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Losing My Way, Shiv K. Kumar’s seventh collection of poems, adds a new dimension to his poetic craft and vision. Already recognized as one of the most leading Indian-English poets, he has now voyaged through a much wider landscape of human concern...

This book has been written with an aim to make the evening of your life as rosy as your youth. It speaks about the ‘fountain of youth’, and discloses the secrets of remaining young. It explains how you can write your own destiny; how you can decre...

Joseph Andrews is Fielding's first novel, and although directed against Samuel Richardson's Pamela which was a great success, it is far from being a simple parody. To cite Fielding himself 'The fable consists of a series of separate adventures...a...

Ageing is the process of growing old and is marked by signs of changes in external appearance as well as internal functioning of the human body. Self-grooming helps to look young and feel fit with the passage of time. Various techniques like slim ...

There are predictions everywhere about India’s rise as an economic superpower in the next few decades. International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database (April 2011) states that Indian economy will grow from US$ 1.54 trillion to ...

A limited knowledge or lack of it, concerning the reproduction, contraception, family planning and sex can have a significant impact upon the social, family and personal growth and development of an individual. The reproduction, contraception and ...

The book Homeopathy: An Illusion is a rich source of authentic information on Homeopathy. It lucidly explains how Hahnemann framed wrong laws of this therapeutic system due to lack of knowledge. The information has been collected by the author fro...

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and t...

Parenting a child is a lifelong commitment involving taking care of the baby in every way, satisfying all its needs, and ensuring that it grows into a healthy, happy and normal child. It is a task that needs strength and compassion. All parents wi...

The present book God Made the Man and the Man Made the Gods is an attempt to prove that it is God who created the universe and entered into the universe (Taitriya Upnishad, Brahmanandvalli, chapter 6 and couplet 1). God and the universe became one...

It has been rightly said that a healthy body is the guest chamber of soul and a sick one its prison. No doubt, with significant advances in Medical Science and gaining control over infectious diseases, the human lifespan has increased; but equally...

A uniquely diversified poetic narrative, this anthology takes the reader along an adventurous journey into the enchanting world of infants. Here mothers pour their heart out to the unborn infants: I weave at my will, every waking moment and every ...

Man is powerless in the face of the wrath of Nature. Natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and cyclones cannot be prevented. However, their adverse effects can be considerably reduced if the people are prepared and have adopted the relevant m...

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is Thomas De Quincey’s autographical account. In it, he describes his opium and alcohol addiction and its effect on his life. It was his first published “major work…and the one which brought him fame almost ov...

Bridging Souls—A Journey from Mahabharata to Bharata is a thought-provoking and scholarly book that juxtaposes the events of Mahabharata with the socio-political environment of modern-day India. It is an erudite treatise that analyzes Mahabharata-...

The novel is based on a story told to George Eliot by her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, of a confession made to her by a girl in the condemned cell at Nottingham gaol awaiting execution for the murder of her child. Hetty Sorrel, pret...

There have been some major transformations in Indian society over the past twenty to thirty years. With this change have come enormous opportunities for the local people to experience a higher standard of living. Personal relationships in India h...

‘24’ is a challenging new cross-number puzzle that combines problem-solving, logical thinking and elementary Mathematics. The puzzles involve the level of Maths taught at school, featuring brackets, powers, roots, decimals, factorials, negative nu...