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Children’s books are selling like hot cakes at the International Kolkata Book Fair at Boimela Prangan in Salt Lake.
Children’s books are selling like hot cakes at the International Kolkata Book Fair at Boimela Prangan in Salt Lake.
A unique book on the nostalgia embracing Kolkata titled Lattuparar Letti Kotha was launched at the ongoing 48th International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF).
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked seven individuals in a case related to digital currency Ponzi schemes (an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors), for allegedly promising high returns involving crypto currency transactions exceeding Rs 350 crore, sources said.
In a move to aid the students of the country, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), on Monday, announced a 20 per cent cut in its textbook prices for classes 9 to 12 with effect from the upcoming academic year.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday highlighted the immense pressure the younger generation faces, particularly the unrealistic expectations of achieving academic excellence, which, he felt, steals their childhood and leaves little room for joy.
"While keeping the epic's storyline mostly intact, I have changed some events and subplots, added new scenes or twists, and altered a few characters as I needed to narrate Sita's story for contemporary readers," Panikcer said.
Each episode will include series-host Aishwarya Javalgekar in a conversation with an industry expert about their role, experience and opinions about the industry and its future. Prominent guests include Ishani Butalia (Zubaan Books), Sayantan Ghosh (S&S India), and Harshad Marathe (Designer), to name a few.
Covering the pandemic from the start, the author, Abantika Ghosh has had a ringside view of India's battle against the pandemic. A thrilling tale of unnamed thousands battling against a little-understood virus from the frontlines, "Billions Under Lockdown" (Bloomsbury) brings that gripping theatre and its dramatis personae to life.
The list includes four novels, seven poetry books, two plays, five short stories, an epic poetry and a memoir in twenty Indian languages.
Being unable to find a job for 18 months, she immersed herself into writing. She remembers,"I poured a lot of my early doubts about the future into 'A Court of Thorns and Roses'.
