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Paramparik Karigar — Gadwakam, Kalamkari, Mithila Kala, Mitti Kam, Tana Bana: Pub. by Paramparik Karigar, Flat No.5, 2nd Floor, 10 Kumaran, Abdul Gaffar Khan Road, Worli Sea Face, Mumbai-400018.
Dedicated to the late Roshan Kalapesi, who instituted the Paramparik Karigar at the instance of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, with the aim to support, sustain and help carry on the tradition of handicraft for the benefit of future generations, this publication showcases the skilled fingers and hard work of craftsmen. This organisation has over 70 crafts members practising 54 traditional crafts and supporting 1000 craftspersons.
This coffee-table book comprises manuals on Gadwakam, Kalamkari, Mithilakala, Mitti Kam and Tana Bana by five master craftsmen. The objective of documenting the crafts is to use this for teaching the craft to aspiring students and to create awareness of the complexity and beauty of these crafts to draw youngsters to take up craft as a vocation.
Euthanasia — Its Moral Implications: Mansvini Madhubhasini Yogi; Pratibha Prakashan, 29/5, Shakti Nagar, Delhi-110007. Rs. 300.
This is a conceptual and philosophical analysis of the concept of euthanasia, which is a burning topic all over the world today, to draw out its moral implications.
This is a complicated as well as a controversial ethical subject. Euthanasia, the action of inducing a gentle, painless and easy death, which is also called “mercy killing”, is not a matter of killing anyone. Arguing that the concept of “person” is central to her discussion the author shows how “mercy killing” involves the notion of another, and that a person is vested with rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Euthanasia has thus become an ethical issue as to what must be done to end the intense suffering of the terminally ill and incurable patients.
The author traces the emergence of the euthanasia movement, and discusses the legislations, public awareness about it and the various issues that arise in exercising this choice.
Honeybees of Solomon: K. T. Thomas; Gyan Publishing House, 5 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002. Rs. 540.
This book comprises the reminiscences of the author who was a judge for 25 years about his professional life. Apart from a few travelogues and acquaintances with personages, the descriptions are replete with aspects of human life displayed in different courts where he was a judge.
He has avoided narration of matrimonial disputes due to statutory constraints. He has penned the narratives from memory taking care to mention only true facts, though all truths have not been included lest they might injure the feelings of others.
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