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Prabha Khaitan “A Life Apart: An Autobiography” Translated from the Hindi original by Ira Pande

I recently read Prabha Khaitan’s autobiography A Life Apart, translated from Hindi, Anya se Ananya. Prabha Khaitan was from Calcutta, belonged to a prosperous family
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“And what remains in the end: The memoirs of an unrepentant civil servant” Robin Gupta

26 04 , 2013 No Comments

Another memoir by an ex-civil servant. An account of thirty-six years of service in the Bengal and Punjab cadre, but mostly focused on events in
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Breaking up: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Divorced

20 04 , 2013 No Comments

Yesterday I received a call from a young woman.She has separated from her husband of only a few years. She has returned to her parents
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Khushwant Singh. Two books. Two publishing houses – Penguin and Aleph

19 04 , 2013 No Comments

Khushwant Singh. Two books published in quick succession by two publishing houses. Both books have been written when, “according to traditional Hindu belief, in the
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Navtej Sarna on the novel and short story

15 04 , 2013 No Comments

Navtej Sarna @ JLF 2013 “Novel is more of a theme, with byways and lanes. Whereas a short story is just that snapshot of life.
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Looking for anchors and script writers, TV News Channel

15 04 , 2013 No Comments

A TV channel is looking for some young and talented people for the newsroom including some anchors and script writers. Those interested please send your
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“The Other Side of the Table”, Madhumita Mukherjee

14 04 , 2013 No Comments

The Other Side of the Table is about the correspondence between Abhimanyu, neurosurgeon and Uma, studying to be a surgeon. It is spread over nearly
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Irshad Abdul Kadir, “Clifton Bridge”

13 04 , 2013 No Comments

I have just finished reading Clifton Bridge by Irshad Abdul Kadir. I loved it! I suspect it is years of engagement as a lawyer, observing
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My review in “Tehelka” of Zubaan’s “Of Mothers and Others” ( 11 April 2013)

11 04 , 2013 No Comments

My review of a new Zubaan title, published in Tehelka earlier today. The url is given below. http://tehelka.com/mommie-dearest/ ( published online 11 April 2013) This
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“Our moon has blood clots” Rahul Pandita

10 04 , 2013 No Comments

Read. Stunned. Disturbed. Worried. Enough said. Rahul Pandita Our Moon has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits Vintage Books, Random House India. Hb.
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