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General VK Singh looks
back, forcefully
Reviewed by Dinesh Kumar
Courage and Conviction
by General
VK Singh with Kunal Verma
Aleph.
Pages 363. Rs 595
IT is not often that a
retired service chief writes a book. And when one does, it naturally
arouses curiosity especially if the service chief in question has been
a lightning rod for controversy. General Vijay Kumar Singh, who
retired as the Army Chief in May 2012, has recently published Courage
and Conviction, an autobiography, along with Kunal Verma.
Archive of social
struggle
Reviewed by Amarinder Gill
Haunted by Fire
by Mythily Sivaraman
LeftWord. Pages 457. Rs 550
THE book contains the
essays of Mythily Sivaraman who has written extensively on the
downtrodden, their exploitation and their struggle for emancipation.
Drawing from her experiences with the CPM, the writer elaborates on
socialist ideas and politics. The articles in the book echo her
Leftist ideology. She wields a mean pen and her fiery articles have
appeared in the Economic and Political Weekly, Mainstream and Radical
Review.
Cooking up a new syntax
for vegetarians
Reviewed by Geetu Vaid
Diva Green. A Vegetarian
Cookbook
by Ritu Dalmia.
Hachette. Pages 224. Rs 699
vegetarianism may be the
latest trend but the general belief is that choice is a luxury that a
vegetarian's plate and palate can hardly afford. It is this myth that
celebrity chef Ritu Dalmia sets out to bust in her Diva Green.
Vivacious and ebullient queen of Italian cuisine in India, Dalmia
picks up the modest vegetarian ingredients and gives them an exotic
and mouthwatering twist with her recipes.
Challenges that come
India’s way
Reviewed by Kanwalpreet
Tales from Shining and
Sinking India
by Akash
Banerjee
Amaryllis.
Pages 328. Rs 525
akash
Banerjee, the
author of this book, is a television reporter but has proved his
mettle as a writer through this book. His job gave him the advantage
to travel to places which were the focus of the nation for a few hours
or days. Akash Banerjee was there to capture it all along with other
members of his fraternity.
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