Amar Chitra Katha Complete Collection (292 Single Titles + 15 Special Issues)

Amar Chitra Katha Complete Collection (292 Single Titles + 15 Special Issues)
(Paperback) by Anant Pai(Editor),
Amar Chitra Katha
Publisher: ACK Media (2010)
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Book Summary of Amar Chitra Katha Complete Collection (292 Single Titles + 15 Special Issues)
This collection includes 292 Single Titles and 15 Special Issues as mentioned below:

Single Titles
1.) Krishna
2.) Hanuman
3.) The Sons of Rama
4.) Rama
5.) Shiva Parvati
6.) Nala Damayanti
7.) Chanakya
8.) Ganesha
9.) Buddha
10.) Savitri
11.) Tales of Vishnu
12.) Hanuman to the Rescue
13.) Tales of Durga
14.) Ganga
15.) Krishna and Rukmini
16.) Vivekananda
17.) Krishna and Jarasandha
18.) Elephanta
19.) Tales of Narada
20.) Krishna and Narakasura
21.) Raman of Tenali
22.) Indra and Shibi
23.) Tales of Arjuna
24.) Mahiravana
25.) Bheema and Hanuman
26.) Kumbhakarna
27.) Karttikeya
28.) Shakuntala
29.) Karna
30.) Sudama
31.) Abhimanyu
32.) Bheeshma
33.) Mirabai
34.) Ashoka
35.) Prahlad
36.) The Churning of the Ocean
37.) Rani of Jhansi
38.) The Jackal and the Wardrum
39.) The Lord of Lanka
40.) Draupadi
41.) Jataka Tales: Monkey Stories
42.) Subhas Chandra Bose
43.) Birbal the Wise
44.) Vali
45.) Garuda
46.) Rabindranath Tagore
47.) Sati and Shiva
48.) Tales of Shiva
49.) Tulsidas
50.) Tansen
51.) Jataka Tales: Jackal Stories
52.) Jataka Tales: Elephant Stories
53.) Jataka Tales: Deer Stories
54.) Hitopadesha: Choice of Friends
55.) Birbal the Witty
56.) Birbal the Clever
57.) Birbal the Just
58.) Panchatantra: How the Jackel ate the Elephant
59.) Panchatantra: Crows and Owls
60.) Panchatantra: The Brahmin and the Goat
61.) Rana Pratap
62.) Shivaji
63.) Drona
64.) Surya
65.) Indra and Shachi
66.) Vikramaditya
67.) Malavika
68.) Dasharatha
69.) Dhruva and Ashtavakra
70.) Ancestors of Rama
71.) Jataka Tales: Bird Stories
72.) Jataka Tales: The Magic Chant
73.) Jataka Tales: The Giant and the Dwarf
74.) Jataka Tales: The Mouse Merchant
75.) Harischandra
76.) Kesari the Flying Thief
77.) Madhwacharya
78.) Birbal the Inimitable
79.) Raman the Matchless Wit
80.) Panchatantra: The Greedy Mother-in-law
81.) Gopal the Jester
82.) Panchatantra : The Dullard And Other Stories
83.) Jataka Tales: Stories of Wisdom
84.) Birbal the Genius
85.) Guru Gobind Singh
86.) Krishna and Shishupala
87.) Ghatotkacha
88.) The Symantaka Gem
89.) The Pandavas in Hiding
90.) Mahavira
91.) Sri Ramakrishna
92.) Raja Bhoja
93.) Tales of Shivaji
94.) Vikramaditya's Throne
95.) Jagadis Chandra Bose
96.) Vishwamitra
97.) Kalidasa
98.) Tales of Sai Baba
99.) Akbar
100.) Prithviraj Chauhan
101.) Padmini
102.) A Bag of Gold Coins
103.) Bhagat Singh
104.) Friends and Foes: Animal Tales From The Mahabharata
105.) Ravana Humbled
106.) Babasaheb Ambedkar
107.) Urvashi
108.) Soordas
109.) Jataka Tales: True Friends
110.) Jataka Tales: Stories of Courage
111.) Jataka Tales: Tales of Misers
112.) The Hidden Treasure - A Jataka Tale
113.) Birbal to the Rescue
114.) Nandi Vishala
115.) Udayana
116.) The Tiger and the Woodpecker
117.) Kabir
118.) Dayananda
119.) Battle of Wits
120.) The Pandava Princes
121.) Harsha
122.) Ramana Maharshi
123.) Uloopi
124.) Rana Sanga
125.) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
126.) Vidyasagar
127.) Tales of Maryada Rama
128.) Chandragupta Maurya
129.) Amrapali
130.) Krishnadeva Raya
131.) Yayati
132.) King Shalivahana
133.) Krishna and the False Vaasudeva
134.) Paurava and Alexander
135.) Gopal and the Cowherd
136.) Shah Jahan
137.) Sher Shah
138.) Ratnavali
139.) Gandhari
140.) Lokamanya Tilak
141.) The Pandit and the Milkmaid
142.) Lal Bahadur Shastri
143.) Samudra Gupta
144.) Tales from the Upanishads
145.) The Adventures of Baddu and Chhotu
146.) Aruni and Uttanka
147.) Jayadratha
148.) Tales of Balarama
149.) Anand Math
150.) Adi Shankara
151.) Vasantasena
152.) Jahangir
153.) Devi Choudhurani
154.) Ajatashatru
155.) Kacha and Devayani
156.) The Learned Pandit
157.) Aniruddha
158.) King Kusha
159.) The Deadly Feast
160.) Kannagi
161.) Bikal the Terrible
162.) The Acrobat and Other Buddhist Tales
163.) The Golden Mongoose
164.) The Cowherd of Alawi
165.) The Priceless Gem
166.) Ayyappan
167.) Vasavadatta
168.) Mangal Pande
169.) Rana Kumbha
170.) The Magic Grove
171.) Veer Savarkar
172.) Fa-Hien
173.) Amar Singh Rathor
174.) Tanaji
175.) Bahubali
176.) Lachit Barphukan
177.) Chand Bibi
178.) Chandra Shekhar Azad
179.) Panna and Hadi Rani
180.) Bimbisara
181.) Tripura
182.) The Legend Of Lalitaditya
183.) Hiuen Tsang
184.) Veer Hammir
185.) Jayaprakash Narayan
186.) Guru Tej bahadur
187.) Nahusha
188.) The Historic City of Delhi
189.) Chandrahasa
190.) Ram Shastri
191.) Jawaharlal Nehru
192.) Noor Jahan
193.) Nachiketa and other stories
194.) Tales of Yudhisthira
195.) Bappa Rawal
196.) Jallianwala Bagh
197.) Sakshi Gopal
198.) The Tiger-Eater
199.) Subramania Bharati
200.) Jagannatha of Puri
201.) The Fearless Boy and other Buddhist Tales
202.) The Celestial Necklace
203.) Andhaka
204.) The Fool's Disciples
205.) The Queen's Necklace
206.) Ramanuja
207.) The Adventures of Agad Datta
208.) Baladitya and Yashodharma
209.) Basaveshwara
210.) Chandralalat
211.) Kapala Kundala
212.) Rash Behari Bose
213.) Megasthenes
214.) Jnaneshwar
215.) Bagha Jatin
216.) Sultana Razia
217.) Ranjit Singh
218.) Raja Raja Chola
219.) Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
220.) Bajirao
221.) Shrenik - Jain Tales
222.) Ellora Caves - The Glory of the Rashtrakootas
223.) Swami Chinmayananda
224.) Ghanshyamdas Birla
225.) J R D Tata
226.) Jamsetji Tata
227.) Zarathushtra
228.) Durgadas
229.) Guru Arjan
230.) Tipu Sultan
231.) Shankar Dev
232.) The Prince and The Magician
233.) Chokha Mela
234.) Tapati
235.) Sea Route To India
236.) The Rani Of Kittur
237.) Velu Thampi
238.) Rani Abbakka
239.) Kunwar Singh
240.) Beni Madho ; Pir Ali
241.) Tachcholi Otthenan
242.) Vidyut Chora
243.) Indra and Vritra
244.) Roopmati
245.) Babur
246.) Subhadra
247.) Sukanya
248.) Pradyumna
249.) Prabhavati
250.) Pareekshit
251.) Agastya
252.) Parashurama
253.) Hemu
254.) Bhanumati
255.) The Parijata Tree
256.) Purushottam Dev and Padmavati
257.) Sambhaji
258.) The Pious Cat
259.) The Pigs And The Dogs
260.) Ahilyabai Holkar
261.) Dhola and Maru
262.) Albert Einstein
263.) Marie and Pierre Curie
264.) Kanwal and Kehar
265.) Hothal
266.) Chennamma Of Keladi
267.) Kochuni
268.) Hakka & Bukka
269.) The Prophecy
270.) The Lost Prince
271.) Andher Nagari
272.) Manduka- The Lucky Astrologer
273.) The Miraculous Conch
274.) The Golden Sand
275.) The Clever Dancer
276.) The Green Demon
277.) The Mystery Of The Missing Gifts
278.) The Secret Of The Talking Bird
279.) Sundari
280.) Sharan Kaur
281.) Satwant Kaur
282.) Sukhu and Dhukhu
283.) Shantala
284.) The Silent Teacher
285.) Prince Jivaka
286.) Kumanan
287.) The Adventures of Pratapan
288.) Manonmani
289.) Raj Singh
290.) Durgesh Nandini
291.) Heroes of Hampi
292.) Vaishno Devi

Special Issues:
1.) Mahatma Gandhi
2.) Tales from the Jatakas
3.) The Kuru Clan
4.) Bhagawat - The Krishna Avatar
5.) The Mughal Court
6.) Dasha Avatar
7.) Jesus Christ
8.) Mahabharata (Set Of 3 Books)
9.) Maratha Bravehearts
10.) Young Revolutionaries
11.) Tales from the Puranas
12.) Stories from the Kathasaritasagara
13.) Tulsidas' Ramayana
14.) Valmiki ramayana
15.) Tals of Devotion

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The Paulo Coelho Deluxe Collection

The Paulo Coelho Deluxe Collection
(Paperback) by Paulo Coelho

Book Summary of The Paulo Coelho Deluxe Collection

Have you missed not having a new book from Paulo Coelho this year? Then fear not, Harper Collins has something to keep all you Coelho fans going until the next book…

The solution for NOW is the 10 COPY PAULO COELHO SLIPCASE. This slip case contains 10 of Paulo’s bestselling titles:

The Alchemist

Veronika Decides To Die

The Zahir

The Valkyries

The Witch Of Portobello

The Pilgrimage

By The River Piedra

Eleven Minutes

Devil And Miss Prym

Fifth Mountain

The box set includes the titles :

1) The Alchemist

Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, follow your dreams.

This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him

With Paulo Coelho's visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people's lives.

2) Veronica Decides to Die

Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live.

The story follows Veronika through these intense days as to her surprise she finds herself experiencing feelings she has never really felt before. Against all odds she finds herself falling in love and even wanting to live again…

3) The Fifth Mountain

His fifth novel, The Fifth Mountain, is set in the 9th century BC. Elijah is a young man struggling to maintain his sanity amidst a chaotic world of tyranny and war. Forced to flee his home, then choose between his newfound love and security and his overwhelming sense of duty, this is a moving and inspiring story about how we can transcend even the most terrible ordeals by keeping faith and love alive.

Paulo's writing is a visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore. His stories are simple and direct, yet they have the power to change lives and inspire you with the courage to follow your dreams……

4) Eleven Minutes

A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex.

Eventually, Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness, `sexual pleasure for its own sake', or risking everything to find her own `inner light' and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love.

A daring modern fable about the nature of love and sex.

5) The Devil and Miss Prym

A stranger arrives in the small mountain village. He carries with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars.

Burying these in the vicinity, the stranger strikes up a curious friendship with a young woman from the village Miss Prym. His mission is to discover whether human beings are essentially good or evil.

In this stunning new novel, Paulo Coelho's unusual protagonist sets the town a moral challenge from which they may never recover. A fascinating meditation on the human soul, The Devil and Miss Prym illuminates the reality of good and evil within us all, and our uniquely human capacity to choose between them.

The complete works of Swami Vivekananda (Set of 8 Volume)

Book Summary of The complete works of Swami Vivekananda (Set of 8 Volume)
(Paperback) by Swami Vivekananda

In these total of 8 volumes we have not only a gospel to the world at large, but also, to its own children, the Charter of the Hindu faith. For the first time in history, Hinduism itself forms here the subject of generalization of a Hindu mind of the highest order. What Hinduism had needed was the organizing and consolidating of its own idea, a rock where she could lie at anchor, and an authoritative utterance in which she might recognize herself. What the world had needed was a faith that had no fear of truth. Both are found in the words and writings of Swami Vivekananda. It is the latest gospel of a modern Prophet of religion and spirituality to the mankind.'
â?"Sister Nivedita

The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda (Set Of 9 Volumes)
(Hardcover) by Swami Vivekananda

Book Summary of The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda (Set Of 9 Volumes)

The details of the books included in the Set :-

The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-1
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-2
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-3
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-4
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-5
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-6
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-7
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-8
The Complete Works Of Swami Vivekananda vol-9

Complete Millennium Trilogy Box Set (With Movie DVD)

Book Summary of Complete Millennium Trilogy Box Set (With Movie DVD)

The box set includes the following 3 titles + Three Movies :

(Paperback)by Stieg Larsson

Titles

1) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist has made his living uncovering the corrupt and crooked practices of Stockholm’s leading financiers in his magazine, Millennium. But one expose unexpectedly backfires, and Blomkvist’s reputation is in tatters. When he is offered an investigative job by powerful businessman Henrik Vanger, he is in no position to refuse. But he is surprised to find it has nothing to do with high finance—this time, it is a case of murder.

Many years ago, Henrik’s niece, Harriet, disappeared during a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the Vangers. No-one saw her leave the island, and no body was ever found. Even so, Henrik is convinced that she was murdered by a member of his own family—the tightly knit but dysfunctional Vanger clan.

Blomkvist is soon in over his head. He has linked Harriet’s disappearance to a number of gruesome murders from forty years ago, but it has become too dangerous to proceed alone.He needs a competent assistant, and he gets one: the gifted and conscience-free computer specialist, Lisbeth Salander. This truculent young woman has problems of her own. She in unwilling to take orders, rides a motorbike like a Hell’s Angel and handles makeshift weapons with a skill born of rage. This improbably pair unravel a dark and appalling family history.

But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Part 1 of the Millenium Trilogy.

2) The Girl who Played with the Fire

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government.

But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be until, on the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander—the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and who now becomes the focus and fierce heart of The Girl Who Played with Fire.

As Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.

3) The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Salander is plotting her revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release.

With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Once a victim herself, Salander is now ready to fight back.

This boxset features the following three movies:

1) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves

2) THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

3) THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS' NEST

Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.

DVD Information

Actor: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist And Lena Endre

Director: Niels Arden Oplev, Daniel Alfredson

Format: DVD

Language: Swedish

Releasing Year: 2011

Manufacturer: Eagle Home Entertainment

Number of Discs: 3

# Also Available Complete Millennium Trilogy Box Set (Without DVD)

The Gift Box : PS I Love You / Where Rainbows End / The Gift

Book Summary of The Gift Box : PS I Love You / Where Rainbows End / The Gift

The box set includes the following 3 titles :

(Paperback) by Cecelia Ahern

1) PS, I Love You

Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not childhood sweethearts Holly and Gerry.

Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry’s death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Holly discovers a bundle of notes from Gerry, one for each of the months after his death, guiding her and teaching her that life goes on.

Life is for living – but it always helps if there’s an angel watching over you.

2) Where Rainbows End

Rosie and laex – best friends or soul mates?

Since childhood, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But they’re suddenly separated when Alex and his family move from Dublin to America. Their magical connection remains but can their friendship survive the years and miles – as well as new relationships?

3) The Gift

If you could make one wish, what would it be?

Lou Suffern wishes he could be in two places at once, juggling work and family. When Lou invites a homeless man into his office and into his life, Lou’s world is changed beyond all measures…This is a story about people who, not unlike parcels, hide secrets.

Myth = Mithya : A Handbook Of Hindu Mythology

Book Summary of Myth = Mithya: A Handbook Of Hindu Mythology : Author: Devdutt Pattanaik

A decoding of Hindu mythology Hindus have one God. They also have 330 million gods: male gods, female gods, personal gods, family gods, household gods, village gods, gods of space and time, gods for specific castes and particular professions, gods who reside in trees, in animals, in minerals, in geometrical patterns and in man-made objects. Then there are a whole host of demons. But no Devil.

In this groundbreaking book Dr Devdutt Pattanaik, one of India s most popular mythologists, seeks an answer to these apparent paradoxes and unravels an inherited truth about life and death, nature and culture, perfection and possibility. He retells sacred Hindu stories and decodes Hindu symbols and rituals, using a unique style of commentary, illustrations and diagrams.

We discover why the villainous Kauravas went to heaven and the virtuous Pandavas (all except Yudhishtira) were sent to hell; why Rama despite abandoning the innocent Sita remains the model king; why the blood-drinking Kali is another form of the milk-giving Gauri; and why Shiva wrenched off the fifth head of Brahma. Constructed over generations, Hindu myths serve as windows to the soul, and provide an understanding of the world around us. The aim is not to outgrow myth, but to be enriched and empowered by its ancient, potent and still relevant language.

Handbook Of Birds (set Of 10 Books)

Book Summary of Handbook Of Birds (set Of 10 Books) By Salim Ali
This monumental ten-volume series, the first volume of which was published in 1996, is the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent. A thoroughly revised second edition with new plates, text revisions, and the addition of new subspecies, it includes information about long-range migration and taxonomic changes, along with life history information, accounts of behavior, ecology, and distribution and migration records.

Anyone with an interest in wildlife on the Indian subcontinent, will find these volumes to be an extraordinary resource.

Man-Eaters Of Kumaon

Book Summary of Man-Eaters Of Kumaon:
Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a "sahib" Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man-eating big cats, and above all a crack shot. Brought up on a hill-station in north-west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter.

Corbett was also an author of great renown. His books on the man-eating tigers he once tracked are not only established classics, but have by themselves created almost a separate literary genre. Man Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett's books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine-tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this century. The stories also offer first-hand information about the exotic flora, fauna, and village life in this obscure and treacherous region of India, making it as interesting a travelogue as it is a compelling look at a bygone era of big-game hunting.

The Best Of Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond has now been writing for more than 5 decades. He has stressed more on the local elements of Himalayas in his writings. His writing style is distinct in a way that it tries to make reader understand the landscape and ethos through carefully mastered words. His writings have won him both tremendous critical acclaim as well as a long list of fans through out the literary world. Replete with unassuming humor and quiet wisdom, his stories manifest a deep love for nature and people. His mesmerizing descriptions about the flora and fauna of Himalayas can not be missed.

Book Summary of  The Best Of Ruskin Bond, 

Great collection of short stories and small novels.

The essential Ruskin Bond 'Delhi Is Not Far' brings together the best of Ruskin Bond’s prose and poetry. For over four decades, by way of innumerable novels, essays, short stories, and poems, the author has mapped out and peopled a unique literary landscape. This anthology has selections from all of his major books and also features an unpublished novella, Delhi Is Not Far. ‘Bond’s sentences are moist with dew and the mountain air, with charm, nostalgia and underplayed humour...(he is) our resident Wordsworth in prose.’ —India Today

Autobiography Of A Sadhu: A Journey Into Mystic India

Book Summary :
The first insider account of an ancient and secretive tradition • By the first foreigner to become a member, and later an elder, of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas • Filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts, and austerities •... MoreWith lessons on Hindu gods, ayurveda, and Indian culture woven throughout After traveling at age 18 from his native California to India in 1969, Rampuri was drawn to the Naga Babas, an ancient and wild order of naked yogis whom he calls the “Hell’s Angels of Indian Spirituality.” Organized into a sect by Adi Shankara in the 5th century BC, the Naga Babas see themselves as the ultimate protectors of the Sanatan Dharma, or what we call the Hindu religion. Rampuri became a disciple of a Naga Baba--a master shaman sadhu--from Rajasthan and, as foretold by astrological prophecy, soon found himself the first foreigner to become an initiate of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas with more than 50,000 sadhu members. From drinking the “Nectar of Immortality” at the source of the Ganges River to allegations of tantric murder, this autobiography is filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts, and austerities, with lessons on Hindu gods, ayurveda, mantra, and Indian culture woven throughout. Through his journey of extremes, Rampuri takes us into the mystic heart of India.