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NEW ICON: Savarkar And Facts

By Arun Shourie. Haryana Penguin Books - Viking 2025 , Did Savarkar battle a stormy sea when he attempted his legendary escape at Marseilles? Did Gandhiji and he stay together ‘as friends’ in London as Savarkar claimed during Gandhiji’s assassination trial? Did he turn against Muslims because of the cruelty of jailers in the Andamans? What is one to make of his ‘mercy petitions’ to the British? Did he pledge to be ‘politically useful’ to the British and accept conditions for his release that even the British had not demanded? During the Quit India movement, did Savarkar promise ‘whole-hearted cooperation’ to the British? What did he seek from the British? Was Savarkar the one who showed Subhas Bose the path that Netaji then followed? What did Savarkar think of Hinduism, about our beliefs and ‘holy cows’, about the texts Hindus hold to be sacred? Have our people been suffused with Hindutva as Savarkar maintained? What sort of a State did he envisage? Is Savarkar being resurrected today to erase the one great inconvenience—Gandhiji? In The New Icon, Arun Shourie delves deep into Savarkar’s books, essays, speeches, statements to answer these and other questions. He exhumes archives of the British government. He takes us through contemporary records. And unearths facts that will surprise you. 9780143474333

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WEAPON WIZARDS : How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower

By Yaakov Katz. New York St. Martins Press 2017 , A lively account of Israel's evolving military prowess...if The Weapon Wizards were a novel, it would be one written by Horatio Alger; if it were a biblical allegory, it would be the story of David and Goliath." — The New York Times Book ReviewFrom drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency—and as a result of its long war experience.Sitting on the front lines of how wars are fought in the 21st century, Israel has developed in its arms trade new weapons and retrofitted old ones so they remain effective, relevant, and deadly on a constantly-changing battlefield. While other countries begin to prepare for these challenges, they are looking to Israel—and specifically its weapons—for guidance. Israel is, in effect, a laboratory for the rest of the world.How did Israel do it? And what are the military and geopolitical implications of these developments? These are some of the key questions Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot address. Drawing on a vast amount of research, and unparalleled access to the Israeli defense establishment, this book is a report directly from the front lines. 9781250822475

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DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA

By Amar Singh. New Delhi Gaurav Book Centre 2018 9789380317564

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WOMEN IN HARYANA : Study of Contemporary Issues

By Nil. Kurukshetra Nirmal Publishing House 2018 , Papers presented at the conference, organized by Women's Studies Research Centre, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra in April 2017. 9789384783303

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SAGA OF CHERAMAN

By Sreekumari Ramachandran. Kozhikode Mathrubhumi Books 2025 , Kerala, cradles a past of profound antiquity within its lush embrace. Mist-laden hills, meandering rivers, and ancient forests stand as silent witnesses to a bygone era, rich with significant events. The very air seems to carry the echoes of legendary rulers, their sagas woven into the land’s fabric. Among these, the enigmatic figure of Cheraman Perumal forms a particularly compelling chapter. Tradition whispers of this powerful Chera king, who, in this narrative interwoven with both historical ambiguity and cultural significance, is said to have converted to Islam and journeyed to Arabia. This legend, while debated by historians, profoundly shapes Kerala’s unique cultural tapestry, highlighting its long-standing maritime connections. The tales of his departure, and the subsequent division of his kingdom, serve as the foundation for the origins of many prominent Kerala dynasties, ensuring his legacy continues to reverberate through the land, a testament to its enduring historical depth. Discerning readers are sure to enjoy this work of fiction with historical undertones. Heartfelt historical novel about the life of the last of the Perumals 9789359627427

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WHAT "FRIENDS OF PEOPLE" ARE AND HOW THEYY FIGHT SOCUAL-DEMOCRATS

By Lenin, V I. Moscow Progress Publishers 1970

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ON PARIS COMMUNE

By Karl Marx. Moscow Progress Publishers 1971

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WHAT IS CAPITALISM ? (ABC of Social and Political Knowledge)

By Buzuev, Alexander . Moscow Progress Publishers 1987 , Translated from Russian by Galina Sdobnikova.

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RIGHTS OF MAN OTHER WRITINGS

By Tom Paine. Heron Books , Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution--and his Rights of Man (1791-2), the most famous defense of the French Revolution, sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. Paine paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain, narrowly escaped execution in France, and was vilified as an atheist and a Jacobin on his return to America. This new edition contains the complete texts of both Rights of Man and Common Sense, as well as six other powerfully political writings--American Crisis I, American Crisis XIII, Agrarian Justice, Letter to Jefferson, Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation, and Dissertation on the First Principles of Government--all of which illustrate why Paine's ideas still resonate in the modern welfare states of today. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. 9780199538003

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AUTOCRACY INC. : Dictators who Want to Run the World

By Anne Applebaum. London Penguin Books 2025 , From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls the police. The police threaten the people with violence. There are evil collaborators, and maybe some brave dissidents. But in the 21st century, that bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, autocracies are underpinned not by one dictator, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, surveillance technologies, and professional propagandists, all of which operate across multiple regimes, from China to Russia to Iran. Corrupt companies in one country do business with corrupt companies in another. The police in one country can arm and train the police in another, and propagandists share resources and themes, pounding home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America. International condemnation and economic sanctions cannot move the autocrats. Even popular opposition movements, from Venezuela to Hong Kong to Moscow, don't stand a chance. The members of Autocracy, Inc, aren't linked by a unifying ideology, like communism, but rather a common desire for power, wealth, and impunity. In this urgent treatise, which evokes George Kennan's essay calling for "containment" of the Soviet Union, Anne Applebaum calls for the democracies to fundamentally reorient their policies to fight a new kind of threat"-- s 9781802062120

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INDIRA GANDHI AND YEARS THAT TRANSFORMED INDIA

By Srinath Raghavan. Haryana Allen Lane - Penguin Books 2025 , Exploring Indira Gandhi’s Political Journey and the Shaping of Postcolonial India Indira Gandhi’s ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 was entirely unforeseen. But she soon emerged as one of the most powerful political leaders of her times, who transformed the world’s largest democracy. She served as prime minister for a remarkable fifteen years, leaving behind a complex and deeply controversial legacy. In this fascinating account, Srinath Raghavan tells the story of Indira Gandhi’s political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership. From her tentative start in high office to her remarkable electoral victories, the dark days of the Emergency of 1975–77, and her assassination at the hands of her bodyguards in 1984, Raghavan sheds new light on her politics and government, as well as on her adversaries and critics. He shows how the 1970s were the hinge on which the history of the country turned—and how Indira Gandhi transformed the new postcolonial nation into the India of today. 9780670086122

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ASHOKA IN ANCIENT INDIA

By Atimash Kumar. New Delhi Apple Books 2023 9789383487875

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HEALTH HAS HISTORY : Revisiting Bengal

By Nil. Kolkata K P Bagchi & Company 2021 9789393548030

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MAN FOR ALL SEASONS : Life of K M Panikkar

By Narayani Basu. Chennai Westland Books 2025 , AN UNFLINCHING LOOK AT ONE OF INDIA’S MOST FASCINATING FIGURES—THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL AND DIPLOMAT WHO HELPED SHAPE A POST-COLONIAL INDIA. K.M. Panikkar was a multifaceted man, one of India’s first public intellectuals as India won its independence. His imprint is all over India’s colonial and post-colonial history: from constitutional reform in the princely states, where he was a strong advocate for India’s current federal model to charting India’s maritime policy as a free country. He believed in an essential Hindu culture that held his land together, yet he was a committed secularist. He was Gandhi’s emissary and the founder of the Hindustan Times. He was independent India’s first and most controversial ambassador to both Nationalist China and the People’s Republic of China. He was Nehru’s man in Cairo and France and a member of the States Reorganisation Commission. He had enemies in the CIA as well as in India’s own Ministry of External Affairs. He frustrated his admirers as much as he provoked their reluctant respect. From the British Raj to the Constituent Assembly, across two world wars and an ensuing Cold War, K.M. Panikkar was India’s go-to man in all seasons. Through it all, he never stopped writing—on Indian identity, nationalism, history and foreign policy—material that remains as relevant today as it was seven decades ago. Yet, about the man himself, strangely little is known. In A Man for All Seasons, Narayani Basu bridges that gap. Drawing on Panikkar’s formidable body of work, as well as on archival material from India to England, from Paris to China, and from Israel to the United Nations, as well as on first-time interviews with Panikkar’s family, Basu presents a vivid, irresistibly engaging portrait of this most enigmatic of India’s founding fathers. Featuring a formidable cast of characters—from Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel to Zhou Enlai, Chairman Mao and Gamal Abdel Nasser—A Man for All Seasons is as much a sweeping history of a young India finding its place in the world as it is the story of a man who was impossible to ignore then and remains so now. 9789360455668

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WISE GUY : Life In a Mafia family

By Pileggi Nicholas. Great Britain Corgi Books 1996 9780552130943

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DOCUMENTS OF 24TH CONGRESS OF COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) MADURAI, TAMILNADU, April 02-06, 2025

By Nil. New Delhi Muralidharan 2025

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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM : Concepts and Applications

By Mahadevan, B. New Delhi PHI Learning 2025 , This textbook is a culmination of multiple efforts of the authors to fill in the gap for offering a required course on Indian Knowledge System (IKS), recently mandated by AICTE. Moreover, the New Education Policy (NEP) has also provided a clear trajectory for imparting IKS in the higher education curriculum, necessitating a book of this kind in several higher education institutions in the country in the days to come. The book seeks to introduce the epistemology and ontology of IKS to the Engineering and Science students in a way they can relate, appreciate and explore further should there be a keen interest in the matter. After a brief section on the key concepts of IKS, the remaining part of the book traces IKS and brings out the applications. After a formal and concise introduction to IKS, the book provides certain foundational concepts applicable across all domains of Science and Engineering. These form the second part. The Science applications are laid out in Part 3, Engineering applications in Part 4 and other important topics in the final part of the book. 9789391818203

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KNOWING GREAT GURUDEV THROUGH Q&A

By Kokandakar, J R . Nagpur Mangesh Publication 2021 9789383164790

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URBAN MOBILITY SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES : Indian Experience

By Ramachandran, M. UP Copal Publishing Group 2022 , The book is an attempt to focus specifically on how some remarkable work has been done in some cities to bring about a substantial change in the public transport system and in improving mobility. Each one of them offers lessons for other cities to consider and follow and also highlights the role and relevance of the NUTP. Here is an instrument available to the cities and towns to take proactive steps to bring about changes and many of the central schemes and programs that have played a significant role in setting the pace for such remarkable initiatives. 9788195320882

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BRINGING GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLE CLOSER : A Development Practitioner's Approach

By Ramachandran, M . UP Copal Publishing Group 2021 , During my 38 years of service in the IAS and 10 years of active post-retirement life, I , like many other colleagues, have remained concerned about how governance is getting delivered at the ground level. There are good intentions when any program is drawn up or any delivery of service is planned but for me the test point of its effectiveness and success is how exactly the common man is able to avail of that facility without any hassle. At the moment the central government is keen that government should be at the minimum level but maximum governance should be there and through a whole lot of facilitations including reliance on technology, every attempt is being made to make the life of particularly the common man convenient and comfortable as far as these issues are concerned.In this book I have put together my understanding of the issues involved in ensuring hassle-free governance and delivery at the ground level. I do hope this book will further contribute to the challenging task of making governance simple as well as meaningful to the common man in the fullest and most appropriate sense of the word.I find it difficult to find words to wholeheartedly thank Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, the Honorable Vice President of India who has been kind enough to encourage me by providing a message to introduce the book and also for highlighting the point that the book will provide useful guidance for all those who care about deepening India’s democratic ethos and putting people at the centre of governance.I am particularly grateful to my esteemed friend Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, for writing the Foreword to this book and placing it in the appropriate context of our governance reforms. 9789383419975

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MANN KI BAAT : 50 Episodes Special Edition: A Social Revolution on Radio

By BlueKraft Digital Foundation. New Delhi Rupa 2019 , ‘Mann ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popular and ubiquitous monthly radio address has developed into a tour de force in itself. The programme that began on Vijaya dashami in 2014 (3rd October) has gone on for more than fifty episodes and counting! Given its stupendous success, there has been considerable curiosity about the origins of ‘Mann ki Baat’, the idea behind it and the mind of the man behind the inspiring voice that has been reaching millions every month. In times when visual content dominates communication, ‘Mann ki Baat’ has become one of the most popular programmes in the history of radio, not just in India but also worldwide. How did this happen? What are the behind-the-scenes stories that made this happen? This book answers these questions and more. This book displays the common thread of positivity and optimism that prime Minister Modi has woven through his ‘Mann ki Baat’ and how this thread has been picked up by common Indians and turned into a mass movement. This is a rare and exclusive opportunity for readers to discover the unknown facets of the Prime Minister thinking and beliefs related to ‘Mann ki Baat’, revealed by him to the authors of the book. The insights that emerge from the transcripts of the radio address are the most important contribution of this book. The interesting anecdotes shared by the members of the Prime Minister core team and people from all India radio and MyGov quench people’s curiosity about the minute but interesting details of how the idea of a radio programme came up, how the name and frequency were decided and how the format was chalked out, among other things. 9789353333577

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SCHWEITZER : Hero of Africa

By Payne, Robert . London Robert Hale 1958

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WORKING OF STOCK EXCHANGES IN INDIA

By Machiraju, H R. New Delhi New Age International 2009 , The book presents the concepts and practices of the working of stock exchanges in India. A comparison of US as well stock exchanges abroad, both developed and emerging, have been presented. The evolution from forward trading, badla, to rolling settlement has been traced. The book covers # Functions of the stock exchange # Role of SEBI in regulating markets and their working # Functioning of BSE, NSE and OTCEI # Insider trading # Market indicator series and trends in share prices # Depositories # Trading in derivatives The book includes a glossary and an index. 9788122423839

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GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE

By Ravi Verma. Delhi Academic Books 2022 9789394889064

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COMRADES AND COMEBACKS : Battle of Left to Win Indian Mind

By Saira Shah Halim. Haryana Vintage - Penguin Books 2025 , The history of Left politics in India runs deep into the very heart of the freedom struggle. It can hardly be denied that both the freedom struggle and the political landscape of free India was, for the longest time, hued in various shades of red. Peculiarly, Leftism in India has developed in close ties with the culture in which it was rooted. A movement consisting of diverse forces—-with moderate socialists at one end of the spectrum and extremist or revolutionary communists at the other—-The Indian Left has had a complex and evolving role in Indian politics. While historically it has played a pertinent role, primarily in states such as West Bengal and Kerala, its influence and relevance, both have waned in recent years. It has been struggling to adapt itself to dynamic electoral politics and, therefore, finding it hard to regain its lost ground. This book is about an ideology that is under threat or, as many say, almost extinct, at least in India. It tries to sketch a rich historical narrative that foregrounds left politics in world history, locate its relevance in India and chart a future of its revival. 9780143464815

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SRI MANNATHU PADMANABHAN : Living Beyond Ages

By Nil. Changanacherry Nair Service Society 2024 9788119871988

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SALT AND PEPPER : Dispatches From Fractured Republic

By Sankarshan Thakur. Culcutta Seagull Books 2025 , Salt and Pepper is a collection of literary columns that defy convention—acerbic, tender, unrelenting in their gaze. Written between the margins of news and national spectacle, these pieces are not topical commentary but something far more enduring: political satire that reads like poetry, reportage that mutates into parable, lament, and fable. 9781803095998

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AFRO-DECOLONIAL MANIFESTO

By Norman Ajari. Calcutta Seagull Books 2025 , Translated from French by Teresa Lavender Fagan. Offering a compelling call to arms while challenging the pervasive grip of colonialism on the Black psyche, this manifesto charts a course toward a future defined by autonomy, dignity, and radical liberation. Delving into the historical currents of resistance—from Negritude to Black nationalism to pan-Africanism—this manifesto unapologetically confronts the insidious nature of modern colonialism. In a world where the very presence of the Black body incites fear and insecurity among white supremacists, Afro-Decolonial Manifesto exposes the fallacy of equating Black existence with reverse colonialism. It challenges the prevailing narratives of gratitude and guilt, asserting the right of the Black diaspora to reclaim its autonomy and dignity, and also examines the effectiveness of movements like Black Lives Matter, advocating for a renewed Black internationalism rooted in Africa’s unity and autonomy. In a stirring call to arms, Afro-Decolonial Manifesto heralds a new era of resistance, where reparation becomes not just a demand for restitution, but a catalyst for radical change. This volume emboldens Black people to reclaim their narrative, their agency, and their future. It is a testament to the enduring spirit of liberation and the indomitable resilience of Black lives. 9781803094649

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SALT AND PEPPER : Dispatches From Fractured Republic

By Sankarshan Thakur. Calcutta Seagull Books 2025 , A fierce, witty portrait of a nation unraveling before our very eyes. Salt and Pepper is a collection of literary columns that defy convention—acerbic, tender, unrelenting in their gaze. Written between the margins of news and national spectacle, these pieces are not topical commentary but something far more enduring: political satire that reads like poetry, reportage that mutates into parable, lament, and fable. In these dispatches from a fractured republic, written over the past decade, journalist Sankarshan Thakur captures the surreal absurdities and deep disquiet of an India caught between thunderous assertion and muffled dissent. Governments speak in acronyms, mobs chant in hashtags, silence acquires a sound—and memory becomes an act of resistance. These are chronicles of a society slipping into curated amnesia, of belonging turned conditional, and of patriotism twisted into performance. Yet Salt and Pepper is also suffused with wit and grace. Thakur’s voice, intimate and incantatory, does not lecture—it conjures. His writing laughs, rages, mourns. It asks what it means to remember, to speak, to stay human in a time that asks you to forget. This is not a book of opinions. It is a reckoning. 9781803095998

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BELIEVER'S DILEMMA : Vajpayee and Hindu Right's Path to Power, 1977–2018

By Abhishek Choudhary. New Delhi Picador - Pan Macmillan 2025 , **Believer’s Dilemma **concludes Abhishek Choudhary’s landmark two-part study of Atal Behari Vajpayee (1924–2018), the RSS propagandist who established himself as an imaginative moderate, drawing the Hindu Right from the fringes to displace Congress as the natural party of power. This magisterial second volume combines new archival documents with revealing interviews to present an unsentimental history of India’s ongoing political moment, beginning with the short-lived Janata coalition and the Vajpayee–Morarji Desai tussle to steer foreign policy; Mrs Gandhi’s ad-hocism in Assam, Punjab and Kashmir; Rajiv’s cynical turn toward the Hindu vote; Vajpayee’s failure to secularize the newborn BJP; the Sangh Parivar’s meticulous plan to raze the Babri, and much more. Choudhary traces these machinations of the previous half-century to cast fresh light on major events from Vajpayee’s term in office (1998–2004), including his desperation to conduct nuclear tests; his cold pragmatism and heartbreak in negotiating with Pakistan and China; his wide range of emotional strengths, which allowed him to manage an unwieldy thirteen-party coalition and turn India into a multi-party democracy; his role in propping India up as a potential superpower and embedding capitalist aspiration into its socio-political imagination. Mapping the evolution of the Sangh Parivar, this book reveals a deeper pattern in Vajpayee’s character: his reflexive loyalty to his ideological family in moments of crisis – be it the 1983 Assam riots, the 1992 Babri aftermath, the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, or his tragic last public appearance in 2008, when the stroke-battered patriarch voted against the Indo-US nuclear deal he had earlier helped seed. A decade in the making, **Believer’s Dilemma is an original and psychologically insightful take on the Hindu Right and its first prime minister.** 9789361137761

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MICROECONOMICS

By Robert S Pindyck. Noida Pearson 2023 , Microeconomics exposes students to topics that play a central role in microeconomics. From game theory and competitive strategy, to the roles of uncertainty and information, and the analysis of pricing by firms with market power, the text helps students understand what’s going on in the world of business. It also shows students how microeconomics can be used as a practical tool for decision-making and for designing and understanding public policy. The 9th Edition further illustrates microeconomics’ relevance and usefulness with new coverage and examples, and an improved exposition that is clear and accessible as well as lively and engaging. With Microeconomics, readers will be able to fully appreciate how a modern economy functions. 9789356060128

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ADVANCED ECONOMIC THEORY : Microeconomic Analysis

By Ahuja, H L. New Delhi S. Chand 2019 9789352837335

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REMEMBERING WOMEN : Lessons From Ancient World

By Lehnen, Christine. London Icon Books 2025 , Women do have a history of their own. All we need to do is remember it. In this illuminating new investigation, Christine Lehnen looks back at our collective memory to explore the myriad ways that women in the past have enjoyed a more egalitarian life. Due to advances in bioarchaeological methods, scientists have discovered that one out of three women in Ancient Scythia was an active warrior buried with her weapons. Far from being confined to their homes, these women rode out to hunt, travelled to distance places, or used weapons to fend off their enemies. These warriors were no exceptions to the rule, with women enjoying a significantly higher degree of equality than their Greek contemporaries. Remembering Women argues that there is a historical precedent for a fairer society. From reappraisals of well-known objects such as the earliest human bone calendars from the Stone Age to revelatory findings of innovative bioarcheological methods used on human remains from Ancient Scythia, evidence is accumulating that there were places in the past where all women were allowed to thrive. Interweaving new findings from archaeology with the stories of her mother and grandmothers, as well as her everyday experiences as a woman living today, Lehnen explores our collective memory of women and argues that it needs to change if we are to create an egalitarian society. Remembering Women follows the traces left in the material, literary, and archaeological record by our foremothers, and their heirlooms, artwork and stories, to take a fresh look at our life in the present. 9781837732173

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INDIA'S FINANCE MINISTERS : Different Strokes (1998-2014) Volume 3

By Bhattacharya A. K. Haryana Penguin Business 2025 , This is the third volume in the series of books on India’s finance ministers, which capture the story of India’s economic policies through the lens of the Union government’s budget initiatives since 1947. The first volume covered the period of thirty years from India’s Independence to the end of the Emergency in 1977. The second volume covered the twenty-one years from the formation of the first non-Congress government in India in 1977 to 1998, when the short tenure of the coalition government led by United Front ended. The present volume covers a period of sixteen years that saw just four finance ministers present Union budgets and steer their respective government’s economic policies through them. A fascinating account of economic policymaking, the book analyses the role of India’s finance ministers in the management of the Indian economy during the era of coalition politics. It also highlights the significant difference these ministers made to the policy evolution of the government and, thus, left an indelible mark on the psyche of Indian citizens. It attempts to measure the impact of their decisions not only on India’s economic system but also on its political system, and to what extent their decisions were influenced by their socio-economic backgrounds. Foregrounded in rigorous research and full of interesting anecdotes, the book is the first in-depth account of the crucial role the finance minister plays in the functioning of India’s economy. 9780143475286

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WHY CONSTITUTION MATTERS : Selected Speeches

By Chandrachud, D Y. Haryana Vintage - Penguin Books 2025 , In Why the Constitution Matters Justice D.Y. Chandrachud delves into the profound significance of the Constitution in shaping the nation’s identity and governance. This insightful book offers readers a nuanced understanding of the Constitution’s role in protecting fundamental rights, ensuring justice and maintaining the rule of law. The author brings to the forefront his experience of nearly twenty-five years as a judge, making complex constitutional principles accessible to both legal professionals and common citizens. Through engaging narratives and real-life examples, he illustrates how the Constitution impacts everyday life and why it remains a cornerstone of democracy. The book covers themes such as democracy, free speech, pluralism, gender, environmental governance, dissent and landmark judgments that have shaped modern India. Why the Constitution Matters is not just a book for legal scholars; it is a must-read for anyone who values democracy, justice and the rule of law. Discover why the Constitution is more than just a document; it is the foundation of a just and equitable society. 9780143476184

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WHY CONSTITUTION MATTERS : Selected Speeches

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GENDER TROUBLE : Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by

By Butler,Judith. UK Routledge 2012 , One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, 'essential' notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning the category 'woman' and continues in this vein with examinations of 'the masculine' and 'the feminine'. Best known however, but also most often misinterpreted, is Butler's concept of gender as a reiterated social performance rather than the expression of a prior reality. Thrilling and provocative, few other academic works have roused passions to the same extent. 9780415389556

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BLACK GOLD : New Frontier in Oil for Investors

By Orwel, George. Canada John Wiley & Sons 2006 , Analyze how the falling production and rising demand of oil has enabled savvy companies and investment banks to cash in with Black Gold. You'll find investment suggestions -- from ETFs and energy futures to hedge funds -- that will allow you to reap substantial profits from current and future situations as well as short human-interest stories that illustrate every issue discussed. You'll also find a timeframe for the peak of oil production -- one that is more realistic and gaining acceptance with both scientists and economists. Drawing on historical background, current issues, and expectations of the energy road ahead, Black Gold offers information you'll appreciate and understand so you can make the most of a market poised to grow exponentially in the years ahead. 9780471792680

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LEGEND OF BIRSA MUNDA

By Tuhin A. Sinha. Uttar Pradesh Amaryllis 2022 , In 19th century India, deep in the heart of what is now the state of Jharkhand, the Adivasis have been leading a life of absolute misery and darkness. The colonial state, with the help of its scheming local collaborators, has cast a net of abuse and exploitation that is tightening around these Adivasis, much like a hangman’s noose does. Everything they hold dear – their land, homes, history, traditions, religion, families – has fallen victim to the grand colonial plan of building a magnificent but merciless empire for the Queen. However, when a people are all but crushed into dust and their identities threatened with a complete erasure, they erupt like a hot, angry whiplash of fire with a roaring so loud that it reverberates in the very heart of the empire and sends a frisson of fear up the spines of those in power. A fire that stokes a rebellion. And at the heart of this rebellion is the twenty-five-year-old Birsa Munda. He decides what must be done to save his community and leads the Adivasis in fighting back to reclaim their lives. A lion-hearted warrior. Healer. Spiritual guide. A forgotten hero. Based on true events, this epic tale of courage is a tribute to the life of Birsa Munda, who in his very short life, mobilized the tribal community, rebelled against forced conversions, envisioned a fairer, more just society and died fighting for it. A thrilling account that chronicles what most history books don’t mention, The Legend of Birsa Munda is the story of a subaltern tribal hero, whose contribution to India’s struggle for independence must never be forgotten. 9789390924509

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DEATH AS TOLD BY SAPIENS TO NEANDERTHAL

By Juan Jose Millas . Melbourne Scribe 2024 , A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. ‘We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become eternal,’ Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, in which science is intertwined with literature. The paleontologist reveals essential aspects of our existence to the writer, who discovers that old age is a country in which he still feels like a foreigner. After the extraordinary international reception of Life as Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal, the most brilliant double act in Spanish literature once again dazzle the reader by addressing topics such as death and eternity, longevity, disease, ageing, natural selection, programmed death, and survival. Here you will find humour, biology, nature, life, a lot of life … and two fascinating characters, the Sapiens and the Neanderthal, who surprise us on every page with their sharp reflections on how evolution has treated us as a species. And also as individuals. 9781914484858

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WALKING OUT, SPEAKING UP : Feminist Street Theatre in India

By Deepti Priya Mehrotra. New Delhi Zubaan 2025 , The late 1970s and 1980s marked an era of energetic and dynamic feminist street theatre in India. Everywhere, across cities and towns, groups, both amateur and professional, many led by women, presented stunning, audacious, moving stories of everyday violence, sexism, abuse and women’s resilience and strength in countering new and old forms of patriarchies. The presence of strong, vocal women at street corners, in marketplaces, in universities, presenting their stories and those of their sisters shattered the mould of the docile, invisible woman. The streets rang out with the sound of tambourines, drums, songs and so much more and words, music; actions engaged diverse audiences across the spectrum. Deepti Priya Mehrotra’s empathetic and engaged study documents the plays produced during the time, as groups and individuals that came together to protest and build a theatre of pain, rage, protest, that grew along with the autonomous women’s movement of the time. She shows how, in this process, perceptive, outspoken women emerged and rejected their ascribed roles, in order to carve out their own identities and remake the world as they wished it to be. Incorporating oral histories, auto-ethnography, playscripts, visuals, archival material and meticulously researched histories, Deepti Priya Mehrotra presents a layered analysis of this important moment in the history of the Indian women’s movement. 9788197673023

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PERFECT STORM : History and Anatomy of 26/11

By Prabhakar Aloka. Haryana Ebury Press 2025 , A Definitive Account of the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks & Indo-Pak Geopolitics In the dead of night on November 26, 2008, ten men slipped silently into Mumbai by sea. Over the next 60 hours, they unleashed a storm of violence that brought India’s financial capital to its knees and shocked the world. The true story of this attack, the most audacious terror plot since 9/11, begins decades earlier, spans multiple continents, and enmeshes a diverse array of characters with varying motivations. This is a story that has never been told in full. Until now. Perfect Storm peels back the layers of this conspiracy, taking readers on a riveting journey that extends from the blood-soaked birth of Pakistan in 1947 to the treacherous geopolitical landscape of the post 9/11 world. Based on meticulous research and drawing on Prabhakar Aloka’s decades-long experience in counter-terrorism in the Intelligence Bureau, and co-author Nikhil Ravi’s expertise as a screenwriter and filmmaker documenting Indo-Pak geopolitical flashpoints, the book pieces together the spider’s web behind 26/11, spanning worlds as disparate as dusty training camps in rural Pakistan and neon-lit hacker dens in South-East Asia, casting an unprecedented look into the anatomy of a state-sponsored terror attack. 9780143475859

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CURIOUS CASE OF MIKE LYNCH : Improbable Life & Death of Tech Billionaire

By Prescott, Katie. London Macmillan Business 2025 , Mike Lynch was a maverick outsider in the British business world. From humble beginnings, Lynch rose to become one of the UK’s richest men, selling his home-grown enterprise software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for over £11bn in 2011. The sale triggered one of the biggest fraud cases in Silicon Valley history, as HP accused him of cooking the company’s books. Lynch was sent to the US in handcuffs, his reputation in tatters – but was acquitted by a US jury, and returned home a free man. Tragically, his second chance at life was snatched away even as he was celebrating his freedom. In a freak accident, his yacht sunk off the coast of northern Sicily in August 2024, taking the lives of Lynch, his daughter and five others. Shockingly, the co-defendant in the US trial, Autonomy accountant Stephen Chamberlain, was killed hours before Lynch, hit by a car in Cambridge. It was almost thirteen years to the day since the deal between HP and Autonomy was signed. Drawing on extensive research and exclusive access to key sources, The Curious Case of Mike Lynch follows the billionaire’s dramatic rise and fall and, finally, his untimely and tragic death. It’s a thrilling story of money, power and deception, taking readers into a high-stakes world of corporate subterfuge and rivalries, zigzagging through the hallowed confines of Cambridge across the cut-throat streets of the City of London to Silicon Valley. In this pacy, no-holds barred investigation into one of the most fascinating men in the history of British business, award-winning Times journalist Katie Prescott reflects on Lynch’s legacy, outlining lessons from a truly unique life which serve as both a warning and inspiration for us all. 9781035074242

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SHADOWS OF ENLIGHTENMENT : Hidden Politics and Ideology of Natural and Social Sciences

By McCarthy, George E. New Delhi Aakar Books 2026 , Shadows of the Enlightenment sheds light on the deeply political agenda underlying Western science from the so-called “Age of Reason” to the present. George McCarthy uncovers the economic, social, and historical origins of modern science, and illuminates the a priori and innate features which furnish the justifications for the technical domination and control of nature and humanity. The natural sciences were born of a market economy, commercial trade, and industrial production, and were furthermore reflective of the values and institutions of modern capitalism and its class system in the seventeenth century. As such, one of the central roles of Western science has been to legitimate its theoretical imperative to dominate nature and to reorganize human labor for profit, property, and power. Breaking with the medieval scholastic tradition, modern science viewed nature as a reified mechanism which could be mathematically measured, empirically predicted, causally explained, and managed. Nature itself was recast as a dead machine stripped of any inherent meaning or purpose. Building upon the radical analysis of Marx and Engels, McCarthy articulates a new liberatory postmodern science and technology grounded in Marx’s theory of social justice, integrating ancient and modern traditions from classical Greece to the French Revolution, the Paris Commune to the Native American Iroquois Confederacy. In the process, McCarthy invites us to move beyond a falsely mechanistic sense of reality, break free from the sense of alienation that binds us all, and make space for imagining the world we want to see. George E McCarthy is professor of sociology at Kenyon College. His books include Marx and the Ancients, Classical Horizons, and Marx and Social Justice. 9789350029466

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PAX ECONOMICA : Left-Wing Visions of Free Trade World

By Marc-William Palen. New Jersey Princeton University Press 2024 , Today, free trade is often associated with right-wing free marketeers. In Pax Economica, historian Marc-William Palen shows that free trade and globalisation in fact have roots in nineteenth-century left-wing politics. In this counterhistory of an idea, Palen explores how, beginning in the 1840s, left-wing globalists became the leaders of the peace and anti-imperialist movements of their age. By the early twentieth century, an unlikely alliance of liberal radicals, socialist internationalists, feminists, and Christians envisioned free trade as essential for a prosperous and peaceful world order. Of course, this vision was at odds with the era’s strong predilections for nationalism, protectionism, geopolitical conflict, and colonial expansion. Palen reveals how, for some of its most radical left-wing adherents, free trade represented a hard-nosed critique of imperialism, militarism, and war. Palen shows that the anti-imperial component of free trade was a phenomenon that came to encompass the political left wing within the British, American, Spanish, German, Dutch, Belgian, Italian, Russian, French, and Japanese empires. The left-wing vision of a “pax economica” evolved to include supranational regulation to maintain a peaceful free-trading system—which paved the way for a more liberal economic order after World War II and such institutions as the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization. Palen’s findings upend how we think about globalisation, free trade, anti-imperialism, and peace. Rediscovering the left-wing history of globalism offers timely lessons for our own era of economic nationalism and geopolitical conflict. 9780691199320

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BELL TOLLS : Tomorrow's Truncated India

By Ohri, R K. New Delhi Manas Publications 2022 , The author feels that unless the growing divisive politics is countered well in time, it will all cause to tear the unity of India. 9788170492948

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FACE OFF INDIA AND CHINA

By Kumar, R V. New Delhi Manas Publications 2022 , China has territorial disputes with almost all its neighbours and during the past 75 years, has had serious military confrontations with many of them. Till recently China was militarily and economically, not strong enough to pursue her vision of the new World Order. In the past fifty years however, China has grown to become an economic power. Money is now available to fuel military spending; a strong PLA is in the making. China now seeks a position of predominance in the world. With this new found economic and military might, all of China’s territorial claims, whether real or imagined, whether historical or of new found necessity, have begun to surface. China is pushing them forward aggressively. What does this mean to China’s neighbours, especially to India? This book examines the operational capability of the Chinese Air Force, and the threat this capability poses to China’s neighbours, and to India. The book traces the development of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force into a striking arm. Chinese nuclear capability, exploitation of Tibet, the present aircraft inventory, the aircraft industry, the training methods and the operational capability are all analysed. The role Chinese intelligence agencies play, is examined. The author then goes on to discuss the threat and the strategies for India to counter this. 9788170495741

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SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE : Lion of Parliament

By Abhijit Mandal. New Delhi Hawk Press 2022 , Syama Prasad Mookerjee was the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and controversial leaders in India's recent history. In spite of his significant political and ideological differences with Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Mookerjee was inducted to the first cabinet of independent India. However, following the Delhi Pact between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Dr. Mookerjee resigned from the cabinet. His role during the Great Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Great Calcutta Killings and Noakhali Carnage of 1946 was historic. His premature death in custody--in Kashmir--remains one of the unsolved mysteries of India's political history. Dr. Mookerjee was an educationist, politician and patriot who often opposed the official narratives of his time but fought consistently for India's independence and pre-eminent position in the world. His life has remained largely unexplored till now. This book aims to rectify that omission by examining his life in detail and shedding light on the turbulent and contentious events of his times. 9789395034203

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INTERNAL SECURITY : Psychological Approach

By Sanjay Bhide. New Delhi Manas Publications 2020 , “Internal A Psychological Approach”is a study on understanding the dynamics of ‘Threat Vectors’ which createinternal security situations and conflicts that potentially threaten the national fabric. Despite being engaged in dealing with internal threats, one issue that remains unanswered is – “why after decades of political, military and diplomatic efforts and analysis of the issues involved, we arestill not able to reach at a resolution of mostconflict situations – or at least commence the process of conflict resolution and why newer and newer threats emerge?” Analysis and arguments presented in the book suggest that so far India seems to have notfully succeeded in finding a cogent strategy to deal with such kind of situations.The book highlights shortcomings in the present political and policing structure and brings out that there are no concrete efforts in understanding the genesis and fountainhead of any Threat Vector. Analysingthe evolution of a threat vector, the book establishes that this is essentially a complex manifestation that has deep psychological drivers. To this are added other multiple social, economic, ethnic and religious elements. The basis of any threat vector is the mind and not the visible manifestation of violence or the icons of the vector. Effective dealing with a vector thus, in the first place, requires an understanding of why the vector has originated and how it is gaining its momentum.The book focuses on the psychological domain of internal security situations and suggests reorganisation and reorientation of structures at the apex level and elaborates on a model for integrating Psychological Intervention operations as part of the overall strategy to deal with any threat vector.The book thus lays out a theoretical conceptual construct and a functional structure for effective dealing with internal security situations – challenges that India continues to face.The book is useful for policy makers in evolving a new strategic paradigm and reorientation of structures to deal with challenges posed by present and evolving threat vectors as well as for those dealing with these challenges on the ground at the operational level. 9788170495666

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ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : Born Patriot

By Mrinalini Shrivastava. New Delhi Manas Publications 2020 , AtalBihariVajpayee was one of the greatest statesman in India’s recent history. In Parliamentary politics, he conquered his opponents and left no bitter aftertaste. His world was not confined to his own party, but kept the doors open for everyone. After terrorists attacked the Parliament building in 2001, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi called Vajpayee to enquire about his wellbeing. Next day, Vajpayee told the LokSabha, “When the Leader of the Opposition calls the Prime Minister to enquire about the latter’s health, then we know that India’s democracy is in good health.” Pranab Mukherjee used to narrate this anecdote in his speeches to Congress workers to underline the value of Indian politics. One of his finest speeches was the one during the floor test that his 13-day government faced in 1996. He was the first leader to deliver a speech in Hindi at the United Nations. The risk-taking ability of Vajpayee came to the fore when India, with Vajpayee as Prime Minister, conducted its second set of Nuclear Tests in May 1998. All hell broke loose. Led by the United States, global powers slapped economic sanctions on India when liberalisation was yet to complete a decade. “It was the biggest foreign policy crisis in a generation or more. At the end, it was defused. The US and India charted a new course of strategic relationship a few years from then," said former Foreign Secretary Lalitman Singh. Vajpayee declared that India and the US, the world’s largest and oldest democracies, were natural allies. “The Vajpayee government invented the term ‘natural alliance’ which has been adopted by Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh’s government, and American officials,” foreign affairs expert Stephen P Cohen wrote. As leader of a government that was a coalition of 24 parties, Vajpayee had the unenviable task of giving due importance to allies and at the same time accommodating their views for national development. 9788170495567

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