from the series of Sherlock Holmes and it has now made its mark in the genre of science fiction. It has stood the test of time to be revisited beyond the temporal and spatial bounds.

"I've come to see you,' she said. "For aong,ong time, I hope.' And I took her by the hand anded her into my home, my garden of books. And that was how Kiran came into myife. [] If you meet her, she will tell you about the garden of dreamsperhaps she will take you there some day, for she is a girl who can make dreams come true. In a world that treasures "being realistic' more than daydreaming, we sometimes forget that the only way to aim higher is to daydream aittle”how do we have ambition without aittle hope? It is at timesike this when we should remember the desires of your youth. How we dreamed bigger than we could afford to; how weeapt and then thought of the fall. In Garden of Dreams, Ruskin Bond brings together stories and personal essays that talk of such youthful exuberance. He talks ofove and its effect on a tired soul; of friends that become your anchors through stormy days, of romance kindled over chocolates; and many such tales that rekindle our zest forife. This book is for all those who dare to be aittle naïve in this sombre world.

"This book is a must-read for all those interested in corporate governance, whether practitioners, academics, students or policymakers.' ”Kiran Karnik On the morning of 7 January 2009, India and the global IT community watched in horror as aetter written by the chairman of Satyam Computers, B. Ramalinga Raju, flashed on all news channels. The tech czar confessed to fixing the books for years together, audits notwithstanding. Thised to a host of consequences”Satyam stock prices crashed, itsarge employee base was deeply affected, and most importantly, India's reputation as a premier IT service provider was sullied. However, the story does not end there. In fact, The Tech Phoenix: Satyam's 100-Day Turnaround only begins at this point. The government swiftly stepped in and nominated a board, witheading figures from various fields. T.N. Manoharan, one of these board members, narrates the events of the tumultuous 100 days immediately following Raju'setter, in what is the fastest turnaround in corporate history. This remarkable corporate rescue operation is an engrossing story that culminates in the selection of an investor who infuses capital and takes control. It offers an insider's account of the detailed planning and dedication that resurrected a fallen but storied company, and theessonsearnt in the process of protecting the interests of the stakeholders”employees, investors and customers”and redeeming India's global image.

Aparajita, Deepanita, Aniket and Siddharth have much more in common than being just college mates. All of them eitherie or hide things from their parents and want total freedom to follow their dreams. However destiny has other plans for the four youngsters. They encounter drug peddlers who intend to use them as pawns for safely supplying drugs. Their journey from here on makes them question their values, beliefs and desires. Join them on a roller-coaster ride as they discover their true selves. In Pursuit of Ecstasy is a youthful and engaging story full of sparkling insights on theives of urban teenagers today.

For India's 75th birthday, we trace how our nation came about; what freedom, independence and democracy mean; and how we remain together building a stronger India day by day, through a collection of stories, activities, puzzles, facts, quotes that children can feel and relate to. 75 stories, puzzles, activities, facts and quotes on freedom, Constitution, heroes and festivities. This collector's book is for every child who wants to understand India through feelings and emotions, one story at a time!

"I thought of running away with Kamla. When I mentioned it to her, her eyesit up. She thought it would be great fun. Women inove can be more reckless than men! But I had read too many stories about runaway marriages ending in disaster, and Iacked the courage to go through with such an adventure. I must have known instinctively that it would not work. Where would we go, and how would weive? There would be no home to crawl back to, for either of us.' Seldom do we come across a person whoeaves behind an impression on our very being. Call it being enamoured or moved, the memories we shared with them can catch us unawares even years down theine. It is not for the world to decipher what bond we shared and nurtured with them, or how real or surreal it was. This is our secret alone, meant to be kept close to the heart. In The Girl on the Train, we see tales ofonging andost bonds being traced again in Ruskin Bond's simplistic narration. With these stories, you might once again walk down the memoryane of all those cherished moments gone by.

"There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein ofife, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.' A Study in Scarlet is theiterary debut of the world-renowned character of Sherlock Holmes. After the tragic experience of a war in Afghanistan, Dr John Watson finds himself alongside a new acquaintance, Sherlock Holmes, inondon. Their uneventfulives are soon interrupted by the unfortunate discovery of a dead man whose face is frozen with an expression of horror and hatred with the word Rache written in blood on the wall. With the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientifically grounded fictional detective, Conan goes on to solve mysteries which are gripping, interesting, and keep you hooked to his most soughtafter characters.