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22 YEARS – A KASHMIR STORY
0₹295.00About The Book
“This book is ON Kashmir and Kashmir ALONE. As the title implies, one lakh Pandit families may have one lakh stories to tell. This book, 22 Years, is the story of one such émigré Kashmiri, Billu, who returns to the beautiful valley of Srinagar after twenty-two years of self-imposed exile. He not only breaks a vow, he falls in love once again with the land of his birth as all his childhood and growing up memories rush back to hug him and tie him to his roots.
Much like Rushdie’s Shalimar, ‘There were narcissi from the banks of rushing rivers and peonies from the high meadows growing on his chest…’ At the same time, with memories return all his fears that made him flee Srinagar in 1989, ahead of his community, before the secessionist fury of communalism had engulfed the valley. In Kashmiri poet Ayaz Rasool Nazki’s words: ‘I am the Nostradamus of your age. I saw it happen. Before my time. And so was blinded…. They made a mistake. They forgot about me. I wasn’t awake. I wasn’t asleep either.’ Bill Koul was writing his story. This story.
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ALL OVER THE MAP
0₹750.00About the Book
The book charts a journey around the globe. While the first part covers the exciting destinations of India, the second part tries to cover a wider canvas. The coup de maitre reads like a backpacker’s fantasy. From almost climbing the Mount Everest to encountering the indigenous people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from paying obeisance at various popular and lesser known temples and shrines in Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal to wandering in the deserts of Ladakh, the author endeavours to give a taste of everything Indian.
His unquenchable thirst for adventure takes him further. Metaphorically thawing the ice sheet between the contemporary people and the Inuits in Greenland, the author gives you a world view of his experiences facing inhospitable weather in the icy Patagonia, getting lost in the romanticism of the Wadi Rum and Petra, and watching in awe the mighty Iguassu Falls.
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BEING MODI
0₹4,999.00About the Book
Narendra Kumar Damodardas Modi’s charisma stems from the fact that no matter how popular he becomes, he remains an enigma. This book is a glimpse of a man through pictures and not too many words. The aim is to portray, not propagate.
This book takes the reader on a journey from his humble beginning in a small mofussil village in India to now when the country looks towards him to relieve it from the quagmire that it finds itself in. The reader is invited to share his triumphs and his failures, his dreams and his aspirations, not for himself but for his motherland. Because as we discovered, Modi essentially is what his country makes of him and he makes of it….
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BEING MODI
0₹4,999.00About the Book
Narendra Kumar Damodardas Modi’s charisma stems from the fact that no matter how popular he becomes, he remains an enigma. This book is a glimpse of a man through pictures and not too many words. The aim is to portray.
This book takes the reader on a journey from his beginning in a small mofussil village in India to now when the country looks towards him to relieve it from the quagmire that it finds itself in. The reader is invited to share his triumphs and his failures, his dreams and his aspirations, not for himself but for his motherland. Because as we discovered, Modi essentially is what his country makes of him and he makes of it….
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DEVICRAFT: EACH STITCH TELLS HER STORY
0₹2,500.00About the Book
DEVICRAFT is not about Durga worship only. It is about the culmination of a year long rehearsal for the biggest performative and installation art in a week-long carnival. It is about a slice of socio-economic life in Bengal, where seasons mark the almanac, with agriculture, food and livelihoods coming together in joyous bursts of celebration. We tell the story through visuals and text that traces the history of mother goddess worship down the ages. It is a time when people become both participants and spectators while deities become human. We celebrate women artisans particularly in a bid to preserve our cultural heritages and make it empowering in the days ahead..
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FOOD TRAIL DISCOVERING FOOD CULTURE OF NORTHEAST INDIA
0₹1,000.00About the Book
A first-of-its-kind anthology, offers a peek into the life and culture of the Northeast people here through the prism of their food. Containing perspectives on subjects as varied as anthropology, sociology and literature, this book translates as a comprehensive database for those seeking to know about the social and symbolic role of food in Northeast India.
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HORNBILL FESTIVAL VISUAL RENDERINGS THAT TELL
0₹1,000.00About the Book
This colourful book entitled The Hornbill Festival brings out the Naga festivities in their varied and vibrant moods, both ancient and contemporary.
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NH44 TAKE ME HOME
0₹1,600.00About the Book
Young Anushka in this book brings to life the forgotten tragedy of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus from the Valley. Placing that traumatic experience in context, she offers a panoramic view of the history of the region, emphasising the injustice that continues to haunt the psyche of those who went into exile. Having left all worldly possessions behind, they struggled for years to find their feet and later spread all over the world to build new lives for themselves. NH44: Take Me Home is their story, the title expressing the yearning and sentiment they all feel for their lost, but not forgotten, home.
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PATIALA HOUSE: PALACE TO SEAT OF JUSTICE
0₹2,999.00About the Book
This coffee-table book is a tribute to and celebration of the rich heritage and architectural grandeur of Patiala House. Though situated in the heart of Lutyens Delhi, its beauty got lost in the hustle and bustle of the business of courts. This book captures the journey of Patiala House from a Patiala plot to a royal palace to a seat of justice whilst chronicling its history through documents and oral testimonies/messages of some of its occupants. It takes one on a visual odyssey of Patiala House showcasing its architectural features like the conglomeration of chhatris, a long continuous chajja, protruding balconies, the jaalis that allow comfortable cross-ventilation, floor designs and stair railings with motifs of a peacock reigning supreme. The book captures some of the high-profile cases tried at Patiala House Courts like, the Parliament attack, BMW hit-and-run case, Phoolan Devi murder, Jessica Lal murder, and Nitish Katara murder, to name a few. Patiala House: Palace to Seat of Justice is a treasure trove for historians, culture enthusiasts, students, litigants, lawyers and judges alike.
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PATNA A MONUMENTAL HISTORY
0₹650.00About the Book
History has had its own favourites, and Patna, inarguably, has been one of them. The palanquin of India’s incredible heritage, Patna, has down the ages stood like a mannequin, upon which civilizations have bestowed fineries woven by stout threads of secular democratic traditions, embroidered by delicate pearls of eclectic cultural mosaic. Standing steadfast by the bank of the timeless Ganga, by the grace of god, this Patna, of yore and now, has over a period of two millennia and more, assimilated the minds, moods and monuments of ancient, medieval and modern times; Buddha’s prophetic feuds, fires and floods, notwithstanding.
Golghar on the front cover as seen from the river with European official’s house nearby is a watercolour painting by Robert Smith (1787-1873). Golghar, a huge granary, built by Captain John Garstin in 1786, intended to store grain, but unfortunately, the building was found to be unsuitable for its purpose.
The 100-year old Darbhanga House was built by Maharajadhiraja of Darbhanga during the later half of the 19th Century. It has been declared a heritage site. It now houses the post graduate faculty of the Patna University.
The picture on the back cover is a pen and ink drawing by Sir Charles D’Oyly (1781-1845), of a view of the French Factory at Patna dated 9 February 10, 1823, from an album of 80 drawings, of views in Bengal and Bihar, made between January 1823 and May 1825.
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PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA
0₹7,995.00About the Book
This Coffee- table book peeps into the performances and achievements of these Prime Ministers, talks of the prevailing circumstances so that one can judge for oneself the logic and need for certain decisions taken at the time.
It has some rare photographs of our leaders.
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TSUNAMI 2004: THE IAF STORY A FEW GOOD MEN & THE ANGRY SEA
0₹3,200.00About The Book
When the tsunami hit the Indian coast on a bright Sunday morning on December 26, 2004, it shocked India and the world. It was as if the sea had washed away hubs of human activity in an instant. In India’s far eastern outpost, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the 9.0 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean killed 10,136 people. The Car Nicobar Islands were among the worst affected. The Indian Air Force lost 116 personnel at its devastated Car Nicobar base.
With a 100 day deadline, seven Indian Air Force officers, including then Wing Commander Nitin Sathe, and a group of dedicated IAF personnel undertook the tough task of rebuilding the IAF’s Car Nicobar air base. Ten years on, now an Air Commodore, Nitin Sathe reveals how the IAF, with courage and determination, brought its Car Nicobar base back to life. A Few Good Men and The Angry Sea is an inspiring story about how human endeavor on a tiny corner of the earth overcame one of the greatest natural disasters in history.
