Why would a girl go back in memories? Isn’t death inevitable? Hop through memories of food, fun and more. Read through a daughter’s hand clutched trails with her dad, a journey into a past that was flash cards of memories which swiftly fly by. Delightful days of lasting impressions of a father who was a daughter’s companion and hero. A profound and responsible legacy a man had left behind. That was rich in heart. That had the freshness of soil. That was alive and free – Paper Boats and Puli Inji is about that.
This unique collection of short stories and poems is the creative output of aspiring minds. Once Upon a Time is an anthology of short stories and poems sent by students, faculty members as well as established authors who have expressed their thoughts and emotions which blossomed during this challenging and unusual chapter of human history. "I wish the contributors as well as the editor all success in this venture” - Dr. C A Vasuki, Secretary & Director, Kongunadu Arts & Science College (A)
Conscious Mini-Jottings is a book that will sit on your bedside table for years like a luminous, eternal flower. A book you will reach for again and again, whenever you need to reconnect with yourself. A book to hold against your heart like a consecrated talisman. A book from whose pages wafts a fragrance of boundless love, exuberance and sacred wisdom each time it is opened. 'Madhu Sharma shows promise as a poet as she is well able to portray deep inner emotions. The poems speak of an intense spiritual quest.' - Dr. Karan Singh, Crown Prince of the erstwhile Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir, eminent statesman, philanthropist and poet. These Poems are brimming with love. After reading a few, the words start disappearing. A feel and a trance remains. I could constantly hear the notes of a flute from a distance. The Poet has a transparent soul and the mind of Sufi. She writes... Life, You are the bridge between I and me. You are the one that slides The I into me, and Glides the me into I. - Gulzar, renowned poet, lyricist, author, screen-writer and film director. Recipient of Padma Bhushan, Oscar, Grammy and many other awards. ‘Just like there is room for music beyond technical brilliance and firework mastery, there is a world of expression beyond literature. Appeal, aesthetics, poise are all musical terms for me - so evident in the poetry of Madhu Sharmaji. A true bouquet of words.’ - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Padma Vibhushan and internationally acclaimed sarod virtuoso.
The world is amidst a global storm that is set to change almost every social obligation which hitherto has commanded the human response. For most this is the first time that they are experiencing a historical event of such scale. “The Modern Plague- History Shared En Masse” is an attempt to portray the magnitude of this pandemic. Miseries have been inflicted upon everyone in varying degrees, for some it was question of life and death whereas for some it was a sort of solitary confinement for months. This book is an attempt to collage every story of this epic. From the world’s largest economic lockdown to the migration of labours on foot and from the fight for an investigation to know the origin of the virus to the race for a cure, every aspect has been touched upon. It has been almost a year since the world was hit by this catastrophe, yet every study on the virus makes us realize how little we know. This book tries to bring forth the reality and to argue whether the problems that people faced were genuine and uncontrollable or a result of complacency on the part of the authorities that were vested with the responsibility to tackle adversities such as these.
A younger sibling is one of the precious gifts one can have. However, sibling arrival can be a worrisome event for a kid, who might be fearful of sharing things along with sharing the love of parents. This anxiety, or anticipated sibling rivalry, can be eliminated with a lovely explanation, like the one given in this book. This book is written in the form of a frank conversation between a mother and her firstborn girl and shows how the mother calmed down the concerns of her child.
Inspired by the fictional tales, Nikhil Sharda's novella Walking into the Mystery is a mysterious and adventurous story of a simple young boy who was living an uncomplicated and humdrum teenage life but went into complications and entanglement when his dad went missing one day — leaving no clue about his disappearance. The boy then determined his journey to find the absolute truth behind, but later finds it elusive. Walking into the Mystery is being published in more than 140 countries around the globe.
Nidhi Verma, finds herself having an extraordinary experience, whilst she is on her death bed under unexpected circumstances. As the doctors work furiously to identify the underlying causes that led to her sudden collapse, her mind starts to take a walk down memory lane, to find its own reasons. With each increasing dosage of medication, she slips deeper and deeper into the storehouse of her memories, many of which she had kept carefully buried. She desperately tries to shut them out, but one unwanted scene continues to play after another. She is forced to now watch the movie of her entire life, only this time, as a viewer and not the actor. Each vision raises uncomfortable questions and reveals aspects of her personality that she had denied. Forced to now confront issues related to her forgotten sexuality, jealously and the complicated relationships with her best friend, Ziya and husband, Kumar, Nidhi begins to see herself in a new light. As illusions start to fade, she is keen to live a more authentic life and become a better version of herself, while equally embracing her flaws and vulnerabilities, knowing none of these define her. The question remains- Will she make it alive to life differently? The Hangover of Choices is an engaging story, which will surely make the readers ask- If I was on my deathbed, what would I see?
This book investigates the role and significance that examples play in shaping arguments and thought, both in philosophy and in everyday life. It addresses questions about how our moral thinking is informed by our conceptual practices, especially in ways related to the relationship between ethics and literature, post-Wittgensteinian ethics, or meta-philosophical concerns about the style of philosophical writing. Written in an accessible and non-technical style, the book uses examples from real-life events or pieces of well-known fictional stories to introduce its discussions. In doing so, it demonstrates the complex way examples, rather than exemplifying philosophical points, inform and condition how we approach the points for which we want to argue. The author shows how examples guide or block our understanding in certain directions, how they do this by stressing morally relevant aspects or dimensions of the terms, and how the sense of moral seriousness allows us to learn from examples. The final chapter explores whether these kinds of engagement with examples can be understood as "thinking primarily through examples." Examples and Their Role in Our Thinking will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working in ethics and moral philosophy, philosophy of language, and philosophy of literature.
This is one of the rare books on business management. It consolidates all the material in one book that matches the present requirement. Competent managers, if they know any one thing, know how to manage paradox. This is the powerful message of this book. Paradox confuses everyone because many events keep occurring unexpectedly. Although the paradox is Fifth Generation Management according to Charles Handy, a study of paradox-based management in university curriculum is not evident as yet, except a case cited in this book. Readers will find the relevance of paradox from start to end of the book as a special and unique feature worth learning and practising. This book has highlighted the problems presently faced by organizations, managers, leaders and students. Towards the right solution, a collection of pearls of wisdom acquired from the ancient and present way of modern management have been discussed and applied. A concept starting from management foundation to successful management and ultimately to RESPONSIBLE management has been deliberated. Then a trilogy model of science, spirituality and responsible management has been presented. Such a perspective can promote intellectual, emotional and spiritual capabilities to manage diversity at workplace and guarantee business growth. Future indications are provided with a positive note for the young generation with India’s vision and priorities considering its core competencies and resources.
