Download or read book The Shooting Star written by Shivya Nath and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shivya Nath quit her corporate job at age twenty-three to travel the world. She gave up her home and the need for a permanent address, sold most of her possessions and embarked on a nomadic journey that has taken her everywhere from remote Himalayan villages to the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador. Along the way, she lived with an indigenous Mayan community in Guatemala, hiked alone in the Ecuadorian Andes, got mugged in Costa Rica, swam across the border from Costa Rica to Panama, slept under a meteor shower in the cracked salt desert of Gujarat and learnt to conquer her deepest fears. With its vivid descriptions, cinematic landscapes, moving encounters and uplifting adventures, The Shooting Star is a travel memoir that maps not just the world but the human spirit.

Download or read book Love and Longing in Bombay written by Vikram Chandra and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-05-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in contemporary India, Love and Longing in Bombay confirms Vikram Chandra as one of today's most exciting young writers. In five haunting tales he paints a remarkable picture of Bombay - its ghosts, its passions, its feuds, its mysteries - while exploring timeless questions of the human spirit. 'When Midnight's Children first arrived on the scene, it became necessary to revaluate stories from and about India. With Vikram Chandra's collection - his second book - it is time to take stock again . . . Breathtaking.' Observer

Download or read book Mumbai and Goa Time Out written by Editors of Time Out and published by Time Out Guides. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chaotic, 13-million-strong melting pot of ethnic groups from all over India, Mumbai is India's economic engine and home to the world's largest film industry. 600 kilometres away, the golden beaches of Goa feel like another country. Drawing on insider expertise, this book discusses both locales.

Download or read book 26 11 The Attack on Mumbai written by and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The attack on Mumbai shocked the world. For three days terrorists wreaked havoc over multiple venues in India’s commercial capital, leaving a trail of blood, death and destruction. Reporters from Hindustan Times tracked the events as they unfolded at Cama Hospital, the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus and followed the three-day siege at the Taj and Trident Hotels and at Nariman House. The collection brings together their dispatches as well as commentaries, profiles and columns published during the siege and its aftermath. This is a dramatic snapshot of the victims, heroes and perpetrators of the attacks and also of the outrage that still grips the nation.

Download or read book Dongri to Dubai Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia written by Hussain Zaidi and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police force. Dawood Ibrahim was initiated into crime as a pawn in the hands of the Mumbai police and went on to wipe out the competition and eventually became the Mumbai police’s own nemesis.The narrative encompasses several milestones in the history of crime in India, from the rise of the Pathans, formation of the Dawood gang, the first ever supari, mafia’s nefarious role in Bollywood, Dawood’s move to Karachi, and Pakistan’s subsequent alleged role in sheltering one of the most wanted persons in the world.This story is primarily about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, cunningness, focus, ambition, and lust for power in a gripping narrative. The meticulously researched book provides an in-depth and comprehensive account of the mafia’s games of supremacy and internecine warfare.

Download or read book Bombay 3 written by Jitendra Dixit and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mumbai is an ever-evolving city, bustling and brimming, never sleeping for a wink. But the past four decades brought upheavals of great magnitude that shaped the city as we know today. Marred by communal riots, gang wars and terrorism, the spirit of Mumbai has emerged indomitable every single time. Born and raised in the lanes of Bombay 3, this is the story of Jagan Kumar who dreams of being a television journalist and changing the world. But once he achieves this, he realises that television journalism has lost its path, now afflicted with sensationalism, corruption and bias. As a crime reporter, he comes across various unscrupulous means that law enforcement agencies adopt to combat organised crime syndicates. He is shocked to witness interdepartmental rivalry that often jeopardises public security. Disenchanted, in conflict with his conscience and confused about his calling, he is about to quit when something happens that changes the course of his life. Bombay 3 begins from the bylanes of old Bombay of the seventies and then takes you to Mosul in ISIS's Iraq of 2014 and finally to the streets of Bangkok where the underworld of Mumbai has spread its tentacles. A fast-paced thriller, it answers certain questions about life in Mumbai and raises a few new ones.

Download or read book Mumbai by Night written by Rashmi Uday Singh and published by Popular Prakashan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mumbai Modern Vegetarian Recipes Inspired by Indian Roots and California Cuisine written by Amisha Dodhia Gurbani and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a world of spice and color in this celebration of Indian cuisine made for the American kitchen. Indian cooks are masters of flavor. Enjoyed and revered worldwide, the best Indian food offers comfort, wonder, and beauty. In Mumbai Modern, Amisha Dodhia Gurbani delivers a marriage of traditional Gujarati cuisine, Mumbai street food, and modern innovation inspired by the bountiful fresh ingredients on offer in her adopted home of California. Mumbai Modern offers more than 100 vegetarian recipes, complete with Gurbani’s stunning photographs, including breakfasts (Pear and Chai Masala Cinnamon Rolls); appetizers and salads (Dahi Papdi Chaat); mains (Ultimate Mumbai-California Veggie Burger); bread (Wild Mushroom and Green Garlic Kulcha), rice, and snacks (Cornflakes Chevdo); sauces, dips, and jams (Blood Orange and Rosemary Marmalade); desserts (Masala Chai Tiramisu with Rose Mascarpone, Whipped Cream, and Pistachio Sprinkle); and drinks (Nectarine, Star Anise, and Ginger Shrub). Alongside family stories, history, culture and more, this vibrant cookbook is a triumph of Indian-American culinary brilliance.

Download or read book Last Train To Mumbai written by Arun Nair and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-17 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vaishak, a computer engineer, lands in Kochi from Dubai on March 19, 2020, just three days before the Janta Curfew, with many things to do before taking the Duronto Express to Mumbai the same evening to meet his love, Revathy. He was supposed to leave back in a week. During the day, he had planned to catch up with his hostel roommates, Sudeep and Cherian, and also meet the person for whom he had purposefully made this visit from Dubai. He also wanted to meet Ajay Sethuraman in this visit, to whom he had sold his large rubber estate a few years back in order to pay for blood money and save his mother from being hanged in Saudi Arabia. His friends and old associates don’t know who he is now, and his current associates don’t know his past. However, the train journey doesn’t turn up the way Vaishak had planned. He finds his past and present intertwining with each other and comes haunting after him in the journey. He wasn’t ready to give up and ensures that the truth shall find its way, and he does what he was best at – he was a cryptocurrency miner.

Download or read book The Mumbai Blues written by Adithya Bhardwaj and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the 20-year old idealist Karthik, control over his life is everything. His friends admire him, girlfriend adores him, and his mother is proud of him. How will he react when this perfect, illusory bubble around his world suddenly bursts? For the 18-year old orphan Chandu, standing on his own feet is primary. Moving to mysterious Mumbai was only the beginning of his journey. How will he handle the responsibilities and relationships in this new world? ‘The Mumbai Blues’ is a parallel narrative of two worlds connected by chaos, courage and companionship. What is this connection? How are Karthik and Chandu related? You are holding in your hands a tale of two boys who are, like you, me and everyone else.

Download or read book Salaam Bombay written by Mira Nair and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Simba Travels India written by harsh bardhan and published by simba. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ebook describing the psyche of people, city dynamics good travel places, good food places, scams that happen India, Indian transport, food, money in the form of 10 short stories. a book for travellers by travellers.the book features Mumbai, Jaipur, Pushkar, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Delhi, Calcutta, Kochi, Varkala, Munnar. The book also has short chapters on modern social concepts prevailing in India which are-Music, Cinema, Yoga, drugs, Homosexuality, Religion, Bargaining, Indian corporate and Indian products. The book has a special chapter in the book which takes you for a trip in time to make you feel Indian vintage era. the book also has music recommendations for every chapter you can find them on Spotify under the playlist Simba Travels India. The whole story revolves around a traveller Simba who has a dual personality syndrome. who looks India through the eyes of an alien who knows nothing about the earth and then compares it with the vision of a street smart Indian. I have met many travellers around India facing the same kind of issues for example-where to go? where to eat? how much to pay for what? how to travel around here? what do various gestures mean? how to explore India not just as a country but as a culture too? .The book intends to help you in dealing with all those and its free because it should be. Have fun reading it and do leave me a review of how you felt

Download or read book Mission Mumbai A Novel of Sacred Cows Snakes and Stolen Toilets written by Mahtab Narsimhan and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel to the colorful and chaotic streets of India from the comfort of your home in this hilarious and heartfelt story about friendship and family. When aspiring photographer Dylan Moore is invited to join his best friend Rohit Lal on a family trip to India, he jumps at the chance to embark on an exciting journey just like their Lord of the Rings heroes, Frodo and Sam. But each boy comes to the trip with a problem: Rohit is desperate to convince his parents not to leave him behind in Mumbai to finish school, and Dylan is desperate to use his time in India to prove himself as a photographer and to avoid his parents' constant fighting. Keeping their struggles to themselves threatens to tear the boys apart. But when disaster strikes, Dylan and Rohit realize they have to set aside their differences to navigate India safely, confront their family issues, and salvage their friendship.

Download or read book East written by Meera Sodha and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition has been adapted for the US market. It was originally published in the UK. * Named one of the best cookbooks of the year by The New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Delish * “Enticing, inviting and delicious. Vegan and vegetarian dishes that are hard to resist (and why should you?).” —Yotam Ottolenghi “Sodha, who writes a vegan cooking column for The Guardian, has widened her scope in this exceptional volume, drawing on ingredients and techniques from throughout Asia to inspire a mix of mostly speedy, weeknight-friendly dishes... a glimpse of Ms. Sodha at her best.” —Melissa Clark, The New York Times “With verve and charm, Meera Sodha persuades all cooks to make her luscious plant-based food. Her honesty and wit shine bright in this accessible collection of recipes tailored for omnivores and busy people. Every page bursts with exciting ideas you’ll want to cook up!” —Andrea Nguyen, author of Vietnamese Food Any Day and The Pho Cookbook Modern, vibrant, fuss-free food made from easy-to-find ingredients, East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. Meera Sodha's stunning new collection features brand-new recipes from a wide range of Asian cuisines. This cookbook is a collaboration between Sodha and the East Asian and South East Asian home cooks and gourmet chefs who inspired her along the way. There are noodles, curries, rice dishes, tofu, salads, sides, and sweets, all easy to make and bursting with exciting flavors. Taking you from India to Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan, by way of China, Thailand, and Vietnam, East will show you how to whip up a root vegetable laksa and a chard, potato, and coconut curry; how to make kimchi pancakes, delicious dairy-free black dal and chili tofu. There are sweet potato momos for snacks and unexpected desserts like salted miso brownies and a no-churn Vietnamese coffee ice cream.

Download or read book October 12 written by Sugam Keshri and published by Sugam Keshri. This book was released on 2022-08-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mentally unstable Detective cursed with unflawed memory starts having memory slips while he casts about for the murderer of his wife as his traumatic past haunts him the way; accompanied by his psychiatrist friend who is in a philosophical turmoil to look for truth in the concept of God, irreligion, and existentialism.

Download or read book The Test written by Simon Jones and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Wisden Book of the Year Eighteen years, eight series, eight defeats. These are the facts. I look around the room. We’re a young team. Strauss, Flintoff, Vaughan, the new guy, Kevin Pietersen. None of us remember England holding the Ashes. We are a generation that have grown up in Australia’s shadow. In 2005 Simon Jones took part in the greatest Ashes series of all time. As a devastating fast bowler in a brave young England team, Jones went toe to toe with the might of the seemingly unbeatable Australians. Over the course of fifty-four days Simon would experience the greatest highs of his career, and plunge to the lowest depths. The series would change his life for ever. In chapters that alternate between an unforgettable, insider's account of each of the five Tests and the remainder of his life, Simon presents the raw and unvarnished truth behind international sport; the joy and the sacrifice, the physical and mental cost and the unrelenting pressure. Heroes emerge, and cricketing legends are made human.

Download or read book Clara at Sixty written by Yvette Nachmias-Baeu and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clara at Sixty is the portrait of a woman who, after losing her husband at an age when life begins to contract, returns to the world of fumbling, emotionally confused relationships. The series of mismatches are sometimes passionate and exciting, sometimes funny, but ultimately sad. Still grieving and searching for her identity, marginalized by a society that views women past their prime as invisible, she knows she must come to terms with the loss of her husband, the death of too many friends and the new reality of "being an older woman." Her search to find meaning for the last chapter of her life is universal. A struggle that begins at birth and changes over time and circumstance. Clara, in the end, discovers her way forward.