It is a book about spirited and tireless men and women, who deprived themselves of sleep or other fundamental essentials of life, and chased their dreams. Some of them were put in the cells on flimsy grounds or cheated out of fruits of intelligence, yet they didn't give up. The comforts that we take for granted today were not the result of a sudden revelation. Read what made these scientists immortal and why we must remember them -even if we can't build monuments in their memories.

Bytes on Bollywood. But this is no gossip trove. It has reflections on myriad aspects of Indian filmdom, from yesterday's stars like Mubarak Begum to Amitabh Bachchan & Aishwaryya Rai, unusual pivots like script and lyrics during the past 100 years, from controversies to awards. To each piece, Bhawana Somayya, the author of the book, brings a refreshing approach. She informs and opines but never talks down. Forget the film glossies folks, here's the real tinsel town