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Legacy of
one who led by example
Reviewed by Roopinder
Singh
Pran Nath Chhuttani:
Physician to the Subcontinent By H. K. Chuttani. New
Apcon.Pages 260. Rs 450.
Chandigarh
has been fortunate in the people who made it their home. Dr Pran Nath
Chhuttani’s association started with the inception of the PGI in the
city. He gave up a flourishing practice in Amritsar and moved to the
new city in the 1960s to take part in Partap Singh Kairon’s vision
of creating an institute of medical excellence in the new capital of
Punjab.
In the
mould of a classic of our modern times
Reviewed by Rana
Nayar
Contemporary Theatre of
India: An Overview by Chaman Ahuja National Book Trust Pages 350.
Rs 540
Chaman
Ahuja is a well-known name among the theatre enthusiasts of
North India. His interest in drama started early, when he worked on
Eugene O’Neill for his PhD, and later did the same into a critically
acclaimed book. Thereafter, he didn’t look back. From O’Neill to
Beckett and then to the Indian playwrights/theatre directors, the
transition was natural and smooth.
The
spring sonata of a true poet
Reviewed by Suresh
Kohli
In The Company of A
Poet by Nasreen Munni Kabir: Rainlight Rupa. Pages 206. Rs 495
At
79, it seems, it is not an autumn but indeed the spring of life for
Gulzar, and he seems to be glowing as if in the southern hemisphere,
not withering away in the sultry sweating Mumbai wearable conditions.
More and more of his lyrics are becoming chart busters, more and more
creativity is oozing out of him and the windings are carrying them
everywhere. Nasreen Munni Kabir’s engagement of his persona is not a
serious but flippant attempt considering the time and space Gulzar
must have given her for the book-length interview.
Wake-up
call on the plight of women
Reviewed by Seerat
Toor Grewal
Religion, Patriarchy and Capitalism
by Jayanti Alam Kalpaz Publications. Pages 300, Rs 865
Woman
has been at the receiving end of our world deeply rooted in
patriarchal values, notions and practices. Her endless struggle for
recognition, expression and liberation has been combated with staunch
suppression by the race of men. Author, Jayanti Alam has categorically
stated the plight of the fair-sex in an absolute persuasive style to
sensitize the readers about the inhuman treatment meted out to them.
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