Why I am a Hindu
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Why I Am a Hindu, one of India’s finest public intellectuals gives us a profound book about one …
Want to Read $ 12.99"Who knows whence this creation had its origin? He, whether He fashioned it or whether He did not, He, who surveys it all from the highest heaven, He knows—or maybe even He does not know. — Rig Veda, X.129 1 ‘Maybe even He does not know!’ I love a faith that raises such a fundamental question about no less a Supreme Being than the Creator of the Universe Himself. Maybe He does not know, indeed. Who are we mere mortals to claim a knowledge of which even He cannot be certain?"-Shashi Tharoor, Why I am a Hindu
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1. Emotional Intelligence: Resilience
By: Daniel Goleman , Harvard Business Review , None , Shawn Achor , Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
3.75
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
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2. Master Your Time, Master Your Life: The Breakthrough System to Get More Results, Faster, in Every Area of Your Life
By: Brian Tracy
3.94
Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover 10 Essential Ways to Make the Most of Your Time “Time is money,” as the saying goes, but … read more
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3. The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
By: Amartya Sen
3.83
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
In sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize--winning economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual… read more
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"While we cannot live without history, we need not live within it either."-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
"It is, in particular, important to distinguish between the inclusionary role of identity and the exclusionary force of separatism."-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
"Nor let us be resentful when others differ from us. For all men have hearts, and each heart has its own leanings. Their right is our wrong, and our right is their wrong."-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
"It is the True. It is the Self, and thou, O Svetaketu, art it... And just in case thou art not all that, we will fix it with a bit of cleverness in reconstructing reality!"-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
4. The Discovery of India
By: Jawaharlal Nehru
4.00
Format: None pages,
In conjunction with the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in New Delhi, Oxford proudly announces the r… read more
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5. Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
By: Michael Bar-Zohar , Nissim Mishal
4.10
Format: 9 pages, Hardcover
The Mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. It is also the… read more
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6. Train to Pakistan
By: Khushwant Singh
3.85
Format: 128 pages,
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7. Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire
By: Alex von Tunzelmann
4.75
Format: 140 pages, Hardcover
A re-creation of one of the key moments of twentieth-century history: the partition and independenc… read more
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8. 7 Secrets Of Shiva (The 7 Secret Series, #3)
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
3.58
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Smeared with ash, draped in animal hide, he sits atop the snow-capped mountain, skull in hand, with… read more
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9. My Gita
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
4.11
Format: 14 pages, Paperback
In My Gita, acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies The Bhagavad Gita for the contempor… read more
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10. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
3.51
Format: 383 pages, Paperback
High above the sky stands Swarga, paradise, abode of the gods. Still above is Vaikuntha, heaven, ab… read more
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11. The Story of My Experiments With Truth
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4.29
Format: 426 pages, Paperback
Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography h… read more
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12. Why I am an Atheist and Other Works
By: Bhagat Singh
4.41
Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition
Bhagat Singh is a name that became synonymous with revolution in India’s struggle for Independence.… read more
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"Do you really know the most cursed sin in this world is to be poor? Yes, poverty is a sin; it is a punishment!"-Bhagat Singh, Why I am an Atheist and Other Works
"...life is really humiliating, why don't you try to improve it by agitating? Perhaps, you will say that this struggle would be futile, but this is precisely the argument which is usually used a cover…"-Bhagat Singh, Why I am an Atheist and Other Works
13. The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
By: S. Jaishankar
3.96
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The decade from the 2008 global financial crisis to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has seen a real t… read more
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"Being an ethical power is one aspect of the India Way."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
"Many friends, few foes, great goodwill, more influence. That must be achieved through the India Way."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
"India is today on a voyage of self-discovery and the lessons of Awadh are its surest compass in that quest."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
"Unlike other nations that rose earlier in Asia, China is much harder to fit into the Western-led global order."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
14. The Forest of Enchantments
By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4.20
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant ret… read more
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"-the girl I'd been on that day, burnished with innocence, believing that goodness and love were armour enough."-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments
"I knew now that love - no matter how deep - wasn't enough to transform another person: how they thought, what they believed. At best, we could only change ourselves."-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments
"A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley"-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments
"My first lesson on nature of love was that in a moment it could fulfill the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years."-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments
15. How to Finish Everything You Start
By: Jan Yager
3.57
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
Habits to Transform Your LifeHow to Finish Everything You Start is just the book you need to get mo… read more
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16. Acts of God
By: Kanan Gill
3.92
Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition
Channelling the craft of Neil Gaiman, the humour of Douglas Adams and the genius of Terry Pratchett… read more
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17. Why I am a Hindu
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"Who knows whence this creation had its origin? He, whether He fashioned it or whether He did not, He, who surveys it all from the highest heaven, He knows—or maybe even He does not know. — Rig Veda, …"-Shashi Tharoor, Why I am a Hindu
18. Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas
By: Satyarth Nayak
4.44
Format: 436 pages, Paperback
Do you know the story where Brahma and Vishnu race against each other or where Shiva battles Krishn… read more
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"In every tale lies a profound teaching, reminding us of the timeless wisdom embedded within our cultural heritage."-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas
"Vijaya is victory over others. Jaya is victory over one's own self. One's own mind and heart, thoughts and actions. Vijaya is external but Jaya is internal and that's always the hardest."-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas
"I fear,' replied the mother of mankind. 'I fear now to beget the female race. If a father can endanger his own daughter, who shall keep them safe? Who shall heal them if everybody wounds them? ' He r…"-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas
19. The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation
By: Ravish Kumar
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
‘The National Project for Instilling Fear in the people has reached completion. Before the promised… read more
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"These exhortations to keep safe have made people cowards."-Ravish Kumar, The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation
"You cannot put yours and yourself in danger just to overcome your fear."-Ravish Kumar, The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation
"While a ribbon awaits Usain Bolt at the finishing line, for people like us, there is a concrete wall. When you reach the finishing line, you run straight into that wall. Everything, your job, your cr…"-Ravish Kumar, The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation
20. Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
3.89
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic, while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet the… read more
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21. A History of British India
By: Hayden J. Bellenoit
3.98
Format: 24 pages, Audible Audio
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