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The Curse of Gandhari

By: Aditi Banerjee

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Gandhari, the blindfolded queen-mother of the Kauravas, sees through it all... Gandhari has one day left to live. As she stares death in the face, her memories travel back to the beginning of her story, to life's unfairness at every point: A fiercely intelligent princess who wilfully blindfolded herself for the sake of her peevish, visually-impaired husband; who underwent a horrible pregnancy to mother one hundred sons, each as unworthy as the other; whose stern tapasya never earned her a place in people's hearts, nor commanded the respect that Draupadi and Kunti attained; who even today is perceived either as an ingratiatingly self-sacrificing wife or a bad mother who was unable to control her sons and was, therefore, partly responsible for the great war of the Mahabharata... In this insightful and sensitive portrayal, Aditi Banerjee rescues Gandhari from being reduced to a mere symbol of her blindfold. She builds her up, as Ved Vyasa did, as an unconventional heroine of great strength and iron will – who, when crossed, embarked upon a complex relationship with Lord Krishna, and became the queen who cursed a God...

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9387863999

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Vow of Parvati

By: Aditi Banerjee

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Vow of Parvati

By: Aditi Banerjee

A love story for the ages... Drawn to beauty, sweetness, and the softer things in life, the young devi Sati is about to choose her vahana, the vehicle that would be the symbol of her identity. But before she can, her world is shaken by the arrival of Rudra, the snake-wearing intoxicated Adi Yogi, who haunts cremation grounds and consorts with wild ganas. When they meet, sparks fly. He is her opposite in every way but all she feels is a strong attraction even as their personalities clash. When family pressure compels Sati to choose her husband, she has to decide whether she can accept the darker, fiercer aspects of herself that Rudra brings out. However, a cataclysmic tragedy forever alters Devaloka, tearing the lovers apart. From the ashes of the aftermath the young devi emerges once more-this time as Parvati. Given a new chance at life, at determining her fate, Parvati makes a fateful vow to win the heart of Rudra. Can she succeed once again?

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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9354355110

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Calcutta Lost And Found

By: Aditi Chakraborty

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Calcutta Lost And Found

By: Aditi Chakraborty

Seeped in nostalgia, Calcutta Lost And Found, is a collection of hilarious, wistful and touching coming-of-age stories written in the backdrop of ‘80s and ‘90s Kolkata. A roller-coaster ride of emotions and experiences comes to life in vivid characterisation and intricate detailing of the ‘city of passion’ in a retrospective narrative.

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Notion Press

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9798892772495

So, When Are You Getting Married?

By: Aditi Bhan

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So, When Are You Getting Married?

By: Aditi Bhan

Poornima is 24, fun-loving and vivacious. She wants to make it big in the corporate world, be a successful professional, and then marry a person of her choice on her own terms and conditions. Things however go haywire when she realises that despite being an adult, she hardly has a say in the matters related to her marriage. No matter how much she protests, she has to listen to her parents and meet the guys shortlisted by them before she crosses the right age for marriage. Her dream of falling in love and then marrying seems to remain only a dream as she is expected to marry and then fall in love with her husband. No matter how much she hates it, she has to give into her parents wishes and agree to meeting the prospective grooms. Her unique and at times humorous experience with each prospective groom leaves her wondering about her future will she ever meet a right, if not a perfect husband? Add to it the dilemma of making the choice in just one meeting. After all, how is it possible to understand him, his family, his lifestyle in an hour or two and be sure not to make mistakes? The story tracks her meetings, her experiences during this arranging of marriage and how all of this transforms her thought process. It is her journey from being a stubborn girl to a sensible woman, from a happy single to a desperate-to-get-married person, from a romantic and dreamy individual to a pragmatic self; only to discover that arranged marriage isnt a bad idea and love just happens, irrespective of age, success and terms and conditions.

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Partridge Publishing

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1482836971

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9781482836974

Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India

I Can Change

By: Aditi Mitra

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Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India

I Can Change

By: Aditi Mitra

New updated version now available! This book is the outcome of a study conducted in the eastern city of Kolkata in India in the mid-2000s. It is an ethnographic study that looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes who work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help empower women from all classes of society. Unlike many studies that focus on grassroots women who are the beneficiaries of NGO and developmental projects, this book looks at those women who, as volunteers and activists, help carry out these projects to the best of their abilities. These women are often overlooked from mainstream studies on women in developing nations. But their role is invaluable and crucial in defining the agendas and strategies used to enhance feminist consciousness and developing organizational structures. This book is significant because it offers awareness and alternative views to the challenges (and motivations) faced by middle and upper-class women volunteers and activists in building a career in the non-profit sector of NGOs in Kolkata. Through the testimonies of these women, it examines alternative processes of agency and change in order to define these challenges and motivations. Also revealed by the analysis, is useful information about the oppression and subordination of these women in contemporary gender-stratified civil society in India. But more importantly, this book examines the various ways urban, educated Indian women construct a feminist praxis in terms of their everyday lived experiences as volunteers and activists. In terms of their lived experiences, the women in this study reflect on the social challenges they encounter and motivations they experience as volunteers and activists, while also discussing their understanding of feminism and views on the image of a “feminist” in the postcolonial context. The results demonstrate the power of feminist standpoint theorizing and how it raises consciousness, empowers women and stimulates resistance to patriarchal oppression and injustices. Finally, this book produces new knowledge and research on the conception of feminism among women volunteers and activists in a non-western setting and how they construct the image of a feminist.

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Lexington Books

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0739138537

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9780739138533

Frugal Innovation in Healthcare

How Targeting Low-Income Markets Leads to Disruptive Innovation

By: Aditi Ramdorai,Cornelius Herstatt

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Frugal Innovation in Healthcare

How Targeting Low-Income Markets Leads to Disruptive Innovation

By: Aditi Ramdorai,Cornelius Herstatt

This book focuses on how companies are innovating with regard to the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid (BOP) − the lowest socio-economic segment, and the organizational conditions they need to be successful. The authors use several examples of disruptive innovations for this market, particularly in the Indian healthcare sector. Low-cost, specialty hospital chains like Aravind Eye Care and Narayana Hrudayalaya have brought down the cost of certain medical procedures significantly. The Indian conglomerate Tata Group and the American healthcare giant GE Healthcare have also developed affordable products targeted at the lowest-income segments in India. The authors present an in-depth analysis of these companies and present their insightful results on disruptive innovation and the ever-challenging BOP market.

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Springer

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3319163361

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9783319163369

Unsung Warriors (Hindi Translation of Gumnaam Yoddha)

Bestseller Book by Aditi Sharma: Unsung Warriors (Hindi Translation of Gumnaam Yoddha)

By: Aditi Sharma

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Unsung Warriors (Hindi Translation of Gumnaam Yoddha)

Bestseller Book by Aditi Sharma: Unsung Warriors (Hindi Translation of Gumnaam Yoddha)

By: Aditi Sharma

In today’s fast-moving world and tough competitive day-to-day life, the youth hardly find time for remembrance of our rich heritage and past. This becomes more important when the nation celebrates seventy fifth year of independence. The fight against colonial rule in India constitutes a unique narrative, one which is not marred by violence. Rather a narrative that is full of variegated stories of valour, bravery, satyagraha, dedication, and supreme sacrifice for the freedom of the motherland. This book on unsung warriors is an attempt to recall and remember forgotten heroes of our freedom struggle, many of whom might be renowned yet unknown to the new generation. The aim of recreating and bringing forth stories, which lay as faded memories of the past, shall serve as a medium of inspiration and encouragement for the coming generations.

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Prabhat Prakashan

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9355217684

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9789355217684

Landscape and the Bengali Diaspora

Skilled Prabasi Bengali Migration within and beyond India

By: Aditi Chatterji

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Landscape and the Bengali Diaspora

Skilled Prabasi Bengali Migration within and beyond India

By: Aditi Chatterji

Bengalis have been great travellers for centuries and are famous for recreating their way of life wherever they go. This book critically analyses skilled Bengali migration within and beyond India and looks at landscapes created by the Bengali diaspora beyond the terrain of their homeland, ranging from those of nostalgia and imagination (Durga Puja/Saraswati Puja) to those of subjugation and loss of identity. This book demonstrates the relationship between landscape and diaspora in terms of perception, imagination, space and place, ethnicity, race, caste, and class. With case studies from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dehra Dun, Oxford, Aberdeen, New York, and the Bay Area (USA), it brings together themes like evolution of the Bengali diaspora, transnationalism and identity, stratification and segregation, urban social space, adaptation and assimilation, and questions of discrimination from other communities. Drawing on ethnographic accounts of over 300 skilled Bengalis, the book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of diaspora studies, urban studies, ethnic studies, migration studies, geography, sociology, history, and political studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000811255

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9781000811254

In Search Of

By: Aditi Bathia

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In Search Of

By: Aditi Bathia

Can you ever forget your one true first love? Does marriage supersede love? Can marriage survive without love? And what happens when the love of your life leaves you, only to return at the most vulnerable time of your life? Join Anya, a successful advertising executive, on her journey to discover answers to these questions as she bumps into Aarav, her ex from her life before marriage and now her firm’s client, after eight long years. As sparks reignite instantly upon her reunion with Aarav, Anya risks her marriage with Yohan to explore what the other side of loyalty holds for her. The result is an epistolary of many letters written by Anya - to Aarav and to Yohan - that uncovers the various layers of emotions that envelope human nature and explores the various shades of greys - none pure white, or pure black. Will Anya find a solution to the perpetual question of choice between love and marriage? What sacrifices will she need to make both in her personal and professional life to achieve what her heart desires? Most importantly, will she find what she has set out in search of?

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One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd

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9354383688

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9789354383687

The Curse of Gandhari

By: Aditi Banerjee

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By: Aditi Banerjee

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Kashi

The Valiant History of a Sacred Geography

By: Aditi Banerjee

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Kashi

The Valiant History of a Sacred Geography

By: Aditi Banerjee

Kashi: The Valiant History of a Sacred Geography tells the story of the most sacred of all Hindu holy cities through the prism of sacred geography as is extensively documented in the Sthala Purana. The book features a summary of the Kashi Khanda from the Skanda Purana, an ancient text on the divine origin and leela surrounding the kshetra of Kashi. The history of this kshetra is enriched by the accounts of warrior sadhus, sages, kings, queens, devotees and ordinary citizens who dedicated their lives to preserving and reviving this sacred geography by doggedly building and rebuilding temples, taking up arms against invaders, meticulously documenting Kashi's history and lore, and tenaciously sustaining pilgrimage routes and practices covering the holy sites of this pivotal city. In particular, the lesser-known story of the warrior sadhus who defended the Kashi Vishwanath temple from marauding invaders is explored through the lens of sacred geography. Studied in this light, Kashi is both a spatial and metaphysical contestation. The current controversy and litigation over the Gyanvapi site cannot therefore be satisfactorily resolved without taking recourse to the idea of sacred geography, which has since time immemorial informed Hindus and indigenous societies worldwide about their identity and the relevance of space and place, culture and metaphysics, civilization and the development of nationhood.

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The Curse of Gandhari

The Curse of Gandhari

Vow of Parvati

Vow of Parvati

Calcutta Lost And Found

Calcutta Lost And Found

So, When Are You Getting Married?

So, When Are You Getting Married?

Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India

Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India

Frugal Innovation in Healthcare

Frugal Innovation in Healthcare

Unsung Warriors (Hindi Translation of Gumnaam Yoddha)

Unsung Warriors (Hindi Translation of Gumnaam Yoddha)

Landscape and the Bengali Diaspora

Landscape and the Bengali Diaspora

In Search Of

In Search Of

The Curse of Gandhari

The Curse of Gandhari

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