“The Puffin Book of Hindu Gods and Goddesses”

16 03 , 2017 No Comments
The Puffin Book of Hindu Gods and Goddesses is a nifty introduction to the prominent gods of the Hindu pantheon. It is a peppy reference
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“Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores” by Bob Eckstein

16 03 , 2017 No Comments
To possess New York Times bestseller Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores is when you realise what it means to own treasure. It is a beautifully produced
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Seagull Books ( 2017)

16 03 , 2017 2 Comments
One of my favouritest independent publishers is Seagull Books. They have a magnificent stable of writers. They specialise in world literature making translations from across
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Seagull World Literature: Note by Naveen Kishore

16 03 , 2017 No Comments
. It has recently been announced that Seagull Books and Pan Macmillan India have entered into a partnernship to distribute Seagull World Literature in India.
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“Indian Literature in English” by Dom Moraes

16 03 , 2017 No Comments
( Here are some extracts from an article published in the IIC Quarterly. It is based on a talk delivered  by Dom Moraes at the
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“The Photographer” by Meike Zeirvogel

13 03 , 2017 No Comments
In the wagon there is no space to sit. There are air holes running along the top of the train’s sides. Everyone has turned their face upwards
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“The Book of Indian Dogs” by S. Theodore Bhaskaran

13 03 , 2017 No Comments
The Book of Indian Dogs by well-known naturalist and conservationist Theodore Bhaskaran is a testimony to the importance of preserving Indian breeds. Apparently in the eighteenth
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“Beowulf” A translation and commentary by J.R.R. Tolkien

13 03 , 2017 1 Comment
“Beowulf” is the longest Anglo-Saxon epic poem in Old English, and is dated to the early 11th century. It is about Geatish prince Beowulf who comes
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“What the Nation Really Needs to Know: The JNU Nationalism Lectures”

12 03 , 2017 No Comments
On 12 February 2016, the elected president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union ( JNUSU) , Kanhaiya Kumar, was picked up by the police
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“Letters to a young Muslim” by Omar Saif Gobash

12 03 , 2017 No Comments
Omar Saif Gobash is the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Russia. In addition to his post in Moscow, Ambassador Ghobash sponsors the Saif Ghobash-Banipal
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