On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > > And looks like Jaswant Singh's book is going to be easier to find > overseas than in India: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8211038.stm > > BTW, anyone know the full title of his book?
Jinnah -- India, Partition, Independence. Here's an excerpt, and the cover of the book: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=MMIR/2009/08/20&PageLabel=12&EntityId=Ar01200&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T It might be hard to find in Gujarat, where Modi's banned it, but I imagine it'll be easy to pick up anywhere else in India. And Udhay, much flattered. As for Salil's book, I don't think it's been released in India yet, but it's available (at least for for pre-order) in England and the US: http://www.amazon.com/Offence-Hindu-Manifestos-Twenty-first-Century/dp/1906497389/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246417577&sr=1-2 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Offence-Hindu-Manifestos-Twenty-first-Century/dp/1906497389/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246417669&sr=8-1 I've reproduced the moving dedication of that book here: http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/my-mothers-fault-by-salil-tripathi/ As for other books to pick up, check out "The Middleman" by Sankar, the Bengali novel on which Satyajit Ray's "Jana Aranya" was based. It's been translated by Arunava Sinha, who's also translated a few other Bong classics in recent years. Stirring stuff. Cheers Amit -- Amit Varma http://www.indiauncut.com
