Paltan Tales & Random Jottings


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Soldiering is a tough job, and guarding the frontiers of the nation is a responsibility shouldered by the soldiers with their lives at stake, leaving behind their kith and kin. While there are few whose valour and bravery are recorded and recognized, there are many others who remain unsung. They live an isolated, rugged and dangerous life, threatened not only by the enemy but also nature, where they serve. ‘Paltan Tales’ is a collection of sixteen short stories related to the rigours and tribulations experienced by soldiers who don the uniform as a profession. ‘Random Jottings’ are memoirs of the author’s participation in two wars and counter insurgency operations. They provide an insight into their world of success, failure, destruction and death, narrating the mental trauma and the physical dangers, which the soldiers face.




Operation Jackpot


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First Electronic Edition Published by Rupantar Publication 62 Wigglesworth St, Apt 2, Malden Massachusetts 02148 USA First Print Edition Bangla Academy Book fair 2009, Falgun 1415 Published by Engr. Md. Mehedi Hasan Banglaprakash 38/2-Kha Tajmahal Market, Ground Floor Banglabazar, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh Phone : 7120403, 7170909 E-mail : [email protected] Distributor Lecture Publications Ltd., Dhaka Worldwide Distributors for Print Edition Ruposhi Bangla, 220 Tooting High street, London Muktadhara, Jackson Height, New York, America Bishwa Bongyo Prakashan, Kolkata, India D.K. Book Agencies (Pvt.) Ltd. New Delhi, India © All rights reserved by Sezan Mahmud Cover Dhruba Esh Price : 180.00 Taka US $ : 9.00 ISBN : 984-300-000-565-8




UNSTOPPABLE


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A boy born in a non-descript Himachal Pradesh village senses mystical revelations while pursuing his studies and develops a self-belief so strong that he tops in all exams, school classes as well as State education board exam classes. He is nominated by the State for an Engineering Degree course in 1982 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh with a dream to serve in IES or IAS after completing his degree. But some trivial medical reasons block the path to its realization. Consequently, he decides to pursue his dream in Industry in the field of Telecom & IT, and serves in Govt. and Private Sector Organizations, within India and abroad, for nearly 32 years, before he bids adieu to this sector. He narrates his personal experiences while perfecting the nuances of Indian Corporate Sector and explains the difficulties in upholding his traits of truthfulness, integrity and virtuousness, while achieving success in the feisty boardrooms of an unforgiving Indian Corporate World.




Accelerating Digital Success


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'It is an absolutely invaluable guide embellished with insightful thoughts and a riveting narrative for digital reengineering that shows how successfully winning enterprises can emerge in the post-COVID world.' -Padma Vibhushan R. Mashelkar, President, Global Research Alliance 'This book by industry leaders, who are partnering with the Government in many ways to achieve the trillion dollar Digital India goal, is an asset for the industry and policymakers.'-Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 'This book by seasoned practitioners will prove to be a prescription for success for organisations in the post-pandemic Digital Era.'-Dinesh Khara, Chairman, State Bank of India Worldwide business transformation is taking place across multiple industries as organisations are trying to gain a competitive advantage by launching new digital journeys quickly, rapidly and in an agile manner. The COVID-19 transformation and the inexorable push towards a 'new normal' for all processes and businesses will definitely see a complete reimagination of work. Digital reengineering will be the new imperative as technologies swarm into the extended workplace, processes get reengineered, design thinking enables a complete rearchitecting of the customer and other stakeholder journeys and touchpoints, and new skills and cultural change become the new imperative for human resource functions as well as the C-suite of all corporations. Through this book, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and CDOs of organisations, who have embarked on the journey of digital transformation but have not been able to fully realise the benefits, will gain insights on aligning their existing investment with newer initiatives, as well as develop a proper roadmap for their digital future. Through the plans and deeds of real-life examples of those who have attempted and achieved digital acceleration on their own or in client organisations, readers will learn the proper methods of creating multiple digital accelerators, how to culturally align to new agile ways of delivering rapid solutions and become aware of new mantras of the API economy which can out digital success on steroids!




Tradition in Modern Novel-theory


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Discusses theories of E.M. Forster, Somerset Maugham and Joyce Cary.




A MAN FROM MANDU


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Is he the New Age Guru that we have all been waiting for? Is he a fraudster? How does he know the story of your life? In his latest book, Manoj Jain delves into the world of Godmen and devotees, of faith and money. A Man from Mandu is a book of deception, transformation and growth. Read about Dhawal and his metamorphosis into Avishkar Baba, the Sadhu of Stories, and about Tarini who is promoting him so successfully. But what does the scheming Tarini have to gain?




Letters from India


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FIRE BORN


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An eloquently narrated story with metaphorical religious myths and a virtuoso composition on magic realism and psychoanalytic forms, Fire Born is an enrapturing tale of harsher times, set on an alluvial land in Bangladesh that will make readers appreciate the efforts to bury the past and see the future from an elevated philosophical eye. Noor Mohammed, the incestuous child of Helal Uddin and his schizophrenic sister, Helena, becomes the center of the story. To avoid being an outcast, it was arranged for Helena to marry a greedy blackmailer. Noor, meanwhile, is a born genius who memorizes the entire Quran and becomes a hafiz. However, he also suffers from hallucinations. He experiences extraordinary events as the struggle to grab alluvial lands becomes part of the political power struggle of the late '60s between India and Pakistan. This juxtaposition of reality, desire, and unconscious mind makes Fire Born a unique intersection, where marvels happen while characters question the foundations of their beliefs.




Meeting Yama


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From the moment we are born, we start our journey towards death. Some walk slowly, others run towards it, some skip and dance their way there, while others crawl. In his seventh book, author Manoj Jain dwells on the uncomfortable topic of death. Interspersed with stories from Indian mythology, Meeting Yama is set in the mystical city of Varanasi where all answers are given if one is willing to listen. Amrit, Rajat and Surya, three visitors meet each other in this city and find resolutions to the issues that they carry within them. If you are reading this, then there is probably something in the book that is meant for you.




Bombay, Meri Jaan


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When King Charles Ii Of England Married Princess Catherine De Braganza Of Portugal In 1661, He Received As Part Of His Dowry The Isles Of Bom Bahia, The Good Bay. Reclaimed From The Sea, These Would Become The Modern City Of Bombay. A Marriage Of Affluence And Abject Poverty, Where A Grey Concrete Jungle Is The Backdrop To A Heady Potpourri Of Ethnic, Linguistic And Religious Subcultures, Bombay, Renamed Mumbai After The Goddess Mumbadevi, Defies Definition. Bombay, Meri Jaan, Comprising Poems And Prose Pieces By Some Of The Biggest Names In Literature, In Addition To Cartoons, Photographs, A Song And A Bombay Duck Recipe, Tries To Capture The Spirit Of This Great Metropolis. Salman Rushdie, Pico Iyer, Dilip Chitre, Saadat Hasan Manto, V.S. Naipaul, Khushwant Singh And Busybee, Among Others, Write About Aspects Of The City: The High-Rise Apartments And The Slums; Camaraderie And Isolation In The Crowded Chawls; Bhelpuri On The Beach And Cricket In The Gully; The Women'S Compartment Of A Local Train; Encounter Cops Who Battle The Underworld; The Jazz Culture Of The Sixties; The Monsoon Floods; The Shiv Sena; The Cinema Halls; The Sea. Vibrant, Engaging And Provocative, This Is An Anthology As Rich And Varied As The City It Celebrates.