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Time to Kill and Other Stories

By: Madhav Desai

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Time to Kill and Other Stories

By: Madhav Desai

Time to Kill is a collection of short stories showcasing Madhav Desais storytelling talent. Set in India in the 1980s, this collection of six short stories is replete with elements of mystery, suspense, and surprise. From the tale of a clairvoyant woman on a noble mission to warn future victims, to the bizarre suicide of a successful business executive, to a fun-loving but naive village woman being stranded during her first visit to a large city, to the title story, which is a classic whodunit set in what appears to be a warm and carefree reunion of old friendsthe author keeps the readers at the edge of their seats with unexpected plot twists in this thrilling page-turner.

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Partridge Publishing

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1482839237

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9781482839234

Ninth Standard at Navjivan School

By: Madhav Desai

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Ninth Standard at Navjivan School

By: Madhav Desai

Amit loved his school in Bombay. He liked his friends and his teachers. So when his family moved to Baroda and he was admitted to a school there, he was worried whether he would like his new school. How would it feel to enter the classroom on the first day and only see strangers there? Will he find friends and teachers like he had in the school in Bombay? Amit had been participating in every activity in the familiar atmosphere of that school. Would this be possible here? Would there be as many activities in the school in Baroda? Little did he know then how quickly, once the school opened, a number of exciting happenings were going to take place and how deeply Amit was going to get involved in each of them. In this breezy story, Madhav Desai captures the atmosphere in one class of the school, events that take place during an academic year, personalities of students and teachers, and the changing nature of their interrelationship.

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135

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Partridge Publishing

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1482843749

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The World Without God

By: Madhav Desai

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The World Without God

By: Madhav Desai

Sufficient scientific evidence has emerged for the science-minded people to accept that our universe was created and is run without God. And that life was created and has evolved without external power. The concept of God was mans creation, and in the dark ages, before science, it was inevitable that man should create God. But those who accept, in the face of the scientific discoveries, that God does not have to exist to explain the existence of universe or life on Earth, are now faced with an important question: Is there a God that plays a role in the personal life of every individual? If we delete God from all other explanations, is it rational to still believe in an entity that micromanages the lives of all individuals on the Earth? Is it possible to visualize how the world and our lives could go on without somebody up there who listens to our prayers, intervenes in our lives, and rewards or punishes our deeds? The World without God is a thought-provoking treatise, which describes this universe, and the human life, without depending on concepts like the existence of God, the divine mission, destiny, divine justice, soul with existence independent of the body, and life after death.

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1482841843

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Debacle to Revival

Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister, 1962-65

By: R. D. Pradhan,Madhav Godbole

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Debacle to Revival

Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister, 1962-65

By: R. D. Pradhan,Madhav Godbole

Interweaving Personal Memories, Chronicling Historical Events, R.D. Pradhan S Book Is An Affectionate And Insightful Recollection Of His Experiences Of Working As Private Secretary To The Defence Minister Y B Chavan From 1962 To 1965. The Events In This Book Happened Over Three Decades Ago. More Than Thirty-Five Years Later, This Book Lifts The Veil On A Critical Period In The Nation S History And Also Sheds Light On The Many Inside Events Which Have Remained Unknown To Date.

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348

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Orient Blackswan

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8125014772

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9788125014775

A Friend like Karna

By: Madhav Thapar

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A Friend like Karna

By: Madhav Thapar

“Friendship or Love, Power or Loyalty - these are the choices that mankind has struggled with from time immemorial." Set in present day Mumbai and Delhi, the rivalry between two corporate houses and the contrasting backdrops of The Glamour World and Indian Mafia, the story follows its main protagonists as they evolve their conclusions. Theirs is a journey of passion, violence and even treachery. Dark secrets tumble out from the past shaping the future and their eventual fate. The Desais are modern day media barons, The Sahnis Industrialists and Power Brokers. When the conflict erupts between them it's a winner take all battle. At the centre of the storm is Veer a modern day “Friend like Karna ". Veer must overcome not only his powerful adversaries but the legacy of his birth. Then there is the Gorgeous Nisha whose substantive presence will catalyze the events that unfold. This is a thriller, a love story and a document of human drama.

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188

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Notion Press

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1947988964

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9781947988965

The Web of Freedom

J. C. Kumarappa and Gandhi’s Struggle for Economic Justice

By: Venu Madhav Govindu,Deepak Malghan

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The Web of Freedom

J. C. Kumarappa and Gandhi’s Struggle for Economic Justice

By: Venu Madhav Govindu,Deepak Malghan

In June 1929, a thirty-seven-year-old chartered accountant dressed in Western clothes walked into the Khadi Bhandar on Kalbadevi Road, Bombay, to be ‘measured up’ for a dhoti. Having never worn one in his life, he had no idea that dhotis came in fixed lengths. Weeks ago, the same man had filed an affidavit to change his name from Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius to Joseph Cornelius Kumarappa. Discarding an alien name and attire, the anglicized professional was rapidly transforming into a dogged fighter for social justice. Freedom fighter, economic philosopher, environmentalist, and Gandhian constructive worker, Kumarappa (1892–1960) was a man of many parts. He wrote extensively on political economy and simultaneously championed the cause of rural India, both under British Raj and after Independence. If Gandhi’s swaraj was more than political self-rule, it was Kumarappa who gave it economic content and meaning. A rare thinker who married theory with practice, Kumarappa challenged received wisdom on industrialization and modernity. Based on extensive archival research, this volume presents the fascinating story of his life, work, and ideas that have a strikingly contemporary resonance.

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Oxford University Press

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0190990554

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9780190990558

The Times We Live In

By: Madhav Thapar

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The Times We Live In

By: Madhav Thapar

Religion does not breed terrorism, hatred does. From Madhav Thapar the author of the much loved A Friend Like Karna comes his second novel The Times We Live In. This is a world of terror and treachery, but also patriotism and hope. Spanning the seven decades and more since India and Pakistan gained Independence; it cleverly juxtaposes references to true events with a tale of different generations of two families separated by the bloodiest partition ever. At the centre of the narrative is the hunt for the dreaded terrorist, code named Cobra. As the faceless enemy spreads his tentacles of terror, the Indian RAW is in relentless pursuit, and the body count rises. The action shifts rapidly from scene to scene across three continents and multiple timelines. Yet, this is not a thriller alone. In his trademark style, the author brings forward various aspects of human drama: love, sacrifice and family values, even as he unravels the motivation and machinations of a criminal mind. Suspense till the very end, and twists and turns throughout.

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Notion Press

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1644293595

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The World Without God

By: Madhav Desai

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By: Madhav Desai

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My Corporate Odyssey

By: Madhav J Joshi

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My Corporate Odyssey

By: Madhav J Joshi

Please accept my best wishes for the successful launch of the English edition of your book. – Ratan N Tata I wish more people like you, salt of the earth, take to writing their memoirs. – Harish Salve A remarkable journey from Dapoli in Ratnagiri to the hallowed board rooms of corporate India. It is a gripping story of his career. But more importantly, it can be a great motivation for youngsters who want to succeed in the corporate world. – George Varghese Early in my career, I read a beautiful book. ‘What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business school’. I am especially reminded of it today. Here is empirical knowledge that is not taught in any company secretary course or MBA program. – Dr. Uday Nirgudkar

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332

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Notion Press

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ISBN 13

9798890028815

Unfinished Innings

Recollections and Reflections of a Civil Servant

By: Madhav Godbole

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Unfinished Innings

Recollections and Reflections of a Civil Servant

By: Madhav Godbole

The author s seeking premature retirement eighteen months before the due date in March 1993 as the Union Home Secretary, was widely reported and extensively debated in the media. In his memoirs Mr Godbole narrates the events that prompted his decision to resign from government service. The author interestingly accompanies the reader behind the scenes, to the world of Indian bureaucracy and realpolitik.

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498

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Orient Blackswan

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8125008837

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9788125008835

Ecology and Equity

The Use and Abuse of Nature in Contemporary India

By: Madhav Gadgil,Ramachandra Guha

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Ecology and Equity

The Use and Abuse of Nature in Contemporary India

By: Madhav Gadgil,Ramachandra Guha

Environmental destruction is seen a matter of worldwide concern but as a Third World problem. Ecology and Equity explores the most ecologically complex country in the world. India's peoples range from technocrats to hunter-gathers and its environments from dense forest to wasteland. The bookanalyses the use and abuse of nature on the sub-continent to reveal the interconnections of social and environmental conflict on the global scale. The authors argue that the root of this conflict is competition within different social groups and between different economic interests for natural resources. Radical both in its critique of the causes of crisis in India and in its proposals for ecological reform, Ecology and Equity is essential reading for all concerned for the Third World's in the world.

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222

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Routledge

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1135634882

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9781135634889

Sanskrit & Prakrit, Sociolinguistic Issues

By: Madhav Deshpande

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Sanskrit & Prakrit, Sociolinguistic Issues

By: Madhav Deshpande

This volume brings together eight contributions of Professor Madhav M. Deshpande relating to the historical sociolinguistics of sanskrit and Prakrit languages. The studies brought together here represent his continuing research in this field after his 1979 book: Sociolinguistic Attitudes in India: An Historical Reconstruction. The main thrust of these studies is to show that patterns of language, including grammatical theories are deeply influenced by political, religious, geographical, and other sociohistorical factors. This is true as much of ancient languages as it is for modern languages.

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Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

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8120811364

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9788120811362

The Use and Abuse of Nature

By: Madhav Gadgil,Ramachandra Guha

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The Use and Abuse of Nature

By: Madhav Gadgil,Ramachandra Guha

This is an omnibus edition of two books that have radically altered our understanding of Indian history. This Fissured Land presents an interpretive ecological history of the sub-continent. Ecology and Equity is a spirited intervention into the environment-development debate.

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532

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195671988

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9780195671988

A Friend like Karna

By: Madhav Thapar

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A Friend like Karna

By: Madhav Thapar

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Book's by Madhav Desai

Time to Kill and Other Stories

Time to Kill and Other Stories

Ninth Standard at Navjivan School

Ninth Standard at Navjivan School

The World Without God

The World Without God

Debacle to Revival

Debacle to Revival

A Friend like Karna

A Friend like Karna

The Web of Freedom

The Web of Freedom

The Times We Live In

The Times We Live In

The World Without God

The World Without God

My Corporate Odyssey

My Corporate Odyssey

Unfinished Innings

Unfinished Innings

Ecology and Equity

Ecology and Equity

Sanskrit & Prakrit, Sociolinguistic Issues

Sanskrit & Prakrit, Sociolinguistic Issues

The Use and Abuse of Nature

The Use and Abuse of Nature

A Friend like Karna

A Friend like Karna

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