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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Jun 11, 2021

Rajnath Singh Releases E-book

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an e-book '20 Defence Reforms in 2020'at South Block in New Delhi. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "Everything was done under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the defence procurement has been also been improved. There are lots of contribution from defence side also."

Jun 08, 2021

Book '1232 km: The Long Journey Home'

A new book titled '1232 km: The Long Journey Home' by filmmaker Vinod Kapri chronicles the journey of seven migrant workers from Bihar, who journeyed back home on their bicycles and reached their destination after seven days. The book is published by Harper Collins. The nationwide lockdown in March 2020 forced thousands of migrant workers to return to their native villages by covering thousands of kilometres on foot.
Kapri accompanied these seven migrant workers — Ritesh, Ashish, Ram Babu, Sonu, Krishna, Sandeep and Mukesh — on their 1,232-km journey from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh to Saharsa in Bihar. It is a story of courage as well as the desperation of seven men braving police lathis and insults, battling hunger and exhaustion to reach their home. According to the author, he was curious to know what makes labourers' cycle 1,232 kilometres without food or any help in such extreme circumstances. He wanted to see them up close.

Jun 03, 2021

Book 'Savarkar: A Contested Legacy (1924-1966)' by Vikram Sampath

Decorated historian and author Vikram Sampath has come out with the second and concluding volume of the book on the life and works of Veer Savarkar titled "Savarkar: A contested Legacy (1924-1966)". The book will hit the stands on July 26, 2021, under the publication of Penguin Random House India.
The first volume, "Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past" was released in 2019 and covered Savarkar's life from his birth in 1883 to his conditional release from prison in 1924. The second volume will bring to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, from 1924 to 1966, the year he died.

Jun 02, 2021

Ravi Shahtri's Debut Book 'Stargazing: The Players in My Life'

Cricket all-rounder, commentator and coach, Ravi Shastri is now making his publishing debut, as he has penned a book titled 'Stargazing: The Players in My Life'. The book is being published by HarperCollins India. It is been co-authored by Ayaz Memon. It is expected to be released on June 25, 2021. In the book, Shastri has written about some 60 extraordinary talents he has met from across the world who have inspired him.

Jun 01, 2021

Book "Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020" by Salman Rushdie

A book titled "Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020" authored by Salman Rushdie. In his new book, Rushdie attempts to perform a defensive castling move. He suggests his work has been misunderstood and mistreated because the literary culture has turned from brio-filled imaginative writing toward the humbler delights of "autofiction," as exemplified by the work of Elena Ferrante and Karl Ove Knausgaard.

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