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Vortex of
relationships
Priyanka Singh
We are not in Pakistan
By Shauna Singh Baldwin.
Rupa. Pages 266. Rs 295.
THE
book is a collection of 10 short stories inspired by human values and
frailties. Some expose latent fears, mistrust and prejudice, while the
others underscore and repose faith, nudging the conscious emergence of
truth, belief and acceptance.
Examining
grassroots democracy
M. Rajivlochan
Functioning of Panchayati Raj
Institutions: Status, Issues and Options
By P. P. Balan, Kesar Singh, B. K. Pattanaik and Sukhvinder Singh.
CRRID, Chandigarh.
Pages 406. Rs 600.
THE
government wanted a status report on the working of the Panchayati raj
system in five states, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab and
Uttarakhand.
Life
in a metro
Madhusree Chatterjee
HER
new book spotlights the high life of Delhi "that is still trying
to come to terms with Western values". Writer Ira Trivedi says The
Great Indian Love Story is based on what she has seen in today’s
India.
Man
of many mysteries
Boyd
Tonkin finds few sensations in The Lost Symbol, but
signs of a more sceptical, self-conscious writer in Dan Brown
NO
one knows much about what the unfathomable Dan Brown thinks.
Sometimes, I suspect, the world’s best-selling writer of adult
fiction must have sleepless nights in which he feels a little like the
aghast book editors at the close of Umberto Eco’s novel Foucault’s
Pendulum.
Fragile
present, fractured past
Shalini Rawat
A Bridge to Nowhere
By Mona Verma.
Depot.
Pages 177. Rs 225.
WHEN
it comes to hurting each other, humans are a very self-absorbed lot.
We focus on our hurts, real or imagined, nurse our grouses, lick our
wounds and struggle to walk on the shorter shortcut that we have
chosen for ourselves.
Quest
for happiness
Harbir K. Singh
The Fine Print of Life
By P. S. Wasu.
HarperCollins.
Pages 177. Rs 195.
THE
book throws light on man’s quest for happiness and wisdom. The story
unfolds through the main protagonist Panna Lal. As a small boy,
Panna Lal used to play in a beautiful garden with all the other
children in his neighbourhood.
Challenges
Asian giants face
D. S. Cheema
Economic Reforms in India and
China: Emerging Issues and Challenges
Ed. B.Sudhakara Reddy.
Sage Publications.
Pages 413. Rs 850.
THE
economic profile of India and China has generated a lot of interest
since they are two of the top ten fastest-growing economies of the
world. Though these two Asian giants have very different social,
cultural and political context, there are many similarities in their
approach.
Death
be not proud
Alex Dobuzinskis
ACTOR
Patrick Swayze made peace with the notion of dying from pancreatic
cancer after initially finding his diagnosis a "cruel joke",
according to a memoir to be published later this month.
SHORT TAKES
Pitching for native literature
Randeep Wadehra
Nativism
By Balchandra Nemade. India Institute of Advanced Studies.
Pages 179. Rs 360.
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