Hachette India: 195 books

`He who regards all men as equals is religious.? Insightful, compassionate and benevolent, Guru Nanak Dev was a scholar, teacher, mentor and guide. Both a man of God as well as of the people, he believed that religion was a means of bringing everyone together and upheld the equality of all human beings,...

Ranjeev C. Dubey, the author of this incisive, unsparing and eyeopening book, holds that we Indians have an extra `credulity chromosome? built into our DNA. He believes that we are wired to unquestioningly trust those who exercise authority over us, or those whom we admire, even as they unashamedly...

For two months prior to the general elections in May 2009 NDTV anchor and TV reporter Sunetra Choudhary, along with her colleague Naghma Sahar, clambered onto a bus equipped with some Club Class seating, the requisite machinery to beam out live from the remotest parts of India, and a motley crew of...

This was egalitarian England. I would neither need nor have servants here. Everyone I met in India mentioned this fact as if it were the most significant feature of Western civilization and modernity. When young Farrukh arrives at Cambridge from small-town Poona, he?s resigned to having no servants...

Now updated with a new chapter on Rahul Gandhi The Congress party has always stayed one step ahead of the opposition by constantly reinventing and re-aligning itself to stay in sync with the political realities of the day. Its president, Sonia Gandhi, pulled off a master-coup in 2004 by declining...

Mahatma Gandhi never said, ?What can I do, I?m only one person.? Instead he said, ?In a gentle way, you can shake the world.? And he did. The Mahatma and the Monkeysbrings together the most interesting incidents that shaped Gandhiji?s life and his most important sayings. From his quest for truth,...

War is coming... Peninsular India, fourteenth century. The Pandyan empire is at its peak, its enemies subdued and its people at peace. Having left behind his step-brother Sundar in the race to the throne, Crown Prince Veera Pandyan is set to rule from Madurai, reputed to be the richest city in the...

The inspiring story of one of India?s greatest wrestling coaches In 2000, after the Olympic Games closed with much fanfare in Sydney, legendary wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat watched, dejected, as the prize reserved by his state government for the winner of an Olympic gold medal went unclaimed. Determined...

The one-stop guide to the 2015 World Cup Cricket is not just a game, it?s a religion. And every four years, new gods are created on the field. Each World Cup kicks off pitched battles and fan frenzy, with every match, every player and every run being analysed with fervour and recorded with vigour....

Looking for the career of your choice and don?t want to take the beaten path? Then pick up this book and get ready for your dream career! The Ultimate Guide to 21st Century Careers is designed to provide you with all the information you need about new careers in a range of fields. Specially designed...

?A learned man and a king are not equal, as the former is respected everywhere, but the latter only in his own dominions.? Canny, contemplative and courageous, Chanakya is known as one of India?s most multifaceted and enduring gurus. His smart, sage advice, captured forever in the twin classic treatises...

Becoming an emperor is not easy, especially when there are enemies everywhere and no one you can trust India, third century BCE. A land ruled by powerful dynasties, each fighting for supremacy over the other, unaware that a conqueror from Greece has arrived at the country?s doorstep in a bid to establish...

Every three years, over the last decade, the Mumbai-based theatre group RAGE - in collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre in London - organizes the Writers' Bloc Workshop. Offering a much-needed artistic retreat to playwrights, this workshop allows aspiring and professional playwrights a chance...

Can Ashoka conquer his enemies, or will his own demons get the better of him? Known in far reaches of the world as a great conqueror, emperor Bindusara rules over much of India with an iron fist. When a Brahmin prophesies that his wife, the beautiful Subhadrangi, will birth a legendary ruler, Bindusara...