Classics Novels

The history of the 20th century is Marx's legacy. Not since Jesus Christ has an obscure pauper inspired such global devotion - or been so calamitously misinterpreted. The end of the century is a good moment to strip away the mythology and try to rediscover Marx the man. There have been many thousand..

Krishnamurti for Beginners is an introduction to the teachings of J. Krishnamurti, meant primarily for readers unacquainted with his work. The problems of daily living that confront every human being and Krishnamurti's original approach to them form the basis of the selections. Krishnamurti held tha..

Lanka's Princess by Kane Kavita..

When the limit of violence and cruelty is crossed by a man, human feelings begin to appear in his heart automatically. Macbeth, the popular tragedy of Shakespeare is composed almost on this background. Its story is based on historical work related to Scotland. Shakespeare has coined the events in im..

Have you ever thought about who, where or what you were in your past life? Maharaja in Denims is all about a young teenager whose life changes after he discovers that he has had more than one past lives.Summary of the BookHari, a teenager believes that he is the reincarnation of Maharaja Ranjit Sing..

Borrowing from Sanghadasa's Jaina version of the Ramayana, Mandodari-one of the least known characters of the Hindu epic-is finally given a voice. Considered to be one of the most beautiful apsaras, she was married off to the mighty Ravana, the legendary king of Lanka. In her story, she speaks about..

Previously published as Alcestis and Other Plays, the Penguin Classics edition of Euripides' Medea and Other Plays is translated by John Davie with introductions and notes by Richard Rutherford.Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is on..

Meena Kumari the Poet: A Life beyond Cinema is a compelling collection of poems written by the actress and poet. They are originally in Urdu, and are translated into English by Noorul Hasan.Summary of the BookMeena Kumari was not only an exemplary, beautiful actress of Hindi cinema, but was also an ..

The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes t..

Devdutt Pattanaik writes and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He has written over 500 articles in newspapers, and thirty books, which include My Gita, Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Sita: An Illustrated ..

Aisha Chaudhary was born with S. C. I. D (Severe Combined Immune Deficiency) and underwent a bone marrow transplant when she was 6 months old. She lives in New Delhi, where she was born.2014 was a brutal year for Aisha as her disease progressed and her lungs started giving up on her. The last few mo..