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Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat: Reflections on a Land and its People – Khushwant Singh
$115.00Select optionsPunjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat brings together Khushwant Singh’s best writings on Punjab, Punjabis and the Sikhs. Divided into three parts, the book deals with various aspects of the region-its geography, climate, history, culture, religion, politics, language and literature. Part I of the book delves into Punjab’s history, culture, language and Sikhism. Part II covers the burning issues that affected the state during Khushwant Singh’s lifetime, including the pains of Partition, the Khalistan movement, Operation Blue Star, the anti-Sikh riots, and more. Part III is a collection of profiles of well-known Punjabis-poets, politicians, activists, friends and family. The pieces in the book celebrate the culture, determination and spirit of the people of Khushwant Singh’s native land, a place he identified deeply with. Taken together, they give us a peerless portrait of Punjab and its people.
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RESET REGAINING INDIA’S ECONOMIC LEGACY – Subramanian Swamy
$115.00Select optionsSwamy redefines his path-breaking ideas on India-specific economic development
in his seminal work, Reset. It undertakes a nuanced analysis of how the highly
prosperous Indian economy witnessed a long, accelerated decline due to persistent British imperialist
aggression, and compares the distinctive manner in which Asian giants—India and China—suffered
at the hands of imperialism. He critically analyses the highs and lows of the Nehruvian model of
centralized economic planning borrowed from the Soviet Union, and the debilitating circumstances
that impelled him, as Commerce Minister in Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar’s government, to
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TAKE ME HOME – Rashmi Bansal
$45.00Select optionsTake Me Home: The Inspiring Stories Of 20 Entrepreneurs From Small-Town India With Big-Time Dreams Parakram Singh Jadeja did it in Rajkot. Deepak Dadhoti did it in Belgaum. Vibhor Agrawal did it in Meerut. Take Me Home is the story of 20 entrepreneurs who have built remarkable enterprises while remaining true to their roots. From small towns across India, they run giant global companies with locally trained talent. The ability to run a professional business is no longer limited by location. What you need are a vision and a mission and a burning desire. To make it happen, wherever you are.
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THE ASSASSINATION OF INDIRA GANDHI – Upamanyu Chatterjee
$135.00Select optionsDespite the title, ‘The Assassination of Indira Gandhi’ is not a history book but a compilation of 12 short stories by Upamanyu Chatterjee. The titular story is the last in the book and follows a young Sikh and shows how the assassination and all that it led to impacted him