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SPRING / SUMMER 2010
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‘Of all the retellings of the Mahabharata…this one
THE GREAT GOLDEN
SACRIFICE OF THE
MAHABHARATA
MAGGI LIDCHI GRASSI
is the most committed, the most passionate and
the most moving.’ Indian Review of Books
‘A never-to-be-forgotten work.’ The Independent
‘Told with passion, understanding and imagination,

a story that deserves to be read.’ Times of India
A stunningly lyrical work, The Great Golden Sacrifice

of the Mahabharata reinterprets Vyasa’s epic from
Arjuna’s point of view. As Arjuna relives the battle
of Kurukshetra, he senses a profound change
coming upon himself. He begins to understand
the true meaning of surrender and sacrifice. The
book comprises three parts, narrated principally
by Arjuna. Part I takes us through the childhood
and youth of the Pandavas and Kauravas, the game
of dice, the Pandavas’ forest exile, and ends with
the armies arrayed for battle at Kurukshetra. Part
II recounts the battle itself, and the teachings of
the Bhagvad Gita. Part III presents a moving and
brilliantly original take on the Mahabharata as
Lidchi-Grassi gives a voice to the forgotten victims
of every war—the ordinary citizens who must
pick themselves up and resume the business of
life. Vastly ambitious in scope and epic in scale,
The Great Golden Sacrifice of the Mahabharata is an
astonishing read.
Maggi Lidchi-Grassi is a writer and homeopath, and

has lived at the Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry
since 1959.
234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 999/ 9788184001464

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Rights with RHI: World (excl France and Italy) incl film
'The most stimulating new Holmesian fiction I’ve
HOLMES OF THE RAJ
VITHAL RAJAN read in several years.’ Sherlock Holmes Society
of London
'The reader gets infected by his high spirits.’

The Hindu
It is 1888. As Central Asia reels under the intrigues

of the Great Game, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
sail to India on a secret mission in the service of
Empire. The accountant of a Hindu monastery
has been brutally murdered, and the head priest
is the prime suspect. But as both detective and
doctor soon discover, their Indian autumn has
only just begun. They are plunged into a series
of adventures that take them from Madras and
Pondicherry to the princely courts of Hyderabad,
the uncharted jungles of the Central Provinces,
pine-scented Nainital, and the bustling metropolis
of Calcutta. Even as Holmes unravels sinister plots,
Watson busies himself helping Ronald Ross track
the malaria parasite and advising a schoolboy
called Dhyan Chand on the finer points of hockey.
Sprightly, colourful and remarkably faithful to
Conan Doyle, this is an unforgettable collection.
Vithal Rajan has served as a mediator in Northern

Ireland and was founder of the School of Peace
Studies, Bradford University, UK. In 2006, he was
made Officer of the Order of Canada—the country’s
highest national honour.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 295/ 9788184001044

Rights with RHI: World incl film
IBN-E SAFI
THE HOUSE OF FEAR
The cult Urdu mystery novel series in
English for the first time
‘I don’t know Urdu but have knowledge of detective

novels in the subcontinent. There is only one
original writer—Ibn-e Safi.’ Agatha Christie
To the world Imran may appear to be a rich,

handsome buffoon with his sports car, eccentric
dress sense and bizarre sense of humour—but in
reality he possesses a razor-sharp mind, and the
agility, strength and quick wit of the perfect spy.
The House of Fear: Dead bodies have been
found in an abandoned house, each bearing three
identical dagger marks, exactly five inches apart.
Who is behind these eerie murders?
Shootout at the Rocks: Colonel Zargham knows he
is in grave danger when he receives a three-inch
wooden monkey in the mail. This is no ordinary
threat, but a warning from the two-hundred-years-
old Li Yu Ka, one of the world’s deadliest gangs. The
monkey will be followed by a wooden snake, and
then a wooden rooster, after which the colonel will
be swiftly murdered. Only one man stands between
Li Yu Ka and his death: genius sleuth, Ali Imran.
Ibn-e Safi was born in 1928 in India. He created two

great mystery series, Jasoosi Duniya and the Imran
series, during the 1950s. Both became cult classics
and were translated into several languages.
178 x 110 mm/ pb/ Rs 195/ 9788184000979

Guys are uncomplicated—until you date
RHEA SARAN
COLABA CALYPSO
them!
As features editor and sex columnist of the popular

men's magazine Guyzone, twenty-eight-year-old
Laila knows a thing or two about guys. And there
seem to be plenty in her life. Neil, her charming
boyish flatmate, who seems totally enamoured
with his girlfriend, much to Laila's disappointment.
Then there's Amit, Laila's mildly lecherous boss,
making her wonder exactly why she was hired;
Sameer, the single, forty-five-year-old CEO of a
portfolio of luxury brands whom she can't quite
figure out; the English banker who asked her out
last Friday night at her favourite bar; the cute guy
she sees at the gym every morning; the friend of a
friend who won't take no for an answer. These are
complications Laila can deal with, but when Jai, the
only real love of her life, comes back to town Laila
discovers that dishing out advice is easier than
taking it. Funny, smart and utterly entertaining,
Colaba Calypso captures the life of a working girl in
the big city and her quest for true love.
Rhea Saran has a Bachelor of Arts in Pyschology

from Brown University, and a Master of Arts in
Magazine Journalism from NYU. She works as
Copyeditor with GQ in Mumbai, in addition to
being the magazine's dedicated car columnist.
178 x 110 mm/ pb / Rs 199/ 9788184001235

VARIOUS
THE KAMA KAHANI SERIES
More from the Kama Kahani series
The Thief of Poompuhar

The voluptuous beauty Mekalai is coveted by the
evil feudal lord Narasimhan, while she finds herself
losing her heart to Vikraman, the notorious thief of
Poompuhar.
Enchantress of the Chambal

Prince Vikramaditya of Rajpur manages to escape
a sinister assassination bid with the help of his
bodyguard, Badal, and wakes up to find himself in
the arms of the radiant Meghna.
The Nawab’s Nightingale

The commander-in-chief of the Nizam’s army,
Imran Fateh, is all set to marrying Shazia, the
Nizam’s scandalous niece, and inherting the Nizam's
kingdom—until he lays eyes on the ravishingly
beautiful Ayesha.
178 x 110 mm/ pb/ Rs 99/ 9788184001129/

9788184001105/ 9788184001112
RANDOM HOUSE INDIA CLASSICS
SERIES-BENGALI
SERIES EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR – ARUNAVA SINHA
Random House India Classics series
From Peary Chand Mitter’s Alaler Gharer Dulal (1857) to Samaresh Basu’s Mahaklaer Rather Ghora
(1977), Random House India presents the greatest Bengali novels in their definitive translation.
Many of these books will be translated into English for the first time. Random House India will
publish two books a year, starting in 2010 with Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya’s Durgeshnandini and
Rabindranath Tagore’s Three Novellas (Nashtaneer, Dui Bon and Malancha).
Durgeshnandini (The Lady of the Fort) by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is the father of the Bengali novel and considered by many as its
greatest novelist. Durgeshnandini is his first novel in Bengali and the first complete novel in Indian
literature. Inspired by the romances of Walter Scott, it is a swashbuckling historical epic set in Bengal
in the 16th century during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
Three Novellas (Nashtaneer, Dui Bon Malancha) by Rabindranath Tagore

Nashtaneer (The Broken Nest), Malancha (The Garden) and Dui Bon (The Two Sisters) are considered
to be some of Tagore’s finest prose works. Subtle, full of psychological nuance and lyricism, this is
vintage Tagore.
Arunava Sinha is the acclaimed translator of Chowringhee (Winner of the Vodafone Crossword Prize
for best translation), My Kind of Girl, Striker Stopper and The Middleman. He lives in Delhi.
Alaler Gharer Dulal (1857) Peary Chand Mitra

Durgeshnandini (1865) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Three Novellas (Nashtaneer [1901]), Dui Bon [1933] and Malancha [1934]) Rabindranath Tagore
Srikanta (1917-33) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Putul Naacher Itikatha (1936) Manik Bandhyopadhyay*
Kalindi (1940) Tarashankar Bandhyopadhyay
Jagori (1945) Satinath Bhaduri*
Titash Ekti Nodir Naam (1956) Awdwoittyo Malla Barman
Mahakaler Rather Ghora (1977) Samaresh Basu 198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 299/
Durgeshnandini 9788184001310/
Three Novellas 9788184001327
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* Titles to be confirmed
THE MAN WITH THE PHANTOM TWIN
ADVENTURES IN NEUROSCIENCE
VS RAMACHANDRAN
‘The Marco Polo of neuroscience.’ Richard Dawkins
‘The patients he describes are fascinating and his experiments on them are both simple and
ingenious. If you are at all interested in how your brain works, this is the book you must read.’
Francis Crick on Phantoms in the Brain
The brain remains a mystery to us. How can a three-pound mass of jelly that we can hold in our
palm imagine angels, contemplate the meaning of infinity, and even question its own place in the
cosmos? How can one study such a mystery?
Eminent neuroscientist Professor VS Ramachandran takes us on fascinating journey into the
human brain, studying patients who exhibit bizarre symptoms, and using them to understand the
functions of the normal brain. Along the way he asks big questions: How did abstract thinking
evolve? What is art? Why do we laugh? How are these processes hardwired in the neural mechanisms
of the human brain and why did they evolve? Brilliant, lucid and utterly compelling, The Man with
the Phantom Twin is a pathbreaking book from one of the leading neuroscientists today.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor at
the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for
Biological Studies. He has also been elected to fellowships at All Souls College, Oxford, the Royal
Institution, London, has received the Padma Bhushan and been named ‘One of the hundred most
prominent people to watch in the 21st century’ by Newsweek. He is the author of the critically
acclaimed book, Phantoms in the Brain.
234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 499/ 9788184001198

Agent: Brockman Inc.
Rights with RHI: Indian subcontinent
STARDUST PAPERS
OMAR QURESHI
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Stardust Papers is the first no-holds-barred insiders’ account of Bollywood. Full of explosive stories
and exclusive photographs, it is your ticket to the off-screen lives of your favourite stars.
Omar Qureshi started his career with Stardust, and in 1991 became its youngest ever Editor-in-
Chief. He writes regular columns and interviews stars for Bombay Times, and edits special issues for
Filmfare. Currently, he hosts a popular celebrity chat show called Encounter with Omar on Zoom TV.
234 x 153 mm/ pb/ Rs 399/ 9788184001280

THE VALMIKI SYNDROME
WINNING THE ETERNAL BATTLE BETWEEN CAREER AND FAMILY
ASHOK BANKER
From the acclaimed author of the Ramayana series comes a book that may just
change your life
Hard work, ambition and maxing our careers are our ‘dharma’ in this age of Kali. But at what
cost? Like Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, we have ears only for Krishna telling us to do our duty;
increasingly this means we have little time for ourselves or our loved ones. Yet, family fulfilment,
personal relationships, filial responsibilities are as vital (more vital, in some ways) than a promotion,
turnover or profit line. How do we balance the two?
In his first major work of non-fiction, bestselling author and former journalist Ashok Banker
goes back to the Puranic sources to address this question. He writes of several classical figures, in
particular Ratnakaran the bandit and his transformation into Valmiki the sage, looking at how they
balanced work and personal needs, and finds valuable lessons we can learn from them. Using their
examples and real-life stories, he shows us how they contain the answers to today’s most pressing
issue: how to prioritize, manage and enhance our professional as well as personal lives. Insightful,
thought-provoking and utterly inspiring, The Valmiki Syndrome is a map to the most elusive treasure
of modern existence—personal fulfilment.
Ashok Banker began his career in market research, advertising and direct marketing before
embarking on a highly successful career as a journalist. The author of over twenty-one bestselling
books, he is best known for his internationally acclaimed Ramayana series. Over one million copies
of his books have been published in fifty-six countries and in seven languages.
Praise for the Ramayana series
'A milestone. Banker brings a magnificent sense of predestination to this task.' India Today
'How well Banker tells his tale! His pace never flags, his attention to detail and character is
enormously inventive.' Indian Express
'Spectacular in scope and vision.' Enigma
234 x 153 mm/ pb/ Rs 399/ 9788184001419

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SUBRATA DASGUPTA
THE STORY OF THE BENGAL
RENAISSANCE
AWAKENING A gripping narrative about the Bengal
Renaissance of the 19th century
In the 19th century, Bengal would witness a

revolution like it never had. It began with a band
of Englishmen, led by the brilliant William Jones.
Then there was the enigmatic Rammohun Roy
who invented a reformed Hinduism called the
Brahmo Samaj; and his friend, David Hare, who
conceived the idea of the Hindu College. There
was the tempestuous Michael Madhusudan who
created new forms of Bengali verse; and Michael’s
well-wisher, the scholar Vidyasagar, who fought
fiercely for the cause of Hindu widows. There
was Bankim Chandra, a civil servant who helped
create the Indian novel. There were Jagadish Bose
and Prafulla Chandra Ray, two lonely workers in
laughably primitive laboratories who became the
frontiersmen of Indian science; and Vivekananda,
the monk who preached a new form of Vedantism,
home and abroad. There was, finally, Rabindranath
Tagore, the very epitome of the Bengal Renaissance.
How did such an astonishing flowering come to take
place? And how did it change India? Immaculately
researched, told with colour, drama and passion,
Awakening is a stunning achievement.
Subrata Dasgupta is director of the Institute of

Cognitive Science at the University of Louisiana.
He is the author of eleven books including Salaam
Stanley Matthews.
234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 499/ 9788184001259

ANAGHA NEELAKANTAN
NEPAL AT WAR AND PEACE
A HALF REVOLUTION
The definitive book on Nepal’s recent
history
Nepal has seen more change in the last fifteen

years than most countries. Its two-hundred-and-
thirty-years old monarchy was dealt a grievous
blow with a horrific multiple murder that remains
unexplained to this day. Alongside it came a decade-
long civil war spearheaded by the Maoists. 16,000
people died, over a thousand disappeared, tens of
thousands were affected, the little infrastructure
and state presence the country had was destroyed.
Peace has come with uncertainty. Elections
were held in 2008 with the Maoists coming to
power in a coalition government. A year later the
coalition crumbled, replaced with another one.
Ethnic assertion is posing new and unpredictable
challenges, impunity and corruption are rife and
there are two standing armies in the country.
What does the future hold? Combining reportage
and political history, and superbly narrated, A Half
Revolution is the definitive book on Nepal’s recent
history.
Anagha Neelakantan is a freelance journalist who

has written for Newsweek, Far Eastern Economic
Review, Himal and Biblio among others. She was
educated at Princeton University and has worked
with the Nepal Mission of the UN and been an
executive editor of The Nepali Times.
234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 450/ 9788184001303

MEENAL BAGHEL
DEATH IN MUMBAI
An Indian In Cold Blood
It was the murder that had Mumbai hooked. On

May 7, 2008, Neeraj Grover, a young TV executive
disappeared mysteriously. A beautiful aspiring
actress, Maria Susairaj, and her dashing naval
officer boyfriend, Emile Jerome, were accused of
hacking his body into three hundred pieces, and
then setting them on fire.
The players were young, attractive and upwardly
mobile. The press, hungry for a headline. As
the details of the case unravelled, so too did the
questions: What had gone wrong? Why were these
young professionals taking to violent crime? Was it
the savage pressures of the city? Or was the cause
even darker?
Meenal Baghel, editor of Mumbai’s leading
tabloid, Mumbai Mirror, uncovers the true story
of the most sensational crime that has hit the
maximum city in recent years. Using exclusive
interviews with the police, friends and family of
the victim and the accused, Baghel draws a riveting
picture of a murder whose mystery has not faded,
even though the killers may have been found.
Gripping and hardhitting, Death in Mumbai is
a fascinating insight into the new wave of crime
affecting the Indian city.
Meenal Baghel is editor of Mumbai Mirror,

Mumbai’s largest tabloid.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 299/ 9788184000658

T.V. RAO
THE IIM AHMEDABAD

BUSINESS BOOKS SERIES
The IIM Ahmedabad Business Books series brings key issues in management and business to a
general audience from India's top business school. With a wealth of information and case studies
from contemporary Indian businesses, these non-academic and user-friendly books from the faculty
of IIM Ahmedabad are essential corporate reading. Random House India will publish four IIM
Ahmedabad Business Books each year, starting from 2010.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001372,

9788184001389, 9788184001396, 9788184001402
HOW TO BE A BETTER
MANAGER
SHARPENING YOUR MANAGEMENT
SKILLS
TV RAO
What qualities do you need to be a
successful manager, and how can you
develop the qualities you already possess?
How to be a Better Manger examines how managers’

perceptions about themselves shape their behaviour
at work, and studies the ways in which people can
translate their skills into successful management.
How can you train yourself to spot competence in
others and build on it to create an effective team?
How do you achieve the right balance between
adherence to existing systems and creative
problem-solving? And how can you develop the
people skills—the ability to network extensively
and build trust-based relationships—it takes to
be a leader? Richly illustrated with anecdotes and
experiences of well-known managers from India
and abroad, and with an array of tips and self-
assessment tools, this book is a must read for all
practising and aspiring managers.
TV Rao has been a Professor at IIM Ahmedabad for

over 20 years. He was earlier the L&T Professor of
Human Resource Development at XLRI, the first
Honorary Director of the Academy of HRD, and an
HRD Advisor to the Reserve Bank of India. He has
also worked as a short-term consultant to several
organizations both in India and abroad.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001372

T.V. RAO
MR DIXIT AND S VERMA
REINVENTING THE FIRM
MANAGEMENT
MASTERING KNOWLEDGE
How you can tap the power of knowledge
and revolutionize business management
The rise of the knowledge management (KM)

executive—a creative manager who aligns a firm’s
knowledge base with its corporate objectives—
is a remarkable new phenomenon. Mastering
Knowledge Management investigates the role
of knowledge centres and what makes KM a
distinctive managerial function. Recognizing that
the workers themselves are the ultimate resource
in knowledge-intensive companies, the book
also analyses the socio-cultural issues around the
sharing and management of knowledge, and the
vital link between employee motivation and the
smooth operation of processes. Amply illustrated
with the experiences of global multinationals and
Indian managers, this book provides a fascinating
insight into a revolutionary new way of doing
business.
MR Dixit is Professor of Business Policy at IIM

Ahmedabad. A specialist in strategic management,
he has headed numerous consulting assignments
for public and private sector enterprises.
S Verma is Professor of Computers and Information

Systems at IIM Ahmedabad. He is an expert on
knowledge management and e-governance.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001389

UNDERSTANDING MERGERS
AND ACQUISITIONS
SEAL THE DEAL AND MAKE IT WORK
N VENKITESWARAN
All that you never knew about making and
breaking corporate deals
Despite their immense popularity as an idea,

M&As have had an astounding history of failure.
But there have also been companies that avoided
the usual pitfalls and these offer invaluable
lessons to managers. An excellent introduction to
corporate collaboration, Understanding Mergers and
Acquisitions demystifies the complexities of deal-
making and offers practical insights to managers.
Beginning with a broad overview of the world of
M&As and its major players, the book goes on to
explore the phases in M&A activity—planning,
deal execution and post-deal integration. It also
examines the potential roadblocks and deal-
breakers that have caused most talks to fall through.
With a wide variety of case studies spanning
different Indian industries, Understanding Mergers
and Acquisitions brings a critical business subject
vividly to life.
N Venkiteswaran is Professor of Business Policy

at IIM Ahmedabad. A specialist in mergers and
acquisitions, corporate restructuring and financial
services, he is a chartered accountant with years of
managerial experience and was a member of the
Government of India’s Study Group on Mutual
Funds.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001396

An overview of the complex relationship
ANURAG K AGARWAL
PROTECT YOUR IDEAS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
BUSINESS AND
between intellectual property and business
strategy
Business and Intellectual Property reflects on the

future of IP in the age of new media and shows
how—in a rapidly changing business field—
managers and decision-makers need to be more
perceptive, agile and vigilant than ever before.
Drawing on contemporary business affairs and
corporate strategies, it explores the nature and
scope of IP and the evolution of national laws
and global agreements like the TRIPs to protect it.
It also explores the measures (the use of patents,
copyright and trademarks) used by some of the
biggest brands—Coke, MGM, 20th Century Fox,
Microsoft, Harrods, Maruti, Tata—to manage
disputes and protect themselves. Accessible, clear
and using a wide range of case studies, Business
and Intellectual Property gives an excellent overview
of a subject that is becoming a key aspect of many
businesses today.
Anurag K Agarwal is Professor of Business Policy

at IIM Ahmedabad. A specialist in intellectual
property, he has been a practising lawyer for
a decade, is Member of the Indian Council of
Arbitration, and has taught at the Management
Development Institute, Gurgaon.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001402

BIRYANI
PRATIBHA KARAN
'An extraordinary book. One that will become a classic.' Vir Sanghvi
The biryani is India’s most beloved dish—one that has spread to all the four corners of the
country and assumed many forms. It originated in the Mughal courts, flowering in the jagirs of
Awadh, and it is in Lucknow, Delhi and the small Muslim principalities of north India that one
finds the classic versions, subtle, refined and delicately flavoured. Pratibha Karan gives us not
just the definitive recipes from these regions, but unearths rare and old dishes such as a biryani
made with oranges, Rose Biryani and Kebab Biryani. In the south, the biryani has an equally
distinguished lineage, if not more so. There are the blue-blooded biryanis of Hyderabad, which
include gems such as the Doodh ki Biryani, Keeme ki biryani and Bater ki biryani. Away from the
royal courts, the biryani has adapted itself into a spicy local delicacy in Tamil Nadu, with many
towns like Salem, Aambur, Dindigul boasting of their own signature version of the dish. Kerala
too is home to many—a prawn biryani spiced with curry leaves and aniseed, a mutton one laced
with star anise. There are as many stunning variations in the east and west—Goan biryanis
using vinegar and olives; unusual dishes from the Parsi and Sindhi communities; Bengali
adaptations using fish and mustard seeds, even a dish from Assam! Immaculately researched,
full of extraordinary recipes, and beautifully designed and photographed, Biryani is the ultimate
book on this princely dish.
Pratibha Karan is the author of A Princely Legacy: Hyderabadi Cuisine
246 x 189 mm/ hb/ Rs 799/ 9788184000931

THE MAINLAND CHINA COOKBOOK
The cookbook from India’s best known Chinese restaurant
You’ve loved their food—now try their classics at home. The Mainland China Cookbook includes all
the beloved restaurant chain’s favourite dishes and teaches you how to whip up the perfect Chinese
meal in your kitchen. Spicy Hunan prawns, quick fried snow peas with garlic pearls, chicken with
chilli and cashewnuts, lamb with cumin, hot and sour soup—try these and more. Accompanied with
notes on the main regional styles, techniques and tips for easy cooking, and a list of suppliers in
all major metros, The Mainland China Cookbook is the ultimate Chinese cookbook for your Indian
kitchen.
Mainland China is India’s largest chain of fine dining Chinese restaurants with twenty-eight outlets
around the country. It has won many awards since its launch in 1994, the most recent being the
Golden Spoon Award in 2008 and 2009, and the Times Good Food Award in 2009 and 2010.
246 x 189 mm/ pb/ Rs 499/ 9788184001150

VIVEK SINGH WITH ABDUL YASEEN
INDIAN CUISINE REINVENTED
CINNAMON CLUB
AND HARI NAGARAJ
From the award-winning chefs of The
Cinnamon Club (Restaurant of the Year,
World Food Awards 2009) comes an ode to
modern Indian haute cuisine
A fresh, glamourous and utterly creative approach
to Indian cooking, Cinnamon Club blends western
techniques and presentation with the best of
traditional Indian cuisine. Beautifully designed and
photographed, it will become an instant classic and
a book that will inspire many extraordinary meals.
Vivek Singh is the Executive Chef and CEO of The

Cinnamon Club and the recently opened Cinnamon
Kitchen. His award-winning food has earned him
the reputation of being one of the leading Indian
chefs globally. This is his fifth cookbook, which he
has co-authored with his head chefs Abdul Yaseen
and Hari Nagaraj.
246 x 189 mm/ pb/ Rs 799/ 9788184001143

Four bite-sized books accompanied by
ITALIAN KHANA MINIS
RITU DALMIA Hindi translations
From the acclaimed chef Ritu Dalmia comes four

handy little cookbooks of Italian food.
Ritu Dalmia is the chef and owner of Diva, Delhi’s

most beloved Italian restaurant. She also runs the
café at the Italian Cultural Centre and Latitude at
Good Earth. Her show, Italian Khana, airs on NDTV
Good Times.
169 x 125 mm/ pb/ Rs 150/

Pasta 9788184000306/
Vegetarian 9788184001013
Dinner Parites 9788184001020/
Desserts 9788184001037
RUJUTA DIWEKAR
LOSE YOUR WEIGHT
DON’T LOSE YOUR MIND,
The national bestseller with a brand new
look
‘The new diet bible.’ People
‘[Is] fast winning a sisterhood of previously hungry

women sick of their unsuccessful diets.’ Femina
‘Rujuta has not just changed my body but also

my mind and soul. She’s the best thing to have
happened to my life!’ Kareena Kapoor
It’s the book that has taken the country by storm.

For the first time comes a diet that teaches you how
to lose weight without giving up on the samosas,
kebabs and gulab jamuns. All you have to do is
follow Rujuta Diwekar’s four simple rules to eating
right. Soon you’ll be eating all you want—and still
shedding those kilos.
Rujuta Diwekar is one of India’s top sports science

and nutrition experts whose clients include Kareena
Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Anil Ambani and Konkona
Sen. Don’t Lose your Mind, Lose Your Weight has
been a national bestseller and the country’s most
successful diet book.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 199/ 9788184001051

DEEPANJANA PAL
THE PAINTER
A LIFE OF RAVI VARMA
‘A rich and resonant tale.’ Outlook
‘A book that would make any reader…truly

appreciate a man who had vision and passion.’
Times of India
‘Fascinating.’ Business Standard.
‘Written in seamless prose…provides valuable

groundwork in the realms of Indian art history.’
Mail Today
‘A portrait of Ravi Varma that has not seen light

before.’ Art Concerns
He was the most famous Indian artist of his age: the

darling of the royal courts; an artist whose depiction
of gods and goddesses as men and women put a
human face to divinities; and the entrepreneur who
realized his dream of bringing art to the masses. For
the first time comes a grippingly told story of Raja
Ravi Varma (1848–1906), from his early days with the
royal family of Travancore in Kerala, to the years he
spent teaching himself to paint and blend European
art’s sensuality with Indian subjects, through to his
sojourns into the royal courts of India as a celebrity
portraitist, and his move to Mumbai where he
started a printing press that left him bankrupt.
Beautifully told, immaculately researched and full
of colour, this is the first popular biography of one
of India’s greatest artists.
198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 299/ 9788184001242

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‘A never-to-be-forgotten work.’ The Independent

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'The reader gets infected by his high spirits.’

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‘I don’t know Urdu but have knowledge of detective

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The Thief of Poompuhar

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Durgeshnandini (The Lady of the Fort) by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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