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2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Panel, Jury announced

It consists of Koyamparambath Satchidanandan (chairperson), Muneeza Shamsie, Suvani Singh, Eleanor O’Keeffe and Rick Simonson. A wonderful team. I am certainly looking forward to the
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Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka

08 07 , 2012 2 Comments

I read The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka last night. I could not put the book down. A brilliant example of historical fiction
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Ox-Tales, Profile books

07 07 , 2012 No Comments

This is a comment I wrote to a friend who asked, “I was looking for a good book of modern short stories – European and
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Jeeves and Wodehouse, fascination with cricket

07 07 , 2012 3 Comments

Gosh! I had not a clue that Wodehouse’s fascination with cricket ran so deep. Jeeves, who made his first appearance on 15 Sept 1915, was
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Retelling myths

04 07 , 2012 1 Comment

Recently I have read a bunch of books aimed at children and YA that retell well-known mythologies. Maybe it is only a moment in time
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India: Book laboratory of the world

19 11 , 2011 8 Comments

http://www.printweek.com/news/1047437/India-Book-laboratory-world/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH India: Book laboratory of the world By Ramu Ramanathan Friday, 03 December 2010 The Indian print industry will be $21 billion in 2011, a growth of
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1st National Book Printers Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala

13 11 , 2011 1 Comment

I am off to attend the first NBPP, where I shall be chairing a panel discussion of publishers on 18 Nov 2011. http://www.facebook.com/nbpcindia
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Hello world!

13 11 , 2011 No Comments

Welcome to Blog. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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