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Author Archives: Thebookreviewindia

Struggle is Not Just Social

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

Ismat Chughtai has often been described as Urdu’s most courageous and also controversial woman writer, which is not to say that the epithet ‘controversial’ has worked to her disadvantage.

Squandered Riches

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

It is doubtful whether even the most confirmed admirers of M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s novels will judge Varanasi (2002) as a mature or profound work.

Celebrating History and Legend

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

The past and memory—(a bit of the same thing,
one a mirror to the other, aren’t they?)

HINDUSTANI SANGEET: SOME PERSPECTIVES, SOME PERFORMERS

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

The first book is an affectionate portrait of Shiv Kumar Sharma put together by his devoted friend Ina Puri.

Of Music and Musicians

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

The first book is an affectionate portrait of Shiv Kumar Sharma put together by his devoted friend Ina Puri. The text comprises a long interview by Puri, an appraisal of the maestro by Vijay Kichlu and an account of Sharma’s career in Hindi films by enthusiast Manek Premchand.

A Musical Persona Par Excellence

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

This biographical work on the towering Hindustani vocalist, Gangubai Hangal (1913-2009), is based on a series of visits the author made to the diva’s home, and extensive interviews with people close to her subject.

A Musical Persona Par Excellence

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 10, 2017Leave a comment

This biographical work on the towering Hindustani vocalist, Gangubai Hangal (1913-2009), is based on a series of visits the author made to the diva’s home, and extensive interviews with people close to her subject.

Dalit Aesthetics and Art

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 10, 2017Leave a comment

It is a common perception that Art and Disadvantage do not go together. The disadvantaged do not have the time for Art or any such creative activity.

Anything But Ordinary

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 10, 2017Leave a comment

Much has been written and spoken about as well as protested against the brutality of Israel’s occupation over the Palestinian territories. However, Palestinian freelance journalist, Laila El-Haddad’s honest account of being a wife, mother, daughter and simply a Palestinian under occupation exposes the reader to a reality incomprehensible beyond the boundaries of the separation wall.

Violence Against Women

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 10, 2017Leave a comment

The Fear That Stalks, a product of a conference organized by CEQUIN in collaboration with UNDP and NCW, speaks to the complicated nature and multifaceted dimensions of gender-based violence in public spaces.

Equations and Dynamics

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 10, 2017Leave a comment

1990s was the era of great transformation in the history of Indian politics. Since then no single party won a majority in the national polls until and this phase is largely known as the ‘post-Congress era’.

Emerging Challenges

Volume XXXVIII No. 10 - OCTOBER 2014By ThebookreviewindiaJuly 10, 2017Leave a comment

The volume is an invaluable collection theoretically bound together with a thoughtful Introduction and a concluding chapter that generalizes the findings of the cross national research.

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