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to July 12, 2006
Empire
Is Born In A Six By Four Cell
Indian
history is peripheral in these
essentially Brit books on the old
Empire and the modern Corp.
An
Unacceptable Defence
An attempt by Narasimha Rao
to absolve himself and his Government
of the responsibility for failing to
prevent what admittedly was a colossal
tragedy
Remembering
A Writer
O.V. Vijayan(1930-2005)
achieved the status of an icon with
his first novel, "Khasakinte
Ithihasam".
Satirical
Essays
Eloquence and erudition are
striking in these 148 essays. This
volume of 1062 pages is literally a
feast for lovers of good prose.
Panuganti (1865-1940) wrote several
series of essays during 1913-20 which
were brought out first as a series of
six . . .
Exposition
Of Spiritual Matters
The matter for these books
has been culled from the pages of `Sri
Ramakrishna Vijayam', the spiritual
monthly published by Sri Ramakrishna
Math, Chennai. The volumes cover
1991-1994 and 1995-1998 respectively.
The
Sri Lankan Cauldron
It looks at the ground
realities, intentions and capabilities
of the Sri Lankan Government and the
LTTE .
Commentaries
On Desika's Hymns
The concept of Saranagati,
variously known as Nyasa, Bharanyasa
and Prapatti, is vital to Srivaishnava
theology and has been glorified by a
galaxy of Acharyas.
A
Great Composer And Polymath
The history of Carnatic music
would have been written differently if
the musical compositions of Tallapaka
Annamacharya had come to light about
200 years . . .
Indian
Civilisation: A Thematic Approach
When the editor of a
publication lucidly anticipates and
provides a rationale for its
shortcomings, the enterprise may be
deemed a `success'.
Print
Pick
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Empire
Is Born In A Six By Four Cell
Indian history is peripheral in these essentially Brit
books on the old Empire and the modern
Corp.
From
The Blurb
The sacred in the Indian
tradition is more an experience than a
concept and goes much beyond the
narrow confines of an organised temple
or even a shrine...
Escape
From Mundane
Monica Ali’s latest book,
‘Alentejo Blue’, leaves Alex Clark
with a faint feeling of let down.
Testing
The Superficial
Two scientists undertake a
bizarre experiment on a remote island,
in an attempt to sort out racial
differences in mankind
Cloaks
And Khukris
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay was
at his best writing for the mystery
genre. This collection of four stories
reveal why
A
History In Pictures
This collection of Laxman’s
work does not do him full justice
Big
Brother’S Watching...
The book is a fast-paced
thriller that highlights the
increasing technological intrusion
into the private lives of individuals
Elementary
Steps
Examining the challenges and recent initiatives in
providing universal elementary
education.
The
Koran And Muslims
Intellectual stagnation in
the Muslim world long preceded
revivalism and its hideous offshoot,
fundamentalism.
Blood
Protest
In India, students of English Literature rather than
history may better know the Easter
Rebellion of 1916.
Eyes
And Ears Of The Queen
Her majesty’s Spymaster:
Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham,
and the Birth of Modern British
Espionage
Home
And Away
“There
was always India though,” thought
the young Iris Macfarlane, worried
that she would never get a proposal,
“the provider of husbands for girls
and jobs for boys, our inevitable and
face-saving destination.
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