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Epic saga retold
Reviewed by Kuldip Dhiman
Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam
(Vol I & II)
By M. Veerappa Moily.
Rupa.
Pages 802+674. Rs 1,500.
THE
story of Rama has been retold again and again in various ages and
through languages as diverse as Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and others.
Maharishi Valmiki’s Ramayana is not necessarily the first one
because the story existed in folklore and in Buddhist and Jain
traditions much earlier.
Tryst
with destiny
Reviewed by Amarinder Sandhu
A Journey Forever
By G. A. Kulkarni.
Translated from Marathi by Vilas Salunke.
Frog Books.
Pages 332. Rs 350.
A
Journey Forever is a collection of Kulkarni’s Marathi short
stories translated into English by Salunke. These short stories delve
into the realm of the metaphysical, philosophy and the basic tenets of
human existence.
Grim
tale of human suffering
Reviewed by Harbans Singh
This is not that Dawn:
Jhootha Sach
By Yashpal.
Penguin Books.
Pages 1119. Rs 599.
ALMOST
50 years ago, when Yashpal’s Jhootha Sach was serialised by
the then most popular Hindi magazine Dharmyug, it made the
readers anxiously wait for the next issue. Much of the Hindi reading
populace of the country had for the first time read an authentic and
humane narration of life in Lahore and the trauma of the exodus that
had struck Punjab.
Zestful Zohra
Zohra Segal's Close-up — Memoirs Of A Life On Stage & Screen relives the turning points of the actor’s life
IN
April 1981, I was very lucky to get this compact and pretty attic flat
in Crouch End, Hornsey, N8, belonging to the Hornsey Housing Trust. I
had been familiar with the area since 1970, as it was adjacent to our
Highgate flat, and I often came to Crouch End to buy the Jewish chola
bread, as well as borrow books from the Haringay Library.
Fortune
built on a simple idea
Martin Hickman
THE
autobiography of a cravat-wearing furry mammal is poised to become one
of the publishing sensations of 2010, having already attracted more
advance sales than the life story of Tony Blair.
Tête-à-tête
Theatre with
a vision
Nonika Singh
ClARITY
of thought and vision not only defines noted theatreperson Devendra
Raj Ankur but is also the key to his resounding success. Back in 1969,
when he joined the hallowed portals of the National School of Drama (NSD)
he knew theatre and theatre alone was going to be his muse.
Short Takes
Casting the sardonic eye
Reviewed by Randeep Wadehra
The Goat, The Sofa and Mr Swami
by R. Chandrasekar.
Hachette.
Pages 296. Rs 250.
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