Name: APJ Abdul Kalam/ஏ. பி. ஜே. அப்துல் கலாம்
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APJ Abdul Kalam/ஏ. பி. ஜே. அப்துல் கலாம்

Rs. 199.00

ஒரு விஞ்ஞானி, எழுத்தாளர், கவிஞர், ஆசிரியர், தொலைநோக்குப் பாரவையாளர், மேலும் நமது பாரத தேசத்தின் 11-வது குடியரசுத் தலைவர், மேன்மேலும் பல தகுதிகள் பெற்றவர் – டாக்டர் ஏ. பி. ஜே. அப்துல் கலாம். சமீப காலங்களில் அதிகமாக அனைவராலும் நேசிக்கப்படும், பாராட்டப்படும் நபர் டாக்டர் கலாம், இந்திய மக்களின் திறமையிலும், அதுவும் இளைஞர்களின் திறமையிலும், ஆணித்தரமான நம்பிக்கை வைத்திருந்த பல நற்குணங்கள் நிரம்பிய மனிதநேயம் மிக்க மாமனிதர்.

கற்பனைக்கெட்டாத உயரத்தைத் தொட்டவர். ஆனாலும் எளிமையான தனது ஆணிவேரை மறக்காதவர். தனது கைப்பட்ட எந்த ஒரு துறைக்கும், அதற்கென ஒரு தனிப் பெருமையை முத்திரை பதித்த ஓர் எளிய மனிதர். அவர் நமக்கு முழு அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் கூடிய கடின உழைப்பின் சக்தியையும், நேர்மை மற்றும் நன்னடைத்தையின் பெருமையையும் உணர்த்தியவர். இவை அனைத்திற்கும் மேலாக நமக்கு கனவுகளின் சக்தியை உணர்த்தியவரும் அவரே.

‘உறக்கத்தில் வருவதல்ல கனவு, உன்னை உறங்க விடாமல் செய்வதே கனவு’ என்பார். அவரது வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு அவரது இக்கூற்றை மெய்ப்படுத்தும் ஒரு நற்சான்றாக விளங்குகிறது.

IIT Dreams- Prabhu Bala

Rs. 120.00

“Dreaming of joining an IIT? This book is your step-by-step guide to cracking the JEE exams.
Although fewer than 500 students from Tamil Nadu make it to IITs each year, success isn’t about privilege—it’s about persistence. With practical tips and proven strategies, this book shows how anyone can achieve their IIT dream.”

A Stone Full of Wait(Hardcover) - Earthling

Rs. 250.00

A Book illustrated by Earthling

A Stone Full of Wait(Paperback)- Earthling

Rs. 200.00

A Book illustrated by Earthling

Al Khozama- Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam

Rs. 260.00

Selected as the best novel for the Zero Degree Publishing-Tamizharasi Trust Literary Award 2021.

The narration that travels backwards and forwards from the present is an infinite creation that touches upon facets such as the lifestyle of the traditional desert Bedouin tribes, migrant Indians’ plight, poetry, human desires, modern philosophy, primal lust, the vastness of the desert, invisible Jinns and awe-inspiring nature. There is no doubt that “Al Khozama”, which brings a fresh dimension not only to Tamil literature but to Indian literature, in general, will help create a limitless expanse in the eyes of the readers.

A Country Vanishes/Ranendra

Rs. 500.00

Journalist Kishan Vidrohi has been
murdered...or not. There is no witness, no
evidence, and no corpse. His bedclothes are
bloodied and arrows stained with blood have been found in his room.

With the media playing down the death, his protégé sets out to discover the truth. Through the murder - if it is indeed murder - he learns the history of the city and
the country that vanished beneath it. The real estate business, hydropower companies, and transport and urban planners, have descended on virgin land promising development, to a people who find themselves in a place they no
longer own and can barely name. Are they
doomed to life in this realisation of the mythical Lemuria Islands, or will they regain the land of their ancestors?

Playing on myth and magic realism, even while looking at a story that has staged in every part of any developing nation with natural resources on offer, Ranendra forces us to examine the grey shades in the conflict between tribal rights and urbanisation in his
A Country Vanishes.

Oliver Twist Abridged Version-Amita Daniel(Charles Dickens)

Rs. 240.00

Orphaned at birth, little Oliver Twist has no family or friends to care for him. From the workhouse where he is raised, he starts working for a coffin maker, until he is tricked into joining a gang of thieves. Will Oliver's kind-hearted nature help him overcome his dire circumstances and discover the secret of his identity or will he fall prey to the lifestyle he has been trapped in...? Read along Charles Dickens' victorian tale of heartbreak, adventure and intrigue.

A Bridge to Peradeniya-Anand Krishnaswamy

Rs. 320.00

A dog that wins everyone’s affection by barking and laughing madly through her ailment. A stud bull that conveys the melancholy in his soul through his eyes. A kiosk owner whose sunny personality bounces off the tree stump where he leaves food for the neighbourhood strays. A chic lady with a rescued street dog and a penchant for profanity.

These are some of the colorful characters that the author encounters when he turns his life upside down and leaves his hometown Chennai to go and study veterinary medicine in the beautiful tropical island of Sri Lanka.

Often hilarious, occasionally sad, speaking of friendship, dreams, challenges, and love, these are the stories of the author’s unforgettably mad ride through veterinary college in Sri Lanka and early years as a newly-qualified veterinary doctor in south India.

Blue in the Door Frame-Neyamukil K M

Rs. 100.00

Deborah Treisman was only 11 years old when she sent her first story to The New Yorker magazine. The New Yorker pays the highest amount to the stories it published. The story was rejected. In 22 years Deborah became the editor of Fiction in the same magazine that rejected her story.
I thought of Neyamukil when I read this. She is only 9 years old and has written a poem under the title AUTUMN. It goes like this.
If I were a creature,
That ate the ground,
I would devour the road as chips
As I ride on my cycle.
Autumn is so crunchy!
The imagery of devouring the road as chips is unique and playful. It reminds of the poems by Billy Collins, former poet laureate of the USA. I am confident Neyamukil will attain great heights. I wish her all the best.
- A Muttulingam, Pre-eminent writer in Modern Tamil literature
Children’s minds are fresh and quirky, full of energy, yet it is the rare child who feels driven to commit her words to the page. Neyamukil’s poems are heartfelt, wide-ranging, and filled with inquiry. The sun becomes female; riding a bike endows the rider with zooming pleasure. Justice and humility are obliquely elevated. Small moments of hope and joy are painted in light strokes. Here is a young writer who loves words and is unafraid to express her vision of the world.
—Uma Krishnaswami, writer and author of books for young readers

The Fall- Ka Naa Subramanyam

Rs. 120.00

It is my considered opinion that in the works of Mr. Ka. Naa. Subramaniam modern Tamil fiction has reached its grand apotheosis. His is a varied but well-integrated world. He sees, as the cliche has it, life steadily and sees it whole. To him modernity is nothing but a re-examination of the basic forces of our tradition and a subtle modulation of their perspective.
The Fall may be described as an psychological fiction. The novel recounts in its description of Tanjore, how it has lost its past glory and compares it with the lot of a prosperous family fallen on evil days.
- Nakulan

A Bridge to Peradeniya-Anand Krishnaswamy

Rs. 320.00

A dog that wins everyone’s affection by barking and laughing madly through her ailment. A stud bull that conveys the melancholy in his soul through his eyes. A kiosk owner whose sunny personality bounces off the tree stump where he leaves food for the neighbourhood strays. A chic lady with a rescued street dog and a penchant for profanity.

These are some of the colorful characters that the author encounters when he turns his life upside down and leaves his hometown Chennai to go and study veterinary medicine in the beautiful tropical island of Sri Lanka.

Often hilarious, occasionally sad, speaking of friendship, dreams, challenges, and love, these are the stories of the author’s unforgettably mad ride through veterinary college in Sri Lanka and early years as a newly-qualified veterinary doctor in south India.

Puzzle Out and Untangle- Sivasankari Vasanth

Rs. 70.00

Sivasankari Vasanth is an experienced and passionate Early Years Educator, working in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Sameer and Asha, secondary school children are trying to solve a series of challenging puzzles. Each chapter has a puzzle designed not only to entertain but also to acquire knowledge. While reading the book, you will also enter the adventure of solving these puzzles along with them. Whether you are an avid young reader or a parent seeking a book that can captivate and educate, this book is your perfect match.

When God Died - Vatsala Mendonça

Rs. 399.00

The most pitiless in Christendom…
It was a long colonial moment. The Portuguese arrived in Goa with a sword in one hand and a crucifix in the other. They would stay for 450 years.
When god died is set against the dark backdrop of the Inquisition, a religious tribunal set up for the suppression of heresy and the enforcement of Catholic orthodoxy.
In 1662, Maria de Furtado sails to Goa from Lisbon to marry a nobleman selected for her by the Crown. Just a few hours before the wedding, her fiancé dies in the arms of his mulatto slave.
Maria is forced to marry a Goan. The relationship,imbued with toxicity from the start, is poisoned further by her inability to have his child.
A decade later, Maria falls in love. Marco, a successful Portuguese merchant, lives in the shadow of his Jewish lineage.
On discovering their relationship, Maria’s husband unleashes the savagery of the Inquisition on them. As the novel hurtles to its violent end, Maria is offered the chance to avenge her lover’s death.
Exploring religion and race, love and loyalty, identity and survival, When god died is a searing story that asks the reader to reconsider what it means to win in the name of God.

The White Elephant- Pavithra Srinivasan

Rs. 120.00

One dark night in the Chozha Empire, General Vijayarajendra Moovendha Velaan sets out on a royal mission— to secretly transport to safety the famed statue of the Chalukya city of Kalyani. But the general never makes it to his destination. No one knows what happened to him, or the treasures he carried; if he was even alive. No one knows...
A few years later, AD 1137. Poornan, the orphaned grandson of the missing general, is under the care of his uncle, Aarukulam Udaya Kulothunga Velaan — his life is anything but sweet. But soon enough suspense abounds. Why was that mysterious young man, Arulmozhi, asking Poornan strange questions about his family? Why does the maid Sarasamma want the boy to spy on his uncle and aunt? What were his uncle and aunt really up to?
Will Poornan find out what really happened all those years ago on that fateful night...?

God's Will- V Balakrishnan

Rs. 200.00

A crime has been committed against a 13-year-old girl. Her grieving family demands justice, but as the state alternates between offering temptation and making threats, her mother is left fighting a lone battle. Will her stoicism bear out the government machinery that is working against her? Or will she succumb too? In this story of how class and caste play into ordinary lives, V Balakrishnan explores urban poverty and a woman's resilience in this context.

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God’s Will is a diamond in the rough. It portrays the pain and suffering [of a woman's loss] and the inhumanity of the ministers handling this, who see paying money as a salve. The author has crafted this sad tale well. His dialogue weaves a picture of the tragedy of being poor in India, especially in a big city.

- Keith Stevenson

(Excerpted with permission from the judges' citations for the Sultan Padamsee Award)

The Ghosts of Arasoor-Era Murukan

Rs. 450.00

Time is like a wooden swing rocking back and forth in an ancestral home in this translation of Era Murukan’s critically acclaimed Tamil novel Arasoor Vamsam. Two brothers from the future bring odd gifts, a king is obsessed with dirge music from his neighbour’s gramophone, a mentally challenged brother has an affair with a ghost who smells of bats, an old man tends to levitate in his sleep, the severed foot of a man grows an extra toe and many more imaginative renderings of human folly enliven this funny story of Arasoor and its inhabitants. Set in the colonial period, this highly engaging novel captures changing times by bending time to its will, but ultimately leaves the reader wondering—has anything truly changed?

Amrapali-V.Balakrishnanan

Rs. 150.00

Born around 600-500 BCE, to unknown parents, the ‘Nagarvadhu’ of Vaishali fell in love with King Bimbisara and made him cease hostile intentions towards Vaishali. Other legends talk of Ajatashatru desiring her and how he massacred the entire republic of Vaishali but spared Amrapali. She had the honour to serve food to the Buddha on his last visit to Vaishali. Later, she renounced her life as the Janapada Kalyani and embraced the way of the Buddha.

My play endeavours to trace Amrapali’s conflicts and strifes as she walked towards her awakening, towards her liberation and joy.

Gallantly Fought The Queen- V.Balakrishnan

Rs. 150.00

Rani Lakshmi Bai rose above the patriarchal norms of her times. She had to make remarkable decisions at every page of her life, and she had to stand for what she believed in and cherished. This play juxtaposes her valour with her personal, so the audience can afford respect for the legend and the person.

Hugh Rose, in the report of the Rani's final battle, commented that ‘Rani Lakshmibai is personable, clever and beautiful’ and she is ‘the most dangerous of all Indian leaders.’ Colonel Malleson too is said to have written - ‘Whatever her faults in British eyes may have been, her countrymen will ever remember that she was driven by ill-treatment into rebellion, and that she lived and died for her country. We cannot forget her contribution to India.’

Dancing Gold Flecks-Adapting to changes-An anthology of short stories-created and edited by Jayanthi Sankar

Rs. 340.00

Anu Lal
Dr. Aparna Nagda
Arun Elango
P. Muralidharan
Prarthana JA
Sandeep Koul
Sredhanea Ramkrishnan
Usha Nagasamy
Vidya Murlidhar
Devika Das
Natasha Sharma
Dr. Padma Arvind
Kanchi Raghuram
Megha Nath
Sangeetha Vallat
Somsubhra Banerjee
Subhashini Prasad
Surabhi Kaushik

Parallel Lives-G.K.Rao

Rs. 450.00

Parallel Lives examines the anatomy of a custodial death in the 1990s, in a Madras that is becoming Chennai. The story of the investigation is interspersed with the story of the city through the eyes of the civil servant Hari. A parallel narrative is woven in from the perspective of a beggar on a pavement, whose life stands testimony to the breakdown of the migrant dream. The outcome of the investigation and the identity of the beggar keep the reader guessing until the final reveal.

A PIECE OF PEACE -EVERYDAY MINDFULNESS YOU CAN USE-SWETA SRIVASTAVA VIKRAM

Rs. 300.00

“The recipe for being your most creative and productive self is in this book. Through Sweta’s journey of survival she shares the power of mindful living, the value of Ayurvedic healing and how to be the best version of yourself. A Piece of Peace is a must-have for your bookshelf.”
- Paula Rizzo, Author, Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You
“What did Sweta do after a miraculous recovery from near death? She wrote this healing guide to long-term health for your creative mind, body, and soul. Linger a while with her book and let your body unwind and find peace of mind—the keys to setting your creative soul free.”
- Cauvery Madhavan, Author of The Tainted

Does success come at the expense of health? Is stress and an erratic lifestyle really conducive to creative expression? Sweta Srivastava Vikram tells you otherwise. In her latest, the best-selling author draws from her experience as a writer, a woman, a certified Ayurvedic health coach and a survivor of chronic illness in this compelling book that offers wisdom and practical tips for everyday mindfulness. Here to change your idea of creativity and break the stereotype of the dysfunctional creative, A Piece of Peace is a must-read for writers and creative professionals who struggle to balance professional life and holistic well-being in a post-pandemic world.

Louisiana Catch-(A Survivor's Tale)-Sweta Srivastava Vikram

Rs. 500.00

Ahana, a wealthy thirty-three-year-old New Delhi woman, flees the pain of her mother's death, and her dark past, by accepting a huge project in New Orleans, where she'll coordinate an annual conference to raise awareness of violence against women. Her half-Indian, half-Irish colleague and public relations guru, Rohan Brady, who helps Ahana develop her online presence, offends her prim sensibilities with his raunchy humour. She is convinced that he's a womanizer.
Meanwhile, she seeks relief from her pain in an online support group, where she makes a good friend: the mercurial Jay Dubois, who is also grieving the loss of his mother. Louisiana Catch is an emotionally immersive novel about identity, shame, and who we project ourselves to be in the world. It's a book about Ahana's unreliable instincts and her ongoing battle to determine whom to place her trust in as she, Rohan, and Jay shed layers of their identities.

When Will You Die?-Jayanthi Sankar

Rs. 340.00 Rs. 270.00 Save 21%

Disarmingly, charmingly simple, this book will give readers much to think about.
- Usha Nagasamy, Further Education teacher, London

When will you die?- an emotion in itself that many of us avoid and fear comes out as a beautiful literary rendition by Jayanthi Sankar and will stay a mystery and an enigma years after its time and haunt our hidden traumas, insecurities in ways we could never imagine.
- Sredhanea Ramkrishnan, Food technologist and upcoming author, India

Zooming in like a camera to explore the aspects of the human psyche at various levels across the vast framework of society at large, the brevity of this postmodern socio psychological novella fascinates me.
- Ethan Wynn, FinTech Analyst, Houston, USA

Jayanthi Sankar skillfully depicts human complexities with quite a few nuanced surprises in store in the epistolary novella When Will You Die? It leaves the reader reflecting on the toll relationships can take on humans, what it is to live after losing your moorings, and what it means to be torn apart by affection and hate.
- Dr. Revathy Sivasubramaniam, UX Researcher, Chennai, India
Another fresh work of fiction and storytelling with profound ideas that will intrigue many readers, as it did me. Left with countless lingering thoughts and debates, I haven’t been able to come out of it.
- Liu Fang, Further Education teacher, Hong Kong

The main characters in the novella for their own reasons do not share significant incidents of their lives and this effectively depicts the shallowness of modern day, contemporary relationships.
- P. Muralidharan, Writer, Chennai, India

Travel Tales Of A Cop- From India To The United Kingdom-V.Balakrishnan. IPS

Rs. 300.00 Rs. 270.00 Save 10%

On a sabbatical from his service as a police officer to finish his M.A. in Human Rights at the University College, London, IPS officer Balakrishnan found himself pondering how the present day Indian police compared with their British counterparts. Both forces had been born in London. What was their core philosophy and functioning style? How did they react to similar situations? What were their work conditions and professional challenges? How did the public perceive their actions? Drawing from his experiences as a visiting student as well as his years as a police officer, Balakrishnan asks and answers questions that give him an insight into policing in a shrinking world with expanding networks.

My Sister Chaos-Lara Fergus

Rs. 450.00 Rs. 400.00 Save 11%

I don’t want to blend in, like some of the others, slough away the past, adopt this new place, or rather attempt to be adopted by it, as an orphan. No place will mother or father me now. Countries are not mine and I am not theirs. I feel nothing for them, they are merely temporary, political intrusions into geographic cartography.

Precision and disarray, light and dark, a map that will tame a house, a house one can never know. In this searing debut, Lara Fergus startles the reader at every turn, weaving the politics of gender, race, language and sexuality through a story of war and peace, across geographies and histories. My Sister Chaos remains topical over a decade after it was first published.

Butter Fish and Ghee Fish and other Non sense stories- Swetha Prakash

Rs. 150.00 Rs. 125.00 Save 17%

Nonsense literature is as old as human history itself though it was made spectacularly popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice books and the poems of Edward Lear. Samples of nonsense literature can be found in all cultures and all civilisations. This book takes the nonsense genre further and focuses on nonsense flashfiction.

The Cord- Sredhanea Ramkrishnan

Rs. 290.00 Rs. 246.00 Save 15%

I am in complete awe of the in-depth research that may have gone into writing the war scenes. Kudos to the author for this perfect blend of relationships, emotions, and stoutness of characters.
- Chirasree Bose, Amazon Best-selling Author, Pune.
Breaking the preset norms and trends, a fresh promising voice of the millennium emerges uniquely and gently through ‘The Cord’.
- Jayanthi Sankar, multiple award-winning Author,
Singapore.
As the Colonial Indian land mass is divided amongst two groups, unawares are forced to choose sides as they undertake journeys with least hope and long bearings. But will the
consequences they face and the trials they withstand for the sake of the nation win over human emotions?
- Gautam Sasidharan, Author and Book reviewer,
Hyderabad.
Action, drama, romance, emotions, the ethical dilemma all in one fiction. The Cord is a page turner and is sure to win the thriller readers and history fiction lovers all over the world.
- Muralidharan Parthasarthy, Author, Chennai.
Crisp conversations and subtle notes have successfully
presented us with a lot of army life related facts in a very interesting but indirect way. A judicious blend of research and non-taxing storyline makes ‘The Cord’ stand out in its clarity and ease of narration, leaving the reader’s heart full with multifaceted emotions and nostalgia.
- Usha Nagasamy, Further Education College Lecturer, London.

Punctured Silences- Shivapriya Ganapathy

Rs. 120.00 Rs. 100.00 Save 17%

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