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Reflections on
Tagore
Amreeta Sen
Rabindranath Tagore: The
Singer and His Song
By Reba Som.
Penguin/Viking.
Pages 291. Rs 599.
THERE
was once a shy and lonely boy who lived more than a century ago in
Bengal. Born into a highly talented family with 14 siblings, most of
whom were remarkably gifted in some way or the other, this youngster
was, however, almost always alone, left in the care and tyranny of
servants.
A
role for India on world stage
Syed Nooruzzaman
Challenges and Strategy:
Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy
By Rajiv Sikri.
Sage Publications.
Pages 317. Rs 595.
THE
curiosity of children is boundless and often the quirkiest, crooked
questions are asked in ways most innocent. Frankly, the book didn’t
appear very appealing in the beginning, but it turned out to be quite
a pleasant read.
Patchwork
portrait
Arifa Akbar
The Wish Maker
By Ali Sethi.
Hamish Hamilton.
Pages 405. £14.99.
Pakistan
has just shaken off the military rule and now seesaws between
democracy and anarchy. The North West Frontier is erupting with civil
unrest; Kalashikovs are sold next to candy bars in the bazaars of
Peshawar and the tragic fortunes of the Bhutto dynasty have hit the
headlines once again.
Embodiments
of compassion
Parshotam Mehra
The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A
Sacred Legacy of Incarnation
By Glenn H Mullin.
Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Jaico, Mumbai.
Pages xix + 554. Rs 395.
OVEr
the past half a century and more since Tibet shed its long-lived image
of a Shangri-la, the number of studies on the land and its
people—above all its Dalai Lama—have run into scores.
Medical
journey of a plastic surgeon
Aditi Garg
A Life of Change: The
Autobiography of a Doctor
By Noshir H. Antia.
Penguin Books.
Pages 189. Rs 299.
HEALTH
is a primary issue of concern for everyone today. With lifestyle
diseases more rampant today than ever, the medical profession is a
booming sector. It is a sound business venture to invest copious
amounts of money to train doctors who are bound to deliver handsome
returns.
Humorous
memoir
Anita Sethi
Marrying Anita: A Quest for
Love in the New India
By Anita Jain.
Bloomsbury.
Pages 320. £7.99.
ThE
pressure on Anita Jain to find a husband started very early: aged one,
when she fell out of a building in Baltimore and broke her arm, her
mother’s gravest concern was her marriageability. Jain’s arm
recovered, but it is her broken heart, which takes longer to heal,
that is the focus of this humorous memoir, in which she details her
search for a suitable husband.
Woolf’s
inspiration sold
The lighthouse beach that
inspired To the Lighthouse sold for £80k, reports Amol
Rajan
THE
Cornish beach that inspired Virginia Woolf’s novel To The
Lighthouse has been sold for £380,000. A private buyer from
London who originally hails from Cornwall bought Upton Towans beach in
Gwithian, complete with a view of the Godrevy Island lighthouse, at
auction.
Tales
of sweat and grime of Delhi
THE
best stories are those that are born of the lives of the working class
people on the streets, says former professional trade union
worker-turned short story writer Mridula Koshy.
Winning
against odds
SHE
was only one-year-old when polio inflicted Malathi K. Holla and she
became wheelchair-bound for her entire life. But, that has not
deterred her from becoming an athlete of repute with 300 international
and national-level medals, including a Paralympics gold medal.
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