Download or read book Peg Feluda Stories written by Ray and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Emperor s Ring written by Satyajit Ray and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Book Hunters of Katpadi written by Pradeep Sebastian and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neelambari Adigal and her young associate, Kayal, together run Biblio, a one-of-a-kind store of rare books in Chennai, specializing in modern Indian first editions. The lives of these passionate book-women revolve around curious browsers, eccentric book collectors, private-press printers and the occasional thrill of unexpected discoveries of the antiquarian kind. On a book-collecting trip to Ooty, Kayal stumbles upon an incendiary manuscript, long thought to be a myth, purportedly authored by explorer and translator Sir Richard Francis Burton. Almost simultaneously, a cache of priceless editions that looks like it could be from the 300-year-old library of one of the greatest book collectors the world has ever known, turns up at the bookshop. When it falls upon the two women to authenticate their finds, Neela and Kayal discover, quite suddenly, that their lives are more full of bibliographic intrigue than they could ever have imagined.India's first-ever biblio-mystery, The Book Hunters of Katpadi, is the book every lover of the written word has been waiting for. In the tradition of the greatest in the genre, it holds within its pages adventure, action, suspense - and the sheer thrill of close encounters with prized print-on-paper.

Download or read book The Case of the Missing Servant written by Tarquin Hall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a detective series that “immediately joins the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency as representing the best in international cozies” (Booklist, starred review). Meet Vish Puri, India’s most private investigator. Portly, persistent, and unmistakably Punjabi, he cuts a determined swath through modern India’s swindlers, cheats, and murderers. In hot and dusty Delhi, where call centers and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri’s main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it takes all of Puri’s resources to investigate. With his team of undercover operatives—Tubelight, Flush, and Facecream—Puri combines modern techniques with principles of detection established in India more than two thousand years ago, and reveals modern India in all its seething complexity.

Download or read book Childhood Days written by Satyajit Ray and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank and funny, these stories written originally for the Bengali children's magazine Sandesh, are an essential read for all Ray enthusiasts as well as those who want to know Ray, the writer and film-maker, better. In this volume, Ray also shares some of his experiences while shooting Pather Panchali—his epic debut, and subsequent films, particularly for children. He describes how an entire field of kaash flowers was eaten up by cows before he could shoot his famous scene with the train in Pather Panchali; and how a circus tiger let loose in a bamboo grove chased away a group of curious onlookers in the blink of an eye.

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Download or read book Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes written by Arthy Muthanna Singh and published by India Puffin. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes is a gorgeously illustrated, one-of-a-kind book to introduce the genius of Satyajit Ray to readers young and old. · A collector's edition to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray on 2 May 2021 · The book is an easy introduction to the genius of Satyajit Ray with short anecdotes presented in a wonderful package · The book has gorgeous line arts that complement the text to create an engaging book that readers will enjoy reading Tracing his magnificent life with 100 little-known and inspiring incidents as well as unusual trivia, this collectible edition pays homage to the maestro on his 100th birth anniversary. A master filmmaker, a remarkable auteur, a writer par excellence and an artist of immense reach and range, Satyajit Ray was an indefinable genius. This book is a classic tribute that celebrates his many accomplishments across literature, music, art and more.

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Download or read book Stories written by Satyajit Ray and published by Harvill Secker. This book was released on 1987 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stories Range Widly In Time, Content And Milieu, Including Several About The Raj. Translated From Bengal.

Download or read book The Soft Target written by Kalyan Nanda and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is God good? Or is He a manipulative villain who plays with the lives of his creations in the name of karma? As far as Mohan Mishra is concerned, God is a villain. Mohan is God’s soft target, for He ‘blesses’ him with a strange mental problem and kills his support system when he needed it the most. The Soft Target is the story of a boy’s journey into manhood, as he takes on God with his mental prowess, defeating Him at every stage, thus making God his soft target. Supported by great friends and a loving wife, Mohan fights an epic battle against the murderous society, the conniving legal system and ultimately God himself, with remarkable courage and spirit.

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Download or read book True Shoes written by Doug Wilhelm and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kids from The revealers are back, entering eighth grade at Parkland Middle school, where they have to cope with the super-popular kids and the ugly truth about online bullying.

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