Letters from Kargil : The Kargil War Through Our Soldiers’ Eyes

With feet deep in snow and alert with their guns, our soldiers are responding to each threat from the enemy with twice the intensity and vigour, but my heart is somewhere else.??? In May 1999, India was invaded by Pakistan in Kargil in the Ladakh region in a surprise attack. Diksha Dwivedi???s father was one of the martyrs of that war. In this beautiful, extremely moving book, she tells the story of the Kargil war through the letters and diaries of her father and other soldiers who fought there. Intimate and emotional, Letters from Kargil is the most human and personal portrait of the war ever written.The war through our soldiers eyes.

The Adventure Of Feluda : The Royal Bengal Mystery

Visiting the famous hunter and wildlife writer Mahitosh Sinha-Roy in his Jalpaiguri palace, Feluda is presented with a riddle that holds the clue to ancestral treasure. But before he can begin unravelling the puzzle, Mr Sinha-Roy's secretary is found dead in the forest, his body savaged by a big cat. Feluda's investigations lead him deeper and deeper into a scandalous family secret, and bring him face to face with a bloodthirsty royal Bengal tiger in a final confrontation.

The Adventures of Feluda : The Curse of The Goddess

An incident near the desolate Chhinnamasta temple on the rocky riverbank of Rajrappa leads to the death of Mahesh Chowdhury, the head of a Hazaribagh family. Adding to the mystery are a set of coded diaries, a valuable stamp collection that is missing and a tiger that is roaming the streets of Hazaribagh. One of Feluda???s most intriguing adventures, this shows the master sleuth at his best.

The Collected Short Stories

The best short stories of Satyajit Ray Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray???s short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that distinguish his films. This collection brings together Ray???s best short stories???including such timeless gems as ???Khagam???, ???Indigo???, ???Fritz???, ???Bhuto???, ???The Pterodactyl???s Egg???, ???Big Bill???, ???Patol Babu, Film Star??? and ???The Hungry Septopus??????which readers of all ages will enjoy. A collection of forty-nine short stories

Picture Imperfect And Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries

"Classic tales of crime detection featuring Byomkesh Bakshi, the master inquisitor Written long before Satyajit Ray???s Feluda series, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay???s Byomkesh Bakshi mysteries heralded a new era in Bengali popular fiction. Set in the old-world Calcutta of the Raj, these stories featuring the astute investigator and his chronicler friend Ajit are still as gripping and delightful as when they first appeared. Byomkesh???s world, peopled with wonderfully delineated characters and framed by a brilliantly captured pre-Independence urban milieu, is fascinating because of its contemporary flavor. In the first story, Byomkesh works undercover to expose an organized crime ring trafficking in drugs. In ???The Gramophone Pin Mystery???, he must put his razor-sharp intellect to good use to unearth the pattern behind a series of bizarre roadside murders. In ???Calamity Strikes???, the ace detective is called upon to investigate the strange and sudden death of a girl in a neighbour???s kitchen. In the next story, he has to lock horns with an old enemy who has vowed to kill him with an innocuous but deadly weapon. And in ???Picture Imperfect???, Byomkesh Bakshi unravels a complex mystery involving a stolen group photograph, an amorous couple, and an apparently unnecessary murder. Available in English for the first time in a superb translation, these stories will captivate every lover of crime fiction, young and old alike."

The City Of Palaces

An orphaned girl. A cruel twist of fate. A spectacular adventure. Bengal, 1930. Young pom's life changes forever when her family is wiped out in a devastating flood. She becomes a maidservant in a british boarding school where she discovers her gift for languages. Amidst the drudgery of her duties, she finds unexpected friendship and experiences the stirrings of first love. However, tragedy strikes and she is forced into hiding. Alone and desperate, she is recruited into a brothel for english officers. She hopes this secretive, decadent world will shield her from the demons of her past. But fate intervenes, and our heroine is on the run again-to calcutta, the city of palaces, where she finds herself caught up in the rising tide of indian nationalism. Changing her name to kamala, she creates a new life for herself, one that holds the promise of happiness and true love . . . Until her past returns haunt her. Filled with romance, danger, intrigue and betrayal, the city of palaces is a lush, sprawling saga about a feisty young heroine and her struggle for survival. 'sujata masterfully weaves her heroine's life with india's struggle and fight for freedom and gives us an elegant piece of indian history wrapped beautifully in pom's story'-amulya malladi, author of the mango season.

The Adventure Of Feluda : The Emperor's Ring

"A stolen ring. A private menagerie. A mysterious ???spy??? . . . The first novel to feature master sleuth Feluda and his teenage assistant Topshe, The Emperor???s Ring is full of adventure, mystery and intrigue. Feluda and Topshe are on holiday in Lucknow when a priceless Mughal ring is stolen. Feluda begins to investigate the case and finds himself hot on the trail of a devious criminal. Feluda???s twelve greatest adventures are now available in special Puffin editions."

The Adventures of Feluda : The Golden Fortress

"A boy who can recall his past life. A hint of hidden treasure. An adventure in the desert of Rajasthan . . . In one of their most hair-raising escapades ever, Feluda and Topshe set out for Rajasthan on the trail of the parapsychologist Dr Hajra and Mukul, a boy who claims he remembers his previous life. On the way they meet Jatayu, an author of popular crime thrillers, who decides to accompany them. After numerous adventures, including an impromptu camel ride across the desert, they reach Mukul???s Golden Fortress, where Feluda unravels the many strands of a complex case."

On The Run With Fotikchand

"The first incredibly gripping adventure in a heart-stopping new series by Puffin called ???Classic Adventures??? Follow Fotikchand???s adventures through the colourful and dangerous streets of Kolkata in this action-packed thriller! An eleven-year-old boy; Bablu; gets kidnapped by four goons. As they make their escape in a stolen car; they meet with an accident and two of the goons die on the spot while the boy loses consciousness. The two surviving kidnappers; presuming the boy to be dead; leave him stranded. When Bablu regains consciousness; he realizes he has lost his memory. In his wanderings; he befriends a street juggler; Harun; who gives him shelter and introduces him to a new way of life. Bablu; now called Fotik; spends his days working in a tea shop; while his evenings are spent assisting Harun on his street shows. Gradually they develop a bond that makes them inseparable till one day the kidnappers spot Fotik; and Harun and he are forced to be on the run again. On the Run with Fotikchand is a thrilling story of everlasting friendship. Riveting and racy; it???ll have you turning the pages till the end."

Byomkesh Samagra

A Pale View Of Hills

In his highly acclaimed debut, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer night in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing cast.

The Eleventh Commandment

Between The Assassinations

???Fiction at its most ambitious and incisive??? - The Telegraph Kittur, on India???s south-western coast, between Goa and Calicut, is a small, undistinguished everytown. Here, an illiterate Muslim boy working at the train station finds himself tempted by an Islamic terrorist; a Dalit bookseller is arrested for selling a copy of The Satanic Verses; a rich, spoiled, half-caste student decides to explode a bomb in college; a sexologist has to find a cure for a young boy with a mysterious disease that may be AIDS. Across class, religion, occupation and preoccupation, Kittur is mapped through the beauty of the rural, coastal south. What emerges is the moral biography of an Indian town, its pathos, injustices and ironies, in the seven-year period between the assassinations of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv. With a cartographer???s precision and a novelist???s humanity, Aravind Adiga composes a group portrait of ordinary Indians in a time of extraordinary transformation. Keenly observed and finely detailed, Between the Assassinations is a triumph of the voice and imagination.

The Enemy : A Reacher Novel

Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier???s son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army???s brightest stars. But in every cop???s life there is a turning point. One case. One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career. Turn a lawman into a renegade. And make him question words like honor, valor, and duty. For Jack Reacher, this is that case.

The Big Book Of Animal Stories

The Big Book of Animal Stories is a compilation of the best of Ruskin Bond animal stories and poems. Its pages are inhabited by the doughty tiger who survives against all odds, spelling hope for India's fast-vanishing wildlife, the beautiful, sinewy leopard whose trust costs him dear, the good-natured hornbill who loves the rain, the mischievous monkey who insists on shaking hands with all who visit the house, the cross-grained cassowary bird who rudely rebuffs all attempts to befriend it, the python who keeps turning up in unexpected places, the squirrel who picks crumbs off the table, the beetle who keeps falling into the goldfish bowl, the whistling thrush, the leopard girl, and the tiger king. Bringing together the finest writing by a master storyteller on the creatures, humble and mighty, that inhabit this earth along with us, this collection will enchant the Bond aficionado and initiate alike.

The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

A children's classic published in 1865, this book tells the story of Alice and her dreams as she pursues a white rabbit to meet the Duchess, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter and several other colorful characters. In the other two stories, Alice meets Tweedledum, Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty and the Lion and the Unicorn.

A Wild Sheep Chase

The man was leading an aimless life, time passing, one big blank. His girlfriend has perfectly formed ears, ears with the power to bewitch, marvels of creation. The man receives a letter from a friend, enclosing a seemingly innocent photograph of sheep, and a request: place the photograph somewhere it will be seen. Then, one September afternoon, the phone rings, and the adventure begins. Welcome to the wild sheep chase.

The Sherlock Holmes Book

The Sherlock Holmes Book chronicles every case of the world's greatest detective and his assistant Dr Watson. The game is afoot and now you can discover every detail of Sherlock Holmes' world.

From the first novel A Study in Scarlet, through to the masterpiece that is The Hound of the Baskervilles and the detective's last story, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Sherlock Holmes Book explores every facet of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most memorable creation. Discover how Holmes reaches his conclusions through deductive reasoning, plus in-depth biographies of key characters, from Holmes and Watson themselves to Inspector Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, and the detective's arch-enemy Professor Moriarty.

Golden Lion

East African Coast, 1670. In a time of brave and brutal adventure, one man will journey across land and sea to pursue his greatest enemy.The Golden Bough, captained by Henry 'Hal' Courtney, is running south from Ethiopia to Zanzibar. Below deck, both his crew and his lover, the fearless warrior Judith Nazet, sleep. As the moon glints through clouds, Hal sights a ship passing close by. Although there is an uneasy truce between the warring English and Dutch, Hal scents danger. When the Bough is boarded, the crew must go hand to hand to defend their ship and their lives. But soon Hal will face even graver danger, as he discovers his mortal enemy still lives and is hell-bent on revenge. He must pursue his nemesis across desert savannah,through the seedy underbelly of Zanzibar's slave markets and shark-infested waters, imperilling his own life at every turn. But it will take more than a slave's shackles to hold Hal Courtney. A thrilling blend of extraordinary drama and epic storytelling, Golden Lion sees Wilbur Smith return in triumphant form to the adventures of his beloved and bestsellling Courtney family.