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Peakpublish acquires 3 titles from Indian authors Peakpublish has acquired an award winning story of Gandhi, a biography of Ashoka Chakra award winner Col Vasanth and a book on Indian cricket. Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi's book: 'Gandhi - From Monu to Mahatma' has been translated from the Kannada original, published as 'Paapu Gandhi Baapu Gandhi Aada Kathe' and has received India's Sahitya Academy Award in 2010. The Sahitya Academi Award, since its inception in 1954, recognises the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages. The book will be published in the spring 2011. Peakpublish has acquired world rights 4 excluding the Indian language rights directly from the author. Peakpublish have already acquired rights to publish the selected stories of Bolwar which will be published in 2011. In his brilliant book 'Why India Can Never Do Without Cricket' , Soumya Bhattacharya shows how India has made this game its own, given it's own colour, customs and codes. And how cricket in turn has come to permeate every aspect of Indian public life, from popular culture to politics—so that, when a game is on, the rest of life happens strictly between overs. In the end, Why India can never do without Cricket is as much about India as it is about cricket. Historian Ramachandra Guha called it 'a vivid and empathetic account of the highs and lows of cricket-watching in contemporary India' and Peter Roebuck's review said 'a rich tale told with the sentiment of the supporter and the acumen of the historian.’ UK rights for Soumya Bhattacharya's book 'Why India can never do without Cricket' has been acquired from Penguin India. Soumya Bhattacharya says, 'I am delighted that Why India Can Never Do Without Cricket has found a home in the UK, a country that so generously received my first book, 'You Must Like Cricket?', Just ahead of the cricket World Cup in 2011, the timing of publication, I hope, is just right.' 'Colonel Vasanth - Forever Forty' is about the life of Col Vasanth V, who was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award in India. He was not just an exemplary soldier, but a caring son, devoted husband and a great father. As a child, his eyes were filled with dreams of donning the uniform and earning glory – and earn it he did – on 31st July 2007, while preventing armed militants from crossing over to the Indian side of Kashmir from Pakistan. The book is written by Colonel Vasanth's wife Shuba Vasanth and his cousin Veena Prasad. Veena Prasad, Col Vasanth's Cousin said, 'As I set about recreating events in Vasanth's life, who has been a hero of mine since my childhood, by talking to people close to him and reading the letters he wrote home, I realised there was so much more to him than his inimitable style - I got to know the man, not just the hero.' Shubha Vasanth said, "Vasanth and I corresponded mainly through letters during the first eight years of our married life because of his postings in the border areas. His letters were a treat to read, and they still are, bringing to life the mountains and valleys peppered with his trademark illustrations and caricatures - juxtaposed with advice on how to cope with the pangs of separation, expressing the despair of loving someone desperately and not being able to hold them close - every word that rings so true to me now. I had preserved every one of these letters simply for the love they held, for my children and grandchildren to discover in my treasure chest many years from now. Who could have imagined they would form part of a book for all the world to read..." World rights have been aquired directly from the authors. Geraldine Rose, who acquired the titles said, 'We are delighted to be bringing diverse stories from new and award winning writers from India.' About Authors Author, playwright and scriptwriter, Bolwar Mohammed Kunhi (b. 1951) introduced Muslim culture into creative Kannada prose. He has eight short story collections, one novel, two stage plays and six children's books to his credit, besides several other editorial works. He was conferred three Sahitya Academy Awards from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy, including a lifetime achievement award (1997). He has also won National Awards for his contribution to Kannada Films. His works have been translated into other Indian languages. Soumya Bhattacharya’s first book, 'You Must Like Cricket?', was published to acclaim across the world in 2006. He is also the author of the novel, 'If I Could Tell You', which appeared on India’s national bestsellers list on publication, and was nominated for the country’s biggest literary prizes. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (Melbourne) in Australia, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, New Statesman and Wisden. He is the Editor of the Hindustan Times’s Mumbai edition. He lives with his wife and daughter in Mumbai. Subhashini Vasanth is an accomplished classical Bharatnatyam dancer who holds a graduate degree in Psychology, Literature and Journalism. In addition to being a performing artist, she teaches classical dance, enjoys modeling and a bit of acting – she has played the lead role in a play she has written called “The Silent Front” that highlights the strength and sacrifices made by a soldier’s wife. She loves travelling and has done so extensively – traversing the most inaccessible areas in India as an army wife, and across picturesque European locations as dancer. In memory of her husband Col Vasanth, she has set up the Vasantratna Foundation for Art, through which she reaches out to children of martyrs, especially those from the ranks, to help them with their education in the form of scholarships. She lives with her two daughters in Bangalore. Veena Prasad is a graduate engineer in Computer Science by education, She worked for a large software exporter in India for a few years, and then spent some wonderful years being a full time mom and has since been writing on a free lance basis. She lives in Bangalore with her husband and son, and creates crosswords in her spare time. |
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