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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - August 2021

Aug 2021

Apr 06, 2022

Dharmendra Pradhan Releases Book Titled "Birsa Munda - Janjatiya Nayak"

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan released a book titled "Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak". The book has been written by Prof. Alok Chakrawal, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. This book is a comprehensive attempt to bring to the fore the struggle of Bhagwan Birsa Munda and the contribution of forest dwellers in the freedom movement.

Apr 05, 2022

Book "Crunch Time: Narendra Modi's National Security Crises" by Sreeram Chaulia

Dr. Sreeram Chaulia authored a new book titled "Crunch Time: Narendra Modi's National Security Crises". The book was released by Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs at the India International Centre in New Delhi, Delhi. The book highlights the much needed public faith in the state to protect the country from security threats posed by India's external adversaries. The book analyses PM Modi's series of decision-making moves during the crises with China and Pakistan.

Mar 30, 2022

NITI Aayog and FAO Launch Book Titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoA&FW) Shri Narendra Singh Tomar released a book titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers' Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems, at an event organized by NITI Aayog and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Published by Springer, Indian Agriculture towards 2030 captures the outcomes of the deliberative process of a national dialogue by NITI Aayog and the Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare; and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and facilitated by FAO since 2019.
The book includes a Foreword by the Hon'ble Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu. It also has an Introduction by former FAO Representative in India Tomio Shichiri, under whose guidance this initiative was undertaken.

Mar 27, 2022

A Book Titled "Unfilled Barrels India's Oil Story" by Richa Mishra

A book titled "Unfilled Barrels: India's Oil Story" authored by Richa Mishra was released in March 2022. Richa Mishra is a journalist with The Hindu BusinessLine. The book highlights the key role played by Keshav Dev Malaviya, who was the Petroleum Minister in the 1970s with a degree in oil technology, and the emergence of other stakeholders from public sector enterprises, including ONGC, to the fiercely competitive private players like Cairn Energy, and Mukesh Ambani's RIL.

Mar 23, 2022

Wrist Assured: An Autobiography

Former Indian cricket captain Gundappa Ranganatha Vishwanath penned his autobiography titled "Wrist Assured: An Autobiography", co-authored by senior journalist R Kaushik. The book traces the cricketing journey of Gundappa Vishwanath who played Test Cricket for India between 1969 and 1986, making 91 appearances and scoring more than 6000 runs.
Former Indian cricketers Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar released the book at the ceremony held on the first day of the 2nd day/night Test between India and Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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