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  • The Struggle for India's Soul

    Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Over a billion Indians are alive today. But are some more Indian than others? To answer this question, central to the identity of all who belong to modern India, Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested notions of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship and belonging. Two opposing ideas of India have emerged: ethno-religious nationalism, versus civic nationalism. This struggle for India's soul now ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Great Indian Novel

    50th Edition Anniversary

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    In Shashi Tharoor's satirical masterpiece, the story of the Mahabharata is retold as modern Indian history, and renowned political personalities begin to resemble characters from the epic -all of whom have a curious and ambiguous relationship with Draupadi Mokrasi (D. Mokrasi for short) . . . Brimming with incisive wit and as enjoyable a read as it is cerebrally stimulating, The Great Indian Novel ... Read more

    $9.49 CAD

  • Why I Am a Hindu

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Shashi Tharoor offers a profound re-examination of Hinduism, one of the world's oldest and greatest religious traditions.Opening with a frank and touching reflection on his personal beliefs, he lays out Hinduism's origins and its key philosophical concepts — including Vedanta, the Purusharthas, and Bhakti — before focusing on texts such as the Bhagadvagita. The 'Great Souls', or key individuals of ... Read more

    $48.39 CAD

  • Inglorious Empire

    what the British did to India

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India — from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj — and reveals how Britain’s rise was built upon its plunder of India.In the eighteenth century, India’s share of the world economy was as large as Europe’s. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Most Precious Substance on Earth

    by Shashi Bhat ...
    **2022 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction ShortlistA humorous coming-of-age novel-in-stories and a sharp-edged look at how silence can shape a life, from the winner of the Journey Prize. A Chatelaine Summer Reads pick.**“But wait, what happened to the girl?”“I don’t know,” I say. I don’t tell him that what will happen to her is what happens to every girl.Bright, hilarious, and sensitive ... Read more

    Was $9.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Songs of the Mist

    by Shashi ...
    A life, less ordinary made extraordinary by the search for the divinity within. Tracing the journeys of people from varied professions, this is a tale of self-discovery, the science of spirituality and long-lost love while a young scientist comes to terms with his childhood dreams. Join an uplifting narrative crafted by Shashi as he takes you on a journey with the Monk- high on the mountains and ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • Bookless in Baghdad

    Reflections on Writing and Writers

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Shashi Tharoor is once again at his provocative best. In the title essay, we learn the steep price paid by some Iraqis just to obtain a book; what does it mean when selling books, essentially selling culture, out of one’s own library is the only way to put bread on the table? Later, Tharoor reminisces about growing up with books in India and the central position of classics like the Mahabharata in ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Family Took Shape

    by Shashi Bhat ...
    Mira Acharya’s life in suburban Toronto sometimes feels like an aberration. After the death of her father, the only family left to her are Ravi, her autistic older brother, and their mother, who is deeply caring but flawed in her parental responsibilities. Only as she grows and changes does Mira begin to understand that her mother and brother face the same challenges she does. Together, the family ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tharoorosaurus

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Shashi Tharoor is the wizard of words. In Tharoorosaurus, he shares fifty-three examples from his vocabulary: unusual words from every letter of the alphabet. You don't have to be a linguaphile to enjoy the fun facts and interesting anecdotes behind the words! Be ready to impress-and say goodbye to your hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia! ... Read more

    $4.39 CAD

  • Shadow Play

    by Shashi Deshpande ...
    Aru and Rohit get married and settle down into the life of a working couple in a big city. Aru, still coming to terms with her mother Sumi's death in a road accident and her father Gopal's desertion of the family prior to that, remains the force that binds the lives of her sisters and her aunts. But tragedy strikes the family again, in the form of a devastating act of terrorism and a heinous crime ... Read more

    $4.34 CAD

  • Tantra Made Easy

    Discover the Path from Sex to Spirit

    by Shashi Solluna ...
    Series series Made Easy series
    An introductory guide to the sacred sexuality practices of Tantra and how you can weave them together to create wholeness in your life.Tantra is often described as the 'path of love' or 'the way of the heart'. It is a spiritual path that brings apparent opposites into unity so that life can flow with ease. Sexuality is fused with spirituality, masculine with feminine, playfulness with depth, and ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Riot

    A Love Story

    by Shashi Tharoor ...
    Who killed twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart? This highly motivated, idealistic American student had come to India to volunteer in women’s health programs, but had her work made a killer out of an enraged husband? Or was her death the result of a xenophobic attack? Had an indiscriminate love affair spun out of control? Had a disgruntled, deeply jealous colleague been pushed to the edge? Or was ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD