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Subject: Books
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Date: Wed, 31-Jul-85 14:12:00 EDT
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Nf-From: waltz!dsouza    Jul 31 13:12:00 1985


Thanks to Atul Arya for a fine selection of books. Some clarifications
and additions:

Premchand's (D R Srivastava's pseudonym) masterpiece is called "Gaban" 
(Embezzlement) if I remember right.

One of my favorite RK Narayan books is a children's book but absolutely 
charming nevertheless: it's called "Swami". I hope you laugh as much as 
I did at the passage where Swami's cricket team arranges a match with 
another team with this imposing precondition: the match must begin on the
dot of "11 noon".

Khushwant Singh's book about the partition is called "Train to Pakistan". 

Personally, I never did like "Freedom at Midnight" by Collins & LaPierre. 
It is highly sensationalized and very exciting, but seems more a novel
than a historical, accurate account.

Prakash Tandon (ex head of NCAER in New Delhi) has written a few books
(one of which is "Punjabi Century", I think) which are worth reading.

Finally, if you haven't heard of this famous underground author, find 
someone who will tell you about Mastram. A true giant in his field.

regards,
Dilip.

TI/Austin.   dsouza@ti-csl