“Age Of Pandemics (1817-1920): How they shaped India and the World” by Chinmay Tumbe

21 01 , 2021 No Comments
I lost a great-grandmother to the influenza epidemic of 1917-18. She died in Meerut. My grandfather was three years old at the time. He always
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Anita Heiss

21 01 , 2021 No Comments
Today it was announced on BBC World News that the Australian PM Morrisson criticised Cricket Australia for dropping “Australia Day” from its matches played on
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“Kamala Harris: The American Story that Began on India’s Shores” by Hansa Makhijani Jain

19 01 , 2021 No Comments
. <I find this interesting. Of all the publishers present in India, Hachette India seems to be the only one so far that has commissioned a biography
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“Challenges of Translation”, 23 Jan 2021, AKLF and French Institute in India

19 01 , 2021 No Comments
I will be moderating a panel discussion on the “Challenges of Translation” on Saturday, 23 Jan 2021, 4:15-5:15pm IST. Romain Rolland PrizeChallenges of Translationwith Emmanuel
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“Kashmir! Kashmir!” by Deepa Agarwal

17 01 , 2021 No Comments
Deepa Agarwal’s Kashmir! Kashmir! ( Scholastic India) is a stupendous collection of short stories meant for children and young adults. There is something in it
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Anthologies of stories for children

17 01 , 2021 No Comments
Hachette India has recently published two magnificently produced anthologies of stories for children — 100 Greatest Short Stories for Younger Children and 50 Greatest Short
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Arshia Sattar’s retellings of the epics for children — Ramayana and Mahabharata

17 01 , 2021 No Comments
Arshia Sattar, writer and translator, did her PhD from the department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. The renowned Indologist,
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In Times Of Representation

15 01 , 2021 No Comments
Over a decade ago I did a regular column for Business World. It was on the business of publishing. Here is the original url. *** According
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The Business Of Literary Festivals

15 01 , 2021 No Comments
Over a decade ago I did a regular column for Business World. It was on the business of publishing. Here is the original url. *** The
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The Bling Factory

15 01 , 2021 No Comments
Over a decade ago I did a regular column for Business World. It was on the business of publishing. Here is the original url. *** In
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