Books & Authors 2018 : Expected Questions - Set 1

A book written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been recently released. This book includes Insights from PM Modi about handling exam stress and help students conquer bigger peaks in life. Name it ?

1. Modi Warriors
2. Success Warriors
3. Life Warriors
4. Exam Warriors
5. Indian Warriors

Who is the author of the book book titled "All The Names They Used For God" ?

1. Anjali Sachdeva
   
2. Jhumpa Lahiri
3. Kiran Desai
4. Mira Nair
5. Arundhati Roy

A Book titled "Winning like Sachin: Think & Succeed like Tendulkar" was recently released. Who is the author of this book ?

1. S. K. Gurunathan
2. Boria Majumdar
3. Sanjeeb Mukherjee
4. Kanthi D. Suresh
5. Devendra Prabhudesai

"Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly" was written by ?

1. Boria Majumdar
2. Sanjeeb Mukherjee
3. Kanthi D. Suresh
4. Devendra Prabhudesai
5. Abhirup Bhattacharya

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Indian Army Released Book on Paramveer Chakra Awardees

The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, released a book titled ‘Paramveer Parwane’ about Paramveer Chakra Awardees. This book has been authored by Dr Prabhakiran Jain. Published by Medha Books, this book illustrates the bravery of Paramveer Chakra Awardees from 1947 to 1965.

About Paramveer Parwane Book
This book consists 11 short stories, poems, and songs highlighting the history of the battles in which the brave soldiers sacrificed their lives and have shown the utmost courage & leadership while facing the enemy during War to protect the motherland. The second part of this book will be released shortly.

About Author :

Dr Prabhakiran Jain is a poet and author from Uttarakhand. She is famous for her children literature and has 15 books to her credit. She is a three-time recipient of the Bal Sahitya Samman and Bal & Kishore Sahitya Samman awarded by the Hindi Academy. 

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"From Lehman to Demonetization" - A Book about Banking in India in last Decade Released

A book titled  "From Lehman To Demonetization - A Decade of Disruptions, Reforms, and Misadventures" has been recently released. This book is about the story of banking in India in the last decade (from 2007 to 2017). This book was authored by Indian business journalist Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

About From Lehman To Demonetization

This book describes the Banking Sector during the years from 2007 to 2017, which is the most tumultuous and exciting time for the banking sector. This decade saw D. Subbarao, Raghuram Rajan and Urijit Patel as RBI governors working with finance ministers Pranab Mukherjee, P. Chidambaram and Arun Jaitley.

Featuring essays and interviews with the who's who of the banking sector, including Deepak Parkeh, K.V. Kamath, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochchar, Aditya Puri, Shikha Sharma, Raghuram Rajan, U.K. Sinha and Viral Acharya, this book describes what a decade it has been-from India's first MFI, SKS Microfinance, entering the capital market to the near death of the industry; the RBI giving the nod to twenty-three banks and becoming an inflation targeter; from 9 per cent economic growth for three consecutive years to the jolt of demonetization.

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Important Books and Authors List 2017

Friends, here are some important Books and Authors List of the year 2017. This list will be helpful for you in the General Awareness section of all for upcoming UPSC, SSC and IBPS and RBI Banking Exams. Happy Reading.

Complete Books & Authors List 2017

• 1991: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Made History - Sanjaya Baru
• A Horse Walks into a Bar - David Grossman
• A Life in Diplomacy - Maharajakrishna Rasgotra
• A Life in Science - CNR Rao
  
• Ace against Odds - Imran Mirza, Sania Mirza, and Shivani Gupta
• Advice and Dissent: My Life in Public Service - Y. V. Reddy
• Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat - Saurabh Duggal
• An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India - Shashi Tharoor
• An Unsuitable Boy - Karan Johar
• Choices: Inside the Making of India S Foreign Policy - Shivshankar Menon
• Choked - Pallavi Aiyar
• Collective Choice and Social Welfare - Amartya Sen
• Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green Movement - Sunita Narain
• Courage & Commitment: An Autobiography - Margaret Alva
• Defeat Is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War - Myra Macdonald
• Democrats and Dissenters - Ramachandra Guha
• Demonetisation And Black Money - C. Ram Manohar Reddy
• Driven: The Virat Kohli Story - Vijay Lokapally
• Family Life - Akhil Sharma
• Feroze Gandhi: The Forgotten Gandhi - Bertil Falk
• Half - Lion: How P.V Narasimha Rao Transformed India - Vinay Sitapati
• Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life - Ruskin Bond
• I Do What I DO - Raghuram Rajan
• India's Broken Tryst - Tavleen Singh
• Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature - Jairam Ramesh
• Kohinoor: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Diamond - Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
• Matoshree - Sumitra Mahajan
• Michael Clarke: My Story - Michael Clarke
• Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India - Sheela Reddy
• Old History, New Geography: Bifurcating Andhra Pradesh - Jairam Ramesh
• On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power - Sharad Pawar
• Selection Day - Aravind Adiga
• Speaking: The Modi Way - Virender Kapoor
• Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl Among the Stars - Aishwarya R. Dhanush
• The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable - Amitav Ghosh
• The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad - Twinkle Khanna
• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - Arundhati Roy
• The People's President: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam - S M Khan
• The Sellout - Paul Beatty
• The Serpent's Revenge - Sudha Murty
• Things to Leave Behind - Namita Gokhale
• What You Can Learn From Military Principles - Virender Kapoor
• Who Moved My Interest Rate ? - Duvvuri Subbarao

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Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's Book ‘I Do What I Do’ : Highlights

A year after he stepped down as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan is all set to publish his book titled “I Do What I Do”, with his “commentary and speeches” to convey what it was like to be at the helm of the central bank in “those turbulent but exciting times”.

The book takes its name from Rajan’s famous quote on September 29, 2015 policy, when the RBI had cut rates by half a percentage point, surprising many.

This book is published by HarperCollins India and will be launched in Chennai on September 5, followed by launches in Delhi and Mumbai on September 7 and 8, respectively.

A statement issued by HarperCollins India said, " 'I Do What I Do' offers a front-row view into the thinking of one of the world's most respected economists."

It will include his commentary and speeches on various issues, including the need for tolerance and respect to assure India's economic progress, for instance, or the connection between political freedom and prosperity.

Priced at Rs 699, the book is available for pre-order at a discount of 24-25 per cent on Amazon and Flipkart.

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Meet the Winner of Man Booker International Prize 2017 - David Grossman (A Horse Walks Into a Bar)

Israeli author David Grossman won this year's Man Booker International 2017. He was honored with this £50,000 ($64,000) award for his novel titled "A Horse Walks Into a Bar". With this, he became the first Israeli writer to win Man Booker International Prize. He will share this award with translator Jessica Cohen.

About David Grossman :

• He is an Israeli author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
• Awards Received by Him :
  
• 2017 - Man Booker International Prize
• 2015 - St. Louis Literary Award
• 2011 - JQ Wingate Prize
• 2010 - Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
• 2008 - Geschwister-Scholl-Preis
• 2007 - Ischia International Journalism Award
• 2007 - Emet Prize
• 2004 - Bialik Prize
• 2004 - JQ Wingate Prize
• 2001 - Sapir Prize
• 1993 - Bernstein Prize
• 1985 - Bernstein Prize

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Important Books & Authors List - January 2017

Friends, here are some important books which are in news in January 2017 along with their authors' names. Happy Reading :)

Books and Authors January 2017

• Akhada (Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat's biography) - Sourabh Duggal
• An Unsuitable Boy - Karan Johar
• Cyber Pathshala - Tarun Vijay
  
• Jinnah Often Came to our House - Kiran Doshi
• Just Another Jihadi Jane - Tabish Khair
• Khullam Khulla - Rishi Kapoor
• Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz
• My Odyssey : Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission - K Radhakrishnan

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Former RBI Governor D Subbarao's biography "Who Moved My Interest Rate ?" released

A book written by the Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao, about his tenure at the central bank was released today. He is the predecessor of current RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and served at the Reserve Bank of India during the period 2008 to 2013. 

The book was titled "Who Moved My Interest Rates ?". Incidentally, he raised interest rate 13 times from 2009 to 2012 and cut it just once by 50 basis points April 2012. In this book he writes about his five years at the country’s central bank, between 2008 and 2013. 

This book assume significance because it came at a time when a controversy is raging over the new governor's appointment at the RBI. This book already became controversial, because he revealed his turbulent relationship with two Finance Ministers of that time (P. Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee) and the UPA government.  [Note : There is an entire chapter in the book — ‘Walking Alone’ — devoted to disagreements with the Finance Minister].

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Meet the 51st Jnanpith Award Winner - Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari

President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour on renowned Gujarati writer and litterateur Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari at a function in New Delhi. Mr. Chaudhari is the fourth Gujarati litterateur to be honored with Jnanpith Award after Uma Shankar Joshi (1967), Pannalal Patel (1985) and Rajendra Shah (2001). Here are some important points to note.

About Jnanpith Award

• Jnanpith Award is an India's Highest literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organization to an author for the "outstanding contribution towards literature".
• This award was first instituted in the year 1961.
• This award comprises a citation plaque, a cash prize of ₹11 lakh, and a bronze replica of goddess Saraswati.
• First winner of this award : G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam)
• Recent Winner of this award : Raghuveer Chaudhari (Gujarati)

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