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RIGHTSCATALOGUE

SPRING / SUMMER 2010

234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 999/ 9788184001464Agent: Random House IndiaRights with RHI: World (excl France and Italy) incl film

‘Of all the retellings of the Mahabharata…this one is the most committed, the most passionate and the most moving.’ Indian Review of Books

‘A never-to-be-forgotten work.’ The Independent

‘Told with passion, understanding and imagination, a story that deserves to be read.’ Times of India

A stunningly lyrical work, The Great Golden Sacrifice of the Mahabharata reinterprets Vyasa’s epic from Arjuna’s point of view. As Arjuna relives the battle of Kurukshetra, he senses a profound change coming upon himself. He begins to understand the true meaning of surrender and sacrifice. The book comprises three parts, narrated principally by Arjuna. Part I takes us through the childhood and youth of the Pandavas and Kauravas, the game of dice, the Pandavas’ forest exile, and ends with the armies arrayed for battle at Kurukshetra. Part II recounts the battle itself, and the teachings of the Bhagvad Gita. Part III presents a moving and brilliantly original take on the Mahabharata as Lidchi-Grassi gives a voice to the forgotten victims of every war—the ordinary citizens who must pick themselves up and resume the business of life. Vastly ambitious in scope and epic in scale, The Great Golden Sacrifice of the Mahabharata is an astonishing read.

Maggi Lidchi-Grassi is a writer and homeopath, and has lived at the Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry since 1959.

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'The most stimulating new Holmesian fiction I’ve read in several years.’ Sherlock Holmes Society of London

'The reader gets infected by his high spirits.’ The Hindu

It is 1888. As Central Asia reels under the intrigues of the Great Game, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson sail to India on a secret mission in the service of Empire. The accountant of a Hindu monastery has been brutally murdered, and the head priest is the prime suspect. But as both detective and doctor soon discover, their Indian autumn has only just begun. They are plunged into a series of adventures that take them from Madras and Pondicherry to the princely courts of Hyderabad, the uncharted jungles of the Central Provinces, pine-scented Nainital, and the bustling metropolis of Calcutta. Even as Holmes unravels sinister plots, Watson busies himself helping Ronald Ross track the malaria parasite and advising a schoolboy called Dhyan Chand on the finer points of hockey. Sprightly, colourful and remarkably faithful to Conan Doyle, this is an unforgettable collection.

Vithal Rajan has served as a mediator in Northern Ireland and was founder of the School of Peace Studies, Bradford University, UK. In 2006, he was made Officer of the Order of Canada—the country’s highest national honour.

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The cult Urdu mystery novel series in English for the first time

‘I don’t know Urdu but have knowledge of detective novels in the subcontinent. There is only one original writer—Ibn-e Safi.’ Agatha Christie

To the world Imran may appear to be a rich, handsome buffoon with his sports car, eccentric dress sense and bizarre sense of humour—but in reality he possesses a razor-sharp mind, and the agility, strength and quick wit of the perfect spy.

The House of Fear: Dead bodies have been found in an abandoned house, each bearing three identical dagger marks, exactly five inches apart. Who is behind these eerie murders?

Shootout at the Rocks: Colonel Zargham knows he is in grave danger when he receives a three-inch wooden monkey in the mail. This is no ordinary threat, but a warning from the two-hundred-years-old Li Yu Ka, one of the world’s deadliest gangs. The monkey will be followed by a wooden snake, and then a wooden rooster, after which the colonel will be swiftly murdered. Only one man stands between Li Yu Ka and his death: genius sleuth, Ali Imran.

Ibn-e Safi was born in 1928 in India. He created two great mystery series, Jasoosi Duniya and the Imran series, during the 1950s. Both became cult classics and were translated into several languages.

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Guys are uncomplicated—until you date them!

As features editor and sex columnist of the popular men's magazine Guyzone, twenty-eight-year-old Laila knows a thing or two about guys. And there seem to be plenty in her life. Neil, her charming boyish flatmate, who seems totally enamoured with his girlfriend, much to Laila's disappointment. Then there's Amit, Laila's mildly lecherous boss, making her wonder exactly why she was hired; Sameer, the single, forty-five-year-old CEO of a portfolio of luxury brands whom she can't quite figure out; the English banker who asked her out last Friday night at her favourite bar; the cute guy she sees at the gym every morning; the friend of a friend who won't take no for an answer. These are complications Laila can deal with, but when Jai, the only real love of her life, comes back to town Laila discovers that dishing out advice is easier than taking it. Funny, smart and utterly entertaining, Colaba Calypso captures the life of a working girl in the big city and her quest for true love.

Rhea Saran has a Bachelor of Arts in Pyschology from Brown University, and a Master of Arts in Magazine Journalism from NYU. She works as Copyeditor with GQ in Mumbai, in addition to being the magazine's dedicated car columnist.

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More from the Kama Kahani series

The Thief of PoompuharThe voluptuous beauty Mekalai is coveted by the evil feudal lord Narasimhan, while she finds herself losing her heart to Vikraman, the notorious thief of Poompuhar.

Enchantress of the ChambalPrince Vikramaditya of Rajpur manages to escape a sinister assassination bid with the help of his bodyguard, Badal, and wakes up to find himself in the arms of the radiant Meghna.

The Nawab’s NightingaleThe commander-in-chief of the Nizam’s army, Imran Fateh, is all set to marrying Shazia, the Nizam’s scandalous niece, and inherting the Nizam's kingdom—until he lays eyes on the ravishingly beautiful Ayesha.

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RANDOM HOUSE INDIA CLASSICS SERIES-BENGALISERIES EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR – ARUNAVA SINHA

198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 299/Durgeshnandini 9788184001310/ Three Novellas 9788184001327Rights with RHI: World * Titles to be confirmed

Random House India Classics series

From Peary Chand Mitter’s Alaler Gharer Dulal (1857) to Samaresh Basu’s Mahaklaer Rather Ghora (1977), Random House India presents the greatest Bengali novels in their definitive translation. Many of these books will be translated into English for the first time. Random House India will publish two books a year, starting in 2010 with Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya’s Durgeshnandini and Rabindranath Tagore’s Three Novellas (Nashtaneer, Dui Bon and Malancha).

Durgeshnandini (The Lady of the Fort) by Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is the father of the Bengali novel and considered by many as its greatest novelist. Durgeshnandini is his first novel in Bengali and the first complete novel in Indian literature. Inspired by the romances of Walter Scott, it is a swashbuckling historical epic set in Bengal in the 16th century during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

Three Novellas (Nashtaneer, Dui Bon Malancha) by Rabindranath TagoreNashtaneer (The Broken Nest), Malancha (The Garden) and Dui Bon (The Two Sisters) are considered to be some of Tagore’s finest prose works. Subtle, full of psychological nuance and lyricism, this is vintage Tagore.

Arunava Sinha is the acclaimed translator of Chowringhee (Winner of the Vodafone Crossword Prize for best translation), My Kind of Girl, Striker Stopper and The Middleman. He lives in Delhi.

Alaler Gharer Dulal (1857) Peary Chand Mitra

Durgeshnandini (1865) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Three Novellas (Nashtaneer [1901]), Dui Bon [1933] and Malancha [1934]) Rabindranath Tagore

Srikanta (1917-33) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

Putul Naacher Itikatha (1936) Manik Bandhyopadhyay*

Kalindi (1940) Tarashankar Bandhyopadhyay

Jagori (1945) Satinath Bhaduri*

Titash Ekti Nodir Naam (1956) Awdwoittyo Malla Barman

Mahakaler Rather Ghora (1977) Samaresh Basu

THE MAN WITH THE PHANTOM TWINADVENTURES IN NEUROSCIENCEVS RAMACHANDRAN

234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 499/ 9788184001198Agent: Brockman Inc.Rights with RHI: Indian subcontinent

‘The Marco Polo of neuroscience.’ Richard Dawkins

‘The patients he describes are fascinating and his experiments on them are both simple and ingenious. If you are at all interested in how your brain works, this is the book you must read.’ Francis Crick on Phantoms in the Brain

The brain remains a mystery to us. How can a three-pound mass of jelly that we can hold in our palm imagine angels, contemplate the meaning of infinity, and even question its own place in the cosmos? How can one study such a mystery?

Eminent neuroscientist Professor VS Ramachandran takes us on fascinating journey into the human brain, studying patients who exhibit bizarre symptoms, and using them to understand the functions of the normal brain. Along the way he asks big questions: How did abstract thinking evolve? What is art? Why do we laugh? How are these processes hardwired in the neural mechanisms of the human brain and why did they evolve? Brilliant, lucid and utterly compelling, The Man with the Phantom Twin is a pathbreaking book from one of the leading neuroscientists today.

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He has also been elected to fellowships at All Souls College, Oxford, the Royal Institution, London, has received the Padma Bhushan and been named ‘One of the hundred most prominent people to watch in the 21st century’ by Newsweek. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Phantoms in the Brain.

STARDUST PAPERSOMAR QURESHI

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Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in Bollywood?

Rishi Kapoor and the other Kapoors

Stardust Papers is the first no-holds-barred insiders’ account of Bollywood. Full of explosive stories and exclusive photographs, it is your ticket to the off-screen lives of your favourite stars.

Omar Qureshi started his career with Stardust, and in 1991 became its youngest ever Editor-in-Chief. He writes regular columns and interviews stars for Bombay Times, and edits special issues for Filmfare. Currently, he hosts a popular celebrity chat show called Encounter with Omar on Zoom TV.

Photo credit: Subi Samuel

THE VALMIKI SYNDROMEWINNING THE ETERNAL BATTLE BETWEEN CAREER AND FAMILYASHOK BANKER

234 x 153 mm/ pb/ Rs 399/ 9788184001419Agent: AuthorRights with RHI: Indian subcontinent

From the acclaimed author of the Ramayana series comes a book that may just change your life

Hard work, ambition and maxing our careers are our ‘dharma’ in this age of Kali. But at what cost? Like Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, we have ears only for Krishna telling us to do our duty; increasingly this means we have little time for ourselves or our loved ones. Yet, family fulfilment, personal relationships, filial responsibilities are as vital (more vital, in some ways) than a promotion, turnover or profit line. How do we balance the two?

In his first major work of non-fiction, bestselling author and former journalist Ashok Banker goes back to the Puranic sources to address this question. He writes of several classical figures, in particular Ratnakaran the bandit and his transformation into Valmiki the sage, looking at how they balanced work and personal needs, and finds valuable lessons we can learn from them. Using their examples and real-life stories, he shows us how they contain the answers to today’s most pressing issue: how to prioritize, manage and enhance our professional as well as personal lives. Insightful, thought-provoking and utterly inspiring, The Valmiki Syndrome is a map to the most elusive treasure of modern existence—personal fulfilment.

Ashok Banker began his career in market research, advertising and direct marketing before embarking on a highly successful career as a journalist. The author of over twenty-one bestselling books, he is best known for his internationally acclaimed Ramayana series. Over one million copies of his books have been published in fifty-six countries and in seven languages.

Praise for the Ramayana series

'A milestone. Banker brings a magnificent sense of predestination to this task.' India Today

'How well Banker tells his tale! His pace never flags, his attention to detail and character is enormously inventive.' Indian Express

'Spectacular in scope and vision.' Enigma

234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 499/ 9788184001259Rights with RHI: World incl film

A gripping narrative about the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century

In the 19th century, Bengal would witness a revolution like it never had. It began with a band of Englishmen, led by the brilliant William Jones. Then there was the enigmatic Rammohun Roy who invented a reformed Hinduism called the Brahmo Samaj; and his friend, David Hare, who conceived the idea of the Hindu College. There was the tempestuous Michael Madhusudan who created new forms of Bengali verse; and Michael’s well-wisher, the scholar Vidyasagar, who fought fiercely for the cause of Hindu widows. There was Bankim Chandra, a civil servant who helped create the Indian novel. There were Jagadish Bose and Prafulla Chandra Ray, two lonely workers in laughably primitive laboratories who became the frontiersmen of Indian science; and Vivekananda, the monk who preached a new form of Vedantism, home and abroad. There was, finally, Rabindranath Tagore, the very epitome of the Bengal Renaissance. How did such an astonishing flowering come to take place? And how did it change India? Immaculately researched, told with colour, drama and passion, Awakening is a stunning achievement.

Subrata Dasgupta is director of the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Louisiana. He is the author of eleven books including Salaam Stanley Matthews.

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234 x 153 mm/ hb/ Rs 450/ 9788184001303Rights with RHI: World

The definitive book on Nepal’s recent history

Nepal has seen more change in the last fifteen years than most countries. Its two-hundred-and-thirty-years old monarchy was dealt a grievous blow with a horrific multiple murder that remains unexplained to this day. Alongside it came a decade-long civil war spearheaded by the Maoists. 16,000 people died, over a thousand disappeared, tens of thousands were affected, the little infrastructure and state presence the country had was destroyed. Peace has come with uncertainty. Elections were held in 2008 with the Maoists coming to power in a coalition government. A year later the coalition crumbled, replaced with another one. Ethnic assertion is posing new and unpredictable challenges, impunity and corruption are rife and there are two standing armies in the country. What does the future hold? Combining reportage and political history, and superbly narrated, A Half Revolution is the definitive book on Nepal’s recent history.

Anagha Neelakantan is a freelance journalist who has written for Newsweek, Far Eastern Economic Review, Himal and Biblio among others. She was educated at Princeton University and has worked with the Nepal Mission of the UN and been an executive editor of The Nepali Times.

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An Indian In Cold Blood

It was the murder that had Mumbai hooked. On May 7, 2008, Neeraj Grover, a young TV executive disappeared mysteriously. A beautiful aspiring actress, Maria Susairaj, and her dashing naval officer boyfriend, Emile Jerome, were accused of hacking his body into three hundred pieces, and then setting them on fire.

The players were young, attractive and upwardly mobile. The press, hungry for a headline. As the details of the case unravelled, so too did the questions: What had gone wrong? Why were these young professionals taking to violent crime? Was it the savage pressures of the city? Or was the cause even darker?

Meenal Baghel, editor of Mumbai’s leading tabloid, Mumbai Mirror, uncovers the true story of the most sensational crime that has hit the maximum city in recent years. Using exclusive interviews with the police, friends and family of the victim and the accused, Baghel draws a riveting picture of a murder whose mystery has not faded, even though the killers may have been found. Gripping and hardhitting, Death in Mumbai is a fascinating insight into the new wave of crime affecting the Indian city.

Meenal Baghel is editor of Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai’s largest tabloid.

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THE IIM AHMEDABAD BUSINESS BOOKS SERIES

198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001372, 9788184001389, 9788184001396, 9788184001402Agent: Random House IndiaRights with RHI: World

The IIM Ahmedabad Business Books series brings key issues in management and business to a general audience from India's top business school. With a wealth of information and case studies from contemporary Indian businesses, these non-academic and user-friendly books from the faculty of IIM Ahmedabad are essential corporate reading. Random House India will publish four IIM Ahmedabad Business Books each year, starting from 2010.

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What qualities do you need to be a successful manager, and how can you develop the qualities you already possess?

How to be a Better Manger examines how managers’ perceptions about themselves shape their behaviour at work, and studies the ways in which people can translate their skills into successful management. How can you train yourself to spot competence in others and build on it to create an effective team? How do you achieve the right balance between adherence to existing systems and creative problem-solving? And how can you develop the people skills—the ability to network extensively and build trust-based relationships—it takes to be a leader? Richly illustrated with anecdotes and experiences of well-known managers from India and abroad, and with an array of tips and self-assessment tools, this book is a must read for all practising and aspiring managers.

TV Rao has been a Professor at IIM Ahmedabad for over 20 years. He was earlier the L&T Professor of Human Resource Development at XLRI, the first Honorary Director of the Academy of HRD, and an HRD Advisor to the Reserve Bank of India. He has also worked as a short-term consultant to several organizations both in India and abroad.

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How you can tap the power of knowledge and revolutionize business management

The rise of the knowledge management (KM) executive—a creative manager who aligns a firm’s knowledge base with its corporate objectives—is a remarkable new phenomenon. Mastering Knowledge Management investigates the role of knowledge centres and what makes KM a distinctive managerial function. Recognizing that the workers themselves are the ultimate resource in knowledge-intensive companies, the book also analyses the socio-cultural issues around the sharing and management of knowledge, and the vital link between employee motivation and the smooth operation of processes. Amply illustrated with the experiences of global multinationals and Indian managers, this book provides a fascinating insight into a revolutionary new way of doing business.

MR Dixit is Professor of Business Policy at IIM Ahmedabad. A specialist in strategic management, he has headed numerous consulting assignments for public and private sector enterprises.

S Verma is Professor of Computers and Information Systems at IIM Ahmedabad. He is an expert on knowledge management and e-governance.

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All that you never knew about making and breaking corporate deals

Despite their immense popularity as an idea, M&As have had an astounding history of failure. But there have also been companies that avoided the usual pitfalls and these offer invaluable lessons to managers. An excellent introduction to corporate collaboration, Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions demystifies the complexities of deal-making and offers practical insights to managers. Beginning with a broad overview of the world of M&As and its major players, the book goes on to explore the phases in M&A activity—planning, deal execution and post-deal integration. It also examines the potential roadblocks and deal-breakers that have caused most talks to fall through. With a wide variety of case studies spanning different Indian industries, Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions brings a critical business subject vividly to life.

N Venkiteswaran is Professor of Business Policy at IIM Ahmedabad. A specialist in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and financial services, he is a chartered accountant with years of managerial experience and was a member of the Government of India’s Study Group on Mutual Funds.

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198 x 129 mm/ pb/ Rs 250/ 9788184001402 Agent: Random House IndiaRights with RHI: World

An overview of the complex relationship between intellectual property and business strategy

Business and Intellectual Property reflects on the future of IP in the age of new media and shows how—in a rapidly changing business field—managers and decision-makers need to be more perceptive, agile and vigilant than ever before. Drawing on contemporary business affairs and corporate strategies, it explores the nature and scope of IP and the evolution of national laws and global agreements like the TRIPs to protect it. It also explores the measures (the use of patents, copyright and trademarks) used by some of the biggest brands—Coke, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Microsoft, Harrods, Maruti, Tata—to manage disputes and protect themselves. Accessible, clear and using a wide range of case studies, Business and Intellectual Property gives an excellent overview of a subject that is becoming a key aspect of many businesses today.

Anurag K Agarwal is Professor of Business Policy at IIM Ahmedabad. A specialist in intellectual property, he has been a practising lawyer for a decade, is Member of the Indian Council of Arbitration, and has taught at the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.

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BIRYANI PRATIBHA KARAN

246 x 189 mm/ hb/ Rs 799/ 9788184000931Rights with RHI: World

'An extraordinary book. One that will become a classic.' Vir Sanghvi

The biryani is India’s most beloved dish—one that has spread to all the four corners of the country and assumed many forms. It originated in the Mughal courts, flowering in the jagirs of Awadh, and it is in Lucknow, Delhi and the small Muslim principalities of north India that one finds the classic versions, subtle, refined and delicately flavoured. Pratibha Karan gives us not just the definitive recipes from these regions, but unearths rare and old dishes such as a biryani made with oranges, Rose Biryani and Kebab Biryani. In the south, the biryani has an equally distinguished lineage, if not more so. There are the blue-blooded biryanis of Hyderabad, which include gems such as the Doodh ki Biryani, Keeme ki biryani and Bater ki biryani. Away from the royal courts, the biryani has adapted itself into a spicy local delicacy in Tamil Nadu, with many towns like Salem, Aambur, Dindigul boasting of their own signature version of the dish. Kerala too is home to many—a prawn biryani spiced with curry leaves and aniseed, a mutton one laced with star anise. There are as many stunning variations in the east and west—Goan biryanis using vinegar and olives; unusual dishes from the Parsi and Sindhi communities; Bengali adaptations using fish and mustard seeds, even a dish from Assam! Immaculately researched, full of extraordinary recipes, and beautifully designed and photographed, Biryani is the ultimate book on this princely dish.

Pratibha Karan is the author of A Princely Legacy: Hyderabadi Cuisine

THE MAINLAND CHINA COOKBOOK


The cookbook from India’s best known Chinese restaurant

You’ve loved their food—now try their classics at home. The Mainland China Cookbook includes all the beloved restaurant chain’s favourite dishes and teaches you how to whip up the perfect Chinese meal in your kitchen. Spicy Hunan prawns, quick fried snow peas with garlic pearls, chicken with chilli and cashewnuts, lamb with cumin, hot and sour soup—try these and more. Accompanied with notes on the main regional styles, techniques and tips for easy cooking, and a list of suppliers in all major metros, The Mainland China Cookbook is the ultimate Chinese cookbook for your Indian kitchen.

Mainland China is India’s largest chain of fine dining Chinese restaurants with twenty-eight outlets around the country. It has won many awards since its launch in 1994, the most recent being the Golden Spoon Award in 2008 and 2009, and the Times Good Food Award in 2009 and 2010.


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From the award-winning chefs of The Cinnamon Club (Restaurant of the Year, World Food Awards 2009) comes an ode to modern Indian haute cuisine

A fresh, glamourous and utterly creative approach to Indian cooking, Cinnamon Club blends western techniques and presentation with the best of traditional Indian cuisine. Beautifully designed and photographed, it will become an instant classic and a book that will inspire many extraordinary meals.

Vivek Singh is the Executive Chef and CEO of The Cinnamon Club and the recently opened Cinnamon Kitchen. His award-winning food has earned him the reputation of being one of the leading Indian chefs globally. This is his fifth cookbook, which he has co-authored with his head chefs Abdul Yaseen and Hari Nagaraj.

Four bite-sized books accompanied by Hindi translations

From the acclaimed chef Ritu Dalmia comes four handy little cookbooks of Italian food.

Ritu Dalmia is the chef and owner of Diva, Delhi’s most beloved Italian restaurant. She also runs the café at the Italian Cultural Centre and Latitude at Good Earth. Her show, Italian Khana, airs on NDTV Good Times.

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The national bestseller with a brand new look

‘The new diet bible.’ People

‘[Is] fast winning a sisterhood of previously hungry women sick of their unsuccessful diets.’ Femina

‘Rujuta has not just changed my body but also my mind and soul. She’s the best thing to have happened to my life!’ Kareena Kapoor

It’s the book that has taken the country by storm. For the first time comes a diet that teaches you how to lose weight without giving up on the samosas, kebabs and gulab jamuns. All you have to do is follow Rujuta Diwekar’s four simple rules to eating right. Soon you’ll be eating all you want—and still shedding those kilos.

Rujuta Diwekar is one of India’s top sports science and nutrition experts whose clients include Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Anil Ambani and Konkona Sen. Don’t Lose your Mind, Lose Your Weight has been a national bestseller and the country’s most successful diet book.

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‘A rich and resonant tale.’ Outlook

‘A book that would make any reader…truly appreciate a man who had vision and passion.’ Times of India

‘Fascinating.’ Business Standard.

‘Written in seamless prose…provides valuable groundwork in the realms of Indian art history.’ Mail Today

‘A portrait of Ravi Varma that has not seen light before.’ Art Concerns

He was the most famous Indian artist of his age: the darling of the royal courts; an artist whose depiction of gods and goddesses as men and women put a human face to divinities; and the entrepreneur who realized his dream of bringing art to the masses. For the first time comes a grippingly told story of Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906), from his early days with the royal family of Travancore in Kerala, to the years he spent teaching himself to paint and blend European art’s sensuality with Indian subjects, through to his sojourns into the royal courts of India as a celebrity portraitist, and his move to Mumbai where he started a printing press that left him bankrupt. Beautifully told, immaculately researched and full of colour, this is the first popular biography of one of India’s greatest artists.

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