Uma K
Book: The Red Carpet Dec 31, 1969
`The Red Carpet`, thankfully, is not just another marketing phenomenon. This slim volume of eight short stories set in Bangalore is not only a fast and easy read, it is also refreshingly unpretentious.
Book: First Proof – The Penguin Book of New Writing from India Dec 31, 1969
A collection of stories, essays, excerpts, and a graphic short from known and unknown writers - the non-fiction is better than the fiction part...
Book: Half a Life Dec 31, 1969
V. S. Naipaul’s ‘Half a Life’ is a disappointment. The story of the half-caste protagonist appears as aimless as his peregrinations across three continents.
Poverty creation - Maharashtra ishtyle Dec 31, 1969
This year, Maharashtra is up for grabs as the worst-governed state. Vilasrao and gang seem to be well on the home stretch, without trying too hard. His vice-captain, R.R. Patil, is making sure of that.
UNhappy times? Dec 31, 1969
“We are outgunned. We are outmanned. We need help from outside groups. We need to be able to organize outsiders to work with us to write to papers, to appear on television.”
Open letter to an Indian Bureaucrat Dec 31, 1969
Dear Ms. Basanti Roy, I read about the problem you are facing with the Salaam Balak Trust encroaching on the property of the Bal Bhawan in Mumbai.
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