Raarang Dhang


Prabhakar Pendharkar - 2000
    The book is about how army rule works, how he try to achieve what he desired to do at raarang dhang. Interaction with various peoples from different location and grade. Whether he succeed in his goal.... Do read...

Fakakd Goshti (Marathi)


Shankar Patil - 1998
    One awakens the sorrow and one brings cheerfulness. Patil never wrote for the sake of humour, but his stories have many unseen sown seeds of laughter. They are full of the contrast in life, the contrast is the central theme of his stories. Patil must get the credit for adding this caricature type stories to Marathi literature. The humorists are the wise men of the world because the most forcible way to impart truth is through laugh. Yes, Patil proves to this test. He is a very clever, astute, ingenious, naughty and mischievous writer. This book is a proof of his qualities.

माझा साक्षात्कारी हृदयरोग


Abhay Bang - 2010
    Abhay Bang who suffered from Heart disease at the age of 44. You might wonder, how a doctor who never had addiction of cigarette & alcohol throughout his life suffered from heart attack?

BAJIND


Ganesh Manugade
    Bajind: Wrestler Ganesh ManugdeBajind is a historical novel with a special element, that of secret. Sakharam, the Karbhari of Dhangarwadi, leaves for Raigad. He wants to meet the mighty Shivaji Maharaj. During this short journey, they all luckily meet Khandoji, a great fighter and a skilled detective. Our trio is not aware of Khondaji’s qualities. He promises a meeting with the mighty king. This book also has many angles. The daughter of Shirke Sardar falls in love with Khondoji. The rivalry between Shivaji Maharaj and Shirke is very well known. Shirke is also a rival of Kadamb. Bahirji Naik, the greatest detective of the time and the core part of Shivaji Maharaj’s intelligence department, attacks the Shirkes.There is also a fight between Baji and the Moghul Sardar Husenkhan. Baji is well aware of the language of all living things including plants, animals and birds. At the time of his death, he shares his knowledge with Bajind, his disciple. The novel consists of many such twists and turns. It keeps us stuck to one place. The incidences penned down have their own speed. They do not allow us to linger anywhere. We get carried away with the plot, the story, the scheme, the presentation, the words, the vigour, vitality and valour.Through this book, we get to know more about the witty Bahirji Naik and his Intelligence Team. It also helps us to realise how well-established was the Swarajya. Bajind is a novel which would break many barriers in our minds. It allows us to take a peep into history and learn more about the bravery of our own soldiers and their strong patriotism.

The Branded (Uchalya)


Laxman Gaikwad - 1987
    This book also brings in the problems faced by the Dalits in India.

Narmade Har Har


Jagannath Kunte - 2010
    It's about Narmada Parikrama done by the author.On the Hindu pilgrimages along the banks of Narmada River; impressions of a Hindu, of his travel along the banks of the river.

Idli Orchid ani me


Vithal Kamat - 1997
    An Autobiography of a successful entrepreneur & his inspiring experiences shared since commencement of a small hotel to a five starer hotel Orchid.

झोंबी


Anand Yadav - 1987
    This is an account of a youth from interior Maharashtra. He fights his way through just to complete his secondary education. His landless father tilling lands for others, thinks his son's education not only unaffordable but unwise also, He helplessly watches his mothr permanently fated to thankless labour, contineously working for an evergrowing family deep in the cluthes of customs and superstitions. He had to wrestle with hardships and hunger to complete his school education. This autobiographical novel is an authentic tale as much of the author and his family as of any of the hundreds of landless families from rural interiors.

NATH HA MAZA


KANCHAN GHANEKAR - 2018
    His face was extremely expressive. Were these the qualities which had made me crazy about him? Oh no! Then what was it? Why was I so crazy about him? There were many handsome men all around me, in my house, in my neighbourhood, in my college. On the contrary, they were as young as me, unmarried too. Then what was it that I was so attracted towards him? The answer was crystal clear. It was his style, his versatile personality, his attitude of asking, `So What?` in an audacious manner. I was enchanted by his straightforwardness, his ham-handedness. All his qualities attracted my basic attitude for sure. डॉक्टरांचे निळे टपोरे डोळे आरपार वेध घ्यायचे. त्यांचे एखाद्या लहान मुलासारखे खळाळून हसणे पाहत राहावेसे वाटे. त्यांचा भावदर्शी चेहरा मोहित करायचा. अंहं. पण ज्याच्यासाठी मी वेडावून जावे, असे त्यांच्याजवळ विशेष असे काय होते? घरीदारी, कॉलेजमध्ये त्यांच्याहूनही देखणी मंडळी मी पाहत होते. शिवाय ते सर्व माझ्या बरोबरीच्या वयाचे होते. अविवाहित होते. मग डॉक्टरांचेच इतके आकर्षण मला का वाटत होते? –आणि मग एकच उत्तर डोळ्यांसमोर येत होते – ‘डॉक्टरांचे कलंदर व्यक्तिमत्त्व’, ‘सो व्हॉट?’ असं बेदरकारपणे विचारणारा त्यांचा बेधडक स्वभाव. त्यांच्या रांगडेपणाने, धसमुसळ्या सî

M.T.Aayava Maroo


Anant Samant - 2005
    No doubt that it is about the sea, storm and adventurous men; but most of all it is the story that probe deep in to the human minds molded by Indian, British, Philippine and Indonesian cultures. It is the drama of these four cultures conflicting, clashing, but living together to fight their destiny, which makes ‘M. T. Aiwa Maru’ the only novel of its kind in the world literature. Many known directors from Indian film industry have an ambition to create a movie based on this novel.

Hridayastha


Alka Mandke - 2004
    Nitu Mandke - his ideology, philosophy and the story of his inspiring life. My most heartfelt wish is that this site helps you in some way; whether it is direction, guidance, inspiration or just admiration.

Byculla to Bangkok


S. Hussain Zaidi - 2014
    Chota Rajan, Arun Gawli and Ashwin Naik are among those whose lives Hussain Zaidi recounts with his characteristic flair for narrativizing the Mumbai underworld. Violence and deceit one expects to read of, but the strength of this book is also its ability to capture the mundane and almost naive beginnings of what later became organized crime and brutal vendettas which held Mumbai to ransom through the last decades of the twentieth century, Unputdownable.

पानिपत


Vishwas Patil - 1988
    It presents the historical battle that progressed between the Maratha army and the army of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the founder of the Afghan Empire.The book initially follows the battle that takes place between the army of Najib-ud-Daulah, an ethnic Pashtun, and the Scindias. It then proceeds to cover the northward progress of the massive Maratha forces to counter the threat of Najib-ud-Daulah. Eventually, the Maratha infantry and cavalry succeed in entering the Mughal stronghold of Panipat. Here, they are surrounded by a huge force of Shia Muslim and Afghan soldiers who block their source of ration. The resulting frustration and malnutrition takes its toll on the Maratha army.The book speaks of the valiant efforts of men like Jankoji Shinde, Nanasaheb Peshwa, and many other Maratha compatriots. The author has also countered the common negative portrayal of Sadashivrao Bhau, one of the Maratha leaders, with strong appreciation of his war tactics.The book highlights the myriad experiences that cast their shadows on the battleground, including bloodshed, depression, disease, desolation, martyrdom, betrayal, death, fear, victory, loss, hatred, ignorance, and vengeance.It also focuses on certain key points pertaining to India as a federal nation. Some of these points include the role of religion, the battle for supremacy between the North and the South, the detrimental influence of regional politics, the role of language, and the importance of unity. At the end of the book, the author has provided insights into his research efforts, which included several trips to Panipat. Panipat was originally written in Marathi and first published on October 20, 1988. Since then, it been translated to English and several other Indian languages, including Hindi. Panipat has received thirty-eight awards since its release in 1988, and sold more than 200,000 copies.

शाळा [Shala]


Milind Bokil - 2004
    He attends the same private tuitions as his classmate, Shirodkar, just for a glimpse of her, and follows her back home every day. Sadly, she has not a clue that he is pining away for her, because in their society, boys and girls don't interact freely, much less talk about love. When he's not negotiating the tricky alleys of love, Mukund sits around the school field or loafs about town with his close friends, Surya, Chitre and Phawdya, railing against the education system, and debating ideas such as discipline and Bohemianism. Set in a small Maharashtrian town during the Emergency of 1975, Shala is a heart-warming, nuanced novel about the adolescent struggles that are as tortuous in real time as they are amusing in retrospect.

एक होता कार्व्हर


Veena Gavankar - 1981
    His courage and conviction, to get an education in spite of growing up in a society ridden with prejudice and reeking with the aftermath of the apartheid, is astutely covered by the author.Short, simple and neatly written, Gavankar has touched every aspect of the life and struggles of Carver, his achievements and his many talents. Known as the Peanut Man in America and all around the world today, Carver is said to be the man behind the development of the quintessential American spread, the peanut butter. His message - about persevering in the face of adversity and making something out of whatever one has in life - is simply but clearly depicted, and this biography has served as an inspiration to hundreds of Indians all over the country.Ek Hota Carver, which began as a result of a mother’s search for bedtime stories for her children, has been on the best-selling Marathi literature for over 30 years, from the time it was first published. Soon to be available as an audiobook, Ek Hota Carver has also had the distinction of being run into 34 editions.