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2020 BOOKS & AUTHORS

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2020 Books & Authors – January

BOOK NAME AUTHOR KEY NOTES
The Cuckoo’s Nest A Sethumadhavan, It is his first novel in English and was published by Niyogi Books.
Malayali novelist In this book, the author attempts to fight against the division in
society through the character of the eternal optimist, Madam
Agatha, a former nun and also other Indian girl-child raised in an
orthodox community. The story progresses to show how these
'birds' take flight and become self-reliant. He bagged many awards
including the Vayalar award, Odakkuzhal award, and Kerala
Sahitya Akademi Award.
PAX Samir Saran and Union External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
SINICA:Implications Akhil Deo launched a book on China, titled ‘PAX SINICA:Implications for the
for the Indian Dawn Indian Dawn’ authored by Samir Saran and Akhil Deo and
published by Rupa Publications India. PAX SINICA presents a
comprehensive view of how President Xi Jinping’s, China will
implicate the world order in the 21st century.
New India:Selected Arun Jaitley, Juggernaut Books publishing house New Delhi, India has
Writings 2014-19 former finance announced a new book of compilation of selected writings by
minister former finance minister Arun Jaitley, namely “New India:Selected
Writings 2014-19” which offers readers with the late’s politicians
sharp insight on topics including GST (Goods and Services
Tax),demonetisation and Kashmir.
Karmayoddha Amit Shah Union The book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the Life of Prime Minister
Granth Home Minister Narendra Modi during an event in New Delhi. The book states that
the politics of appeasement, casteism, and dynasty, the three
curses of Indian Politics, were removed by the PM Modi after
2014.
The Winning Sixer: Woorkeri Venkat Which was released formally by Anil Radhakrishna Kumble during
Leadership Lessons Raman (WV an event in Bengaluru, Karnataka. WV Raman is the current head
To Master Raman), Former coach of the national women’s cricket team. Published by Rupa
Indian cricket team Publications, India, the book deals with all the attributes required
opener for a leader that exists in each one of us.
Essays & Arvind P Datar To mark the birth centenary anniversary of Indian Jurist and
Reminiscences: A Economist Nanaboy "Nani" Ardeshir Palkhivala. The book is
Festschrift in published by LexisNexis publications. The book was
Honour of Nani A commissioned by the Nani A Palkhivala Memorial Trust and
Palkhivala edited by the senior advocate Arvind Datar. Former Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram G Rajan, Industrialist Ratan N
Tata, Jurists Fali S Nariman, Soli J Sorabjee and K Parasaran and
Justice (retired) S Ranganathan are some of the important
contributors of the book.
Human Dignity – A Ashwani Kumar Former Union Minister of Law and Justice, Ashwani Kumar
purpose in authored the book title “Human Dignity – A purpose in
perpetuity perpetuity”, which was released by Former Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh during a book launch event at the India
International Centre in New Delhi. The book was published by
US(United States) based publisher LexisNexis. The books portrays
the author’s view on issues related to freedom, dignity and justice

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faced in society.
The Gateway: A Hariharan It was released by Justice Konakuppakatil Gopinathan
Social Commentary Balagopal Balakrishnan, former Chief Justice of India (CJI), at the 14th
on Safety of Senior Security Leadership Summit held in New Delhi. The book was
Citizens published by Ailum publications. It stresses about the lack of
safety faced by senior citizens. Hariharan Balagopal is a specialist
in Media Management & Education and also as a consultant for
many educational initiatives.
The Story of Yoga: Scottish cultural Book titled "The Story of Yoga: From India to the Contemporary
From India to the historian Alistair World" which has been written by Scottish cultural historian
Contemporary Shearer Alistair Shearer will be released at the end of January, 2020 by
World publisher Penguin Random House. The book discusses about the
practice of yoga since ancient time in India till now.
Balwa Mukhtar Abbas The Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Naqvi, Minister for Hindi novel Balwa, a fiction story based on the happenings in India
Minority Affairs in the 1990s is all set to be published by Diamond Pocket Books.
Apart from this he has written a Hindi novel ‘Raj Lila’, which based
on the story of tribal woman’s struggles & Cyber Supari will also
be released soon.
Relentless Shri Pranab Former president of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released the
Mukherjee, Former autobiography of former Finance Minister Shri Yashwant
president of India Sinha titled “Relentless” at the India International Centre in New
Delhi. The book describes Sinha’s journey from a normal life to a
high political powered life. The book is published by Bloomsbury
Publishing India Pvt ltd.
Calcutta nights Hemendra Kumar Rajat Chaudhri, translated the book “Calcutta nights” (originally
Roy ‘Raater Kolkata’) into English and was published by Niyogi Books.
The book was first written in Bengali by Hemendra Kumar Roy,
famous Bengali writer and was published in 1923. The book
reveals the darkest secrets of Kolkata to the readers.

BOOKS & AUTHORS IN CONTENT FORMAT

Indian embassy in Nepal celebrates Vishwa Hindi Diwas; launches Nepali translation of Swami
Vivekananda's 'Karma Yoga'
In order to mark the event of Vishwa Hindi Diwas on January 10, 2020, the Indian Embassy in
Kathmandu, Nepal has launched 4 books including Nepali translation of Swami Vivekananda's 'Karma
Yoga' (Publisher -Advaita Ashrama).The other 3 books launched by Indian embassay include:
 Nepali translated book consisting of 5 popular stories penned by Indian writer Premchand
 Hindi translations of 'Ashwathama' penned by Nepalese poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire
(Publisher- Royal Nepal Academy)
 ‘Utkrishta Kahaniyan’, a book published by Unicorn Books comprising 25 new age Nepali stories
written by young Nepali story writers.

26 new Indian English words featured in 10th Oxford dictionary;Aadhaar, hartal among them
The 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary was launched. In this latest edition 26
new Indian languages words namely Aadhaar, Chawl, dabba, hartal, shaadi were included. Several
incorporate words like chatbot, fake news, microplastic & over 1000 new words were included. Out of
the 26 Indian language words, 22 are figured in printed dictionary while the remaining 4 words (looter,

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current, looting and upazila) are in the digital version. The new edition has a total of 384 Indian English
words.

2020 Books & Authors – February

BOOK NAME AUTHOR KEY NOTES
Lord of Anonymity Lord J Lord J is the 1st and only Anonymous singer in the world. Lord
J was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Lord J is a Self-Taught
singer and Lyric writer in an Anonymous way, and he is a
world famous celebrity without revealing his identity to the
world. The Name Lord J was given to him by an LA (Los-
Angeles)-based fan. Albums: Lord J has done Lip Locks, Love
Me for Me, Roger That and Beside Me.
A Child of Destiny Professor Koneru The Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ramakrishna Rao Shri Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu released a Book titled ‘A
Child of Destiny’ Autobiography penned by Professor Koneru
Ramakrishna Rao at GITAM (Gandhi Institute of Technology
and Management) University Vishakatapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh, India. Rao currently serving as Chancellor of GITAM
(Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management) University
Vishakatapatnam, honoured with Padma Shri in 2011.
The Thin Mind Map Dharmendra Rai Dharmendra Rai, Mind Map & Brain Literacy trainer launched
his book “The Thin Mind Map”. The book is designed to be an
expert in mind mapping. Dharmendra Rai was the first person
in the world to talk on TEDx on creativity & mind mapping. He
has conducted 380 plus mind map seminars less than 10 years
which is a world record. He is an awardee of UN (United
Nations) award for Mind mapping and Brain Literacy.
Messages from Priti K Shroff “Messages from Messengers” book written by Priti K
Messengers Shroff was launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The book deals
with Indian culture and tradition and is suitable for everyone
in all stages of life, as a tool for self-guidance. MD (Managing
Director) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the Bombay
stock exchange, Ashish Chauhan was the chief guest of the
function.
A Commentary & Dr K K Haryana Chief Minister (CM), Manohar Lal Khattar, released a
Digest on The Air, Khandelwal and book titled “A Commentary & Digest on The Air, Act 1981” at
Act 1981 Apoorva Kumar Chandigarh, Haryana. The book was written by Dr K K
Singh Khandelwal (Chairman, Haryana Real Estate Regulatory
Authority, HRERA) and Apoorva Kumar Singh, (Principal
Secretary, Town & Country Planning & Urban Estates
Department) and was published by The Bright Law House. The
book focuses on ways of preventing and controlling air
pollution.
Chanakya Niti: Aditya Narayan Indian Diplomat Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar has
Verses on life and Dhairyasheel Haksar, translated the famous aphorisms(sayings) of the ancient
Living Indian Diplomat master of statecraft Chanakya or Kautilya from Sanskrit to
current existing languages for the readers and the book titled
as “Chanakya Niti: Verses on life and Living” and it has been
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published by Penguin Random House India. These Aphorisms

are mainly about everyday life and living, family and social
surroundings, friends and enemies, adequate or absence of
wealth, good and bad in life and how to deal with difficult
situations.
The Reference Shri. Prakash The Union cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Environment,
Annual- Javadekar, Union Forest and Climate Change Shri. Prakash Javadekar has
India/Bharat-2020 cabinet Minister released the 64th Edition of the book “The Reference Annual-
India/Bharat-2020” in both English and Hindi and also
released the e-version of the book. The book consists of the
information about India and its developments, progress and
achievements of various Government Ministries, Departments
and Organisations during the year 2019. The book has been
published by the Publications Division (India) along with New
Media Wing (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting).
who is bharat mata Mr. Manmohan In English, which is penned by Professor Purushottam
Singh, Former Prime Agarwal, along with its Kannada version titled “Yaaru Bharat
Minister of India Maate”, which is translated by Professor K E Radhakrishna.
The books were published by the Swapna Book House,
Bengaluru in association with Delhi Karnataka Sangha. The
book contains gatherings of speeches and writings of the 1st
Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Jaggi Vasudev Death; An Inside Vice-President President Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu,who
Story: A book for all was the chief guest at the 26th Maha Sivaratri celebrations at
those who shall die Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (TN), has
launched a book titled “Death; An Inside Story: A book for all
those who shall die” penned by Jaggi Vasudev, (generally
referred to as Sadhguru),an Indian yogi ,author & founder of
Isha Foundation. The book has been published by Penguin
Ananda & talks about the author’s inner experience as he
explains the more profound aspects of death that are rarely
spoken about.

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