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Memories of Fire
Memories of Fire is the compelling story of five childhood friends, four of whom are meeting after a gap of fifty-four years. They embark on a journey into the past, laden with nostalgia and humour, and encompassing all the ugly and wonderful things life has to offer.
Inspired by true events and interspersed with the dark contemporary history of India and Pakistan, Ashok Chopra’s first novel is peopled with remarkably realistic characters who tackle prejudice, prestige, privilege and even prison head-on. He skilfully weaves together five storylines as the friends move in and out of each other’s worlds. The result is a defining voyage through life, one that queries tough choices and the price one is willing to pay for them.
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Inspired by true events and interspersed with the dark contemporary history of India and Pakistan, Ashok Chopra’s first novel is peopled with remarkably realistic characters who tackle prejudice, prestige, privilege and even prison head-on. He skilfully weaves together five storylines as the friends move in and out of each other’s worlds. The result is a defining voyage through life, one that queries tough choices and the price one is willing to pay for them.
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Of Love and Other Sorrows
An analytical appreciation of some of the greatest writers of modern times.
Reports announcing the death of the book are now rife, but the continued relevance of the ten master writers discussed in this volume is proof to the contrary.
Here we come across the dissident Czech writer Václav Havel, who later became the nation’s President; the South African Nobel LaureateNadine Gordimer, with her pronounced antiapartheid novels; the Chilean-American Isabel Allende, ‘the world’s most widely read Spanish author’; and Günter Grass, hailed as the ‘literary spokesman of his generation’.
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Reports announcing the death of the book are now rife, but the continued relevance of the ten master writers discussed in this volume is proof to the contrary.
Here we come across the dissident Czech writer Václav Havel, who later became the nation’s President; the South African Nobel LaureateNadine Gordimer, with her pronounced antiapartheid novels; the Chilean-American Isabel Allende, ‘the world’s most widely read Spanish author’; and Günter Grass, hailed as the ‘literary spokesman of his generation’.
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A Scrapbook of Memories
A unique, intimate and provocative account that reveals, for the first time, the real face of Indian book publishing – warts and all! ~ Khushwant Singh
For nearly forty years Ashok Chopra has been responsible for publishing some of the biggest names in India: Khushwant Singh, Sobhaa De, Fali S. Nariman, Dom Moraes, Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins are part of his illustrious list. In this candid and colourful memoir, Chopra brings his long experience to explain what works and what doesn’t in Indian publishing: Why do some books last, while others don’t? Is there a winning formula for publishers and writers? What do readers in India want? How does one go about commissioning textbooks and reference guides? What should one do about the culture of bans and censorship? And how is the market holding up in this age of e-books and digital readers?
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For nearly forty years Ashok Chopra has been responsible for publishing some of the biggest names in India: Khushwant Singh, Sobhaa De, Fali S. Nariman, Dom Moraes, Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins are part of his illustrious list. In this candid and colourful memoir, Chopra brings his long experience to explain what works and what doesn’t in Indian publishing: Why do some books last, while others don’t? Is there a winning formula for publishers and writers? What do readers in India want? How does one go about commissioning textbooks and reference guides? What should one do about the culture of bans and censorship? And how is the market holding up in this age of e-books and digital readers?
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Agnostic Khushwant - There Is No God!
Instead of entering into a pointless debate on whether or not God exists, it is more important to bear in mind that belief in the existence of God has little bearing on making a person a good or a bad citizen. One can be a saintly person without believing in God and a detestable villain believing in Him. In my personalized religion, there is NO GOD!
Khushwant Singh, over the decades, has built up a reputation for coming up with something new and controversial in each book, and he does not disappoint his readers this time too. He begins with a chapter on the ‘need for a new religion – without God’, in which he questions the relevance of God. He then moves on to describe how religion has proved to be more harmful than beneficial and, in the process, debunks astrologers and the breed of so-called ‘godmen’.
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Khushwant Singh, over the decades, has built up a reputation for coming up with something new and controversial in each book, and he does not disappoint his readers this time too. He begins with a chapter on the ‘need for a new religion – without God’, in which he questions the relevance of God. He then moves on to describe how religion has proved to be more harmful than beneficial and, in the process, debunks astrologers and the breed of so-called ‘godmen’.
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A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time: An Autobiography
A candid, hard-hitting and authoritative chronicle that not only provides profound insights into significant political issues but also presents fascinating revelations and enthralling anecdotes
Arjun Singh, a consummate practitioner of politics and a diehard Congressman, occupied several important political posts during a career spanning almost 50 years. In this riveting account, he throws new light on important developments, which have had a marked impact on the contemporary history of India, and on the prominent personalities who have shaped them.
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Arjun Singh, a consummate practitioner of politics and a diehard Congressman, occupied several important political posts during a career spanning almost 50 years. In this riveting account, he throws new light on important developments, which have had a marked impact on the contemporary history of India, and on the prominent personalities who have shaped them.
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Golden Cloud, Silver Lining: Lessons from the Masters on Happiness & Longevity
Our happiness, as also our unhappiness, comes from own volition and reactions – constantly liking this, disliking that; wanting this, not wanting that – without realizing that our reactions are impermanent, transitory phenomena.
If you’ve ever been in the pursuit of happiness, or want to know more about that elusive and mysterious state of being, here’s the perfect book. With writing from some of the greatest spiritual thinkers in our country, Golden Cloud, Silver Lining is full of wisdom, insight and gentle guidance to those seeking a life of happiness but who simply don’t know where to look for it.
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If you’ve ever been in the pursuit of happiness, or want to know more about that elusive and mysterious state of being, here’s the perfect book. With writing from some of the greatest spiritual thinkers in our country, Golden Cloud, Silver Lining is full of wisdom, insight and gentle guidance to those seeking a life of happiness but who simply don’t know where to look for it.
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Khushwant Singh on Women, Sex, Love and Lust
An anthology of Khushwant Singh’s best writings on his favourite subjects, Women, Sex, Love and Lust is at once witty, informative, thought-provoking and flagrant. Definitely a book you can’t afford to miss!
If you are looking for answers to eternal questions like which came first – love or lust, or debates pertaining to celibacy, chastity or arranged marriages, Khushwant Singh delivers his unique exposé. Whether he is analysing the fine dividing line between obscenity, pornography and erotica, describing sex from ‘Chaturbhani’ (200-350 B.C.) or his ideas of a composite Indian woman, Khushwant holds the reader’s attention effortlessly. But that isn’t all – years before terms such as ‘gender issues’ or ‘gender divide’ became popular, he was writing, thinking and sharing his views on them. His deliberations reveal an unexpected side to Khushwant . . . in these pages you’ll also find a rare glimpse of Khushwant the feminist.
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If you are looking for answers to eternal questions like which came first – love or lust, or debates pertaining to celibacy, chastity or arranged marriages, Khushwant Singh delivers his unique exposé. Whether he is analysing the fine dividing line between obscenity, pornography and erotica, describing sex from ‘Chaturbhani’ (200-350 B.C.) or his ideas of a composite Indian woman, Khushwant holds the reader’s attention effortlessly. But that isn’t all – years before terms such as ‘gender issues’ or ‘gender divide’ became popular, he was writing, thinking and sharing his views on them. His deliberations reveal an unexpected side to Khushwant . . . in these pages you’ll also find a rare glimpse of Khushwant the feminist.
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