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Idea of India Hard to Beat: Republic Resilient
₹395.00Idea of India Hard to Beat is a collection of essays and articles written by Badri Raina between 2010 and 2015 that bear witness to the shifting socio-political dynamics of the recent past.
Let the Rumours Be True
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In the Name of the Mother, is a story of Smita, a banker, who has stumbled upon the fact that her wonderful mother, a single parent, was actually a waitress and sex worker …
The Story of Secularism: 15th – 21st Century
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The issues surrounding secularism – state neutrality, freedom of religion, equal citizenship – have been discussed at least since the 18th century. However, the seeds of these ideas were sown in the 15th century….
The Hungry Cow
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Eleven-year-old Raju wants to be a veterinary doctor, because in every cow he sees his Gaura maan, the cow his father Gopala has reared. When he sees any cow limping/bleeding, he feels that it is Gaura maan who is hurt, so he aspires to treat them all…
The Deputy Commissioner’s Dog and Other Colleagues
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There is no didacticism in these pieces, just warmth and concern, laced with rich description, entertaining tales, urban and folk lore, and hilarious metaphors. Shukla’s self-confessed efforts “to make sense of a world gradually going bonkers” leave the reader, facing the same world, vastly soothed and hooting with laughter.
The Teller of Tales
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Edited by Achala Moulik, The Teller of Tales is a delightful collection of stories told by Uncle Ram to his three young charges. He tells them about strange kingdoms under the sea, of enchanted forests, birds who guide, demons who wear diamonds and flowers which reveal royal secrets. These tales of good queens, wicked witches and brave journeys have a timeless appeal for children. Each story has a message of how kind thoughts and good deeds are rewarded.
Stout and Tender: A Collection of Poems Pure and Impure
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Stout and Tender is Badri Raina’s third (and largest) anthology of poems in which the academic-poet, while musing and introspective, feels compelled to engage with glaring contemporary brutalities, anguish, sad and reviling ironies, the slow, stabbing death of humanism, and societal change inflicted by the digital age.
The Queen of All Nations: A Brief View of Modern India for Young Indians
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What makes a nation?
Is there a difference between a patriot and a nationalist?
What is the truth about our land?
What is the past that many of us have no idea about, especially those who have come to take what they are told as actuality?
What does our history teach us?
The Queen of All Nations attempts to tell the truth about us, our India and separate fact from myth.
Alternative Futures: India Unshackled.
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This book would hold appeal for everyone concerned about the current state of India and the world, and willing to engage critically in the collective search for a better future.
Courage to Continue
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Written for young managers and experienced professionals alike, Courage to Continue is an interesting, witty, engrossing and fascinating account of his memories, experiences, and learnings in a rather roller-coaster career.