Recent controversy over cartoon in NCERT book has re-ignited the debate of the freedom of speech in media, society and moreover in the Parliament. Fachcha.com has talked in detail with Ravi Shankar Etteth, Executive Editor, The Sunday Standard. Prior to this organization he has been associated with several organizations as a cartoonist, including India Today group. He revealed the different dimensions of the debate on the issue. Excerpts:
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A new book on history of 1857
Meenakshi Natrajan has been an active politician since her student life. She is also known as serious researcher among her close friends. Her book “1857: Bhartiya Pariprekshy” is not just a book but a reference material for many. The book, divided into two segments, has over 850 pages. Meenkshi says that it took her over five years to write the book. The book has been published by Samayik Prakashn.
‘Fit Hai Boss’
Humour is not all about jokes and satire is not always complex literature. ‘Fit hai Boss’ is a book, released last week, is basically a collection of writings of Satpal. It is light in terms of reading but serious if go through the messages weaved in it. Read the rest of this entry »
By Chandan Sharma
chandan.sharma@fachcha.com
Why satire is not important for the critics? Critics of the Indian languages, especially in Hindi, and even in English, hardly pay attention to the satire. Read the rest of this entry »
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As the Book fair is just going to start from 25th of this month books coming out of the press suddenly. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jaipur Correspondent
Jaipur Literature Festival completely eclipsed by Salman Rushdie episode as the issue continued to haunt on the last day of the conference. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jaipur Correspondent
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Oprah Winfrey came out openly to praise Indian family system on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jaipur Correspondent
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Much-hyped Jaipur Literature Festival took a murky turn when the some of the speakers came out openly and attacked the state government on the issue of creating controversies about Salman Rushdie’s visit and inability to provide him protection that compelled Rushdie to cancel his visit. Read the rest of this entry »