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The Turbulent Years opens in the 1980s. Sanjay Gandhi is dead under unexpected, tragic circumstances; not many years later, Indira Gandhi is assassinated; Rajiv Gandhi, ‘the reluctant politician’, abruptly becomes India’s Prime Minister.

Pranab Mukherjee was witness to (and, sometimes, a participant in) the momentous events of the 1980s and the 1990s, a period that was indisputably the most turbulent in India’s post-Independence history. An insider, he sheds new light on every major political occurrence of the time—from Rajiv Gandhi’s ascendance as India’s Prime Minister to the emergence of P.V. Narasimha Rao as the leader of a nation; from Operation Blue Star to the Babri Masjid fiasco.

Equally, Mukherjee is candid about each of the professional crises that marked this period of his career—the rumours that he wanted to elbow aside Rajiv Gandhi for the top post; the possible reasons for his ouster from Rajiv’s Cabinet and, later, the party; and the allegation that he aided and abetted the Left by not imposing President’s rule in West Bengal and Tripura in the late 1980s.

The second volume of Mukherjee’s autobiography is not only an honest account of his years in power (and in the wilderness), but also a cogent analysis of the political and social turning points of a key period in the evolution of modern India.

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Pranab Mukherjee assumed office as the President of India on 25 July 2012. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha five times from 1969, and twice to the Lok Sabha from 2004—a Member of Parliament for thirty-seven years. He has unparalleled experience in governance, with the rare distinction of being Minister for twenty-two years. He has served as Foreign, Defence, Commerce and Finance Minister, as also Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and, on several occasions, held charge of more than one portfolio.

A recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, Pranab Mukherjee’s intellectual and political prowess is widely admired. He has been long acclaimed for his role as a consensus builder on difficult national issues.

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An indispensable guide to knowledge and information.

Do you sometimes find it difficult to extract information from a text? Do encyclopaedia & rsquo;s seem cluttered, long and laborious to read? The Students & rsquo; Companion is an ideal book for the reader on the move, which offers a range of knowledge in an easy and accessible manner. This book covers a wide variety of subjects: the universe, world history, world organizations, geographical features of India, glimpses of Indian history, the Indian constitution, India’s achievements in science, quantitative ability, and vocabulary, among other things.

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Patwant Singh tells the stirring story of how a movement of peace transformed itself, of necessity, into a community which placed military values along-side spiritual, the Sikh soldier becoming the envy of every nation’s army. How in 1699 the tenth and last Guru, Gobind Singh, founded the fellowship of the Khalsa at Anandpur; a move which would define every Sikh by a distinctive code of personal appearance, dress and conduct. How Guru Gobind Singh’s inspiring leadership led to a succession of spectacular and daring conquests after him, which sowed the seeds of a Sikh State. How the enlightened ruler Ranjit Singh fulfilled that promise of founding a Sikh empire.The author’s compelling account takes the reader through centuries of trials, triumphs and tribulations, upto the present time. It is by far the most comprehensive study of the origins, traditions and beliefs of an exceptional people. And the story is told with rare skill and mastery of the subject.

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Patwant Singh's books and articles on India, international affairs, the environment, and the arts have been published in India, Europe, and North America. From 1957 to 1988, he was editor and publisher of the international magazine Design. India and the Future of Asia, Knopf (US), Faber (UK); The Golden Temple, ET Publishing (Hong Kong); Of Dreams and Demons: An Indian Memoir, Duckworth (UK), Kodansha (US), Rupa (India); Garland Around My Neck, UBS Publishers' (India)

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Laugh and be well!’ exclaimed the great Dr. Johnson, and he never spoke truer words. For, laughter is certainly good medicine, guaranteed to drive away the blues and improve your general well-being. Ruskin Bond declares that he had great fun in putting together this anthology of hilarious stories, humorous articles, and comic verse. The reader will share his enjoyment. You will smile, chuckle, or laugh out loud, whether at an account of a crazy cricket match, or a cheese that smells to high heaven, or a goat that goes berserk in a posh drawing-room.

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Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa

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This is a collection of fascinating and real life stories of journeys into the unknown, filled with travails often resulting in a struggle for survival. The narratives of the survivors recount about a plane crash in a desert, a cannibal conclave, a revolution in South America, encounters with pirates and other adventures.

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Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond’s Children’s Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa

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These thrilling stories are of true adventures in the jungles of India. The writers encounter man-eating tigers, musth elephants and other predators in a land teeming with wildlife

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Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond’s Children’s Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa

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These thrilling stories are of true adventures in the jungles of India. The writers encounter man-eating tigers, musth elephants and other predators in a land teeming with wildlife

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Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond’s Children’s Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa

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The Royal Rajputs-Strange Tales and Stranger Truths is also a human tale of scandal and intrigue, moustaches and harems. Custom, tradition and memories born in those early days all have their reasons. So do the locations of battles and forts.

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Manoshi Bhattacharya, who began her medical career in the Indian Navy, is a practising general physician in Gurgaon. She is also the author of Charting the Deep, the history of the survey and mapping of Indian waters

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Ruskin Bond not only brings to life a town in northern India capturing the scenery, the people, the atmosphere – but also shows that children are the same the world over.

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Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa

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Dr Kalam, who was India’s eleventh President and has been a scientist and a teacher, has written more than twenty books. Ranging from inspirational and spiritual thoughts, to autobiographical reflections to his vision statements for a developed India, these works bear the imprint of a mind that is deeply reflective.

For the first time, some of the most thoughtful, inspiring and educative of these writings have been compiled in one place in The Righteous Life. Some of the essays in this volume describe his early life, family and teachers and his entry into the world of scientific development and research. Also included are his thoughts on education, governance, probity in public life, and his analysis and solutions to some of India’s problems such as corruption, energy independence and the overall development of the country.

Filled with wisdom and farsighted thinking that upholds honesty, diligence and spirituality, The Righteous Life showcases the working of one of the finest minds in the country.

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Born on 15 October 1931, at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam specialized in aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India and has received honorary doctorates from forty-five universities and institutions in India and abroad. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan (1981), the Padma Vibhushan (1990) and India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (1997). He has also received the King Charles II medal (2007), the Woodrow Wilson Award (2008), the Hoover Award (2008) and the International Von Karman Wings Award (2009) among other international accolades. Dr Kalam became the eleventh President of India on 25 July 2002. His focus and greatest ambition remains fnding ways to transform India into a developed nation.

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Now streamlined and updated, the book that has literally put millions on the highway to greater accomplishment and success can show you how to have maximum impact as a speaker--every day, and in every situation that demands winning others over to your point of view.

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The Peacock Feather is a collection of ten short stories that will keep the readers totally captivated and engrossed in its interesting storyline replete with twists and unexpected turns. It explores a wide range of genres, each story having its unique characteristics.

From a bittersweet love story in ‘The Peacock Feather’ to a rags-to-riches story in ‘The Gutka King’; an engineer in the early part of the twentieth century determined to accomplish his mission against all odds in ‘The Accomplisher’; to addressing the issue of the dowry system in ‘The Bridal Gift’.

The authors take the reader through emotional journeys, traumatic experiences and fraudulent manoevres, which depict the true nature of the human beings with all their strength and flaws.

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Sunil Kapoor, co-founder at Zenith Global, is a Delhi-based Financial Consultant and Taxation Advisor. He has over 35 years of experience in guiding national and multinational clients with their tax obligations, strategy consulting, real estate transactions and financial structuring. He has had the honour of serving ex-President of India and various Bollywood actors.

Sunil is also actively involved with many NGOs and has been awarded by Khushii (an NGO) and Loins Club of Delhi for his contributions. He has also been awarded for vocal Music by the President of India and performed at live shows in India and Singapore. His hobbies include rendering Piano recitals and reading autobiographies and books.

Sunil graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce an LLB degree from Delhi University in 1981 and has been practicing since then.

Sudhir Kapoor is a Chartered Accountant and a renowned financial consultant with around 30 years of diversified experience. He is an expert in the field of Business Controls Advisory, Audit & Assurance, and Financial Risk Management. His clientele mainly consists of public and foreign companies.

Sudhir is an FCA from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a commerce graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.

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This is the first systematic and detailed history of Bengali €" a modern Indo-Aryan language €" by an Indian scholar. Incidentally, since it is comparative in its treatment and takes into consideration the philology of other Indo-Aryan languages, it is an invaluable contribution to the scientific study of the modern Indo-Aryan languages as a whole.Suniti Kumar Chatterji was an educationist of nearly sixty years' standing and an acknowledged authority on Linguistics. Among his English publications are : Bengali Self-taught, A Bengali Phonetic Reader, Indo-Aryan and Hindi, Languages and Literatures of Modern India, Africanism, Balts and Aryans in their Indo-European Background, and India and Ethiopia from the Seventh Century B.C. as well as large number of papers and monographs.

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About the Book: The Next Gen Leader: Cutting Edge Strategies to Make You the Leader You Were Born to Be

While todays global economy is experiencing a significant cycle of outsourcing across industries, leadership cannot be outsourced; it must be organically transformed. The Next Gen Leader will show you how to discard outworn traditions and become the next-generation leader you were born to be! It is a system designed to help you maximize individual, team and organizational leadership potential, regardless of your position, pay, or power..

About the Author: Robert C. McMillan

Robert C. McMillan is one of the worlds foremost thought leaders and experts on leadership transformational systems...

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The man who ruled India is a masterly distillation of Philip Mason's two classics, The Founders and The Guardians which were written soon after British withdrawal from the sub continent, when the sight and sound and smells of an area the size of Europe were still fresh in memory.

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The Mavericks of Mussoorie is an inspiring look at how an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, in his individual capacity, can work to influence and execute policies that make a positive contribution to the country. It is surprisingly honest in its acknowledgement of some of the pitfalls of the system and sets out clearly what needs to be done to bring out the full potential of the Civil Service. In this candid memoir M. Ramachandran opens up on how and why, despite a distinguished career, the post of Cabinet Secretary eluded him. This book unfolds what transpired and reveals what happens behind the scenes in Indian bureaucracy.

About the Author: M. Ramachandran

M. Ramachandran, an IAS officer of the 1972 batch, served for thirty-eight years before retiring in 2010. Born and brought up in Kerala, he served in various positions including that of the District Magistrate and Collector, Rae Bareli. He rose to be the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand and was Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, for close to four years. Post retirement, he continues to be active in the urban sector and governance areas. He is associated with various national level endeavors in the capacity of Chairperson of the Indian Heritage Cities Network Foundation, Chairman of the National Urban Transport Awards Committee, Chancellor of a University and Advisor on the Green Buildings rating system. Dr Ramachandran has a Masters degree in Economics, MPhil in Economic Planning and PhD on Project Planning. His previously published works include Urban Renewal, Building from the Bottom: Infrastructure and Poverty Alleviation, Delhi Metro Stations and Surroundings, Metro Rail Projects in India, Indias Urban Confusion and Reforming Urban Transport in India: Issues and Best Practices.

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The Manager Who Became an Influencer will help transform managers into leaders, and leaders into more effective leaders. This book will also unlock the secrets to becoming happier spouses, parents, friends and colleagues.

The author, Harish Shivdasani, a former faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and currently a leadership coach to CEOs and their teams, combines management lessons and principles of psychotherapy to provide practical, scientific and sure-fire strategies which can be used to mentor and develop teams and raise their performance levels. The book focusses on enhancing competencies and creating a relationship of trust between peers as well as superiors and subordinates.

The book is replete with techniques that can be used on a daily basis to create an environment in which individuals and organizations can learn, grow and prosper.

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Harish Shivdasani works with business leaders, CEOs, senior management as well as high-potential senior executives to help them achieve greater leadership success, fulfil their life goals and create a unique identity in society. A former faculty of IIM Ahmedabad, he has published many papers and written two books on leadership and on the strategy for VUCA world.

‘…a tall, stooping, elderly gentleman sat down beside me. I gave him a quick glance, noting his swarthy features, heavy moustache, and horn-rimmed spectacles. There was something familiar and disturbing about his face, and I couldn’t resist looking at him again.
I noticed that he was smiling at me.’

The Man Who Was Kipling is a collection of stories which should be on the must-read list of every reader. We are introduced to a man in a museum in London who claims to be the ghost of Rudyard Kipling. Then there is a schoolboy’s encounter with a mysterious woman, while waiting for their trains to arrive. We have an inspector pitting his wits against a murder mystery and a writer who always takes the same route into the city to catch a glimpse of a balcony belonging to a past love. And then there is the timeless classic ‘Sita and the River’ that will tug at your heartstrings. Through this collection, Ruskin Bond has us enthralled, yet again, with his effortless storytelling of these tales and more.

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Ruskin Bond has been writing for over sixty years, and now has over 120 titles in print—novels,

collections of short stories, poetry, essays, anthologies and books for children. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. He has also received the Padma Shri (1999), the Padma Bhushan (2014) and two awards from Sahitya Akademi—one for his short stories and another for his writings for children. In 2012, the Delhi government gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apartfrom three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India, and now lives in Mussoorie with his adopted family.

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• Product Code :BK8775
• Size :6" x 9"
• Weight :1.780 kg.
• Author :Ramesh Menon
• ISBN :8129114925, 978-8129114921
• Publisher :Rupa Publications India
• Edition :January 1, 2009
• Cover :Paperback
• Language :English
• Pages :1564

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The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are the two great epics of India, the Mahabharata being by far the longer. Both were first composed in verse and, coming down the centuries in the ancient oral tradition, have deeply influenced the history, culture and arts of not only the Indian subcontinent but of most of South-East Asia. The Mahabharata tells of a Great War, and the events that lead upto it.

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Ramesh Menon was born 1951 in New Delhi. Studied in St Xavier’s High School and St. Stephen’s College. Lived and worked in Delhi, HongKong, Bangalore, Jakarta and now lives in Kodaikanal. He is the author of The Hunt for K, Blue God: A Life of Krishna and Ramayana (being published by FSG, US)

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How a variety of notable and thoughtful people in many countries viewed the achievements of one of the world`s greatest men, and grieved at his loss, forms the substance of this book.
About Author :
K Natwar Singh was born in 1931. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Scindia School, Gwalior, St Stephen`s College, Delhi, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1953, he joined the Indian Foreign Service. For the next 31 years he served in Prking, New York, Warsaw, London, Lusaka and Islamabad. He was Ambassador to Pakistan from 1980 tp 1982, Secreatry General of the 7th NAM Summit-1983.
Contents :
Editor`s Note
Foreword
Earl Attlee
Pearl S Buck
Ellsworth Bunker
Norman Cousins
Ilya Ehrenburg
James T Farrell
Martin Luther King, Jr
K Natwar Singh
Linus Pauling
Raja Rao
Bertrand Russell
Adlai E Stevenson
U Thant
Norman Thomas
Arnold Toynbee

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K. Natwar Singh was born in 1931. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Scindia School, Gwalior, St. Stephen's 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

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Less than 3000 tigers remain in the wild in India, the Asiatic Lion number an abysmal 300. The fate of the Snow Leopard is unknown, while we lose a leopard a day. With an insatiable curiosity and lavish powers of observation, Prerna Singh Bindra takes us through the vast canvas of the forests of India. Her swathe cuts through the evergreen forests of India’s Northeast, across the grasslands of Central India and the teak forests of the South. The swirling waters of the Sunderbans with its man-eating tigers and associated myths are brought vividly to life. She explores the areas where the legendary hunter Jim Corbett shot his man-eaters, meets the collared tigers of Panna, follows the trail of the elusive Snow Leopard and meets Baby, a leopard raised by the erstwhile royal family of Mysore. Through her veins flows a true love of the wild and this is captured in entrancing detail in this travelogue though the heart of India’s natural world

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Jim Corbett’s tales of tiger hunts are legendary. Mostly alone, he would traverse the hills and jungles of India, hunting his quarry using blood trails, examining pug marks and following broken twigs and branches, often putting himself at risk. Later, he became a conservationist, taking up the cause of the endangered royal Bengal tiger.

This comprehensive volume contains some of Jim Corbett’s best-known books and short stories, from The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, a gripping tale of a notorious leopard, to the fascinating stories in Man-eaters of Kumaon and The Temple Tiger. Showcasing Corbett’s acute awareness of jungle sights and sounds and enlivened by his descriptions of village life, this is a must-read for those interested in wildlife and tiger tales.

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Edward James ‘Jim’ Corbett (25 July 1875—19 April 1955) was an Anglo-Indian hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India. He played a key role in creating a national reserve for the endangered Bengal tiger in what is now Uttarakhand. In 1957 the national park was renamed Jim Corbett National Park in his honour.

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Home—neither a place you live in, nor a place you arrive at. Its where you belong and ultimately return—a return to the beginning, a return within.The Indigo Sun is an enchanting tale set amidst the deserts of Rajasthan where Maya, a young NRI woman is led on a transformative journey by a young boy Ananda; a mystic gypsy woman named Leela; and Veer, a well-respected, socially driven entrepreneur from London. Together, they embark on a colourful odyssey encompassing culture, heritage, simplicity and celebration of life. In this unknown and distant land surrounded by strangers, Mayas past, present and future come together as do her body, mind and soul. She discovers another meaning of life, forms incredible bonds, meets the man of her dreams and finally comes face-to-face with her truth—the indigo sun, a treasure that lay buried in her heart all along. She is finally home....

About the Author: Rupa Bhullar

Rupa Bhullar serves as the Director of Finance and Business Development at a leading global corporation that provides digital and financial software solutions. She holds a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charter and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration. Rupa was born in India and spent her early childhood years in Jaipur before moving to Chandigarh, the place she still calls home. She relocated to the United States in the year 2000, dividing time between New York and Los Angeles before settling in New Jersey where she currently lives with her husband, two sons, a Zen dog and a senior bunny.....

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Which fort in Rajasthan did Rudyard Kipling refer to as 'the work of giants? What are you wearing if you have put on Saleem Shahi? Who is the first Indian to be dismissed for handling the ball in an ODI? Answer all these questions and more as Derek OBrien takes you on a grand tour of India with over 600 questions that cover topics as diverse as Cricket, Food, Film, Geography, Famous Women, Travel and others. Filled with information on famous Indians, landmarks, achievements, this A-Z of India is a quiz book that will help you know the country in a new and exciting way.......

About the Author: Derek Obrien

Derek OBrien was born in Kolkata. He began his career as a journalist for Sports world magazine but soon shifted to advertising. After working for a number of very successful years as Creative Head of Ogilvy, Derek decided to focus all his energy and talent in his passion—quizzing. Today, Derek is Asias best-known quizmaster and the CEO of Derek OBrien and Associates. He has been the host of the longest-running game show on Indian television, The Cadbury Bournvita Quiz Contest, for which he was voted the Best Anchor of a Game Show at the Indian Television Academy Awards for three years in a row. Always innovating, Derek is also credited with having conducted the first quiz on Twitter in 2010. Derek has written over fifty bestselling reference, quiz and textbooks. In 2011, he was voted to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament (MP) and is the Leader of the All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in the Rajya Sabha and the chief national spokesperson. He currently lives in Kolkata. Keep in touch with Derek on Twitter.........