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Soft cover. Zustand: As New. This collection of lectures of Max Muller portrays India, specially the Vedic India, as an epitome of a virtuosity and morality. Friedrich Max Muller 1823 1900 was a great linguist and scholar born in Germany. His publications include a Sanskrit translation of Kalidass Meghaduta History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature and Introduction to the Science of Religion. Before his death in 1900 at Oxford he was crowned with most honours and awards a scholar could aspire for.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Palash Krishna Mehrotra in The Butterfly Generation paints a compelling portrait of young urban Indians today wherein the memories and experiences of a bygone socialist era are contrasted with the sights and sounds of a contemporary Americanized India Part memoir part travelogue part commentary The Butterfly Generation is the first book about this New India written from an insider?s perspective Half of India?s population is under the age of 25 and by 2020 the average Indian will be only 29 years old and it is their stories that this books tells The stories include that of a doomed call centre worker a drug dealer on the make an airline pilot Versova scriptwriters watching Doordarshan in the eighties discovering pop music on short wave radio the coming of MTV the rise of heavy metal bands the Gay Pride March Valentine?s Day ragging in Indian hostels McJobs and the single life The Butterfly Generation swings back and forth between Hindi and English Bollywood and Hollywood the little black dress and the six yard sari 272 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. This Omnibus brings together three of his most riveting books Sunny Days is indeed a classic tracing his cricketing career from his childhood In Idols he pays tribute to thirty-one of his contemporaries from the cricketing world One Day Wonders is a superb collection of the most memorable one day matches played by India The Sunil Gavaskar Omnibus is a perfect tribute to the Little Master on his fiftieth birthday Gavaskar has played Test cricket for India all over the world besides playing regularly for the Ranji Trophy Irani cup and Duleep Trophy He remains one of crickets best-known gentlemen Readers and cricket lovers will remember how often and how generously he praises other cricketers and how modest he is about his own achievements With 34 Test centuries to his credit Gavaskar surpassed Sir Donald Bradmans 35-year-old record of 29 Test centuries He has been a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines while also being a commentator on television 680 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. This book celebrates the resilient spirit of the people of Kutch Assaulted by wars droughtsfamines floods and a myriad other natural and man-made disasters the spirit of the people has time and again risen from the ashes like a phoenix Randhir Khare has published several volumes of poetry fiction travel and a fable and has written with authority and force on minority and indigenous communities in rural and tribal India He has been given the Sanskriti Award and PegasusThe Gold Medal For Poetry awarded by the Union of Bulgarian Writers 316 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Lucknow under the rule of the idiosyncratic Nawabs was a heady mix of flourishing arts literature architecture sports and ? most famously ? a culturally evolved lifestyle In The Life and Times of the Nawabs of Lucknow Ravi Bhatt depicts the life history pithy colourful anecdotes Wily prime ministers powerful begums and eccentric chefs this book is replete with little-known information and accompanied with beautiful illustrations gives an interesting overview of the lives of the different Nawabs who gave the city its distinctive history and culture 248 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. My China Diary 1956-88 recounts the events which occurred when the author served as a diplomat in Beijing and what transpired during Premier Chou En-lais ill-fated visit to India in April 1960 The book concludes with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhis path-breaking passage to China It offers new insights about the complexities of India-China bilateral relations between 1956 and 1988 His overview is fascinationg My China Diary 1956-88 is illuminationg provocative stimulating and unputdownable K Natwar Singh was born in 1931 He was educated at Mayo College Ajmer Scindia School Gwalior St Stephens College Delhi and Corpus Christi College Cambridge He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1953 and resigned from it in 1984 thereafter he joined the Congress Party At present he is a member of the Congress Working Committee 224 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. The Enduring Wisdom of the Tao Te Ching can become a companion for your own spiritual journey Reportedly written by a sage named Lao Tzu over 2500 years ago the Tao Te Ching is one of the most succinct and yet among the most profound-spiritual texts ever written Short enough to read in an afternoon subtle enough to study for a lifetime the Tao Te Ching distills into razor-sharp poetry centuries of spiritual inquiry inot the Tao the Way of the natural world around us that reveals the ultimate organizing principle of the universe Derek Lins insightful commentary along with his new translation from the original Chinese a translation that sets a whole new standard for accuracy will inspire your spiritual journey and enrich your everyday life It highlights the Tao Te Chings insights on simplicity balance and learning from the paradoxical truths you can see all around you finding strength through flexibility because bamboo bends it is tough to break achieving goals by transcending obstacles water simply flows around rocks on its way to the sea believing that small changes bring powerful results a sapling in time grows into a towering tree 170 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the fount of supreme Knowledge and Absolute truth that sprung from the lotus lips of lord Krishan for the emancipation of his most devoted disciple and friend Prince Arjuna A Timeless Melody is the masterly rendering of this momumemtal scripture into ryhmed verse in English for the benefit of hindi readers - and to add to the richness of the biligual book - the English quatrains have been juxtaposed with the corresponding Chaupayees in Hindi by swami Jwalaprakashji Udaseen 416 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. An Aghori is a practitioner of the spiritual discipline known as Aghora Aghora is the apotheosis of Tantra the Indian religion whose Supreme Deity is the Mother GoddessThis is the story of the Aghori Vimalananda penned by his student and disciple Other books by the same author Aghora II - Kundalini by Robert Svoboda Aghora III - The Law of Karma by Robert Svoboda 328 pp.

pbk. Baruch Benedict de Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in 1632 He belonged to the emigrant Jewish community He was much influenced by the writings of Descartes His unorthodox views led him to be excommunicated by the Jewish authorities in 1659 In the following years he devoted himself to his philosophical writings He derived a modest income from grinding optical lenses In 1673 he refused an invitation to become professor of philosophy at Heidelberg Spinoza died at The Hague from consumption in 1677 Arnold Zweig 1887 1968 was born in Glogua Germany During the First World War he joined the German Eastern Front Headquarter at Verdun He was a strong oponent of Nazism which forced him into exile from Germany in 1934 He returned later after the Second World War He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1959 His other works include The Crowning of a King and The Axe of Wandsbek 124 pp.