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Siddhartha
₹250.00Siddhartha is Hermann Hesse’s literary masterpiece—a poetic and philosophical novel that chronicles one man’s lifelong spiritual journey in search of truth, enlightenment, and self-discovery. Set in ancient India, the novel follows Siddhartha, a young Brahmin, who renounces conventional life and undergoes a series of profound experiences—from asceticism and sensual pleasure to worldly success and eventual stillness by the river. Along the way, he explores the nature of desire, suffering, and the illusion of time—ultimately realizing that wisdom is not taught but lived.
The path to enlightenment begins within.
- Explores themes of self-realization, detachment, love, and inner peace.
- A profound novel that bridges Eastern spirituality and Western literary tradition.
- Ideal for readers of Buddhism, Vedanta, Zen, Stoicism, and self-inquiry.
- Offers a non-dogmatic approach to spiritual growth.
- Continues to resonate with readers in times of personal transition or existential reflection.
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Siddhartha
₹230.00ନିର୍ବାଣ ପାଇଁ ଜିଜ୍ଞାସା ରଖିଥିବା ସିଦ୍ଧାର୍ଥ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭିନ୍ନ ଅନୁଭବ ଲାଭ କରି ପରିଶେଷରେ ନିର୍ବାଣ ଲାଭ କରିଥିଲେ । ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ମଣିଷ ଯିଏ କିଛି ପ୍ରାପ୍ତିର ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା ରଖନ୍ତି, ତାଙ୍କୁ ସିଦ୍ଧାର୍ଥ ଭଳି ସାହସୀ ହେବାକୁ ହେବ । କେବଳ ନିଜ ଅନୁଭବ ଦ୍ୱାରା ହିଁ ମୋକ୍ଷପ୍ରାପ୍ତି ଅବା ନିର୍ବାଣ ସମ୍ଭବ । କାରଣ ଜ୍ଞାନକୁ ନା ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦିଆଯାଇପାରେ ନା ଅନ୍ୟର ଅନୁଭବରୁ ତାହା ଆମକୁ ମିଳେ । ନିଜସ୍ୱ ଅନୁଭବ ଦ୍ୱାରା ହିଁ ଜ୍ଞାନଲାଭ ସମ୍ଭବ । ମାନବ ନଦୀ ଭଳି ନିଜ ଭାବନାକୁ ପ୍ରତିରୋଧ ନ କରି ବହିଯିବାକୁ ଛାଡ଼ିଦେବା ଉଚିତ । ନଦୀର ମାର୍ଗରେ ଯଦି ବିଶାଳ ପଥରଖଣ୍ଡ ଆସି ଅନ୍ତରାୟ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରେ ତେବେ ନଦୀର ସ୍ରୋତ ତା’ର ଚତୁଃପାଶ୍ୱର୍କୁ ଆପ୍ଳୁତ କରି ଆଗକୁ ବହିଚାଲେ । ‘ସିଦ୍ଧାର୍ଥ’ ଉପନ୍ୟାସରେ ‘ଜ୍ଞାନ’ ଏବଂ ‘ଶିକ୍ଷା’ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ପାର୍ଥକ୍ୟ ସୁସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ । ଶିକ୍ଷା ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଦିଆଯାଇପାରେ; ମାତ୍ର କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଜ୍ଞାନପ୍ରାପ୍ତି ସମ୍ଭବ ଏବଂ ଏହା କେବଳ ମାନବର ଅନୁଭବ ଦ୍ୱାରା ହାସଲ ହୋଇପାରେ । ଜ୍ଞାନରୁ ହିଁ ମୋକ୍ଷ (ନିର୍ବାଣ) ଲାଭ ହୁଏ । ମାନବର ଭାଗ୍ୟ ଓ ତା’ର ଜୀବନର ମାର୍ଗ ତାକୁ ନିଜକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼େ । ମଣିଷର ମନ ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ନିବିଷ୍ଟ ହୁଏ, ସେହିଠାରେ ହିଁ ଜ୍ଞାନ ତାକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ । ‘ମନ ମୂଳେ ଏ ଜଗତ’ – ଏହା ‘ସିଦ୍ଧାର୍ଥ’ ଉପନ୍ୟାସର ଅନ୍ତଃସ୍ୱର ।
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Slippy and Slimy’s Sluggy Adventure
₹2,202.00Wiggle, giggle, and squish through a rainy-day adventure with Slippy and Slimy! When Alina meets a group of playful slugs on a rainy walk, she discovers that friendship can bloom anywhere. With simple language, playful sounds, and heartwarming moments, this story teaches young readers that being different is what makes friends special. For ages 1-3.
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Smrutira Barnali
₹180.00Born in 1973, Dr. Biraja Routray is a powerful voice among contemporary voices in Odia short stories. His short stories and poems are around the variance of the day-to-day life of a common man. He remains in the continuous search of life and shares his experience in the form of short stories with readers. His six short story collections are “Gahali Arapakhe”, “Bahubachan”, “Pratipakshara Hasa”, “Bishama Bahu”, “Purna o Sunya” and “Tarabharti Akasha”. He also has four poetry collections and a collection of essays to his credit. He has received 35th Pustakamela Award for “Tarabharti Akasha”.
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Something Understood and Other Stories
₹350.00Step into Dr Ajaya Upadhyaya’s fictional world forged from a blend of reality and make-believe, where being out of place becomes a journey of self-discovery. Here, events and encounters, seen with fresh eyes, offer unique perspectives on our life and times. The themes include the fragile nature of our mental balance, the unforeseen price of success, the incomparable power of the human touch and our special bond with animals. These engaging stories, primarily set in an Indian context, transcend geographical boundaries and cultures in their sensibility and speak to a global audience.
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Sona: One Woman, Many Lives
₹500.00SONA unfolds a heart-wrenching life story of an American woman, Sona, who wades her way into the world, alone and unprotected, with a cruel fate and battered soul. Commencing from Pasadena Drive, California, the story spans across countries and continents, snaking its way through different bars and prison houses, temples and retreats, hills and valleys, incrementally revealing all the myriad and impossible possibilities of life.
SONA is a story of one indomitable woman’s survival from the clutches of poverty, drugs, and sex, through the complex matrix of love, loss, and separation.
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Song in the Ruins
₹700.00SONG IN THE RUINS is an epic story of love, loss, acceptance and forgiveness, grounded in history, time and place. It spans across two continents, from a small village in India-to the turmoil ridden campuses at Stonybrook, Berkeley and beyond-to the serene Willamette River in the foothills of Calapooya Mountains in Eugene, Oregon. In the stretch of three decades, as the protagonist’s life unfolds and is overtaken by grief and death, the choice he makes can only be understood in the context of the setting.
When Mohan Samanta travels from his native India to America to pursue higher education, he expects to stay only long enough to complete his PhD. But this stretches into decades after he marries Sophie, a twice-married widow with a young son. For this, Mohan pays dearly when his parents back in India disown him for marrying a Christian. A decade later, the loving, secure life Mohan has built with Sophie crumbles after she takes her own life. Desperate to escape his immense pain, Mohan turns to philosophies of Gita and Vedanta, and to meditation. He becomes an ascetic and adopts the name Sukhatma, rejecting all ties to his past. But after years of training his mind to forget, Sukhatma must follow his guru’s command that, to forgive his parents and truly shed his past, he has to revisit the place he comes from. In the end, Sukhatma faces the ultimate test of choosing between his new life and the one he left behind.
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Songs from Then
₹250.00When the Bhasha Andolan engulfs the nation, Meghali’s parents choose their country over her. She survives the onslaught of the war, enduring excruciating brutality, violence, the loss of loved ones, and rape. Eventually escaping to Calcutta, where she finds a new beginning with her benefactor, Saheb, standing at the threshold of education, dignity, and a new lease on life. However, her fate, with its twists and turns, compels her to flee again, this time to London. There, Ava, an elderly woman of Armenian-Turkish descent, takes Meghali in. Despite the kindness she encounters, Meghali lives in constant fear of her past confronting her. Bolstered by the shocking bravery and compassion of others who have endured similar ordeals, such as James Kagiri Njûgu and Hania, and sustained by Ava’s gentle kindness amidst deceit, Meg—as she is known in the land of the Queen—forges a new life for herself. Songs from Then is an elegy, an evocative memorial to the victims of the twentieth century’s genocides. These intertwined stories create an analogy—intricate, opulent, and devastatingly poignant.
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Songs of Kabir
₹200.00“Kabir’s poems give off a marvelous radiant intensity.” — The New York Times Book Review. A weaver by trade and a mystic by nature, the 15-century poet Kabir created timeless works of enlightenment that combine the philosophies of Sufism, Hinduism, and the Kabbala. Expressed in imagery drawn from common life and the universal experience, Kabir’s poems possess an appealing simplicity. This collection of 100 songs reflects nearly every aspect of the mystic’s thought and emotions: ecstasy and despair, tranquil beatitude and fervid illumination, and moments of intimate love. The acclaimed translation is by Rabindranath Tagore, a popular Indian poet and Nobel laureate.
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Songs of Solitude
₹200.00A poetry collection by Snehaprava Das. Snehaprava Das, translator and poet, has rendered a number of Odia classics in English, including the first and second novels in Odia Padmamali and Bibasini respectively, in English. She had also translated several contemporary Odia fictions, poems, and non-fictional pieces in English. She has two collections of poems, Dusk Diary and Alone to her credit. At present she is associated with the Department of English, Utkal University, Odisha, as a guest teacher.
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Sparsha
₹170.00Lipika Mohapatra’s second short story collection “Sparsha” has sixteen stories that take anyone from California to India as they explore the family life, feelings and new places. In these stories interpretation of life gives a glimpse to the secrets and doubts of human heart.
“Life is a flower shrub. Take care of it. Let it bloom its own way. Who are you to decide the color, shape and quantity of the flowers?” – a quote from the story “Sparsha” which was published in leading daily “Sambad”.
