Leadstart Publishing: 366 books

Rajesh Iyer, a young, ambitious salesperson, returns to ñThe Sales Roomî of Oregon Software Technologies after an aborted attempt at getting into a business school in the US, only to notice the metamorphosis of the software start-up which he had earlier been an integral part of. What used to be a rat-infested...

The intent of this book is to share with the world basics concepts and ideas which have been forgotten however are very much present in each of our lives. The world today is so much bombarded with philosophy, science and other ideas that humans truly do not know what to believe in. Moreover, since we...

The IT industry, to the outside world, looks to be the epitome of all good things in life. That is the place where the super intelligent youth of India go to work.A techie's life is the most ideal life—fat paychecks, beautiful campuses to work within and more beautiful colleagues to roam around with!That...

Can one car transform a nation? The Ford Model T did do so a century ago when it replaced the horse, brought about a revolution in agriculture, became a stimulus to urbanization that eventually changed the landscape of America. Though the Maruti 800, the Tata Indica, the Hyundai Santro and the...

The land of Saagaradatthi is a strange and idyllic place. Hidden away like a jewel in the Indian Ocean, it was famed for being only an abode of snakes and sandalwood trees till humans came to inhabit it. The country followed a system of monarchy which allowed the women of the royal family to...

The Snake Charmer narrates the poignant and passionate story of two brothers in Afghanistan, during the time of the Russian invasion. The elder, a writer and poet, is a modernist, who joins the Communist movement. The younger, a traditionalist, adheres to Islamic religious beliefs. The conflict between...

THE MAHABHARATA ENDURES AS THE GREAT EPIC OF INDIA. But while Jaya is the story of the Pandavas, told from the perspective of the victors of Kurukshetra; Ajaya is the narrative of the ïunconquerable' Kauravas, who were decimated to the last man. At the heart of India's most powerful empire, a revolution...

Kashmir — 1991In between the insurgency and the exodus, Inayat finds solace in the company of Gul, a Kashmiri pundit, and Aaqib. She blooms under the eyes of her father, Maqbool — an alcoholic poet, and her mother — Wahida, who is fraught with sanguinity. They spend their days listening to The...

If Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s great tragic heroes, said of man, ‘What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties,…- And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me-no, nor woman neither,’ we have, after about four centuries, G.A.Kulkarni,...

If Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's great tragic heroes, said of man, 'What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties,....- And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me-no, nor woman neither,' we have, after about four centuries, G.A.Kulkarni, an outstanding...

Champa, a nine-year-old girl lives in a village on the banks of a river in Punjab. The lofty Himalayas rise in the background. Something of a dreamer, she is obsessed with the idea of seeing the world beyond her little village. On a visit to the Baishakhi mela, held during Punjabi New Year, she gets...

A unique concept of Samanvaya (harmonious compatibility of the religious and social ethos), flashed into the mind of Swami Satyamitrananda Giri while he was in deep meditation - and he gave voice to it in his teachings. Here are tales and words of wisdom from his texts, discourses, speeches and letters....

Palmistry is the cryptic code of life. A soul takes birth with his/her manual of destiny written on the hand. What an intriguing thought! Though we do not remember our past births, probably due to karmic amnesia, our brains store this information, in addition to the blueprint of our present lives. According...

The chessboard of Sino-Indian relations, fraught with emotion, diplomatic strategy, military stand-offs and global ambitions, will perhaps be the most keenly watched during the 21st century; certain to send ripples across the world, influence markets and international policy. So where do the fault...