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Jenab Adeel Akthar runs a footwear shop at Bannur, and works on his Kannada writings during after-hours. He has to his credit two novels and over 30 short stories. Which is no mean achievement, considering that Mr Akhtar wasn’t even familiar with Kannada script a decade ago. His earlier writi...

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Prof. M Krishna Gowda, of St. Philomena’s Kannada dept., has been invited to the Singapore Kannadigara Sahitya Sammelan (Nov.13). The invitation is in recognition of Prof. Gowda’s contribution to Kannada literature.

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Lions Club, Mysore South, has instituted an award for celebrating outstanding Kannada writings by authors resident in Mysore district. Dakshina Kesari Kannada Sahitya Award, 2005 would consider works published in 2004. Eligible entrants would facilitate the selection panel by sending three...

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A snag with self-publishing is that you don’t have anyone to blame, if things don’t go your way. There may be reasons for a writer to publish own work. The obvious one is that many who feel they have a book in them find no one in the publishing world sharing their enthusiasm. An odd publisher who eventuall...

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I don’t know if Penguin is planning an anthology on Mysore, like those they have brought out on Delhi, Mumbai, and, now, Lahore – ‘City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore’. The publishers have commissioned one on Kolkata, says editor of the Lahore anthology Bapsi Sidwa, who is better known for ‘...

Vijendra Rao

My intriguing closeness with the Closepet man WHAT was there in place of the Chamundeswari Temple before the Chamundi Hills acquired the name after the Goddess? There was no temple. But, when was there ever no temple? To a Mysorean, the hill without the temple is unthinkable. One c...

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Eugene O'Neill is remembered through an annual festival by residents of Danville CA, the US town where the playwright created some of his memorable works. Danville, to O'Neill, was what Mysore was to R K Narayan. But it hasn't occurred to us to celebrate the man who put Mysore on the global&nbs...

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It's a landmark at Mysore's Krishnarajendra Circle; it stocks books in Sanskrit, Kannada besides English. Yoga books are a speciality and the bookstore attracts enthusiasts, notably foreigners who come to Mysore to learn yoga. Book lovers looking for works unavailable elsewhere and browsers f...

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Malathi Rao wasn't initially keen on getting her 'Disorderly Women' published. " I had kept this book to read it myself and it was only recently, after constant changes in the way it read, that I cut it into a contemporary frame," says Rao, quoted in Deccan Herald write-up by Pooja Kumar. 'Disorderly W...

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T S Elliot said of Dr V Ramakrishna that he didn't know his own worth, like a flower that is not aware of its own fragrance. Dr Radhakrishnan was full of admiration and very impressed by his profound modesty, and the depth of his learning. Somerset Maugham, who wanted to shape a character in his book afte...

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'Alive and Clicking: A Memoir' by T.S. Satyan, published by Penguin India. At a book release function, organised by Karnataka Photo News, Bangalore (May 14, 2005), former Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary and author's long-time admirer Charanjeev Singh observed: "The book is an album of mem...

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(We carry excerpts, in short takes, from an essay - 'The Life of R K Narayan' - by Florida-based writer Nandan Datta published in the California Literary Review.Full text at www.calitreview.com ) His diligent dislike for studies Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Narayanswamy stood shortened t...

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There is no meaning in merely reading books, says writerYaudamoori Virendranath. It is only when the thoughts of a writer are imbibed and brought into practice by the reader it can be said that the efforts of both are rewarded. - 'The Hindu' (May 9, 2005)

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Prof. C D Narasimhaiah, scholar, author, mentor, and a teachers' teacher, died in Bangalroe, at 85 (April 12, 2005) Was Mysore University English professor (1950-79); Principal, Maharaja's College (1957-62); Founder, 'Dhvanyalok' and the Literary Criterion; and author of numerous works,...

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To the Coral Strand by John Masters The Deceivers by John Masters The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Hill of Devi by E.M. Forster The Future That Was by Urmila Haksar Beyond Punjab by Prakash Tandon Around the World with Kushwant Singh Betrayal in India by D F Karaka The Betrayal -...

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Robin Cook:Chromosone 6 Coma The Great Gatsby by E Scott Fitzgerald Irving Wallace: The Guest of Honor The Almighty James A. Michener: Space Robert Ludlum:Apocalypse Watch The Icarus Agenda The Bourne Ultimatum Matarese Countdown The List by Steve Martini

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The Greening of America by Charles A Reich New Passages by Gail Sheehy Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin American Capitalism by J. K. Galbraith Ambassador's Journal by John Galbraith Fadeout - final days of MGM - Peter Bart Guilty Land by Patrick van Rensburg The Missiles of Octob...

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Max Perkins: Editor of genius by A Scott Berg The Best of Mikes by George Mikes The Essential Lenny Bruce edited by John Cohen Beloved Infidel By Sheilah Graham and Gerold Frank Confessions of a Story-teller by Paul Gallico Making It by Norman Podhoretz Writing in America edited by John...

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Inside Number10 by Marcia Williams The Ends of Power by H.R.Haldeman Breach of Faith - the fall of Nixon - by Theodore H White The Agenda - inside the Clinton White House by Bob Woodward Between Hope and History by Bill Clinton Unlimited Access - FBI agent inside White House - Gary Aldrich ...

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David Niven's 'Bring on the Empty Horse' David Niven : The Moon's a Balloon Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly Richard Burton biography by John Cottrell Fergus Cashin Groucho Marx: Memoirs of a Mangy Lover George Burns - All My Best Friends. Dustin Hoffman - Hollywood's Antihero, by Jeff Len...

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Thinking Big - L A Times story - Robert Gottlieb and Irene Wolf The Papers - Battle over Pentagon Papers, Sanford J Ungar The Powers That Be - Time, CBS, Post, Times - David Halberstam The Establishment Is Alive and Well in Washington by Art Buchwald The Press by A J Liebling The Final Days by B...

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'The Invisible CEO' by A G Krishnamurthy sounds interesting. It's the story of someone who started an ad. agency with Rs.35,000 and one client. It is also the Mudra story. AGK believes there are two types of CEOs. The second is the high-profile partying type that is quite removed from his com...

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Len Deighton:Spy Hook Spy Sinker The Evening News by Arthur Hailey The People's Choice by Jeff Greenfield The Triumph by J K Gailnraith The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre The Flypaper War by Richard Starnes Perfect Justice by William Bernhardt The Last Ch...

G V Krishnan

Self-Help Books Pulling Your Own Strings by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer The Complete Plain Words aids to English Making the Most of Your Life - Reader's Digest guide Know Your Body - RD guide Management Thoughts - Promod Batra

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	Bannur’s man of letters (Preview) Jenab Adeel Akthar runs a footwear shop at Bannur, and works on his Kannada writings during after-hours. He has to his credit two novels and over 30 short stories. Which is no mean achievement, considering that Mr Akhtar wasn’t even familiar with Kannada script a decade ago. His earlier writi...	GVK	3	1269	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Philomena’s prof. for Singapore (Preview) Prof. M Krishna Gowda, of St. Philomena’s Kannada dept., has been invited to the Singapore Kannadigara Sahitya Sammelan (Nov.13). The invitation is in recognition of Prof. Gowda’s contribution to Kannada literature.	GVK	5	1524	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Lions award for Mysore writers (Preview) Lions Club, Mysore South, has instituted an award for celebrating outstanding Kannada writings by authors resident in Mysore district. Dakshina Kesari Kannada Sahitya Award, 2005 would consider works published in 2004. Eligible entrants would facilitate the selection panel by sending three...	GVK	3	608	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	A Mysore newsman’s debut book (Preview) A snag with self-publishing is that you don’t have anyone to blame, if things don’t go your way. There may be reasons for a writer to publish own work. The obvious one is that many who feel they have a book in them find no one in the publishing world sharing their enthusiasm. An odd publisher who eventuall...	GVK	4	2134	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Anthology on Mysore, anyone? (Preview) I don’t know if Penguin is planning an anthology on Mysore, like those they have brought out on Delhi, Mumbai, and, now, Lahore – ‘City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore’. The publishers have commissioned one on Kolkata, says editor of the Lahore anthology Bapsi Sidwa, who is better known for ‘...	GVK	7	923	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Tribute to CDN (Preview) My intriguing closeness with the Closepet man WHAT was there in place of the Chamundeswari Temple before the Chamundi Hills acquired the name after the Goddess? There was no temple. But, when was there ever no temple? To a Mysorean, the hill without the temple is unthinkable. One c...	Vijendra Rao	1	547	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	O'Neill of Danville (Preview) Eugene O'Neill is remembered through an annual festival by residents of Danville CA, the US town where the playwright created some of his memorable works. Danville, to O'Neill, was what Mysore was to R K Narayan. But it hasn't occurred to us to celebrate the man who put Mysore on the global&nbs...	GVK	7	1239	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Governor At Geetha Bookhouse (Preview) It's a landmark at Mysore's Krishnarajendra Circle; it stocks books in Sanskrit, Kannada besides English. Yoga books are a speciality and the bookstore attracts enthusiasts, notably foreigners who come to Mysore to learn yoga. Book lovers looking for works unavailable elsewhere and browsers f...	GVK	1	522	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	A Book She Didn't Intend Publishing (Preview) Malathi Rao wasn't initially keen on getting her 'Disorderly Women' published. " I had kept this book to read it myself and it was only recently, after constant changes in the way it read, that I cut it into a contemporary frame," says Rao, quoted in Deccan Herald write-up by Pooja Kumar. 'Disorderly W...	GVK	1	512	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	He Doesn't know His Own Worth (Preview) T S Elliot said of Dr V Ramakrishna that he didn't know his own worth, like a flower that is not aware of its own fragrance. Dr Radhakrishnan was full of admiration and very impressed by his profound modesty, and the depth of his learning. Somerset Maugham, who wanted to shape a character in his book afte...	GVK	3	2239	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Satyan's Alive 'n' Clicking (Preview) 'Alive and Clicking: A Memoir' by T.S. Satyan, published by Penguin India. At a book release function, organised by Karnataka Photo News, Bangalore (May 14, 2005), former Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary and author's long-time admirer Charanjeev Singh observed: "The book is an album of mem...	GVK	10	898	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	The Man Who Invented Malgudi (Preview) (We carry excerpts, in short takes, from an essay - 'The Life of R K Narayan' - by Florida-based writer Nandan Datta published in the California Literary Review.Full text at www.calitreview.com ) His diligent dislike for studies Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Narayanswamy stood shortened t...	GVK	3	1702	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	A meaning in reading (Preview) There is no meaning in merely reading books, says writerYaudamoori Virendranath. It is only when the thoughts of a writer are imbibed and brought into practice by the reader it can be said that the efforts of both are rewarded. - 'The Hindu' (May 9, 2005)	GVK	1	433	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Tribute to CDN (Preview) Prof. C D Narasimhaiah, scholar, author, mentor, and a teachers' teacher, died in Bangalroe, at 85 (April 12, 2005) Was Mysore University English professor (1950-79); Principal, Maharaja's College (1957-62); Founder, 'Dhvanyalok' and the Literary Criterion; and author of numerous works,...	GVK	4	737	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	India-related Books (Preview) To the Coral Strand by John Masters The Deceivers by John Masters The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Hill of Devi by E.M. Forster The Future That Was by Urmila Haksar Beyond Punjab by Prakash Tandon Around the World with Kushwant Singh Betrayal in India by D F Karaka The Betrayal -...	GVK	3	1344	Jul 7, 2013 by Anonymous
	Fiction (Preview) Robin Cook:Chromosone 6 Coma The Great Gatsby by E Scott Fitzgerald Irving Wallace: The Guest of Honor The Almighty James A. Michener: Space Robert Ludlum:Apocalypse Watch The Icarus Agenda The Bourne Ultimatum Matarese Countdown The List by Steve Martini	GVK	7	519	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Non-fiction (Preview) The Greening of America by Charles A Reich New Passages by Gail Sheehy Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin American Capitalism by J. K. Galbraith Ambassador's Journal by John Galbraith Fadeout - final days of MGM - Peter Bart Guilty Land by Patrick van Rensburg The Missiles of Octob...	GVK	2	586	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	On Book People (Preview) Max Perkins: Editor of genius by A Scott Berg The Best of Mikes by George Mikes The Essential Lenny Bruce edited by John Cohen Beloved Infidel By Sheilah Graham and Gerold Frank Confessions of a Story-teller by Paul Gallico Making It by Norman Podhoretz Writing in America edited by John...	GVK	1	437	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Of Politics and Politicians (Preview) Inside Number10 by Marcia Williams The Ends of Power by H.R.Haldeman Breach of Faith - the fall of Nixon - by Theodore H White The Agenda - inside the Clinton White House by Bob Woodward Between Hope and History by Bill Clinton Unlimited Access - FBI agent inside White House - Gary Aldrich ...	GVK	1	453	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Biography and Celebrity Writings (Preview) David Niven's 'Bring on the Empty Horse' David Niven : The Moon's a Balloon Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly Richard Burton biography by John Cottrell Fergus Cashin Groucho Marx: Memoirs of a Mangy Lover George Burns - All My Best Friends. Dustin Hoffman - Hollywood's Antihero, by Jeff Len...	GVK	2	429	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Media-related Books and those by Media People (Preview) Thinking Big - L A Times story - Robert Gottlieb and Irene Wolf The Papers - Battle over Pentagon Papers, Sanford J Ungar The Powers That Be - Time, CBS, Post, Times - David Halberstam The Establishment Is Alive and Well in Washington by Art Buchwald The Press by A J Liebling The Final Days by B...	GVK	3	487	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	BOOKCHAT (Preview) 'The Invisible CEO' by A G Krishnamurthy sounds interesting. It's the story of someone who started an ad. agency with Rs.35,000 and one client. It is also the Mudra story. AGK believes there are two types of CEOs. The second is the high-profile partying type that is quite removed from his com...	GVK	4	490	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Spy, Crime and Other Thrillers (Preview) Len Deighton:Spy Hook Spy Sinker The Evening News by Arthur Hailey The People's Choice by Jeff Greenfield The Triumph by J K Gailnraith The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre The Flypaper War by Richard Starnes Perfect Justice by William Bernhardt The Last Ch...	GVK	1	460	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
	Self-Help Books (Preview) Self-Help Books Pulling Your Own Strings by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer The Complete Plain Words aids to English Making the Most of Your Life - Reader's Digest guide Know Your Body - RD guide Management Thoughts - Promod Batra	G V Krishnan	2	442	Sep 13, 2007 by http://www.tnawrestling.com/
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