Bharat 2024 A Nation On The Rise- Winds Of Change & Shades Of Happiness

Bharat 2024 A Nation On The Rise- Winds Of Change & Shades Of Happiness

Author: Gopal Nathani

Publisher: BFC Publications

Published: 2024-04-25

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9359923850

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The intent of this piece is to look at the “hopes and optimism” bestowed 10 years ago when the Modi Government (MG)assumed office and how the schemes and mantras have transformed India in the last 10 years. Introspecting and uncovering such “hope and optimism” then in 2014 that was kept alive and transformed into faith and trust in Modi led Government over these years. The big cruncher here is that would it be like crossing the bridge when we come to it or there is something on the cards way forward with mantras to achieve them with MG while anaemic job creation, pressures boiling over, fuelling protests and conflicts, corruption, social inequalities and such other factors are constantly barrelling down the initiatives. As such there is a lot of turmoil around still that one can see but very fortunately there’s a bunch of people that has made it all worthwhile so far but the apprehension floating is about how far. Is it like getting a bunch of ace drivers and then getting caught up in a traffic jam and leaving them there. The book is teeming with little ideas that India can do. Most Indians are giddy about their country’s economic prospects as to whether would it sustain fulfilling the aspirations on the ball to take Bharat to the next trajectory of happiness and quality of lives of the people. Let's dig deeper, it will make you question everything you thought you knew. Our minds are incredibly powerful so let's explore the potential of our thoughts


The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Author: Arundhati Roy

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 052543481X

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National Bestseller Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post * The Boston Globe * Minneapolis Star Tribune * NPR * Newsday * The Guardian * Financial Times * The Christian Science Monitor The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate journey across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. Braiding together the lives of a diverse cast of characters who have been broken by the world they live in and then rescued, patched together by acts of love—and by hope, here Arundhati Roy reinvents what a novel can do and can be.


Yogini

Yogini

Author: Shambhavi L. Chopra

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2010-04-28

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 8183281672

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Yogini: Unfolding the Goddess Within is a unique record of personal experiences that portray in its various fascinating episode the secrets of the magical world of Tantra. It shows how the gods and goddesses can manifest themselves within our daily lives, taking us from the mundane to the sublime and making our days and nights a dance of wonder and delight.


Suddenly, a Knock on the Door

Suddenly, a Knock on the Door

Author: Etgar Keret

Publisher: FSG Originals

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1466816201

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Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Keret's new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keret—declared a "genius" by The New York Times—as one of the most original writers of his generation.


A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

Author: Rohinton Mistry

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 1551991381

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A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry’s stunning internationally acclaimed bestseller, is set in mid-1970s India. It tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil soon after the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency.” Through days of bleakness and hope, their circumstances – and their fates – become inextricably linked in ways no one could have foreseen. Mistry’s prose is alive with enduring images and a cast of unforgettable characters. Written with compassion, humour, and insight, A Fine Balance is a vivid, richly textured, and powerful novel written by one of the most gifted writers of our time.


Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

Author: Salman Rushdie

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2010-12-31

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 0307367754

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Winner of the Booker prize and twice winner of the Booker of Bookers, Midnight's Children is "one of the most important books to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation" (New York Review of Books). Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the original publication--with a new introduction from the author--Salman Rushdie's widely acclaimed novel is a masterpiece in literature. Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India’s independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India’s 1,000 other “midnight’s children,” all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Midnight’s Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.


You Got Magic

You Got Magic

Author: Neel Madhav

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2016-10-21

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9386057980

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The best sleights of hand, now demystified Neel Madhav is the country’s youngest magician, with his very own popular TV show, You Got Magic with Neel Madhav. In this intriguing book, he traces his life-changing journey with magic, and brings to you wacky and extraordinary tricks with which you can amaze your friends and family! Simple yet innovative, these ‘Neelusions’ are brought to life with step-by-step instructions and photographs. Learn how to don your very own magician’s hat with any everyday object—from rubber bands, cards and coins to pens and cups! Travel across the country with the wizard of wonders as he dazzles and entertains.


The Frick Collection

The Frick Collection

Author: Ian Wardropper

Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857599695

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The Frick Collection was founded by Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), the Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist, philanthropist and art collector. On his death, he bequeathed his New York residence and remarkable collection of western paintings, sculpture and decorative arts to the public. Designed and built in 1913-14, the mansion is reminiscent of the noble houses of Europe, providing a grand, domestic setting for the art from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century that it contains. The collection includes masterpieces by renowned artists such as Bellini, Constable, Fragonard, Goya, El Greco, Ingres, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Whistler, as well as superb examples of French eighteenth-century furniture, Italian Renaissance bronzes and Limoges enamels.