July 18, 2004 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here How do caretakers fare? THE concept of free and fair carries a special meaning in politics, especially in electoral politics. It is used as an adjective to describe the credibility of an election. Whether an election was free and fair means whether the voters... Excerpts: Behind the veil THEY were all distracted from the confusion by the jangling of the electronic doorbell as the door opened once again. Jamal thought for a second that his father... Articles: What! Publishers read? JUST after the New Year, HarperCollins, one of the big beasts in the publishing jungle, announced the demise of its Flamingo paperback list with an appropriate flood of crocodile tears, and,... Articles: For free publicity NO one from civilian life in possession of their right mind should be willing to go to a publishing party. These are routine training manoeuvres and best left to enlisted personnel... Articles: Charisma of words I FEEL a good book is black magic. I lose myself in it.” This is how Rabia Murtaza, a writer herself, defines reading. Born in Kabul, she hails from a literature-oriented family. Both her parents loved to read. Her father was very much into English literature and her mother... Author: The critic of feelings DR SALEEM AKHTAR is not rudely cynical as critics, especially literary critics, are perceived to be. He displays a wry sense of humour that spices up a serious conversation but it... Review: From the private to the public NOT a Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women is a slim book which contains some very useful information. Beautifully laid out on glossy paper with sidebars, highlights, photographs and graphs, it... Review: Speaking with conviction MY disappointment that this book was not actually written by Arundhati Roy, as I initially thought while looking at its cover, but was an account of her conversations and interviews conducted... Review: Unlocking the power of knowledge OPERATING in a knowledge-based global economy characterized by turbulence and rapid change, organizations can make an effective response only if their managements’ approach is people-centric. Gone are the days of lip-service... Review: How Islam came to Kashmir THE large concentration of Muslims in Kashmir, especially in the valley, and their overwhelming numbers that eclipse the non-Muslims, has always intrigued and fascinated observers. Kashmir, like other parts of the... Review: Still full of beans THE best thing about reading anything by Khushwant Singh is that even if it is trash, it’s trash worth reading. For even at his trashiest, the man, who is one of... Review: A princess with taste THE story behind the book, The Life of a Mogul Princess: Jahanara Begum (daughter of Shahjahan), is in itself interesting. Andrea Butenschon found a unique handwritten copy in Persian of Jahanara’s... Review: When Moss was boss ACROSS Britain this year, people woke absurdly early to tune into the 2004 Malaysian grand prix. Complete Formula 1 addicts listened to Radio 5 live and watched ITV simultaneously in case... Review: Ghalib — the man URDU literature from Wali Deccani to the present age, has produced scholars and masters most of whom enjoyed fame, but for a short while, during their own times. Yet, there have... In brief THIS booklet very comprehensively highlights the broad-based, multi-faceted projects undertaken by the Indus Resource Centre (IRC) in the field of education. IRC is a non-profit support organization established in 1999 and as emphasized in the foreword, Mainstreaming the Marginalized is the motto that... Review: The pain of homelessness IN 1947 Palestine was partitioned into the Arab and the Jewish zones by the United Nations. When the Arab-Israeli war started, Israel drove 780,000 Palestinians from their homeland. Millions fled with...

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