New Launches

Book detailing ’secret killings’ in Assam unveiled

Mar 29th, 2009 | By Editors | Category: New Launches

Source: Hindustan Times
Should the family of a thief be punished for a crime that he committed? Raising questions on the “extra-judicial killings” of family members of a militant group of Assam, Secret Killings, a compilation based on the reports of an enquiry commission, was released in the capital Thursday.
Compiled by three journalists who had written [...]



New Light On Forgotten Statesman

Mar 13th, 2009 | By Editors | Category: New Launches

Gandhi’s Conscience Keeper: C. Rajagopalachari And Indian Politics
By Vasanthi Srinivasan
Hailed by Mahatma Gandhi as his conscience keeper, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878–1972; better known as Rajaji) epitomized the practical wisdom, religious tolerance, and statesmanship that Gandhi brought to the nationalist movement. 
Vasanthi Srinivasan presents Rajaji’s vision as that of a theocentric liberal. Examining his political ideas and actions [...]



Book on Deodis of Hyderabad

Mar 12th, 2009 | By Editors | Category: New Launches

Source: expressbuzz.com
“These buildings have a story to tell,” reads one of the chapters of Rani Sharma’s new book, Deodis of Hyderabad. Recollecting more than 200 years of history between two covers, Sharmas book attempts to chronicle, evaluate and preserve the vestiges of the royal retreats of the Nizami era.
At a bookreading at the Administrative Staff [...]



Bangalore Wilderness

Mar 4th, 2009 | By Editors | Category: New Launches, News

Source: http://swblogs.blogspot.com/
The Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore occupies a very special place in the academic landscape of India. Famous, and justly so, it is one of those institutions in our country that one can be proud of, one can rely upon for a certain basic standard and quality, and one that we can hold [...]



Understanding Afghanistan

Mar 4th, 2009 | By Editors | Category: New Launches

Gallerie’s 23rd issue, “Understanding Afghanistan” a valuable collective, brings you features and stories of a country beyond the north-west frontier province. A country that has become synonymous with the Taliban. But little is known about its contemporary culture; its art, performing arts, poetry, photography, cinema, of its people and their lives. addresses their socio-political & [...]



Parenting Wisdom

Mar 1st, 2009 | By Editors | Category: Featured Articles, New Launches

Spiritual Parenting: wisdom (and wit) for raising your child in a stress-free and spiritual environment
by Gopika Kapoor
ISBN: 978-8189988531
Price: Rs.200/-
Format: Paperback
From conception to early childhood, Spiritual Parenting, the first in a series by Hay House India will steer you through this life-altering journey. Marrying spirituality with tried-and-true advice, it offers simple but enormously effective strategies on [...]