Life Fiction

This fantastic collection of 365 carefully handpicked stories present the wonderful tales of Hanuman, one of the most beloved, yet revered gods of all Hindus. The easy flow of words and the brilliant illustrations bring to life Hanuman in all his glory and valour. In his inimitable style, Swayam Ganguly retells one lesser-known enchanting story after another. Young readers are awestruck by Hanuman’s many exemplary qualities like kindness, bravery, righteousness, unconditional love, among others. 365 Tales of Hanuman is an absolutely prized possession. For the young, and grown-ups, too!

Here is a collection of stories about school life that will appeal to every kind of school-goer. These are incidents from the author's own life, when he was a shy, quiet boy in boarding school who chose the library over the football field and was known as the best cook among the Boy Scouts. Read about beloved and eccentric characters like the strict Mr Oliver, Miss Babcock, the school nurse, and the principal who once went missing.

In late 2000, a young boy in Ahmedabad dreams of owning a business. To accommodate his friends' passion, he opens a cricket shop. However, nothing comes easily in a turbulent city. To realise their goals, they will have to face it all - religious politics, calamities, unacceptable love and, above all, their own mistakes. Will they make it? Can an individual's dreams overcome the nightmares of real life? Can we succeed despite mistakes?

Amelia Jones is back at Mystwick—the magical boarding school where students cast spells through music—after a time-bending adventure in Europe. But her life is far from back to normal, as she and her best friends Jai and Darby discover a disturbing change in their magic that could threaten their place at Mystwick. And that’s not the only shock awaiting Amelia. When she’s invited to spend spring break with her long-lost (and outrageously wealthy) paternal grandfather, she hopes this is her chance to learn more about her mysterious father's childhood and his villainous career.

This novel narrates the journey of seemingly ordinary people leading humble lives who, through extraordinary circumstances, transcend the bounds of their simplicity. For Sudha, the protagonist, Dwivedi Villa becomes akin to the secluded hut of Panchavati, surrounded by an invisible line of restraint. Through a pair of eyes peering out like a bioscope, faces and scenes are observed, and stories within stories are felt and pondered. The world outside Dwivedi Villa is a mysterious expanse, like a distant village glimpsed from the riverbank, enticing yet unreachable.

‘आवार भीड़ के खतरे’ पुस्तक हिन्दी के अन्यतम व्यंग्यकार हरिशंकर परसाई के निधन के बाद उनके असंकलित और कुछेक अप्रकाशित व्यंग्य-निबन्धों का एकमात्र संकलन है।

If you’re a fan of A Series of Unfortunate Events, Edward Scissorhands, or the darkest bits of Roald Dahl, the Weirdie triplets - Barnacle, Garlic, and Melancholy - will feel like old friends. After being left behind when the entire estate of Deadeye Manor is packed up for a doomed vacation cruise, the triplets have to learn how to fend for themselves.

On his 11th birthday, Jackson is nervous about moving up to middle school where he knows he'll be bullied by older kids, so he makes his wish, "I don't want to grow up!" When his 12th birthday rolls around, he discovers his wish came true: he's still 11, and he's starting fifth grade (again). At first, this is the perfect life. Jackson is the smartest kid in his class, the best on his baseball team, and the star of the school band. But after a few years of being eleven, he realizes his life is passing him by.

The audiobook contains 51 proverbs, reading which even a child might wonder that from where such proverbs actually originated. The interesting and entertaining stories of their origin are penned down in this audiobook.

‘रेहन पर रग्घू’ प्रख्यात कथाकार काशीनाथ सिंह की रचना-यात्रा का नव्य शिखर है। भूमंडलीकरण के परिणामस्वरूप संवेदना, सम्बन्ध और सामूहिकता की दुनिया में जो निर्मम ध्वंस हुआ है — तब्दीलियों का जो तूफान निर्मित हुआ है — उसका प्रामाणिक और गहन अंकन है ‘रेहन पर रग्घू’। यह उपन्यास वस्तुतः गाँव, शहर, अमेरिका तक के भूगोल में फैला हुआ अकेले और निहत्थे पड़ते जा रहे समकालीन मनुष्य का बेजोड़ आख्यान है।

A Signature Performance: Leelee Sobieski’s Emma is sultry but vulnerable, offering a sympathetic rendering of the heroine and her plight, allowing the listener to draw his own conclusions about Madame Bovary in this cautionary tale of love, passion, and desperation.

பிறருக்கெல்லாம் சொந்தமாக ஒரு பெயர் இருப்பதேகூட ஓர் ஆடம்பரம். ஏழாவதாக பிறந்த என் தாத்தா ஏழான் ஆனார் . கறுப்பாக பிறந்ததனால் என் அப்பா கறுத்தான் ஆனார். அவரது தம்பிக்கு உதடு பெரியது ஆகவே அவர் சுண்டன். அவரது தங்கை கொஞ்சம் சிவப்பு. ஆகவே வெள்ளக்குட்டி. நாய்க்குட்டிகளுக்கு பெயர் வைப்பதுபோலத்தான். சாதியுள்ள பண்ணையார்களின் வீட்டு நாய்களைச் சொல்லவில்லை. அவற்றுக்கு நல்ல பெயர்கள் இருக்கும். தெருநாய்களைச் சொன்னேன்.

This is the story of Simran, who belongs to a rich family. Simran, who was living such a comfortable life, had no goal in life nor did she want to become anything. Because of which her parents forcefully fix her marriage. But after knowing the boy’s truth, Simran runs away. She reaches Sarpanch’s house in a village and starts living there by pretending to have memory loss. She falls in love with Sarpanch’s younger son Abhi. But things take a wrong turn, when her identity gets revealed.

ठहरा हुआ देश' वैचारिक रूप से ठहरे हुए समाज में, विनी और विजय के प्रेम के माध्यम से लोकतांत्रिक जीवन के आधार को तलाश करने की कोशिश है। यह समाज में लगातार पीड़ित स्त्री के बलात्कार की सामाजिक व्याख्या और निदान की तलाश है।

Desperate to escape their high-pressure life in Los Angeles, the Finch family moves to rural Oregon. But it doesn’t take long to learn that “small town” is not code for “stress-free.” As the new owners of Applegate's one and only general store, the Finches find that the simple life’s anything but simple when your little store is the town's only grocery store, gas station, hardware store, fire station, and occasional dentist’s office.

For over 60 years, since his award-winning debut, The Room on the Roof, was published, Ruskin Bond has charmed and entertained us with characters ranging from the animal world to humans to ghostly spirits, and his magic touch has often presented to us a world unhurried, tucked away in hills and valleys. What does it mean to be an octogenarian loved by the young and old alike? To be synonymous with the smell of pinewood and rambling mountain paths? In short, what is it that makes him Bond?

மேஜர் மூர்த்தியின் வாழ்க்கைச்சுவடியிலிருந்து ஒரு நாளை அழகாய் படம்பிடித்துக் காட்டி இருக்கிறார் க. நா.

மெருகேற்றப்பட்ட உறவுகளின் புனிதங்களை உடைத்தெறிய முயன்ற முயற்சி. சக்களத்தியை நோக்கிய கூரான கேள்விகள், மாவீரனாக எண்ணியிருந்த கணவனை நோக்கிய சீண்டல்கள், அண்ணனின் மீதான கோபம் என புத்திரனை இழந்த தாய் பரிதவிப்பில் சென்ற தூரங்கள்.நியதியின் பேரியக்கம் மனிதர்களையும் அண்ட வெளியையும் இயற்கையிலுள்ள அனைத்தையும் ஒன்றாகப் பிணைத்திருக்கிறது . அதில் ஒரு சிறு துளியைக்கூட மனித மனம் அறிய முடியாது. அதை மாற்றிவிடலாம் என்று நம் அகங்காரம் சில சமயம் கூறும். அதன்படி நாம் இயங்குவோம். பிறகு தெரியும் நமது அந்த இயக்கம்கூட நியதியின் விளையாட்டுதான் என்று. மஹாபாரதத்தில் நாம் அறிந்த கதையை அறியாத கோணத்தில் சொல்லும் ஒரு கதை .

उषा प्रियम्वदा की गणना हिन्दी के उन कथाकारों में होती है जिन्होंने आधुनिक जीवन की ऊब, छटपटाहट, संत्रास और अकेलेपन की स्थिति को अनुभूति के स्तर पर पहचाना और व्यक्त किया है। यही कारण है कि उनकी रचनाओं में एक ओर आधुनिकता का प्रबल स्वर मिलता है तो दूसरी ओर उनमें चित्रित प्रसंगों तथा संवेदनाओं के साथ हर वर्ग का पाठक तादात्म्य का अनुभव करता है; यहाँ तक कि पुराने संस्कारवाले पाठकों को भी किसी तरह के अटपटेपन का एहसास नहीं होता।

Steve likes to spend his mornings in the NCP village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food. One morning, he finds that Zombies have attacked the villagers. The Zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a Zombie, leaving Steve without a place to get swords. To protect himself and the few villagers that remain, Steve goes on a quest to mine for 40 diamonds, which are the most powerful mineral in the Overworld.