The Story of The Sikhs : 1469-1708
The Story of The Sikhs : 1469-1708
Starting from the birth of the first guru, Guru Nanak, the book charts the lives of the ten Gurus. Through carefully curated stories, the book does not just show the egalitarian ideals and compassionate worldview that have come to define the faith, but also sheds light on the historical context that defined the foundational principles which guided Sikhs during the era of each Guru.
Avishi: Warrior Queen from the Rig Veda
Avishi: Warrior Queen from the Rig Veda
Reimagining the Rigvedic story of Queen Vishpala-the first case of prosthesis in world literature-and her conflict with a powerful neighbouring tyrant set in Vedic India.
Marx and Vivekananda : A Comparitive Study
This book makes an attempt to compare and contrast the life, message and mission of these two men who left a great impact on the world.
Veer Savarkar : The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition
Veer Savarkar : The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition
Arguably the greatest symbol of India’s national integration, Savarkar’s warnings on the threats to India’s security have come true in the past seven decades. Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition uncovers Savarkar, the thinker and the father of India’s national security who has shown the best possible pathway towards one nation that rises above religious, caste and regional feelings.
Viswanatha : A Literary Legend
Viswanatha : A Literary Legend
The book is a humble but a fervent attempt to present the multifaceted splendour of the genius of Sri Viswanatha who has already elevated himself to the level of the greatest master writers of India.
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar : A Concise Biography
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar : A Concise Biography
This biography on Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is bigger than one written for children and smaller than a thesis like biography. It enables common readers to easily grasp Savarkar’s life, thoughts, personality, literature and prevailing conditions and thought-currents.
Some Artist Luminaries – DV Gundappa
Some Artist Luminaries – DV Gundappa
DV Gundappa brings together in this volume, episodes from the lives of remarkable exponents of classical music and dance, traditional storytellers, thespians, and connoisseurs, as well as his insightful observations on art, artistes, and connoisseurship
Some Littérateurs and Sublime Personalities
Some Littérateurs and Sublime Personalities
Sri Aurobindo for All Ages
- Author : Nirodbaran
A biography suitable for young as well as mature readers, this book was written by a disciple who carried on a long and varied correspondence with Sri Aurobindo and who then later served as Sri Aurobindo’s literary secretary.
The Tatas : How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
The Tatas : How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
This is an epic story spanning 200 years of family, company and national history. This book is a must-read.
A Tapestry of Pen-Portraits
A Tapestry of Pen-Portraits
The present volume is a adapted into English from the original Kannada—comprising biographical pen-portraits of some eminent personalities who strode the intellectual firmament of Karnataka in the mid-twentieth century is a humble offering addressed to new-generation readers.
Pride of Tamilnadu : Set of 6 books
Set of six books titled ‘Pride of Tamilnadu’ includes the lives of notable personalities of Tamilnadu broadly categorised under six headings viz., Freedom fighters, Spiritual Gurus, Scientists and Mathematicians, Artists, Poets and Scholars, Matru Shakti (Women Power).
Sankara – The Missionary
Swami Chinmayananda on Shankara ” Shankara’s work represents the total turnover of a highly competent person, working intensively every hour of the day, under conditions of the highest mental and intellectual efficiency. Yogis invoke this ‘total capacity,’ lying dormant in everyone”.
Savarkar : A Contested Legacy (Part 2 )
Savarkar : A Contested Legacy (Part 2 )
In this concluding volume of the Savarkar series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century.
Lachit Borphukan : The Undaunted Warrior
Stories abound about his beheading his own maternal uncle for dereliction of duty during the prelude to war when Guwahati was being fortified. He is said to have declared: “My uncle is not greater than my country.” Yet this great hero is scarcely known outside the boundaries of Assam today. While most Indians have heard of Chhatrapati Shivaji they are ignorant about General Lachit Barphukan of Assam. This book it is hoped will be successful in introducing General Lachit Barphukan to the people of the rest of India in particular and the world at large.
How I became a Hindu
An intellectual biography of Sita Ram Goel, an eminent writer and historian. He writes ” It is not sufficient to be a Hindu by birth. One must be a convinced and conscious Hindu to be able survive when Hindu society is under attack from several Quarters.”
Rukmini : Krishna’s Wife
About the book :
Part history, part legend, part sacred lore, Rukmini will leave the readers spellbound Rukmini nodded with a confident smile.
Ready To Fire: How India and I Survived the ISRO Spy Case
Ready To Fire: How India and I Survived the ISRO Spy Case
A top scientist is falsely accused of selling space technology secrets. A police inspector’s misadventure with a Maldivian woman results in a fabricated espionage case. A faction within a political party capitalises on the case to bring down a government. An intelligence agency obligingly plays into the hands of vested interests to slow down India’s space programme. And a complex investigation finally proves the allegations untrue.
R̥sikās of the R̥gveda
The book provides a list of Rsikas ( Rishikas ) and deals with the mantras envisioned by them. The Rsikas are mentioned in the study on the basis of those who praised the deities, those who conversed with the seers and deities.
Kasheer : A Diabolical Betrayal of Kashmiri Hindus
Kasheer : A Diabolical Betrayal of Kashmiri Hindus
About : The reporting on Kashmir has whitewashed the human tragedy of Kashmiri Hindus. This book …
Veerangana : Women of Valour – 5 ACK Pack
Veerangana : Women of Valour – 5 ACK Pack
This is a set of 5 Amar Chitra Katha comics on 5 valourous queens who fought the invaders.
- Ahilyabai Holkar
- Rani of Jhansi : Lakshmibai
- Rani Durgavati
- Chennamma of Keladi
- Rani Abbaka
Life of Ramakrishna by Romain Rolland
A fascinating account of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ; A critical appreciation of one of the finest flowers of Indian culture; a masterpiece of literary art, enriched with a wealth of detail.
Dattopant Thengadi : The Activist Parliamentarian
Dattopant Thengadi : The Activist Parliamentarian
This volume is a lesson for young and elder parliamentarians of today on how to be an efficient, a competent and an elegant parliamentarian. To those interested in post-independence India’s political evolution, this volume provides a window through Thengadi’s political activism in his two terms in Parliament which spanned some of the most momentous developments in India’s political history after independence.
“Igniting Nationalism” Illustrated Pack for Children
“Igniting Nationalism” Illustrated Pack for Children
About the Set :
Special Pack for Children with Illustrations on the life of
- Swami Vivekananda
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Sri Aurobindo
- Sister Nivedita
- Netaji Subash Chandra Bose