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The Dramatic Decade by Pranab Mukherjee

On: January 4, 2015

The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years has been written by Pranab Mukherjee. This book focuses on 1970s and is a rare account of one of the most contentious periods in Independent India’s past: The Emergency. Continue Reading

Bring up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel and Man Booker Prize

By: gktoday

On: November 2, 2012

In: Awards and Honours, Current Affairs Club

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Mantel, 60, won the prestigious £50,000 ($81,000) literary prize Tuesday for her novel “Bring up the Bodies,” the second in a historical trilogy set during the reign of King Henry VIII. She also won the prize in 2009 for “Wolf Hall,” the first novel in the trilogy. “You wait 20Continue Reading

The Saraswati Samman,Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum and A A Manavalan

By: gktoday

On: October 13, 2012

In: Awards and Honours, books and authors, Books and Literature, Persons in News

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“Saraswati Samman” It is an annual award given for extraordinary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. The honor was instituted in the year 1991 by KK Birla Foundation and is a renowned award in the field of literature. The award consists ofContinue Reading

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