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Read an exclusive excerpt from Dynasties of Devotion!
Read an exclusive excerpt from Dynasties of Devotion!

About the book For centuries, temples have functioned not just as places of worship but also social and cultural centres, offering both a connection to the divine and entertainment in the form of music and dance as respite from everyday life. In Dynasties of Devotion, Deepa Mandlik explores seven ancient temples

Read an exclusive excerpt from Amitabha Bagchi’s Unknown City!
Read an exclusive excerpt from Amitabha Bagchi’s Unknown City!

Arindam Chatterjee–whom we first met in Amitabha Bagchi’s bestselling novel Above Average–is now a nearly fifty-year-old novelist and professor. He is committed to revisiting the relationships he had in his twenties during his years in America and after graduating from IIT–be it with history student Supriya, who wanted a companion to

Read an excerpt from How to Sleep Like a Caveman
Read an excerpt from How to Sleep Like a Caveman

Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it’s stress and social media that keep us awake, but the solutions are the same, and sleep therapist Dr Merijn van de Laar offers understanding and advice to have

Read an excerpt from Tested by Pat Cummins
Read an excerpt from Tested by Pat Cummins

When Pat Cummins unexpectedly became Australia’s 47th Test captain at age 28, he inherited a team with a long and storied history, but also one on the cusp of reinvention. It was the beginning of a personal leadership journey for him, a unique moment of challenge and pressure that would

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    Read an exclusive excerpt from Healing Autoimmune Conditions
    Read an exclusive excerpt from Healing Autoimmune Conditions

    Multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, lupus-these are just some of the eighty plus debilitating autoimmune conditions. There is no cure in medical science, and the drugs that manage them can cause multiple organ failure and increase the risk of cancer. In Healing Autoimmune Conditions, autoimmune expert and rheumatoid arthritis

    On World Radio Day, read an exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book, Akashvani!
    On World Radio Day, read an exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book, Akashvani!

    ‘To harness the ether for those who dwell upon the earth is one of the loveliest services that the modern age can render to humanity-Upward Radio!’-Sarojini Naidu’s note in the AIR visitors’ book For decades, All India Radio or Akashvani, India’s national broadcaster, has been ‘the sound of India’. Be

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