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From August 09, 2007 to August 22, 2007
Gender Parity
This book contains 12 essays dealing with the contemporary
problems connected with gender
relations.
Inspiring Epic
Three Volumes: V.V. Ramanujan; Sri Rangapriya Publishing
House, New No. 116,
T.P. Koil Street, Triplicane,
Chennai-600005. Rs. 400 (three
volumes).
Hinduism Through The Ages
This Publication in 11 chapters deals with Hindu religion
at different periods of time.
From The Blurb
Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational
Research (SAIIER), Secretariat, Bharat
Nivas, Auroville-605101.
Conservation Of Biodiversity
Study of the complexities involved in evolving integrated
forest landscape management
strategies.
Wildlife Management: A Case Study
A Strategy to Mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict (A Study):
C.H. Basappanavar and K.M. Kaveriappa;
Vanasuma Prakashana, 1423/2, 2nd
Main, ‘B’ Block, Sahakarnagar,
Bengaluru-560092. Rs. 750.
New Age Business Strategies
What It Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-Mart World: William
H. Marquard with Bill Birchard; Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., 7,
West Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. Rs.
450.
Empowerment Of The Poor
The story of the micro-finance movement that turned banking
practice on its head.
Pakistan Urged To Comply With Wto
Standards
The government has decided to comply with the standards
demanded by the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) to survive in the
export market.
Framed In The Celluloid
Just a little over six months after the initial Paris
screening of their 'moving pictures',
the Lumiere brothers despatched their
representative to a huge market
waiting to be tapped - India.
Horror Of '47 Revisited
One can say with utter confidence that there has never been
a history of India from the time the
British left the country to Jawaharlal
Nehru's death, written with such
openness, insight and daring as Alex
Von Tunzelmann's Indian Summer.
Nothing Works
A glance at the reader’s address in I. R. Shankar’s novel
“An Adolescent Mind”, feels like a
poor attempt at poetry and even if the
author is trying to be amusing, it
does not work. . . . .
Bringing Coffee To The Table
“Coffee Gyan” published by Macmillan India Limited and the
Coffee Board makes for a quick and
light read.
Looking For Elusive Peace
Many volumes have been written on the subject of Partition.
Broadly, two opposite viewpoints have
been expressed on the subject.
Home Truths, Gently Revealed
The author has the knack of telling a tale simply and
elegantly while providing insights
into daily life.
Unravelling The Raw Truth Of It All
The book conveys a sense of the Intelligence world as it
really is mostly shades of gray,
instead of black and white.
How To Play The Game
This book gives a detailed description of the life and
times of one of
India's greatest players.
Beauty And Herr Wolf
The Poor Man and the Lady, the title of Thomas Hardy’s
first (rejected) novel, is a well-worn
literary theme.
Bringing Coffee To The Table
“Coffee Gyan”, published by Macmillan
India Limited and the Coffee Board,
makes for a quick and light read.
India's Silent Warriors
Secrecy and intelligence agencies are synonymous. Very
rarely does the general public get a
peek into the shadowy world of spooks
and their death-defying deeds shrouded
behind the iron curtain of state
secrets.
‘The World Was Silent When We Died’
Twenty-nine-year-old Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie recently bagged the
prestigious Orange Prize for fiction
for his second novel, which takes its
name from the short-lived Biafran
flag.
A R&aw Perspective
It is not easy to be a spy on a foreign posting. One day at
a party, the drunken wife of an IFS
officer loudly announced: “Ladies and
Gentlemen, meet the most charming
officer from
India’s external intelligence”.
Looking For Elusive Peace
Many volumes have been written on the subject of Partition.
Broadly, two opposite viewpoints have
been expressed on the subject.
Framed In The Celluloid
Just a little over six months after the initial Paris
screening of their 'moving pictures',
the Lumiere brothers despatched their
representative to a huge market
waiting to be tapped - India.
Horror Of '47 Revisited
One can say with utter confidence that there has never been
a history of India from the time the
British left the country to Jawaharlal
Nehru's death, written with such
openness, insight and daring as Alex
Von Tunzelmann's Indian Summer.
Forging New Boundaries
Nikita Lalwani’s debut novel Gifted traces the life of Rumi
Vasi,
Cardiff’s mathematics prodigy, from
age five to age fifteen.
Exploring Indian Politics
It wasn’t a book reading of the usual sorts, but a
conversation between two intellectual
minds discussing the book India After
Gandhi – The History of the World’s
Greatest Democracy.
Wordsmith Of Wit And Wisdom
Thomas Burleigh Kurishingal turns Descartes’ quote on its
head. ‘I am what I am’ at his hands
becomes “I am what I am not!”
Reverence, it appears is not part of
Thomas Burleigh Kurishingal’s makeup.
Reviving Iraq
The essays in this book describe the collapse of the Iraqi
state, its fragmentation and the
identity crisis that now confronts
Iraqis.
Bringing Coffee To The Table
“Coffee Gyan” published by Macmillan India Limited and the
Coffee Board makes for a quick and
light read.
Kyon Ki Meets Bridget
“My name is Aisha Bhatia, I am twenty-nine years old and
single. I work as a guest relations
manager at the Grand Orchid Hotel.
Food For Peace
IN this inspiring biography of Dr. Norman Borlaug, to whom
the world owes a lot, Leon F. Hesser
pays glowing tributes to the tireless
and dedicated work of an individual
against a background of constant
pessimism and scaremongering.
Dense Narrative
Writing about one’s own boyhood days is not new to Kannada
literature. Kuvempu, Karantha, Goruru,
and a host of others have gone on this
nostalgia trip. But Ka. Ta.
Asian Drama
The interactions among China, Japan, India, Russia and the
United States have crucial importance
for Asian and global stability.
Fill The Gaap Gap
“A prime aim of standards is to bring consistency of
reporting within and between
countries.
Exercise In Inclusion
There are three vital political moments in Indian history
that deserve to be contextualised for
any sort of serious deliberation on
Muslim education.
Modern Malayalam Cinema
The Book is a two part, brief, but comprehensive study on
modern Malayalam cinema.
Champion Of Equality
This work is the Telugu translation of Arundhati Roy’s An
Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire.
Poems For Children
Chella Ganapathy; Palaniappa Brothers, Konar Maligai, 25,
Peters Road, Chennai–600014. Rs. 90.
New Arrivals
Advaita Philosophy of Sri Adhi Sankara: Amarakavi
Ramachandra; Hayagreeva Publication,
Triplicane, Chennai-600005.
Fast-Paced Novel
It is August 22, 2007 and Pakistan President General Pervez
Musharraf is addressing his nation
after the Tarbela Dam across the
mighty River Indus has sustained
severe damage thereby threatening vast
tracts of the country and its
inhabitants.
Yoga Of Self-Perfection
Life and Work of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother: Georges Van
Vrekhem; Rupa & Co., 7/16, Ansari
Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110012. Rs.
395.
Beyond Cartesian Metaphor
In his classic Science and the Modern World (1925), the
British philosopher Alfred Whitehead
suggests that with the industrial
revolution, “the mechanical
explanation of nature finally hardened
into a dogma of science.”
Talking Water On Pages
In the 21st century world, water is the most contentious of
elements, its ownership more disputed
than land and space.
Pyre In The Graveyard
The recent history of Gujarat could be divided into two:
the Gandhi-Sardar Patel era and the
Advani-Narendra Modi era. In the
first, relations between Hindus and
Muslims were better than in any other
state.
Oratory Club Of India
Both text and context mark out great speeches.
Dharma Cola
Even in today’s secular societies, there are few
transformations that cause more grief
than the decision of individuals or
communities to abandon their religion
and embrace a new God.
New Arrival
With the screening of the film, Gandhi, My Father, the
family life of the Mahatma, especially
his relationship with Harilal, his
estranged son, is once again in the
limelight.
A Cup Of Tea Or A Cup Of Chai?
Two years ago I was invited to Poland’s first-ever
international literary festival held
by the Book Institute.
Unusual Novel By Unusual Teenager
Grandslam, the first part of Fire Within, was the initial
literary offering of 14-year-old
author Ronen Chatterjee.
Witness To A Disaster
Ganga is dying. The river which has provided 'salvation' to
millions of believers is left choking
due to human as well as industrial
pollutants.
Children Of A Dead God
Invading the Sacred: An analysis of Hinduism studies in
America, Krishnan Ramaswamy, Antonio
de Nicolas & Aditi Banerji (Edited),
Rupa, Rs 595
From The Blurb
Originally known as Qila-i-Mubarak — the Fortunate or
Auspicious Citadel — its construction
began in 1639 and was completed in
1648.
Mixed Bag Of Tricks
Let me confess right away, that to support each and every
woman is not my kind of feminism.
Ak47, The Coca-Cola Of Small Arms
Michael Hodges, 'AK47: Story of the People's Gun' is a
tribute to the legendary popularity of
the gun in the 60th year of its
inception, says Nigel Fountain.
On The 'Ramp'age
Tanaya Shah shed her burqa, changed into something like a
wisp of a panty and became a
supermodel.
History Within Its Covers
'India After Gandhi' chronicles a vast amount of history
and bolsters it with massive research.
Born To Be Free
Salma Ahmed’s reputation precedes her. The first woman
entrepreneur of Pakistan, the founder
and CEO of that country’s Women’s
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Exploring Indian Politics
It wasn’t a book reading of the usual sorts, but a
conversation between two intellectual
minds discussing the book India After
Gandhi – The History of the World’s
Greatest Democracy.
Print Pick
The Savage Gorge: Colin Forbes, Rs. 245 The pace of the
story is excellent, the twists and
turns keep you guessing all the time.
Foreign Fixation
A hardbound Harry Potter lifts his cloak, waves his wand
and casts a spell on ten and
thirty-year olds.
The Best Of Henry
“The Best of O. Henry” brings together the most popular as
well as the lesser known works of the
master storyteller.
Those Were The Days
The world, as they say, was not built in a day. But every
few years or centuries, a day arrives
which makes the world a little bit
different.
A Whiff Of Nostalgia For The Raj
Sixty years of India’s independence is a publishers’
bonanza. Mountbatten’s daughter,
Pamela, has published her memoirs of
her days in Delhi when the Union Jack
came down.
Follow The Evolving Leader
The dates of this volume are significant and perhaps the
principal reason for treating it a
little separately from many of the
previous 38 volumes.
The African Writer And The Burden Of
History
In a 2003 interview, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had asked
aspiring African writers not to
imitate John Grisham, but write their
own stories.
Caught In The Labyrinth Of Anyonymity
Debutante Payal Mohanka’s “In The Shadows – Unknown
Craftsmen of Bengal” is an eye-opener
on our unsung craftspersons.
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