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More Salt Than Pepper

By: Karan Thapar

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Racy, fun, sharp columns from an award-winning TV journalistTV personality Karan Thapar, known for his relentless grilling of politicians on his current affairs shows, brings a sense of humour and a sharp incisive eye to his newspaper columns. This book is a selection of the best columns written by him over the last eleven years.The columns range from the authors perceptive portraits of politicians and celebrities to his reflections on the state of the media and the peculiarities of the English language. He also turns the gaze on himself-sharing with us his eccentricities, his foibles and anecdotes about himself and his family, including his late wife Nisha. There are also pieces here about his Doon and Cambridge days and vignettes from his travels to cities near and far.

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Harper Collins

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9350292599

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9789350292594

The Best of Karan Thapar

By: Karan Thapar

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The Best of Karan Thapar

By: Karan Thapar

A famed and feared interviewer, Karan Thapar is known for his astute, probing questions and his persistence in getting clear answers. In this selection of tightly focused and penetrating interviews Thapar and the people he interviews examine hot-button issues of our times: India's economic health, relations with China, independence of the judiciary, being Muslim in today's India, how the nation fares 75 years after independence. Together, these interviews provide a comprehensive view of how India regards itself and its place in the world. Naseeruddin Shah / Arundhati Roy / Farooq Abdullah / Faizan Mustafa / Harish Salve / Najeeb Jung / S.Y. Quraishi / Pronab Sen / Raghuram Rajan / Naushad Forbes / Romila Thapar / Ramachandra Guha / Palanivel Thiaga Rajan / Swapan Dasgupta / Avtar Singh Bhasin / Kanti Bajpai / Shashi Tharoor / Indra Nooyi / Mahua Moitra / Madan B. Lokur / A.P. Shah / Dushyant Dave

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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9356400423

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9789356400429

The Best of Karan Thapar

By: Karan Thapar

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By: Karan Thapar

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Sunday Sentiments

By: Karan Thapar

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Sunday Sentiments

By: Karan Thapar

Written in Karan's inimitable style, the articles in this book are a real treat — racy, fun and enlightening at the same time. It is a must read for anyone who is interested in creative writing and journalism.

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314

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SCB Distributors

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8183284450

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9788183284455

Devil's Advocate

The Untold Story

By: Karan Thapar

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Devil's Advocate

The Untold Story

By: Karan Thapar

Sometime in the late summer of 1976, Sanjay Gandhi asked if I wanted to go flying with him... After first attempting to teach Karan Thapar to fly (not very successfully) Sanjay Gandhi took the controls and performed a series of aerobatics, not particularly dangerous but nonetheless thrilling. Once they were further away from Delhi, he became even more daring. Suddenly, he decided to scare the farmers working in the fields below by aiming the aircraft straight at them. As he dived down, they scattered and ran, fearing for their lives. At the last moment, Sanjay pulled up dramatically and waved at the bewildered farmers, clearly chuffed with the whole performance. The manoeuvre required nerves of steel and tremendous self-confidence, both of which Sanjay possessed in plenty.In Devil's Advocate, Karan dives deep into his life to come up with many such moments. Included here are stories of warm and lasting friendships, such as with Benazir Bhutto, whom he met while he was an undergraduate. He also talks about his long association with Aung San Suu Kyi and Rajiv Gandhi. However, not all friendships lasted--for example, with L.K. Advani, with whom he shared a close bond until an unfortunate disagreement over an interview caused a falling-out.The tension generated during an interview has spilled over off-screen multiple times, and Karan discusses these incidents in detail. For instance, when Amitabh Bachchan lost his cool during a post-interview lunch or when Kapil Dev cried like a baby. And there's the untold story of two of his most controversial interviews--with Jayalalithaa and Narendra Modi. While Jayalalithaa laughed it off later, the after-effects of Modi's infamous walkout have grown worse with time. Riveting and fast-paced, Devil's Advocate is as no-holds-barred as any of Karan Thapar's interviews.

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224

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Harper Collins

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9352779851

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9789352779857

Syncretic Shrines and Pilgrimages

Dynamics of Indian Nationalism

By: Karan Singh

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Syncretic Shrines and Pilgrimages

Dynamics of Indian Nationalism

By: Karan Singh

This book looks at various syncretic traditions in India, such as Bhakti, Nath Yogi, Sufi, Imam Shahi, Ismailis, Khojas, and others, and presents an elaborate picture of a redefined cultural space through them. It also investigates different syncretisms—Hindu–Muslim, Hindu– Muslim–Christian and Aboriginal-Ethnic—to understand diverse aspects of hybridity within the Indian nation space. It discusses how Indian nationalism was composed of different opinions from its inception, reflecting its rich diversity and pluralistic traditions. The book traces the emergence of multiple contours of Indian nationalism through the historical trajectory of religious diversity, lingering effects of colonialism, and experimentation with secularism. This volume caters to scholars and students interested in cultural studies, religion studies, pilgrimage studies, history, social anthropology, historical sociology, historical geography, religion, and art history. It will also be of interest to political theorists and general readers.

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212

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Taylor & Francis

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1000880036

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9781000880038

The Association of Small Bombs

A Novel

By: Karan Mahajan

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The Association of Small Bombs

A Novel

By: Karan Mahajan

National Book Award Finalist Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Winner of the American Academy of Arts & Letters Rosenthal Family Foundation Award Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner of the Bard Fiction Prize One of the New York Times Book Review’s Ten Best Books of the Year One of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year PEN Center USA Literary Award Finalist for Fiction Simpson Family Literary Prize Finalist Shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Longlisted for the FT/Oppenheimer Emerging Voices Award Named a Best Book of the Year by: Buzzfeed, Esquire, New York magazine, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, The AV Club, The Fader, Redbook, Electric Literature, Book Riot, Bustle, Good magazine, PureWow, and PopSugar “Wonderful. . . . Smart, devastating, unpredictable. . . . I suggest you go out and buy this one. Post haste.” —Fiona Maazel, The New York Times Book Review “Brilliant.” —Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal “[Mahajan’s] eagerness to go at the bomb from every angle suggests a voracious approach to fiction-making.” —The New Yorker One of the most celebrated novels of recent years, The Association of Small Bombs is an expansive and deeply humane novel that is at once groundbreaking in its empathy, dazzling in its acuity, and ambitious in scope When brothers Tushar and Nakul Khurana, two Delhi schoolboys, pick up their family’s television set at a repair shop with their friend Mansoor Ahmed one day in 1996, disaster strikes without warning. A bomb—one of the many “small” bombs that go off seemingly unheralded across the world—detonates in the Delhi marketplace, instantly claiming the lives of the Khurana boys, to the devastation of their parents. Mansoor survives, bearing the physical and psychological effects of the bomb. After a brief stint at university in America, Mansoor returns to Delhi, where his life becomes entangled with the mysterious and charismatic Ayub, a fearless young activist whose own allegiances and beliefs are more malleable than Mansoor could imagine. Woven among the story of the Khuranas and the Ahmeds is the gripping tale of Shockie, a Kashmiri bomb maker who has forsaken his own life for the independence of his homeland. Karan Mahajan writes brilliantly about the effects of terrorism on victims and perpetrators, proving himself to be one of the most provocative and dynamic novelists of his generation.

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286

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Penguin

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0698407067

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9780698407060

The Non-Western World

Environment, Development and Human Rights

By: Pradyumna P. Karan

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The Non-Western World

Environment, Development and Human Rights

By: Pradyumna P. Karan

This new introductory textbook provides an integrated, up-to-date introduction to the lands, people, and cultures of the non-Western world.

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Routledge

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1135938377

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9781135938376

Ceph Cookbook

By: Karan Singh

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Ceph Cookbook

By: Karan Singh

Over 100 effective recipes to help you design, implement, and manage the software-defined and massively scalable Ceph storage system About This Book Implement a Ceph cluster successfully and gain deep insights into its best practices Harness the abilities of experienced storage administrators and architects, and run your own software-defined storage system This comprehensive, step-by-step guide will show you how to build and manage Ceph storage in production environment Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at storage and cloud system engineers, system administrators, and technical architects who are interested in building software-defined storage solutions to power their cloud and virtual infrastructure. If you have basic knowledge of GNU/Linux and storage systems, with no experience of software defined storage solutions and Ceph, but eager to learn this book is for you. What You Will Learn Understand, install, configure, and manage the Ceph storage system Get to grips with performance tuning and benchmarking, and gain practical tips to run Ceph in production Integrate Ceph with OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and nova components Deep dive into Ceph object storage, including s3, swift, and keystone integration Build a Dropbox-like file sync and share service and Ceph federated gateway setup Gain hands-on experience with Calamari and VSM for cluster monitoring Familiarize yourself with Ceph operations such as maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting Understand advanced topics including erasure coding, CRUSH map, cache pool, and system maintenance In Detail Ceph is a unified, distributed storage system designed for excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. This cutting-edge technology has been transforming the storage industry, and is evolving rapidly as a leader in software-defined storage space, extending full support to cloud platforms such as Openstack and Cloudstack, including virtualization platforms. It is the most popular storage backend for Openstack, public, and private clouds, so is the first choice for a storage solution. Ceph is backed by RedHat and is developed by a thriving open source community of individual developers as well as several companies across the globe. This book takes you from a basic knowledge of Ceph to an expert understanding of the most advanced features, walking you through building up a production-grade Ceph storage cluster and helping you develop all the skills you need to plan, deploy, and effectively manage your Ceph cluster. Beginning with the basics, you'll create a Ceph cluster, followed by block, object, and file storage provisioning. Next, you'll get a step-by-step tutorial on integrating it with OpenStack and building a Dropbox-like object storage solution. We'll also take a look at federated architecture and CephFS, and you'll dive into Calamari and VSM for monitoring the Ceph environment. You'll develop expert knowledge on troubleshooting and benchmarking your Ceph storage cluster. Finally, you'll get to grips with the best practices to operate Ceph in a production environment. Style and approach This step-by-step guide is filled with practical tutorials, making complex scenarios easy to understand.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1784397369

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9781784397364

Sunday Sentiments

By: Karan Thapar

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Sunday Sentiments

By: Karan Thapar

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More Salt Than Pepper

More Salt Than Pepper

The Best of Karan Thapar

The Best of Karan Thapar

The Best of Karan Thapar

The Best of Karan Thapar

Sunday Sentiments

Sunday Sentiments

Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate

Syncretic Shrines and Pilgrimages

Syncretic Shrines and Pilgrimages

The Association of Small Bombs

The Association of Small Bombs

The Non-Western World

The Non-Western World

Ceph Cookbook

Ceph Cookbook

Sunday Sentiments

Sunday Sentiments

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