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Blinkered
history of Kashmir dispute
Reviewed by B. G. Verghese
Kashmir: The Unwritten
History
by Christopher Snedden
HarperCollins. Pages 466. Rs 599
Scholars
are still looking at the origins, course and nature of the J&K
"dispute". The latest perhaps is the just-published Kashmir:
The Unwritten History by Christopher Snedden, an Australian
scholar, who writes essentially of "Azad" J&K and the
Northern Areas, now designated Gilgit-Baltistan, and the view from
there. This is a rare look at Pakistan-administered J&K which has
seldom received any attention as Islamabad and the world have focussed
on "Kashmir," while India has strangely never turned the
spotlight on the other side of the hill.
Champion
of India’s wildlife
Reviewed by Lt- Gen (retd) Baljit
Singh
Tripwire for a Tiger:
Selected Works of FW Champion
Rainfed Books. Pages 202. Rs 495
I
had lost all desire to kill wild animals. Not that this has proved any
loss to me because I have found that wildlife photography provides all
the thrills and excitement of hunting without having to shed any blood
at all`85. Such pictures hanging on one’s walls in subsequent years,
bring back vividly, as no skin or head can ever do`85. one can half
close one’s eyes and feel again the warm air and hear the hum of the
insects`85.. one can see the living, breathing tiger as he lies,
having no final vision of the magnificent king of the jungle lying in
death agony or mar the pleasure of a wonderful experience".
Pulsating
action all the way
Reviewed by Vikrant Parmar
Blood Red Sari
by Ashok Banker
Harper Collins. Pages 287, Rs 299
Three
women, three locales, one situation; compelling action, breathtaking
suspense, conjoined climax — pretty much defines author Ashok
Banker’s novel Blood Red Sari, the first in his Kali
Rising Series. The narrative moves along like great thrillers in
different halls of a multiplex where the denouement is slated together
in the main hall.
On
movies, but without sparkle
Reviewed by Rachna Singh
History of Indian Cinema.
Pages 374. Rs 250
Indian
cinema completes 100 years of film-making in 2013. This, undoubtedly,
merits celebration and Renu Saran in her own small way pops champagne
with her books History of Indian Cinema and 101Hit Films of
Indian Cinema.
101 Hit Films of Indian Cinema.
Pages 272. Rs 195
Both written by Renu Saran and published by Diamond Pocket Books
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