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Off
the shelf
An
intellectual par excellence
Reviewed by V. N. Datta
Redefining Humanism: Selected
Essays of D. P. Mukerji
Edited by Srobona Munshi.
Tulika Books in association with the University of Calcutta.
Pages 109. Rs 175.
IT
is commendable that Srobana Munshi, a former Professor of
English, Calcutta University, and some of her colleagues have produced
a 109-page slender volume of D. P. Mukerji’s eight Bengali essays
translated into English, especially for the benefit of the non-Bengali
reading intelligentsia.
Hallmark
of diversity
Reviewed by Harbans Singh
In Step With Paradise: Rhythms to the Poetry of Kashmir
Conceptualised and edited by Uma Vasudev.
Shubhi Publications.
Pages 144. Rs 2,500.
IN
Step With Paradise is one of those rare productions that can be
claimed as close to their hearts by various categories of readers. But
primarily, the stupendous effort of Uma Vasudev that went before the
compilation of this visual treat has exploded the myth of the
exclusivity and inaccessibility of Kashmir.
Meteoric
rise of a cricket star
Reviewed by Gopal Sharma
Dhoni
by C. Rajshekhar Rao. Foreword by Kapil Dev.
Pages 134. Rs 95.
THERE
have been several biographies of Indian cricketers, but there is a
glaring similarity to all of them. They hover around performances,
sequence of matches and strong points of the player. But not many of
them are able to touch on other aspects or bring out anecdotes not
heard of before.
A
life full of moments
Reviewed by Aditi Garg
Unison
by Harinder Brar.
Unistar.
Pages 59. Rs 150.
WHEN
dreams are put to paper, they flow out as poetry. What the heart feels
is best expressed in verse. Every life has its aspirations and
moments. To live and relive every moment and cherish it as a fond
memory is something that everyone is inclined to do once in a while.
This walk down the memory lane brings back bitter-sweet emotions.
Engaging
family saga
Reviewed by
Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu
Five Queen’s Road
by Sorayya Khan.
Penguin Books.
Pages 213. Rs 250.
A
grand old mansion, Five
Queen’s Road, once owned by an Englishman in the fashionable
pre-Partition Lahore, is at the heart of the author Sorayya Khan’s
book by the same name. She deftly weaves family saga and national
history in this moving account of political upheaval and migration.
Kindle
interest in books
Mehak Uppal
The online reading debate has got
a whole new twist with the launch of the e-book reader Kindle.
Booklovers and publishers spell out their views
HOW
we take life’s most precious moments for granted–getting
intoxicated by the fragrance arising from the characters sitting
pretty on the shelves of our favourite book house, feeling the
hardbound copy in our hands, rough and coarse, gulping the quick
summary at the end, wonderstruck at the cover design though not quite
getting it, adding it to our own collection, inscribing the date of
purchase on the last page ...
Paperbacks
to iPads
Christine Kearney
Publishers expect the iPad to boost online reading, but a revolution
is unlikely
BOOK
publishers have predicted that Apple’s iPad would boost interest in
online reading. But observers doubted the novel tablet computer would
immediately revolutionize electronic publishing like the iPod changed
music listening.
Telling
the truth about history
Shelley Walia
THOUGH
he is no more, his books will, no doubt, inspire generations to
come. And if we can discuss peace and human rights today, it is all
because of the undying commitment of people like him. Howard
Zinn died suddenly while swimming at Santa Monica, California,
recently. He was 87.
Prize
for South Asian literature
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Limited, an infrastructure company, has announced a prize of
$50,000 for South Asian and subcontinental literature. "The purse
of $50,000 will be awarded to the winner in 2011. The award will
recognise writers of any ethnicity writing about South Asia and its
diaspora.
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