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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - August 2021

Aug 2021

Mar 13, 2023

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar Releases 'Mundaka Upanishad: The Gateway to Eternity', Written by Karan Singh

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar released of the book "Mundaka Upanishad: The Gateway to Eternity". Karan Singh, a former member of parliament, wrote the book at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in New Delhi. He is a philosopher and politician from India.
Dr. Karan Singh is well recognised as an intellectual and a patron of scholarship and artistic endeavours in addition to his extraordinary record of 70 years in public life, which began at the age of 18 when he was named Regent of Jammu & Kashmir by his father Maharaja Hari Singh. His most recent novels are Shiva: King of the Cosmic Dance (Speaking Tiger) and Reflections, which are among his more than 20 published works (Shubhi Publications). He formerly served as chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Banaras Hindu University, and the Jammu & Kashmir University.

Mar 06, 2023

Mansukh Mandaviya Releases Book 'India's Vaccine Growth Story- From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri'

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the book, 'India's Vaccine Growth Story- From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri', at World Book Fair in New Delhi. The book is authored by Additional Secretary of Finance Ministry Sajjan Singh Yadav.
The book elaborates on India's impressive achievement in developing, producing and distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.

Feb 23, 2023

J. P. Nadda Launches Book 'Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux'

BJP national president J.P. Nadda launched a book "Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux". Book is forewarded by Union External Affair Minister S. Jaishankar. Editors are Sujan Chinoy, Vijay Chauthaiwala, and Uttam Kumar Sinha. This book is going to open a debate on how PM Modi has taken a decision which has changed India's image worldwide. The publisher of the book is Wisdom Tree.

Feb 09, 2023

Salman Rushdie New Novel 'Victory City'

Salman Rushdie published his new novel "Victory City", an "epic tale" of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city. The much-anticipated work tells the tale of young orphan girl Pampa Kampana who is endowed by a goddess with magical powers and founds the city, in modern-day India, of Bisnaga, which translates as Victory City. Brilliantly narrated in the style of an ancient epic, Victory City is a saga of love, adventure, and myth that is in itself a testament to the power of storytelling.

Feb 08, 2023

Book 'The Indian Metropolis' by Varun Gandhi

BJP MP Varun Gandhi's new book 'The Indian Metropolis' focuses on the problems that major cities in India face and how to solve them. "The Indian Metropolis", Mr. Gandhi took three tumultuous years to write to write his fourth book.
The sheer tumult faced by urban migrants during the lockdown was a seminal moment in understanding the lack of humanity and inclusiveness in our urban model, Mr. Gandhi said.

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