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Guru’s abode in
the hills
Reviewed by Roopinder Singh
Haven of Bliss Anandpur
Sahib: A Miracle of the Human Spirit
By Vijay N. Shankar and Harminder Kaur.
Corporate Vision.
Pages 156. Rs 2,500.
DEVELOPED
on land bought from the Rani of Kahlur for Rs 500, by Guru Teg Bahadur
Sahib, Anandpur Sahib holds a particular reverence in Sikh ethos
because of its close association with the last two Sikh Gurus.
It’s
never too late for love
Reviewed by Ravia Gupta
The Twilight Years
By Mohinder Singh
Kalpaz Publications.
Pages 283. Rs 630.
"When life offers a
dream beyond expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it
comes to an end."
BUSY
years in service keep unhappiness at bay. With every upward step in
service, there comes a rise in power and perks—power to order
people, to be waited upon, to be listened to—but after this golden
phase comes retirement and this time, it’s author Mohinder Singh’s
turn.
Saluting
spirit of freedom
Reviewed by Kanwalpreet
Patriots and Ballards at
Gallows: Vande Mataram Saga
By V.K. Singhal.
Kalpaz Publications.
Pages 262. Rs 495.
THIS
book is as unconventional as its author. V.K.Singhal who is a doctor
by profession. This is his first attempt to write a book which has
been inspired by the National Song Vande Mataram.
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COMMON CAUSE
Former IPS officer and IHF chief KPS Gill (R) and cricketer Anjum Chopra (L) during the release of the book,
Road to Commonwealth Games, 2010, written by Sunil Yash Kaira (second from L), in New Delhi recently
Photo: PTI
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Land
of mystic charm
Reviewed by Ram Varma
Himalayan Wonderland: Travels
in Lahaul and Spiti
By Manohar Singh Gill.
Penguin/Viking.
Pages 268. Rs 599.
MANOHAR
Singh Gill, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, is a man of
many parts. Early in his career as a young IAS officer of the Punjab
cadre, he found himself "trapped" for a year in the rugged,
remote valleys of Lahaul and Spiti beyond the Rohtang pass, which
remained buried under thick snow for six-seven months.
Call
of new India
Tony Tharakan
Former financier Anish Trivedi
writes of love in the new India in his book, Call Me Dan
FORMER
investment banker Anish Trivedi portrays a changing India in his debut
novel where coffee and croissants are on the breakfast menu and
youngsters earn more than their fathers ever did.
Room with a view
Madhusree Chatterjee
Man Booker nominee Emma Donoghue says
she wanted to probe the drama of parent-child love in her novel
IRISH
writer Emma Donoghue, the youngest on the Man Booker Prize
shortlist for 2010, wanted to probe the dark element of parent-child
love in her novel, The Room. The protagonist, she says, is a
boy whose small world must inevitably open up to a wider one.
Back of the book
Memoirs, movies and other matters
Hitch-22: A Memoir
By Christopher Hitchens.
Penguin. Rs 599.
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Manasarovar
By Ashokamitran.
Penguin. Rs 225.
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Beautiful from this
Angle
By Maha Khan Phillips.
Penguin. Rs 350.
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Granta 112 Pakistan
Ed. John Freeman.
Penguin. Rs 599.
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