Having been constantly misconstrued in life, my poetry has opened an avenue to release my bottled emotions. Moving around Goa's beaches and forests incognito, meeting up with a series of strangers and drawing inspiration from nature and people has fuelled this anthology.

Anthology of a Zeauoxian inspires you
-Not to worry about the past or be scared about the future
-Not to isolate your self
-Not to be afraid to try out new avenues that life offers
-Not to while away time trying to please others

Sashi Prabhu has been a blogger, columnist, poet and writer for some time now, having published several of his works on the Internet and in newspapers. He loves music - mostly rock, jazz, blues, metal and Hindi pop, enjoys travelling, spending time on the beach and trekking and particularly enjoys his black coffee and poetry. The poet lives in the lovely state of Goa in India, with his wife and two daughters. The dichotomous life as a career professional and a poet, writer and creator does not disturb him at all, but in fact spurs the passion in him to balance both spheres gracefully. He works for Crompton Greaves Ltd. He can be reached on facebook at http://facebook.com/sashi.prabhu and by email at sashi.prabhu@gmail.com.

He believes that "things happen for you and not to you and they happen when they are destined to..."

A great warrior, born wearing divine armour, walked on earth during the Dwapara Yuga five thousand years ago. Admired for his bravery, courage and generosity, the warrior was subjected to numerous humiliations, fought against misfortune his entire life. It was only after his death that he achieved what he wanted most: everlasting honour.

In modern times, the life and world of a young lad turn upside down as the truth about his birth and his destiny is revealed. The Armour of God, the first book in The Chakra Trilogy, narrates the tale of 'The Protector', born to protect the most powerful weapon ever known to mankind from falling into the hands of creatures who could wipe humans off the face of the Earth; creatures that belonged to a race that seeks universal dominance and revenge from the Gods who drove them away from the Earth five thousand years ago.

The book not only intends to raise questions, but also provide possible explanations to long unresolved mysteries. It attempts to provide a historical, and a scientific perspective to what is often referred to as Indian Mythology. The Armour of God is an effort which combines Science and Fantasy to clear the web of misplaced beliefs that have infiltrated and drenched the fabric of our modern thought.

Ram Mishra is a Sales & Marketing Consultant by profession, working for a leading Indian company; writing is his passion. Ram graduated as an engineer and went on to pursue a post graduate programme in management from an elite B-School in India. He intends to share his ideas with book readers across India and the world with an intention to invite their thoughts. Ram's first novel, The Victims of Desire, a crime thriller, was published in 2009. The book was based on a diamond heist. The Armour of God Ram's second novel, is the first book in "The Chakra Trilogy". It is a Science Fiction and Fantasy crossover, drawing inspiration from the Mahabharata, in an attempt to provide a historical and scientific perspective to Indian Mythology. The book, and the trilogy, intends to provide possible explanations to long unanswered questions, and to explore the secrets of India's ancient and glorious past. The Armour of God introduces a simple protagonist, whose complex past has shaped his destiny.

We are full of follies, this is true. Our lives are no less full of trifles. We only perceive the most blazing, most glittering objects around us molding our senses that are still unaccustomed. We are thrilled, warmed and frightful of fire. We turn into poets, we burn in it, we find love, and we roast our fallen heart on it.

But Smoke from a matchstick?

It stays there, always there as an actual end of the beginning. The burned matchstick is deformed and, altering itself forms smoke.

Soumodip Mukherji was born in Calcutta and is a designer based in Darjeeling. Matchstick Smoke is his first book of poetry. While writing Matchstick Smoke he came across works by Charles Bukowski, Frank O' Hara, and other great poets of the 20th century which influenced his writing immensely.

When her papa left, Sarah unfolded the gift and pulled out a silver-colored album. Curious to know what was inside, she flipped through the pages. There were pictures of a baby girl, from her birth to about two years of age, and below each picture, was a short description. Sarah began to read each one and in the middle of the album, she found a note from Ellen.

"To my precious daughter,"
"All the memories of you that I held close to my heart."
"Love, Ellen."

Angela Carvalho, a mother of two young boys, was born in the city of Mumbai, India and had careers from teaching to administration, including office management and a newsletter editor. Her love for literature started at an early age, about 9 years, when she began to write little snippets of poems and published them locally. Her passion for writing continued and she began writing short stories about her work environment and gradually, went on to pen her first novel. She has completed another romance novel, which is still in the manuscript stage and plans to write more stories from the fantasies that she weaves in her mind!

The curtain rises on Castle Xavier at Navarre in Spain, as Francis an ambitious youth duels with his brother to acquire the skill to defend the honour of his family. He is swayed from his purpose by the Voice of Christ who invites him to go to Paris. The scholastic youth dreams of Parisian grandeur, when Voice of Christ disturbs him calling him to join Loyola. The youth is torn between the disturbing Voice of Christ and his personal Ego, which suggests that Paris is the ultimate in life.

Following the Voice of Christ he lands in a hole in Rome, where the youth's Ego weaves higher dreams as a Secretary to Loyola. The Voice of Christ again demands the sacrifice in the form of a new mission to the East. Across the seas the tussle between Ego and Voice of Christ does not cease till Francis finds himself on the lonely Island of Sancian. The curtain comes down as the Saint lies dying denied of his dream to reach China, in the company of his only follower Anthony at hand. The last scene where Francis, Ego, Voice of Christ and Anthony interact ends on a very emotional note as Francis dies a lonely death.

An Indian drummer cum narrator dressed in traditional outfit interacts with the audience as he guides the play through Francis' pilgrimage from West to East.

This book is a collaborative effort that describes the various crafts of India through the eyes of travelers, many of who are from outside India, and all of who are craftspersons in their own right. Craft tours to various parts of India have been organized by Indebo over the last three decades, and most of them were escorted by the editors of the book.

In part a travelogue and in part memoirs, this book is unique in cataloguing various indigenous arts and crafts in the country. Accompanied by maps and photographs, this provides an unusual empathetic, intimate, and personal view of the crafts of India.

The editors - known to their friends as Malathi and Rama - founded the travel company Indebo India in December 1979. Malathi started her career in tourism as a guide in New Delhi in 1962, and N. Ramaswamy retired from the Indian army in 1977. Indebo India has specialized in the inbound tour sector, and has actively promoted crafts tours since 1984.

"ENSINANDO A BRINCAR - Orientações básicas para qualificação de recreacionistas",

"TEACHING TO PLAY - Basic guidelines for qualification of recreators"

O livro apresenta Orientações sobre postura profissional, prevenção de acidentes, além de diversas sugestões de brincadeiras e atividades recreativas para diferentes espaços e públicos.

The book presents guidelines for professional behavior, accident prevention, and several suggestions for games and recreational activities for different spaces and peoples.

Cyriac Varghese, originally from Kerala, grew up in Mumbai. Born in 1989, his childhood was typical of the 80's during which some of the best cartoons were on air. His took his first steps towards making art by sketching out the characters of cartoon shows such as He-Man, TNT, Tom & Jerry and the Flintstones, during the wee hours of the morning. Although he initially began to pursue graphic design, he later changed lanes and began writing. He later attended a course in creative writing conducted by the British Council in Delhi. Singing and art are two passions that run in his family. Whether vocals or illustrations, they are both molded by his fascination of mysticism. He thoroughly enjoys long jam sessions and now hopes of forming a band. His vocals tend to be loud and experimental but also at times eerie and ambient, which led to his study of the Basuri (Indian classical flute). His art is highly intuitive and always done without any reference, thus allowing a natural flow. He has also been an active basketball player in school and has played for the three schools he has attended, for two clubs and for the district of Mumbai, South East.

'Rastafa and the Magic Light' began life as a college assignment. This is the first time that the author has attempted to construct a story, a visual for children. The book was written and illustrated within a week's time. At the end of it, the look and feel of the visual narrative took on a crude style. It is a style the author has decided to stick with owing to the fact that it complements the fable-like character of the story. The author hopes the reader will enjoy this short adventure which is not without its underlying message.

Hi, I am an accidental entrepreneur. I started my first company at the age of 25 even though just a year before that, I was quite sure that starting a company would pretty much be the last thing that I would do. In fact, three years before I started, I had been preparing for the civil services exam!

I don't know when and how this thought occurred to me; I wish I could say that I was selling T-shirts in college, but that would be wrong. In fact, there is no so-called "business gene" present in my DNA though I actually did become a business person in 1996.

Anyway, I worked on a startup, failed, did another, failed again, and then started one more, which I eventually sold in a six-year time frame, from start to finish. In entrepreneurial parlance, I became successful exactly 10 years after I started my first company and could extract enough value from the startup that I sold to financially liberate myself from the cycle of "work-leisure."

The book that you are about to read could have also been called "Conversations and Friendship," as that is basically what it is about. I preferred to call it "Flying Business Class" as to me,moments are what define life. FBC is about the seven-year journey of a first-time entrepreneur and flyingBusiness Classis that special moment in his journey. It is a story about the struggles and triumphs along the curved roads. Though written infirst person,it is NOT an autobiography andthe characters and situations are entirely products of my imagination. As it is my first book, I have obviously picked a topic inspired by the journey that I have had over the last decade.

My current day job is to engage with and evaluate first-time entrepreneurs whomwe could invest in or mentor, or both, for "MyFirstCheque," a seed fund that I founded a couple of years ago along with two friends.Apart from this I write,read, follow up on new ideas, and play with my kids on a regular basis!

Basically, I live pretty much the way I want to.What I treasure most is the freedom that has come to me after the risks I took many years ago and persisted with, even though common sensemight have prompted me to give up and change my path. It is the freedom that money brings, along with the confidence that I am able to create value from scratch that makes me now live-at 40-the way I used to as a child-with sheer joy and insatiable curiosity.

As a student in Warren G Tracy's class put it,"Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life as most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life as most people can't."

Gautam Sinha
www.facebook.com/flyingbusinessclass

Ben Antao-chem don bhasamnim (English-Konknni) boroil'lem,dha kothanchem pustok Dezembr 1, 2012, disa uzvadda ailea uprant, lovkik Konknni borovpi ani Sahitya Akedemi puroskar jikhpi Damodar Mauzo-n oxem mhonnllem: "Ben Antao zorui Inglixin boroita torui tacheo kotha Konknnich astat. Hanv sodanch mandit ailam ki tantunt Goy asa, Goykar asa tani Konknni kotha Inglix bhaxent sangil'lea bhaxen distat. Taka Konknnicho mog asa ani taka Konknni bori ieta. Ben-an hem probhavik pustok porgottlam, ani kam' borem zalam, mhaka zalear oxem dista."

Ben Antao ho Velim ganvant zolmolo. To poilo ek potrokar aslo, magir xikovpi, uprant borovpi, ani duddu yevzonn korpi zalo. Atam to Toronto, Kanadak ravta. Mumbaichea universidadintlean to sufoll zalo M.A.Inglezin. Magir potrokarachem kam kelem Navhind Times potracher, Ponnje (1963-64) ani Indian Express portracher, Mumbai (1965-66). 1966 vorsant taka ek potrachem inam mevlem, hem inam dilolem World Press Instituteason to Amerikanchea St. Paul, Minnesota ganvant. Hem inama vixim taka ek voros bhor xikpak ani bhonvddi marunk Amerikak favo zalo.

1967 vorsant to Kanadak gelo.Thoim taka chakri mevlli Catholic Register potracher ani Globe and Mail potracher, him donuim potram Toronto ganvant asai. 1976 vorsant tannem Toronto Universidadintlean B.Ed diplom ghevn to xikovpi zalo Inglez xikovnk vhoddle iskolant. Magir 1998 vorsant to ritaer zalo. Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch-acho to prezident aslo.
Ben ani tachi bail Marinella hankam ek put asa, Martin nanv ancho.

The relationship between man & woman is a crucial one for the welfare of the individual, family & society. Most conflicts, crimes, and social problems revolve around this relationship. A man-woman relationship is central to human civilization. Irrespective of race, religion or culture, this relationship has always set various norms, rules, and traditions. While different conditions do influence relationships, certain basic patterns remain universal. The focus of this book is to unveil the similarities between men and women that join to form the basis of man-woman relationships. Differences based on culture, religion and social structure are equally important to the foundation of a relationship, but since they vary from place to place, they are beyond the present scope of the book. The underlying rules and principles of all these established factors, however, are determined by the basic nature of man and woman. The man-woman relationship is beautiful and complex. It is crucial to observe and discuss relationships from every one of many possible angles. The emphasis on discovering different strategies & mechanisms involved in developing and maintain a relationship is the priority here.

Dr. Harish Kumar Sharma has a B.Sc from DAV College, Amritsar, a postgraduate diploma in Food Fermentation & Food Microbiology, and an M.A, M.Phil & PhD (Psychology) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He is Head, Department of Psychology, S.B.S. Government College, Kotkapura. He is also associated with Baba Farid University of Health sciences, Faridkot, where he takes classes in Nursing & Physiotherapy. His research papers have been published in several national & international journals. He has written four textbooks and a book for The Punjab Heritage Research Association.

DUI MINAR is an illustrated Bengali book written by Aniruddha, with 41 marvelous drawings by Santi Chatterjee. It is a translation of The Two Towers, the second part of Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings. The wizard Gandalf was lost in battle with a fearsome demon. The brave, remorseful Boromir was killed. The Ringbearer Frodo made his escape towards Mordor with his loyal Samwise, but the rest of the Fellowship were beset with Orc attacks. Now the two hobbits alone must continue their quest to destroy Sauron's Ring - alone, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

On the 21st of September 1890, as people protested after being denied the right to vote, Portuguese soldiers fired indiscriminately upon an unsuspecting crowd. About 23 people were killed in the firing and many others injured. This book documents the events of that day.

This book is developed in the form of a graphic book and draws on newspaper accounts, written testimonies and book excerpts for details of the event.