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From
April 20, 2006
to April 26, 2006
Seeing
A Different Green
Are
we in such a state of dissonance with
nature that we can't smell the green
grass and wet
earth?
With Earth Day just gone by, Rakesh
Mehar tries to get at the root of the
matter When
people
see one tree being cut, they don't
realise the significance
At
The Cutting Edge Of Technology
The media guru Marshall
McLuhan is credited with the aphorism:
"If it works, it's
obsolete." In the
Information Technology (IT)
arena, this remains true three decades
after his death, as the computer
industry churns out ideas and
updates, faster . . .
Origin
And Traditions Of Classical Music
The 14 edifying essays that
comprise this book written by
stalwarts of music were first
commissioned by the then
chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi,
Narayana Menon, in the
mid-1980s when India was in
the throes of international
festivals.
Teachings
Of Vallalar
WHEN RAMALINGA Swamigal,
popularly known as Arulprakasa
Vallalar flourished, there prevailed
religious feuds, the menace
of caste, and poverty.
`Experimental'
Short Stories
This book is a collection of
stories under `Katha Prahelika' series
a unique experiment conducted by
the popular magazine Rachana.
The selection of stories is an attempt
to extract home truths about
the various ways in which
readers react . . .
Abridged
Ramayana
This short work deals with
the epic Ramayana concisely. It opens
with a conversation between Siva
and Parvati in which the
Divine Mother seeks to know the `Rama
tattva' from Her consort. In reply,
Siva narrates the epic.
Financial
Sector Developments
Empirical treatment of the
Indian stock markets and some major
developments
Politicisation
Of Violence
Story of the Godhra carnage
which etched deep faults in Gujarat's
social landscape
The
Tragedy Of Want In India
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the
situation has improved over
time.
Breaking
Free From The Golden Cage
The tale of a young girl
coping with life in a traditional
milieu is engrossing as well as
brutal.
Push
And Pull Of The Mba Bull Run
The book offers a peep into
the frenetic environment of Wharton
business school and the lives of its
highly ambitious
students.
Mother’S
Milk
Even though all new mothers
know breast milk is ideal for their
babies many of them find it difficult
to cope with the act of
breast feeding.
Bringing
Up Mom And Baby
The book takes an objective
look at the day-to-day business of
bringing up a baby.
Help!
I'm Drowning In Words
What happens to a reader in the book boom era, asks
BAGESHREE S. on the eve of World Book
Day
The
Truth Behind History
M.J. Akbar's latest book is a
history of India couched as a
fascinating family chronicle It would
be a
tragedy if one were to be
imprisoned by despair
Three
Players Of Trade Game In New Economic
Geography
"Europe is changing and
reinventing itself," writes
Jean-Joseph Boillot in his book Europe
after
Enlargement. And exploring
what happens when there is `geoeconomic
realignment of globalising
markets' are Jagdish N. Sheth
and Rajendra S. Sisodia in . . .
Memories
Of Another Day
Bene
Israelis represent a tiny Jewish
community living peacefully on the
western coast of India
forcenturies.
Too
Good To Be True
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED
PAJAMAS By John Boyne, David Fickling,
£10.99
History
For Children
History books for
schoolchildren have always been
criticized by parent-teacher
associations from
two viewpoints.
Winning
Over Defeat
The Match Romesh Gunesekera,
Bloomsbury,
That
Elusive Nook
You are writing your
all-important project report and have
decided you will not let anything in
the
world distract you.
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