“nilekani rohini”

‘The foetus was suspended in a wide-mouthed dusty glass bottle with an aluminium seal... Neglected, vulnerable, ashamed. A dead human being... Stillborn.’ Recovering in a Bangalore hospital from a road accident, Poorva Pandit, a journalist, overhears a bizarre story about a contraceptive vaccine... More

Poet, philosopher and merchant, Banarasidas had no precedent in literature or tradition that might have inspired him to write his life’s story or guided him in his task. His motivation to write his story was simple: ‘Let me tell my story to all.’ Completed in the winter of 1641, in... More

Orient Longman’s Ahead series of School textbooks command tremendous respect among teachers and students because of their emphasis on: • concept formation rather than on merely providing information. • up-to-date knowledge and stimulation of the thinking process. • relevance and practical ap... More

Orient Longman’s Ahead series of School textbooks command tremendous respect among teachers and students because of their emphasis on: • concept formation rather than on merely providing information. • up-to-date knowledge and stimulation of the thinking process. • relevance and practical ap... More

Since the early 1990s, India has witnessed great social, political and cultural change. As the world’s largest democracy, its most diverse nation and one of its fastest growing economies, India is now, sixty years after Independence, universally regarded as an emerging superpower. In this swee... More

Summer cookery is a collection of recipes designed specially to help you cook and keep cool through the hottest months of the year. Simple, practical, with a minimum of fussy procedures, the menu card includes thirst-quenchers, unusually flavoured vegetables, simply cooked meats and surprisingly eas... More

A Grandmother’s legacy…traditional recipes that would otherwise have been lost to future generations… Mrs. Brij Rani Burman used no garlic or onion in her recipes. She cooked intuitively, as she had been taught by two generations of elders before her, distilling over 200-year-old culinary kno... More