The Great Revolt of 1857 was the most serious armed challenge of the 19th Century "which shook the British Empire to its very foundation." Delhi was the main centre of this great movement where the rebel soldiers assembled from Meerut and afar to fight the British under the leadership of Bahadurshah Zafar, the last Mughal monarch. Though the rebel Sepoys fought with all the zeal and valour to drive out the British from the country, the military strategy and supremacy of the British ultimately triumphed. The revolt was crushed with a heavy hand.

Dr. Prabha Chopra, formerly Editor of the Gazetteer in Delhi Administration and Senior Fellow of Indian Council of Social Science Research, is currently an Editor in the Collected Works of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Project. Her works include Panorama of Indian Culture, Cultural Heritage of Tibet, Religion and Communities of Delhi (in Press) and Echoes from North-East India.

Translated from original in Hindi, Compiled by Rajendra Awasthi.

This is a compilation of the folk tales of different parts of the world. Aimed primarily for children, these stories promise to entice readers of all age groups. Besides being entertaining they also provide a glimpse of the traditions and values of the inhabitants of different countries of the world.

This is an account in pictures and words of one of the greatest Indians of all times. Jawaharlal Nehru's multi-dimensional personality is traced from his childhood, early identification with the aspirations of the people under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, his crusade for India's Independence, and his efforts to build a Modern India as its first Prime Minister.

Nehru, loved by millions at home and abroad, was a deeply humane person, with multifarious interests in all facets of life. The pictures of Nehru along with a historical account of Modern India emerge through the pages of this book.

Padma Vibhushan Balram Nanda, a historian and author, has worked as Director of Nehru Museum and Library, New Delhi, and specialized in political biographies. He is the author of Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography; The Nehrus: Motilal and Jawaharlal; Gandhi and Nehru; Gokhale: The Indian Moderate and the British Raj and other books.

This album, first brought out on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth centenary, purports to be a vivid reminder rather than a complete record in pictures of his multifarious personality. A patriot and statesman, Sardar Patel along with Gandhi and Nehru, dominated Indian politics during the crucial three decades from 1920 to 1950. He was not only in the forefront of the freedom struggle, but also a far-sighted statesman and able administrator who contributed a great deal in tackling the complex problems faced by the new government after independence.

India is a pioneer in performing arts. This book deals with five Classical Dance forms of India in detail viz. Bharata natyam, Kathakali, Orissi, Manipuri and Kathak.

Considered to be a text-book for students of Classical Dance as also the connoisseurs of music and dance, it contains almost all the vital information on this subject.

The author Kapila Vatsyayan, an erudite scholar on art and literature, has written this book with intimate knowledge of the subject. The text is enriched with more than hundred rare photographs, a visual treat to the readers.

Among more than 2000 bird-species found in India, peacock, our national bird, is the most magnificent, fascinating and colourful. This splendid bird has gorgeous plumage and its dance is majestic.

This book gives details of its natural habitat and lifestyle. It also carries references of peacock found in our literature, folklore, legend, rituals and ceremonies. The book carries colourful pictures.