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The arithmetic of
progress
P.H. Vaishnav
Memoirs of a Development
Economist:
Perspectives on Development.
by V.V Bhatt Academic Foundation.
Pages 135. Rs 595.
FOR
all his formidable credentials as an economist, Dr Vinayak Vijayshanker
Bhatt’s name has not figured either among the academic economists or
leading government economists in the group of policy advisers. The
reason being that for most of his career he was a researcher with large
institutions at the national level or a trainer at international
institutions. Unavoidably, he suffered the anonymity that goes with
large government bodies and international institutions.
Insightful
autobiography
Amrik Singh
Partition and the Making of the
Mohajir Mindset: A Narrative
by Abdur Rahman Siddiqui.
Oxford, Karachi.
Pages 172. Rs 395.
Siddiqui
was not a fighting soldier. He belonged to the public relations category
of officials and perhaps the rank of a Brigadier was the highest that he
could rise to. After having lived for more than eight decades and done a
variety of things, he decided to write a book which is more in the
nature of an autobiography than a description of what he did during his
eventful life.
Disastrous
homecoming
Priyanka Singh
The Homecoming
by Shashi Warrier.
Penguin.
Pages 304. Rs 299.
THE
Homecoming is a story of a widower who has everything going for him —
a steady business, a close-knit happy family, sons seemingly on track
and doing well for themselves, dependable friends and a rock for a dad.
Creative
dramatics
Aditi Garg
Rigmarole and Other Plays
by Sai Paranjpye.
Puffin Books.
Pages 175. Rs 199.
SAI
Paranjpye, a director and screenplay writer, prefers to be known for her
writing. Having started her career with the AIR, Pune, as an announcer,
she went on to win government awards for four of her books for children
and then a Padma Bhushan for her work in films.
A
complex picture
Anand Prakash
Power Politics in Haryana: A
View From the Bridge
by Bhim S. Dahiya.
Gyan Publishing House.
Pages 278 . Rs 750.
IN
this a reader-friendly book, Bhim S. Dahiya has offered an intimate
account of the political happenings in Haryana ever since the state came
into existence in the 1960s.
PUNJABI REVIEW
Sitting on a tinderbox
B. S. Thaur
Toofan Ton Pehilan
by Devinder Pal.
Lokgeet Parkashan.
Pages 156. Rs 150.
IN
this anthology of 22 essays, the author, a noted journalist, has tried
to lay bare the imbalances in the distribution of wealth in society and
also the oppression by one section of the other section.
Book
reveals US tilt against Bangladesh
THE
US and Britain tried to persuade a top advocate of Bangladesh to help
roll back the country’s liberation struggle in 1971, citing future
threats from "Hindu majority India", says a book by a former
Indian diplomat.
How
to find love, literally
Paul Bignell
THE
majority of classic romantic novels end with either marriage or
heartbreak. Now, book lovers around the world will have the chance to
plot and develop their own real-life romantic stories as a major
publisher launches the first online dating site aimed purely at literary
enthusiasts.
Ghostwriter
of Me Cheeta comes to life
THE
true identity of the ghostwriter behind ‘Me Cheeta’, the
autobiography of Tarzan’s chimpanzee pal, has finally been revealed by
a British newspaper. James Lever, 37, the Oxford-educated son of a High
Court judge, is the man who has written the book.
Spiritual
quest
Randeep Wadehra
Sikhism: A perspective
by Dr Man Singh Nirankari (Translation: Kulwant Singh; Ed. Neelam Man
Singh Chowdhry). Unistar
Pages: xlvi+186. Rs 395.
SIKHISM
is a relatively young religion. Having evolved from being an offshoot of
Hinduism to a Panth with distinct identity, its theological corpus has
been growing steadily.
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