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Future of Hindi literature set to prosper: Booker winner Geetanjali Shree
Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi litterateur to receive the International Booker Prize, talks in an interview to Sandeep Kumar on many topics including the impact of this award
 "Future of Hindi literature set to prosper: Booker winner Geetanjali Shree")
Insiders in the development story
Anchoring Change celebrates the grassroots interventions over 75 years but it could have had a more diverse set of organisations and initiatives
 "Insiders in the development story")
How the car created the modern world
It didn't merely influence the modern world - it created it
 "How the car created the modern world")
The unsung victims of 1857
Rana Safvi offers an evocative translation of an account that recalled how Mughal royals, especially women, suffered after the exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar
 "The unsung victims of 1857")
Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam
A set of essays by the great actor's relatives and associates offers interesting anecdotes about the man but not enough about his craft
 "Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam")
Rushdie attack: Cost of prizing religious identity over defence of liberty
In a piece of dreadful irony, last week's brutal knife attack on Salman Rushdie came just days before the 75th anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan
 "Rushdie attack: Cost of prizing religious identity over defence of liberty")
The real culture of stewardship
Authored jointly by a business leader, Chairman of IMC Pan Asia, Frederick Tsao, and an academic at Case Western University, Chris Laszlo, the book elegantly harmonises practice and theory
 "The real culture of stewardship")
Rushdie on ventilator, may lose an eye; suspect charged with murder attempt
Author Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator, will likely lose one eye and his liver was "stabbed and damaged" following an attack on him
 "Rushdie on ventilator, may lose an eye; suspect charged with murder attempt")
Praise, worry in Iran after attack on Salman Rushdie; government quiet
Iranians reacted with praise and worry over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death
Appalled at attack on Salman Rushdie, says British PM Boris Johnson
UK PM Boris Johnson expressed his shock at author Salman Rushdie being stabbed by a man at an event in New York and condemned the attack on his freedom of expression
 "Appalled at attack on Salman Rushdie, says British PM Boris Johnson")
Remove Partha Chatterjee's name, Singur Andolan chapter from books: BJP
BJP National Secretary Anupam Hazra asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to remove former Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee's name from the pages of history books of the Madhya Shiksha Parshad.
 "Remove Partha Chatterjee's name, Singur Andolan chapter from books: BJP")
In light of India
A collection of youthful letters from her year in the country hints at the ideas that eventually shape Wendy Doniger's research and prolific writing
 "In light of India")
The Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini's daughter comes out as transgender
Following the revelation by Khaled Hosseini, several fans of the novelist poured in support for him on Twitter
 "The Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini's daughter comes out as transgender")
Bureaucrats and diplomats: The divergence in their post-retirement writing
While IAS officers write primarily about their own exploits, IFS officers write more about the issues and context of their work, while straying also into unrelated fields, notes T N Ninan
As Seagull Books turns 40, Naveen Kishore explains the world it encompasses
Breakfast with BS: Meet Naveen Kishore, founder, Seagull Books
 "As Seagull Books turns 40, Naveen Kishore explains the world it encompasses")
How diamond baron Govind Dholakia got Rs 920 from his first trade
Diamond tycoon Govind Dholakia has come out with a tongue-in-cheek account of his journey of life, recalling how he created a billion-dollar company
 "How diamond baron Govind Dholakia got Rs 920 from his first trade")
A southern perspective of Indian history
With this expansive chronicle of South India between the sixth and 12 centuries, Anirudh Kanisetti seeks to challenge the North India-centric approach in textbooks and academia
 "A southern perspective of Indian history")
Rare first edition of The Great Gatsby lists at $360,000
Harrington will soon bring a first edition of the 1925 book, widely considered F Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, to New York's International Antiquarian Book Fair, which runs from April 21-24 at the P
 "Rare first edition of The Great Gatsby lists at $360,000")
Runaway mind: Boon and bane
Moshe Bar, a renowned neuroscientist, has authored a book on this very phenomenon called mind wandering.
 "Runaway mind: Boon and bane")
