December 14, 2003 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here Rich or poor? THERE are many Americas. America has its poor as much as its rich, its indigent and forgotten population tucked away in segregated zones, ridiculed by racism and the frustration of being poor in the richest country on earth. The poor in America are... Excerpts: Waiting for the last scene HOW does one conclude a book on Indian cinema arguing for a close scrutiny of interruptions? In the preceding chapters I have suggested that interruptions rule the narrative of Indian films: song and dance sequences... Excerpts: Anarkali’s tomb THE first building in the group is part of the compound of the Punjab Secretariat on Lower Mall, and is located at the rear of the Chief Secretary’s Office. Since the tomb is utilized as the Punjab Archives, access to the building is restricted. Make sure that... Articles: Publishers’ merger game ONCE a Utopia, book publishing is today considered the most depressing business in the American media world. In order to sustain themselves with deep pockets, mega-publishers behave like an octopus as... Articles: Ebbing tides ZEESHAN SAHIL Was born in 1961 in Hyderabad and now lives in Karachi. He started writing poetry in 1977. His first book called Arena was published in 1985. Other collections are... Articles: Philosophy for comfort “I STARTED reading books at around the age of fifteen, when I felt that there was something missing from my life,” says Ali. When he took the first step into the world of reading, Ali was attracted to works... Author: The struggle goes on WRITER, publisher, activist, Ritu Menon is the founder of Women Unlimited, and a co-founder of Kali for Women, the first feminist publishing house in India. She is also the South Asian... Author: The whisper that roared I FIRST met A.B.S. Jafri in the Rawalpindi Club in 1968. The place was a favourite watering hole for a variety of individuals, in and out of uniform, in and... Review: Not a tell-all WHILE much of the Pakistani nation prefers to forget the events surrounding the loss of East Pakistan in 1971, the subject always arouses curiosity amongst the intelligentsia. A lot has been written on the subject. Recently many books have been published particularly by retired military officials who served in uniform at the... Review: When Bangladesh was born DESPITE the famous alleged ‘tilt’ of the US government in favour of Pakistan during the Bangladesh crisis of 1971, many in Pakistan believe that America, one of the two super powers... Review: Almost to a crawl IF you want to learn what actually ails Karachi’s transport system, all you have to do is pick up Transport, the third in the Urban Resource Centre’s Karachi Series, and go... Review: Punitive, cathartic, redemptive WHAT’S the big deal about redemption these days? There’s so much literature about confronting your demons and coming to terms with yourself. Whether they come out up front and call it... Review: Challenges for a new generation THE biggest generation of adolescents in history — 1.2 billion strong — is preparing to enter adulthood in a rapidly changing world. The State of World Population 2003 report of the... Review: A man of letters STRANGELY enough, the publication of letters is not much of a tradition in the Urdu language. Take away the letters of Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal, Prof Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqi, Chaudhry Mohammed...

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