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From
December 01, 2005 to December
06, 2005
Labour
And Politics
THERANJEDUTHA
KRITHIKAL — Political Thoughts: B.T.
Ranadive; Chintha Publishers,
Deshabhimani Road, P. B. No 172,
Thiruvananthapuram-695001.
A
Film Man's Life Without The Gossip!
The
book is all about the blessings
showered on the author and these are
the members of his family. It is a
moving account of a family-loving
gentleman.
It
Is A Penguin Classic, Boss!
The
man we have to thank for making
literature urgent and handy enough to
be carried around in our pockets is
Allen Lane, founder of Penguin. The
Life and Times of Allen Lane, Jeremy
Lewis, Viking, p.496, price not
stated.
Alternative
History
After
the feminist movement and the
subaltern school, it is now the turn
of that silenced majority of India,
the lower castes, to make its voice
heard.
Short
Stories In Translation
Anthology
of Short Stories from Other Languages:
`Rachana' Sai — Compiler; pub. by
Vahini Book Trust, 1-9-286/3,
Vidyanagar, Hyderabad-500044. Rs. 150.
Snuffed
Out Too Early...
The author relates the lives of
children who spend their childhood
days eking out a living.
Valmiki's
Epic
VALAM
TARUM VANMIKIYIN SUNDARA KANDAM:
Pulavar A. Kalathi. Pub. by Killai
Nilayam, 16/383, Arcot Road,
Kodambakkam, Chennai-600024. Rs.
120.
Blighted
Affections
Although
written naturally, some of the more
original sentence constructions might
come in for criticism from sticklers
of the language.
Thought-Provoking
Articles
Collection
of articles on general issues relating
to people and society at large
Gentleman
Soldier
‘To
the Dogra, soldiering is a family
tradition that brings him joy and
contentment’.
Testament
Of Faith
LETTERS
FROM MIRTOLA — Written by Sri
Krishnaprem and Sri Madhava Ashish to
Karan Singh: Jyotsna Singh — Editor;
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kulapati
Munshi Marg, Mumbai-400007. Rs.
150.
Interpretation
Of The Gita
Presents
the entire gamut of the Vedantic
interpretations of the Gita
He
Walks Into News
Every
page, paragraph and sentence in this
book is an irresistible quote News
from No Man's Land: Reporting the
World, John Simpson, Pan/ Macmillan,
£7.99.
Socio-Legal
Perspectives Of Adoption
Investigation
of adoption in India from a child
rights perspective
Recovery
And Recognition Of A Literary Past
Eunice
de Souza's anthology gives a
present-day perspective of the past
and includes an eclectic range of
contributors.
Looking
Beyond Hindutva
A
probing look beyond Hindutva to get to
the heart of Gujarat
The
Dangling Man
Masculinism
is, quite possibly, a sham, a rhetoric
which cannot find approximations in
the real world, yet it is built up to
enormous proportions.
Play
Of Shadows
Poems
and a Novella is a quest for a sense
of the self, to nail it down and
define it, to oneself.
Varied
Fare
True
to reputation, the stories reflect the
vibrancy of modern American short
fiction.
A
Magic Betrayed
Despite
all the despairing comments, the book
ends on a positive note. Tigers in Red
Weather, Ruth Padel, LittleBrown, Rs.
833.15.
Labour
Of Love
This
book has a little bit for everybody.
City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on
Lahore, edited by Bapsi Sidhwa,
Penguin, Rs.395.
Exiles
And Strangers
Exile
and the Kingdom, Albert Camus, first
published in English translation 1957,
Vintage, $6.50.
The
Artist As A Young Man In An Old City
Orhan
Pamuk's evocative memoir is as much
about his own life as about his city,
a city that has seen two great empires
rise and fall.
An
Aura Of Timelessness
Poorani's
poems are on issues that interest and
affect humanity in general. PADMA
NARAYANAN and PREMA SEETHARAM
He's
Got Words
Meet
Dreadlockalien, the poet laureate of
Birmingham
Wonders
Of The Wild
We
need wild animals because we are
dependent on them, says Ruth Padel.
Poetics
Of Protest
Remembering
Mulk Raj Anand on his birth centenary,
which falls on December 12.
An
Alternative Voice Of History
Amrita
Pritam's idea of cultural community
and identity testifies to a social
history of Punjab's shared cultural
symbols, motifs and landscapes.
Voice
Of The 'Common Man'
Brushing
up the Years: A Cartoonist's History
of India 1947-2004, R.K. Laxman,
Penguin, p.304, Rs. 750.
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