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From November 01, 2007 to November 07, 2007
Religion Through The Ages
Collection of articles on the role of
religion in Indian history.
Tribal Folk Tales
P.G. Rajendran; Mathrubhumi Books, MM
Press, Cherooty Road,
Kozhikode-673001. Rs. 60.
Anthology Of Stories
Each One in this collection of 10
stories is unique. They are markedly
human and reveal the author’s
rootedness in today’s average man’s
world of woes.
Pan-Indian Fiction
Pinnalur Mu. Vivekanandan; Pasupathi
Nilayam, 21, Lokanathan Nagar II
Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai-600094.
Rs. 60.
Varnam Omnibus
TANA
VARNA TARANGINI — Four Volumes: B. M. Sundaram; Rajalakshmi
Trust; 10,
Kalingayaran Street,
Ram Nagar, Coimbatore-641009. Rs. 350
each.
Over A Cup Of Coffee
A delight to leaf through, coffee
table books seem to be in great demand
these days
New Arrivals
Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi —
Portrait of a Multi-Faceted Legend of
Dravidians: His Life and Times: K.S.R.
Publications, No. 5, 3rd Avenue,
Indira Nagar, Chennai-600020. Rs. 350.
Management Guru Professor Laloo’s
Rail: Sunil Jogi . . .
Pioneering Champion Of The Downtrodden
ROBERT CALDWELL — A Scholar-Missionary
in Colonial South India: V. Vincent
Kumaradoss; Indian Society for
Promoting Christian Knowledge (ISPCK),
P.B. No. 1585, 1654, Kashmere Gate,
Delhi-110006. Rs.180.
Cinema As A Participant In Politics
The bulk of studies conducted on
Indian cinema focuses on India after
1947, and examines the relationship
between the film medium and India as a
nation-state.
Environment And The Poor
Samuel Bowles is co-author of the best
textbook on economics (Understanding
Capitalism) I have read in nearly 40
years as a student of the subject.
Talking Of Darlingji
Kishwar Desai has come up with ‘Darlingji’,
a biography of Nargis and Sunil Dutt.
Recipes From The Raj
Bridget White’s “Anglo Indian
Delicacies” and “Festive Hamper” take
you on a culinary odyssey.
A Bird’s-Eye View
What began as a book on birds at the
Indian International Centre (IIC) grew
into “Garden Birds of Delhi, Agra and
Jaipur”.
Get Off To A Write Start
Like many individuals connected with
the arts in some way, I often claim to
be an amateur novelist.
Get Off To The Write Start
Like many individuals connected with
the arts in some way, I often claim to
be an amateur novelist.
First Rebellion
The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel
Castro grew up in rural Cuba. In this
extract from his autobiography, he
talks about the cruelty of his
schooldays.
The Dancing Queen
In Vyjayantimalas biography the angst,
filmi intrigues and political
chicanery of her detractors have all
been under-played with the focus
remaining on her achievements.
Byzantine Intrigues
Like a Turkish delight, one can read
Snake stone at many levels. It is a
whodunnit as well as a book that
throws up many refreshing cultural
scents.
Small Steps, Big Gains
This valuable book stresses upon
nurturing intuitive intelligence for
effective leadership in professional
management.
Life Is Mathematics
Is it natural to see a person caring
more for his/ her family than the rest
of the world? Yes. Now sample this
theorem of geometry:
India, In Print
In many ways Indian journalism is at
crossroads. Media houses are facing
ever-increasing competition.
Fresh Print
Journalist Vijay Raghavan’s first
novel is quite a tour de force. On the
face of it, it is a straightforward
story of Bharat Sharma, an English
lecturer who marries a beautiful
heiress, his student.
When Parallel Lines Converged
A bestseller in
Germany
-- writer Daniel Kehlmann's homeland,
where it has sold more than 600,000
copies -- Measuring the World evokes
the thrill of a constant human
endeavour for scientific discoveries,
rather than a nation's obsession with
. . . . . .
Nature Strikes Back
If the two books are to be believed,
the time of reckoning has come in our
Faustian Pact with fossil fuels,
writes NS Rajaram.
Over A Cup Of Coffee
Whether a picture speaks a thousand
words or not, what it doesis replace
hundreds of words on a page.
Headbangers’ Ball
Legendry thrash metal band Sepultura
will be making a stop at Bangalore
today. They are headlining Kingfisher
Metalfest ’07.
Lady In Red
Janet Gabriel looks like she is on
fire with her red lipstick, red nail
polish and red outfit. But her scarlet
red demeanour seems to sing this
singer’s song of fiery, hot passion
for rhythm and blues.
A Bird’s-Eye View
What began as a book on birds at the
Indian International Centre (IIC) grew
into “Garden Birds of Delhi, Agra and
Jaipur”.
‘The Grammar Is Intact’
Sikkil Gurucharan and Anil Srinivasan
on their new work, which premieres at
the Friday Review November Fest.
Chords & Notes
Five young singers welcome Deepawali
with a fresh offering of songs that
have a traditional, yet fiesty flavour.
Master Of All Trades
He started writing as an asthmatic
child at the age of eleven. He is the
popular columnist and acclaimed author
of 10 books, both fiction and
non-fiction.
Recipes From The Raj
Bridget White’s “Anglo Indian
Delicacies” and “Festive Hamper” take
you on a culinary odyssey
It’s India Time, Folks
When I came to
India
in September, the immigration official
while checking my passport asked me
about the book I was carrying.
Arsenic ’n’ Lace
Advaita Kala’s “Almost Single” is
about Aisha Bhatia, a 29-year-old
‘large-framed’ singleton, working in a
posh hotel by day and hanging out with
friends — equally single Misha and
freshly . . .
Book On Tourism Released
Indo-American Institutions undertook a
research in collaboration with the
Federation of Hotels and Restaurant
Association of India (FHRAI) to
produce a book titled Vision of Indian
Tourism.
Released For The Festival
A smiling Vijay, actor, greets the
readers of this special issue of
Ananda Viaktan . “Gangai
Nadhikaraiyinile…” An extensive
article by P. Swaminathan describes
the religious sanctity of the holy
city of Varanasi with the resplenden .
. . .
The Game Is Afoot
How many rainy days and summer
vacations have been spent curled up
reading the breathtaking adventures of
the intrepid girl sleuth Nancy Drew?
Campus Notes
Writing a novel turned her from
self-conscious to self-sufficient.
“Sumthing of a Mocktale” by Soma Das
is a campus novel that highlights the
virtues without ignoring the flaws of
JNU.
Around Midnight
Phillips Talbot, president emeritus of
the Asia Society in the United States,
is the latest author to add his voice
to the complex debates on India’s
Partition.
A Head For Numbers
"I beg to introduce myself to you as a
clerk in the Accounts Department of
the Port Trust Office at Madras on a
salary of only 20 pounds per annum,"
began Ramanujan’s famous first letter
to G.H. Hardy, containing pages of
mathematical results . . . .
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