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Subject to prejudice
by Rumina Sethi
Post-colonial Literatures in English: History, Language, Theory
by Dennis Walder. Blackwell, Oxford. Pages 232. £13.99.
The
word "postcolonial" really came into being when the Spanish
adventurer Christopher Columbus sailed away from European shores in 1492
to discover the "new world". Five hundred years later, in
1992, the media of the western world celebrated the occasion with
aplomb. At least 10 books appeared on the subject along with dozens of
articles and television series.
Justice exemplified
by Shastri Ramachandaran
Leaves from My Personal Life
by V. R. Krishna Iyer. Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi. Pages 280. Rs 540.
There
must be few sections of people in this country whose lives have not been
touched in some way by V. R. Krishna Iyer whose intellect, passion,
judgments, advocacy, politics, concern and activism were motivated by an
overpowering urge for justice.
If you have a mind, stretch it
by Aditya Rishi
Mindstretch
by Debkumar Mitra. Penguin. Pages 208. Rs 250.
Any
newsman who writes on mathematics is suicidal. I know this from
experience how difficult it is to sweat on those unforgiving numbers.
Its hidden costs are enormous.
Complex tale well told
by Rajdeep Bains
Moving On
by Shashi Deshpande. Penguin Viking, New Delhi. Pages 343. Rs 450.
Asked
to imagine a woman, most of us would probably see a woman in her role as
a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a lover`85her intellectual self
may not be of significance.
About
an ad-mad world
Mukul Bansal
The Dum Dum Bullet: Adventures of a Corporate Soldier
by Sandeep Goyal. Penguin Books. Pages 246. Rs 295.
The
writer of this book on the advertising and the media world begins by
explaining the title of the book: "The original Dum Dum bullet
dates back to the late nineteenth century. Produced at the Dum Dum
ammunition factory near Kolkata, it had an exposed lead nose which
underwent rapid expansion on impact... advertising is no
different.
Drawn
from experience
by Kanwalpreet
Changing Perspective on National Security
edited by P.C. Dogra. Lancer’s Books, Delhi. Pages 306. Rs 580.
National
security, both internal as well as external, has become a focus of study
of researchers as well as defence analysts. This book is a result of a
seminar organised by the Forum on Integrated National Security,
Chandigarh, in which speakers of national and international repute
deliberated on the various threats faced by the country.
Lessons from history
by G.S. Cheema
Punjab politics, 1936-39: The Start of Provincial Politics
Compiled and edited by Lionel Carter. Manohar. Pages 443.
THE
Punjab of the 1930s is, for most of us today, a lost world. Those were
truly olden times; too much has changed since then. Names like those of
Sir Sikander Hayat Khan, Khizar, Gokul Chand Narang and Sunder Singh
Majithia seem infinitely remote today. Most, in spite of their grand
titles and estates, have faded from public memory.
No
more bad hair days
Socialites
in outrageous wigs stroked their manes and clinked crystal at the launch
of the country’s first hair care handbook last week. All those who
entered the Lizard Lounge, venue for the party to launch Hair Colour
and Style by India’s bestknown hair stylist Jawed Habib, had
oversized wigs in crazy colours put on them.
signs and signatures
Vision of sin & redemption
Darshan Singh Maini
THERE have been a number of
great Christian poets who have based their poems on Jesus Christ, Virgin
Mary and other saints, depending heavily on Christian theology. However,
no poet in the Christian world reached the sublime heights of poetry and
theology which the Italian poet, Alighieri Dante (1265-1321) achieved in
his Divine Comedy.
just
out
Thrills aplenty
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
by Sidney Sheldon. Harper Collins. Pages 423. Rs 195.
It
couldn’t get better — for those who don’t want to be twiddling
their thumbs while waiting for a flight or train; or for insomniacs who
want to pass some hours of the night. Sidney Sheldon is back, after a
gap of three years, with another racy thriller.
hindi review
Lost paradise
by Harbans Singh
Aangan Mein Mor Nacha Kisne Dekha
by Dr. Santram Deshwal. Atmaram and Sons. Pages 151. Rs 150.
Aangan Mein Mor Nacha Kisne
Dekha is a veritable feast for
those who believe that Paradise has been irretrievably lost. Dr Santram
Deshwal can be said to belong to that generation which grew up in an era
when people, in the absence of any opportunities, were content with the
little that they had and then enjoyed the advantages that came their way
with the advent of the Green Revolution.
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