While Paramahansa Yogananda may have been better known, Anandamurti was arguably the twentieth century's most compelling and controversial spiritual figure. Considered by some to be a social revolutionary with secret intentions of overthrowing the Indian government and by others to be a powerful Tantric with supernatural powers, Anandamurti kept himself scrupulously hidden from the public eye throughout his lifetime. His only interaction with the public was through Ananda Marga, the spirit...

Do you want to have a baby, but it just isn’t happening?Are you worried that it may never come to pass?Are your concerns beginning to impact on your relationship?For millions of women, having a baby is something that they have always dreamed of. It can be what completes your family or binds you closer together, but sometimes it can take time to realize this greatest of gifts and that can lead to frustration that infertility could ruin your chances.In this au...

Simone Singh is a feisty IPS officer who would rather spend her days locking up criminals than apologizing for her lack of social skills. Freshly back from an unjust suspension, Simone is forced to team up with DSP Zoya Bharucha, an empathetic officer who's as loved in the police force as Simone is shunned.Tasked with hunting the Doll Maker-who dresses up her victims as pretty Barbie dolls and displays them in glass cases-both must set aside their differences and work together as one team....

For thousands of years, the ancient discipline known as yoga has provided a scientific and easily accessible method of spiritual development. It has been practiced, in one form or another, by most of the world's great saints. In these conversations, a modern Indian saint discusses the common difficulties and dilemmas that spiritual seekers face in their quest for realization. With the infallible good sense of a true adept, Acharya Chandranath tells us how to avoid the obstacles and pitfall...

For many centuries the islands of Haiti and Borikén had been home to the Taino people, the peace-loving inhabitants of the Greater Antilles whose carefree society led Columbus to believe that he had stumbled across the earthly paradise that stirred the imagination of most fifteenth-century Europeans — until he and the Spanish conquistadors initiated the most terrible genocide our planet has ever witnessed. This is the story of the epic encounter between two alien civilizations in the lands...

A comprehensive study on the phenomenon of Indian urbanization, and what comes with it.Indian policy has been characterised by a denial of urbanization. This has prevented us from meaningfully addressing the blizzard of policy issues that come with the phenomenon: from governance deficit to infrastructure shortfall, from effective management of land to lack of focus on growing city economies; from access to potable water to incessant flooding; from traffic congestion to sufficient ...

Before the Petal Falls is a reflective, spiritual journey through the silent teachings of flowers.In this poetic collection of essays and metaphors, Devashish Bisht transforms moments of presence, heartbreak, and ego death into emotional scripture—quietly blooming with self-awareness, care, and surrender.Each chapter invites the reader to pause, feel, and reflect—through flowers that don't just wilt, but whisper truths about attachment, boundaries, love, and...

A girl wants to commit suicide, while a woman seeks to live; a monster wants to become a human, and a man wakes up to a dream. Someone is waiting for lost love, someone is afraid of paintings; a monk converses with a Grim Reaper, and an old man is confessing. Inked in Illusions is a collection of thirteen short stories and a multitude of emotions. Amidst truth, lies, innocence and deception, all the stories are set in different backdrops and belong to different genres Thriller, Suspense, M...

THE APPLICATION OF HEAT IN ONCOLOGYUnderstand the use of heat to destroy tumors with this comprehensive guideHeat is an indispensable resource in the destruction of cancerous tumors to potentially treat cancers. There are also real challenges, however, involved in the total destruction of tumors without destroying healthy tissue surrounding the tumor in the process. A detailed understanding of the propagation of thermal energy, induced heat...

Community Based Fisheries Management: A Global Perspective unravels the different aspects of CBFM from different continents and countries. At a time when the population is significantly increasing, with resources decreasing, this resource is directly relevant to helping communities understand and improve fishery production management in a sustainably way. Sections explore various scientific literature on the impact of community-based fishing, participatory management of water bodies, metho...

Fresh from a painful divorce, Rodrigo Arroyo boards a plane for India where he plans to spend his one-year sabbatical writing his long-dreamed-of first novel, a work of historical fiction set in India that he hopes will finally launch his quest for artistic immortality. He finds the perfect place to write: a clean, quiet ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas where no one will bother him as he sends his thoughts into the clear mountain air. He soon finds out, however, that the goddess ha...