A man came to Poona in 1944 with his few friends and started living unidentified, and he continued like this.He lives a comfortable lifestyle in his bungalow, he rarely leaves his home, and he travels to other states or towns three or four times a year. No one knows about his career, family, or livelihood, and he is also an animal lover.All these years have gone by, but no one knows him, and he remains silent on every question asked by locals.In 1949 on an unusual m...

Now a Netflix original series"SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up."— New York Times Book Review"Bold, fresh and big…SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement"— Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air.Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. Vikram Chandra's novel draws the ...

An enormously satisfying, exciting and enriching book, Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the lives of detective Sartaj Singh and Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India.Sartaj, the only Sikh inspector in the whole of Mumbai, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. But 'the silky Sikh' is now past forty, his marriage is over and his career prospects are on the slide. When Sartaj gets an anonymous tip off as to th...

Sukesh, Sanchita, Kapil and Siddhant die and go to Yamlok, where they meet Yamraj. Yamraj gives them one last chance to become alive again, and they can go back to earth, if they win the game: Island Game of Modern Life. The winner will be resurrected to life and could start life from where it ended. What was the game and who wins? What is a modern life? Is it really true that after people die, Yamraj gives one last chance to them to become alive again?

Featuring on BBC2's Between the Covers TV Book Club presented by Sara Cox'Thoroughly accomplished, beautifully written'Adam Kay, BBC 'Between the Covers''A magical tale of a troubled family'Daily TelegraphDelhi, 1997: It is India's fiftieth year of independence, the year of Hindu nationalists and atomic bombs. But twelve-year-old Adi has a bigger problem: hi...

What happens when a lifelong disciple finds out a dark secret about his guru? Can a thief ever reform his ways? How do you solve a murder with no witnesses?Padma Bhushan awardee and bestselling author Sri M sees the world in a different light. He sees the good, the bad and sometimes the supernatural. From horror stories to tales that will shock you out of your wits and pull at your heartstrings, there is something for everyone in this eclectic collection. In his quintessential no-h...

An “old fashioned novel of romantic adventure in the trackless wastes of the Himalayas . . . a good Hitchcockian hero . . . plenty of action and intrigue . . . a lot of color, panoramic shots of locales ranging from Calcutta to Tibet . . . It’s intended to entertain and that’s what it does.” Lotus MagazineAn enchanting tale of mystery, romance, adventure, and the search for the meaning of life in exotic locales.An investigative reporter sets out to unravel the myst...

The definitive book on the Andaman IslandsEver the aimless drifter, Harish finds the anchor his life needs in a chance encounter with members of the ancient - and threatened - Jarawa community: the 'original people' of the Andaman Islands and its tropical rainforests. As he observes the slow but sure destruction of everything the Jarawa need for their survival, Harish is moved by a need to understand, to do something. His unlikely friend and partner on this quest is Uncle Pame, a seventy-y...

India's love of stories is well known. From every nook and cranny of our great country emerge stories that stupefy and enchant young readers like you!This collection includes a Santhal tale from Odisha; a story from the inner reaches of hilly Kumaon; a yarn from the forests of Nagaland; and much more. Join Amar Chitra Katha on a journey of fascinating stories through the length and breadth of India!Adapted from the original AMAR CHITRA KATHA comics for the first time!

Stories of Gopal, the jester, are enjoyed much in the same way as those of Birbal and Tenali Ramakrishna. This book recounts some of the humorous anecdotes of Gopal, the chief jester in the court of Maharaja Krishna Chandra of Bengal. Many stories are told of how the Maharaja tries to outwit the Nawab and how Gopal assists in these endeavours. In every story, it is Gopal who emerges the hero.

''Overlap'' is the fifth story written by Neel Majumder. This is the third story of the thriller series where the protagonist Indra and the beauty with the brain, Sunaina will unmask a heinous crime. With the unexpected plot twists and nail-biting thrilling storytelling, Overlap has emerged as one of the most-read crime thriller stories of WordPress.

Voted the most popular book in 2014Parsumal Changulani is dead. His children have thrown their stepmother Sushmita out, destroyed all evidence of her marriage to their father, and accused her of teaming up with her ex-lover to murder him. Enter the resourceful ex-lover: famed lockpicker Jeet Singh. Will he be able to clear their names and solve the mystery of Changulani's death?Surender Mohan Pathak is at his thrilling best in this first English translation of a Jeet Singh ...