Firaq Gorakhpuri: The Poet of Pain & Esctasy
Firaq Gorakhpuri: The Poet of Pain & Esctasy

Author: Ajai Mansingh

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2015-05-25

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9351940829

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One of contemporary India’s most prolific Urdu poets, Firaq Gorakhpuri was well known for his ghazals, nazms, rubaais and qat’aa. His magnum opus, Gul-e-Naghma, won him the Jnanpith Award (1969), India’s first highest literary honour for literature. The other awards bestowed upon him include the Sahitya Akademi Award (1960), and the Ghalib Academy Award (1981). In this personalized biography, Firaq’s nephew, Ajai Mansingh, tells the compelling tale of the poet's life, inspiration, and struggles – shedding light on the trials and tribulations of one of India’s greatest literary figures. ‘Firaq is a poet of the labyrinths of emotions, the sensuousness and transcendence of beauty, and the merging shades of pain and ecstasy. The softness and suppleness of his voice does not have a parallel in Urdu poetry.’ — Gopi Chand Narang

An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Beginners Guide
An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Beginners Guide

Author: Vijay Prakash Singha

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 8193704940

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An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Guidebook for Beginners is Vijay Singha's comprehensive guide to savour and appreciate classical music. Written in a simple and easy-to-comprehend style, this book delves into the understanding of raga sangeet, semi-classical and fusion music, raga sangeet in Hindi films, as well as the future of classical music in India.

My Crazy Tale: His Holiness
My Crazy Tale: His Holiness

Author: The Gyalwang Drukpa

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2017-04-19

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 9351941922

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Progress in life has to be made on both the spiritual and mundane fronts. One has to be aware of every action in daily life from drinking tea, eating food, the way one relates with other human beings and animals, to dealing with the ecological environment. Self-development is the main goal of our life.

The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue
The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue

Author: Rasheed Kidwai

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2021-06-07

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 8195124887

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RASHEED KIDWAI is a journalist, author, columnist and political analyst. He is Visiting Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation, Delhi. Formerly Associate Editor at The Telegraph, Kidwai is a keen observer of government, politics, community affairs and Hindi cinema.

The Sardar of Spin: A Celebration of the Life and Art of Bishan Singh Bedi
The Sardar of Spin: A Celebration of the Life and Art of Bishan Singh Bedi

Author: Neha Bedi

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2021-09-24

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 8195256627

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VENKAT SUNDARAM was a key member of the Indian cricket team between 1970–80. During his illustrious career, he has worn numerous hats – he has been its manager for the 1998 tour to Sri Lanka; Chairman for BCCI’s Ground and Wickets Committee for two terms; Chairman Ranji Trophy and U-22 selection committee for UPCA. He has also been a selector, coach, umpire, cricket commentator, sports anchor, author, and director/ producer. He is the force behind this special edition celebrating Bishan Singh Bedi’s life and times. SACHIN BAJAJ is a sports administrator and business professional. He has over two decades of experience with sports bodies like Kings XI Punjab, Cricket Club of India, England & Wales Cricket Board. He is also the proprietor of Global Cricket School and Co-founder of Niche Sports. Sachin has published eleven books and co-authored another three.

Godaan: Screenplays by Gulzar
Godaan: Screenplays by Gulzar

Author: Gulzar

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2017-04-19

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9351941116

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Gulzar is one of the best known and acknowledged poet lyricist and director, honoured for his sensitivity, best reflected through his writings and treatment of films. Saba Basheer is a poet, author and a translator. Her first book was a collection of poems, Memory Past (2006) brought out by Writers’ Workshop. I Swallowed the Moon: The Poetry of Gulzar (2013), is the analysis of the poetry of Gulzar, which culminated from her PhD thesis, and is now being translated in Hindi and Urdu.

The Untold Story of Christian Michel and AugustaWestland
The Untold Story of Christian Michel and AugustaWestland

Author: Raju Santhanam

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2019-05-27

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 8194110963

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A veteran journalist, Raju Santhanam has spent over forty years in journalism in print and television. A former head of Zee News and editor of the Statesman, Raju’s forte has been investigative journalism. He ran the Statesman’s Insight Investigative team for a number of years, and was well known for some of the best investigative stories in the eighties and subsequent years. Currently, Raju is focused on research-based projects that have a global impact on international audience.

The RTI Story: Power to the People
The RTI Story: Power to the People

Author: Aruna Roy

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 8193704916

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Aruna Roy resigned from the IAS in 1975 to work with peasants and workers in rural Rajasthan. In 1990 she helped co-found the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS). The MKSS struggles in the mid 90s for wages and other rights gave birth to the now celebrated Right to Information movement. Aruna continues to be a part of many democratic struggles and campaigns. This book is a collective history that tells the story of how ordinary people can come together and prevail against great odds, to make democracy more meaningful.

A Woven Life
A Woven Life

Author: Jenny Housego

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2020-04-27

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 8194295998

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Richly layered and remarkably candid, this is anything but an ordinary memoir. Life-writing at its truthful and unapologetic best, here is a story of a textile historian, entrepreneur and collector with an eventful and adventurous life story. As a child in countryside England, Jenny had thought she would grow up to be a spy, but life had other plans. Brought to the world of Asian textiles, art and museums, she has over the last five decades travelled across Asia with a passion to document traditional, local, and nomadic weaves and handcrafted textiles. She lays bare her idyllic childhood in the aftermath of the Second World War; her aspirations of being in the arts and then as a researcher at the Victoria and Albert museum in London; the struggles of falling in and out of love and a broken marriage; of parenting; and her passion for Indian textiles, having established herself as one of the most successful British entrepreneurs working in India who co-founded the luxury brands shades of India and kashmir loom.

A Tide in the Affairs of Men: A Public Servant Remembers
A Tide in the Affairs of Men: A Public Servant Remembers

Author: Prateep K. Lahiri

Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 8193626087

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A Tide in the Affairs of Men are reminiscences of a senior administrative officer from his working in the secretariat in the central government and in the state of Madhya Pradesh to his varied experiences during other relevant postings. From handling students’ agitation in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh in 1964 to his special posting in Bagladesh after the liberation of East Pakistan in 1971; and from his years in Manila as executive director in the ADB to working closely with Dr Manmohan Singh as revenue secretary, the narrative is a public servant’s journey that relooks at some of the important milestones with passion and candour.