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IN HARM’S WAY
0₹195.00About the Book FBI special agent Nick Bradley has seen his share of kooks during his fifteen years with the Bureau, from the boy who insisted he had been abducted by aliens to the woman who claimed God had told her to assist the FBI by acting as His intermediary on difficult cases. But Rachel Sutton is an enigma. She seems normal when she shows up at the FBI office in St. Louis—until she produces a tattered Raggedy Ann doll she found and tells him it gives her bad vibes. Nick dismisses her—only to stumble across a link between the doll and an abducted infant, setting in motion a chain of events that uncovers startling connections…and puts Rachel’s life on the line. A fine-tuned suspense tale that incorporates elements of romance, relieving what might otherwise be a too-intense experience. -
IN SEARCH OF YAMUNA
0₹400.00About the Book
The crisis of river Yamuna is pronounced by a deep sense of loss afflicting the lives of riverfront people who were crucial in shaping the river’s many rhythms and cultures. In the present mood of transience and conflict, amidst the emerging riverfront politics, these communities seem to be caught in the eye of the storm. This book makes an effort to encapsulate this present conflict. Deconstructing the nature of claims and stakes that riverine communities have on the riverbanks today, it is an attempt to describe the current processes of marginalisation of certain groups, and disengagement with nature for the sake of ‘development’.
The author makes an attempt to capture this current reality of India by discussing it in the framework of one of its holiest rivers trapped in a modern city. It aims to respond to a mood of confusion about what Delhi symbolizes today and what the Yamuna has come to mean to this modern, yet historic city. Tracing the river from Yamunotri to Allahabad, the book delves into her cultural essence and the various meanings she symbolizes across time and space. The Yamuna comes out as a versatile fluid, a cultural mosaic and an emotional power that comprises infinite realities. The book describes the multiple ways in which communities have engaged with the river—religion and mythology, livelihood, recreation, and now, technology and economics.
It discusses the ideologies behind these different notions of the Yamuna and how these conceptions have come in conflict with each other and are now leading to contests over her terrains. The crisis of riverfront communities in Delhi is meticulously illustrated. Alongside, a debate on ecological democracy is unfurled with the lingering question of ‘how does one engage with nature today?’ Shedding new light on controversies that envelop the river today, this book is a sharp critique of the way the Indian government and economy have dealt with this situation in particular and the larger case of the environment and communities in general. While rooted in current and tangible realities, the narrative transcends that element and engages in a form of philosophical rumination. A personalised narrative with many poetic musings, it is an academic discussion laid out in a lyrical format.
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IN THE NOVA: SUPERHEROES AND SAVIOURS
0₹399.00About the Book
In the Nova takes on ‘Elements, Dimensions and Real Intelligence’ to redefine the league of Superheroes and Saviours from a teen’s perspective. It draws upon the legacy of superpowers to stake its claim in the realm of science fiction purely through the power of imagination. Based on the importance of sheer determination, training and moral fibre of teenagers, these novellas attempt to play on the subtle chords of ‘heroism’ embedded in every teenager’s mind.
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IN THREE INDIAS
0₹325.00About the book
“Ramnath Goenka, a freedom fighter in his own right, had been instrumental in giving credence to the Right to Speech guaranteed in the Constitution of India. Though his financial dealings were questionable, Goenka had earned a reputation for his fierce and fiery criticism of the Central Government and the all-powerful Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in particular. His newspaper, The Indian Express, minced no words in criticizing the government policies even as the government used my independent investigation to pressurize him. To his credit, Goenka neither directly nor indirectly tried to scuttle the investigation though he was a powerful man.”
“Romen Chatterjee, the ring leader, insisted that the prosecutor apologized in front of all the staff members. The prosecutor, who had scolded a staffer for violating provisions of the Companies Act 1956, was scared but did not want to apologise. While I was entering my chamber, I heard Chatterjee talking to a reporter of the Amrita Bazar Patrika. Anticipating that the matter will be blown out of the proportion, I cooked up a story. I called Chatterjee in my chamber and told him that I had asked the Commissioner of Police to take action against the erring staff and that the Commissioner had said that talking to the Press would render him liable for a disciplinary action. Not knowing that I had overheard him speak to the reporter and that the story I was telling him was all made-up, Chatterjee started sweating. I was happy that I had saved the department the embarrassment.”
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INCLINATIONS AND REALITY THE SEARCH FOR THE ABSOLUTE
0₹250.00About the Book
The book Inclinations and Reality, The Search for the Absolute is about the search of a human being to find how his worldview developed. The author traces the influence of the experiences, culture, science, religion, and politics on his mind since his childhood. Now at the vantage point of being in the later years of his life, he looks back to see what has created his universe and why. He looks back to his lonely childhood and boyhood in the ethereal beauty of his birthplace Kashmir, which was studded with his wonder and inquiries about the miracle of human life, the intricacies of family relationships, the complex web of the Hindu-Muslim divide—that evolved over 700 years and cast a strong shadow on the present life in Kashmir—the awe-inspiring mystery of nature, and the dark power of religion’s grip on human psyche.
He paints the drama of Kashmiri Pandits’ life in the Valley in the 1950s, their frustrations and hopes, and traces it to its historical and psychological roots. It is the story of a life trying to understand itself and to live it. He carried these inquiries to Banaras, India, one of the most religious places in the world, where he studied engineering. While trying to gain answers to some of his questions, his passion for finding the absolute reality of human nature made him carry his search to America, where he spent almost half a century.
In the New World, he was challenged to understand a culture which is very different than the one in India. The stunning success of America in political, scientific, and economic arenas compelled his mind to find the potentials of the human mind to achieve a higher level life for the entire mankind. Maharaj Kaul explores the nature of Kashmiri Shaivism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, and discusses if they can be beneficial to the modern man. He ends the book with a searing analysis of religion and juxtaposes it with science, whose powerful shadow we are now living under. A penetrating search for the meaning of human life made with effort, intellect, and personal pain
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India in Transition: Essays from a Nation Remade
0₹495.00About the Book
India today is markedly different from the country it was a decade ago, and India in Transition: Essays from a Nation Remade reflects that change as it unfolds. This collection of essays does not claim to offer a complete or final account. Instead, it captures moments from a nation in motion—across politics, the economy, society, and culture. Each piece is rooted in its time, shaped by shifting debates, public moods, and evolving expectations. The political turning point of 2014 forms a key backdrop to the essays. It represented more than an electoral shift; it marked a broader reorientation of governance, national priorities, and self confidence. In the years since, India has moved from measured caution to a more assured expression of its ambitions, accompanied by economic growth and a stronger presence on the global stage. Yet this is not a simple story of ascent or certainty. Indian democracy remains dynamic and contested, while social change unfolds quietly through technology, mobility, and changing identities. Taken together, India in Transition: Essays from a Nation Remade form a mosaic rather than a verdict—offering thoughtful insights into a country still redefining itself.
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INDIA LATIN AMERICA
0₹745.00About the Book
India and Latin America An Alliance for the Future talks about a better understanding of the mutual realities of these two regions, which are crucial in the achievement of constructing a higher quality economic relationship–balanced, diverse, inclusive and long lasting.
It includes particular case studies which do not involve just simple transaction of natural resources but the building of global value chains, inducing the two economies to practice a balanced inter-dependency. The study is aimed at businessmen, policymakers and researchers in both regions, so it addresses issues that may be of interest to one or the other, always attempting a comparative analysis.
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INDIA’S BIGGEST COVER-UP
0₹600.00About the Book
India’s Biggest Cover-up is an investigative insight into the Netaji mystery and its stranger than fiction subplots. Relying heavily on official records—bulk of them still security classified in violation of democratic norms—the book uncovers a systematic obstruction of justice by the Government of India. First for any book in India, the narrative has been augmented with the excerpts and images of still secret records. Archival material and information obtained under the freedom of information acts of India, the US and the UK has also been made use of.
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INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
0₹695.00About The Book
India’s Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy
Has India always been a part of someone else’s strategy? A RAND Corporation study argues that India thinks defensively due to the geography and cultural belief systems, so India never had a strategic culture. There is also the argument that India’s scriptures prescribe Dharmayuddha, the ethics of war, so today’s India is unable to master the war game. Among the many issues is the question, can India’s greater aspirations be met without significant conventional military power? Will the Pakistan problem die due to lack of water? How can India manage its politically boiling neighbours? Especially Han China’s jingoism. And terrorism in Afghanistan. As the world becomes multipolar and India begins to take its deserved place in the comity of nations, there is an urgent need to develop an Indian narrative of its security and foreign policy needs, based on India’s experience and cultural and civilisational values. This volume, titled, India’s Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy, brings together a galaxy of eminent strategic thinkers who provide deep insight into India’s neighbourhood geopolitics and what poses threat to India’s national security. The volume thus begins with a refreshing scrutiny of India’s strategic culture, and interesting dissections of the challenges of national defence, internal security, neighbourhood outreach and finally, the nuances of forging strategic partnerships in tune with national interests. It gives the readers a world view of India’s future concerns.
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INDIA’S QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND HEALTHY FOOD
0₹495.00About the Book
Surging production costs, rising debts, increasing poverty, landlessness, growing corporate control, strong pressures to introduce genetically modified crops, land degradation, corruption in nutrition programmes…the issues are many. It is important to understand the wide-ranging adverse implications of this growing phenomenon for the sustainability of farming systems, welfare of ordinary farmers, and food security. There is an urgent need to have more protective policies in place for resolving the food, farming, and environmental crisis. This book which combines considerations of ecological protection, nutrition, and justice is appearing at just the right time to contribute to the important debates.
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INDIA’S STRATEGIES FOR INFORMATION WAR & CYBER DETERRENCE
0₹995.00About the Book
The concept of Information Warfare (IW) is as old as warfare itself but has gained in significance in recent times where we look at non-contact battles between two adversaries. This concept involves the use of information and communication technologies; and taking it a little further, it transforms into the use of computers and cyberspace in warfare. This book delves into this complex topic and brings out issues and facets especially pertaining to India. It emphasises that issues of National Security and Nation Building in this information age are intertwined. The leadership of today needs to give credence to this aspect and work towards strengthening strategies, which will eventually lead to a strong nation. While doing so, we must take measures to protect and nurture the core of our civilisation, which is several thousand years old. Our capability to fight without fear and ambiguity for safeguarding our nation and way of life must remain intact.
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INDIA’S FOOTBALL DREAM
0₹495.00About the Book
India is ready for football’s strongest comeback. ‘India’s Football Dream’ is a modern day guidebook to Indian Football that extensively covers the journey Indian Football has made from inception till the biggest event till date, FIFA U17 World Cup 2017. The book while talking about inception of the sport and its growth in India is also focussed towards to modern day leagues such as Indian Super League & I-League. Football is the sport that the world plays and it has been a very popular sport in India. With rich and illustrious past in India the sport is now making a very strong come back in India. Young children across India are now taking on to Football. The book aims to take the readers on a fascinating journey of the sport of Football through a diverse India and how the sport captured attention of millions of Indians in various regions. So Hop on the fascinating journey of the sport of football.”
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INDIA’S NUCLEAR TITANS : BIOGRAPHICAL TALES
0₹595.00About the Book
‘No nation debated more democratically than India on whether to get or give up nuclear power guns,’ writes George Perkovich, renowned American political scientist. Right from 1948, when the Atomic Energy Commission was established to the peaceful nuclear explosion in 1974, to Operation Shakti in 1998 when India went overtly nuclear, and then the Indo–US Civil nuclear agreement in 2005, every step was arrived at after much debate and deliberation. Rejecting discriminatory treaties like the NPT, taking a firm stand on the nuclear deterrence theory and standing up to superpowers despite heavy sanctions paved the way for India’s nuclear exceptionalism, thereby revealing not only the astounding brilliance and capability of the leaders and thinkers in the field but also India’s strong moral and ethical value system, which has played a major role in all its decisions. The book, India’s Nuclear Titans, traces the evolution of India into a nuclear state while analysing the role played by stalwarts like Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai, Abdul Kalam, Indira Gandhi, K Subrahmanyam, and Arundhati Ghose among others. Through interesting anecdotes from the lives of these great personalities, the book aims to give a brief but complete picture of India’s nuclear story.
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION CONFLICTS AND CONTROVERSIES
0₹895.00About the Book
This book brings together for the first time a selection from the many contemporaneous notes and opinions on crucial issues involving interpretation of key concepts and provisions of the Constitution. These were written in response to the controversies raised or difficult conflict situations then prevailing. The author was in some ways privy to some of the conflicts and had something to do with their resolution within the constitutional framework. The views retain their relevance and appeal.
This book would be useful for all those who are interested in understanding the mechanisms of the Constitution and its functioning.
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INDIRA GANDHI – A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
0₹425.00About the Book
Twenty years after her death, a study on Indira Gandhi still exercises an interest. A chronicle of the years between 1966 and 1984 during which, except for two or three years, Indira Gandhi was India’s Prime Minister. The book is a historical study of the tumultuous events in which Indira Gandhi played a dominant role. The author has tried to piece together these momentous events into an integral narrative so that it reads like a story.
Father Benny Aguiar delves into his memory to write about the period when Indira Gandhi dominated the Indian politics. Indira became the Prime Minister of India in 1966 and remained so, barring the period 1977-79, till her assassination in 1984. She had a colossal presence and the history of India of this period got closely interwoven with her story.
It is in this sense that the book is important. It is not a historical record of events, which many other books have already done. Father Aguiar recounts from his experiences of the period to produce an emotional history that helps understand the situation as it existed then. It is a close brush with reality and tries to make an assessment about the various feelings that shaped Indira’s decision-making.
He does not justify the Emergency but tries to understand why Indira Gandhi, who was a democrat, imposed a system that she was going to denounce when she came to power again in 1980. She spoke about the country needing a healing touch. Not in a thousand years, she said, would the need arise for another Emergency.
Indira Gandhi was an enigma for most of her colleagues. She was politically smarter and could see through the events. This is why she upstaged most of them during her struggle for political survival. In doing so, she kept losing friends one after the other. Gradually her son Sanjay Gandhi was the only one she could rely on. The mother and son duo used to coordinate their activities for running the affairs of the country. But fate snatched away Sanjay from her and left her crestfallen. She gathered the loose strings and began the task of governance.
Indira Gandhi took tough and controversial decisions during her premiership. It is natural for people to dissect them post facto. A real understanding, however, will emerge only if the situation of that time is simulated. Father Aguiar tries to do that.
This is probably for the fist time that a book tries to highlight the role played by various Christian organisations during the numerous crises facing the nation during this period—whether it was the Emergency, riots, relief or rehabilitation. The book also talks of the meeting between Vatican Chief Pope John Paul II and Indira Gandhi.
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INDUSTRIAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT
0₹650.00About the Book
Industrial Security Management emphasizes the general security techniques and the ethical responsibilities of those involved. The work covers general security management, security personnel management, operational management, public relations and the perils of mismanagement.
Individual chapters address topics like the role of security personnel in organizational structures, hiring and training of security personnel, motivating them to produce goal-oriented behaviour, building an internal security culture and relationships with law enforcement and the community. The book also talks about the limitations and hurdles in the prevention of crime and how these can be minimized. Written by experts in their field, the book covers almost all aspects of industrial security, including many of those new techniques and developments brought in by computers.
