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Rajnikanth, the definitive biography by Naman Ramachandran

This is a well written biography of a very impressive man. Rajnikanth may be a movie superstar but he is definitely so for his humility
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Mixed Tape, Mantaray and Prabha Mallya

03 12 , 2012 No Comments

Curious experiment with comics. A new bi-monthly experiment with comics of 3-8 pages long. Launched by Mantaray, an independent publishing firm based in Bangalore and
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Inking India, Asian Age

02 12 , 2012 No Comments

My article (cover story) on word portraits of India, published in Asian Age, 2 Dec 2012. Here is the link http://www.asianage.com/cover-story/inking-india-946 The recent Girish Karnad-V.S.
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Janice Pariat “Boats on Land”

28 11 , 2012 No Comments

An excerpt from an email exchange with Janice Pariat who recently published her debut collection of short stories — Boats on Land (Random House India,
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Ladakh: A book review, Romesh Bhattacharji

04 10 , 2012 No Comments

My father, Romesh Bhattacharji’s book on Ladakh reviewed in the Frontline ( http://www.flonnet.com/fl2920/stories/20121019292007900.htm ). He has been visiting the place for over forty years, including
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From SPICYIP, Eastern Book Company (EBC) granted injunction against Lexis Nexis for infringement of copyright

02 10 , 2012 No Comments

Last month we had blogged about the interim injunction granted in favour of Eastern Book Company (EBC) restraining Thomson Reuters (including Westlaw and Indlaw) from
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A response to Sudhanva Deshpande’s article on “fair use”

23 09 , 2012 No Comments

After uploading https://www.jayabhattacharjirose.com/jaya/2012/09/21/du-photocopying-case-ongoing-sept-2012/ on the photocopying case/IPR in Delhi, I received the following email from Sudhanva Deshpande. I am uploading it on my blog with
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Crossword Award decides not to give any award to children’s literature this year!

23 09 , 2012 No Comments

The Crossword Book Award judges have decided not to award a children’s book award this year, citing the following reason: “Writing for children demands the
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Mind your words: Who decides what we should read?

22 09 , 2012 No Comments

Mind your words: Who decides what we should read? The Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 did not slink by unnoticed. It is a literary extravaganza which
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DU-Photocopying case (ongoing), Sept 2012

21 09 , 2012 No Comments

A few days ago some publishers (OUP, CUP and Taylor and Francis) filed a case in the Delhi High Court against a photocopying unit on
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