NBT newsletter Annual subscription Rs 5.00; 50 paise per copy Volume 28 No. 6 October 2012
Contents leh book fair beijing international book fair 2 advisory panel meetings 2 chairman, nbt 3 publicon 2012 3 book release functions 4 book fair at patiyali 4 delhi book fair 2012 5 book release functions 5 he first ever book fair in Leh in Ladakh Syed Rizvi, Manager (Sales & Marketing), Remembering Mahatma Tregion of Jammu & Kashmir was held NBT, informed the audience on the Gandhi 6 from 4-9 August 2012 at Polo Ground, various activities of NBT and in particular Leh. The fair was organised in collaboration its efforts to reach books to remote parts of excerpts with Leh District Administration. the country. 7 Inaugurating the fair, Shri Rigzin With the Himalayan mountain ranges Books received Spalbar, Chief Executive Councillor, at the backdrop, the Leh Book Fair was a 7 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development very successful initiative on the part of the Council (LAHDC), said that “I welcome Trust to take books to such remote region. Pick of the Month the first ever exhibition of books by NBT Besides NBT, NCERT too in Leh. This is a very good initiative which participated at the Fair with a strong will not only popularise book reading display of its publications. Hundreds of among Ladakhis but would also strengthen visitors from in around Leh visited the Fair. national integration.” All of them expressed hope that this would While appreciating the efforts of NBT be an annual event with more exhibitors and the importance of organising the from around the country joining NBT to book fair in the region, Shri Spalbar also bring books to the region. highlighted the problems faced by parents to encourage reading among children due to non-availability of books. They have to travel to cities like Jammu, Srinagar, Chandigarh and Delhi to buy books. Others who spoke on the occasion included Shri Ghulam Abbas Abidi, Executive Councillor for Higher Education A Wet Summer Day and Shri Abdul Ghani Sheikh, eminent Ada Bhansali writer. ISBN 978-81-237-6555-6; Rs 105 Earlier, in his welcome address, Shri beijing international book fair
he 19 Beijing International Book reflected at the Fair. to book industry from over 75 countries. TFair (BIBF) was organised from 29 Co-organised by a number of The Republic of Korea, which celebrates August to 3 September 2012, at China committees including Administration its 20th anniversary of the establishment International Exhibition Centre in of Press and Publication of the People’s of diplomatic ties with China, was the Beijing. Mr. Liu Yandong, Chinese State Republic of China, State Council Guest of Honour. Councillor and Mr. Choi Kwang-sik, Information Office of PRC, Ministry Digitization and emerging South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports of Education and CNPIE (China technology in publishing industry was & Tourism were the Chief Guests at the National Publications Import and Export the main theme at this edition of the inauguration. Corporation), the BIBF 2012 attracted BIBF. Many events including discussions Over the years the BIBF has become over 2000 publishers and others related and seminars were organised around the one of the important book fairs in theme. the world. The Chinese publishing The Indian participation industry, today, is in an expansive included NBT, India, Afro-Asian mode and is arguably one of the Book Council and UBS Publishers world’s largest in terms of volume, and Distributors. The NBT with about 7.7 billion books. participated with a collective exhibit Flourishing under a more of over 150 recent publications liberal regime today, the average representing 20 publishers from Chinese reader has much more across the country. Shri Pankaj choice by way of variety, both in Chaturvedi, Hindi editor, genre and content. A trend that is represented NBT at the BIBF.
Advisory Panel MeetingS NBT BOOK AWARDED he National Book Trust, India Shri Baldev Singh Baddan, Chief Editor On the occasion of the 124th birth Tpublishes a number of books in & Joint Director, Shri Rahul Koshambi, centenary of Comrade Muzaffar Ahmad, English and other Indian languages, under Marathi / Konkani editor, and Shri Manas the Muzaffar Ahmad Memorial Prize various series. To guide its publishing Ranjan Mahapatra, Editor, NCCL were 2012 was given to Shri Arup Mukherjee programme; NBT is supported in its present. for the biography of theatre legend Utpal efforts by a Panel of Advisors that it The Bangla Advisory Panel Meeting Dutta. The book titled Utpal Dutta: constitutes from time to time. was held in Kolkata on 8 August 2012. Jeevan O Sristhi, published by NBT Recently, Advisory Panel Meetings Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya chaired the in 2010 under its National Biography were held for Konkani and Bangla meeting. Prof. Baridbaran Ghosh, Smt. series, was critically acclaimed. languages. Saoli Mitra, Shri Bibhas Chakraborty, While declaring the Award, the Prof. Dipankar Home, chairperson of the award committee Prof. Kali Shankar Shri Nirupam Sen said that in this book Mukherjee, Shri Abhijit Shri Arup Mukherjee had presented Bhowmick, Prof. Juthika wonderful details of the illustrious life Bose and Prof. Sourin and activities of Utpal Dutta. Former Bhattacharya were Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri present as Members. Buddhadev Bhattacharya presented the The Konkani Advisory Panel Meeting Prof. Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay participated Award to Shri Arup Mukherjee. was held on 13 August 2012 at Conference as special invitee. From NBT, Shri M.A. Hall, Sanskruti Bhavan, Art & Culture Sikandar, Director, Shri Sayebur Rahman, Directorate (Patto), Panjim, Goa. The RM, Eastern Regional Office and Shri meeting was presided over by Shri M.A. Bratin Dey, Bangla editor were present. Sikandar, Director, NBT. Others present at the meeting included Shri Pundalik Naik, Shri Damodar Mauzo, Dr Tanaji Halrnkar, Shri Prashant Naik, Shri Sandesh Prabhudesai, Shri Prasad Loyalekar, and Shri Chetan Acharya. From the Trust,
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Shri A. Sethumadhavan took over as On his assuming charge Chairman, National Book Trust, India on as the chairman, Shri 12 September 2012. A. Sethumadhavan was He succeedes Prof. received and welcomed Bipan Chandra, a by Prof Bipan Chandra. renowned Historian Prof Chandra demits and National office after a long stint of Research Professor. eight years. His academic Shri A. contributions to the Sethumadhavan (b. publishing profile of 1942), popularly known as Sethu, is one the Trust has not only of the pioneers of modern Malayalam successfully explored fiction who brought about a radical new areas in the Trust’s transformation of sensibility through publications but also brought in a new set of writers and readers. his writings during the sixties and early Later, during an interaction with the officers of theT rust, Shri Sethumadhavan seventies. In a literary career spanning over talked about his professional as well as his writing career. Sharing his experiences he said four and half decades, Sethu wrote over 17 that if an institution has to grow we need to change according to the times. He also added novels and 20 collections of short stories. that he is looking forward to working with the Trust. Many of his writings have been translated Introducing the Chairman to the officers, Shri M.A. Sikandar, Director, NBT, said into other languages. His prominent that in Sethumadhavan, we have the rare combination of an able administrator and a works include Pandavapuram, Vilayattam, sensitive writer. Niyogam, Atayalangal, Marupiravi (novels), Doothu, Chilakalangalil Chila publicon 2012 Gayathrimar, Adyaksharangal (short stories) and Sanidasa, Yathrakidayil (essays). Sethu The second PubliCon conference on Naik, JD, NBT, India said “Technological has been honoured with many awards publishing was held from 3-4 September development in the field of publishing is including the Central Sahitya Akademi 2012 at the FICCI Auditorium, New providing opportunities for growth on the Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Delhi. As a part of its initiative to one hand and on the other it throws open the prestigious Vayalar award. Three of his address the needs and concerns of the new challenges everyday. Conferences like works have been made into films including publishing industry, the FICCI organises the PubliCon brings in together to discuss the much acclaimed Pandavapuram, which the PubliCon conference. It provides some of these issues, pertinent to the was also made into Bengali titled Nirakar a platform for discussion and debate future of the industry. Chhaya. among industry experts, raise policy and In his address, Dr. Arbind Prasad, After a degree in science, Sethu began trade issues, network, ideate and explore Director General, FICCI, said that the his career at a very young age taking him business possibilities. This year the theme focus now is on English publishing and we to various parts of the country. This phase of the conference was Digital Publishing. would be extending it to other languages of his life was instrumental in shaping his Some of the key issues that came up for gradually. literary sensibilities and came to be reflected discussion included Creating 360 degree Earlier, Ms. Urvashi Butalia, in many of his important works. He joined content, Emerging content platforms, Chairperson, FICCI Publishing the banking profession as a Probationary Publishing industry and the amended Committee and Director, Zubaan Officer in the State Bank Group. After Copyright Bill, Monitoring content in welcomed the participants. holding many important positions in the Digital Age, Managing distribution in The NBT, India was the Programme Group, he took over as General Manager Digital Age and Transforming Education: Partner of the PubliCon 2012. in the Corporation Bank and later as the Digital Content for Platforms. Chairman and CEO of the South Indian Inaugurating the seminar, Ms Namita Bank. Widely travelled, he had attended Gokhale, writer and Member Secretary, many international conferences both on Indian Literature Abroad, said that “the banking and literature in various countries. human mind is constantly changing from He was also on the board of the State Bank a linear model to a simultaneous 360 of Travancore for a period of three years. At degree one. However, the sanctity of the present he is on the board of Malayalam idea has remained unchanged.” Advisory Panel of Sahitya Akademi. In her special address Ms Farida M.
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Two NBT books in Bangla titled Michael Madhusudan Dutt: Jeevan O Sahitya by Late Shri Suresh Chandra Moitra, and Rabindranather Sishu Sahitya: Poneroti Galpo, compiled and edited by Amarendra Chakraborty, were released by Prof. Swapan Majumdar and Prof. Juthika Bose. Prof. Majumdar shared his memories of Suresh Chandra Moitra, author of the book on Madhusudan. He was happy to The release function and discussion on Roychowdhury, Somendranath note that NBT is showing keen interest in the Tagore Commemorative Volume titled Bandyopadhyay, Anathbandhu Chatterjee, Bengali pioneers and their literature. Prof. Punascha Rabindrakriti in Bangla was Supriyo Tagore, Sekhar Samaddar, Sutapa Juthika Bose said that “NBT is working held at the Indian Council for Cultural Bhattacharya and Sudeshna Chakraborty. hard to create a book minded society, and Relations (ICCR), Kolkata on 7 August Earlier, Shri M.A. Sikandar, Director these books which are of good quality 2012. Published by NBT, the book is NBT, welcomed the gathering. and at affordable price makes its efforts edited by Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Another book release and discussion fruitful. eminent historian, and co-edited by Shri function was held in the century-old Prof. Biswanath Roy, Prof. Ashim Bratin Dey, Bangla editor at NBT. Darbhanga Hall of University of Calcutta Chattaraj, Prof. Gopa Dutta Bhowmick The book was released by noted on 8 August 2012. The function was and Prof. Sudip Basu spoke on various scholar and professor of English Shri organised by NBT in collaboration with aspects of both Madhusudan and Tagore. Chinmoy Guha, former Vice-Chancellor, the Centre for Studies in Book Publishing The programmes were coordinated by Rabindrabharati University. He (CSBP), University of Calcutta. Shri Bratin Dey, Bangla editor, NBT. appreciated NBT for bringing out such an important commemorative volume on Tagore. In his introductory speech, Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, eminent historian, gave a brief introduction on the book and about the writers. Scholars who participated in the discussion included Sourin Bhattacharya, Gopikanath book fair at patiyali, uttar pradesh n its efforts to promote the reading habit Amit Kumar (IPS), DIG, C.B.I, New Hyderabad; Shri Manoj Mishra, Court Iand book culture in remote and rural Delhi; Shri Anshuman Yadav (IPS), Manager, District Court, Ghaziabad; areas of the country, the National Book DIG, B.P.R.D, New Delhi; Prof. Shahid, Shri Dharmendra Sachan and Shri Sudhir Trust, India organised a Book Fair from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Tyagi, Central Excise Officers; Shri Mohit 11 to 13 August 2012 at Patiyali, Gupta, Asst. Commissioner, Distrcit Etah, Uttar Pradesh in Commercial Tax, Noida, U.P. and association with Anubhuti Seva other distinguished guests. Sansthan, Patiyali, Kashganj, Books in Hindi, Urdu and Kanshiram Nagar. Patiyali is English on a wide variety of famous as the birthplace of Amir subjects were displayed at the fair. Khusro, a renowned 13th century Many students and book lovers Sufi poet, historian, saint and a bought books of their choice. music maestro. Besides, a career counselling session The fair was inaugurated was also held, where students by Smt. Kiran Yadav, eminent were felicitated for their social worker. Others present outstanding results in their Board on the occasion included, Shri examinations.
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he 18th Delhi Book Fair was translation and copyright Theld from 1 to 9 September arrangements, reprinting of old and 2012 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. rare books. Visited by hundreds of With e-books and e-publishing as people, the fair saw enthusiastic the focus, the fair was organised by librarians, researchers, academicians, India Trade Promotion Organisation writers, students and book lovers as (ITPO) and Federation of Indian well as media present at the event. Publishers (FIP). More than 200 The NBT stall with a wide publishers from across the country range of books for all age-groups, participated including some foreign attracted a steady stream of visitors. participants from Pakistan, China, A unique feature of this year’s US, and UK. Delhi Book Fair was the screening The Fair was inaugurated by of films based on novels of select Shri Tejendra Khanna, Lt. Governor Others present at the inauguration Indian Authors at the Shakuntalam of Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Shri included, Shri Sudhir Malhotra, President Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan. Khanna said the publishing industry FIP; Shri Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Executive The Delhi Book Fair also held the had undergone a sea change and Indian Director, ITPO; Shri Shakti Malik, 14th edition of Stationery Fair. The publishers were adapting to the digital Director, Delhi Book Fair, FIP; Shri B.L. dedicated hall for stationery had a wide delivery through e-books. Meena, Officer on Special Duty, ITPO; range of stationery items on display, Sharing her views on the theme of besides representatives of participating including writing material, pens, pencils, the Fair, Ms Rita Menon, Chairman publishing houses from India and abroad. sketch pens, drawing & painting material, and Managing-Director of ITPO said The nine-day fair provided a crayons, paints, brushes, as well as office e-publishing is the need of the new unique platform for business-to-business supplies, files, diaries, calendars, material generation and it would help books reach transactions, establishing new contacts, for seminar, conferences, packing a larger audience. entering into co-publishing arrangements, materials, etc. book release functions book release function was organised by the National Book Trust, India hri Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Rural Development, Aon 19 August 2012 at Jaipur for the release of the book in Hindi titled SGovernment of India released a book in Hindi, Kashmir se Kanyakumari Tak, published by the NBT and authored by Dr published by the National Book Trust, India titled Gram Rajesh Kumar Vyas. Niyojan and authored by Shri Mahipal. The release Speaking on the occasion, Shri Prayag Shukla, noted litterateur, function was held in the auditorium of Krishi Bhavan, commended NBT for promoting good literature and informative material New Delhi on 24 August 2012. in the country. He added that the book was not just about the journey but Shri Jairam Ramesh praised the efforts of NBT in more a reflection of the journey made by the author, which brings out the bringing out a book of topical nature relevant to the author’s admiration and wonder. need of the hour. He said, “There are many books Padamsri Dr Mukund Lath said that the author’s book is like a visual available on this topic in English but publishing book imagery; whereas Padamsri Chandraprakash Deval was of the opinion that of such a nature in Hindi is a good initiative on part of book is so interesting that it appears as if the reader is going on a journey the NBT.” Shri Ramesh also congratulated the author himself. for putting together the book in a lucid style and called Others who spoke on the occasion included Dr R.D. Saini, Director, him a ‘good communicator’. Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akademi; Shri Gyanesh Upadhyay, Senior The author, Shri Mahipal also spoke on the occasion journalist; Shri B. L. Soni, Police Commissioner; and Shri Mahendra and said that the book is for the lay readers introducing Singh Choudhury, Deputy Commissioner of Police. The programme was them to the concept of coordinated by Shri Pankaj Chaturvedi, Hindi editor, NBT. rural development and The book presents in planning in an easy to detail 14 select places of understand manner. India including Kashmir, The programme Dharamshala, Sikkim, was coordinated by Kerala, Chamba, Vaishali, Shri Pankaj Chaturvedi, Kanyakumari and others. Hindi editor, NBT.
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Gandhi-Nehru Correspondence: A of considerable influence. It takes us on a Stories from Bapu’s Life Selection fascinating journey into the inner workings Uma Shankar Joshi Arjun Dev (Ed.) of Gandhi as a writer. 978-81-237-0508-8 / Rs 19.00 Spanning a period of about Gandhi’s India: Unity in Diversity In this book the noted Gujarati writer relates 26 years, this collection 978-81-237-5213-6 / Rs. 40.00 some interesting episodes from Bapu’s life. brings together select Gandhiji’s basic ideas underwent no change Written in a simple and heart-warming style, correspondence between during the forty years of his active public the stories will appeal to children. Beautifully Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit life, but their expression and application illustrated by Mickey Patel. Jawaharlal Nehru. Together varied according to circumstances. This brief What is Hinduism? they portray a strikingly anthology of Gandhiji’s utterances have been Mahatma Gandhi unique relationship that compiled by the National Integration Sub- 81-237-0927-7 / Rs 35.00 was not only personal but Committee of the National Committee for A selection of Gandhiji’s also political. Gandhi Centenary. articles drawn mainly from 978-81-237-6125-1 Rs 95.00 (PB) Pen-Portraits and Tributes by Gandhiji Young India, the Harijan 978-81-237-6126-8 Rs 350.00 (HB) U S Mohan Rao and the Navajivan on Gandhi-Patel: Letters and Speeches 81-237-0260-7 / Rs 30.00 Hinduism. Written on Neerja Singh (Comp.) The book is a precious little collection of different occasions, these 978-81-237-5556-4 / Rs 60.00 (PB) Gandhiji’s sketches and tributes on some of articles present a picture of 978-81-237-5557-1 / Rs 250.00 (HB) the eminent personalities of his times who Hindu Dharma in all its This collection brings out influenced him greatly. This compilation richness, comprehensiveness and sensitivity to some of the significant throws light on a fascinating aspect of the existential dilemmas of human existence. correspondences between Gandhiji’s personality; his observations and Back to the Sources: A Study of Gandhi’s Gandhi and Patel, their the ability to penetrate the innate goodness Basic Education mutual respect for each of human nature in a few words. Henry Fagg other and also the differences The Mahatma and the Poet: Letters and 81-237-3969-9 / Rs 45.00 between the two on various Debates Between Gandhi and Tagore The title of the study indicates a dissatisfaction matters of policies and 1915-1941 on the part of its author with much of the strategies. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (Comp.) material that has so far been written on Gandhiji and His Disciples 978-81-237-2201-X / Rs 65.00 (PB) Gandhi on education. The present writer has Jayant Pandya 81-237-2202-3 / Rs 125.00 (HB) attempted to construct a detailed contextual 978-81-237-1116-4 / Rs 45.00 Put together for the first time study of the most decisive period in the This book is the story of twelve eminent from various published and evolution of Gandhi’s beliefs on education. Gandhians, their initiation and shaping of unpublished sources, this Voluntary Action and Gandhian Approach their personalities by the Mahatma and their book is a collection of letters D K Oza contribution to humanity. and debates exchanged 81-237-0142-X / Rs 25.00 Gandhi: A Life between Mahatma Gandhi This book is a study of three voluntary Krishna Kripalani and Rabindranath Tagore movements in India—one for the conservation 978-81-237-0646-7 / Rs 60.00 between 1915 and 1941. of forests, the second against the dreaded Mahatma Gandhi lived, The introduction by the disease of leprosy and the third against suffered and died for his compilor examines the historical context of exploitation of women workers, respectively. people. Yet it is not in the correspondence and provides an overview All these movements which resulted in relation to this country alone of the major issues discussed. bettering the lives of the underprivileged that his life has significance. Bapu (Part I) lot are inspired by the Gandhian technique Nor is it only as a patriot F C Freitas of voluntary initiation and reliance on the or revolutionary reformer 81-237-1026-7 / Rs 14.00 participation of the masses. that he will be remembered The story of Gandhi from his birth till the An Annotated Rights Catalogue of the by future generations. An Dandi March in pictures and words. Works on and by Mahatma Gandhi interesting and absorbing account of the life Bapu (Part II) 978-81-237-5218-1 / Rs. 200.00 (PB) and achievements of Mahatma Gandhi. F C Freitas 978-81-237-5219-8 / Rs. 900.00 (HB) Gandhi: The Writer 81-237-1025-9 / Rs 16.00 This catalogue has nearly 700 entries of the Bhabhani Bhattacharya This book in continuation works on and by Mahatma Gandhi published 81-237-3792-0 / Rs 70.00 to Part I tells of Gandhi’s in India and abroad with their annotations, Gandhi’s growth as one of the most influential arrest following the Salt bibliographic details, copyright details, personalities of modern times is matched in Satyagraha and ends with availability of translation and other rights no measure by his growth as a prolific writer his assasination. with full contact details.
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NBT is bringing out a publication considerable experience in tracing causes of fevers and diarrhoea and the laundress titled Who… Questions to 50 Interesting typhoid outbreaks of various proportions. there died. She then went to work for a Answers by Bal Phondke under Popular He suspected that the recently hired cook, lawyer until seven of the eight household Science series. Herein we reproduce Mary Mallon, was the cause. Mallon had members developed typhoid; Mary spent an extract from a chapter ‘Who was left the Warrens approximately three weeks months helping to care for the people she Typhoid Mary?’ — Editor after the outbreak. Soper began to research made sick, but her care further spread the her employment history for more clues.… disease through the household. She kept Charles Henry Warren was a wealthy Soper was able to trace Mallon’s changing employment again and three banker in New York. Every prosperous employment history back to 1900. He more households were infected. Typhoid New Yorker usually went away from the found that she had been working in a outbreaks had thus occurred in every big city as it sizzled during the summer. So house in Mamaron in New York State for single household that she had worked for. did Charles. He took his family to a seaside less than two weeks when the residents In all 22 people became sick with typhoid resort on Long Island in the summer of came down with typhoid. She then moved when she was cooking for them, of which 1906. He rented a villa from one George to Manhattan in 1901, and members of one young girl died besides the laundress. Thompson. Since it was to be a holiday for the family for whom she worked developed Soper was satisfied that this was the whole family he hired a robust lady to much more than a coincidence. Even do the cooking for the duration. so, he needed hard evidence to prove his They all moved in and were having theory beyond doubt…. Soper, therefore, a good time. But within a week, on the wanted urine and stool samples from 27th of August, one of the daughters came Mary to confirm his diagnosis. But Mary down with typhoid which at the time was adamantly refused. Soper was forced at the a dangerous disease to contract. Even as time to abandon that idea but published she was being treated her mother, Charles’ his findings in the June 15, 1906, issue wife was afflicted by the same ailment. So of the Journal of the American Medical did two of their maids. Others followed Association. and soon six of the eleven belonging to Soper, nonetheless, was quite dogged that household were laid low with typhoid in his pursuit. He did not give up easily. fever…. By now Mary was working as a cook in the Thompson was now desperate. home of Walter Bowen and his family. To He went to George Soper who actually get samples from Mallon, he approached was a civil engineer. However, he had her at her place of work.… books received Women Rights, Human Rights; Rathin Handling of Plague Epidemics in India; Law Relating to Computers, Internet & Bandyopadhyay & others; R. Cambray Dr. Satnam Singh; Unistar Books E-commerce; Nandan Kamath; Universal & Co. Pvt. Ltd., KGN House, 14 Ganesh Pvt. Ltd., SCO 26-27, Sector 34A, Law Publishing Co., C-FF-1A Dilkhush Chandra Avenue, Kolkata-700013; Chandigarh-160022; ISBN 978-93- Industrial Estate, New Delhi-110033; ISBN 978-81-89659-10-3; Rs 750 82246-17-6; Rs 100 ISBN 978-93-5035-181-9; Rs 650.00 A study of women who The book discusses how This publication explores have been subjected to the country suffered the various aspects of cyber deprivation, brutality and both nationally and law and cyber regulations, extortion, the book argues internationally following taking the reader through that the laws that are in the 1994 plague in a multitude of legal and place to safeguard women Surat. In contrast to policy issues that the are poorly implemented how the the so-called Information Age poses. and there is really a very plague was handled by Employing a comparative little protection available to them. It the governments and NGOs, the author law approach, this book, not only takes discusses in detail all sorts of problems discusses how the genuine pneumonic into consideration the changes brought from dowry to divorce, devdasi to sati, plague that started in Himachal Pradesh about by the IT Act of 2000, but also sexual to domestic exploitation and urges in 2002 was contained within a few weeks contains the latest developments alongwith women to stand up. through adequate measures. a comprehensive guide to this legislation.
october 2012 NBT Newsletter 7 adieu RNI-39456/82 Postal Regd. No. DL-SW-1-4076/12-14 Licenced to post without prepayment. L.No. U(SW) 21/2012-2014 Shri Sharma Rigvedi Mailing date: 5/6 Same Month superannuated from the Trust Date of Publication: 01/10/2012 on 31 August 2012 from the post of Assistant, after serving 16th kochi international for 39 years. He had joined the NBT on 19 August 1973 and book festival worked with various sections 1-10 December 2012 of the Trust. Fair open from 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Ernakulathappan Grounds, Durbar Hall Road Ernakulam, Kochi Publishers and booksellers may contact: Shri Narendra Singh retired Antharashtra Pusthakotsava Samithi from the Trust on 31 August Kaloor Towers, Kaloor, Ernakulam, Kochi-682017 2012 as Senior Stenographer, Tel.: 0484-4047588 Fax: 0484-23388324 after working with the NBT E-mail: [email protected] for 30 years. He had joined Website: www.bookfestkochi.org the NBT on 1 April 1982 and worked in various departments of the Trust.
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