General Awareness

BOOKS AND AUTHORS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Feb 28, 2021

Kabir Bedi's Memoir 'Stories I Must Tell'

Veteran actor Kabir Bedi will tell the story of his life "with raw emotional honesty" in his memoir which will be published this April. 'Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor' will take readers through the highs and lows of Bedi's professional and personal life.
Bedi has poured his heart into this book about his turbulent professional and emotional life and has told it with raw emotional honesty.
According to Karthika V. K, publisher at Westland Publications, this is an unusually candid and heart-warming life story with unexpected tragic turns. I think it will surprise even those who know Kabir well.

Feb 23, 2021

Vice President Releases 'Maverick Messiah', a Political Biography on NTR

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu paid tributes to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, late NT Rama Rao and said that the actor-politician was a phenomenon, who strode the political stage like a colossus.
Releasing a book, 'Maverick Messiah,' a political biography authored by senior journalist, Ramesh Kandula, the Vice-President said that the political landscape underwent a profound change after NTR's arrival on the scene. "Power, in NTR's case, was truly drawn from the people.

Feb 21, 2021

Amit Shah Releases Book Chronicling CRPF's History

Home Minister Amit Shah released a book chronicling the history of CRPF since it's raising in 1939 and said it will become a source of inspiration for personnel joining the force.
Addressing the gathering, the minister said India had given a befitting reply after Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.

Feb 16, 2021

Meghna Pant's New Book "The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News"

Award-winning writer, journalist and speaker, Meghna Pant has penned a new book "The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News". The book will be released in April 2021, and soon be seen as a major motion picture under the title Badnam Ladoo.
The book is about a small-town woman, Ladoo, who scandalizes her conservative family when she decides to use a sperm donor to have a baby while continuing to look for Mr. Right. This book takes a humorous and light approach to address an important issue, relevant to every woman in the world, without being belligerent or pedantic.

Feb 15, 2021

Manipur's First Comic Book on Folktales of 3 Tribes Released

The first comic book based on folktales of three major tribes -Mao, Maram and Poumai - inhabiting in Manipur's Senapati district was formally released during a function in Imphal.
The 135-paged colour comic book called 'Folktales of Mao, Maram and Poumai' is written by The Kirankumar, the current deputy commissioner of Senapati district, with inputs provided by literature societies of the three major tribes.
The book is a collection of 15 short stories consisting of seven folktales of Poumai, five of Maram and three of Mao. It was formally released by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the presence of vice-chancellor P Gunindro Singh of Manipur University of Culture at a hotel in Imphal.

Peter Mukerjea Pens Memoir

Beleaguered media baron Peter Mukerjea has come out with his memoir, which he says is just a personal recollection of his experiences in the satellite television industry in India and is neither intended to open a can of worms nor is a set of kiss-and-tell stories.
"It is intended purely to share my journey, to highlight and showcase the plenty of mistakes made and the plenty of lessons learnt over almost three decades," says the former chief executive of Star India, who was media mogul Rupert Murdoch's right-hand man once in the television industry of the region.
"Starstruck: Confessions of a TV Executive" is the story of the Indian television industry, authored by the man who was at the forefront of it all.

Share on

TCY Analytics (View Subscription Plans)

Subscribe to GK Updates

I want to receive

GK Tags

July GK, June GK, May GK, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS AND ECONOMY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS, NATIONAL AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, PERSONS IN NEWS, DAYS AND EVENTS, AWARDS AND HONOURS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES, GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION, ART AND CULTURE, BOOKS AND AUTHORS, TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS, ART AND CULTURE, LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Start Discussion

On any topic

Take Tests

Compiled from GK updates

Login

Sign Up

Forgot Password

Download TCY App

Unlock All Services And Enjoy The Premium Benefits

US$ 10

US$ 13

US$ 15

US$ 17

US$ 19

US$ 20

US$ 21

US$ 22

US$ 23

US$ 24

US$ 25

US$ 26