Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi And His Struggle With India

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by Joseph Lelyveld
A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments. This is a vital, brilliant reconsideration of Gandhi’s extraordinary struggles on two continents, of his fierce but, finally, unfulfilled hopes, and of his ever-evolving legacy, which more than six decades after his death still ensures his place as India’s social conscience – and not just India’s.

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Mathematics for IIT-JEE 2012-2013: Algebra

Mathematics for IIT-JEE 2012-2013: Algebra
by Ghanshyam Tewani

Since the time the IIT-JEE started, the examination scheme and methodology have witnessed many a change. From the lengthy subjective problems of 1950s to the matrix match type questions of the present day, the paper-setting pattern and approach have changed. A variety of questions have been framed to test an aspirant�s calibre, aptitude, and attitude for engineering field and profession. Across all these years, however, there is one thing that has not changed about the IIT-JEE, i.e., its objective of testing an aspirant�s grasp and understanding of the concepts of the subjects of study and their applicability at the grass-root level. This series of books is an attempt at coming face to face with the latest IIT-JEE pattern in its own format, which is going to be highly advantageous to an aspirant for securing a good rank. This series of books features all types of problems asked in the examination be it MCQs (one or more than one correct), assertion reason type, matrix match type, or paragraph-based, thought-type questions. Not discounting to need for skilled and guided practice, the material in the book has been enriched with a large number of fully solved concept-application exercises so that every step in learning is ensured for the understanding and application of the subject.

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A. R. Rahman The Spirit Of Music (With Music CD)

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by Nasreen Munni Kabir

When composer A.R. Rahman's first film Roja was released in 1992, his astonishing music with its other-worldly melodies, tonal texture, pulsating rhythms made an instant impact in India. His abundantly flowing talent has given life to the scores of over a hundred films, including Dil Se, Bombay, Lagaan, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, 127 Hours and Jodhaa Akbar. According to a recent estimate by the BBC, 150 million copies of his albums have sold worldwide. A.R. Rahman has won a host of awards, together with a Golden Globe, a Bafta, two Oscars and two Grammys for his score in Slumdog Millionaire. In 2010, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour, awarded by the Government of India. Despite all his great success, Rahman remains a deeply private person, shying away from the glitz and glamour of show business. A.R. Rahman, The Spirit of Music is in the form of biographical conversations between the composer and Nasreen Munni Kabir in which we hear of Rahman's amazing journey from modest beginnings to an assured place in world music history. Born in India, documentary filmmaker and author Nasreen Munni Kabir has written several books on Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt, a life in cinema, Talking Films & Talking Songs with Javed Akhtar, Yours Guru, the intimate letters of a great Indian filmmaker, Lata Mangeshkar in her own voice, and four different publications featuring the dialogue of Mughal-e-Azam, Awaara, Mother India and Pyaasa. She has also made several documentaries on Hindi cinema for Channel 4 TV, UK, including In Search of Guru Dutt, Follow that Star: a profile of Amitabh Bachchan and The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan. Former governor on the board of the British Film Institute, Kabir continues to programme an annual Indian film season for Channel 4 TV, UK. Her forthcoming book is The Dialogue of Devdas: Bimal Roy's Immortal Classic.

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