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Here are tales from different parts of the country, from followers of different faiths; stories of kings and commoners, tribal people and townsmen. Included in this collection are stories, painstakingly culled and thoughtfully crafted, from the Mahabharata ('Shiva's Anger' and 'Shakuntala'); the Jataka ('The Hare in the Moon' and 'The Crane and the Crab') and from regional folklore ('The Tiger-King's Gift' and 'The Happy Herdsman').

In Mantras for Success, India's finest CEOs and business leaders tell you what it takes to be successful. They take you to the heart of their enormous businesses and tell you how they built these corporations and grew them to their present standards of excellence. These icons of business will show you how to find the keys to greatness, unlock the secrets of their ability to innovate, break the conventions, overcome challenges and generate strategies.

The Junior Classics series, comprising twenty titles, introduces young readers to literary masterpieces by celebrated authors, ranging from Charles Dickens and R.L. Stevenson to Louisa M. Alcott and H.G. Wells. The all-time popular novels packed with colourful illustrations bring alive the lovable characters and can keep children entertained for hours. Each book in the series has a collection of four stories from diverse genres and by different writers, which makes reading a lot of fun. Thoughtfully abridged and told in simple language, this engaging series will kindle the love for reading in children. This treasure trove of eighty stories, ranging from adventure, fantasy, satire to mystery and romance, will be a welcome addition to any child's personal library.

Kautilya who?' In India itself, Kautilya is mentioned for reasons that are more sentimental and nationalistic than analytical and comparative with respect to the theoretical significance of his contributions to statecraft. In academic circles, Kautilya is labelled as the 'Indian Machiavelli', even though the Arthashastra was written some 1800 years prior to Machiavelli's Discorsi and Principe and is much broader in scope.This book brings the wisdom of Kautilya's text-a tour de force in strategic thinking-to the present political discourse, emphasizing the relevance of this ancient text to contemporary world affairs. Brilliant scholarly analysis complemented with in-depth academic enquiry gives this work an edge over all that has been written on Arthashastra so far. Mitra and Liebig move beyond romanticizing Kautilya and present to the reader one of the sharpest minds in history, unmatched in its knowledge of statecraft and a theory unparalleled in strategic thinking.A must-have guide to understanding both Kautilya and the intricacies of governance.

V.R. Sampath leaves his comfort zone the moment it gets too comfortable. Now retired but still a seeker, Sampath's life is governed by freedom and knowledge. He left a stress-free bank job to join the highly demanding Indian Police Service and then quit the police force at a very senior position to seek challenges in the corporate world. In the corporate world, he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, G.M. Rao and Gautam Adani.

In the author's own words this book is about his second innings, post the year 2008. In a no-holds-barred manner, which is characteristic of Shanti Bhushan, the author traces his early life and formative years, his life in court, and deals with some of the famous cases and issues like the Anna Hazare movement, formation of the AAP, Sanjay Dutt's trial, the story behind the Emergency and several such moments of national significance.

If learning a new language is really difficult, can you explain how you know the English language,which has more than 100,000 words? This book aims to help readers understand how they learnand remember language. It is especially helpful for those who believe that learning a new languageis difficult and time-consuming, not to mention the intense effort involved in memorizing newwords and usage rules. Turning this assumption on its head, Akhila Phadnis and Meghna ChandrikaNarendran show how easy it, in fact, is, providing pointers and exercises that serve as memoryhacks to enhance our ability to absorb and retain vocabulary, as well as the underlying rules ofgrammar. What is more, it unravels basic rules that can be applied to any language and can evenbe used to improve proficiency in languages already known. The worksheets provided at the endof the book serve to boost and consolidate the skills imparted in every chapter. Fast and Fluentwill not only help you pick up a new language fast, it will also help you communicate effectivelyin any language of your choice.

Agriculture plays the most important role in Indian economy. It is the primary source of livelihoodfor a majority of Indians and contributes nearly a quarter of the nation's GDP.Even though the plight of farmers-low incomes, ever-increasing debts and suicides-had beenat the centre of Indian politics for decades since Independence, the past policies have not hadthe desired impact. Agriculture continued to be an unresolved impedance to India's growth story.Unfortunately, the policymaking of the past lacked vision and failed to stabilize the farm crisis.Prime Minister Narendra Modi came up with the vision of doubling farmer income as a tenablesolution and long-lasting solution to the challenges. In order to sustain the agro-economy and ensurefood security, agricultural growth and farmer's income were both considered equally important. Hisvision of 'Beej se bazaar tak' (from seed to market) encompassed all the measures that are neededto ensure better incomes for farmers and increase farm productivity. The prime objective of theModi government has been to double farmer income in the shortest possible time.Doubling Dreams: Transforming Agriculture in Modi's New India covers all the schemes and initiativesundertaken in the five years (2014-2019) by the Modi government to achieve its commitmentfor giving farmers their much-deserved rewards and recognition. The chapters are based on trueaccounts of farmers who interacted with the editors and the contributors.

SKILLS THAT BUILD is a series that guides parents and educators to develop a child's essential life skills through activities that reinforce each skill in a fun and engaging way! Scare the spectre of mathematics away and develop mathematical thinking in a fun setting! Many grow up fearing the maths taught in school, which seems like a set of dull, tricky and timeconsuming rules. This is primarily because we are not taught to apply the tools of mathematics to understand the world. Being a Mathematician empowers a child by helping to develop winning-edge mathematical thinking instead of focussing solely on the rote learning of rules in order to solve math problems. The creative activities included in the book are uniquely designed to help exercise, nurture and enhance a child's ability to think mathematically. Effectively, this becomes a lifelong skill that ensures success. What's more: fun activities designed to run parallel to school curricula, engaging young minds in a much more interactive manner.