Moms
A glamorous address, an immaculate home, a seemingly perfect family - Radhika Khanna appears to glide through Delhi society. Yet, before dawn she is already on edge, coaxing her hair into place, weighing herself with dread, rehearsing the smile that keeps awkward questions at bay.
When a confrontation at her daughter's elite school turns Radhika from admired committee head to whispered cautionary tale, fissures spread through her meticulously managed world: fragile neighbourhood-mom alliances, an uneasy bond with her yoga teacher-friend and the carefully curated social media posts that mask an unbearable loneliness. As gala weekends and themed dinners hurtle towards a spectacular destination party in Rajasthan, Radhika is forced to pay the true price of her perfection.
Emotionally compelling and sharply observed, Moms is a novel about motherhood, marriage and the distance between what life looks like on the outside and what it feels like on the inside.
Equations
Like family, but not quite. In New Delhi in the 1980s, Aahan Sikand and Rajesh Kumar are childhood playmates. They have been brought up under the care of the same woman, living in the same house, but with starkly different realities - Aahan is the only son and heir of the fabulously wealthy Sikand family, and Rajesh is the son of Mr Sikand's driver.As Aahan and Rajesh grow up, the friendship they shared as children reaches an uncomfortable end, as both become aware of their places in the world.
While Aahan is expected to keep what he has inherited intact for the next generation, Rajesh, in the eyes of the world, can, at best, hope for a life better than his fat her's, free of domestic servitude. But he has much larger plans for himself... Equations is a story of aspiration and social change, of individual ambition and family bonds. It announces the arrival of a striking new author who delves into the secrets of New Delhi politics and business.
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निजी महत्त्वाकांक्षाओं, पारिवारिक सीमाओं और सामाजिक बदलावों की दिलचस्प कहानी! एक ही घर में एक ही स्त्री के पाले अहान सिकन्द और राजेश कुमार बचपन के मित्र हैं लेकिन दोनों की दुनिया बहुत अलग है। अहान अमीर परिवार का इकलौता वारिस है जबकि राजेश उसी परिवार के ड्राइवर का लड़का। जैसे-जैसे वे बड़े होते हैं, बचपन की उनकी दोस्ती बदलने लगती है।
आहान से यह आशा की जाती है कि वह उत्तराधिकार में मिले विरासत को आगामी पीढ़ी के लिए बचाकर रखे जबकि वहीं राजेश से दुनिया की यही आशा है कि वह अधिक से अधिक अपने पिता की तरह घरेलू नौकर बनकर न जिये। लेकिन उसकी योजनाएँ बड़ी हैं। सियासत एक नई प्रतिभाशाली कलम के आगमन का एलान है जो नई दिल्ली के व्यावसायिक एवं राजनीतिक परिवारों की गोपन दुनिया का परीक्षण करती है।
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Equations
Like family, but not quite. In New Delhi in the 1980s, Aahan Sikand and Rajesh Kumar are childhood playmates. They have been brought up under the care of the same woman, living in the same house, but with starkly different realities - Aahan is the only son and heir of the fabulously wealthy Sikand family, and Rajesh is the son of Mr Sikand's driver.As Aahan and Rajesh grow up, the friendship they shared as children reaches an uncomfortable end, as both become aware of their places in the world.
While Aahan is expected to keep what he has inherited intact for the next generation, Rajesh, in the eyes of the world, can, at best, hope for a life better than his father's, free of domestic servitude. But he has much larger plans for himself... Equations is a story of aspiration and social change, of individual ambition and family bonds. It announces the arrival of a striking new author who delves into the secrets of New Delhi politics and business.