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A vengeful Hiranyakashyap seeks to destroy Indra's kingdom, but he's haunted by his son Prahlad's decision to oppose him. Narasimha is on a quest to find Prahlad but, on his way, he comes across an old friend and an ancient poison that threatens to derail his plans. A furious Holika hunts for her nephew, only to discover painful details about his childhood that make her rethink her actions. Will Hiranyakashyap be able to defeat Indra? Can Holika forget her rage against her nephew?

Brida, a young Irish girl, has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to people of great wisdom. She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her to trust in the goodness of the world, and a woman who teaches her how...

From the newlywed lady living down the street to the college-going girl of our neighborhood, this is a story which grows, develops and dwells in the corners of our society. It talks about realities to which a blind eye is turned, about the truth which is conveniently avoided, about the things which are termed popularly as being taboo.

Imagine a scenario where a dark and dingy jail becomes a favourite place for someone. Strangely, this is what a journalist found when he went inside the four walls of a dreaded jail with hardened criminals as co-prisoners. Of course, the very thought is breathtaking. How do people react when they have to live the reality of losing their freedom? With a mixed bag of tension and apprehension, a hardcore media guy was sent to jail. And when this large-hearted journalist was sent to jail by big-time media moguls for exposing their wrongdoings.

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.

Chandrakanta: Devaki Nandan Khatri, published it in 1888, it was the first modern Hindi novel.

Shreya and her twin brother, Sushant, are attacked by a mysterious stranger with extraordinary powers. Fighting for their lives, and unable to hold out against him, Shreya falls back, in desperation, upon an ancient legend. But when an ancestor from deep antiquity unexpectedly appears in response to Shreya’s cry for help, the lives of the twins take an unexpected turn. For an ancient evil, described in the shlokas of the Rigveda, India’s oldest text, long believed to have been vanquished and rooted out from the face of the earth, has inexplicably survived.

Two cops bonded by wedlock and duty are always in a cat and mouse game to catch criminals. While the boss senior inspector Urmila aims to be station incharge in Nagpur, husband and head constable Mandar sees parenting as his goal. The roles are reversed on and off duty, that leads to cute fights sprinkled with thrilling crime solving stories.

Four women know nothing about each other and live cocooned in their individual worlds. Until one day they're forced to reckon with shocking truths they never imagined! Their desires haunt them, provoke them and make them fight to choose new paths in their lives. Will these women survive their stories of passion, betrayal and pain? Best-selling author and film writer Madhuri Banerjee brings to you a new romantic thriller that interweaves varied stories of women and their passions, to show us how all relationships ultimately crash into each other.

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...

In a bizarre case of murder, strange strands of history begin to emerge slowly. Manav, Sarita, and Sandhya are drawn into a universe of intrigue, suspense, and delusion as they navigate a new world. This new system, in which they exist, is an upturned world where womankind is supreme. History has been challenged, subverted, and rewritten. But for those born in this epoch, what is the relationship with the past? Why has history been hidden from this generation, and what are the ancestors whispering into their ears? Rahul reveals these subtle secrets to Manu, nudging him to slant his paradigm.

The novel is set in Varanasi. Chetan Bhagat initiates the story through the central character of Gopal. It is through Gopal's narration of his life to the author that we are introduced to Raghav and Aarti. The story revolves around these three characters. While Gopal comes from a poor family, Raghav comes from a well-off family. Both set out to achieve success and realise their dreams.

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.

The funny and uplifting No.1 Sunday Times bestselling romantic comedy from the global multi-million-copy bestselling author. Discover the joy that awaits when you set yourself free... Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life...

A TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend . . . a profoundly moving experience' ANN PATCHETT 'Deeply human . . . a beautifully quiet and devastating book' SARAH JESSICA PARKER 'Funny, wise and...

A rollicking time-hopping fantasy . . . How to Stop Time will provoke wonder and delight - Observer HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he’s been alive for centuries. From...

Award-winning Japanese author and poet Mieko Kawakami brings Ashes of Spring, a collection of short stories set in everyday life in Japan just before the pandemic lockdown.

The bestselling novel from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist. ‘Love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer…’ So says Maria, a young Brazilian girl convinced from an early age that she will never find true love. A chance meeting in Rio takes her...

Welcome to Kahaanipur Junction. This is not merely a railway junction but a place where everyone is a character and their lives are plots of some interesting stories which are waiting to be told.

अविनाश मिश्र कृत ‘नये शेखर की जीवनी’ का अज्ञेय कृत ‘शेखर : एक जीवनी’ से केवल इतना ही संबंध है कि नये शेखर ने पुराने शेखर से ईमानदारी सीखी है। इस प्रशिक्षण में जीवन घनघोर और नगर शोर हो गए हैं। ‘शेखर त्रयी’ के अंग और अब तक प्रकाशित ‘नये शेखर की जीवनी’ के दो खंडों—‘आगमन’ और ‘प्रस्थान’—में 1986-2036 के बीच के भारतीय नागरिक समय का स्वप्न और दु:स्वप्न, यथार्थ और कल्पना, आदर्श और पतन दर्ज हैं। हिंदी-साहित्य-संसार इस समय के सतत साथ है और घटनाएँ कालानुक्रमिक नहीं हैं। य