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‘The Disruptor’ chronicles turbulent tenure of VP Singh

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021

V.P. Singh ended up antagonising both the Congress and the BJP — perhaps one of the reasons he has not been given the posthumous attention he deserves…reports Asian Lite News….

Tata Lit Fest shortlists announced

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSNovember 12, 2021November 12, 2021

The First Book (Fiction) Shortlist include ‘A Bit of Everything’ by Sandeep Raina (Westland), ‘A Death in Shonagachhi’ by Rijula Das (Pan MacMillan) and ‘Gods and Ends’ by Lindsay Pereira…

HC vacates stay on Vijaypat Singhanias autobiography

by NewsdeskBooksIndia NewsLITE BLOGSNovember 12, 2021November 12, 2021

The publisher said they are “delighted” with the Bombay High Court order “setting aside the injunction which had greatly aggrieved both Pan Macmillan India and our author Vijaypat Singhania”…reports Asian…

Life After Cancer: Guide To Cope With Tough Stages

by NewsdeskBooksINTERVIEWLITE BLOGSNovember 11, 2021November 11, 2021

The book also talks about household risks and how adopting certain lifestyles can minimise the risk of cancer…writes Vishnu Makhijani His father being diagnosed with lymphoma prompted Aditya Mohan Wig,…

Chetan Bhagat: Overnight success is nothing but 20 years of hard work

by NewsdeskBooksEventsSharjahNovember 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Bestselling novelist leads the global launch of his latest work, 400 Days, at 40th Sharjah International Book Fair …reports Asian Lite News Overnight success is nothing but 20 years of hard…

Seema Malik unlocks ‘effective leadership’

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSNovember 4, 2021November 4, 2021

In this context, she noted that an important step taken by the New Education Policy (NEP) is making school clusters which can go a long way in improving learning standards…

‘San-84 Justice’: Back to dark age of riots

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSNovember 2, 2021November 28, 2021

‘San-84 Justice’, he said, apart from being released theatrically on Tuesday, November 2, would also be streamed on an OTT platform…reports Asian Lite News. The 78-minute-long Hindi-Punjabi film ‘San-84 Justice’…

‘The Blind Matriarch’: Insight into dynamics of Indian joint family

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSNovember 1, 2021November 2, 2021

Gokhale says “The Blind Matriarch”, which she began just before the pandemic set in, “followed through on thoughts and themes from many of my previous novels…reports Asian Lite News. One…

Story of a man who created India’s biggest coffee chain

by NewsdeskArts & CultureBooksLITE BLOGSOctober 31, 2021November 1, 2021

The book was acquired at an auction from Anish Chandy, Founder of the Labyrinth Literary Agency, by Teesta Guha Sarkar, Head of Editorial, Pan Macmillan India…reports Asian Lite News. “Coffee…

Work belongs to the distant past, still read and remembered

by NewsdeskArts & CultureBooksLITE BLOGSOctober 26, 2021October 26, 2021

Thrice featured on the Booker Prize shortlist, she taught for many years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she is now an Emerita Professor…reports Asian Lite News. Anita Desai,…