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September 2013

Elsevier acquires Woodhead

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of STM products and services, has acquired Woodhead Publishing Limited, an award-winning, UK-based publisher known for its high-quality content in the fields of materials science, food science,…

Bejan Daruwalla’s book in Russia!

Famous astrologer and bestselling author and columnist Bejan Daruwalla, recently shared with AABP that the year 2014-2018 would change the world. He predicts and really hopes that there will be world peace and spirituality and humanity will…

Vikram Seth to return to Orion

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is delighted to announce that it has secured publishing rights to Vikram Seth's A Suitable Girl, the sequel to his award-winning, critically acclaimed bestseller, A Suitable Boy, which was published in 1993, and…

Mumbai’s heart captured through word, image and poetry

Renowned poet and author Keki N Daruwalla released Niyogi Books’ new title, Bombay/Mumbai Immersions at a simple but elegant function organized by Bookwise Bookstore and Niyogi Books. The book is authored by Priya Sarukkai Chabria, poet,…

BPI India launches new range of generic board games

Rejoicing kids to their heart’s content, BPI India Pvt Ltd introduces a new range of generic board games which are unique and different. These newly launched board games are not just unique in content but also innovative and creative in…

Sushmita Banerjee’s memoir sales go up after her demise

Sushmita Banerjee's memoir A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife have surged following her killing by suspected Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Published by Bhasa O Sahitya, the book recounts her life in Afghanistan with her husband Jaanbaz Khan…

Sahitya Akademi celebrates ‘Poets and their Poetry’

It was a great pleasure to experience some good poetry recitation at Sahitya Akademi. Recently they organised a poetry reading programme of young Maithili poets, which included Avinash, Raman Kumar Singh and Arunabh Saurabh. Besides poetry…

Look back to libraries!

Libraries have been into existence in India since time immemorial. It is said that Nalanda University founded by Kumar Gupta during 413 – 455 AD in Bihar had a multistoried library way back in 600 AD. Bakhtiar Khilaji while invading India…

Shaheed Bhagat Singh and the Forgotten Indian Martyrs

Author : Reginald Massey Publisher: Abhinav Publications, New Delhi (Pp 232, ISBN 81-7017-547-X, Rs 390) The author of the book Shaheed Bhagat Singh and the Forgotten Indian Martyrs, makes his thinking very clear in the first paragraph of…