MODERN READING A Miscellany – A Sashtabdhipoorti Release by Select Books, Bangalore

About Periplus Line

Periplus Line brings you unique, new, old, out of print and hard-to-find books mostly from South Asia, but also from near at hand.
Book publishing, import and sales have operated from this site in East Glastonbury for three decades.
Periplus Line LLC has combined the output of the following
•The Ind-US Inc. collection – vintage items, mostly paperback, imported 1960s – 1990s from India-based publishers
•The Homestead Collection – Rare Books; Signed Books; Local History & Genealogical
•The Writers Workshop Collection – modern India poetry and classics
•Parijata Publications – our own publications; genre: Indian Thought, India Traditions, Indic Religions; Hinduism; India Folklore and Art
A Welcome Aboard…
To those friends who have been voyaging with us these many moons: We are happy to receive your queries for titles you may recall but don’t see in our current inventory on line. We may be able to discover them on the back shelf or direct you where else to look. For those now joining us, we take pride in describing our books in ways that help you see them in hand.

If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.

Information regarding the right of withdrawal

Statutory right to withdraw

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).

We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.

We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.

We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You shall send back the goods or hand them over to PERIPLUS LINE LLC, EAST GLASTONBURY, Connecticut, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Exceptions to the right of withdrawal

The right of withdrawal does not apply to:

1. The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
2. The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.

Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Free Delivery Confirmation with each shipment, except for orders from outside the U.S. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or over-sized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.