Shruti: 27 books

To keep readers motivated to read further, writers need to develop the skill of saying same things differently. Literary techniques help to achieve that. This book includes 63 stylistic devices known as tropes and schemes. Each trope and scheme is accompanied with easy explanations and several examples...

We are a species fueled by obsessions. Every human achievement, and every infamy, is the result of an obsession that tormented, possessed and consumed. This is a selection of poetry about solitude and other obsessions that have distracted, driven, destroyed and / or defined us. Spanning genres, styles,...

Earth Republic: Chatter from the Capital’s Cauldron (and Beyond) is a collection of ten free-wheeling articles written in conversational style, verging on the informally careless. The potpourri of commentaries on theatre, sport, food, agriculture, world politics, Bruce Springsteen, Imran Khan, women’s...

Child sexual abuse is not something we have not heard of. In fact, many of us must have encountered it too. It is extremely difficult to acknowledge that sexual abuse of children happens every day in all sections, castes and educational backgrounds of our society. Samira and Kajri- two little girls...

This is the story of a temple servant- a Varasyar. The story of a young girl subjected to hatred by her family. A childhood filled with her mothers love, a secret love for her neighbour Bharathan and a friend Savithri, kindness shown by a few and taunts of others. The Varasyar-Radhamani has a life...

Tools can help a writer to convert ideas into a brilliant story. Many first-time writers get themselves stuck in the middle of a story, not knowing how to take the story forward. To complete writing a brilliant story with real characters and setting, know the essential elements of fiction writing. This...

Romance blooms, blossoms, withers, and sometimes blooms again in colleges. Most of us have experienced this at least once and at times maybe more than once. Ashoy’s story also treads on a similar path but for him it lasts lifelong. In the years they spent together it got ‘complicated’ and when...

Though, it is often believed that those economies which are strongly competitive are able to attract more FDI, but still the relationship between FDI inflows and its impact on competitiveness is an issue of enquiry. Foreign direct investment involves long term relationship reflecting a lasting interest...

Integration and Visualization of Gene Selection and Gene Regulatory Networks for Cancer Genome helps readers identify and select the specific genes causing oncogenes. The book also addresses the validation of the selected genes using various classification techniques and performance metrics, making...

Sahara Dandekar is a writer with severe writers block, who has come back to Hyderabad after a detour of four years to redeem herself. Sharman Desai is a combination of awkward, kind and charismatic, who lives with his famous father there. Strangers to each other, they get connected through a mutual...

Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat is a popular textbook of ENT. The first edition of the book was published in 1992. Since then it has received wide acceptance from the readers and every attempt has been made to update the current edition in the light of the advances made by the speciality. The current...

As an eminent Assistant Professor in a medical college who was adored and worshipped by one and all, success for Dr Manav Pandit was just a byproduct. But is he happy? He suffers pain and sadness which is beyond human capacity and comprehension. How could destiny be so cruel? How...

Excel has several financial features that act as powerful tools for building worksheets. These can be used to handle both personal and business finances. These functions can be used to calculate such things as the monthly payment on a loan, the future value of an annuity, the internal rate of return...