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This book, written in simple language, is for the lay person and takes up the problems of fever and pain in various parts of the body and suggests simple ways of diagnosing it.... More

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Divided into three distinct sections, this anthology defines the three basic aspects of tribe, caste and religion, the three most important and closely inter-connected features of Indian society. This collection of essays written by leading sociologists, political scientists and anthropologists has ... More

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic disorders. The incidence of the disorder is being reported from all parts of the country and all segments of society. This book informs you about all aspects of the disease: what causes it, what are the risk factors, and how to live with it. It also explain... More

Good health has become an important goal for many of us, much more so than it was a few decades ago. This is partly due to the steep increase in disorders that are lifestyle related. It has therefore become necessary for each of us to take charge of our own health so that we can minimise the frequen... More

A collection of papers that interprets afresh, known facts about the early period of Indian history up to the end of the first millennium AD. The papers discuss several associated themes such as society and religion, social classification and mobility and the study of regional history. A useful refe... More

The concept of the millennium encompasses a sense of progress and the hope for a better future. Pursuing this notion, the present collection of essays edited by Romila Thapar, and accompanied by her introduction, explores the challenges before twenty-first-century India in its quest for a democratic... More

An exciting and entertaining collection of stories, full of the colour and enchantment of India. These sixteen tales—of heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes and triumphs, of gods and demons, and of animals—have been told to generations of people who have laughed or shed tears over... More

‘A sober, analytical demonstration of the “various tellings” of the sack of Somnath … [explores] not just the politics of memory, but also how remembrances play on the certitude of facts’—Shahid Amin in Outlook In 1026, Mahmud of Ghazni raided the temple of Somanatha.... More

A largely rewritten version of a classic history of early India concerned not only with the past but also with the interaction of the past and the present. Romila Thapar’s Penguin History of Early India brings to life many centuries of the Indian past. Dynastic history provides a chronological... More