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Mahatma & Qaid-e-Azam counterpoised
Cookie Maini
Jinnah vs Gandhi
By Roderick Matthews.
Hachette India. Pages 330. Rs 499
My instant reaction to the book, Jinnah
versus Gandhi was that, at last, the two subcontinental icons have
been juxtaposed. Just as well, that a British historian has penned
this well-textured evocation since on either side of the border
opinions would not be bereft of biases and hagiographic tints. B.R
Ambedkar, in 1943, drawing a comparison between the two organisations
and the men who headed them, had said "Politics in the hands of
these two great men have become a competition in extravaganza.
Taking the roads much travelled
H. Kishie Singh
India's Best Destinations
By Bob Rupani
Rupani Media, distributed by Media Star. Pages 158. Rs 1,950
Not
many people have a job that is suited to their disposition. Bob Rupani
does. He loves driving and loves the wide open spaces that India has,
from the jungles to the mountains, the desert to the seas. The space
is sprinkled liberally with temples, palaces, caves and ancient
monuments whose architecture delights and defies definition. India is
a haven for tourists, it caters to every individual taste, whim and
fancy. Bob Rupani's latest book India's 100 Best Destinations is
a gem in itself.
Glimpses
into the mind of a genius
Jayanti Roy
Classic Satyajit Ray
Translated from Bengali by the author and Gopa Majumdar
Penguin Books. Pages 411. Rs 399
Satyajit Ray, known more as the
lifetime achievement Oscar-winning film director, was a multi-faceted
personality, being an illustrator, cartoonist, music director and a
short and detective story writer. In Bangla literature, he created
many memorable characters such as Feluda, Professor Shonku, and Jatayu
etc. This volume includes 49 of his short stories first published in
Bangla from the years 1962 to 1983. Nine of the stories are translated
by Ray himself, while Gopa Majumdar, a Sahitya Akademi Award-winner,
has translated the rest of them.
Waiting for change
Aditi Garg
Years On... the Issues Still Knocking
By BS Thaur.
Unistar Books. Pages 210. Rs 395
Change in society is not just
anticipated but also imperative; and a change for the better is an
indication that the society is evolving. But some situations remain as
they are over the years, impervious to improvement, regardless of the
growth all around. In India, we have many communities and people whose
situation has only gone from bad to worse.
Correction
The prices of the science
bestsellers given last week were incorrect. The following are the
books, given by Capital Book Depot, Chandigarh, and their correct
prices:
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin. Rs 299
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking. Rs 350
The Meaning of Relativity
by Albert Einstein. Routledge. Rs 325.
The Selfish Gene by
Richard Dawkins. Rs 325
A Short History of Nearly
Everything by Bill Bryson. Rs
599
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