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From June 21, 2007 to June 27, 2007
Globalisation 3.0 Isn't About
`Empowered Individuals'
"Globalisation 3.0 is about
transnational corporations being
totally deregulated, above the control
of any nation-state, and being able to
exploit poor people in developing
countries and, in the process,
bringing down the wages of individuals
in . . . .
Amusing Stories
A Novel and an amusing introduction by
Bapu and Ramana in free verse gives
the reader a foretaste of the inside
material.
Life Of Ramanuja
The life and teachings of Ramanuja
(1017-1137 A.D.), who systematised the
philosophy of Visishtadvaita, are a
source of perennial inspiration.
The Mahatma’s Life Partner
Books on Mahatma Gandhi are endless,
but, those on his life partner
Kasturba very few. Writers on Gandhiji
scarcely project Kasturba’s role in
the making of the Mahatma or in the
freedom struggle.
Strangers In Their Own Land
A complex and nuanced story of the
’adivasis’ of Bastar being displaced
in the name of development.
Traditional Educational Institution
Contemporary Social and Political
Discourses: Yoginder Sikand; Rs. 595.
Both the books pubished by Hope India
Publications, 85, Sector 23,
Gurgaon-122017.
Development Dynamics
This book opens with a perfunctory
foreword by Amartya Sen, who as one of
the founders of the World Institute
for Development Economics Research
(WIDER) in Finland 20 years ago,
claims part responsibility for the
name of the institute.
Encounter With Giants
What will you do when a man of the
stature of Jawaharlal Nehru "grips you
from behind with a hard shake" and
smiles.
Train To The Heartland
For Mark Tully,
India
acknowledges that the absolute answers
to the most important questions often
remain unanswered, but we must go on
asking them, writes MV Kamath.
Seeking A National Identity
Indianisation, by Balraj Madhok, was
first published in 1970 by S Chand &
Co. Its republication now is prompted
by its greater relevance today.
The Guru Of Advertising
The story of R K Swamy is well worth
telling. A true South Indian hero,
Swamy, a self-taught professional,
rose from an impoverished and small
village beginning to become one of the
leading lights of the Indian
advertising industry.
A Journey Of Two Women
In recent times, I’ve awaited few
books with intense anticipation as
Afghan-American writer Khaled
Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Mirror On Life
If one wants to make the point that
women writers are writers who happen
to be female, and can write on
subjects other than the female
experience too the vicissitudes of
life, in different shades, as the
introduction describes it Three Sides
of . . . .
Al-Qaida Uncovered
The authors account of his meeting
with bin Laden in the Tora Bora caves
forms the high point of the book.
God, A Woman?
Coelhos book celebrates female
divinity in a way that evokes both
exhilaration and sorrow, his trademark
style.
A Tapestry Of Colonial Life
Fanny Parkess journals trace her
journey from prim memsahib to
sitar-playing Indophile and are
greatly enjoyable accounts, discovers
William Dalrymple.
‘Musharraf’s Claims On Terrorism
Misleading’
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s
oft-repeated projection as a saviour
of Pakistan is misleading as terrorist
and extremist groups have become more
lethal and better networked in
Pakistan and Afghanistan during the
past eight years of his rule.
Mark His Silences
Mark Tully's attractiveness is that he
openly and honestly wrestles with the
great issues of truth and life.
Potter Mania
Get your copy and win a gift
certificate Potter fans no longer have
to line up at bookstores on July 21
midnight to buy the last and final
Harry Potter adventure ‘Harry Potter
and the Deathly Gallows.’
The Colours Of Allah
Once upon a time, in the mid-1980s, a
young Pakistani civil servant wanted
to carry on the best traditions of the
British-created Indian Civil Service.
For A Perfect Number
Book publishing being a complicated
affair, two questions have always
troubled Indian publishers: the size
of the book and the number of copies
for the first edition.
Several Strangers
The title of this collection of
fifteen short stories refers to a line
in Rajlakshmi Devi’s Meye: “Open
windows to three sides of life — fear
sits at the other.”
The Agony Of Accepting The Limits To
Knowledge
Revolution is a word often used
nowadays rather casually — callously,
to be precise — to drive home the
significance of many a scientific
discovery.
Gory Tales
Aristotle calls the poet a ‘maker’
because he deals not with what has
happened, as a historian does, but
constructs what might happen according
to the laws of probability and
possibility.
Ten Years And Counting
Surya Prasad is a proud man as
Gunagrahi, a journal covering the fine
arts, completes a decade in print
RANJANI GOVIND.
The Philosophy And Mechanics Of Rural
Banking
The volume is an important
contribution to the principles and
practice of rural banking in India, a
body of knowledge which is still in
its evolutionary stage (specially in
this country).
Men In White
Launch of Mukul Kesavan’s book of
cricket tomorrow.
Reit Rhymes With `Sweet'
You don't have to be a
multi-millionaire to own "a piece of
property in New York, Paris, Tokyo,
Sydney, or even Seoul or Kuala
Lumpur," assures Dominic Whiting in
Playing the REITs Game.
Meeting Sir Mark Tully
Sir Mark Tully on his latest book,
‘India’s Unending Journey’
Printpick
The author recounts with some
amusement his family’s experience of
life in Islamabad society between
April 1997 and June 2000.
Potter Mania
Get your copy and win a gift
certificate Potter fans no longer have
to line up at bookstores on July 21
midnight to buy the last and final
Harry Potter adventure “Harry Potter
and the Deathly Gallows”.
Filling In History
Author Neera Kapur-Dromson brings
India to Kenya and Kenya to India in
‘From Jhelum to Tana’.
Potter Mania
Potter fans no longer have to line up
at bookstores on July 21 midnight to
buy the last and final Harry Potter
adventure “Harry Potter and the
Deathly Gallows”.
Route To Roots
“From “Jhelum to Tana” by Neera
Kapur-Dromson provides a glance at a
little-known history.
How To Design A Broom
Iyengar's fine anthology will appeal
to the discerning reader. Its range is
wide—from politics and culture to
police violence and public health...
An Officer And A Businessman
The
Pakistan
army is into business -- from banking
to bakeries. It has eliminated market
forces entirely.
Hot Chills
Smart, chic and deadly: the
incomparable Modesty Blaise. But the
edition isn't perfect.
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