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<title><![CDATA[Mohanlal releases actress Gayathri Arun’s book]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cherthala: Mollywood star Mohanlal officially released the book penned by actress Gayathri Arun. The actor announced the release of the book titled 'Achappam Kathakal' through his official Facebook page.  The book dedicated to her father N Ramachandran was released on the occasion of his first death anniversary. He was a councillor in Cherthala Municipality.  'Achappam Kathakal' includes Gayathri's interesting 10 stories on her late father and childhood memories. Niyatham Books has published the work.  Gayathri who made her acting debut through television serial has impressed the audience in movies 'One' and 'Sarvopari Paalakkaran'.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 6 September 2021, 01:25:32 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I'll come to India for my next novel: Salman Rushdie]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Delhi: After having spent years away from the country, British-American author Salman Rushdie finally plans to return to India for his next book.  The Booker prize winner, who was speaking at a session of the ongoing Times Litfest, said his next novel is likely to be set in India for which he will have to come back.  "The last ten years I have mostly written these western-based novels, these novels mostly based in America, a little bit of England, I think it might be time to come back to India. I think the next book appears to be an Indian novel."  "Its in a very early stage, so let me get a little further. But it looks like itll be entirely set in India, which means I have to come to India. Its been very long," Rushdie said.  The author last came to India for the promotion of Deepa Mehtas 2013 film "Midnights Children", which was based on Rushdies Booker winning book of the same name.  Rushdies visits to India have often been embroiled in controversy since his 1988 book "Satanic Verses" caused international religious ire, following which he refrained from visiting the country.  Talking about coming back to India, the author, who calls himself a "Bombay boy", said religious objections or security hassle --- made his coming back to the country "quite difficult".  "Sometimes it is made quite difficult for me to come to India and that can be off putting. Sometimes thats because of religious objections or sometimes its because of me being engulfed in a kind of security operation that makes it actually impossible for me to be there really," the 74-year-old author said.  However, he promised to return once the world "opened up a little bit".  "So it just became difficult for me and its sad because it matters a lot to me. Ill be back, Ill be back. Let the world open up a little bit," he said.  Rushdie here also recalled thinking of Indian writing in the English language as the end of a tradition while writing for his "Midnights Children" in the 1980s.  "I wasnt sure that Indian writing in English would necessarily survive. I thought after all there were so many other languages to write in and it may be I thought that the Indian writing in English being done was an end of a tradition rather than the beginning of it. And that was wrong, it turned out to be very flourishing," he said.  The current generation of Indian authors, he added, were writing in "every possible style, genre and form", which was "very healthy".  "But now its a flood and the good thing about that is that the writing thats being done is being done in every possible style and genre and form. So its a very rich, varied literature now, its a narrow spectrum. Its a broad spectrum. And I think thats very healthy," Rushdie noted.  The author, who has written 12 novels and as many collections of essays and non-fiction, shared that he writes "more or less like an office job".  "I usually start work by 10 in the morning and I do a days work like anybody going to work," he said while admitting to working better at night than morning.  The writing process for him also depends on the stage of the book he is at, if it is the beginning then writing for three-four hours would exhaust him whereas he can go over 12 hours at a stretch during the later stages of the book.  "When I get to the later stages of the book, when I am revising and finishing the book then I can work very long hours, then I can work 12 hours a day even more sometimes. I just stay inside the book, write, sleep, write, sleep. Eat occasionally," he added.  (PTI)]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 6 September 2021, 09:25:12 AM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mahe freedom fighter Mangalat Raghavan passes away]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mahe:Mahe freedom fighter and French translator Mangalat Raghavan passedaway.  Mangalat Raghavan who bravely fought the French police during the Mahe freedom struggle in 1948 passed away at the age of 101. He was among the courageous people who stood firm even when the French police put them at gun point. They succeeded to defeat the police and take over the administration of Mahe temporarily then. Mangalat Raghavan entered political activism influenced by Gandhiji and Jayaprakash Narayanan.  The deceaseds wifeis late KV Shantha. Pradeep, Dileep, Rajeev, Sreelatha andPremarajan are his children.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 4 September 2021, 01:57:30 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sexuality and gender diversity should be celebrated in every book: Arpita Das]]></title>
<link>https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/web-exclusive/sexuality-and-gender-diversity-should-be-celebrated-in-every-book-arpita-das-publisher-and-founder-of-yoda-press-1.5962684</link>
<description><![CDATA[Arpita Das isthe publisher and founder of Yoda Press, a trailblazing publishing house in India that continues to set the limelight on crossover and non-mainstream titles. Started in 2004, Yoda has made a remarkable presence in the Indian literary scene by crushing barriers and burning down the social stigma associated with the LGBTQ+ community. Arpitatalked to Mathrubhumi.com about her visions and the significance of queer literature.  Yoda Press has been going strong for 17 years. What are your thoughts about the growth of Yoda as a publishing realm over the years?  17 years sounds like a long time. Sometimes, I wonder how 17 years have passed by so quickly. The first eight to ten years were quite hard in particular. To start from scratch was not an easy thing. The society around us and the conditions that we live in presently are much more welcoming than 17 years ago when I started the press. Back then, it was not common for a young person to start a publishing house. I believe that there has been a significant change in that stereotype because a lot of people are initiating publishing startups now. In the beginning, it was all about finding credibility. We were doing books about sexuality and popular culture, lists that did not exist then. Booksellers and distributors took their time to warm up to us. Once they realised that the books had readers, they started changing their attitude. But it did take us a considerable amount of time to establish ourselves.  The queer community was not accepted in society back then as much as it is at present times. What was it like standing out from others by breaking stereotypes and bringing out books on sexuality and transgender people during such a period?         Many of my authors were part of the initiative to file the PIL that was taken to the High Court and then to the Supreme Court to decriminalise homosexuality in India. We were very much a part of the movement as it was developing. The final judgement and the reading down of Section 377 in 2018 was a remarkable feat. And yet, societal norms do not change so quickly. All the same, there have been remarkable changes on many fronts. What we see these days is several transgender people coming forward, doing visionary things, and effecting important change. Trans folks are finally visible to the rest of society at least as per the law of the land. The transgender community however remains the last to benefit from any societal, political and economic advancements. Very often there is a huge overlap between the transgender community and other marginalised sections of society. There is still a lot of ground to be covered in that aspect and a huge part of the work still remains to be done.    Can you highlight the importance of queer literature in the current society?  It is as important as literature on climate change, economy, poverty, culture. Every book must be written with regard to the queer lens now. Every book should be tested to check whether it passes muster in that criterion or not. Sexuality and gender diversity should be celebrated in every book we write. There shouldnt be just one list where you put all the queer books. Every book should be a queer ally. Every piece of literature that we publish now must pledge its support to the LGBTQA+ community. They are an inalienable part of our lives. They are all of us. It is a monumental task to change the entire outlook of a nation or a society overnight. Legal changes remain very important, of course, but we are at just the tip of the iceberg when we consider all the work that remains to be done.  How much do you think Yoda Press has succeeded in fulfilling its mission to give space to crossover titles?  I feel as though we might have been excessively ambitious with what we set out to do even though we were small and independent. All the same, we have managed to make it work. If I look at it from the point of view of content, we managed to accentuate and publish quality content that established us as a change-enabling publishing company. If I look at it from the point of view of genres also, I think it has widened compared to when we started in 2004. Not many people were talking about narrative nonfiction then and now it has become one of the most popular genres in India and South Asia. I think both in terms of content and genre, Im satisfied that we made a difference and that there has been a significant gain in momentum from when we started.  What are the achievements of Yoda Press that you cherish the most?  The citation of five Yoda Press titles by the Supreme Court of India during its judgement in 2018 that decriminalised homosexuality in the country was a huge moment for us because there is no greater vindication than the highest court of the land citing ones titles. Apart from that, we did a very important book Israel as a Gift of the Arabs by anthropologist, Shail Mayaram. A book talking about Israel and Palestine, how both sides need to sit down and talk to each other and how there is no solution other than that. The Vice-President at that time, Dr Hamid Ansari, agreed to release our book, which was a real honour for us. Another major highpoint in my life was when we published Our Lives, Our Words: Telling Aravani Lifestories by A. Revathi, a Bangalore-based writer and activist working for the rights of sexual minorities. We were able to do two things with that book. One, we were able to publish the book first in Hindi and then English. I felt that it was very important that the book be available in Hindi even before it was available in English so that a lot more people could access that book, especially the members of the transgender community. Two, we were able to organise a very nice book launch in South Delhi, at an important hub for the transgender community. Revathi was able to speak to a large group of transgender people during the launch. Many of our allies and people who support the transgender community were there that day. I remember that my daughter who was just six years old back then was also there with me. That was a real milestone because it felt like we had made a real difference. Another such time was when we published a translation of the collected writings of Bhagat Singh on Revolution and Religion. That too was a landmark moment.   Every book must be written with regard to the queer lens now- says Arpita   What happened to AuthorsUpFront?  AuthorsUpFront is a self-publishing platform that I conjured up and co-founded with my colleague Manish Purohit. It was launched in early 2014 and I was closely associated with it in the first four years during which time Paranjoy Guha Thakurtas book Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis came out. The co-authors and associates of the book were served a legal notice by the Ambani brothers claiming defamation. We also helped facilitate Rana Ayyubs book, Gujarat Files which was self-published with the help of AuthorsUpFront. But after that, I got much too busy with Yoda Press and I also started teaching at Ashoka University. It became tough for me to keep working on AuF as well, but Manish is still carrying on with it and running it brilliantly.  Do you feel that Yoda Press has adapted to the changes in the print industry?  That is not something that has bothered us, to be honest. Perhaps its because we have always been comfortable with changes in technology. Media and technology keep changing and thats the way it has always been. The changes in the industry were not much of a concern because we were equipped to adapt and to move forward. This for me was something that was waiting to happen and now it has finally happened. I always look at tough times with interest as they bring opportunities that we often fail to explore in the first place. I have a young team, most of them in their late 20s and early 30s, resourceful individuals who are very comfortable with new media.  When the pandemic struck and the lockdown happened, our revenues dropped to zero overnight. Everything was shut down. Initially, it was tough, but Yoda Press is known for its Jugaad. We had started doing these workshops for editors in our office in 2019. So, we quickly brought them online. The workshops picked up in such a great way. They also filled the gaps that were there in the industry. We all worked from home, but those workshops helped to pay the salaries of my colleagues and kept us going. Workshops have now become an integral part of our functioning. We continue to hold workshops for authors and editors, as it is something that helped to put us back on track, and gave something back to the industry.  How much impact has social media had on the growth of Yoda Press over the years?  There has been a massive impact. I think it was in 2009 we started our Facebook and Twitter accounts, and later Instagram as well. It has really been a boon for small presses like ours. It helps us to reach out to our readers and has given us a lot of value. Moreover, it helped to put us out there in a way that nothing had ever done before. Social media has been a game-changer, and there is no denying that fact.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 1 September 2021, 11:53:54 AM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tamannaah Bhatia launches book on Indian wellness 'Back to the Roots']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia launched her book Back to the Roots which she has co-authored with celebrity lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho. The actress hopes that the readers enjoy the book which is based on intensive research and unearths Indias ancient secrets of health and wellness.                   View this post on Instagram                                   A post shared by Tamannaah Bhatia (@tamannaahspeaks)      Speaking about the launch of Back To the Roots, new author Tamannaah tells IANS: "India is a library full of age-old knowledge on healthy living. Its about time that we revisited our traditional ways of wellness and put this knowledge to use. All the chapters in Back To the Roots are complete with tried-and-tested secrets that have served generations of this country."  The Baahubali actress adds: "I have enjoyed the journey of delving deep into ancient Indian wisdom with Luke Coutinho. As we launch this book today, its leaving me with a sense of fulfillment as we serve our purpose of documenting and passing the baton of this ancestral knowledge. I hope our readers enjoy the book as much as we enjoyed the process of putting it together for them."  Tamannaah is gearing up for the release of Maestro, which is the Telugu remake of Bollywood film Andhadhun. Besides this, she will be seen in Telugu films Seetimaar, Gurthunda Seethakalam and the Hindi drama Plan A Plan B on the horizon for the year.  The actress recently made her television debut with MasterChef Telugu.  (IANS)]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 August 2021, 09:51:09 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Work that Dares to Dream Big: C P Surendran’s One Love and the Many Lives of Osip B]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Certain chance-incidents can swing our plans into startling focus. Today on the 27th of August, 2021 as I sit down to review the poet&ndash;novelist CP Surendran's latest outing in long fiction, One Love and Many Lives of Osip B, the international TV is breaking the story of a group of Ukrainian researchers who unearthed the largest mass grave of Stalin era. The aftertaste of Surendran's novel is still fresh in my memory as I listen to the newscast.  In the opening page of the novel, Surendran writes: &ldquo;Often one's name is one's fate. One had to respond to the particular challenge that it enjoined upon oneself.&rdquo; The protagonist of this novel is named Osip Balakrishnan, after one of the major victims of the Stalinist Purge: Osip Mandelsatam. But the overthinking loops of Balakrishnan's mind gets caught on how the name of persecutor Joseph Stalin was also approximated to Iosiph or Osip. The victim-poet and the perpetrator-demagogue both flow into each other as the novel proceeds, bringing into the narrative &ldquo;the particular challenge&rdquo; that the name 'enjoins' on its protagonist. The fall and degeneration of the Russian communist party is a major motifs that run through Surendran's novel. Surendran correctly captures the spirit of Communists regarding Kerala in the Post-Soviet world. The novel has little to do with the Leftist propaganda though. It uses the figure of Stalin and the embattled poet Mandelstam through and through and transcends propaganda and the limitations of committed literature effortlessly. Today when researchers locate the largest-till-date mass graves from the Stalin-era, and as the body count rises by some figure between 5000 to 8000, suddenly, Surendran's novel assumes an Orwellian aura, asking us to see how narratives across the globe are connected, tragically, farcically and fantastically.   One Love and the Many Lives of Osip B by C P Surendran   In a plot summary, the novel might sound like a transgressive love story. It follows Osip B. from Trissur, who falls in love with Elizabeth Hill, his English teacher of British descent, in the course of his studies at Kasauli, north of Delhi. After she discovers she is pregnant, Elizabeth leaves India. The body of the novel carries Osip's obsessive trips (in both senses of the term) in pursuit of Elizabeth. The novel uses the perspective of Osip and is therefore maniacal in its world view. Nevertheless, sheer narrative ambition soars through the work, in every twist and turn, in every shift from the present to the past: it sizzles in its attempts to connect &ndash; the West with the East, the North of India with the South and most interestingly, the Soviet ghosts with Kerala's life-blood. One Love runs to almost 400 pages chasing this fiendish ambition, and is unlike anything CP Surendran (or for that matter, most of our present-day writers in English) ever attempted before, either in poetry or in prose.  The first part of the title suggests this one love story that Osip is caught in &ndash; it is simple. The second part of the title lays the landmines for the readers &ndash; this love story does not leave a single stone unturned in Osip's young man's life; it triggers the many lives that he must scavenge through. It throws him randomly from the layers in his name to the complicated relationship he has with his doppelganger, his grandfather, Niranjan Menon. Osip's memories about the ancestral home in Trisuur also hold a very interesting woman, Gloria Innaley. The second name of the character literally means Yesterday in Malayalam. Her discovery of the savings that Menon hid in his library while dusting the books, results in a Marquezian episode in the fifth chapter, making a very ordinary event bloom into a layered episode. &ldquo;Between page 141 and 142 of Volume One, Das Capital had a hundred rupee note. Another big note on page 254 of Anna Karenina, with whom Gloria vaguely identified. Late in the evening of the same stupendous day, between pages 126 and 127 two notes of Rs 10 in Stalin's Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR, It was then a matter of time before she figured out that there was a small bank right there in Mr. Menon's library.&rdquo; The loop that holds Menon, Gloria and Osip also held the ghosts of Stalin and Mandelstam. Later when Osip and Elizabeth have a conversation over art, Osip rounds up the occasion saying how his grandfather said the best of everything beautiful died with the twentieth century. &ldquo;Everything then was more than itself, everything was symbolic.&rdquo; This awareness that the twenty- first century is too bland and overexposed to be metaphoric haunts the style of narration of the novel.  In fact One Love is a novel that is overly conscious of its place in the world as a work of art. Its nervousness with the reader adds to its effect. There are moments when the unstable narrator stares out of the book and makes sure he has the reader's confidence. Listen to Osip B breaking the fourth wall on page number 8: &ldquo;Students fell in love with their teachers all the time, didn't they? Consider your own life, Dear Reader. Look back: the seventh grade, the biology class. Wasn't what she said a coded invitation to share her bed. No? Perhaps not. I am never quite sure of anything.&rdquo; Osip bears this uncertainty like his cross. In extension, narrated through Osip, the novel also carries the cross of doubt and lack of conviction, and fails to make grand political statements. The uncertainty of the post-truth era we live in, conditions the scattered musings of Osip B.  Literary fiction in English from Indian authors is a rare whiff of relief, as the market gets increasingly flooded by chicklit, YAF, and other run-of-the mill books. CP Surendran's work is a ray of hope for serious readers of English fiction from Indian authors. The book dreams big, really big. More importantly, it is marked by that rare magic whereby readers are made part of the work's grandest dreams.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 28 August 2021, 03:08:28 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CM to launch ‘Creating Value in Health Care’ by Dr K Ellangovan at virtual event]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The book 'Creating Value in Health Care' penned by Dr. K. Ellangovan, secretary of NORKA,will be launched by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday at 5 pm at a virtual event.  COVID-19 disrupted life and exposed inadequacies in our health care system. This book prescribing a range of policy and procedural reforms to achieve higher physician and patients' satisfaction will lead to debates and discussions among the health care community.  The performance enabling framework for hospitals, performance polygon and the value matrix are the new contributions by the author.  The health care industry needs to adapt newer technology to make diagnosis easier but unless the patient is made a partner in decision making, patient outcome will still remain an area of concern, virtually neutralizing the advances made in technology.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 August 2021, 03:13:57 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prof Omchery N N Pillai wins Sahitya Akademy Award ]]></title>
<link>https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/prof-omchery-n-n-pillai-wins-sahitya-akademy-award-malayalm-writer-1.5939693</link>
<description><![CDATA[New Delhi: Renowned novelist and playwright Prof. Omchery N N Pillai has receivedthe Kendra Sahitya Akademy Award-2021. The award is for his memoir 'Akasmikam'. He was earlier awarded with Kerala Sahitya Akademy Award and also honoured for his overall contribution in literature.  He is a writer who has made great contributions to Malayalam literature and the modern Malayalam theatre movement. He is the author of more than a dozen works, including poetry, prose and drama.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 August 2021, 03:29:57 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Passionate about farming and reading, TVM man pens 240 books]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Vizhinjam (Thiruvananthapuram): A man who loves literature and agriculture alike continues winning honours for his passion. Kottukal Payattuvila native Gracious Benjamin is 57 years old but has not taken a break in his busy life dedicated for reading, writing and farming.  Though Gracious passed SSLC, he could not continue education. But he was a voracious reader and later he started writing books. Gracious has written and published 240 books so far in different genres such as history, science, agriculture, general knowledge and the like. He has won about 25 honours including that of Karshaka Bharathi.  A wide variety of crops such as jackfruit, pepper, vegetables, banana and pineapple are cultivated in Gracious' farm. Apart from this, he also grows cows, country chicken, black chicken and goose. There are different types of fish growing in the ponds. In addition to farming, Gracious also make value added products from the farm produce.  Ginger chutney, virgin coconut oil and pineapple jam are some of the items he makes and sells in Thiruvananthapuram. He manages all the household expenses and education expense of his daughters from this income. Gracious has full support from his wife Kala and daughters Anupama and Anuja.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 21 August 2021, 08:23:17 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala Sahithya Akademi awards: Sethu, Perumbadavam bag fellowships]]></title>
<link>https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-sahithya-akademi-awards-sethu-perumbadavam-bag-fellowships-kerala-sahithya-akademi-awards-2020-unni-r-op-suresh-kk-kochu-1.5921462</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thrissur: Writers Sethu and Perumbadavam Sreedharan won the 2020 fellowships of the Kerala Sahithya Akademi.  It carries a cash award of Rs 50,000 and two sovereign gold locket.  PF Mathews (novel, 'Adiyalapretham'), OP Suresh (poem, Tajmahal), and Unni R (short story, Vangu) bagged the prestigious literary awards of the Kerala Sahithya Akademi.  The award carries Rs 25,000, a citation and a memento.  KK Kochu, Mampuzha Kumaran, KR Mallika, Sidharthan Paruthikad, Chavara KS Pillai, MA Rahman are honoured with lifetime achievement award. They will receive a cash award of Rs. 30,000, acitation and a memento.  Actor and former MP Innocents book Irinjalakkudakku Chuttampublished by 'Mathrubhumi'was selected as the best satire work.   Buy this book online   Other major awards:  Literary criticism: P Soman (Vailopilly Kavitha Oru Idathupaksha Vayana)  Drama: Sreejith Poyilkkavu (Dwayam)  Knowledgable literature: TK Anandhi (Marxisavum Feminisavum Charithraparamaya Visakalanam)  Biography: K Reghunathan (Mukthakantam VKN)  Travelogue: Vidhu Vincent (Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal)  Translation: Anitha Thampi (Ramalla Njan Kandu) and Sangeetha Sreenivasan (Upekshikapetta Divasangal)  Childrens literature: Priya A S (Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal)]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 August 2021, 06:19:57 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rishi Kapoor's question made me conscious of my caste: Shashi Tharoor]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sashi Tharoor, Congress leader andparliamentarian has remarkedthat it was Rishi Kapoor, the renowned bollywood actor, who made him aware of his caste for the first time. He made this revelation in an interview with the weekly. Here is the excerpt from the interview.  Johny M L: It has been said that you were introduced to the concept of 'caste' during your time in Campion School. What led to that?  Shashi Tharoor: Campion School gave me immense joy. Apart from the numerous learning programmes, the theatre there was quite noteworthy. It was during that period the 'caste' incident took place. I was reigning overthe theatre when my classmate, Rishi Kapoor, the youngest son of Raj Kapoor asked me a question. &ldquo;What is your caste?&rdquo; I was astonished. Rishi had asked me that question in the wake of certain incidents that had happened in the class. Once I had created an uproar in the class by reciting a funny poem and earned well-rounded applause by being the master of the ceremonies. Rishi must have asked me that question after he felt curious and piqued by that incident.   Mathrubhumi Onam Weekly   My father had never told me about my religion and caste. He must have felt that it was unnecessary to educate his son on such matters. But Rishi's response amused me again; Everyone knows their caste, why don't you know yours? When I told him that I did not know he said - 'Then you might not be a Brahmin' and walked away. He never talked to me after that. I asked my parents what my caste was. My father had dropped the caste surname while he was a student at Palakkad Victoria College. He never mentioned his surname or his caste anywhere after that.  Later on, I realised that I have friends belonging to Sikh, Parsi, Muslim, and Christian religions. I had a friend who came from an affluent family. He was recognised as the one with the tape recorder in the Fiat car. I came to know laterthat he was a Muslim. I realised that I was a nair when Rishi Kapoor asked me that question. I have explained thisin my book, India: Midnight to Millenium.  (Click here to read the full version of the interview inMathrubhumi Onam Weekly)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ 'The Last Crusade of Kalaignar' Released]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday released The Last Crusade of Kalaignar, the English translation of the famous Tamil book Kalaignarin Kadaisi Yuddham written by journalist D. Rameshkumar.  The book describes the legal battle that followed the death of Tamil Nadus five-time chief minister, Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi. The story of Kalaignars final fight has been translated from Tamil to English by the young lawyer Richardson Wilson. Kalaignar had always expressed his wish to be laid to rest next to his mentor, C N Annadurai.  Kalaignars son M K Stalin requested the then government to allot land on the Marina Promenade to lay his fathers mortal remains. But the AIADMK government refused to allot land at the Marina beach for Kalaignars burial space. DMK took the issue to Madras High court following the suggestion of DMKs senior lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP, P Wilson. What followed was a relentless legal fray, with DMKs fight finally bearing fruit following the Madras HCsorder directing the allotment of burial space for Kalaignar on the Marina Promenade.  The book recounts the unfolding of the legal struggle , how the government resisted it in the beginning and how eventually DMK won the battle for their supremo.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 9 August 2021, 04:41:05 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Now, children can learn History of Muziris through games and pics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kodungallur: The history of Muziris heritage project will be accessible to children in the form of pictures and games. Such a children's book is the first of its kind in India. The book was prepared as a part of the project Heritage Walk emerged two years ago.  The handbookincludes photos and mapswhich detail the historical and cultural significance of Muziris along with games and other activities. The book has been prepared after two years of incessant discussions and debates between SCERT and Tourism Department, said the Heritage Project Managing Director P M Noushad. The book was prepared for the children between the ages of 13 and 17.  Several sites of the Heritage Project including Chendamangalam Jewish Synagogue, forts of Kottappuram and Pallippuram, Paliyam Kovilakam and so on were included in the textbooks of classes 8, 9 and 10.  The new book has been developed in connection with these textbooks. The students can understand the contents of the book when they visit the place. 10,000 copies have been published already and all of them will be distributed for free. The government has allotted Rs 5 crores for Heritage Walk in the budget.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 3 August 2021, 05:03:32 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[KS Chithra to release book commemorating life of Mohammed Rafi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kozhikode: Mathrubhumi Books is releasing three books in the memory of late singer Mohammad Rafi, in the event of his 41st death anniversary.  Yad Na Jaye written by Ravi Menon will be unveiled by playback singer KS Chithra on Saturday.  Director Ranjith released the comprehensive biography of Rafi Rafinama written by Jamal Kochangadi by handing it over to singer Saurav Kishan.  The book Mohammad Rafi: Ormakalile Sangeetham, edited by Kanesh Poonur contains the memoirs, articles, and studies by forty eminent personalities including Sreekumaran Thampi, KJ Yesudas, Lata Mangeshkar, Noushad, Mahendra Kapoor, Javed Akhtar, GVenugopal, CVBalakrishnan, and many more.  The books are now available in leading bookstores and website of Mathrubhumi Books.  Buy books via online]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 31 July 2021, 10:27:26 AM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Writer Thomas Joseph passes away]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ernakulam: Renowned short story writer Thomas Joseph passed away at his residence in Aluva on Thursday. He was 67. His funeral will be held on Friday.  According to reports, he was under treatment for the past 3 years after suffering a brain stroke.  His major works are 'Chitrashalabhangalude Kappal', 'Marichavar Cinema Kanukayanu' and 'Paralokha Vaasasthalangal'.  He bagged the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for thebest short story in 2013. He also won SBT Literary Award, Kerala State Balasahitya Institute Award and K A Kodungallur Memorial Award.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 July 2021, 09:37:25 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ramesh Narayan releases his 'Different Route to Success']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advertisingveteran and founder of CancoAdvertising Ramesh Narayan has released his book titled &ldquo;A Different Route to Success&rdquo;.  The book gives readers a ringside view of Ramesh Narayan's professional life where he retired at the age of 50, after running Canco Advertising an advertising agency whichhe founded and ran for 24 years.  Ramesh says that &ldquo;this is an effort to highlight significant events and phases in my life. For some people it could be a pleasant reading experience. For others, the lessons I learned could ease their way through life&rdquo;.  After retirement, he remained active in advertising industry matters. He was President of India Chapter International Advertising Association (IAA), and Area Director of APAC on the World Board of the IAA. He was also one of the five members of the core team that pulled off the memorable IAA World Congress 2019 at Kochi.  The book also looks at an extraordinary life after retirement, devoted to his industry where he had the opportunity to be associated with meaningful initiatives to show that communication could be a force for good. And to the social space where he has been associated with many NGOs and some amazing, enduring projects involving the environment, education, elder care, and rural upliftment. As he says, &ldquo;it was time to give back&rdquo;.  All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Rotary Club of Bombay.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 July 2021, 02:29:40 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British Indian novelist Sunjeev Sahota on Booker Prize longlist for ‘China Room']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[London: Indian-origin British novelist Sunjeev Sahota is among 13 authors longlisted for this yearsBookerPrizefor fiction for 'China Room, a novel described by the judges on Tuesday as a &ldquo;brilliant twist&rdquo; on the immigrant experience.  The 40-year-old, whose grandparents emigrated from Punjab in the 1960s, has been previously shortlisted for the 2015BookerPrizefor 'The Year of the Runaways and is a winner of the European UnionPrizefor Literature in 2017.  His novel 'China Room was chosen from 158 published in the UK or Ireland between October 2020 and September 2021 for theprizeopen to works by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.  &ldquo;Weaving together two timelines and two continents, 'China Room struck us as a brilliant twist on the novel of immigrant experience, considering in subtle and moving ways the trauma handed down from one generation to the next,&rdquo; theBookerPrizejudges note.  &ldquo;In crisp, clean prose, and with a dash of melodramatic action, Sahota turns these heavy themes into something filled with love, hope and humour,&rdquo; they said.  Sahota is joined on the 2021 longlist by previous winner British Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro for 'Klara and the Sun and other previously shortlisted authors South African Damon Galut for 'The Promise and American Richard Powers for 'Bewilderment.  "One thing that unites these books is their power to absorb the reader in an unusual story, and to do so in an artful, distinctive voice,&rdquo; said historian Maya Jasanoff, Chair of the 2021 judging panel.  &ldquo;Many of them consider how people grapple with the past &mdash; whether personal experiences of grief or dislocation or the historical legacies of enslavement, apartheid, and civil war. Many examine intimate relationships placed under stress, and through them meditate on ideas of freedom and obligation, or on what makes us human. Its particularly resonant during the pandemic to note that all of these books have important things to say about the nature of community, from the tiny and secluded to the unmeasurable expanse of cyberspace,&rdquo; she said.  The 13 books on this years longlist are completed by 'A Passage North by Sri Lankan author Anuk Arudpragasam; 'Second Place by British-Canadian author Rachel Cusk; 'The Sweetness of Water by American writer Nathan Harris; 'An Island by South African Karen Jennings; 'A Town Called Solace by Cabnadian Maya Lawson; 'No One is Talking About this by American Patricia Lockdwood; 'The Fortune Men by British-Somali Nadifa Mohamed; 'Great Circle by American Maggie Shipstead; and 'Light Perpetual by British Francis Spufford.  &ldquo;Reading in lockdown fostered a powerful sense of connection with the books, and of shared enterprise among the judges. Though we didnt always respond in the same way to an authors choices, every book on this list sparked long discussions amongst ourselves that led in unexpected and enlightening directions. We are excited to share a list that will appeal to many tastes, and, we hope, generate many more conversations as readers dig in,&rdquo; added Jasanoff.  This years panel included writer and editor Horatia Harrod, actor Natascha McElhone; twiceBooker-shortlisted novelist and professor Chigozie Obioma, and writer and former Archbishop Rowan Williams.  &ldquo;In recent yearsBookerPrizelonglists have drawn attention to various elements of novelty in the novel: experimentalism of form, work in unprecedented genres, debut authors. This years list is more notable for the engrossing stories within it, for the geographical range of its points of view and for its recognition of writers who have been working at an exceptionally high standard for many years,&rdquo; said Gaby Wood, Director of theBookerPrizeFoundation.  &ldquo;Some have already been rewarded with prizes (a Nobel here, a Pulitzer there). Two are debut novelists. Many have fallen within theBookers orbit before. To see them brought together, and to hear from them in these books, is to know that literature is in the most capable and creative of hands,&rdquo; she said.  The shortlist of six books will be announced in London on September 14, with the shortlisted authors each set to receive 2,500 pounds and a specially bound edition of their book.  The 2021 winner, to receive 50,000 pounds, will be announced on November 3 in an award ceremony held in partnership with the BBC at Broadcasting Houses Radio Theatre.  The 2020BookerPrizefor Fiction was won by Scottish-American Douglas Stuart for his debut novel 'Shuggie Bain. PTI]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 July 2021, 12:08:01 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Viola Davis' memoir 'Finding Me' scheduled to release in April 2022]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis is working on a memoir titled Finding Me that is set to release on April 19, 2022.  As per Deadline, Davis memoir will be published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, in partnership with Ebony Magazine Publishing.  In the memoir, Davis will trace her rise from growing up in poverty and family violence in Rhode Island to becoming one of the worlds most acclaimed actors. HarperOne described Finding Me as "Viola Daviss story in her own words, and spans her incredible, inspiring life from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present-day career. Hers is a story of overcoming; it is a true heros journey. Deeply personal, brutally honest, and riveting, Finding Me is a timeless and spellbinding memoir that will capture the hearts and minds of Ms Daviss legions of fans around the world.  "Davis, whose recent Best Actress Oscar nomination for her work in Ma Raineys Black Bottom makes her the most-nominated Black actress in the history of the Academy Awards, will also produce, alongside her husband and producing partner Julius Tennon, through their JuVee Productions banner.  Judith Curr, president and publisher of HarperOne Group, acquired North American rights, including audio, from Creative Artists Agency. Gideon Weil, HarperOne, VP/editorial director, and Sydney Rogers, senior editor, will edit Finding Me.  On the film front, Davis will be next seen in the upcoming movie The Suicide Squad. She is also planning to portray Michelle Obama for the Showtime series First Ladies, which she will help produce. (ANI)]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 July 2021, 02:38:39 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Book Van’ sets out to boost reading habit; huge relief for kids during lockdown]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Aryanadu (Thiruvananthapuram): The 'Pusthakavandi' or the book van has come as a huge relief for the children and parents who are forced to stay inside their houses in Aryanadu panchayat. This project also supplies books for the Anganwadis in the panchayat. The panchayat-driven initiative 'Arivinte Uravu' aims at boosting reading habits of children.  The idea of 'Pusthakavandi' was brought out aiming to address the concerns regarding the students' mental health during the online learning era. It stems from the desire to bring back students to the track of reading as they shift lanes into the speed track of online learning.  The program is organised by the panchayat and the ministry of human resource development. Apart from books distribution, various learning-based programs are organised to develop the creativity of students. The Anganwadis selected from different wards are given books.  Parents also are encouraged to take books from the van. The books must be returned the next day when the van returns. The book van also requests the students lending books to write a review about the books they read. Gifts are given to all students who submit their reviews.  The book van has received much applause from all. The book van started its journey on the memorial day of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 18 July 2021, 06:33:41 PM +0530</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fresh allegations emerge against Dr Poornima Mohan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Thiruvananthapuram: More details on the discrepancies in appointment of Kerala University Malayalam Dictionary head Dr Poornima Mohan have come out. Her work of preparing the lexicon of Dravidian languages and Indo-European languages was left halfway and she had to return the funds after repeated complaints by UGC.  Dr Poornima Mohan is facing major scrutiny over her appointment as the editor of Kerala University Malayalam Dictionary. She was appointed in the year 2012 and had failed to fulfil her duty of preparing UGC Sanskrit Language Dictionary.  She was assigned the duty to prepare the dictionary containing Dravidian languages and Indo-European languages. She was given an allowance of Rs. 7.80 lakhs. The project that was supposed to be completed within two years hadn't even started after five years. The amount was repaid in 2017 after repeated requests by the Sanskrit University.  The Save University Campaign filed a complaint with the Higher Education minister pinpointing her shortcomings in fulfilling the duty of preparing the Sanskrit dictionary.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 18 July 2021, 10:56:30 AM +0530</pubDate>
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