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Of a woman, her music, and her timesVikram Sampath opens his biography of Gauhar Jaan, the first star in the history of recorded music in India, with this couplet: “Which story would you find more pleasing?/ Should I narrate the tale of the world or the one of my ... 
Travails of a revolutionary prisonerThe oxymoronic title ‘Captive Imagination' could not have been more apt. The 13 essays in this volume on the days he spent in prison compel the reader to empathise with the author, who eloquently portrays the helplessness of a prisoner ... 
The making of an AvataraRAMA WITH AN AXE — Myth and Cult of Parasurama Avatara: Pradeep Kant Choudhary; Aakar Books, 28-E, Pocket IV, Mayur Vihar Phase 1, Delhi-110091. Rs. 750.The story of the evolution of cults and practices is of great interest ... 
A masterpiece in Telugu literatureAMUKTAMALYADA: by Sri Krishna Devaraya; Translated into English by Srinivas Sistla.; Pub. by Drusya Kala Deepika, 4-61-7, Lawson's Bay Colony, Visakhapatnam-530017. Rs. 495.The reign of Sri Krishna Devaraya, the most famous of ... 
New ArrivalsCultural Paradigm and Social Critique — A Tamil Perspective: S. Panneerselvam; pub. by Progressive Books, 6, Tiruppur Kumaran Street, A-1, Tambaram West, Chennai-600045. Rs. 225.What is Right with the World Human Urge for Peace: ...
TAMIL Memoir ARULUKKU AVVAI SONNATHU: Avvai Natarajan; Kalaignan Pathippagam, 19, Kannadasan Salai, T. Nagar, Chennai-600017. Rs. 150.AVVAI NATARAJAN, the renowned Tamil scholar, has given a rather unusual title to his memoirs. The idea is to ... TELUGU Collection of poems KRISHNA SHASTRI SAHITYAM — Vol. 4: : D.V. Krishna Shastri; Visalandhra Book House, 4-1-435, Bank Street, Hyderabad-500001.Rs. 100.DEVULAPALLI KRISHNA Shastri had such a passion for poetry, beauty, nature, and writing ... MALAYALAM Biography PRATINAYAKAN OMPURIYUTE KADHA: Translation of Nandita C. Puri's “Unlikely Hero Om Puri” by A.S. Faridin; DC Books, Kottayam-686001. Rs. 150.AN ACTOR of exceptional talent, Om Puri is popular among both theatre and ... |
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