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Sunday, October 14, 2001 |
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Hindi Literature
In Himachal
fiction writing is up and up
Review by Satyapal Sehgal
THIS
is continuing with the stock taking of contemporary Hindi writing in
Himachal Pradesh. This time the focus is on fiction writers. But
before I start I must mention the name of Tej Ram Sharma, well known
in Indian Postal Services (he is Chief Post-Master General,,Haryana
Circle) but a rarely heard name in Hindi poetry even among literary
circles of Himachal.
A
different analysis of social structure
Review by Harjinder Singh
The Alternative to Capital’s
Social Order
by Istvan Meszaros, K P Bagchi & Company, Kolkata, pp. 116, Rs.
100.
TO
most ordinary people the failure of the erstwhile Soviet bloc
countries is the collapse of a system of political governance that
in the name of serving the poor allows no freedom to people. It is
not so obvious to many that the political stability of any country
in the world is not a question that can be seen in isolation.
Of
love, deception and desertion
Review by Randeep Wadehra
Pavalayi
by K. Chinnappa Bharathi. Writers Workshop, Calcutta. Pages 143. Rs
200.
LOVE
has a myriad manifestations. It can render one lonely and
heartbroken or make him popular and full of joy. It can be
possessive or sacrificing in nature. It generates hatred in the
spurned lover’s heart or it raises him to sublime heights. Cruelty
comes easy to young lovers who do not care for the sensitivities of
those whose heart they break while pursuing the object of their
love.
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