S.H. Vatsyayan 'Ajneya'

Mera koi hai nahinGhar mujhe chaahiye:Ghar ke bheetar prakash hoIs ki mujhe chintaa nahin hai;Prakash ke Ghere ke bheetar meraghar ho —Isi ki mujhe talaash hai.


Reviewed by: RAGHU VIR SAHAY & RATNA LAHFRI
C.G. Valles

There is nothing a Jesuit will not do, if it is humanly possible. He will cross the seas, cross deserts, climb mountains, live among aboriginals, learn strange tongues and write in them with authority. Carlos Valles and Paul Johnson are both Jesuits. Valles, a Spaniard, is a scholar in Gujarat. In 1980 he was chosen by the Gujarati Literary Academy for the prestigious Ranjitram Gold Medal.


Reviewed by: M. V. KAMATH
Ranga Rao

Ranga Rao’s first novel Fowl-Filcher is a Chaucerian repast. Farce, accident, vio­lence, sex, pathos—all find place in this rapid-fire narrative. Shot after shot changes the scene, but keeps the tempo, in the manner of the famous author of The Canterbury Tales.


Reviewed by: GOPAL GANDHI
Dr. (Mrs) Shashi Prabha Arya Deepak Kapur

We must welcome this pro­duct of Indo-French intellec­tual collaboration…


Reviewed by: (English Edition of LA RECHERCHE)
No Author

Here is a definitive conspectus of the economy of Tamilnadu, giving a succinct description of its structural features, some of them stubbornly resistant to change even after 40 years of independence; an update on developments since indepen­dence


Reviewed by: N.S. JAGANNATHAN
B. M. Bhatia

This review covers five books, two of which are collections of papers. The unifying thread that runs through the books is the theme of Indian economic development, though each book concen­trates on different aspects of this vast subject. Together, they provide some insights into the complex amalgam of social, historical, cultural, political and economic factors underlying India’s eco­nomic growth.


Reviewed by: S. RAMESH