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‘He was leaving behind the house which he no longer cared for but still felt in his blood. He’ll surely return but will the house then be as it is now? Will the people whose presence makes the house with five courtyards a veritable mohalla still be there?’ For a sprawling edifice with five courtyards,...

Agyeya was jailed as a revolutionary by the British authorities in the early 1930s-an experience that indelibly shaped his literary output. The verses in this collection vividly conjure the horror and tedium of imprisonment: the sound of iron gates clanging shut and the shadows cast by the bars of...

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...

Princess Promila is the daughter of the King of Manna. She grows up with the Rani as her only friend. With the help of Shankar, who comes as her tutor, she escapes from her father’s tyrannical ways. She elopes with Shankar to Amba and returns to Manna, just in time with an heir to save the kingdom from British rule. A modern fairy tale told with much humour.

Eleven-year-old Chikka lives in a small village near Bangalore. In celebration of a good harvest he and his family go to the city. Chikka is dazzled by the sounds and sights of the big city. As life in the village becomes increasingly difficult, Chikka, like other boys of his age, yearns for adventure...

This book is about a little boy of ten, Gagan, who lives in the city of Calcutta with his parents. His grandmother lives in a village by the forest and runs a small hospital for the animals. The jungle animals instinctively love and trust Amma, and limp over to the hospital whenever one of them in wounded...

"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...

"""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...

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...

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 is a must-have as it fulfills one of the greatest needs of a home-maker, who is often driven to distraction in an effort to dish up meals that the entire family will enjoy. Sanjeev Kapoor addresses and caters to this need with his careful consideration and well thought out recipes that are...

Throw that perfect party! Gather with friends and family for socialising, celebrating and recreation. There are a lot of components that create the formula for the perfect party but the main factor is the menu! Food, glorious food! This is where Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoors Party Cooking comes in handy...