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India is the home of ancient religions and practices. It is a nation whose fascinating history teaches us about tolerance, diversity, and unity. This far-reaching subcontinent has been the place where great empires have developed, the place of monumental battles, the place of foreign invaders and the place of birth of cultures and religions. This book represents a compelling illustration of one of the world’s oldest civilizations: the road it followed to reach the place where it is today, and the primary elements that shaped its culture.

Written by the leading historian of modern Kashmir, this is a comprehensive portrayal of one of the most enigmatic politicians in modern South Asia, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, known as the Lion of Kashmir.

In the 1920s, a group of young revolutionaries under the leadership of Ram Prasad Bismil took matters into their own hands to achieve freedom from the tyrannical rule of the British. Bismil and his team set the stage for a defining moment in the Indian freedom struggle by executing the audacious Kakori robbery. This was a direct attack on the British government after a long time, and it rattled them. Revisit the robbery from the eyes of Bismil as he narrates the tale of bravery, patriotism, and brotherhood.

India has been the location of many different empires throughout its long history. The Indus Valley Civilization was home to one of the world’s first civilizations more than 5,000 years ago, which was followed by the Aryan-Vedic culture and then a host of other kingdoms that flourished across the subcontinent. India has also been the birthplace of many religions. The Vedic religion of the Aryans evolved into the Hindu religion, and Buddhism and Jainism were also born in India. By the Middle Ages, India was home to many different religions and ethnic groups.

The book Journey to Nalanda is a sequel to The Quest for Knowledge where the characters decide to travel to Nalanda university in order to pursue their education. In the course of the journey, they pass through many cities. They admire the beauty and culture of those cities and discuss the philosophy that developed there.

A woman loved by many but understood by none. Was Anarkali a pawn in the hands of a controlling monarch, or was she the knight? Anarkali’s dream of becoming a celebrated courtesan in Emperor Akbar’s harem in 16th-century Hindustan is realised. But soon life at Lahore’s Shahi Mahal becomes mundane for the free-spirited girl. In the midst of this ennui, Anarkali is pulled into a taboo relationship with the childlike Salim, Akbar-e-Azam’s heir apparent and favourite son. Marooned amid relationships that shatter her heart and threaten her life, Anarkali traverses the intrigues of the ...

Il paese che comunemente conosciamo come Birmania ha ripreso il suo antico nome, Myanmar, nel 1990, in corrispondenza con la decisione dei militari al potere di chiudere il paese a ogni influenza straniera. Questo paese magnifico era sembrato uscire in punta di piedi dalla storia mondiale, deciso a custodire la ricchezza e i misteri ancestrali di un intero continente. Fu allora che il Myanmar si trasformò involontariamente in uno dei segreti meglio custoditi del sudest asiatico.

മഹദ്‌വ്യക്തികളുടെ സംഭവഹുലമായ ജീവിതഗാഥകളാണ് ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെ താളുകളില്‍ നിറഞ്ഞുനില്‍ക്കുന്നത്. ഭരണാധിപന്മാര്‍, സാംസ്‌കാരികനായകന്മാര്‍, സാമൂഹികപരിഷ്‌കര്‍ത്താക്കള്‍ തുടങ്ങി കേരളത്തിന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ സാമൂഹിക-സാംസ്‌കാരിക ചരിത്രത്തില്‍ നിര്‍ണ്ണായകമായ പങ്കുവഹിച്ച ശ്രദ്ധേയരായ വ്യക്തികളെ വിഖ്യാത ചരിത്രകാരനായ എ.

സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനുവേണ്ടിയുള്ള ചെറുത്തു നില്പുകളില്‍ ഏറ്റവും പഴക്കമവകാശപ്പെടുവാനാവുന്ന കേരളം ദേശീയ നേതാക്കന്മാരുടെ കീഴില്‍ ദേശീയപ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളോട് അണിചേര്‍ന്നു പ്രവര്‍ത്തിച്ചതിന്റെ കഥ. ആദ്യകാല ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ആധിപത്യംമുതല്‍ വൈക്കം സത്യ ഗ്രഹം, കേരളത്തിലെ ഉപ്പുസത്യഗ്രഹം, നിഹകരണപ്രസ്ഥാനം എന്നിങ്ങനെ കേരളസംസ്ഥാനം രൂപംകൊണ്ടതുവരെയുള്ള രാഷ്ട്രീയ വിമോചനചരിത്രം. സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തെ കേന്ദ്രമാക്കി ഇന്ത്യാചരിത്രം പ്രതിപാദിക്കുന്ന പുസ്തകപരമ്പരയില്‍ മലയാളികള്‍ക്ക് വിസ്മരിക്കാനാകാത്ത ചരിത്രം.

Carved walls, ornate thrones, gigantic architecture once adorned different parts of India.

Written by an eminent economist, Bimal Jalan, Emerging India: Economics, Politics and Reforms talks about India's growth from the post reform 1991 era to the modern days and the various challenges plaguing various arms of the government. In this book, Jalan praises the democratic setup that runs...

The Punjab is defined by the floodplains of the five rivers that give the area its name, and as a result, it is one of the most fertile regions of South Asia. However, since the 1947 partition of India, the “Land of Five Rivers” is something of a misnomer, as the partition not only divided India but also the Punjab. The eastern part of Punjab remained a province of India while the western section was ceded to the newly created Pakistan.

Indian mythology stretches beyond the tales of creation. This audiobook will acquaint you with the gods and goddesses who shaped the world, as well as epic tales of hardship, struggle, and strife. Mythology attempts to explain the origins of the universe and delves deep into understanding the creation of time, matter, and life itself. Were humans born out of the light that spilled from Lord Brahma? Was the universe created out of a golden egg? Can all of the human race trace its lineage back to one man?

With so many cultures, languages, and religions, it’s difficult not to fall in love with everything Asia has to offer. India: This far-reaching subcontinent has been the place where great empires have developed, the place of monumental battles, the place of foreign invaders, and the place of birth of various cultures and religions. China: Learn how and why this once reclusive nation opened up its borders, leaped forward, and grew into a bustling metropolis.

| WINNER OF THE GAJA CAPITAL BUSINESS BOOK PRIZE 2019 | The nineteenth century was an exciting time of initiative and enterprise around the world. If John D. Rockefeller was creating unimagined wealth in the United States that he would put to the service of the nation, a Parsi family with humble...

A thought-provoking and moving investigation into India as a society in transition through the lens of forbidden love, as three young couples reject arranged marriages and risk everything for true love amid social and political upheaval. In India, two out of every three people are under the age...

ശിലായുഗകാലം മുതല്‍ ക്രിസ്തുവര്‍ഷം 1500 വരെയുള്ള കേരളത്തിന്റെ സമഗ്രമായ സാമൂഹിക-സാംസ്‌കാരിക-രാഷ്ട്രീയ-സാമ്പത്തിക ചരിത്രം. പ്രാക് ചരിത്രം, ആദ്യകാല കുടിയേറ്റക്കാര്‍, ചേരന്‍മാരുടെ വരവ്, പാണ്ഡ്യന്‍മാരുടെ സമുദ്രാധിപത്യം,ബ്രാഹ്മണ കുടിയേറ്റവും ബ്രാഹ്മണമേധാവിത്വവും, പെരുമാള്‍വാഴ്ചയ്ക്കിടയായ സാഹചര്യം, ചോളമേധാവിത്വം, സാമൂതിരി യുഗം.

Having been left for another, Trisha decides that the best way to nurse her broken heart is to escape to India, armed with a copy of the Kama Sutra with its promise to teach her how to seduce a new lover, train a hawk (to carry love letters, of course!), furnish a house seductively, and seduce other women's husbands (well, maybe not that one).

An Indien scheiden sich die Geister. Obwohl oder gerade weil kaum jemand im Westen dieses widersprüchliche Land versteht. Zwischen Slums und Prunk, zwischen Yoga und Hightech, zwischen Bollywoodkultur und Kastenwesen ist uns das Land, dessen Bedeutung für die Weltgemeinschaft immer größer wird, ein Rätsel geblieben.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is an idea that was seeded into the minds of nationalist Jana Sangh leaders when they began to envision India after Independence. Much like the very core the freedom struggle was built on, they saw India as a demographically, culturally and historically cohesive and...