ChatGPT can say "I feel uncertain." It cannot feel anything. This book explains precisely why and precisely what would have to change.Building Consciousness brings together three bodies of knowledge that rarely appear in the same sentence: the phenomenological precision of Buddhist psychology (Abhidhamma, Madhyamaka, Dzogchen), the structural findings of contemporary neuroscience (predictive processing, integrated information, temporal binding), and the engineering constra...

The lake has several ghats. You have to go in.In 1886, the Bengali mystic Sri Ramakrishna claimed to have verified something extraordinary: that practising Islam, Christianity, and multiple Hindu paths each led him to the same luminous encounter with the divine. His conclusion -- যত মত, তত পথ, joto mot, toto path, as many opinions, so many paths -- is one of the most quietly radical statements in the history of comparative religion. It is also an empirical...

What does Marxism have to say about men's suffering? More than most people expect, and more than the Men's Rights Movement has ever managed to articulate.Men, Marx, and Misunderstanding: A Marxist Analysis of the Men's Rights Movement in India and Beyond is a rigorous, empathetic, and politically urgent examination of male alienation under capitalist patriarchy. Written by a former activist with the Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), with qualifications in law and the p...

Can one boy and a tiger, a lion, a turtle, and a bird save an entire jungle?When Arjun, a curious boy who loves exploring the forest near his home, meets Raja the tiger, Maya the Asiatic lion, Tara the olive ridley sea turtle, and Chintu the great Indian bustard, he discovers something alarming: their homes are in danger. Forests are shrinking, beaches are filling with plastic, and grasslands are vanishing — and time is running out.But Arjun refuses to give up. Together wit...

Someone you love is dying. Or you have been given a diagnosis. Or you are sitting at a deathbed with no idea what to do, what to say, or whether any of it matters. Forty-Nine Days was written for that moment, and for the preparation that must begin long before the crisis arrives.Drawing on more than two decades of practice inside four Buddhist traditions, this book brings together what the traditions have learned about dying with what contemporary neuroscience is only beginning to ...

This book is an account of solo journeys to Sri Lanka by the two authors.Chetan visited Sri Lanka in December 2023, and experienced its amazing food, culture and in particular the tea and coffee plantations.Joy visited Sri Lanka a few times between 2015 and 2021, mainly for exploring the Buddhist and other archeological heritage of Sri Lanka in what is called the cultural triangle, consisting of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambulla and Kandy.

Artificial Intelligence is quietly reshaping the financial world. When you apply for a loan and receive a decision in seconds, when your bank flags a suspicious transaction, or when an app recommends where to invest your savings — AI is working in the background. But what happens to fairness, transparency, and accountability when machines make decisions that affect your money, your credit, and your future?Artificial Intelligence and Financial Law in India explores the lega...

Meditation has been practised for thousands of years. Now, advances in neuroscience, wearable technology, and artificial intelligence are creating an entirely new toolkit for supporting and understanding it: EEG headbands that translate brainwave patterns into real-time feedback, tDCS devices that prime the brain for focus, AI systems that generate personalised guided sessions on demand.This book is written from an unusual vantage point. The primary author holds a PhD in computer s...

दुनिया की महान ज्ञान परंपराएँ — भगवद गीता से लेकर कुरान तक, बौद्ध धर्म से लेकर यहूदी तालमूद तक — सदियों से धन और निवेश के बारे में मार्गदर्शन देती आई हैं। क्या होगा यदि हम उनकी बात सुनें?भारत में नैतिक निवेश का परिचय विभिन्न धर्मों, दर्शन और आधुनिक व्यवहार विज्ञान की अंतर्दृष्टि को एक व्यावहारिक और सरल मार्गदर्शिका में पिरोती है — ताकि आप अपने धन को उद्देश्य और समझदारी दोनों के साथ निवेश कर सकें।ESG, SRI और सामाजिक निवेश को सरल भाषा में समझेंहरित ऊर...

Delhi has been conquered, rebuilt, and renamed more times than almost any city on earth. From the Pandava capital of Indraprastha to the Red Fort of the Mughals to the grand boulevards of the British, each ruler who came to Delhi left behind a city of their own — layer upon layer, dynasty upon dynasty, stone upon stone. Today, those layers survive as at least seven or eight distinct historical cities, buried within the sprawling modern metropolis.This book is your guide to finding ...

What if your investments could help you prosper, and make the world better at the same time?This book on Ethical Investing is your friendly, accessible roadmap to growing your wealth while supporting positive change. Drawing from Indian and international examples, this book breaks down the essentials of ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible investing for all kinds of readers, no prior financial experience needed.Learn what ESG, SRI, and impact investing reall...

India is home to one of the richest concentrations of ancient monuments in the world — temples, forts, mosques, tombs, palaces, and archaeological sites that span more than five thousand years of continuous civilisation. Many of them are under serious threat.Introduction to Conservation of Indian Monuments is a comprehensive yet accessible overview of how India's built heritage is identified, protected, and restored — and the principles, organisations, and techniques that make this...