“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
-- Shakespeare.
Not really! We all want our name to be popular in the literary field. We go the extra mile to select a unique title for our books. Some of us have unique pen names just so as to differentiate themselves from other writers or to create a different identity for themselves altogether.
The fountain of our literary ink is still spilling in the reading world and in this very short time, we have added around 50 titles. We aim at becoming a cornucopia in the world of literature.
SOME OF OUR RECENT TITLES: (For the complete list, please click here -> Books Catalogue July 2021.)
By Sirisha Naidu & Kalam Babu
Genre: Sci-fi Romance
By HydRAW authors
Genre: Anthology
By Kalam Babu & Lavanya Nukavarapu
Genre: Crime
By Ravi Theja
Genre: Children's Stories
Set in a future period, Chocolate Planet is a short sci-fi story about brother and sister going on a trip to the chocolate planet and what challenges they face to return to their planet.
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Genre: Contemporary Fiction
There is just love, irrespective of gender, colour, region, religion, one side, true, sincere, real, fake and all other fancy labels.
Love has no labels and no boundaries. A 20-year-old with such understanding got stuck in between the clutches of conditioning and society.
Who is Poorna Prasad? How did people involve in making her life harder? Who is the mysterious old man who learned about Mythri's 65 days of her life? What are life, marriage, and social conditioning? Did Mythri accept the ways of society or not?
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Genre: Romance
Meeting A Star is a heart-warnming novella of Rajesh, a budding writer and Ramya, an established actress and how their lives intermingle into each other throwing them on the cusp of falling in love with each other.
The story is about their interactions during ten days. They discuss about their experiences as a scriptwriter and actress respectively.
It is also the story of struggles of movie stars and scriptwriters and how despite the various struggles and challenges, they have retained their soul and emerged successful in their careers.
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Genre: Romance
Revanth Kumar is a Disc Jockey (DJ) in a pub in the evenings and a Radio Jockey (RJ) at a local radio FM station. He is handsome and a sought-after man having mixed traits of sapio-demisexuality. One day, he finds a diary changing his life forever. Revanth fails to find its rightful owner through his radio announcements. His programme's TRP ratings shoot up. He needs clues to deliver the diary to its owner. Revanth faces the moral dilemma whether he should read someone's private thoughts or not. What is there is the diary? How far Revanth will go to find the anonymous diarist? Will he find the diary owner?
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Genre: Supernatural Mystery
Padmaja Rao wakes up in a different body and with a different name, Tamara Nair. She rushes to her own flower shop where she finds a doppelganger. In front of her eyes the doppelganger is killed by a gunshot. Padmaja hopes that all of this is a dream, but VIneeth Nair, Tamara's husband, explains to her that she had a small accident and has been experiencing memory loss since then. The explanation doesn't make sense and there must be some other truth.
Whatever it is, she cannot live with a body and an identity that is not hers. And to top all of that, she falls in love with Vineeth and a series of complications entangle her in a web of lies, deceit and conspiracies.
Within one month, she must save herself and her love. Can she do that? Will she ever find out why she is in a different body? Is a person's identity the body or the soul?
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Swecha loves her freedom and lives fiercely. She falls in love with Keshav, who disappears from her life the day her parents approve of her love.
Sridhar is an ideal husband according to society and Swecha’s family, but it takes so long for her to realise what she really wants in life. The day Swecha accepts her husband is also the day her life falls apart.
The Right Companion is a story that depicts the quest for true love and companionship and how Swecha’s life turns upside down when she finds who her true companion is.
Do you believe that your relationship is built on love and trust? What if you realise your relationship is nothing but just a mere need?
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Genre: Mythology
Eternal Tales From BharatVarsh (the original name of present day India) is at the confluence of tradition, culture and knowledge. The book is a compilation of incidents of wit and intelligence, immense strength and valour, extreme devotion, dutifulness, as well as the lengths that one can go to for their rights.
For young adults, this story book explains the cultural manifestation of Hindu beliefs and festivals. More mature readers will find interest in philosophical aspects of various incidents in the book. Those with religious bent of mind can take a dip in the rivers of devotion and faith. For global managers, the book helps them relate better with their Indian colleagues.
Join Sanjay in a journey to the world of magic, super-heroism, grandeur and humility.
Genre: Women Contemporary Fiction
Kalyani, Shikha, Mahima and Chitra are all set to start bookings for their 50th birthday celebrations in Goa when the nationwide lockdown is announced. What happens to their lives when their plan goes kaput?
Four women, all born in 1970, were destined to become friends after their paths crossed. Their diverse backgrounds aren't hurdles in their friendship, which thickens with time. They expect to further solidify the camaraderie with a mega birthday celebration. But destiny has other plans as the world grapples with an unprecedented event, which will change the course of history.
Will it alter their relationship with their families and more so with each other? Will their companionship survive the pandemic or will their friendship fall apart in the post-pandemic world? Their lives go through a whirlwind during the tumultuous period, under the shadow of a deadly plague.
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Genre: Techno-fantasy
Aian, the world's most nerdy super programmer, who is exploring time travel faces progressive complications leading to despair about the human condition.
He has a totally unexpected and inciting conversation with God. He rebuffs God who has only one option now. But then, God's own creation Karma, turns his foil and is ready to play spoilsport.
How does Aian fit into God's decision? How does the divine intervention happen and what is the tumultous ride ahead?
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HydRAW Anthology, Vol-IV
To be deviant is to rebel against the norms imposed by families, society or the law. But can deviance be mustered and manifested in a pragmatic way? Can it be practised in a way as to come to terms with it and make the most out of life?
DEVIANCE, HydRAW's fourth anthology highlights the melancholy yet aspiring lives of the deviant. One assigns radical behaviour to deviance, yet most of the main characters here are not toxic, nor are they destructive. For the few that are, the reader will still relate and connect to their motivations and behaviour.
This is the first time that HydRAW is presenting an anthology with a specific theme, deviance. It's an ambitious attempt that was prone to failure. Yet we could successfully put together a splendid collection of 13 short stories from authors of different backgrounds, from across the country. With fine narration and breath-taking plot warps, these stories take you into the world of 'them', the deviants.
Genre: Coming of Age / Romance
A boy, for one gets tamped down into a quagmire of sorts bestowed by ‘the long arms of the law’ and a girl, driven by her spark of desire to make it high in the hospitality industry, pastry domain, join hands. What transpires when these two career-minded lovely folks, meet each other in yet another cosmo city in India?
A chancy ‘togetherness’ from thereon, they find each other’s company tantalizing while another girl, a beautiful Lithuanian damsel, drops her baggage in. Be it another place, a hotchpotch of cultures – cruise liners or zippy ‘ship-life’, the threesome has to make do with their own peppy mindsets and the right pick, be it their cabin mates, friendship bonds, or the voice of their hearts.
Eventually, do or can they realize their individual hopes, cherished dreams and choices though the twists and turns of their cruise tenures
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https://www.amazon.in/Into-Woods-Supriya-Parulekar/dp/B09KN5Q6J3
by Supriya Parulekar
Genre: Mystery and Psychological Thriller
We often go outside, searching for what is within.
Into The Woods is a story of Jasmine, Bella, Ananya, Ahaan, Derek, Indira, and Joki. Each of them has lost a part of their soul and the answer to their inner turmoil lies in the dark, mysterious woods.
Jasmine was a mortician who beautified the dead. She imbibed the importance of beauty on her daughter, Bella’s mind.
When women turn up dead in Baro right after a visit by a beautician, the victims looking splendidly gorgeous, in impeccable make-up, the police are perplexed. Only a killer with a twisted mindset can dress up a crime scene to make it look spectacular. Simultaneously, bodies pile up in the woods of Baro as folklore of Dakini comes alive.
Who revived the blood-sucking, evil spirit, Dakini? What is the story behind Bella’s scars? Who is the elusive beautician? When Baro is covered in mist, evil descends. Whom will it claim next?
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https://www.amazon.in/Reflections-Aditya-Nirmale/dp/B09KN53TX7
by Aditya Nirmale
Genre: Poetry
Poems are prophetic songs that convey a subconscious message or a warning, and a knowledge greater than the pen or the writer.
In Reflections, Aditya Nirmale has indeed reflected on himself and has penned down his thoughts on existence, nature’s aesthetics, and human emotions.
In War, he has written about a contemplating soldier on a battlefield; in Vindicta, he has spoken of how circumstances change men and in A Step From Heaven, he has questioned why Earth is not considered heaven.
A deviant take on matters, complex emotions and hours of contemplation has been put into these poems.
by Kalam Babu and Lavanya Nukavarapu
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
A supernatural force on a killing spree is all set to wipe out an entire town to avenge an injustice meted out a century ago. The murders are ruthless and gory invoking terror throughout the town.
A leader, the town head, knows the real nature of this supernatural force and tries to stop it but his attempts are futile. His abilities and integrity are put to severe test. A dancer who sees the world in grey and has his own demons to slay, is reluctant to pick up the cudgels. Not only his identity, his life is also in danger. How do their paths intersect? How do they resolve their convictions?
A roller coaster ride of supernatural events combined with dance, music, and gender angst promises to keep you, the reader, thoroughly entertained.
By Multiple Authors
Genre: Short stories anthology
Every story stands out separately like the grains in a perfect pot of Biryani. With varied narrative styles and aroma of their mother tongue sprinkled, the authors mixed literary flavours unique to our country making Biryaniyat a Hyderabadi and Indian delight.
Short stories are a great reflection of the human society. Incidents occurring in our daily lives take an interesting turn when authors describe them in the form of a short story. The way we live, our behaviour, happy moments and fears; all emotions have been well depicted in this anthology 'Biryaniyat.'
Travelling through this anthology, readers get to explore many facets of life and experience different cultures.
As they say, shades of life - it is very well described in the bouquet of short stories present in this anthology.
by Kalam Babu
Genre: Short story collection
Transition is a cross-genre collection of twelve incredible short stories. From romance to moral dilemma, and family relationships to fantasy, you will not be stuck in a single boat. You will meet a retired military doctor, a college student, a software engineer and even bus tyres along with several well-rounded characters.
The demanding situations they are put in and the responses they elicit culminate in engaging stories that combine lucid exposition with real world insights.
Follow the journeys of these characters, as they rediscover themselves through acceptance, commitment, and passion, unlearning stereotypes that have been crammed down our brains.
By Hari Arayammakul
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Soorya is stuck in an intoxicating mid-life romantic relationship. Still, in his late thirties, he leaves the Air Force with high hopes of settling down in his remote rainy Malabar village. A disaster awaits him.
How hard is it for a civilian to leave his or her place of comfort and move to a world of uncertainty and unfamiliarity to be transformed into a Soldier! Then, the transition back from Barracks to civilian life is harder. Adjusting to the new situations and finding the right balance and the rhythm of civilian life again, is not as easy as it might seem. Homecoming soldiers to the highly politicized, Gulf-money-rich Kerala, face an identity crisis. They make wild and farfetched attempts, sometimes reaching farcical proportions, trying to get a foothold and acceptance in the society.
With his remarkable debut novel, Hari Arayammakul tries to give a face and voice to the disparaged soldiers of God’s Own Country.
By Lavanya Nukavarapu
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
The title speaks loud through the words of Sarjana Atluri, who is twenty-three, addicted to cigarettes, and is confused with love and sex. Recently friend-zoned by the man she loves, she thinks her life may end up resembling her mother’s, who has spent a lifetime pining away for an unfulfilled and unrequited love.
But the truth is that Sarjana is different. She desires sex as much as she desires love. In a society that cannot comprehend it adequately, she is often judged and shamed for her perspectives. Nonetheless, she sets herself on a journey to seek answers and to discover herself - what is it that she wants? In her journey, she forges varied relationships and through them, she learns the meaning of life and love and her stand on relationships. She realizes that there may not be answers for everything always, but what is important is that she becomes a better version of herself every day, learning to manage her addictions of cigarettes, her need for love and her desire for sex.
This is a beautiful story and a happy song for everyone about finding love, reconciling relationships and when needed, learning to let go of what you have loved the most.
by Swapnil Saurav
Genre: Non-Fiction
Unlock your potential as an AI and ML professional! This book covers basic to advanced level topics required to master the Machine Learning concepts.
There are a lot of programs implemented which goes with the explanation - that's why we call it Learn and Practice. Book uses Scikit-learn (formerly scikits.learn and also known as sklearn) is the most popular package and also a free software machine learning library for the Python programming language.
It features various classification, regression and clustering algorithms including support vector machines, random forests, gradient boosting, k-means and DBSCAN, and is designed to interoperate with the Python numerical and scientific libraries NumPy and SciPy. Happy Coding in Python.
By Muralidharan Parthasarathy
Genre: Short Story Collection
This short story collection has a huge range of themes attempting to glimpse at life and snap shots of moments in time frozen to give the reader insights of various tragic, deeply touching and shocking mostly in ordinary people's lives.
The author shocks us with unexpected plot twists and soothes us with empathy. There are beautiful connections within each story.