Palestine in India: A Writers’ Colloquium, Organised by Women Unlimited (Delhi, March 11-13, 2016)

11 03 , 2016 No Comments
(Ritu Menon, founder, Women Unlimited is organising this fantastic literary festival in New Delhi. It is delicious programming. I was so looking forward to attending
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Press Release: SPEAKING TIGER LAUNCHES NEW INTERNATIONAL FICTION SERIES

10 03 , 2016 No Comments
( I am thrilled about this announcement. In India we get editions of books published internationally but not always easily. Some of the ways this is
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Ratan Kumar Sambharia, “Thunderstorm”

09 03 , 2016 No Comments
The process of translating the literature of the Dalits, among India’s most oppressed classes, brings one face-to-face with the bitter realities of our society. …The
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Graham Swift, “Mothering Sunday”

09 03 , 2016 No Comments
The Beechwood library has its wall’s worth of books, most of which ( a maid knows) had hardly ever been touched. But in one corner,
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Sunil Khilnani’s “Incarnations”

09 03 , 2016 No Comments
Even the terms used to describe the famous Indian uprising against the British in 1857 are political positions. Was it a mutiny, or India’s First
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World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2016 / Some books

03 03 , 2016 1 Comment
On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to proclaim 3 March, the day of the adoption of
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HarperCollins India to publish William Dalrymple’s The Writer’s Eye”

03 03 , 2016 No Comments
I am truly excited about this forthcoming book – The Writer’s Eye. True, the photographs taken by William Dalrymple are exquisite. Even more astounding when you
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The Revenant by Michael Punke

28 02 , 2016 No Comments
The Revenant ( 2001) written by Michael Punke is tipped to win a few Oscars tonight ( 2016). It has been nominated for 12 Academy Award nominations
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Institute of Book Publishing, 9th Intensive Course for Editors in Publishing / 25 Feb 2016

25 02 , 2016 No Comments
 ( Mr Surinder Ghai, a respected and veteran publisher in India started this book publishing course a few years ago. On a few occasions I too
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Musings: On the Westland and Amazon partnership in India ( 25 Feb 2016)

25 02 , 2016 No Comments
On 11 February 2016 it was announced that Amazon had bought a 26% stake in Westland Publishers for $1.9 m or Rs9.5 crores. ( http://rtn.asia/t-t/17345/amazon-acquires-stake-in-tatas-publishing-unit-westland and Hindu Businessline http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/amazon-picks-up-26-stake-in-tata-publishing-arm-westland-for-rs-95-cr/article8224355.ece ). Under the definitive
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