Orient Blackswan: 280 books

"""Channel 1-9, a set of nine books for Classes 1-9, closely follow the English syllabus for schools, and are concerned with language practice workgrammar, composition and vocabulary.Some of the chief recommendations in the new syllabus are providing plenty of scope for practice, and relating the exercises...

"""Channel 1-9, a set of nine books for Classes 1-9, closely follow the English syllabus for schools, and are concerned with language practice workgrammar, composition and vocabulary.Some of the chief recommendations in the new syllabus are providing plenty of scope for practice, and relating the exercises...

From the wonderful land of China, here are two stories - The Hungry Emperor and The Clever Barber.The Hungry Emperor is a story of a rather fussy emperor. Read to find out how he’s taught never to be fussy again!The Clever Barber is a story about how a courtier’s wife solves the problem of a painful...

A must have guide to any visitor to New Delhi, India. Well illustrated, split into sub divisions and updated till 2011.Informative and subtle colors are used to define sections

This is a collection of nine articles addressing theoretical issues, hypotheses, generalizations, in the study of the material remains of Sri Lankas historical civilization. They have all been previously published but in widely scattered sources, sometimes difficult to find. Bringing them together makes...

This book is a selection of Surayya Tyabjis classic recipes that was first published in 1975 and has been a best selling title since then. Here are a hundred classics in Indian cookingMoghlai, many from Hyderabad, and a pick of favourites from all overwith the choice of menus that hunt up well-loved...

Few communities can match the Bengalis in their love of good food and the care with which they prepare it. This book has the choicest recipes for all the courses of the menu. With clear step by step instructions which even a novice in the kitchen can easily follow, these recipes can be recreated in any part of India.

This book explodes the myth that food from Kerala is just mountains of rice, coconut and fish curry. It introduces the gourmet to the subtle flavours of over a hundred traditional recipes, presented for the first time with easy-to-follow instructions.

This handy book is meant for young men/women who have not had the time to learn traditional cooking. This book attempts to be a helpful guide with both North and South Indian recipes, targeted at beginners. It provides a wide spectrum of easy-to-cook, simple recipes, to whip up a fast but satisfying meal after a tiring day at work.

Tibetan Refugees in India focuses on the issue of education for the Tibetan community as an important ingredient conceived to not only protect and preserve tradition but also engage with modernity by the Tibetan Government in Exile. The volume recognises the dilemmas that the community grapples with...

Science Alive (1-5) is a completely new 5-year course specially designed to make the teaching and learning of science a meaningful and truly 'aliVe' experience. The series is planned around the philosophy that science can be learnt only if the  child acquires a scientific temperament — there must...

The importance of the history of technology is seen when technology is understood not merely as technique but as part of a history of the culture and of the social and intellectual development of human civilisation. The papers, drawn from fundamental works as well as from articles and papers from...

This book is a compilation of articles, editorial, investigative reports, surveys, memoranda and other significant material on the Gujarat carnage. The final report of the Human Rights Commission (that took a direct interest for the first time, of its own accord, in communal violence) is included in...

Inter-state river water disputes in India have become an inflammatory issue in the last few years. They have become tools for political one-upmanship and have engendered numerous senseless acts of violence. This book offers a balanced survey of the history of inter-state river water disputes in India....