Sometimes one stumbles across an old review or list while surfing. Here's what I saw from The Hindu newspaper. This is really 27th August 2005. So pretty much just after the launch of the book.
Fiction
The Lunatic from Multan: Rajeev Jacob: Rs. 295
Set in the early nineteen eighties, this is the story of one man's battle against extreme odds.
Sadak Chhaap: Meher Pestonji: Rs. 250
Horrific and heart breaking, the book evokes the brutal existence of street children.
Mediocre But Arrogant: Abhijit Bhaduri: Rs. 195
A story that tells a tale of love and life in a business school.
Home and the World: Rabindranath Tagore: Rs. 200
Set against the backdrop of the partition of Bengal, this is a translation of Tagore's great novel .
Hacks and Headlines: A Novel: Rashme Sehgal: Rs. 295
Set in the late 1990's, the novel weaves several strands of different stories.
Non-Fiction
The Other Side of Belief: Interpreting U.G. Krishnamurti: Rs. 350
This book is a candid and refreshing chronicle of UG's life and evolution of his radical outlook and ideas.
Iraq War and the Future World Order: (Ed.) G. Gopa Kumar: Rs. 695
The essays in this volume address ground-realities of the war in Iraq and its global effect.
Kerala Economy: Trajectories Challenges and Implications: (Ed.) D. Rajasenan & Genrad de Groot: Rs. 485
An exhaustive analysis of the Kerala economy, consisting of articles by eminent economists.
Source: Modern Book Centre, DC Books
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