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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Sep 02, 2020

Karan Johar Authors a Children's Book "The Big Thoughts of Little Luv"

Bollywood Filmmaker Karan Johar authored a children's picture book titled "The Big Thoughts of Little Luv" inspired by his Twins Yash and Roohi. The book will be published by Juggernaut Books.
The book narrates the story of the twins Luv and Kusha and features the challenges faced by the parents and the difference imposed between the boys and girls by the parents while raising them.
This is the first picture book authored by Karan Johar.
Johar Karan released his autobiography titled "An Unsuitable Boy" in 2017.
He received the Padma Shri Award (the fourth Highest Civilian Award) in the field of Arts in January 2020.

Aug 31, 2020

Indian Cricket Coach Gurcharan Singh Co-authored his Memoir "Pitching It Straight" with MS Unnikr...

Indian Cricket Coach Gurcharan Singh (85 years old) penned his memoir titled "Pitching It Straight" which is co-authored by sports journalist MS Unnikrishnan and published by Vitasta
The book portrays the personal and professional life of Gurcharan Singh, who trained numerous young talents.
The 186-page memoir of covers the period when cricket was patronised by royal families and the life incidence of Gurcharan Singh during the 1947 partition.
The book also narrates his recent visit to his native Gangakaas in Pakistan.
Gurcharan Singh played 37 first class matches for Maharaja of Patiala's XI, Railways, and Souther Punjab.
He later joined the National Institute of Sports as a Coach.
He launched the Pace Academy at Gwalior in 1992.
He was honoured with Dronacharya Award in 1987.

Aug 26, 2020

'Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life'

The book 'Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life' authored by Tenzin Priyadarshi and co-written by Zara Houshmand was released. The book provides an account of how the Dalai Lama traced his Spiritual Teacher Khunu Lama in India.
Tenzin Priyadarshi is the President and CEO of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Zara Houshmand is an Iranian American author and literary translator.
The author Priyadarshi talks about teachers who have influenced his life including Dalai Lama, Former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu and Mother Teresa.
The book also shares his thoughts on Science and Technology, Meditation and Spiritual Disillusionment and the relationship between Buddhism and the modern world.
Further, he describes his life at MIT and describes how the 2008 financial crisis gave critical momentum for the formation of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values.

Aug 25, 2020

The Book "Delhi Riots 2020: the Untold Story"

The book "Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story"authored by Monika Arora, advocate, Sonali Chitalkar(political Science) and Prerna Malhotra(English) teachers at Delhi University is set to be published by Garuda Prakashan . The book was released by Bhupendra Yadav, member of parliament and national general secretary over a virtual event in the presence of BJP leader, Kapil Mishra.
Bloomsbury India dropped the launch of this book on 22nd August 2020.
The 190-page book presents the story of the three-day violence that affected North East Delhi in February 2020.
The book blames the Muslim mobs and frames the urban naxals and jihadists in association with Islamic states for violence in the key areas.
The book resembles a "fact finding report" on the violence published by the women groups of intellectuals and academicians.

Aug 21, 2020

Book Titled "India Tomorrow: Conversations with the Next Generation of Political Leaders"

The book will give a snapshot of contemporary Indian politics through interviews with 20 of the country's most prominent next-generation politicians. The book includes interviews of Politicians below the age of 50 years only and released in August 2020.
The book is written by American academicians Pradeep Chhibber and Harsh Shah and published by Oxford University Press (OUP).
The book will attempt to unravel the personalities, aspirations, ideologies, interests, passions and motivation of the next generation leaders.
It will include personalities of the likes of Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Zubin Irani, Varun Gandhi, Omar Abdullah and Akhilesh Yadav.

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