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1. An Incomplete Life: The Autobiography
Author: Vijaypat Singhania
Publisher: Macmillan
Print Length: 232 pages
Release date: 31 October 2021
Price: ₹488.00*
Review
‘If only I knew then what I know now, my life would be completely different.’
In February 2015, an unforeseen setback cost Vijaypat Singhania, the erstwhile Chairman Emeritus of Raymond Group, the work of his life and his cherished family home. One of India’s most legendary industrialists, today he is fighting a battle to recover all that he has lost. In his first and only autobiography, he traces his extraordinary life from an anguished childhood to the many dynamic decades he spent at Raymond and the tumultuous years after.
Born into the famed Singhania family, Vijaypat was always expected to take up the storied family business. But not one to be deterred from pursuing his own passions, he also nurtured his love for adventure in the skies and broke two world records as an aviator, served a brief stint as a professor and even became the sheriff of Mumbai for a time. All the while, under his stewardship, the Raymond Group diversified into new segments, with Raymond soon being recognized as one of India’s most trusted apparel brands. And then a singular misstep set in motion a grave misfortune …
Intimate, candid and deeply moving, An Incomplete Life is in fact a rare glimpse into a life lived to the fullest but marked by the painful sting of regret and heartbreaks.
About the Author
Vijaypat Singhania is the former Chairman Emeritus of Raymond Group and has been one of India’s foremost industrialists. A keen aviator, he has many aviation honours to his credit including the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Medal and the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2006, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, by the Government of India. He also briefly served as the sheriff of Mumbai in 2005. An Incomplete Life is his first and only autobiography.
2. The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Author: Amitav Ghosh
Publisher: Penguin Allen Lane
Print Length: 350 pages
Release date: 14 October 2021
Price: ₹429.00*
Review
Before the 18th century, every single nutmeg in the world originated around a group of small volcanic islands east of Java, known as the Banda Islands. As the nutmeg made its way across the known world, they became immensely valuable - in 16th century Europe, just a handful could buy a house. It was not long before European traders became conquerors, and the indigenous Bandanese communities - and the islands themselves - would pay a high price for access to this precious commodity. Yet the bloody fate of the Banda Islands forewarns of a threat to our present day.
Amitav Ghosh argues that the nutmeg's violent trajectory from its native islands is revealing of a wider colonial mindset which justifies the exploitation of human life and the natural environment, and which dominates geopolitics to this day.
Written against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, and interweaving discussions on everything from climate change, the migrant crisis, and the animist spirituality of indigenous communities around the world, The Nutmeg's Curse offers a sharp critique of Western society, and reveals the profoundly remarkable ways in which human history is shaped by non-human forces.
About the Author
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta in 1956. He grew up in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. He studied at the universities of Delhi and Oxford and published the first of eight novels, The Circle of Reason, in 1986. The first novel in his Ibis trilogy, Sea of Poppies, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He received the Jnanpith Award in 2018.
3.Atmasiddhi Shastra: Six Spiritual Truths of the Soul (Concise & Complete Commentary)
Publisher: HarperCollins India
Print Length: 568 pages
Release Date: 21 October 2021
Price: ₹325.00*
Review
Humanity has accomplished incredible feats. We have reached for the stars, and achieved things our forefathers considered impossible. And yet, the same key questions that eluded them, have eluded us - Who am I? Where have I come from? What is my true purpose? Questions spark the beginning of an inner journey.
Atmasiddhi Shastra is a 142-verse masterpiece, composed by 19th century self-realised saint Shrimad Rajchandraji in a single sitting of about 1.5 hours when He was only 28 years old. Quenching the genuine thirst of a seeker, Shrimadji shares six spiritual truths in this clearest, most cogent outline of the path. A brilliant clarification on diverse perspectives, it prompts you to realise who you are, and who you are not.
World-renowned spiritual leader Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji reveals the hidden treasures embedded within every verse of Atmasiddhi Shastra. The book is a step-by-step guide to self-realisation written with great compassion and vision by an enlightened Master. An indisputable path to universal truths is presented through an open-hearted dialogue between an experienced Master and an earnest seeker.
Exploring the soul, destiny, karma, death, rebirth, God and liberation, Atmasiddhi Shastra weaves scriptural testimony with a scientific approach, philosophy with practicality, doctrine with devotion, and logic with love. It covers every step of the path, with milestones of progress, warnings of pitfalls and perils, and a vivid glimpse of the final destination.
A guidebook for those in search of their everlasting nature, the deep spiritual richness of every verse is made accessible to read, retain and ruminate. Nothing that one requires to experience the soul, or to attain liberation is hidden or left out. A revolution awaits all those who seek wholeheartedly within these pages.
A master class in spirituality for every modern seeker, Atmasiddhi Shastra is a deeply personal experience. Ignite your inner quest. Discover your higher purpose. Reclaim your true identity. Experience your eternal bliss. Gift yourself this ocean of spirituality.
About the Author
Enlightened master, spiritual visionary, modern-day mystic and humanitarian leader, Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji is the founder of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur – a spiritual organisation for inner transformation with 108 centres across five continents, 250 value education children's centres, and over 90 youth groups.
Born on 26 September, 1966 in Mumbai, India, Pujya Gurudevshri showed signs of divinity at a very young age. An ardent devotee of Shrimad Rajchandraji, blending theory with experience and the head with the heart, Pujya Gurudevshri provides powerful and practical tools to joyfully tread the journey inward.
His mastery of the spiritual principles, illuminating wisdom, pure love, rationality, oratory flair and sparkling wit, captivates people of any age or background. He reveals the deepest truths embedded in a vast array of scriptures, and has authored inspiring books on spirituality, translated in multiple languages.
Pujya Gurudevshri's compassion has blossomed into Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care, offering selfless service and bringing joy to the underprivileged. This international initiative enjoys special consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Transforming millions globally, inspiring humanity to seek self-realisation, He is a 21st century spiritual force, while remaining unmoved Himself - the unmoved mover.
4. Whisper to Me Your Lies
Author: Novoneel Chakraborty
Publisher: Penguin Metro Reads
Print Length: 256 pages
Release Date: 18 October 2021
Price: ₹159.00*
Review
Ekantika Pakrashi has just lost the love of her life. Preliminary reports suggest it was no accident. Her boyfriend was murdered in cold blood and the modus operandi resembles that of India's most notorious serial killer of the 1990s: the Cellotape Killer. He was never caught, and if this indeed was him, then he had resurfaced after twenty-one years.
Whisper To Me Your Lies is a fast-paced, chilling crime thriller and a poignant tale of a girl's single-minded obsession to find out who altered her life. And why.
About the Author
Novoneel Chakraborty is the bestselling author of fourteen bestselling thriller novels and one short story collection titled Cheaters. His novel, Forget Me Not, Stranger, debuted as the No. 1 bestseller across India. While All Yours, Stranger ranked in the top five thriller novels on Amazon, India-the only one to feature amid other international bestsellers. His novel Black Suits You was in top five thrillers category on Amazon for fifteen weeks. While his Forever series was in the bestseller list for ten weeks straight after its release with Forever Is A Lie featuring in the highest selling books on Flipkart for 2017. Forever Is True made it to Amazon's Memorable Books of 2017 and Times of India's Most Stunning Books of 2017.
Known for his twists, dark plots and strong female protagonists, Novoneel Chakraborty is also called the Sidney Sheldon of India by his readers. His immensely popular thriller series, The Stranger Trilogy, has been translated into six Indian languages and has been adapted into a popular web series, titled Hello Mini, on MX Player produced by Applause Entertainment and Rose Movies. His erotic thriller novel, Black Suits You, has been adapted into the blockbuster hit Bekaaboo, while his exclusive digital novella, Red Suits You, is also being adapted into a web series by Alt Balaji. His short story collection, Cheaters, is now available in Hindi as well. Apart from novels, Novoneel has written and developed several TV and web shows for premiere channels and platforms. He lives and works in Mumbai.
5. Actually. . . I Met Them (Digitally Signed Copy): A Memoir
Publisher: Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Print Length : 176 pages
Release date: 18 October 2021
Price: ₹317.00*
Review
Personal. Intimate. Deeply moving.
An absolutely unputdownable memoir.
From Bimal Roy to Satyajit Ray, R.D. Burman, Kishore Kumar, Ritwik Ghatak, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Mahasweta Devi and Samaresh Basu, among others, in this fascinating book, Gulzar Saab goes down memory lane to bring to light his relationship with the doyens of cinema, music and literature, who he had known and worked with over a long period of time. In his words, 'It seems like a dream when I revisit my memories of such great gurus and colleagues, and I feel overwhelmed that I have really interacted with them. I have to pinch myself on realizing that actually . . . I met them.'
Chatty, anecdotal and deeply personal, this book of memories will chronicle Gulzar Saab's life and career through different eras of Indian cinema as he successfully transcended commercial and critical arts. Studded with rare photographs, Actually .. I Met Them will be a treat for his huge and devoted fan base.
About the Author
Gulzar, one of India's leading poets, is a greatly respected scriptwriter and film director. He has been one of the most popular lyricists in mainstream Hindi cinema, gaining international fame when he won an Oscar and a Grammy for the song 'Jai ho'. Gulzar received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014. He lives and works in Mumbai.
6. Happily Never After
Author: Sudeep Nagarkar
Publisher: Westland
Print Length: 192 pages
Release Date: 25 October 2021
Price: ₹198.00*
Review
What would you do if the person you love doesn’t love you back? Would you surrender anything and everything to prove your love? But what if they love someone else?
Shy, reserved Juhi has never been one for romances. Until she meets Abhay. From the minute he walks into her office, she is smitten.
The only problem: he is in love with someone else. Someone she thinks is completely wrong for Abhay. Juhi’s feelings lead her to do things that are completely out of character, till she reaches a point where she must either lose herself completely, or pick herself up and find her own true centre. Which path will she choose? And what will she find at the end of it? Happily Never After is compelling new book on holding on and letting go from bestselling author Sudeep Nagarkar.
About the Author
udeep Nagarkar has authored fourteen bestselling novels: Few Things Left Unsaid, That’s the Way We Met, It Started With a Friend Request, Sorry You’re Not My Type, You’re the Password to My Life, You’re Trending in My Dreams, She Swiped Right Into My Heart, All Rights Reserved for You, Our Story Needs No Filter, She Friend Zoned My Love, The Secrets We Keep, Stand By Me!, A Second Chance and Can’t Quarantine Our Love. He has been featured on the Forbes longlist of the most influential celebrities for two consecutive years. He was also awarded the ‘Celebrity author of 2013’ by Amazon and, in 2016, he was awarded the ‘Youth Icon of the Year’ by Zee Awards and WBR group. He has given guest lectures at various organisations and institutes, including TEDx and the IITs.
7. The Custodian of Trust: A Banker's Memoir
Author: Rajnish Kumar
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Print Length: 288 pages
Release date: 18 October 2021
Price: ₹445.00*
Review
He was silently managing the crisis in India's banking sector then.
Now he shares these stories in his memoir.
It began from a modest house in one of the narrow lanes of the old city of Meerut. From being a probationary officer in the State Bank of India (SBI) in 1980 to its Chairman in 2017, Rajnish Kumar had an amazingly interesting journey in which he saw the many changes in India's banking sector that greatly impacted the country and its economy.
As the Chairman of SBI, Kumar recounts, his term was rather momentous as the period-from 2017 to 2020-during which he shouldered this responsibility was rather unique under any circumstances. The Indian banking sector was going through one of its most tumultuous phases. The problem of non-performing loans (NPLs) had severely impacted the balance sheet and profitability of banks, especially those in the public sector.
In the aftermath of demonetization, the YES Bank fiasco, the crisis in Jet Airways and NPLs, among others, The Custodian of Trust is a candid memoir by the former Chairman of India's largest commercial bank. Anecdotal, engaging and evocative, this book is an unputdownable memoir of a former banker.
About the Author
With four decades of service in the State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest commercial bank, Rajnish Kumar retired as its Chairman in October 2020. Credited with steering SBI through a very difficult period for the bank and the banking industry in India, he played a stellar role in saving YES Bank and led from the front to resolve the problems faced by many high-profile stressed assets.
An MSc in physics, Kumar is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB), an avid traveller and is passionate about badminton.
8. Bound By Love
Author: Nityanand Charan Das
Publisher: Birch Books
Print Length: 136 pages
Release Date: 21 October 2021
Price: ₹199.00
Review
Love is the most mystical feeling. “It makes us laugh, it makes us cry. It showers with nectar, the heart that is dry". And this feeling finds it’s culmination in the loving yet esoteric bond between the Supreme Lord and His devotees. This book ‘Bound by Love’ explores that bond and takes us through a plethora of emotions. There is love, adventure, drama, suspense, and much more! Above all, it makes us realise the enchanting ‘sweetness’ of the Supreme, in a world where most are only enamoured by or are aware of His greatness.
About the Author
Nityanand Charan Das is a practicing monk at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, ISKCON Chowpatty, Mumbai & a visionary who wishes to revolutionize the current urban scenario by aiding people in leading a life of purpose, fulfilment, and satisfaction. He also specializes in guiding today's youth including children & teenagers to reconnect with their roots and lead a simple yet happy life. Coming from an army background, his childhood desire was to become an army officer. But, Krishna had other plans for him, and orchestrated his life beautifully. Life led him to fail the NDA interview despite being one of the best in the group, to an engineer instead, and eventually, becoming a monk when he was just 24. He specialises in making the sacred teachings of our holy scriptures simple that resonate with anyone and everyone and his message is simple: “Spiritual Life is not a life of Rejection. It is a life of Connection”. We do not have to give up anything, We simpLY have to add this valuable dimension to our life. He divine radiance can be felt far and wide: his lectures are heard in every major city of India and in more than 50 countries across the globe.
9. The Book of Hope: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Indians
Author: The Better India
Publisher: Penguin
Print Length: 224 pages
Release Date: 18 October 2021
Price: ₹239.00*
Review
The Book of Hope is perfect for a nation that refuses to give up. Curated by The Better India, these are stories of resolve, love, faith, entrepreneurship, and compassion that will uplift your spirit. These stories serve as a pick-me-up when you're feeling down, or when you need a reminder that in the end, we'll make it through.
This book is an archive of a nation's collective goodness. Stories are what connect us and remind us that hope is always possible, and the lives of these ordinary Indians will surely inspire you. These are the experiences of real people who found love, overcame loss, worked towards achieving their dreams, or those who bravely fought against societal norms. This book is a testament to the fact that anyone can do it - even you.
When all seems dull and bleak, think of this book as a ray of hope brightening up your heart, mind, and soul.
About the Author
In 1609, the world's first newspaper, arguably, was published in Strausbourg. It was aptly named Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien - which translates into Account of all distinguished and commendable stories. Unfortunately, over the next 400 years, news media has mutated into an unrecognizable form far removed from its original DNA - to become sensationalist, scandalous, and downright polarizing.
It was this vicious cycle that The Better India sought to break. It was the first to show the world that solutions based stories are equally important in a world that is obsessed with sensationalism.
The endeavour of The Better India is to shine the light on the positive, the good, the kind, and thereby restoring the faith of humanity in the humanity of humans.
The Better India is the world's largest platform that uses the power of stories to drive large-scale social and economic change.
10. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favours the Brave
Author: Ryan Holiday
Publisher: Profile Books
Print Length: 304 pages
Release date: 20 October 2021
Price: ₹460.00*
Review
An inspiring anthem to the power, promise, and challenges of courage, the first in a series examining the timeless Stoic virtues from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ryan Holiday
Fortune favours the bold. All great leaders of history have known this, and were successful because of the risks they dared to take. But today so many of us are paralysed by fear.
Drawing on ancient Stoic wisdom and examples across history and around the world, Ryan Holiday shows why courage is so important, and how to cultivate it in our own lives. Courage is not simply physical bravery but also doing the right thing and standing up for what you believe; it's creativity, generosity and perseverance. And it is the only way to live an extraordinary, fulfilled and effective life.
Everything in life begins with courage. This book will equip you with the bravery to begin.
About the Author
Ryan Holiday is one of the world's foremost writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key have sold millions of copies and been translated into over 30 languages. He lives outside Austin, Texas, with his wife and two boys... and cows and donkeys and goats.
11. The Origin Story of India's States
Author: Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan
Publisher: Penguin eBury Press
Print Length: 304 pages
Release Date: 25 October 2021
Price: ₹319.00*
Review
The story of the birth of India's states is the story of the birth and continuing rebirth of India, the nation. It is a story that everyone in India must know, from young to old.
This rigorously researched book lays out the fascinating political and historical circumstances of the birth of India's states and union territories.
About the Author
Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan is a writer, actor and strategy consultant from Bengaluru, India. This is his first non-fiction book.
12. Whose Samosa is it Anyway?
Author: Sonal Ved
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Print Length: 256 pages
Release Date: 18 October 2021
Price: ₹394.00*
Review
In this book, accompany Sonal Ved on a journey of taste through the various timelines across the Indian subcontinent. We go from the banks of the Indus in 1900 bc to the great kingdoms of the north many centuries later; from the time of the Mauryans to when the Mughal Sultanate reigned supreme. Meet the Europeans merchants desperate to trade in Indian treasures, be it the deep-blue indigo or the pricey pepper. On this trip discover answers to such questions as What are the origins of chutney or of the fruit punch, and how are they connected to India? Who taught us how to make ladi pav and kebabs, and how did the Burmese khow suey land up on the wedding menus of Marwaris? The author takes us through the food history and traditions from the mountains in Kashmir to the backwaters of Kanyakumari; from the ports of the Bay of Bengal to the shores of the Arabian Sea, where traders and travellers arrived from the world over. And, finally, we find out whose samosa it truly is . . .
About the Author
Sonal Ved is the content director at India Food Network, Tastemade India and the food editor at Vogue India. Her second cookbook Tiffin was listed in the New York Times as one of the must-have cookbooks for Fall 2018. Apart from writing about food, she also hosts cooking shows for Tastemade. Her words have appeared in food publications such as Food52 and Thrillist.
13. The Girl I Met That Night
Author: Zahir Chauhan
Publisher: Srishti Publishers & Distributors
Print Length: 216 pages
Release date: 8 October 2021
Price: ₹192.00*
Review
KABIR has tasted success, but wants to go higher and is working hard for it. His life changes when he meets a stranger one fateful night and is enamored by her.
ANAMIKA is a mystery, who is searching for herself. She tells Kabir her story, but on the condition that they would never meet again.
The night ends, but their story has just begun!
Their paths cross again, but Anamika disappears. With no clue about where she is, Kabir is lost and disheartened.
To what extent will Kabir go to find Anamika? What is Anamika hiding from him? Will they meet again?
Read this electrifying tale of destiny, love and courage to know more about The Girl I Met that Night.
About the Author
A management graduate from Singapore, Zahir Chauhan is an author, screenwriter, and corporate professional. Two of his earlier published books have received rave reviews from the readers and featured in various newspapers across the country. The screenplay based on his second book was also selected at the Bollywood film festival in 2018. He has also written two short films on social harmony and the current state of women in the society.
14. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Author: Dave Grohl
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Print Length: 384 pages
Release Date: 5 October 2021
Price: ₹560.00*
Review
So, I’ve written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (‘It’s a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!’), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I’ve recorded and can’t wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn’t mean that I’m quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it’s like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters…the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.
About the Author
Dave Grohl is an award-winning musician and director. He has been one of the most beloved and respected figures on the international music since his recorded debut with Nirvana on 1991's generation-defining Nevermind. Grohl took centre stage with Foo Fighters' 1995 self-titled debut album, and the band have gone on to win twelve Grammys and five Brit Awards. Their most recent album, Medicine at Midnight, went to No 1 on the UK charts. In 2013, Grohl made his debut as a feature director/producer with the acclaimed documentary Sound City. Grohl also directed the eight-part HBO docuseries Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, which premiered in October 2014 and went on to win two Emmys.
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