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The product of several years of research, The Penguin Book of Hindu Names is a comprehensive compilation of Hindu names in current use. The meaning of each of the approximately 20,000 names in the volume is extensively discussed and information on sources and usage is also provided. The book is cros... More

Choosing a name for your child has never been easierThe Penguin Book of Hindu Names has sold over 50,000 copies since it was published almost a decade ago. The product of several years of research, it is an exhaustive and user-friendly compilation, with information on sources and usage.For the first... More

Perhaps the first publication of its kind in a country, Animal Quiz makes an ideal gift for children and nature loving adults.... More

Choosing a name for your child has never been easierThe Penguin Book of Hindu Names has sold over 50,000 copies since it was published almost a decade ago. The product of several years of research, it is an exhaustive and user-friendly compilation, with information on sources and usage.For the first... More

Maneka Gandhi, politician, author and animal rights activist, discovers the wonderful world of mythology that has grown around thirty Indian plants and trees. Their botanical background is also provided in this delightful book she has written in collaboration with Yasmin Singh, with Mona Bhandari's ... More

Which creature is attracted to red-haired people? Whose eyes move independently looking in different directions at the same time? Which fish shoots down tree insects with water jets? Which is the only bird to fly backwards? Which animal hums in the middle octave key of F? Which lizard shoots a strea... More

`On the day of Qayamat you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers. Therefore keep good names.'—The ProphetThe Complete Book of Muslim and Parsi Names is a practical guide for choosing the perfect name for your child. The result of several years of research, it is an erudite... More

All Men Are Brothers is a compelling and unique collection of Gandhi’s most trenchant writings on nonviolence, especially in the context of a post-nuclear world. This compendium, which reads like a traditional book – "Gandhi without tears" – is drawn from a wide range of his reflections on wor... More

Prince Boulababa was the fattest prince in the world. All he did was eat and sleep-till the beautiful princess Shakira decided to take him in hand and make him her Prince Charming. And then there was Nimbus, the wild little boy whose best friends were the clouds in the sky. When the wicked king of ... More