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Did you know that the 1965 Indo–Pak War was initiated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan of Pakistan in an effort to wrest Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) from India? His failure to achieve his aim led eventually to his overthrow. This account highlights the human dimension of war through the dramatic...

A story from a third-generation soldier of the 1st Battalion, the 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF) who was killed in combat.A ghost story narrated to the author by an officer of the Garhwal Rifles while on a visit to Lansdowne.A gripping account of the air raid on Pakistan's airfield at Sargodha in 1965...

The essential Khushwant Singh collection. In an essay in this anthology, Khushwant Singh claims that he is not a nice man to know. Whatever the truth of that assertion, there is little question about his skill as a witty, eloquent and entertaining writer. This book collects the best of over...

It was death at first sight . . . Miss Ripley-Bean was sitting on a bench beneath the deodars, having a quiet moment to herself, when suddenly two shadows, larger than life, appeared on the outside wall; they were struggling with each other. Only afterwards, when a dead body was discovered, did...

Susegad' is a Konkani word that has no exact translation in English. Goans use it to convey the sense of contentment, fulfilment and relaxation that everyone associates with Goa and its culture. Clyde D'Souza, bestselling author and proud Goan, shows us the wonderful, unique elements that help...

Has anyone ever asked you—What were the best days of your life? That one period of your life you always wanted to go back to? And live that life . . . one more time? When asked this, I closed my eyes and went back in my own past. And I thought . . . . . . of the days, when life's most complex...

The Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak (1469–1539), who drew upon the teachings of Muslim, Sufis and Hindu Bhaktas. In its purest form Sikhism is about unity, simplicity, equality and surrender (to God) and the verses of the Sikh Gurus—most of them included in the Granth...

Bisnu finds how dangerous and lonely life can be for a boy who has to leave his home to earn money for his family. As he sets to work on the limestone quarries with the choking dust enveloping the beautiful mountain air, he longs for home more than ever...

আমার যা আছে আধুনিক জীবনের এক আশ্চর্য উপন্যাসের নায়ক সাগর। একজন বোহেমিয়ান বেকার তরুণ। বেকার থাকতেই সে...

আমাদের সকলের মধ্যেই একটা সাগর লুকিয়ে থাকে। প্রথাগতভাবে মানুষ যা চেয়ে, তার বাইরে হেঁটে যে নিজের শর্তে জীবনটাকে...

India is witnessing a major change in the way we look at money. Having reached the middle income status as a country, a vast section of the youth is now aspiring for higher financial goals. This large population is breaking away from its parents in almost every way, including financially. But...

কিছু চিঠি রেখে দেওয়া যায়। কিছু চিঠি ফেলে দেওয়া যায়। এর বাইরে আর একরকমের চিঠি আছে। এটাই গল্পের নায়ক সাগর পেয়েছে...

Six Indian soldiers, as part of their regular patrolling exercise, go missing from the Bajrang post in the Kaksar sector in Ladakh.A captain and his men are outnumbered by hundreds and fired upon relentlessly from all angles.Captain Saurabh Kalia and his five men from 4 Jat Regiment were the...

রাজকন্যা এই গল্পের নায়ক বোহেমিয়ান, বেকার যুবক সাগর একটা অদভূত কাজ পেয়েছে। ভয়ংকর টেনশনের সেই কাজের...