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Prerna, a woman now in her fifties, has been running an Indian restaurant in downtown Manhattan for two decades. She is on the cusp of a midlife crisis, and her life indeed unravels when she suddenly loses her son, her lease, and with these, her passion for cooking as well. Caught in the grip of newly awakened emotions, Prerna finds herself confronted by many haunting questions from her past, which take her back to her motherland, India. And so begins an intensely personal struggle that will lead Prerna to forgive herself, escape her past and rediscover her true passion for cooking. This novel is a celebration of life as well as an immigrant's story of survival, forgiveness and moving on.
The book 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story' is published from ground research material on the Delhi Riots that occurred in February 2020. This material was collected by the authors and their team during their many visits to the riot-affected areas of North East Delhi. The research team met both Hindu and Muslim victims of the violence and religious leaders of both communities who attempted to de- escalate the situation. The book contains eight chapters which narrate the fact and evidence-based story of the dharna-to-danga model, planned and executed by Urban Naxal and Jihadi elements in Delhi.
'कसक' शब्द इंसान की उस मानसिक स्थिति / पीड़ा को व्यक्त करता है जिसकी अनुभूति भीतर ही भीतर एक सिहरन पैदा करती है जो कभी दुखदायी लगती है और कभी मधुर। अकेलापन, परेशानी, निराशा, या किसी के प्रति अव्यक्त प्रेम की भावनाएं इत्यादि भी कसक उत्पन्न करती हैं। आशा मित्तल ने इन भावनाओ...
Keshav has set up an investigation agency with his best friend, Saurabh. Can the two amateur detectives successfully solve another murder case that affects them personally? And where will it leave their friendship? 'Ever since you found Prerna, I lost my best friend' is what I told Saurabh. Hi, this is Keshav, and Saurabh, my best friend, flatmate, colleague and business partner, won't talk to me. Because I made fun of him and his fiance, Saurabh and Prerna will be getting married soon. It is an arranged marriage. However, there is more cheesy romance between them than any love-marriage couple. On Karva Chauth, she fasted for him. She didn't eat all day. In the evening, she called him and waited on the terrace for the moon and for Saurabh to break her fast. Excited, Saurabh ran up the steps of her three-storey house. But when he reached ... Welcome to One Arranged Murder, an unputdownable thriller from India's highest-selling author. A story about love, friendship, family and crime. It will keep you entertained and hooked right till the end.
Reminiscences of an abused wife.
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Developing countries worldwide have been embarking on ‘smart cities’ programmes using new technology solutions to improve public services. Faced with severe problems of digital divide, poverty, unemployment, inequality, and financial and social exclusion, these cities have to negotiate hard in order to reach their goals. This book examines urban governance, digital divide, poverty, unemployment, and financial and social exclusion and presents a theoretical perspective on inclusive cities, urbanization, migration, slums,and affordable housing. The book aims at formulating and implementing an agenda for inclusive, equitable, and sustainable urban development in tune with the UN-SDGs, the N...
For the past few decades, the world has been suffering through war and fighting brought on by corrupt and power hungry leaders and politicians. Crime and atrocities on the innocent in the society are at their peak. Innocent people are being killed and made to suffer in the name of religion, colour, caste and race. Is there no solution to stop all this madness? Why are world leaders and powerful nations helpless in handling the present crisis? The people's suffering has to end. Everywhere people want change; they want the situation to improve. It needs to start small and gain momentum. In India, Roshini Singh is following her destiny. Her life has taken a new turn, from the hilly climes of Dehradun to the skyscrapers of Delhi. Discovering the secrets of The Divine Society as she discovers herself...Roshini, illuminating the path to change!! Events in her life, take the reader through a very interesting as well as practical approach to forming an ideal society. As the story unfolds one is left wondering whether it is fiction or if it could be reality.
“Love is beyond pain and pleasure. It is beyond one’s self. - Madhurya. From simplest of smiles to complex of fights, early morning dew to darkest of nights, from the fuss to the bliss, this book is basically about anything and everything from the beginning to the end and that which is beyond. The past, the Present, and the Future. Magic, Dreams, and terrenal. Body, Soul, and Spirit. Change, Energy, and Equilibrium. As quoted by Michael Bliss, “Maybe the words we speak aren’t as meaningful as the words we don’t say.” This amazing book discusses thoughts, opinions, emotions, experiences, questions, answers, everything in between the heavens and the earth, everything that we don’t say out loud, but is said in our every word.