Sudha Murthy
Gently Falls: The Bakula – Sudha Murthy (Paperback)
- ASIN: 0143103776
- Publisher: Penguin India; Latest Edition (14 February 2008)
- Language: English
- Perfect Paperback: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780143103776
- ISBN-13: 978-0143103776
- Item Weight: 200 g
- Dimensions : 13 x 1.2 x 19.7 cm
- Country of Origin: India
- Generic Name: BOOK
- Condition: New
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Gently Falls: The Bakula is a realistic-fictional read from Sudha Murthy, a profound writer and the Chairperson of Infosys Foundation. In this book, Sudha has boldly presented the agony of work ethics and modern lifestyle. The story is about a young couple Shrikant and Shrimati, and the changes they come across when Shrikant walks up the corporate ladder to the peak of success, while his married life slowly loses the charm and identity. With a magnificently straightway of writing, this book brings a simple but heart-touching story of a couple and the events that shake their life.
Shrikant has always been attracted towards Shrimati, his school companion, and after Shrimati also realizes having fallen in love with Shrikant, both get married. After Shrikant joined an IT company, he dedicates his entire focus to be successful in his career. Shrimati dilutes her own aspirations and stays back at home supporting Shrikant. Shrikant has turned into a successful corporate person while Shrimati has been with him in his journey. The life of both was fine until one-day Shrimati realizes while speaking to an old professor about what she had missed in her life. In the modern work style, she had lost her own identity, while just remaining the wife of a successful man.
This story of Shrimati’s confession to her inner emptiness and the extraordinary presentation of the dark side of corporate lifestyle is the main theme of the book. The readers would find the book to be a philosophical and beautiful depiction of a common topic and would be able to relate to many lives around. Penguin India published Gently Falls: The Bakula in 2008 in paperback.
The Magic of the Lost Temple – Sudha Murthy (Paperback)
- ASIN : 014333316X
- Publisher: Penguin Books India; Latest edition (11 November 2015)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 164 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780143333166
- ISBN-13: 978-0143333166
- Reading age: 8 - 12 years
- Item Weight: 100 g
- Dimensions : 12.7 x 1.78 x 20.32 cm
- Country of Origin: India
- Generic Name: Book
- Condition: New
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Discover the magic of the lost temple
Are you a curious reader, ready to explore the depths of the magic hidden in the lost temple of Karnataka? Are you ready to join Nooni as she travels around to discover the answers to her questions? If yes, then this book, 'The Magic of the Lost Temple' is a must-have. Nooni is a city girl who is very surprised at the unexpected pace of life in her grandparent’s village in the state of Karnataka. Not being fazed with the turn of events, she engages herself in many of the odd jobs that are available in the village. She resorts to doing work like Papad making, organizing enjoyable picnics, learning to ride a cycle, and a long list of activities with her newfound friends.
About the Author
The Serpent’s Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata (Paperback)
- Publisher: Penguin Random House India (24 October 2016)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 200 pages
- ISBN-10: 0143427857
- ISBN-13: 978-0143427858
- Reading age: 7 - 14 years
- Item Weight: 170 g
- Dimensions : 20.5 x 1.4 x 13.4 cm
- Country of Origin: India
- Condition: New
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How many names does Arjuna have?
Why was Yama cursed?
What lesson did a little mongoose teach Yudhisthira?
The Kurukshetra war, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas and which forced even the gods to take sides, may be well known, but there are innumerable stories set before, after and during the war that lend the Mahabharata its many varied shades and are largely unheard of.
Award-winning author Sudha Murty reintroduces the fascinating world of India’s greatest epic through the extraordinary tales in this collection, each of which is sure to fill you with a sense of wonder and bewilderment.
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About the Author
Three Thousand Stitches – Sudha Murty (Paperback)
- Publisher : Penguin Random House India (14 July 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0143440055
- ISBN-13 : 978-0143440055
- Item Weight : 159 g
- Dimensions : 12.7 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm
- Country of Origin : India
- Condition : New
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So often, it's the simplest acts of courage that touch the lives of others. Sudha Murty-through the exceptional work of the Infosys Foundation as well as through her own youth, family life and travels-encounters many such stories... And she tells them here in her characteristically clear-eyed, warm-hearted way. She talks candidly about the meaningful impact of her work in the devadasi community, her trials and tribulations as the only female student in her engineering college and the unexpected and inspiring consequences of her father's kindness. From the quiet joy of discovering the reach of Indian cinema and the origins of Indian vegetables to the shallowness of judging others based on appearances, these are everyday struggles and victories, large and small. Unmasking both the beauty and ugliness of human nature, each of the real-life stories in this collection is reflective of a life lived with grace.
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Wise and Otherwise: A salute to Life – Sudha Murthy (Paperback)
- ASIN: 0143062220
- Publisher: Penguin India; Revised edition (18 July 2006); Penguin India
- Language: English
- Paperback: 232 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780143062226
- ISBN-13: 978-0143062226
- Item Weight: 100 g
- Dimensions : 14.6 x 1.8 x 19.9 cm
- Country of Origin: India
- CONDITION: New
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Understanding human and human nature is one of the toughest jobs .Many time what seems right and good or vice versa can be completely different if explored to proper depth. In many instance, we all come across people and forms an opinion about the people we meet without actually knowing anything about them. But hearing and learning about such instances helps us to redefine our thought process and become wiser. Sudha Murty’s book Wise and otherwise will take you to a journey across the length and breadth of India through narrations of 51 stories inspired by the extensive travels of the author herself.
Wise and otherwise has generated interest not just as an inspirational book of people’s struggles and how they overcome it but also for its settings. It present a realistic picture of India with its values, traditions and imperfections and lay before the readers certain set of moral values whose validity they have to judge for themselves. It unravels human nature and shows all that is good and bad in it and how it is often shaped by intention and circumstances. From the story of a son who leaves his father in an old age home pretending he is a stranger to the story of earthquake aid being exploited and not reaching to victims, each story is a moving one and will generate myriads of emotions within the readers, ranging from anger to kindness to pity to the realisation of reality of the world. The book grabs the attention of the reader through its skilful narration of characters, setting and situations.
