Two years after the Indian state channel Doordarshan began daily broadcasting, when only Delhi-ites were lucky enough to get their first taste of television, a question was asked during a
Starting three weeks before its heralded release, My Name is Khan and its lead star, Shahrukh Khan, became the newest and most fashionable entries to citizen-rights activism, both in India
Why I am a Believer: Personal reflections on nine world religions
edited by Arvind Sharma
Penguin, 2009
Who can argue with 'personal reflections', by nature subjective and built
Wege und Ittwege der Entwickslungspotlitik
Das Experimentieren
an der Dritten Welt
Toni Hagen
Verlag Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Zurich
J988, 38 Swiss Francs
Review by Claus Euler
The "Third World&
Travels in Nepal: The Sequestered Kingdom
Charlie Pye-Smith Aurum Press, London 1988, 12.95 Pounds
Review by Miriam Poser
The title of this well-written book is very misleading. It is
A Classful Of Gods And Goddesses
Ruth Higbie
Boxwood Press, California
U$ 12,50. 1988
Review by Jay a raj Acharya
Ruth Higbie´s book is a well written persona]
Staying Alive Women, Ecology And Survival in India
Vandana Shiva Kali for Women IRs 60, 1988
Review by Vlalavika Karlekar Vandana Shiva´s impassioned plea, "…the violence to nature,
Simla
Then And Now
Vipin Pubby
Indus Publishing, New Delhi
IRs 140, 1988
Review by Sudhirendar Sharma
Shimla (the spelling in vogue) occupies a unique place in the history of
NAKUSHA
(The Unwanted Child)
Video documentary UNICEF, New Delhi 20 minutes, 1989
Nakusha is not an invented title, but the name of the fourth daughter of a rural family that
Written For Ever: The best of Civil Lines
edited by Rukun Advani
Ravi Dayal, 2009
What is one thing Suketu Mehta, Amitav Ghosh, Amitava Kumar, Ruchir Joshi and Allan Sealy
Meera Nanda has conducted a valiant fight over the past decade. A special part of my bookshelf is reserved for her important works, all appeared over the past decade: Breaking
Picking up any book that bears a quaint gramophone, a derby, a tennis racket and the British flag on the cover brings to mind a light-hearted tale my otherwise serious
