'Arun Krishnan takes the Indian-in-America novel screaming into noir territory with this fast-paced, gorily entertaining serial-killer thriller.' - Nilanjana Roy It is a cool summer evening in New York and Arjun Clarkson, a bright young ad agency executive, is having a drink with his ex-colleague, Emily Hayes. For years, Arjun has suffered due to his miserable childhood in an Indian orphanage, his low-caste birth and the pointed cruelty of an abusive foster mother. Unaware of his past, Emi...

The stage is set for an epic finale and Vathapi prepares for the clash of Titans. Who will emerge victorious and claim a decisive dominance?The three fearless Pallava captains who had set out months ago to avenge their clan's honour feel cornered and hopeless after suffering devastating losses at strongholds in Korkai, Parivipura and Asanur. Now, the Pallavas must devise ingenious strategies to thwart the Chalukyan advance. Can they withstand the dual onslaught of ...

SEVENTH-CENTURY INDIA. A GRIM STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL UNFOLDS. WILL THE PALLAVAS BRAVE THE CHALUKYA FURY, OR BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE RELENTLESS TIDE OF HISTORY?After months of setting their plan in motion, three gallant Pallava captains march forward, driven by King Narasimhavaraman's vow to avenge their clan's honour. In response, the indomitable Chalukya King Pulikeshi launches a fierce counterattack, aided by his brother, Kubja Vishnuvardhana.Backed by their ...

Gandhi was 20th century’s most acclaimed political thinker-practioner of nonviolence. His method of nonviolence, however, was under trial during the ferocity of Partition. Why was it so? Gandhi: The End of Nonviolence explores this crisis in depth.Putting Gandhi center stage in significant political events ranging from the Khilafat Movement (1919-1922) to Partition (1946-1947), Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee critically engages with some of the key figures who had a stake on th...

An ageing Chalukya ruler. A young, vengeful Pallava king. The war between the two is imminent. Who will win?Seventh-century India. The young Pallava king Narasimhavarman I promises his dying father that he will avenge the humiliating defeat inflicted upon their clan by the Chalukyas nearly a decade ago. Three valiant Pallava captains embark on a quest to form strategic alliances and weaken Chalukyan allies-the Pandyas, Gangas and the Lankan forces-before their fate...

'Arun Krishnan takes the Indian-in-America novel screaming into noir territory with this fast-paced, gorily entertaining serial-killer thriller.' – Nilanjana Roy It is a cool summer evening in New York and Arjun Clarkson, a bright young ad agency executive, is having a drink with his ex-colleague, Emily Hayes. For years, Arjun has suffered due to his miserable childhood in an Indian orphanage, his low-caste birth and the pointed cruelty of an abusive foster mother. Unaware of his past, Emi...

There is a lot of fantasy in the real world which will ever be alive in our mind. Some of them even turn into reality in front of our very eyes. But we disregard them as just tricks of the untamed mind. There is very little gap between sanity and insanity. The moment you realize that sanity and maturity are often made up to carry forward your physical and metaphysical existence; things will appear in its true nature and character. The world has many a mystery to share with you and what it ...

Single-Phase, Two-Phase and Supercritical Natural Circulation Systems provides readers with a deep understanding of natural circulation systems. This book equips the reader with an understanding on how to detect unstable loops to ensure plant safety and reliability, calculate heat transport capabilities, and design effective natural circulation loops, stability maps and parallel channel systems. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the circulation system before discussing each eleme...

ഒരൊറ്റ വിരൽ ഞാെടി കൊണ്ട്, ഒരു നിമിഷാർദ്ധത്തിൽ ഈ ലോകത്തെ മുഴുവനായും ഇല്ലായ്മ ചെയ്യാനാണ് സർവ്വ സൃഷ്ടാവായ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന് തോന്നിയത്. മനുഷ്യ കുലത്തെക്കൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം അത്രമേൽ പൊറുതി മുട്ടിയിരുന്നു. തൻ്റെ തന്നെ സൃഷ്ടികളിൽ ഒന്നാണവർ; ഒരുപക്ഷേ, തനിയ്ക്കു സംഭവിച്ച ഏറ്റവും കഠിനമായ പിഴവ് എന്നു പറയാം. പക്ഷേ, ഹേമാംഗനാണെങ്കിലോ മനുഷ്യരോട് വല്ലാത്തൊരു ഇഷ്ടമാണുള്ളത്. മാനസസരോവരത്തിലെ സ്വർണ്ണ ഹംസമാണവൻ. ബ്രഹ്മാവ് മനുഷ്യ കുലത്തെ ഇല്ലായ്മ ചെയ്യാൻ ആലോചിയ്ക്കുന്നു എന്നത് അവനെ ഭയചകിതനാക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. അതു കൊണ്ടു തന്നെ, മനു...

There are some questions that even a private detective cannot answer. Why doesn't my wife talk to me? Why does she spend all her time following the Arab Spring on the Internet? And did she leave me only three days after the wedding?Kabir -- Lucknow's most successful sleuth -- is grappling with all of these questions, when a client asks him to track down a missing cat called Luna. When Kabir sets out in the cat's pursuit, he hits upon a startling revelation about life and love.

தமிழ்நாட்டில் சென்னையிலிருந்து கடற்கரை நெடுகிலும் உப்பளங்கள் விரிந்திருக்கின்றன. ஆனால் தூத்துக்குடியைச் சார்ந்த கடற்கரையோரங்களில் உப்பு விளைச்சலுக்குத் தேவையான ஈரப்பதமில்லாத காற்றும், சூரிய வெப்பமும் ஆண்டில் பத்து மாதங்களுக்குத் தொடர்ச்சியாகக் கிடைப்பதால், மிகக்குறைந்த செலவில் தரமான உப்பு அதிக அளவில் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படுகிறது. எனவே, ஏற்கெனவே பழக்கமான தூத்துக்குடிப் பகுதிகளுக்கே செல்வதென்று முடிவு செய்தேன். நான் நேரில் கண்ட உண்மைகளையும் கேட்டு அறிந்த செய்திகளையும் சிந்தித்து ஆராய்ந்து அதன் அ...

It's hard to attain Nirvana - especially when you are accused of being a cross-dressing Muslim terrorist.Mr. Jain strictly adheres to the principles of non-violence and vegetarianism. However, due to an an unfortunate turn of circumstances, he develops a taste for meat. He wants to buy meat at a neighborhood restaurant, but fears public condemnation. To avoid detection by fellow Jains, he conceals himself in a burka. In the process, he gets mistaken for a cross-dressing Muslim terr...