Arundhati Roy visited the Penguin office in Gurugram every day for a week, signing every pre-ordered copy. The idea was to encourage readers to buy from bookstores instead of Amazon.
Penguin India's Nehru Library announcement follows the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund's plans for an audio-visual archive, which will compile material by and about Nehru under one digital platform.
Published by Penguin, ‘Hindu Nationalism in the Indian Diaspora: Transnational Identities and the Politics of Multiculturalism' will be released on 17 September on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.
FM Sitharaman also announced the govt will set up 5 university townships in the vicinity of major industrial logistics centres, and set up or upgrade 4 Telescope Infrastructure.
The surge in capital budget considers a slew of mega contracts set to be signed next fiscal, including the one for 114 Rafale jets for the Indian Air Force.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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