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BOOKS IN NEWS
Name of Book

Authors Name

Significance

The world is flat

Thomas Friedman

An analysis of process of Globalization in the

countries like India & China.

The Last Mughal

William Dalrymple

Historical book on Bahadur Shah Zafar, also

gives comprehensive account of 1857 revolt.

An Inconvenient Truth

Al Gore

A book on Global Warming also made into a

film.

The future of India

Bimal Jalan

An account on Social Political, and Economic

challenges before India in 21st century.

Identity & Violence:

Amartya Sen

Illusion of Destiny

Book focuses on question of Identity & Fallacy

of theories like clash of civilization.

Blood Brothers of family

M.J. Akbar

Historical Novel

In the line of fire

Pervez Musharaff

His Autobiography

The Illustrated History of

Indian Cricket

Boria Majumdar

Comprehensive History of Indian cricket with

socio-cultural aspects of the nation

Faga.

AWARDS / HONOURS
AWARD NAME

CONFERRED ON

FIELD

REMARKS

39th Jnanipith Award

V.D. Karandikar

Literature

Marathi Writer

Dada Sahib Phalke

Adoor Gopal Krishnan Films

Malayalam Director

Magasaysay Award

Arvind Kejriwal

Emergent

Right to Information

Leadership

Campaigner

Peace,

President of Afghanistan

Indira Gandhi Award

Hamid Karzai

for Peace,
Development &

Development &
Disarmament

Disarmament
Asian Businessman of

Nandan Nilekani

Business

the year in forbes list

Alcan Prize

President, CEO, MD of Infosys

Technologies

Barefoot College in

Social and

Tilonia, Rajasthan

Economic
Sustainability

Golden Peacock Award The Old

Barbel

Cinema

It is a Chinese film directed by

Hasi Chaolu. Award was given in
IFFI held at Panaji (Goa).

Silver Peacock

An Kung Lee

Director

He is from South Korea and was

adjudged most promising
director at IFFI.

Knight of the order

of Arts and Letters

Alka Pande

Art

Conferred by French Govt. for

her contribution to Indian
cultural life and dvlt. of coop.
b/w India & France in the field
of art

Vachaspati Puraskar

Bhaskaracharya

Literature

Contribution to Sanskrit

Tripathi

Literature. Conferred by KK Birla

Foundation

Minorities Rights
Award 2006

Father Cedric Prakash Human Rights

Conferred by National
Commission for minorities

Legend d Honor

Father Cedric Prakash Human Rights

Highest Civilian order of France-