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ആട്ട ഗലാട്ട ബാംഗ്ലൂര്‍ ലിറ്ററേച്ചര്‍ ഫെസ്റ്റിവല്‍ പുസ്തക പുരസ്‌കാരം; ഉണ്ണി ആറും പോള്‍ ചിറക്കരോടും ചുരുക്കപ്പട്ടികയില്‍

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ആട്ട ഗലാട്ട ബാംഗ്ലൂര്‍ ലിറ്ററേച്ചര്‍ ഫെസ്റ്റിവല്‍ പുസ്തകപുരസ്‌കാരത്തിനായുള്ള ചുരുക്കപ്പട്ടികയില്‍ ഇടംനേടി കഥാകൃത്ത് ഉണ്ണി ആറിന്റെ വണ്‍ ഹെല്‍ ഓഫ് എ ലവറും പോള്‍ ചിറക്കരോടിന്റെ പുലയത്തറയും. ഫിക്ഷന്‍ വിഭാഗത്തിലാണ് ഇവ തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത്.

ലീലഒരു ഭയങ്കര കാമുകന്‍വാങ്ക് തുടങ്ങി പത്തൊന്‍പത് കഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരമായ ഉണ്ണി ആറിന്റെ വണ്‍ ഹെല്‍ ഓഫ് എ ലവര്‍ ജെ.ദേവികയാണ് ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലേക്ക് പരിഭാഷപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. വെസ്റ്റ്‌ലാന്റ് ബുക്‌സാണ് പ്രസാധകര്‍.

മലയാളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ ദലിത് നോവലാണ് പോള്‍ ചിറക്കരോടിന്റെ പുലയത്തറ. 1962-ല്‍ രചിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഈ നോവല്‍ അതേപേരില്‍ കാതറിന്‍ തങ്കമ്മയാണ് വിവര്‍ത്തനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നത്. മിനി കൃഷ്ണന്‍ എഡിറ്റ് ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന പുലയത്തറ ഓക്‌സ്ഫഡ് സര്‍വ്വകലാശാല പ്രസാണ് പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്.

നോണ്‍ ഫിക്ഷന്‍ വിഭാഗത്തില്‍ മലയാളിയായ ടോണി ജോസഫിന്റെ Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From എന്ന കൃതിയും ഇടംനേടിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഇവയില്‍നിന്ന് അവസാന വിജയിയെ നവംബര്‍ 2-ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കും.


Orhan Pamuk

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Orhan Pamuk is the author of ten novels, the memoir Istanbul, and was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy praised Pamuk, ‘who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures.’

One of Europe’s most prominent novelists, his work has been translated into over 60 languages.

Anand Neelakantan

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Anand Neelakantan Arguably, the author who invented a new genre in Indian writing- The counter telling of mythology.

Anand’s books are subaltern and thought provoking and deal with logically viewing the well known stories through a new prism. Anand’s debut work Asura Tale of the Vanquished was a surprise bestseller of 2012, breaking into the top seller charts within a week of its launch.

Anand Neelakantan is also the author of the Baahubali trilogy, the prequel to S.S. Rajamouli’s movie. The first book in the series, The Rise of Sivagami, was released on 15 March 2017 and continues to be the no. 1 bestseller across charts. The book was on Amazon’s list of top five bestsellers for 2017.

According to Amazon, Neelakantan’s books are a must read, and three of his books have been shortlisted for crossword awards.

Anand is a cartoonist too who has many of his works published.

Anita Nair

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Anita Nair is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the novels The Better Man, Ladies Coupé, Mistress, Lessons in Forgetting, Idris: Keeper of the Light and Alphabet Soup for Lovers. She has also authored a crime series featuring Inspector Gowda.

Anita Nair’s other books include a collection of poems titled Malabar Mind, a collection of essays titled Goodnight & God Bless and six books for children. Anita Nair has also written two plays and the screenplay for the movie adaptation of her novel Lessons in Forgetting which was part of the Indian Panorama at IFFI 2012 and won the National Film Award in 2013.

Among other awards, she was also given the Central Sahitya Akademi award and the Crossword Prize. Her books have been translated into over thirty one languages around the world. She is also the founder of the creative writing and mentorship program Anita’s Attic.

Ashwin Sanghi

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Ashwin Sanghi is one of India’s five best-selling English fiction authors. He is one of India’s most popular conspiracy fiction writers, and is an author of the new era of re-telling Indian history or mythology in a contemporary context.

Forbes India has included Sanghi in their ‘2012 Forbes India Celebrity 100’. He has also been hailed by critics as the “Indian Dan Brown”.

Sanghi is an entrepreneur by profession, but writing historical fiction in the thriller genre is his passion and hobby. Sanghi has an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and joined his family’s business in 1993. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the University of Wales.

In 2010, Chanakya’s Chant was awarded the Vodafone-Crossword Popular Choice Award and his book Private India made it to the UK Top Bestseller List.

Gulshan Grover

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In over 400 films to date over a 25 year career, Gulshan has proven himself to be a versatile professional with a passion for his chosen craft.

At a time when most wannabe actors held out for the lead, he made a conscious choice to opt for villainous roles. He went on to portray many memorable characters, with a career-defining role in the 1989 blockbuster, Ram Lakhan, that established him firmly as the ‘Bad Man’ of Bollywood.

Many a mainstream potboiler of the era rode to success on his trademark one-liners and grotesque get-ups that have become part of Bollywood folklore. He subsequently moved on to the international arena, among the first actors from Mumbai to do so, in the process becoming one of India’s more recognizable faces in international cinema.shaman

In this autobiography, Grover tells his story-the films, the journey, the psychological and personal toll of sustaining the ‘bad man’ image, the competition among Bollywood’s villains, the move to playing more rounded characters, and the challenge of doing international films without relocating to another country or opting out of mainstream Hindi cinema.

Jeet Thayil

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Jeet Thayil is an Indian poet, novelist, librettist and musician. Jeet Thayil was educated in Hong Kong, New York and Bombay. He is a performance poet and songwriter with four published collections of poetry: Gemini ,Apocalypso ; English  and These Errors Are Correct .

He is also the editor of Divided Time: India and the End of Diaspora, a book of essays; the Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets ; and 60 Indian Poets.

In 2012, he wrote the libretto for the opera, Babur in London, in collaboration with the composer Edward Rushton.

His first novel, Narcopolis, set in Bombay in the 1970s and ’80s won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Raj Shamani

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Shamani, 22 years of age, is the youngest Indian to speak at the United Nations Assembly in Vienna, he has given 3 TEDx talks and over 100 keynotes in 23 countries. He has been recognized as an International Keynote Speaker.

He calls himself a useless and not so bright kid, who has seen a struggling childhood. It took him over 300 attempts in front of a camera before he could summon up the confidence to give his first speech in front of an audience. Thereafter, it became his mission to inspire as many as he could through his words.

Shamani believes in personal branding and social media to influence youngsters.

Raj is one of the Top 5 young influencers of India and is the founder of Shamani Industries which is one of the fastest growing FMCG business in central India.


Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma

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Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. He is the son of Malayalam poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma. He entered to the lyrics field through the Ayyappa devotional songs by K. J. Yesudas released in 1990. Later, he debuted in films through the film ‘Ente Ponnuthamburan’, released in 1992. That film had 4 songs composed by G. Devarajan master, his father’s major teammate. But, his career had a break only through the film ‘Mizhi Randilum’, released in 2003. From that day on wards, he is busy in songwriting field.

Awards

2012 – Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist for “Azhalinte” – Ayalum Njanum Thammil

2011 – P. Bhaskaran Award

2009 – Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist -Neelathaamara

2003 – Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist -Mizhi Randilum

Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., is a Member of Parliament, Chennai South Constituency, Tamil Nadu, India.

She has been in the educational field as a Lecturer from 1988 till 2008 – 20 years of educating and enlightening young minds.

She has been awarded multiple awards for her literary, cultural and social contributions. Pavendhar Bharathidasan Virudhu by the Tamil Nadu State Government, Certificate of Honour by the UNICEF, Justice MM Ismail Memorial Award – to mention few awards out of the 23 awards she received.

She has written 21 books and has a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Madras. Her book ‘Enjottu Penn’, as a whole collection, has been included in Periyar University Syllabus.

She has always been very vocal and forthright about her views – in criticizing prejudices and injustice meted out to Women. She always believes in bringing out a change and thus forayed into active politics.

Tovino Thomas

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Tovino Thomas is an Indian film actor best known for his work in Malayalam films, he has also acted in a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2012 with the Malayalam film.

Tovino is recognized for the wide range of characters he has portrayed which includes protagonists, strong crucial characters and negative roles.He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and also won the Kerala Film Critics Association Award (Best Second Actor).

For his distinct looks and style, Tovino was ranked 6th among the list of most desirable men from Kerala published by Kochi Times, which is a subsidiary of The Times of India. In 2018 and 2019, Tovino ranked first in the list of most desirable men published by Kochi Times.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth, is an Indian novelist and poet.

He attended exclusive Indian schools and then graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He received a master’s degree in economics from Stanford University in the U.S. and later studied at Nanjing University in China.

He has written several novels and poetry books. He has received several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth’s collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon.

He prose, A Suitable Boy, depicts relations between four Indian families. The book’s compelling narrative and great length invited critical comparisons to Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, Honoré de Balzac, and Charles Dickens.

ഷാര്‍ജ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുസ്തകമേളയില്‍ പ്രഗത്ഭര്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നു

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38-ാമത് ഷാര്‍ജ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുസ്തകമേള ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 30 മുതല്‍ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു. ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ മൂന്നാമത്തെ പുസ്തകോത്സവമായ ഷാര്‍ജ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുസ്തകമേളയില്‍ കേരളത്തില്‍നിന്നടക്കം ലോകത്തിലെ പ്രമുഖ എഴുത്തുകാരും ചിന്തകരും കലാകാരന്മാരും സിനിമാതാരങ്ങളും പ്രസാധകരും പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. തുറന്ന പുസ്തകങ്ങള്‍, തുറന്ന മനസ്സുകള്‍ എന്നതാണ് പുസ്തകോത്സവത്തിന്റെ ഈ വര്‍ഷത്തെ പ്രമേയം. ചര്‍ച്ചകള്‍, സെമിനാറുകള്‍, ശില്പശാലകള്‍, മുഖാമുഖം എന്നിവ കൂടാതെ തത്സമയ പാചകപരിപാടികളും മേളയുടെ ഭാഗമായി അരങ്ങേറുന്നു. മെക്‌സിക്കോ ആണ് ഈ വര്‍ഷം മേളയിലെ അതിഥി രാജ്യം.

സാഹിത്യ നൊബേല്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരജേതാവും ടര്‍ക്കിഷ് എഴുത്തുകാരനുമായ ഓര്‍ഹന്‍ പാമുഖാണ് ഇത്തവണ പുസ്തകോത്സവത്തിന്റെ മുഖ്യ ആകര്‍ഷണം. ഹിന്ദി കവിയും ഗാനരചയിതാവും തിരക്കഥാകൃത്തുമായ ഗുല്‍സാര്‍, ഇന്ത്യന്‍-ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എഴുത്തുകാരന്‍ വിക്രം സേത്ത്, ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എഴുത്തുകാരനും ബ്ലോഗറും സംരംഭകനുമായ മാര്‍ക് മാന്‍സണ്‍, എഴുത്തുകാരന്‍ സ്റ്റീവന്‍ ജയിംസ്, അമേരിക്കന്‍ ഹാസ്യനടനും അവതാരകനുമായ സ്റ്റീവ് ഹാര്‍വേ, ബോളിവുഡിന്റെ പ്രിയ താരങ്ങളായ അമിതാഭ് ബച്ചന്‍, ഗുല്‍ഷന്‍ ഗ്രോവര്‍, മനീഷ കൊയ്‌രാള, ലിസ റേ, ഇന്ത്യന്‍-ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എഴുത്തുകാരായ ആനന്ദ് നീലകണ്ഠന്‍, അനിത നായര്‍, അശ്വിന്‍ സാംഗി, ജീത് തയ്യില്‍, മാധ്യമപ്രവര്‍ത്തകരായ രാവിഷ് കുമാര്‍, സോണിയ സിങ് തുടങ്ങിയവരും മലയാളത്തില്‍നിന്ന് വയലാര്‍ ശരത്ചന്ദ്രവര്‍മ്മ, നടന്മാരായ ടൊവീനോ തോമസ്, സിദ്ദിഖ്, ഗായിക കെ.എസ്.ചിത്ര, ജി.എസ്.പ്രദീപ് എന്നിവരും പുസ്തകോത്സവത്തില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും.

81 രാജ്യങ്ങളില്‍നിന്നായി രണ്ടായിരത്തിലേറെ പ്രസാധകരുടെ പുസ്തകങ്ങള്‍ മേളയുടെ ഭാഗമായി എത്തുന്നുണ്ട്. കേരളത്തിലെയും യു.എ.ഇയിലെയും മലയാളികളുടേതുള്‍പ്പെടെ നൂറ്റമ്പതോളം പുസ്തകങ്ങളും മേളയില്‍ പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട്. യു.എ.ഇ സുപ്രീം കൗണ്‍സില്‍ അംഗവും ഷാര്‍ജ ഭരണാധികാരിയുമായ ഷെയ്ഖ് ഡോ.സുല്‍ത്താന്‍ ബിന്‍ മുഹമ്മദ് അല്‍ ഖാസിമിയുടെ രക്ഷാകര്‍തൃത്വത്തിലാണ് മേള അരങ്ങേറുന്നത്. രാവിലെ ഒമ്പതു മുതല്‍ രാത്രി പത്തു മണി വരെയായിരിക്കും പ്രദര്‍ശനം നടക്കുക. മേളയിലേക്കുള്ള പ്രവേശനം തികച്ചും സൗജന്യമാണ്.

പ്രവാസികളടക്കം നിരവധി മലയാളികള്‍ എല്ലാ വര്‍ഷവും ഷാര്‍ജ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുസ്തകോത്സവത്തില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കാറുണ്ട്. നവംബര്‍ 9ന് മേള സമാപിക്കും.

Sampooran Singh Kalra – Gulzar

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Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and Movie director. He primarily writes in Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) and Punjabi.

Gulzar was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards.

He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Jai Ho”, for the film Slumdog Millionaire. The same song won him a Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Lisa Ray

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Cross-cultural phenomenon, Lisa Ray is an internationally acclaimed performer, philanthropist and star with a reputation for taking on challenging issue-oriented films. Raised in Canada, Ray was discovered while on vacation in India and went on to become not only one of the most successful and memorable cover models in India but also an acclaimed, award-winning actress who starred in Canada’s Oscar nominated film, Water, amongst other prestigious credits like ‘Kasoor’ in hindi cinema.

Today Ray balances many professional and personal passions as a writer, a humanitarian, a wellness activist, an entrepreneur, an on camera personality and a performer whose multifaceted career spans three decades and several continents.

After Ray was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in mid-2009,  her forthright, courageous and humorous approach to navigating her experiences with this incurable blood cancer which she chronicled in her blog, ‘The Yellow Diaries’ have earned her international respect.

She continues to travel extensively for speaking engagements, motivational talks and humanitarian causes. She is a contributing editor for Harper’s Bazaar India. She recently signed a deal with her publisher Harper Collins, to write three more books.


Sidhique

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Siddique is an Indian film actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He has appeared in more than 300 films.

Siddique made his acting debut with the film Aa Neram Alppa Dooram in 1985 and has played variety of comic roles, serious roles and notable villain role during his long career.

He was awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and received the Nandi Special Jury Award. In India, he is both known for his supporting and villain roles.

Siddique remains to be a treasure in Malayalam cinema.

Navdeep Singh Suri

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Navdeep Singh Suri is an Indian diplomat and a Indian Foreign Services officer. He joined Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and previously served as Indian Ambassador to the Egypt with concurrent accreditation to the Arab League (2012–2015). Currently he is serving as Indian High Commissioner to United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Suri has translated three of his grandfather Nanak Singh’s classical Punjabi novels to English.

Suri has also translated his grandfathers Punjabi poem, Khooni Vaisakhi, saying the100-year old classic ballad about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Gangatharanpillai Soudaminithankachi Pradeep

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G S Pradeep is an Indian television personality and a public intellectual.

He is most notable for appearing on Aswamedham, being featured in the Limca Book of Records.

He is also notable for appearance in program named Oru Nimisham aired by All India Radio(Aakashavani). He is known as Grand Master Dr. G S Pradeep.

Dr. G S Pradeep’s name is there in the literature world also. His pen has contributed the golden threshold of five books into the field of Malayalam literature. This contains books about mathematics, memory retention and IQ development and a book contains the poems of Grandmaster.

Ravish Kumar

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Ravish Kumar is an Indian TV anchor, writer, journalist and media personality. He is the Managing Editor of NDTV India and hosts a number of programs including the channel’s flagship weekday show Prime Time, Hum Log and Ravish Ki Report.

Ravish Kumar won the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.

He has been twice conferred with Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for the Best Journalist of the Year.He received the prestigious Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award from the President of India.

He was included in the list of 100 most influential Indians 2016 by The Indian Express and named the best journalist of the year in 2016 by Mumbai Press Club. In March 2017, Kumar was honoured with the first Kuldip Nayar journalism award for his contribution to the field of journalism

He is the author of the book “The Free Voice – On Democracy, Culture and The Nation”.

Sonia Singh

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Sonia Singh has been a journalist for the last 27 years and is currently the Editorial Director of NDTV. She also hosts ‘The NDTV Dialogues’, a show focusing on understanding on key issues and a look at potential solutions.

She has received many awards for Best Talk Show, Best Anchor at the emba, as well as Ficci young achiever. In 2015, she was awarded the best Editor in Chief at the Emba awards.

Her book “Defining India, through their eyes” is published by Penguin India.

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