How Muslims Received OBC Quotas in Karnataka: Understanding Historical Background and Legal Challenges
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at a campaign rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency on April 23, had accused...
Orhan Pamuk, Meghnad Desai top bestselling authors
By IANS,
New Delhi : Nobel Prize winning writer Orhan Pamuk's "The Museum of Innocence" tops the fiction list this week while Meghnad Desai's "The Rediscovery of India" leads the books in the non-fiction bestsellers.
Here are the top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction categories:
Non-Fiction
1. "The Rediscovery of India"
Author: Meghnad Desai
Publisher: Penguin Allen Lane
Price: Rs.699.00
2. "The Difficulty of Being Good: On The Subtle art of Dharma"
Author: Gurcharan Das
Publisher: Penguin Allen Lane
Price: Rs.699.00
India has come to world’s top table: journalist Daniel Lak
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : If 1991 was India's wake-up call, then today India is out of bed and on its way to office, says senior British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist Daniel Lak.
But he hastily adds: "Metaphors aside, it means that India has arrived at the world's top table and is awaiting due recognition." His book "India Express" analyses the country's potential role as "Asia's America".
Extremism is taught in school textbooks: AAP lawmaker
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Palam Bhavna Gaur on Wednesday said that extremism is taught in school textbooks and the Delhi...
Of urban angst, riots, mutiny and epic love
By IANS,
(IANS Books This Week)
New Delhi : Relax with a cache of stimulating books this weekend.
After Adiga win, Nambisan in race for Asian Booker
By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS,
Bangalore : One of the five authors shortlisted for the 2008 Man Asian Literary prize that will be announced Thursday, Kaveri Nambisan says she gives precedence to her medical career over her literary pursuits.
"The doctor comes before the writer. I've been at it longer and it is full of challenges," Nambisan told IANS in an e-mail interview ahead of the announcement of the winner of the prestigious award, also known as Asian Booker, in Hong Kong Thursday.
Sri Lanka peace process R.I.P.
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
Book: "My Belly is White"; Author: Austin Fernando; Publisher: Vijitha Yapa Publications, Colombo
This is a revealing book on Sri Lanka's now dead peace process, written by one who was in the thick of it all. Austin Fernando was Defence Secretary when Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signed the Norway-brokered ceasefire agreement (CFA) with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in February 2002. In no time, critics, dominantly from the Sinhalese majority, began to accuse the government of betrayal.
A horror story on Sri Lanka’s war (Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
Book: "Still Counting the Dead"; Author: Frances Harrison; Publishers: Portobello Books; Pages: 259; Price: Rs.399
Obituary to Ambedkarite poet and writer, Ketan Pimpalapure
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Mr. Ketan Pimpalapure, a poet, writer and journalist died in the month of July 31st, 2015. He was...
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डॉ. नदीम ज़फर जिलानी
हर माह-ए-रमज़ान के वक़्त एक बहस सोशल मीडिया पर ज़रूर उभरती है, इसे रमज़ान कहें या रमदान. इंग्लैण्ड में रहने वाले...
Chronicling an America on wheels of change
By IANS,
(IANS Book Review)
Book: "Looking for America"; Author: Avirook Sen; Publisher: HarperCollins-India; Price: Rs.299
By Madhusree Chatterjee,
11-year-old authors a book
By IANS,
Aligarh : Abdul Sabur Kidwai is just 11 years old, and he has already authored a 32-page book on how three boys foil a bank robbery. And he aspires to be a "great author" one day.
A student of Class 6 at Al-Barkaat Public School here, Kidwai's work of fiction has already hit the market, courtesy New Delhi's Sanbun Publishers.
Indians would rather spend on shoes, not books: Publisher Ashok Chopra
By Shilpa Raina,
New Delhi : The Indian publishing industry is keeping the written word alive in different formats but the gradual decline in readership...
Now buy a book with your grocery from nearest superstore
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Imagine picking up a cookbook along with your vegetables for the day from your nearest department store. Over the next two years, India will see publishers thronging retail stores to sell their books, said a senior official of Parragon Publishing India that has pioneered this form of marketing.
Parragon Publishing pioneered the concept in its home base, Britain, 20 years ago and has since been doing so across Europe and the US.
Dharamvir Bharti’s masterpiece, Man Booker winner and others
Those who have read Hindi author Dharamvir Bharti's works must be familiar with one of his masterpieces, "Gunaho Ka Devta". For the first time, this classic novel has been translated into English. This passionate tale of star-crossed lovers, along with a novel by a Man Booker winner and a slew of other stories, is what IANS has for its readers this week. Take a look.
1. Book: Chander and Sudha; Author: Dharamvir Bharti, translated by Poonam Saxena; Publisher: Penguin Viking; Pages: 352; Price: Rs.499
Kashmir, Bengal, love and loss in the pile
By IANS,
New Delhi : The book shelf this week is a blend of drama and realisations - facts mingled with fictions.
Book Review: Tanazuraat: Perspective of a dissenter
Book: Tanazuraat (Perspectives)
Author: Abid Anwar
Pages: 160
Price: Rs 100
Publisher: All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Haq
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Available at: D-64, Flat No. 10, Abul Fazl Encl.
Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 25, Mob. 09810372335
Reviewed by Manzar Imam Qasmi
Views can be as different as the number of viewers. And, as veteran journalist M.J. Akbar says, “You can’t trust a point of view.” Sure, you can’t trust any individual viewpoint. For, every one is led by his own ideas that are formed on one’s individual experiences.
Typical Earth citizen will soon be Indian: Organizers of new book prize
Hong Kong : By 2030, the average citizen of planet Earth will be an Indian man in his mid-20s. But few people in the...
A mother’s dilemma, a virtual world, Nepal
The nightmare of being the mother of a 27-year-old, looking at a relationship through the lens of virtual reality and a journey through Nepal are some of the hand-picked gems IANS is treating its readers to this weekend. Take a look.
1. Book: Simi's Mum's Diary: The Daughter of All Battles; Author: Rupa Gulab; Publisher: Amaryllis; Pages: 201; Price: Rs. 175
Adab Kids – Books narrating stories of Islamic Luminaries to young learners
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
They were a group of Keralites working in the IT field in the land of the Nizam. All had school-going children,...
Obama’s background makes him pro-Indian: Historian Simon Schama
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : New US President Barack Obama's background makes him pro-Indian and "he is going to do a lot for India before this spring is out", says noted historian Simon Schama.
A professor at Columbia University in the US, British historian Simon Schama foresees a favourable run for India vis-a-vis bilateral ties with the US during Barack Obama's government.
Why? "Obama's background - his mother was a hippy adventurist and his Indonesian link - makes him very pluralistic and very pro-Indian," Schama told IANS in an interview.
Tales of the here and now, told tellingly
By K.G. Sreenivas, IANS,
Book "Turtle Dove: Six Simple Tales"; Author: Divya Dubey; Gyaana Books, Pp 236; Price: Rs. 195
Swathes of the untold lie at the nub of "Turtle Dove: Six Simple Tales". Divya Dubey's book presents a stark yet compelling universe. The mélange of stories sit on the cusp of the familiar yet not so familiar.
Centre trying to subvert spirit of Nehru memorial library: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday condemned what it said were efforts by the BJP government to "subvert and dilute" the essential...
Spotlight on Chinese PLA (Book Review)
Title: China's Military Power: A Net Assessment; Author: Maj Gen G.D. Bakshi (Retd); Publisher: Knowledge World, New Delhi; Pages: 380; Price: Rs.900
China is increasingly...
Fatima Bhutto’s book tops bestseller list again
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a super run for late Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's niece Fatima Bhutto, her "Songs of Blood and Sword" completes a month on top of the non-fiction list while Amish Tripathi's "The Immortals of Meluha" dominates fiction this week.
The top 10 bestsellers in each category are:
Non-fiction
1. "Songs of Blood and Sword"
Author: Fatima Bhutto
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Price: Rs.699.00
2. "The Big Short"
Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: Allen Lane
Price: Rs.599.00
3. "Freefall"
Author: Joseph Stiglitz
Young Pakistani author Ali Sethi making literary waves
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : The world is growing more interested in literature from Pakistan and Afghanistan because it wants to understand certain events that have taken place in the two countries, says Pakistani author Ali Sethi, 24, one of the youngest literary sensations from the sub-continent.
Book Review: Chasing A Mirage
It is a tragedy of the post-911 world that the field of Islamic concepts and terminologies have also fallen a victim to misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and plain hysteria. Fuelling these fears among the masses are not only rabid Islamophobes but also those who claim to be nothing of that sort but whose actions speak otherwise. Canadian TV host and commentator Tarek Fatah belongs to the latter category. He has a history of mindless criticism of things as mundane as the aversion to music to more significant ones as the introduction of Sharia-based laws in Ontario.
The Tagore women and a tale of empowerment (Book Review)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Book: "Jorasanko"; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 406; Price: Rs.350
Santosh Desai documents changing Indian middle class in book
By IANS,
New Delhi : The love affair of the Indian middle class with modernism "took wing with stainless steel", says leading social commentator Santosh Desai in his new book "Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense of Everyday India", a racy comment on the contemporary middle-of-the-order India.
"Stainless steel managed to meet the deeply traditional needs by being incontrovertibly modern. It was seen as pure and indestructible - the two virtues that give it pride of place in the kitchen," Desai says in the book that was launched here Saturday.
Fiction from troubled South Asia (Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy,
Title: False Sanctuaries: Stories from the Troubled Territories of South Asia; Author: Meenakshi Iyer; Publisher: Promilla & Co; Pages: 284; Price: Rs.395
Books still boom in age of digital reality frills
(April 23 is World Books and Copyrights Day)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Just released: first Korean-Hindi dictionary
By IANS,
New Delhi : Indians and South Koreans can now learn each other's languages more easily with Indian Tourism Minister Ambika Soni releasing the first Korean-Hindi dictionary - a collaborative effort between the two countries.
"The work on this dictionary started in 1994 and contains more than 50,000 main entries including 20,000 sub-entries with over 700 pages," an official statement said here Tuesday.
Funded by the South Korean government and India's Ministry of External Affairs, the dictionary was released by Soni during her recent visit to Seoul.
Environment, philosophy, romance: 13-year-old author brims with ideas
By Azera Rahman, IANS,
New Delhi : Debutante novelist Asmita Goyanka drew a parallel of global warming threatening to destroy the earth with the villain in her novel. At the moment, she is working on two other manuscripts and has her mind filled with ideas for more. For a 13-year-old, that's quite a lot.
Set in a fictitious place, Ujaasnagar, Goyanka's novel "The Mystic Temple" is about five schoolgoing girls who take up a dare to snoop around the relics of an ancient temple and are then faced with this huge responsibility of saving the earth from being destroyed by the evil Malvigo.
New book tracks Indian economic renaissance
By IANS,
New Delhi : A thousand years after India slid into an "age of decline" from its pre-invasion years in the 11th century, the country's stars are again on the ascendant, Deutsche Bank chief economist Sanjeev Sanyal says in his book "The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline".
The book probes India's journey across 10 centuries and homes in on its recent economic upswing as the country re-awakens not just as an economy, but as a civilisation.
A valuable insight into Sri Lanka’s peace process
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
The book, "A Powderkeg in Paradise", is not a historical account of the Tamil separatist campaign that bled Sri Lanka for a quarter century before the military finally decimated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. In nearly 250 crisp and easy to read pages, Jon Oskar Solnes delves into his rich and intimate knowledge of the conflict, gained as an official of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), to tell the world why and how the once seemingly indestructible Tamil Tigers lost it so badly.
Voices from Sri Lanka, a memoir, ethical musings and a fictional tale
Crisp and sharp reportage of how Sri Lankans are returning to their normal lives after 30 years of civil war, a message of love and inspiration for readers through a brave memoir, dealing with important ethical issues of our time and a work of fiction - IANS Books This Weekend is a balanced lot. Take a look.
Book: Sri Lanka: The New Country; Author: Padma Rao Sundarji; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 322; Price: Rs. 499
Book case: Read of courage, karma, radio and economics
By IANS,
New Delhi : Serious and heavy, the books this weekend tease the intellect.
1. "Dream Chasing"; Written by S.B. Mishra; Published by Roli Books; Priced at Rs.250
Translation boom helps India and West exchange new literature
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Millions of vernacular and English language readers across India are cashing in on the boom in translations to access foreign literature.
The spotlight this year is on all genres of European literature, especially from France and Britain. The French embassy and the British Council have taken the lead in bringing literary works from the West to India and promote translations of Indian works abroad in collaboration with the exploding tribe of indigenous publishers.
Enhancing understanding of Muslim communities in South Asia
Book review: Being Muslim in South Asia
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
History of Islam in South Asia is almost as old as Islam in Arabia. Population of Arab nations is estimated to be 370 million while more than 500 million Muslims live in South Asian countries. But Arab-centric writings on Islam have done a great disservice.
Powerful expose on culture of international aid
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
Book: "International Organizations and Civilian Protection"; Author: Sreeram Chaulia;
Pages 263; Publisher: I.B. Tauris
50 Indian authors to descend on London
By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS,
London : More than 50 leading Indian writers are to gather in London for a two-week marketing blitz aimed at promoting Indian writing in Britain and British books in India.
Organisers of the April 20-22 London Book Festival said the Indian men of letters will include writers, translators, critics and academics such as Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Vikram Seth, Sunil Ganguly, U.R. Ananthamurthy, William Dalrymple, Pavan Verma, Ram Guha, Urvashi Butalia, Suketu Mehta, Shankar and Amit Chaudhuri.
‘India has new generation that can take on the world’
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Author Sanjeev Sanyal, whose new book "The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline" has just hit the stores, feels that India is at a very extraordinary turning point.
Of healing, perseverance and courage
What prompted Malala Yousafzai to speak up against the Taliban? How does love sear and consume and how can one heal with homeopathy? How can a few things better your life? It is these intriguing stories that IANS has for its readers this weekend. Take a look.
1. Book: Malala; Author: Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick; Publisher: Hachette; Pages: 240; Price: Rs. 299
Arundhati Roy takes a hard look at democracy
By IANS,
Book: "Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy"; Author: Arundhati Roy; Publisher: Penguin-Books India; Price: Rs 499
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Man Booker winning author Arundhati Roy takes a probing look at the underbelly of the world's oldest democracy in her new anthology of essays "Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy" published this week.
Book release: Sir Syed, Azad Aur Hindustani Musalman
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: At an impressive ceremony, Padmashri Prof. Qazi Abdus Sattar released the book ‘Sir Syed, Azad Aur Hindustani Musalman’ penned by Dr. Arif-ul-Islam, who is Associate Professor in Statistics Department of Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU), at the Arts Faculty lounge of the university, at Aligarh.
Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...
Jaswant joins Dan Brown in bestseller list – again
By IANS,
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh's controversial "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" continues as No.1 for the fifth consecutive week in the non-fiction section while Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" is the predictable topper in the fiction list this week.
The top 10 in each section are:
Non-fiction
1. "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence"
Author: Jaswant Singh
Publisher: Rupa
Price: Rs.695.00
2. "The Difficulty of Being Good: On The Subtle art of Dharma"
Author: Gurcharan Das
Chandamama’s Ramayana on stalls with rich visuals
By IANS,
Bangalore : Chandamama India, the publishing house of the popular Chandamama range of children's magazines, Thursday offered its young readers epic Ramayana richly laden with colourful illustrations.
According to the publishers, 'Ramayana - An Epic Journey' is the first of its kind attempt when the great Indian mythological saga has been published as a single book with illustrations.
The book was released by management and spiritual guru Swami Sukhbodhananda. "The book has a touch of contemporary world," he said. It is a 430-page book with hand drawn illustrations.
Of economic inequality and homelessness
Many fault lines criss-cross Indian society today because of economic inequality, short-stories of the scattered Kashmiri Pandit community who are tourists in their own homeland and a few light-hearted love stories: take a look at what the IANS bookshelf has to offer this week.
1. Book: Looking Away; Author: Harsh Mander; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Pages: 418; Price: Rs.495
“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....
AMU Emirates Chapter celebrates Sir Syed Day in Sharjah
By TCN News
The Emirates Chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated Sir Syed Day in Sharjah on November 20 to remember and learn from...
Book on Pranab’s contribution to education
New Delhi : A book highlighting the contribution of President Pranab Mukherjee to the field of education will be released here on Wednesday.
"The book,...
लेखकों ने साहित्य अकादमी अवार्ड वापिस लेने शुरू किए
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली: लंबा वक़्त नहीं बीता जब विचारकों और लेखकों ने एमएम कलबुर्गी, नरेन्द्र दाभोलकर और गोविन्द पान्सारे की हत्याओं और...
What’s holding India back? Ramachandra Guha finds ten reasons
By IANS,
New Delhi : What stops India from becoming a 21st century superpower? There are ten reasons, according to author-historian, social analyst and teacher Ramachandra Guha.
Left wing extremism, "the biggest internal threat", tops Guha's list of 10 hurdles that India has to confront.
John Updike gets lifetime honour for Bad Sex in Fiction
By IANS,
London : While renowned US author John Updike waits for the Nobel Prize, here comes the literary world's most notorious honour - the lifetime achievement award for Bad Sex in Fiction.
The annual awards, given away by the British journal Literary Review, were announced here Tuesday night.
Many British newspapers were expecting former prime minister Tony Blair's former spokesman and Labour's spin doctor Alastair Campbell to take this year's Bad Sex in Fiction award, but the honour went to Rachel Johnson, who happens to be the sister of Tory mayor Boris Johnson.
Writers are mendicants, says Mexican poet
By IANS/EFE,
Alcala de Henares (Spain) : Writers are "members of a mendicant order" and most writers' lives are filled with humiliations and failures, an award-winning Mexican author has said.
Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco, who received the Cervantes Prize from Spain's king Juan Carlos Friday, said writers are not given the recognition they deserve.
"In all of Spanish literature, no life has been filled with more humiliations and failures than that of the author of 'Don Quixote'," Pacheco said.
India-Pakistan rivalry and heavy dosage of history
It is an undisputedly history-rich bouquet of books that IANS is offering to its readers this weekend, covering the most debated topic of India-Pakistan rivalry to juxtaposing the neighbour's state of affairs in global politics. And then there are some gems from history repolished through the eyes of foreigners. Take a look.
American varsity starts A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Fellowship
New Delhi : An American university has started doctoral grants for Indian students to honour late former president of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who...
Indo-Canadian to head chair at top university
By IANS,
Toronto : Indian-origin Sonia Anand has been appointed as head of a new research chair on heart diseases at Canada's top McMaster University at Hamilton near here.
Anand, who is a professor of medicine at the university, will head the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario-Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research.
The university Thursday said the new chair "will revolutionise the way we look at heart disease".
Book Review: Journeying beyond Indian stereotypes
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
Book: "Beyond the Office Window"; Author: A.K. Pande; Publisher: Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd; Pages: 178; Price: Rs.400
IANS Books : Nariman’s ‘Before Memory Fades’ bestseller yet again
By IANS,
New Delhi : Fali S. Nariman's "Before Memory Fades" continues to dominate the non-fiction section in the bestseller list this week while "The Immortals of Meluha" by Amish Tripathi also retains its number one position in the fiction category.
The top 10 in each section are:
Non-fiction
1. "Before Memory Fades"
Author: Fali S. Nariman
Publisher: Hay House
Price: Rs.599.00
2. "Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian"
Author: Somnath Chatterjee
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: Rs.499.00
3. "The Honest Always Stand Alone"
‘Modi, a man mesmerised by own persona’ (Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy,
Title: How Modi Won It, Notes from 2014 Election; Author: Harish Khare; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 242; Price: Rs.599
Man is wise in hindsight. This is certainly true for journalists. Harish Khare, editor and commentator who was also media adviser to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, comes up with his own analysis of what went wrong with the Congress and how Narendra Modi simply crushed the Grand Old Party to lead the BJP to a historic Lok Sabha win.
Book review: Kanshiram: Leader of the Dalits
By Chandra Sen for Twocircles.net
Author: By Badri Narayan
Publisher: Penguin, Delhi
Price: Rs 374 at Amazon.in
‘The caste has come into politics’, ‘the standard...
Asma Saleem awarded Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation
By TCN News
Panaji, Goa: Prominent scholar and litterateur Mrs. Asma Saleem was awarded Sahitya Akademi’s award for her Urdu translated book Safar at a ceremony in Panaji on August 20.
The Sahitya Akademi translation awards presentation ceremony was held at the Kala Academy’s Dinanath Mangeshkar hall. The welcome speech was delivered by the secretary of Sahitya Akademi, Mr Agrahar Krishnamurti. The president of Sahitya Akademi, Mr Sunil Gangopadhyay presided over the function.
Melange of vampires, infanticide, love and Vivekananda
By IANS,
New Delhi : From the world of vampires to poetry from Vivekananda, here are five new books to sit back and enjoy this week:
1. "Beyond Twilight: Explore the World of Vampires" - written by Manuela Dunn Mascetti; published by Shree Book Centre & Pentagon Press; price Rs.395: The latest non-fiction tome from the archives of Count Dracula's mysterious domain tries to probe the range of historical, social, literary and even cinematographic allusions that have brought to life the myths and shadowy figure of the Vampire which skulks in the shadows of sunset.
Romancing Indian Railways, some memoirs
Nostalgic accounts of travellers who rode the earliest trains in India, personal journeys of men who who have written memoirs of their life and struggle in the US and East Africa and former union minister Salman Khurshid's account of Muslims in India. IANS bookshelf this weekend offers these delights. Take a look:
US-India ties will remain clouded by Pakistan
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
Book: "The South Asia Story"; Author: Harold A. Gould; Sage Publications, Price: Rs.295; Pages: 136
When the affable Chester Bowles was named ambassador to India in 1951, it was seen as the most significant step the US had taken to firm up ties between the world's most powerful and largest democracies. The joy was short-lived. Neither Harry S. Truman, who was president (1945-53) when India became independent, nor the US Congress were enamoured of Jawaharlal Nehru's Fabian socialism and non-alignment.
Modinomics: Deciphering the Gujarat development model (Book Review)
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri, IANS,
Title: ModiNomics - Inclusive Economics, Inclusive governance; Author: Sameer Kochhar; Publisher: Skoch Media; Pages: 241; Price: Rs.1,095
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra...
A happening year for Indian literature
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Be it recognitions at the global level, controversies, visits by high-profile writers, publishers rolling out bestsellers and several new authors spinning stories, Indian literature in 2008 saw them all!
Aravind Adiga brought cheers to the nation when his novel "The White Tiger," an ironic take on the new India with its techno-brilliance and IT prowess, bagged the Man Booker Prize beating the likes of Salman Rushdie ("The Enchantress of Florence") and Amitav Ghosh ("Sea of Poppies") among others.
Urdu Magazine Ma’arif completes 100 years of publishing
By TCN News
Bijnor (UP): To commemorate 100 years of Ma’arif, a monthly Urdu magazine, a symposium titled, “Hundred years of Ma’arif: a...
Multiculturalism – a source of new world literature
By IANS,
New Delhi : The morphing of the world into a sprawling global village and free passage of people across terrains are changing the tenor of contemporary literature.
New groups of non-majority cultures are acquiring a voice to express their artistic visions in innovative literary formats while the contours of identities are sharpening to narrate stories about lost sub-cultures, the regional winners of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize said at a literary session on "Multi-Cultural Identities: Artistic Expression" in the capital Wednesday.
Of history, curries and Mumbai soaps
By IANS,
New Delhi : The book case this week is a delight for those who love a good story.
Jamia Millia introduces nine new courses for admission in academic session 2016-2017
By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
New Delhi: In a significant move aimed at increasing the courses available in Jamia Millia Islamia, the varsity...
Book fest has bookworms, other Bangaloreans truly hooked!
By IANS,
Bangalore : Bangaloreans in thousands can be found these days snapping up their favourite titles or simply having fun with friends and family at a book fair, said to be one of the largest in India.
The sixth edition of the Bangalore Book Festival-2008, which kicked off at the city's Palace Grounds Friday, has witnessed around 70,000 footfalls almost every day.
Where to take the kids? Now you know
By Paloma Ganguly, IANS,
Book: "Must for Mums Delhi"; Author Rina Mehta; Publisher: Oxford and IBH; Price: Rs.210
Summer is upon us and, in no time, so will the school holidays be. So, all Delhi moms - and exceptional dads - who are beginning to sweat at the thought of keeping the children busy, here's an idea: go buy this handbook.
Having done the rounds of Mumbai and Bangalore, the latest in the "Must For Mums" series now comes packed with information on what the Indian capital and its satellite towns have to offer to their kids.
South Indians were the ancient money bags in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Vietnam - the bloody stage for a 30-year-war with France and then the US - was once home to a bustling Hindu settlement devoted to Shiva and Vishnu. Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, was the business hub of the South Indian Chettiyar community that set up money-lending businesses.
"The relation between India and Ho Chi Minh city dates back to more than two centuries when the Chettiyars, the trading community from south India, first came to the city to establish their money lending business.
How independent publishers ensure Ambedkarite literature continues to reach the masses
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
Every year on December 6, millions of people from all over India gather at Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park, Mumbai to pay...
Will return award if Sahitya Akademi fails to protect writers’ rights: Vikram Seth
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi: Famed author Vikram Seth says that he would return his award, if the Sahitya Akademi fails to protect the lives...
‘Laburnum…’ on northeast an evocative, powerful read
By Azera Rahman, IANS,
Book: "Laburnum - For My Head"; Author: Temsula Ao; Publisher: Penguin Books-India; Price: Rs.150
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Gripping, not in the sense of a thriller novel, but one in which the reader feels compelled to go on as events unfold in each of the tales. Temsula Ao's collection of short stories, "Laburnum- For My Head" is a sensitively written book, which draws inspiration from the vibrant and troubled region of northeast India.
Rockets, Mahatma and army: Books to beat the chill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The book cart this week is a year-end holiday treat.
1. Books: "All About Rockets"; Written by S.K. Das, Published by Penguin-India; Priced at Rs.175
Adiga, Nilekani begin New Year atop bestseller charts
By IANS,
New Delhi : The roar of the tiger is once again heard this week as Aravind Adiga retains the top spot on the bestseller list in the fiction category with his Booker Prize winning novel as does Nandan Nilekani in the non-fiction category with "Imagining India...".
The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are:
Non fiction
1. "Imagining India: Ideas for the new century"
Author: Nandan Nilekani
Publisher: Penguin Allen Lane
Price: Rs.699.00
2. "Outliers: The Story of Success"
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher: Allen Lane
Price: Rs.399.00
Money, art, music…take your pick and read
By IANS,
(IANS Books This Week)
New Delhi : From the irrepressible Shobhaa De to a passionate defence of art by Milan Kundera, here's a stimulating pile of books to spend the weekend with.
पुस्तक समीक्षा : कंधमाल का सच और न्याय प्रक्रिया की हताशा
विद्या भूषण रावत
ओडिशा के कंधमाल क्षेत्र में दलित और ईसाई आदिवासियों के बीच हुए हिंसा में लगभग सौ से अधिक मौतें हुई. ये...
An endearing look at Sikhs everywhere
By Shubha Singh, IANS,
Book: "Sikhs Unlimited"; Author: Khushwant Singh; Price: Rs.495; Publisher: Rupa
Did Chandigarh lose out to Bangalore as the e-capital of India due to then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's insistence that since Punjab had the benefit of the Green Revolution the next revolution should go to a southern state?
Off to new boom town, with Mark Tully
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Book: "Non Stop India"; Author: Mark Tully; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs.499; Pages: 357
There is no authentic Indian writing for children: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Actress-turned-musician-turned-artist Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has donned a new hat - that of a writer. She has just released her fiction series for young adults - "Swapnalok Society", a magical reality tale about life in downtown Mumbai.
Krishnamoorthi said the idea had been bouncing in her head for a few years. "I wanted to write a book but was not sure what. I wanted something light and frothy," Krishnamoorthi told IANS in an e-mail interview from Mumbai.
बिहार की लाईब्रेरी, जो इमारत समेत गायब हो गयी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बेतिया (बिहार): बिहार के पश्चिमी चम्पारण के बेतिया शहर की सज्जाद लाईब्रेरी अपनी दुर्दशा पर रो रही है. यहां किताबों का...
Divorce, India, partition on bookshelf
By IANS,
The book case this weekend is lighthearted and peppy - matching the mood as a new year begins.
Strike against Jammat chief’s death sentence hits Bangladesh
Dhaka : A two-day nationwide shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami began on Sunday in Bangladesh against a Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty...
A veritable encyclopaedia on Lord Muruga
(IANS Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
Book: "Sri Muruga"; Author: Rahul Kabade; Published by: Sri Muruga Publications (Britain); Pages: 194; Price: not stated
Jaipur Literature Festival begins with Indian poetry
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Jaipur : The Jaipur literature festival, boasting of over 200 authors of national and international repute and with its focus on Dalit writings, took off to packed audiences at a royal palace here Thursday.
The fifth DSC Jaipur Literature Festival began at the Diggi Palace with a recitation of the English translation of ancient Indian poetry by noted poet and scholar Arvind Krishna Malhotra.
Building smart cities and leadership secrets
Is it possible to build cities that are energy efficient and environment friendly in populous cities like Delhi and Mumbai? What do successful organisations and smart leaders have in common? Insights like this make up for our books bonanza this week. Take a look.
1. Book: Smart and Human: Building Cities of Wisdom; Author: G.R.K.Reddy and Srijan Pal Singh; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 281; Price: Rs.350
Rise of religious fundamentalism the biggest issue for India, Bangladesh: Professor Anisuzzaman
Professor Anisuzzaman, president of Bangla Aceademy, Bangladesh's national language authority, was in Guwahati recently. He had been invited by the Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad...
Dubai, cricket and drama on bookshelf
By IANS,
New Delhi : Sift through a book case of an exciting variety this weekend.
1. "Dubai, The Making of a Megapolis", Written by Pranay Gupte; Published by Penguin India; Priced at Rs.699
‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers
Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary”
Aatika S | TwoCircles.net
In this interview, the author talks...
A book on Batla House encounter released
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Today is February 14, Valentine’s Day that is celebrated by youths as the day of love. The day has been chosen to release a book on Batla House encounter – the encounter whose basis was hatred for a community, said Fasih Choudhary, author of the book Encounter Batla House.
Market meltdown gives fillip to Marxists’ economic ideology
By IANS,
New Delhi : Karl Marx is again much-sought after in bookstores, courtesy the global economic meltdown, and the Indian Marxists are eagerly circulating handbooks with their economic ideology, including one titled 'The Politics of Privatisation and Its Impact'.
Enthused by reports of a hike in the sale of books by Karl Marx following the economic recession in the West, the Indian Marxist leaders said they are chalking out strategies to propagate their ideology, based on economics.
Vivid tale of Guyana and its nostalgic Indians
By Shubha Singh, IANS,
Book: "The Sly Company of People Who Care"; Author: Rahul Bhattacharya; Publisher: Picador; Price: Rs.495, Pages: 280.
Larousse: Persian Gulf is correct
By IRNA,
Paris: Prestigious French publication Larousse reaffirmed on Friday the proper use of the historic term Persian Gulf after conducting research on the issue.
A book that chronicles Shimla’s glorious past (IANS Books)
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla : Shimla was a nondescript hamlet with shepherd hutments that became a flourishing town with palatial bungalows and hotels. Capturing this journey is a coffee table book, with rare photographs of imperial buildings and stories of eminent personalities and events in the last 188 years.
"In 1822, the first house was built in Shimla, then a village, and it took another almost 44 years when this number grew to 290," says the book, "Har Ghar Kuchh Kehta Hai" - literally meaning 'every house tells a story'.
A walk through the history of modern Indian art (Book Review)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Book: "Manifestations IX: 20th Century Indian Art"; Publisher: Delhi Art Gallery; Editors: Kishore Singh & Shruti Parthasarathy; Pages: 219; Price: Rs.4,750
रसूलों की भी अक्सर देर से ताईद करती है ये दुनिया हर नई आवाज़...
यह लिखने वाले अलबेले शायर 'अशोक साहिल ' भी आज चले गए!
नज़र नज़र में उतरना कमाल होता है
नफ़स नफ़स में बिखरना कमाल होता है
बुलंदियों पे...
Nobel for literature to be announced Oct 8
By DPA,
Stockholm : The 2009 winner of the Nobel Literature Prize will be announced October 8, the Swedish Academy confirmed Friday.
The announcement next Thursday will be a first by new permanent secretary Peter Englund, who earlier this year succeeded Horace Engdahl.
French author Jean-Marie le Clezio won last year's prize.
The Swedish Academy's announcement fills in the remaining blank in the Nobel week calendar - as other institutions that award prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry and peace as well as economics had earlier confirmed their dates.
UP Government confers Yash Bharti award to 46 people, list includes nine Muslims
By TCN Staff Reporter
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's highest honour Yash Bharti award was given to 46 personalities on Monday. Among them, nine Muslims were conferred...
No slumdog this, only a ‘millionaire in rupees’
By Pranay Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Diplomat, bestselling novelist and now millionaire? Vikas Swarup, India's deputy high commissioner to South Africa and author of the much acclaimed "Q & A", may be on a roll, but he is still modest.
"It is very gratifying," said Swarup, whose debut novel has been turned into a highly acclaimed movie, "SlumDog Millionaire" by British filmmaker Danny Boyle and whose latest book "Six Suspects" may also turn up as a TV film.
Jamia Millia Islamia to collaborate with Jamia Hamdard; two sign MoU
Plans also in the offing to offer meta courses by brining AMU also on board
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: On the sidelines...
Acclaimed American author sinks teeth into vampire trilogy
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : American writer of suspense Chuck Hogan says he is "drawn to stories of man at his extremes". He is now busy spooking readers with "The Strain", a book on vampires that he has co-authored with Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro.
For Hogan "crime and horror are both genres of existentialism".
"I am drawn to stories of man at his extremes, of people who find themselves tested, haunted and threatened," Hogan, who penned "Standoff", told IANS over e-mail from Boston.
Scholarly work of Dr. Abunnasr Khalidi published in Arabic
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: Writers like Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi and Abul Ala Maudidi have been published in Arabic but scholarly work by Indian Muslims in Arabic to be published in Arab countries is rare.
Dr. Abunnasr Muhammad Khalidi's 1949 doctoral dissertation on al-Mukhtar Abi Ubayd al-Thafaqi (622-87 CE), the leading figure of early Islamic era who avenged the death of Imam Husayn in Karbala was recently published in Egypt.
A mixed bag of health, sports and entrepreneurial journey
A peek into the life of the "King of Good Times", a must-have guide for football fanatics, tips for the perfect weight regime to an entrepreneur's successful journey - IANS book stack this week offers a concoction of lifestyle, wellness and sports!
Goodbye America? Not yet
By Manish Chand, IANS,
Book: The Post-American World; Author: Fareed Zakaria; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Price: Rs. 499.
Don't write an obituary of the American superpower yet. It's not that America is declining, but everyone else is rising - this is the "great story of our times" Fareed Zakaria tells in his new book that goes to the heart of tectonic power shifts to the non-Western world in the 21st century.
Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India
Title: Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India
Author: Prof. Suryakant Waghmore
Publisher: Sage India
Year: January, 2014
Review by: Yogesh Maitreya for TwoCircles.net,
Civility is the least discussed discourse in India. In post-constitutional Indian society, the idea of civility has formed a binary: on one hand, ‘civil society’ that has been propagated by media and resources which are dominated and owned by Brahmin-Bania associations and on the other hand, the civility which has been practice by NGOs and political organisations led by Dalits. The latter had started with the core motive of annihilation of caste and, found its genesis in the struggles of Mahatma Fule and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in Maharashtra. The idea of civility, practiced by Dalit NGOs and political groups, is contrary to the idea of civility which Brahmin-Bania possess and propagate in India, simply because idea of civility practiced by Dalits aims at annihilation of caste; precisely, Dalit civility is the ‘Civility against Caste’. Protesting ‘dark times’, filmmaker Bharatiya returns National Award
Shillong : Political filmmaker Tarun Bharatiya, who won the National Award for Best Editing Non Fiction for "In Camera - Diaries of a...
Amarinder Singh’s ‘The Last Sunset’ tops bestseller list
By IANS,
New Delhi : "The Last Sunset" by erstwhile royal and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh dominates non-fiction this week while Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest" climbs four steps to take the number one fiction spot on the bestseller list.
The top 10 in each category are:
Non-fiction
1. "The Last Sunset"
Author: Amarinder Singh
Publisher: Roli Books
Price: Rs.695.00
2. "Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy"
Author: Joseph Stiglitz
Publisher: Allen Lane
Price: Rs.499.00
Heal yourself in 20 weeks – here’s how
By M.R. Narayanswamy, IANS,
Book: "Perfect Health In 20 Weeks"; Author: Amar Chandel; Publisher: Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi; Pages: 146; Price: Rs.195
Considering the proliferation of health guide books in the market, one may well ask what this slim volume has to offer. In what has been described as a step-by-step guide to 100 percent natural healing, the author comes up with a simple, easy-to-practise regimen that he promises will rejuvenate you in just 20 weeks.
Dig into history, urban war, illicit love
By IANS,
(IANS Books This Week)
New Delhi : Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
1. "The Begum's Secret": Written by A.K. Srikumar; Published by Penguin Books-India; Priced at Rs.299.
For Lucknow, the year 1784 might have passed as its predecessor - unsung and cheerless, - but for a significant piece of news. A messenger from Calcutta announced the arrival of the 'Laat Sahib', or the British viceroy of India. The people of the fetid capital of Awadh by the Gomti river were invigorated. It meant employment.
West Bengal: Young graduate turns century-old tree into outdoor library
The tree library located in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal was started in March and houses more than 200 books in various genres.
Partho...
A journey from cyberspace to social change
From the gutsy tale of Malala Yousafzai who stood up to the Taliban, to the role played by cyberspace in today's lives -- IANS bookshelf this week has all this and more on offer. Take a look.
1. Book: Picture Abhi Baaki Hai, Author: Rachel Dwyer, Publisher: Hachette India, Pages: 258, Price: Rs.499
Kannada literary festival: Muslim authors’ exclusion draws criticism
No Muslim writers have been given a chance to participate in the poet convention, and the Byari language, which Muslims speak in coastal...
Testing times in jail penned in a book
New Delhi: Life's unpredictable nature hit Chetan Mahajan right in the face when he ended up spending a month in Bokaro's Chas jail instead...
Reconnect to cynicism, mystery and miracles (IANS Books This Week)
By IANS,
New Delhi : Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
1. "Serious Men": Written by Manu Joseph; Published by HarperCollins-India; Priced at Rs.499.
Ayyan Mani is just another man in Mumbai, stranded in the "rot" of a good marriage, an unremarkable life and a deadend job as personal assistant to an insufferable astronomer called Arvind Acharya at the Institute of Theory and Research. To breathe some life into the drudgery that has set in, Ayyan weaves an outrageous fiction around his 10-year-old son.
Correct grammar way to first job
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Book: "You're Hired: How you get that job and keep it too"; Author: Nasha Fitter; Publisher: Penguin India-Books; Price: Rs.199
Applying for jobs, but don't seem to hear back from prospective employers? Maybe you're making a mistake somewhere in your application. Does your application read anything like this?
Doyen of Hindi literature Krishna Sobti dies at 93
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Iconic Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, a recipient of multiple awards for her outstanding literary career, died here on Friday....
A crack policeman’s snapshots of national newsmakers
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
"The British, The Bandits And The Bordermen (From the diaries and articles of K.F. Rustamji)" edited by P.V. Rajgopal; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Price: Rs 495
Gabbar Singh, the dacoit who became a cult figure after the release of "Sholay" by Bollywood filmmaker Ramesh Sippy in the 1970s, had a strange connection with India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Telugu Translation of Kashmir Anthology Released in Hyderabad
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
An anthology of 30 essays penned by different activist authors and political journalists across India translated into Telugu titled ‘Kashmir Bahiranga Cherasala’...
Sea of Fresh Faces as Rushdie Fails Booker Shortlist
By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS,
London : Fancied Salman Rushdie failed to make the 2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist for literature announced Tuesday, but Amitav Ghosh and debutant Aravind Adiga stepped in to fill the Indian shoes.
Ghosh's widely-acclaimed Sea of Poppies and Adiga's The White Tiger beat Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence to make the six novels in a shortlist full of fresh faces.
Adiga and another first-time novelist, Steve Toltz, survived the cull of the longlist of 13 as veteran Rushdie joined John Booker - another previous winner - to face the judges' chop.
Patna University awards Gold Medal to Arshad Madni
By Najam Gilani, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: At the convocation programme of Patna University yesterday Rajasthan Governor S. K. Singh presented Gold Medal to Maulana Arshad Madni for his distinguished performance in Arabic Literature.
Maulana Arshad Madni, vice president, Jamia Ibn Taimiya (Bihar), made distinguished performance in MA course (2003-05) in Arabic Literature.
Book Review: Rounded up – Muslims after 9/11
By Salman Sultan,
Book: Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment after 9/11
Author: Shamshad Ahmad, Ph.D.
Change is an idea in Chanakya’s new manifesto (IANS Book Review)
By IANS,
Book: "Chanakya's New Manifesto: To Resolve Crisis Within India"
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Price: Rs 295
Pages: 244
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Delhi government opposes officers’ quota in Sanskriti School
New Delhi : The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it wanted to move a plea seeking to support the Delhi...
Have not left India, will be back when feel safe: Taslima
Kolkata : Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who has relocated to the US, on Wednesday said she hasn't left India permanently and would...
Book on the lethal use of pellet guns released in Kashmir; lethality of the...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCicles.net
Srinagar : Kashmir - Scars of Pellet Gun: The Brutal Face of Suppression, the book...
Sikhism: A symbol of India’s secular ethos
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Title: Sikh Heritage: Ethos & Relics, Authors: Bhayee Sikander Singh and Roopinder Singh, Pages: 191, Publisher: Rupa & Co, Price: Rs.1,500
Shiva Naipaul in longlist for Lost Booker Prize
By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS,
London : The late Indian-origin writer Shiva Naipaul is among 22 authors who were named Monday in the longlist for a one-off Lost Man Booker Prize for books published in 1970.
Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, brother of writer Sir V.S. Naipaul, was named for his acclaimed first novel "Fireflies".
Shiva Naipaul, as he was known, created a literary storm with "Fireflies" and went on to make a name for himself in travel writing, before dying of heart attack in 1985 at the age of 40.
Mumbai scribe wins Gujarati literary award
By IANS,
Mumbai: Senior Gujarati journalist Hiren Mehta Saturday bagged the Lalit Essay Award 2008 of the Maharashtra Rajya Gujarati Sahitya Akademi, an official said.
Akademi president Hemraj Shah said that Mehta, a senior editor with the leading Gujarati magazine Chitralekha, has bagged the prestigious award for his book "Ajab Duniya Andaman-ni."
It is an eye-opener account of the several weeks the Mumbai-based Mehta spent in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2007, and compiled in a book form last year, Shah said.
Santhali literature is booming, but needs government help
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Jamshedpur : Contemporary Santhali literature has taken off in a big way since it became an official language of Jharkhand in 2003, but it has not come of age because the government has not added it to the list of official Indian languages, says a pioneer of the Santhali book trade.
"Contemporary tribal literature does not get government grants - and flourishes on personal and individual enterprise," Mangal Manjhi told IANS in an interview.
Story of an unsung hero from Uttarakhand
By Suparna Banerjee, IANS,
Book: "Johaar Kinkar: Babu Ram Singh"; Author: Gajendra Singh Pangti; Publisher: Dolka Innovations, New Delhi; Pages: 128; Price: Rs.150