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Sapphire Towers: Just another residential high-rise in Mumbai where the humdrum routine of daily life carries on with clockwork precision. But beneath the tranquil surface lurks a web of lies and deceit spun by a group of lonely housewives.

In an age where gods whisper through prophecy and kings shape destiny with steel, the world stands on the brink of ruin. A seer's vision fractures fate itself. Two children are born under the same celestial mark, both touched by divinity, yet one is destined for Dharma and the other for Adharma. As empires tremble and loyalties collapse, one truth becomes clear, the gods are no longer guiding mankind, they are testing it.

Audible presents Adulting, a 20 episode series created by Dice Media. From the makers of Little Things and What The Folks (WTF!) comes “Adulting”, a coming of age story about two young women trying to handle the responsibilities of being independent adults in the fast-paced, urban bustle of Mumbai. Take a peek into the daily life and shenanigans of two twenty-something women: Ray & Nikhat (played by Yashaswini Dayama and Aisha Ahmed respectively), as they try to make it through adulthood in their own unique way. Now in audio with all new episodes. Disclaimer: This show is a work of fiction and is partly inspired by true-life incidents. All stories and names have been fictionalized and the contents of the show are not a true or accurate depiction of what transpired. Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places or events is unintentional and coincidental. This show contains expletives, strong language and mature content for Adult listeners. This show is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, or religion or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Listener's discretion is strongly advised

I Am is a podcast that dives into the sea of Indian Mythology...but this time, it's the charatcers who take you with them.

इस उपन्यास का जो कथा-संसार है वह अपने-आपमें एक दुनिया है, एक ऐसी दुनिया जो पहले भी थी, अभी भी है, आगे भी रहेगी।

हमारे देश में शादी और प्यार पर ल की बड़ी छाप है। लेकिन असल ज़िन्दगी सुनहरे परदे की कहानियों से बहुत अलग होती है। कई बार राम-रावण अलग-अलग नहीं होते बल्कि वक़्त और हालात के साथ एक ही व्यक्ति किरदार बदलता रहता है।

Before the Kalakeya invasion, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva were young princes of Mahishmati, competing for rule of the greatest kingdom of its age. Listen to their epic adventures as they fight to prove who is most worthy to one day wear the crown. Under the watchful eye of Sivagami, and the warrior Kattappa, one shall rise to be king of the throne, while the other shall become king of the people. Hear their epic tale, narrated by the warrior Katappa, in S.S. Rajamouli's Baahubali: The Lost Legends!

Captivating and suspenseful, Best Kept Secret is the third novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s outstanding Clifton Chronicles. It sees our hero Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington, brother of Harry’s beloved wife Emma, become entwined in the fate of the Barrington family...

Border Roads Organization is responsible for building roads in Himalaya at huge heights, where no other country perhaps can build roads. The high altitude at such places is always challenging and tiring for machines as well as for humans. Low oxygen level, below zero temperature, eccentric nature, colossal snow piles on roads, and unpredictable landslides are few factors that affect human lives in such areas.

>One king. A group of incorrigible women. Nine nights. The demon-king, Mahisha, rules Jambudvipa with an iron fist. He wears the horns of a buffalo and has the will of a bull. With allies far and wide, his kingdom—usurped from the Aryas—is prosperous. All seems aboveboard. But Jambudvipa's underbelly rots. Teeming with crime, sin, and greed, the city and its people are not what they seem. Most of all, Mahisha himself.

Six friends are selling home appliances to the US from a call centre in India. Each one has an issue with love. Call agent Sam works right beside the girl who's just dumped him. He's dating someone he can't stand just to get over her. Esha is just short of becoming a model. Two inches, to be precise. Vroom wants to change the world. Radikha's trying to manage her mother-in-law and hold down her job.

Aavarana: The Veil by S. L. Bhyrappa is a story of a free-spirited and rebellious young woman, Lakshmi, who marries the man she is deeply in love with. Amir, her husband, requests she convert to Islam, and she reluctantly agrees. Despite her father being completely against the marriage, she breaks ties with him and changes her name to Razia. However, things change for the worse, and she discovers a different side to Amir. He is not the progressive and liberal person she thought he was.

Cat O' Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer. These twelve yarns are satisfying and ingeniously plotted, featuring richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer's trademark deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad...

Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. A Guardian Fiction Book of the year. Sometimes discovery brings destruction. "When We Cease to Understand the World" shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness.

Swami is a talkative, mischievous boy whose life is all about having fun with his friends and avoiding school and homework. He lives with his parents, younger brother and grandmother. He has a set of friends in two schools that he gets removed from. But some innocent mischief gets him in trouble and leads him to leave his house and go on the run. Written in his unique style, R.K Narayan's book Swami Aur Uske Dost is simple yet truly entertaining.

What happened after the great war? After the bloody war in which many heroes won and lost, Krishna, the avatar of Vishnu and the king of Dwarka, stood tall as a divine figure of justice and Dharma. But forty years have passed since that day, and now little is known of the elusive god. Pradhyuman, his firstborn son, now rules with an iron fist but his personal ambition seems to come in between. Will it redeem him or corrupt him further? Balaram, the brother of Krishna, and the Prime Minister of Dwarka, must find a way to form an alliance between warring clans.

तेलुगु भाषा में प्रकाशित होने के बाद बहुत ही कम समय में बेस्टसेलर साबित हुई। इतना ही नहीं बल्कि यह किताब आज भी बेस्टसेलर की श्रेणी में बनी हुई है। अब यह किताब आपके सामने हिंदी भाषा में उपलब्ध है। जिस तरीके से दक्षिण के लोगों ने इस किताब को और इसकी कहानी को पसंद किया है, हमें पूरा यकीन है कि पूरे भारतभर के हिंदी पाठक इस कथा को भरपूर प्रेम देंगे। यह एक ऐसी प्रेम कहानी है, जो हर एक को अपने अंदर झांकने के लिए प्रेरित करेगी।

Narasimha has never been so furious in his life. He now rules Kashyapuri after Hiranyakashyap's death and spends his time planning revenge. Narasimha has vowed to kill Lord Indra, the man behind Chenchen's death. As Prahlad watches Nara's anger grow, he knows Nara must be stopped before he takes more innocent lives and everything is consumed by chaos.

योगेश कुमार द्वारा लिखा उपन्यास ‘एक उलझी सी कहानी’ की कहानी दिल्ली के उन गाँवों की है जो दो-तीन दशकों के दौरान शहरीकृत गाँव बने हैं। कहानी तीन किरदारों के आस-पास घूमती है। प्रिया, जो एक किरायेदार है और गार्गी कोलेज में पढ़ रही है।

Meet Akhila: 45 and single, an income-tax clerk, and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life - always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider - until the day she gets herself a one-way ticket to the seaside town of Kanyakumari. In the intimate atmosphere of the all-women sleeping car - the 'Ladies Coupe' - Akhila asks the five women the question that has been haunting her all her adult life: can a woman stay single and be happy, or does she need a man to feel complete?