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Translating Faiz with sensitivity
Amar Nath Wadehra
100 Poems by Faiz
Ahmed Faiz translated by Sarvat Rahman.
Abhinav Publication, New Delhi. Pages: 344. Price: Rs 400.
THE
impressive corpus of protest poetry is an enduring facet of
Urdu literature. Some of the most popular Urdu verse directs
poets’ ire and satire at the mullahs. Most poets who began
as youthful romantics, eventually became society’s
conscience keepers.
‘Response-ability’
of managing public information
D.S. Cheema
Public
Information Management
by C.V. Narasimha Reddi, Himalaya Publishing House Pages
267, Price Rs 450.
WE
have always wanted to believe that ‘IT’ doesn’t
necessarily mean Information Technology, it means ‘India
tomorrow’ as well. What we have not realised is that, IT
also means ‘Information Tomorrow’. The technology aspect
of IT has been in the forefront for past many years. Now time
has come for the ‘I’ (information) of ‘IT’ to be given
special attention.
Empowering
the marginalised
S.S. Chib
Social Development and the Empowerment of marginalised
Groups: Perspectives and Strategies,
edited by Debal K. Singha Roy, Sage Publications, New Delhi;
2001. Pages 248, Price Rs 450.
THERE
is no dearth of literature on social development but the
empowerment of Dalits, women and other marginalised groups etc
is the recent issue being debated, disputed, dialogued and
written upon, since the last quarter of the bye gone century.
Looking
back at the valley
M.L. Sharma
Lost
Shangri La
by S. Sapru.Decent Books. Pages
167+ VII, Rs 160
IN
imitation of the style of Charles Dickens A Tale of Two
Cities we can describe the socio-politico-cultural
scenario in ancient Kashmir as well as in the recent past: It
was the best of times, it was the worst of times in Kashmir
Valley, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of
foolishness.
OFF THE SHELF
Jinnah’s
correspondence and anxieties
V.N. Datta
THE
National Academy of Pakistan had published Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s
papers in two volumes edited by Dr Z.H. Zaidi in 1993 and 2000
which deal with some of the critical issues relating to the
Partition of India. Dr Zaidi, a protege of Professor C.H.
Philips had his training as a researcher in the School of
Oriental and African Studies, London.
SHORT TAKES
Life
of a producer-director-script writer and lyricist
Jaswant Singh
The One and Lonely
Kidar Sharma, an autobiography
edited by Vikram Sharma; Bluejay
Books, New Delhi. Pages 254. Rs
250.
THE
Indian cinema has come a long way since the days of the silent
movies and many men and women of great talent and dedication
have contributed to its development. If a count is taken, the
name of Kidar Sharma will figure quite high on the list.
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