Book is a compilation of essays on 23 luminaries who have been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from 1992­2014. These include Dilip Kumar, Gulzar, K. Balachander, Sivaji Ganesan, Bhupen Hazarika, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Asha Bhosle. Eminent writers and film critics like Saibal Chatterjee, Randor Guy, Rachel Dwyer, Jai Arjun Singh to name a few, have contributed to this anthology and have provided insightful write­ups on their personalities along with a critical evaluation of their contributions to Indian Cinema. Enriched with appropriate photographs from various sources, this book is a reader’s delight.

Bharatiya Kala: Udbhav aur Vikas, a Hindi title is a powerful book on painting, sculpture and architecture. It traces contours of various creative art forms from ancient times, studies their evolution and phases of development in a systemic manner. The book culminates in discussing trends, objectives and problems before contemporary art and gives the reader a comprehensive as well as complete picture of different art forms in India over the ages Authored by eminent painter Haripal Tyagi, the book discusses contemporary art, its trends, objectives and problems in the same breathe.

Shararat, this children book in Hindi is a bouquet of inspiring stories. The stories are based on day to day incidents but give social message too. The author of the book Rashmi Swaroop Johri is a well known children writer with many titles to her credit.

Vigyan Barahmasa, authored by Devendra Mewadi is meant for children and young readers interested in reading and knowing about the nature. Written by science fiction writer Devendra Mewadi, the book tries to provide simple answers to questions related to science in conversational mode. It’s an exciting reading for children and young readers.

'The Presidential Retreats of India' published by the Publications Division covers "The Retreat" at Mashobra and "Rashtrapati Nilayam" at Secunderabad. Both these are 19th century heritage buildings. In this volume, a team of authors led by Gillian Wright trace the history of grand city residences and rural retreats from the time of construction of Government House, Kolkata (now Raj Bhawan) and the riverside retreat of Barrackpur. The authors look afresh at the Presidential Retreats' imposing partner buildings-Shimla's Viceregal Lodge (later the Rashtrapati Niwas and then, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study) and the Residency, Hyderabad. They throw new light on the context of the Retreats by analyzing the development of hill stations and the evolution of Hyderabad's military cantonments. For the first time, they bring to the public eye, the Retreats themselves, their architecture and interiors.

Vrittachitra Lekhan aur Film Taknik in Hindi attempts to provide basic knowledge of writing documentaries and making films. The author, a well- known documentary maker himself Shusheel Gautam provides different aspects related to techniques of documentary writing and film making.

Subhash Chandra Bose (BMI), gives complete life sketch of Subhash Chandra Bose, his achievements and important events that changed his life and thinking. The book emphasizes upon his patriotism and leadership quality. The writer of the book is Girija P. Mookerjee.