Author: Ishi Khosla
Publisher: Penguin Books India
(Pp 215, ISBN 978-0-143-06493-0, Rs 250)
If you are told that you can continue eating the way you do with simple modifications and still lose weight, would it make sense to you? Well, the Diet Doctor professes just that and helps you opt for a scientifically based healthy diet. With this nameless and simple diet, readers can design their own healthy-eating plans, suitable for their specific needs.
The book banishes several myths associated with food and eating habits. Divided into eight broad chapters – How fat is fat, The Indian context, Calories and nutrients, Food groups and portion control, The diet plans, Managing the problem areas, Fifteen principles of eating and Recipes for healthy eating, the book takes you on a ride to a healthy living.
In a nutshell, it takes you through all the phases of your weight-loss journey and gives you all the information sound nutritionist would use to assess your case and plan a diet for you. An easy to follow book that will not only take care of your nutrition needs but also help you lose weight in a healthy and scientific way!
- Varsha Verma
Publisher: Srishti Publishers & Distributors
(Pp 220, ISBN 978-93-80349-59-6, Rs 150)
Love comes knocking at your door, when you least expect it…you just go with the flow…you don’t realize what’s right or wrong…all you know is that you are drawn to a person who was once a stranger to you but now is the most precious being in this world and someone you think has always been a part of your life. From friends to soulmates and then to lovers…where does life takes you?
But, life is not a cakewalk…there are realities, there are bonds that are forever – you cannot break them, you cannot go away from them, they are there and will always be. Never Say Goodbye is a beautiful love story between two doctors – Aakash and Anjali. Aakash is a single, contended doctor, who is happy in his world of patients. While, Anjali is an ambitious doctor, and is married and content in her own world. But, life brings them together and they are drawn towards each other.
The book deals with the complexities of human relationships and the sacrosanct of marriage. The characters seem so real that you can actually feel their emotions and their pain.
A well-written debut novel by an aeronautical engineer Rajiv Seth, who now works with the TERI University at New Delhi!
- Varsha
Illustrations by: Priya Kuriyan
Edited by: Lubaina Bandukwala
Publisher: Scholastic India Pvt Ltd
(Pp 328, ISBN 978-81-847-79783, Rs 275)
Want to enhance your general knowledge? Are you appearing for competitive exams? Do you want to be star at quizzes or projects? Then, this Yearbook is for you, which has an up-to-date round-up of the year’s information. Timelines, essays, facts and lists make this a must-have definitive current events reference book for all.
Children who do not like to read will also love to pick this up as its attractive layout and colourful illustrations make it all the more interesting. Readers can find information on the major events of the world, people in the news, popular awards, facts about India’s states and world’s countries, world history and Indian history timelines, sports highlights, environment news, development in science and space as well as news and views from the world of entertainment. Then, there are top ten lists of the biggest, highest, strongest in the world.
Each page is packed with information you would like to read and remember…a must-have book for all!
- Varsha Verma
Edited by: Lubaina Bandukwala
Publisher: Scholastic India Pvt Ltd
(Pp 328, ISBN 978-81-847-79783, Rs 275)
Want to enhance your general knowledge? Are you appearing for competitive exams? Do you want to be star at quizzes or projects? Then, this Yearbook is for you, which has an up-to-date round-up of the year’s information. Timelines, essays, facts and lists make this a must-have definitive current events reference book for all.
Children who do not like to read will also love to pick this up as its attractive layout and colourful illustrations make it all the more interesting. Readers can find information on the major events of the world, people in the news, popular awards, facts about India’s states and world’s countries, world history and Indian history timelines, sports highlights, environment news, development in science and space as well as news and views from the world of entertainment. Then, there are top ten lists of the biggest, highest, strongest in the world.
Each page is packed with information you would like to read and remember…a must-have book for all!
- Varsha Verma
Authors: APJ Abdul Kalam, Sivathanu Pillai
Publisher: Pentagon Press, New Delhi
(Pp 289, ISBN 978-81-8274-707-4, Rs 495)
When you have authors like APJ Abdul Kalam and Sivathanu Pillai, you are bound to pick up the book and are sure it is worth reading. The book focuses on the point that in the future of India, the budding intellectual minds will play a crucial role by igniting the spark lying within the human potential to reach the pinnacle of glory in our nationhood.
The book says that a deep understanding and evolving plans for self-reliance in science and technology will only strengthen the nation when the whole country is moving towards a knowledge society. If we change our mindset, then India certainly has a big chance of becoming a global leader in the knowledge age. The nation is bigger than the individual. Tracing back the past scientific talents of India to the present day strengths and chalking out the future will help Indian in becoming a great nation once again.
Thoughts for Change kindles the fertile mind of youth, to understand and make use of the game changer technologies that will eventually have great impact on the future India, establishing that ‘We can do it.’
Publisher: Pentagon Press, New Delhi
(Pp 289, ISBN 978-81-8274-707-4, Rs 495)
When you have authors like APJ Abdul Kalam and Sivathanu Pillai, you are bound to pick up the book and are sure it is worth reading. The book focuses on the point that in the future of India, the budding intellectual minds will play a crucial role by igniting the spark lying within the human potential to reach the pinnacle of glory in our nationhood.
The book says that a deep understanding and evolving plans for self-reliance in science and technology will only strengthen the nation when the whole country is moving towards a knowledge society. If we change our mindset, then India certainly has a big chance of becoming a global leader in the knowledge age. The nation is bigger than the individual. Tracing back the past scientific talents of India to the present day strengths and chalking out the future will help Indian in becoming a great nation once again.
Thoughts for Change kindles the fertile mind of youth, to understand and make use of the game changer technologies that will eventually have great impact on the future India, establishing that ‘We can do it.’
Edited by: Manju Kak
Publisher: Niyogi Books, New Delhi
(Pp 258, ISBN 978-93-81523-52-0, Rs 1,495)
What better tribute to a painter than a book with a collection of his paintings! Nicholas Roerich, for whom Mother India was as beloved as his Mother Russia, was one of the most talented artists of the 20th century. India was his spiritual home and the Himalayas his lifelong commitment, even obsession. Over the years, he undertook a series of remarkable and daring Himalayan expeditions in India, Tibet and Mangolia, and this resulted in a large number of extraordinary paintings of the Himalayas and the trans-Himalayan regions.
The book brings together scholarly contributions from a number of people from different disciplines and presents the multi-faceted personality of Nicholas Roerich. The books comes alive with beautiful pictures from his life and of course his wonderful paintings. It’s a tribute to the painter-cum-philosopher who will always be a revered artist for time immemorial.
- V Verma
Publisher: Niyogi Books, New Delhi
(Pp 258, ISBN 978-93-81523-52-0, Rs 1,495)
What better tribute to a painter than a book with a collection of his paintings! Nicholas Roerich, for whom Mother India was as beloved as his Mother Russia, was one of the most talented artists of the 20th century. India was his spiritual home and the Himalayas his lifelong commitment, even obsession. Over the years, he undertook a series of remarkable and daring Himalayan expeditions in India, Tibet and Mangolia, and this resulted in a large number of extraordinary paintings of the Himalayas and the trans-Himalayan regions.
The book brings together scholarly contributions from a number of people from different disciplines and presents the multi-faceted personality of Nicholas Roerich. The books comes alive with beautiful pictures from his life and of course his wonderful paintings. It’s a tribute to the painter-cum-philosopher who will always be a revered artist for time immemorial.
- V Verma