This year marks the 103rd birth anniversary of the much-respected artist Balraj Sahni. It also happens to be his 43rd death anniversary. One of the icons of Punjabi intellectual world, his dignified presence on the silver screen lent a high measure of respectability to the films he was associated with. Here is a recap of the life and work of …

तुम अंडर–ग्रेजुएट हो सुन्दर मैं भी हूँ बी.ए. पास प्रिये तुम बीबी हो जाओ लॉ–फुल मैं हो जाऊँ पति खास प्रिये मैं नित्य दिखाऊँगा सिनेमा होगा तुमको उल्लास प्रिये घर मेरा जब अच्छा न लगे होटल में करना वास प्रिये सर्विस न मिलेगी जब कोई तब ‘लॉ’ की है एक आस प्रिये उसमें भी सक्सेस हो न अगर रखना मत …

Publisher: Aleph Pages: 216 Price: Rs 250 If today’s Indian leadership can boast about the country’s economic growth despite the world economy largely being in a slump, the credit largely goes to former Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao, who set the ball rolling way back in 1991, says this book by veteran journalist and former media advisor to Prime Minister …

One name that is synonymous with romance, aesthetics and Urdu poetry in contemporary India is that of Javed Akhtar. This famous lyricist and songwriter was born on January 17th 1945 in Gwalior. The life history of Javed Akhtar is a roller coaster ride and the number of honors to his name is an endless list that is still growing. This …

Translated by: Keerti Ramachandra and Vivek Shanbhag Publisher: Harper Perennial Pages: 144 Price: Rs 350 Every country and society may have differing narratives of the past and for its future – and they can alternate. While their committed adherents fight for ascendance, the issue gains most significance during the ‘tectonic shift’ when one particular narrative attempts to replace another – as …

मार्टिन लूथर किंग जूनियर के अनमोल विचार: अमेरिका के एक पादरी, आन्दोलनकारी (ऐक्टिविस्ट) एवं अफ्रीकी-अमेरिकी नागरिक अधिकारों के संघर्ष के प्रमुख नेता थे। उन्हें अमेरिका का गांधी भी कहा जाता है। उनके प्रयत्नों से अमेरिका में नागरिक अधिकारों के क्षेत्र में प्रगति हुई; इसलिये उन्हें आज मानव अधिकारों के प्रतीक के रूप में भी देखा जाता है। दोस्तों इतिहास में कुछ …

Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 305 Price: Rs. 599 This is a fascinating story of the Indian revolutionary movement, focussing mainly on the charismatic Bhagat Singh and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA) and how the group influenced and radicalized the Congress, speeding up the race for independence. In contrast to popular belief that the revolutionary movement and the Congress struggle …

Author: Mekhala Sengupta Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 248 Price: Rs.350 Her life seems like a melodramatic film plot – a hard-fought ascent from destitution and menial work to become a superstar and a heart-throb, but then also encountering the dark side of the glamour world with its lechery and jealousy and the harsh lesson that fame does not always make …

Author: Bhanu Dhamija Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 384 Price: Rs.550 Was “familiarity” the only reason why India adopted a parliamentary system of governance? In his book “Why India Needs the Presidential System”, author Bhanu Dhamija, himself a publisher, seeks to answer this question, while extending some radical thoughts on how we should be governed. “The Indian system began to break …

A Name is a simple a word which used to identify rest of the life of child so this is the first gift from the parents or relatives to the baby. Therefore it needed a great care when we put their baby name which should be listen to good and beautiful meaning. To Keep all of that things in Mind …