“manju kapur”

“Astha was brought up properly, as befits a woman, with large supplements of fear...” “In between they talked, the talk of discovery and attraction, the teasing and pleasure of an intimacy that was complete and absolute. Afterwards Astha felt strange, making love to a woman took getting used t... More

Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, "Difficult Daughters" is the story of a woman torn between family duty, the desire for education, and illicit love. Virmati, a young woman born in Amritsar into an austere and high-minded household, falls in love ... More

Married Woman is the story of an artist whose canvas challenges the constraints of middle-class existence. A beautifully honest and seductive story of love, set at a time of political and religious upheaval, A Married Woman is for anyone who has known life's responsibilities.... More

The present globalization and market economy have brought out quality and reliability of products as an important driver to gain competitive advantage. Reliability and quality are the core issues to be addressed during the design and operation of engineering systems like nuclear power plants, securi... More

This book is the layperson’s guide to conscious good health. The book seeks to enable the reader to anticipate and to analyse the information that the doctor gives. It is meant as a complement to the doctor’s advice – to help the doctor help the patient. It takes up issues of basic nutrition, ... More

The work documents and recreates an event; provides a rare insight into an Indian communitys negotiation with religious lore; unravels and explores a unique theatrical tradition; offers us a piece of life -earthy, rumbustious, and sacred.... More

Bigger is not better. As you grow big, you could blow-up, if you don't take cure. If you see a big ideas, nature it yourself. Don't leave it to others. Do you want to be the perfect snowball or a bigger snowball? Choice is yours.... More