Tag: Memoir
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Grandson pens memoir on life’s lessons learnt from Nelson Mandela
From Nelson Mandela, the publisher added, Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness, the power of resistance and the beauty of reconciliation.
August 29, 2018 -
Priyanka Chopra writing memoir on her ‘private’ journey
Actress Priyanka Chopra is writing a memoir, titled “Unfinished”, which will be published simultaneously in India, the US and Britain next year. In the memoir, Priyanka said, she is ready to write about her feelings during the course of what has been a fascinating journey. “The flavour of the book will be honest, funny, spirited, …
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June 20, 2018 -
Michelle Obama to release memoir in November
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama is set to release her highly anticipated memoir, “Becoming” on November 13, the book’s publisher has announced. The publisher, Penguin Random House, said in a statement on Sunday that the book was “an unusually intimate reckoning from a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations — …
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February 26, 2018 -
A horrendous tale
Prison narratives of freedom-fighters invariably document state-sponsored torture, violent and macabre expressions of sadism and diabolic humiliation of the incarcerated individual. Of course the synonyms that the State uses to suppress rebellion against it describe freedom-fighters as terrorists and insurgents. Semantic jugglery plays a dominant role to ensure and enforce the hegemony of a ruthless …
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November 26, 2017 -
RBI ex-governor Reddy’s memoir features Manmohan, others
Leavened by his irrepressible sense of humour, RBI's former Governor Y.V. Reddy has written his autobiography "Advice and Dissent: My Life in Public Service", where he has shared anecdotes about working with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and others. The memoir by the former Governor of the Reserve Bank …
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June 16, 2017 -
It’s too early for a memoir from me: Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan says she wants to gather more experiences in life before sitting down to write her memoir. The actress also said that writing a memoir requires certain amount of discipline, which she lacks. "I think it is too early for a memoir from me. I still want to gather many more experiences in …
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May 11, 2017