Too much freedom is nothing but anarchy, and polygamy is the most heinous crime committed by a male section of the human race against the weaker female section of society, and that is nothing but slavery! These two grave maladies are dealt with in the storyline of the book, Love in Malabika. Both were rampant during the rule of the King Talon (called Talibaba by people) Dhanraj of the Island Malabika. Samuel and Rahman, two of the numerous abandoned babies in the land picked up by two journalists, an American and an Indian, helped to bring down the regime with the help of two Princes, Edward and Kamal, amongst others. Lots of treachery, kidnaping, mystery and murder were also involved in the process.

‘We knew we had to solve the mystery somehow!’ The world of Kalu, Malu, Bulu and Tulu is always buzzing with mysteries, big and small. And that works just fine, because the four young ‘detectives’ are raring to solve them. Wherever the four clever friends happen to be—at their school hostel, next door at the Zamindar Mansion, or away on holiday in Mandu or Cherrapunji—they have a way of smelling out a mystery and keeping their nerve in the face of daunting dangers and terrifying threats to find what lies at the bottom of it. Join the Lu Quartet on their adventures in caves and ravines, secret chambers and dark mango groves, and see if you can unravel the twists and turns of the whodunits just as they do. These thirteen classic stories by Nalini Das originally appeared in the reputed Bengali magazine Sandesh and have been translated for the first time into English by leading children’s writer Swapna Dutta. PLUS! Book Mine Gems: 32 extra-special pages: Know more about the author, her work and her times. Plus things to think about and to do.

Fate decides who walks into your life, you decide who you let stay, who you let walk away, and who you refuse to let walk out. Relationships, of all kinds, are like sand held in your hand. The sand remains where it is when held loosely with an open hand. However, as soon as you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may land up holding onto some of it, but most will be trickled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost. My collections delves into each layers of relationship and bonding cutting across age barriers, sexual choices or for that matter genres.

As the dark cloud of the pandemic casts its deadly curse over human civilization, making the world cower under its devastating spell, human values of love, kindness and compassion come to the fore, lining the cloud with their silver touches. This compilation of ten stories is about the indomitable human spirit that is not defeated by the scourge. As the world turns upside down, the ordinary lives of the characters take extraordinary turns. These are stories of courage, resolve, hope, grace and dignity.

I am ancient, Carrying the burden of women Thousands of years old Bound by all those stale rules and dead traditions That have chained them then, And holds me down now. (The Story of Us) These poems are an interesting take (or retake) on emotions and experiences, as Malabika Mitra, with uncanny modernity and defiance delves into society and societal expectations, love, gender and a myriad other things, that we accept so unquestioningly... She has discovered her demon, but does she find her peace...

A collection of timeless short stories and thought-provoking poems, "Time Lapse: Ageless Stories" is sure to captivate and intrigue anyone. Penned by a group of young, aspiring authors, this book not only weaves together various genres and styles, but also captures a plethora of emotions into a wonderful tapestry, that will leave the reader yearning for more.

Marie Corelli's A Romance of Two Worlds is regarded as one of the most culturally important Victorian bestsellers. This critical edition offers instructive access to this multifaceted but still largely underappreciated novel.

This impactful volume demonstrates the application and power of psychology and behavioural economics in the pursuit of quality and continuous improvement. It focusses on how the works of stalwarts such as Daniel Kahneman, Richard Thaler, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and many others can be used to build an organization that is known for quality products and flawless service delivery. The application of psychology and behavioural economics is still new to quality improvement, and in this book, Debashis Sarkar shares 25 lessons, featuring specific examples based on real life, that show how their application can increase the effectiveness of outcomes. Behavioural Science for Quality and Continuous Improvement: 25 Lessons from Psychology and Behavioural Economics is ideal for business improvement professionals of all hierarchies and across different functional areas and industries seeking to understand the potential of psychology and behavioural economics and their applications, as well as in training and executive development programmes and for scholars of operations management, quality management, and engineering.