- Prologue to six part Article series
- Books and Authors
- Book /arts Prizes
- Films related
- Oscars 2014 (86th annual Academy Awards)
- National film award (61st)
- IIFA 2014
- Beauty Pageants
Prologue to six part Article series
Total six parts covering December 2013 to 8th June 2014- nearly six months that is the usual time span for current affairs most competitive exams below UPSC Civil service exam.
- [PIN-2014] Part 1/6: National- Official Posts, Committees, Stamps-2014, Defense, Telengana & more
- [PIN-2014] Part 2/6: International- Presidents, Prime ministers, Summits, bodies & Ukraine Crisis
- [PIN-2014] Part 3/6: Sports, Mascots, Athletes, Awards, FIFA-2014, Sochi-2014, Grand Slams, Hockey, Kabbadi, Cricket & more
- [PIN-2014] Part 4/6: Economic Regulators, Banking Sector CMDs, RBI monetary policy, RBI Committees, Business GK CEOs
- [PIN-2014] Part 5/6: Books, Authors, Movies awards & Beauty Pageants
- [PIN-2014] Part 6/6: Diaspora, Civilian awards & Dead in News, Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, Padma 2014, Able Prize & more
Any updates, corrections please do post in the comments but with reference except wikipedia
Books and Authors
Khushwant Singh
- Died. Indian renowned novelist and journalist, ex-IFS officer
- He wrote about Indian Social-political conditions, Indo-Pak partition and Sikh-society.
- Awarded Padma bhusan
Notable Books of Khuswant Singh
- Ghadar 1915: India’s first armed revolution
- Train to Pakistan
- Freethinker’s prayerbook
- Maharaja in Denim
- Good, bad and ridiculous (After this book, he has retired).
Anyways, moving on:
1283 goals | Pele |
Alice Munro, Canada |
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Ambedkar | Annihilation of caste. (edited version out) |
Amit Chaudhuri | Calcutta: Two years in the city |
Anita Nair | Idris : Keeper of Light |
Anupam Kher | Best Thing About You is You |
APJ Kalam | My journey: transforming dreams into actions |
Ashutosh Varshney | Battle half won: India’s improbable democracy |
Bill Watterson | creator of the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes”. resume work for charity. |
C.Raja Mohan. | Samudra Mantha: Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indo Pacific |
Chetan Bhagat | 5 point someone, one night @call centre, 3 mistakes of my life, 2 states -story of my marriage, revolution 2020, what young India wants. |
Christopher Snedden | Untold story of people of Azad Kashmir |
Cyrus Mistry | Chronicles of a corpse bearer. Won DSC prize. |
Dan Brown | Inferno (he wrote Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Lost Symbol) |
Dilip Kumar | The Substance and the Shadow : autobiography, written by Udaya Tara Nayar. |
Dorris Lessing | Nobel literature winner, dead. From Britain. Books: golden notebook, memoirs of survior, summer before dark. |
Dr. APJ Kalam | My journey : Transforming dreams into actions- |
Dr.APJ Kalam | My journey: Transforming dreams into action |
Eleanor Zelliot | Ambedkar’s World: The Making of Babasaheb and Dalit Movement |
Eric Hobsbawn | Fractured Times: Culture and society in 20th Century |
Eshwar prasad | Dollar trap |
Ex CEC SY Qureshi | An undocumented wonder: the making of great Indian election: |
Faisal Devji | Impossible Indian: Gandhi and Temptation of violance |
Former IPS Kiran Bedi | Dare to Do! For the new Generation |
Gabriel Marquez | Columbian short story writer nobel winner. Died. “One hundred Years of Soltiude” |
Gen. VK singh | Courage and Conviction- |
Harsh Mander | Ash in the Belly- India’s unfinished battle against Hunger |
Hassan surur | India’s muslim spring |
Hilary clinton | Hard choices |
Hilary Mantel | she Won two man booker prizes. This time for book “Bring up the bodies”. |
Hindol Sengupta | 100 things to know and debate before you vote |
Indignez Vous | Book by Stephane Hessel. Had inspired Occupy wallstreet movement. Author is dead. |
Isher Judge Ahluwalia | transforming our cities |
Jayant Kriplani | New Market Tales |
Jean dreze, Amrathya Sen | An uncertain Glory: India and its contradictions. |
Jerry Pinto | Em and the Big hoom. Won Hindu Literary prize. |
Jesuit Missionary Fr.Hanxlenden | Grammatica Grandonica (Sanskrit grammar book written 300 years ago, and now restored) |
Jhumpa Lahiri | The Lowland, Shortlisted for Booker 2013 for fiction. |
JK Rowling |
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Joe D’ Cruz | Ocean wringled world. Also known as “Aazhi Soozh Ulagu”. Narayan publication house declined to release it after Joe supported Modi. He won Sahita akadamy award. |
Justice PN Bhagwati | My tryst with justice |
Khaleed Hosseini | And the mountains Echoed |
Kingshuk Nag | The NaMo story |
Kishwar Desai | The Sea of innocence (About rape of Scarlet Jones in Goa) |
Leela Goswami | Common cause- colonial ethics |
M.C. Marykom | Unbreakable (lady boxer) |
Madhav Godbole | Good governance Never on India’s radar |
Madhu Kishwar | Modi Muslim and Media (she Defended Modi) |
Mark Obama | Culture: My Odyssey of Self-discovery. he’s President obama’s brother. |
Maya Angelou | civil rights activists, singer USA. Book: I know why the Caged bird sings. Died in June 2014 |
Megha Kumar | Communalism and sexual violence in A’bad since 1969. Book publisher Orient blackswan postponed release fearing Wendy Doniger like case. |
Milkha Singh | The Race of my life-an autobiography |
Mustaq Mohammad | Inside Out (Autobiography of Paki cricketer) |
Natwar Singh | One life is not enough.Autobiography. |
Natwar Singh | Walking the lions: Tales from a diplomatic past |
Nicolas griffin | Ping pong Diplomacy |
Nilanjan Roy | The Wildlings |
Nilanjana Roy | Hundred names of darkness |
F.Scott Fitzerland | The Great Gatsby. (Bacchan worked in the english movie based on this novel) |
Pamela Hicks | Daughter of Empire |
Paronjoy Guha Thakurta | Gas wars- Crony Capitalism. Mukesh Ambani sent him legal notice. |
PC Parekh | Crusader or conspirator? Coalgate and other truths. He was the former Coal secretary. |
Pope Benedict XVI | Jesus of Nazaeth: the Infancy narratives |
Prasun Joshi, Noted lyricist. | Sunshine lense |
Prof Anita Pfaff | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany (Anita is Bose’s daughter) |
R. Gopalkrishnan | Comma in a sentence |
Rahu Rai | Bangladesh: The Prize of freedom (noted photographer) |
Raj Kundra | How not to make money. (Shilpa Shetty’s husband and allegedly involved in IPL spot fixing 2013. he indeed seems to be an ‘expert’ on this book’s subject) |
Ram Jethmalani | Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant |
Ramchandra Guha |
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Resul Pookutty | Sounding Off. (he had won Oscar for soundtrack in Slumdog Millionaire) |
Romila Thapar | The past vs present: Foraging contemporary identities through history. She is a famous historian, who also wrote NCERTs. |
Ronald Dworkin. Dead | Law’s Empire |
Ruchir Sharma. Won Tata lit. award for first book. | Breakout Nations: In pursuit of the next economic miracle |
Ruskin Bond | A garland of memories |
S Murari | The Prabhakaran Saga |
Sanjay Baru | Ex-Media advisor of Mohan. Book name “The accidental prime minister”. He showed how Mohan was a rubber stamp of SoniaG. |
Sanjeev sanyal | Land of seven rivers |
Sankarhan Thakur | Single man: Nitish kumar of Bihar.Wrote similar book on lalu yadav as well. |
Sarod Maestro Amjal Ali Khan | My father, our fraternity |
Shekhar Gupta (IndianExpress) | anticipating india- best of national interest |
Shobha De | Sethji |
Sir Don Bradman | Art of cricket |
Solomon Northup | 12 years a slave (Oscar winner) |
Suresh Menon | Pataudi-Nawab of Cricket |
Sushmita Bangerjee. | Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife. It details her escape from Taliban ruled Afghanistan in 1995. She was recently murdered by Talibans. |
Suzanne Collins | The Hunger Games- series of adventure novels. movie made. Thai protestors use its ‘salute’ to show disrespect to Military regime. |
Tavleen Singh | Durbar |
Tom Clancy | Died. US thrillers. Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games. |
TSR Subramanium | India at turning point, road to good governance |
V Raghunathan | The games Indians play why we are the way we are. |
Vijya Seshadri | Pulitzer prize 2014 for poetry for “3 sections”. Another book: “Long Meadow”. Writes in Washington post and Guardian. |
Vikram Chandra | Mirrored Mind: My life in letters and code |
Vinod Mehta | Sanjay story |
WB CM Mamata Benerjee | Earth Songs |
Wendy doniger | On Hindusim (controversial, Penguin publication) |
Yann Martel. | Life of Pi (Ang Lee made Oscar winning movie on this. Suraj Sharma played hero) |
Yash Birla | On a prayer. (biography) |
Jaswant singh | India at risk |
Yuvaraj Singh | The test of my life: from cricket to cancer and back |
YV Reddy, Ex-RBI governor | Economic Policies and India’s reform agenda |
Book /arts Prizes
Badri Narayan | Kanshi Ram: leader of Dalits (Political biography) |
Batman | Completed 75 years. Creators Bob Kane, Bill Finger. |
Bipin Chandra | Famous Indian historian he has won “Itihas Ratna” award by Asiatic society Bihar. |
Christopher moor | Serpent of vanice (fiction) |
Diagram price 2014 for oddest book | How to poo on a date, |
Man Booker prize 2013 | Elenor Cotton, NZ. Book The luminiaries. Youngest to win. |
Murti devi award | By Bhartiya Gyan Pith Harprasad Das, Oddisa |
Sahitya akadami awads 2013 | list too long, cost: benefit too bad. one name important Javed Akhtar, got for poem book “Lava” in Urdu. other winners only if they belong to your state. |
Saraswati Samman 2013 | Sugatha Kumari, Malayalam Poetess |
Sunil Gangopadhyay award | Bengali poet Sankha Ghosh |
Yale literature prize | Pankaj mishra novel the romantics |
Films related
Oscars 2014 (86th annual Academy Awards)
BEST PICTURE | “12 Years a Slave” – based on book by Solomon Pirate. |
DIRECTOR | “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón |
ACTOR | Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club” |
ACTRESS | Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine” |
SUPPORTING ACTRESS | Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave” |
SUPPORTING ACTOR | Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club” |
ANIMATED FILM | “Frozen” |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM | “The Great Beauty” Italy. India had sent Gyan Correa’s the Good road. but it didnot win. |
overall highest award winner | “Gravity” (7 awards) |
many other Oscar winners for various categories, I’m not including them here for bad cost : benefit ratio.
Other awards:
U.S. festival awards | Silent Screams — India’s Fight Against Rape” directed by Priya Somiah and written by Manira A. Pinto |
DadaSaheb Phalke 2013 | Gulzar. He also won Oscar for Jai ho. |
IFFI | International film festival of India. Panaji, Goa in Nov 2013 |
BAFTA 2014 | 12 years a slave – best film |
Gyan correa | Gujarati movie director- The Good Road, Nominated at Oscar but did not win. |
National film award (61st)
Best Feature Film / Golden Lotus | Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi |
Best Director | Hansal Mehta for Shahid |
Best Actor | Raj Kumar Rao for Shahid; and Malayam actor Suraj for some film (name not important) |
Best Hindi Film | Jolly LLB |
Many other categories for national film awards, again I’m ignoring for bad cost:benefit.
IIFA 2014
- International Indian film academy awards
- Tampa Bay Florida
- Best film: Bhag Milkha Bhag. Best director – same movie, Rakesh Mehra, Best actor- same movie Farhan Akhtar + many other awards for the same movie.
Beauty Pageants
Femina Miss India | Koyal Rana |
Miss World 2013 | Megan Young from Phillipines. AT Bali Indonesia |
Miss Universe 2013 | Gabriela Isler from Venezuela at Russia. |
Miss Asia Pacific 2013 | Shrishti Rana of India, in South Korea |
Miss India World wide 2014 | Anugya Sharma (Surat). In July she’ll participate in Miss Worldwide, @Abu Dhabi. |
Miss America Sep.2013. | Nina Davuluri. Subjected to racial abuse on twitter. |
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Any updates, corrections please do post in the comments but with reference except wikipedia
Inputs from Mr. Chandradeo
Shobhaa – Never a Dull De
धन्यवाद महोदय।
*Correction – Vijay Sheshadri – won Pulitzer Prize 2014 for poetry ‘3 sections’
source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-born-poet-Vijay-Seshadri-wins-2014-Pulitzer-Prize/articleshow/33760078.cms
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The sunset club- last book of khushwant singh
miss asia pacific -srishti rana
Maharaja in Denims by khushwant singh was also released earlier this year
Saraswati Samman for 2013: Govind Mishra for “Dhool Paudho Par.”
yaa..
sugatha was in 2012
Last book of khushwant singh- the sunset club
Sir,kindly edit the name of Miss Asia Pacific 2013 winner.It’s Srishti Rana.
miss asia pacific 2013…..its shristi rana…..source magazine competition in focua…
I am sorry, To my knowledge “Ship of Theseus” is a film by “Anand Gandhi”………By the way Thank you Mrunal for your relentless efforts to bring this 6 article series,You are awesome as usual.
Yes, Ship of Theseus” is a film by “Anand Gandhi.
Saeed Mirza was the Chairperson of the jury of the central Committee for selection of national awards in the Feature films category.
Miss asia pacific 2013 is Shristi Rana…
Thanx & Great work..
12 years a slave – solomon northup(author)
SIr Pin2014 (1-6) all articles are best thank you
sir it is JASWANT SINGH -INDIA AT RISK
And The substance and the shadow isn’t an autobiography, , its a biography of dilip kumar authored by uday tara nayar
Ruchi, as per hindu it’s ‘autobiography’.
Ref: http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bollywoods-stars-get-together-to-launch-dilip-kumars-biography/article6100351.ece
Corrections made so far
1. Miss Asia Pacific 2013 winner: Srishti Rana (not Shanti Rana)
2. Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi
3. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
4. Vijay Sheshadri – won Pulitzer Prize 2014 for poetry ’3 sections’
5. Dilip Kumar’s autobiography written by Udaya Tara Nayar.
Thanks everyone for your inputs.
saraswathi samman – Govind mishra
sugathakumari was in 2012
Khushwant Singh retired from writing after “Good bad and ridiculous” hence it’s his last book. (and Not Maharaja in Denim).
Ref: Daily Mail UK, click me
India at risk-Jaswant singh not Yashwant Singh
It’s F.Scott Fitzerland not P.Scott Fitzerland.
Awesome post as always.
additional –
national film festival
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
The Good Road DID NOT receive Academy Award nomination. It went as Indian entry at Oscar. Each year >50 movies around the world will be considered for Nomination and from that only 5 will be nominated. Those 5 movies are The Great Beauty, The Broken Circle Breakdown, The Hunt, The Missing Picture and Omar.
Ship of Theseus is directed by Anand Gandhi.
And The Good Road DID NOT receive Academy Award nomination. It was just our Indian entry at Oscars. (Last year Barfi was our entry)
Yashwant singh – India at risk, I believe a typo – it should be Jaswant Singh ‘Jasol’.
nice…
You didn’t updated solomon northup name in film related section
it is still solomon pirate