I have read it. It's good. And the design of the book is very good. Bikash
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Gautam Choudhury <[email protected]> wrote: > I found the title of the mail is totally wrong..There are already some other > books on Shankardeva which were written in english. However, these were not > published by big houses like Oxford etc. and hence, didnot get much publicity > as this one probably got. The writer has done a good work not only by writing > this book in english but publishing through a big house which will definitely > drew much wider publicity than the other similar books had till now. But, he > should not have claimed like “This is in a way the first English book on the > saint’s life". > > Regards > > Gautam Choudhury > > --- On Mon, 21/5/12, Buljit Buragohain <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Buljit Buragohain <[email protected]> > Subject: [Assam Society] First English book on Sankardev launched . (The > Telegraph,11.05.2012) > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 21 May, 2012, 11:31 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First English book on Sankardev launched > > DIPANJAN SINHA > > > Calcutta, May 10: Every story is born an orphan. It needs a storyteller for a > name, nurture and recognition. The story of Srimanta Sankardeva was born > within Bimal Phukan from the time he moved out of Assam to study engineering > in Calcutta and was nurtured since for the recognition it got today at the > Calcutta launch of its book Srimanta Sankaradeva — Vaishnava Saint of Assam > at Oxford Bookstore. > A little before the launch, Phukan spoke of how an engineering scholar turned > into a storyteller. > “Sankaradev was as socially or religiously significant in the 15th century > during the Bhakti movement as Nanak, Chaitanya or Kabir but unfortunately > very few people outside Assam know about him. Even in Assam Sankaradev is now > an alien to the younger generation,” he said. > An incident which influenced him was when Satyajit Ray was conferred the > Xankaradeva award in 1975 he was unaware of even the saint’s existence. “When > a man of Ray’s erudition is unaware of such a colossal social figure from a > neighbouring state you realise there is something seriously wrong. Even > Khushwant Singh who wrote a very positive review for my book admitted that > before reading the book he hardly knew of Sankardev,” Phukan said. > The fault, however, he feels is with the people who know his story but have > not conveyed it in a language that can cross the barriers of culture and age. > “This is in a way the first English book on the saint’s life. Before this > there have been books written in Assamese or scholarly books which the common > reader finds difficult to associate with. I hope this book can even get the > NRI Assamese child interested in the guru whose picture he saw at his > grandparents’ house,” he said. > The book since its Assam launch in 2010 has been quite a success. A copy of > the book can be found in reputed libraries in India and abroad. The British > library, British Museum library, American library of Congress, London School > of Eastern Studies and the Indian National library are some among the > noteworthy ones. > “I was so apprehensive of response from scholars that I would hardly ask them > about the book. But I was surprised by the overwhelming appreciation,” he > said. > The book launch here was attended by poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay and > chairman of the World Poetry Festival, Ashis Sanyal. Sanyal stressed on the > importance of translation to enable people across the country to read > literatures of the country. > (The Telegraph,11.05.2012) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > সমাজৰ কাৰণে ভাল কাম কৰাজনৰ পৰিচয় ৰাইজৰ আগত দাঙি ধৰিব লাগে আৰু ভাল খবৰবোৰ > যিমান পাৰি ৰাইজৰ মাজত বিলাব লাগে। > ---- বুলজিৎ বুঢ়াগোহাঁই > __._,_.___ > > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (1) > Recent Activity: > > Visit Your Group > We appreciate your contribution to Assam Society of America! > > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > > . > > __,_._,___ > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org -- regards Bikash Bikash About Me The Anti 9-5 Guide Internet Startup News _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
