“maneka gandhi”

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 ... More

Perhaps the first publication of its kind in a country, Animal Quiz makes an ideal gift for children and nature loving adults.Maneka Gandhi is an enviornmentalist, animal activist, vegetarian crusader, author of books from mythology, etymology and law and first aid manuals, columnist, television and... More

Choosing a name for your child has never been easier The 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 fir... More

Choosing a name for your child has never been easier The 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 fir... More

`On the day of Qayamat you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers. Therefore keep good names.'—The Prophet The 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 an... 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

Born into the Muhammadzai tribe, from the Charsadda valley in the Pakhtun heartland, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a passionate believer in the nonviolent core of Islam and sought to wean his people—the fierce warrior Pakhtuns or Pathans of the North-West Frontier Province—from their violent tradi... More

‘A more heroic tale has yet to be told . . . [Mohandas] is meticulously researched, written in felicitous prose and is a delight to read’—Khushwant Singh, OutlookA candid recreation of one of the most influential lives of recent times, Mohandas finally answers questions long asked about the ti... More

Divided into fourteen parts, The Oxford India Gandhi seeks to redeem Gandhi from the plaster-cast image of the Mahatma. Edited by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Governor of West Bengal, the volume is different from the other works based on Gandhi, by the very virtue of its being compiled by his grandson. ... More