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Wafadari Imaandari Zimmedari, translated as ‘loyalty, integrity and responsibility’, is more loaded than this rendition.
What are these qualities?
Are these attributes in-built in a leader?
Or are they inculcated and polished over the years?
And, who is a genuine leader?
Centred on the concept of ‘Leadership’, be it on the battlefield or in a corporate boardroom, this book opens a window to the qualities that make an ordinary person extraordinary, capable of handling and overcoming adversity in all its forms. With anecdotes extracted from real events in the army, in environments of war and terrorism, this book’s primary focus is on informed and prudent responses to all circumstances. It showcases how individuals caught in grave situations, be it in the army or a professional space in their daily life, can combine the learnings from their intensive training with presence of mind and ingenuity of thought to conquer obstacles, emerging as true leaders in the process.
Inspirational, anecdotal and unputdownable, Wafadari Imaandari Zimmedari is an essential read for anyone navigating life’s challenges, striving to succeed in their work, or seeking to overcome difficulties in their daily lives.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Penguin Veer (30 May 2025)
Language : English
Hardcover : 204 pages
ISBN-10 : 0670098825
ISBN-13 : 978-0670098828
Item Weight : 260 g
Dimensions : 1.4 x 13.9 x 22.2 cm
Net Quantity : 403.00 Grams
Importer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Packer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
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Oblivion and Other Stories is an anthology of twenty short stories by Gopinath Mohanty, the doyen of Oriya (now Odia) literature. The stories, written across a half-century (1935-1988), sample his oeuvre of writings and the variety of his themes-from ‘Dã’ (mid-1930s) to ‘Oblivion’ (1951) to ‘The Upper Crust’ (1967) to ‘Lustre’ (1971) and ‘Festival Day’ (1985).
They capture the forgotten others, the banality of marginal living on life’s edge-of the poor, the tribals and ordinary people-invisible in the feudal landscape of Orissa in the twentieth century.
Originally written in Oriya by the Padma Bhushan awardee, these have now been translated for the first time into English and recreate the social life of mid-twentieth century India.
The embellished past in the stories is not one of nostalgia but a full-toned portrait of society. Marginalization is the running thread: dispossession, disenfranchisement, class/caste social exclusivity and lack of education.
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Ram Prasad ‘Bismil’ (1897-1927) remains among the best-known revolutionaries of India’s struggle for freedom. In this autobiography, Bismil reflects on his life, as well as on the people and ideas that inspired him, and on the revolutionary movement he built. He remembers his childhood, the hardships his parents faced, the role his mother and guru played in shaping him, his involvement in the Kakori train robbery, his experiences in prison, and his comrades fighting alongside him for freedom from British rule.
Bismil not only offers glimpses of his eventful life but also lays out his ideas on gender, caste, class, communalism, justice, nation-building and the attractions and pitfalls of revolutionary activity. The readers of his autobiography will find many of these ideas to be of great relevance in present-day India.
Originally titled Nij Jiwan Ki Chhata, this book was written in secret during Bismil’s imprisonment, while he was on death row. It is a passionately narrated account of the life of a young and daring freedom fighter who lived and died with the single aim of freeing India from foreign rule.
