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| Shehan Karunatilaka wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 | |
 The
$50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was awarded to Singapore
based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his book Chinaman,
a novel that explores cricket as a metaphor to uncover a lost life
and a lost history. Chinaman skilfully uses sport and the notion of
fair play to look at Sri Lanka in a fresh and exciting way. 
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| Man of a Thousand Chances by Tulsi Badrinath, Out 19th January 2012 | |
 'Man
of a Thousand Chances' by Tulsi Badrinath is a very readable, fast-paced
story about an ordinary middle-class man who takes an extreme step
just to pay for his daughter's wedding. It plays the very simple,
recognizable world of Harihar Arora, with joint family politics and
financial worries, against the beautiful, sophisticated world of classical
Indian art and philosophy.
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| Bombay Baby by Leela Soma, Out 30th November 2011 | |
 Tina
is torn between her Scottish parents and her Indian roots. In the
months leading to her eighteenth birthday she decides to find that
missing piece of her life. Tina embarks on a journey, that will change
her life forever, to India to find the woman she might otherwise have
called mum. She meets an alluring American, Andrew and falls in love.
But is all what it seems?
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| Generation Vexed: Summer of Unrest, Out 27th October 2011 (Kindle) | |
 Summer
of Unrest (Slight Return). For a few days at the start of August,
England was gripped by the riots that erupted in its city centres.
Although there were various motivations behind the trouble and a broad
spectrum of ages and backgrounds involved, the front pages were emblazoned
with images of hooded youths running amok and stories of the revenge
of the feral underclass.
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| DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012: Shortlist Announced | |
 The
major $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 narrowed its
search down to six books as the shortlisted was announced at London’s
Globe Theatre on 25th October 2011. Long-listed authors, publishers
and ambassadors from the South Asian region gathered together for
the event, which was also the finale of the DSC South Asian Literature
Festival 2011.
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| Sonia Gandhi: An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny, Out 13th Oct | |
 Sonia
Gandhi's story represents the greatest transformational journey made
by any world leader in the last four decades. Circumstance and tragedy,
rather than ambition, paved her path to power. Born into a traditional,
middle-class Italian family, Sonia met and fell in love with Rajiv
Gandhi, son of future Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, while studying
English in Cambridge.
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| Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat, Out 11th October 2011 | |
 Once
upon a time, in small-town India, there lived two intelligent boys.
One wanted to use his intelligence to make money. One wanted to use
his intelligence to create a revolution. The problem was, they both
loved the same girl. Welcome to Revolution 2020. A story about childhood
friends who struggle to find success and love in Varanasi. However,
it isn't easy to achieve this in an unfair society.
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| A Love Song for India: Tales from East and West, Out 6th October 2011 | |
 Taking
us from a sweltering Indian rooftop at night to the marble halls of
an ageing Bollywood star's palace, this is a new collection of short
stories from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Speaking
of mortality and family rivalry, of the transfer of power from old
to young, of love and the loss of innocence, 'A Love Song for India'
is a delicious assortment of fairytales and parables.
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| Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Mohammed Hanif, Out 6th October 2011 | |
 The
patients of the Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments are looking
for a miracle, and Alice Bhatti is looking for a job. Filled with
wit, colour and pathos, Our Lady of Alice Bhatti is a glorious story
of second chances, thwarted ambitions and love in unlikely places,
set in the febrile streets of downtown Karachi. It is the remarkable
new novel from the author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes.
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| An Indian Portia: Selected Writings of Cornelia Sorabji (1866 - 1954) | |
 Cornelia
Sorabji was a social reformer, an author and the first woman to practise
law in India and Britain. By the time poor sight ended her work in
India she had helped many hundreds of wives, widows and orphans. Her
writings provide a priceless and fascinating documentation of one
of India's most outstanding women in the nineteenth and twentieth
century India and Britain.
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| Asian journalist launches 'Geek Nation', an insight into Indian Science | |
Asian science journalist Angela Saini today launched her book 'Geek
Nation', a unique insight into Indian Science. Fittingly, the launch
was held at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. Saini, explained
how she first got the idea for the book, "My dad worked as a
chemical engineer in India in the 1960s, just before India launched
its first satellite and just after Nehru had created his new universities.
My dad is a geek. I am a geek."
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| Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World, Out 3rd March | |
 India:
it's a nation of geeks, swots and nerds. Almost one in five of all
medical and dental staff in the UK is of Indian origin, and one in
six employed scientists with science or engineering doctorates in
the US is Asian. By the turn of the millennium, there were even claims
that a third of all engineers in Silicon Valley were of Indian origin,
with Indians running 750 of its tech companies.
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| EDITOR'S HOT PICKS: BOOKS THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT FILMS | |
 I
was recently asked to list books, by South Asian Authors, which I
thought would make great films. In typical fashion, this request has
now become the subject of the latest article on 'Editor's Hot Picks'.
I present you this list of 'Books that would make Great Films' as
my personal favourites only. I have not chosen every great book that
I have enjoyed, merely the ones that I believe can translate in cinematic
success.
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| REDHOTCURRY.COM GUIDE TO THE BEST JEWELLERY BOOKS | |
 Overview
of the some of the hottest books on diamonds, gems, precious stones
and the jewellery of Asia including 'Jewelry of South East Asia' by
Ann Richter, 'Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the
Age of the Mughals' by Manuel Keene, 'Christie's Guide to Jewellery'
by Sarah Hue Williams and 'Great Diamonds of India' by Monisha Bhardwaj.
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| REDHOTCURRY.COM GUIDE TO THE BEST MEHNDI BOOKS | |
 A
comprehensive review of some of the most useful and practical Mehndi
books available, ideal for novices and advanced artists alike. This
review features: 'The Art of Mehndi' by Sumita Batra, 'Mehndi - The
Timeless Art of Henna Painting' by Loretta Roome, 'Mehndi - Body Painting
Kit' by Zaynab Mira, 'Henna Body Art' by Mark Smith, 'Mehndi' by Carine
Fabius and 'Henna Body Painting' Sabine Kuhne.
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our overview of some of the hottest Bollywood Books, ranging from
the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema by Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Bollyood
- The Indian Cinema Story by Nasreen Munni Kabir, Bollywood Cinema
by Vijay Mishra, Bollywood Pocket Essentials by Ashok Banker to Bollywood
Boy by Justine Hardy and Balham to Bollywood by Chris England.
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