1. Renowned author Geetanjali Shree has been awarded the prestigious International Booker Prize 2022
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Renowned author Geetanjali Shree has been awarded the prestigious International Booker Prize 2022 for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'.
Geetanjali has become the first Indian author to win the Sri International Booker Prize.
'Tomb of Sand' has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize.
This book was originally published in Hindi language as 'Ret Samadhi'. English translation of 'Tomb of Sand' by American translator Daisy Rockwell.
The book "Tomb of Sand" is published in the UK by Tilted Axis Press.
Who is Geetanjali Shree
Geetanjali Shree is originally from Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. Gitanjali Shree has written three novels and several collections of stories.
Among his other major novels are Purohit, Hamara Shahar Us Baras, Empty Space, Anugoonj etc.
Synopsis of the novel 'Tomb of Sand'
The novel tells the story of an 80-year-old elderly widow who loses her husband after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
About International Booker Prize
The International Booker Prize is awarded annually to a translation of a novel published in the UK or Ireland.
The Booker Prize was established in 1969 by the Booker Mcconnell Company of England.
Under this, the amount of 50 thousand pounds i.e. 44 lakh rupees received is divided between the translator and the writer.
French novelist David Diop was awarded the 'International Booker Prize 2021'.
2. Cricketer G.R.Vishwanath Autobiography released
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Former Cricketer and batsman G.R. Vishwanath’s autobiography “Wrist Assured” was released at the Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru.
The book has been co-authored by senior journalist R. Kaushik.
Gundappa Vishwanath played test matches for India from 1969 to 1983. He played 91 Test Matches for India.
3. Goal
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It is an autobiography of the Indian footballer Subhash Bhowmick who was part of the team which won the bronze medal at the Bangkok Asian Games in 1970
Author
It has been written by Subhash Bhowmick and Journalist Supriyo Mukhopadhaya . It is written in Bengali.
4. Books and Authors
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1. Book:
The Art of Bitfulness: Keeping Calm in the Digital World
Author: Nandan Nilekanei and Tanuj Bhojwani .
2. Book:
Mamta: Beyond 2021
Author: Jayanta Ghosal
3. Book:
The New BJP
Author: Nalin Mehta
5. Books and Authors
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1. Book
Indomitable - A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work, and Leadership'.
Author :
Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya , She was the first women chairperson of SBI .
2. Book
India: Undeclared Emergency
Author : Arvind Narayan
3. Book
The Rise of the BJP: The Making of the World’s Largest Political Party’
Author
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav with economist Illa Patnaik.
6. Dr. V. L. Dutt: Glimpses of a Pioneer’s Life Journey’
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Author: It has been written by Smt. V L Indira Dutt
- The book was launched in Chennai by the Vice President Venkiah Naidu.
- Dr V.L. Dutt was an industrialist and founder of KCP ltd group of companies.
7. Books and Authors
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‘Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work’
Author : Rahul Rawail and Ms Pranika Sharma.
- Rahul Rawail is a noted a hindi film director.
- The book is a memoir of legendary filmmaker- Raj Kapoor, who is acclaimed as the greatest showman of Hindi cinema.
8. Books and Authors
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Author: Nikole Hannah Jones
- Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine, and creator of the landmark 1619 Project.
- In 2017, she received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, known as the Genius Grant, for her work on educational inequality.
- She has also won a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards, three National Magazine Awards, and the 2018 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism from Columbia University.
Other works by her are:
- The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
- Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Law
9. Books and Authors
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1. At Home in the Universe
Author: Bala Krishna Madhur
The book is the autobiography of B K Madhur, a former Chief Executive Officer at DHFL Property Services Ltd, and one of the key personalities in establishing Dewan Housing. The book offers an inside view into the policy environment in the 1980s and 1990s in the Housing Finance Sector.
2. The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller-Coaster Second Term
Author: Gautam Chintamani
Other popular works of Gautam Chintamani are:
- Rajneeti: A Biography of Rajnath Singh
- Dark Star: Loneliness of being Rajesh Khanna
- Nouf: A Yogi in Saudi Arabia
10. Books-and-Authors-update
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1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories
Author: Rachna Bisht Rawat
Rachna Bisht Rawat is the author of six other books, including the bestsellers The Brave and Kargil. Her other works are:
- The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories
- Kargil: Untold Stories from the War
- Insomnia: Army Stories
- Shoot, Dive, Fly: Stories of Grit and Adventure from the Indian Army
- Guns, Guts and Glories
- 1965: Stories from the Second Indo-Pakistan War
