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India is a land of great people. From great scientists to freedom fighters to scholars to sport stars to leaders, we have them all in abundance. Along with being an Indian, they have become global personalities of prominence now. All these legends have lived in the folktales and books. Many of us still remember the Amar Chitra Katha. And who can ever forget the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the biggest examples! If you look for the best coffee table books anywhere, you will find many on the Indian legends. While earlier there were the characters like Shiva, Rama, Sita, Ravana, Krishna or Arjuna, some later years had Swami Vivekanand, Gandhi, Bose, and now the heroes in the books are Kalam, Modi, SRK, Tata, Tendulkar, etc. Yet, there are some heroes whom no one has recognised till date. Millions of books have been written on these great personalities. One of the self-publishers, Maneesh Media, in fact, releases coffee table books on an average annually on successful Indians

The release of our coffee-table book Jewels of Gujarat – Leading Global Gujarati Personalities: Vol. II is now a fortnight old, and we yet are not out of the beauty displayed at the event. Watching so many among the Indian diaspora, all together, was a sight as they discussed, talked, smiled and laughed, all towards a new India! With the lead guests being Dr. Kiran Patel, the leading cardiologist and businessman and an international philanthropist; Dr. Vimal Shah, successfully mentoring many into agribusiness leading the entire Africa to growth with Bidco Africa ; Mr. Rizwan Adatia, giving work opportunities to several across the world, and creating better lives for the aged especially those left behind at old-age homes; Mr. Vinod Patel, a leading politician, an activist, a youth-enthusiast; Mr. M.P. Rama, the hotelier whose main focus is on his country's education and health; Mr. Manhar Manu Shah, the leader of international stone industry, empowering women, the atmosphere buz

Covering all sorts of genres and themes, coffee table books, apart from decking up the living space as an urbane decorative element, can make one enamoured of them with creative browsing material. From offering artistic grace to being inspirational and quirky, creative coffee table books are fun to own. Here are some why-to’s for having creative coffee table books around the abode. 1. They make a delightful appearance: There’s no two ways about it. A stack of thick and expressive coffee table books add height, volume, colour and symmetry. Make way for books that make a subtle statement of your personality. Their covers should be interesting, making you lift them up every time you see them. 2. Popular urbane art decor: Creative coffee table books are the contemporary, design-savvy decor items more popular than the old-style artefacts these days. Style them up with placing a big vase on the  centre of the coffee table and get the state-of-the-art feel. 3. Guests love t

Looking around the world, Indian diaspora is the greatest far and wide. As compared to the nationals of any other country, there are more Indians spread throughout the globe. A significant reason behind such huge numbers of Indians settled in abroad is their ancestors, who wisely decided to explore far away lands for work, trade and survival reportedly during the early independence making the further generations follow them and carry the parental business or venturing out their own line of work. Today, places like Fiji, Kenya, the New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Australia, South Africa, the UK and many more have bundles of Indians enjoying opportunities these offer them. The Indian diaspora community constitutes of diverse elements including South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs, Gujarati East Africans and Americans and so forth. Following the Indian values and ethos even after adapting the lifestyle of a different land, these people have kept alive their Indianness. One