India

Bengali Literature in English: A Bibliography, ed. J. Mukherji , xv + 115 pp. M. C. Sarkar, Calcutta, Rs8.00; lists works up to December 1969.

A Bibliography of Folklore of Bihar, ed. H. Prasad and G. Sengupta , 96 pp. Indian Pblns., Calcutta, Rs25.00.

A Bibliography of Selected Indian Books, ed. N. Single , 143 pp. Navrang, New Delhi, RsI0.00

Indian Library Literature: An Annotated Bibliography, ed. R. G. Prasher , xxxix + 504 pp. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Pblrs., New Delhi, Rs40.00; covers books and periodicals, as well as Indian bibliographic sources, particularly 1965-70.

Cumulative Index, Indian National Bibliography I958-62, 1722 pp. Central Reference Library, Calcutta, 1970, Rs69.00.

Suiject Indices List, 208 pp. Central Reference Library, Calcutta , 1970, Rs29.00; a supplement to Indian National Bibliography, 1957-65; a collection of about 4500 subject indices used in the various issues.

Accessions List India, X, 1-12. American Libraries Book Procurement Centre, New Delhi; monthly.

Asian Books Newsletter, K. K. Roy Ltd., 55 Gariahat Rd., Calcutta I9. Annual sub., RsI50.00; monthly newsletter.

Guide to Indian Periodical Literature, VIII, 1-4, ed. V. K. Jain. Indian Documentation Service, Gurgaon, Haryana. Annual sub., RsI00.00; with annual cumulation, RsI75.00; quarterly.

Index India, V, 1-4, ed. N. N. Gidwani. Rajasthan U. Library, Jaipur. Annual sub., RsI00.00; articles on various subjects including literature indexed; quarterly.

Indian Book Industry, III, 4-6, IV, 1-6 and V, 1-3, ed. O. P. Ghai. Sterling Pblrs., AB/9 Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi I6, Rs5.00. Annual sub., Rs50.00; monthly.

Indian Book Reporter, VII, 1-12. Prabhu Book Service, Gurgaon, Haryana. Annual sub., Rs80.00; monthly.

Indian Books, IV, 1-12. Mukherjee Book House, i Gopi Mohan Dutta Lane, Calcutta 3, Rs5.00. Annual sub., Rs55.00; monthly.

Indian Books I970, cd. H.D. Sharma and L.M.P. Singh , 370 pp. Indian Bibliographic Centre, B-2 Birdupur, Varanasi I, Rs40.00; annual.

Indian National Bibliography, ed. Librarian , Central Reference Library, Ministry of Education & Social Welfare, Govt. of India. Central Reference Library, Beveldere House, Calcutta, RsI0.00. Annual sub., RsI20.00; a subject list of books published in India in English and the regional languages, based on the books deposited at the National Library, Calcutta ; monthly, with annual cumulation (see also last item under GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES, above).

Indian Periodicals Record, VI, 1-4, ed. A. Chatterjee , I Gopi Mohan Dutta Lane, Calcutta 3. Annual sub., RsI0.00; quarterly.

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature, VI, 2; on pp. 74-84 there is the Indian section, compiled by C. N. Srinath, of 'Annual Bibliography of Commonwealth Literature I970' .

I970 MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association of America ; Indo-Anglian Literature is covered in Vol. I, p. 24, and Indian Literature in the section of South Asian Literature, Vol. II, pp. 192-7.

Alkazi, Roshan. Seventeen More Poems, 18 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs8.oo.

Arora, Usha. Bangla Desh, Imperishable Legend and Other Poems, iv + 111 pp. Aroras, New Delhi, RsI3.50.

Aurobindo, Sri. Savitri , A Legend and a Symbol, with Sri Aurobindo's letters on the poem, 816 pp. Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library, Vols XXVIII and XXIX), Pondicherry, Rs.750.00 for 30 vols. (See also under Drama, Fiction, Non-fiction.)

Balasubrahmanyam, V. Verses, 40 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI0.00.

Bandyopadhyay, Shibdas. The Shadows, 48 pp. Aveek Pblns., Calcutta, Rs3.00.

Daniels, Michael. Split in Two, 50 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs20.00.

Daruwalla, Keki N. Apparition in April, 68 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs20.00.

—— Under Orion, 93 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970 , Rs20.00

Das, Deb Kumar. The Fire Canto, 25 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970 , RsI2.00.

—— The Labyrinths, 26 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsIo.oo.

Dasgupta, Subhoranjan. Bodhisattva and Other Poems, 32 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs20.00.

Datta, Amaresh. Captive Moments, 37 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI2.00.

Datta, D.C. Saraswati and Other Sonnets. International Library , Jaipur, Rs2.00.

Deshpande, Gauri. Beyond the Slaughterhouse, 18 pp. Dialogue, Calcutta, Rs5.00.

Gardner, Lionel. Pavement Reflections, 42 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI5.00.

Haksar, N. Ego and Other Poems, 50 pp. Offent Longman, New Delhi, RsI0.00.

Hingorani, Indu. The Olive Green Moon, 26 pp. Kitab Mahal, Allahabad, Rs3.00.

Jaggi, Satya Dev. Homewards and Other Poems, 80 pp. National Pblns., Delhi, Rs3.00; also contains an essay and 2 short stories.

- No More Words, 48 pp. National Pblns., Delhi, Rs5.00.

—— Obscure Goodbyes, 40 pp. Falcon Poetry Society, Delhi, RsI2.00.

—— One Looks Earthward Again, 40 pp. Falcon Poetry Society, Delhi, RsI2.00.

—— Our Awkward Earth, 40 pp. Falcon Poetry Society, Delhi, Rs I2.00.

- Readiness is All, 40 pp. Falcon Poetry Society, Delhi, RsI2.00.

Kalia, Mamta. Tribute to Papa and Other Poems, 31 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970, RsI0.00.

Kiran. Love and Life, 40 pp. N. Vani, Hyderabad, Rs2.00.

—— My Offerings to Thee, My Lord, 52 pp. N. Vani, Hyderabad , Rs2.00.

Krishna Rao , Lanka Venkata. Love, Let Us Go, vi + 58 pp. Padma Pblg. House, Vijayawada, Rs2.00.

Madhavan, A. More Poems, 47 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI2.00.

Mahapatra, Jayanta. Close the Sky, Ten by Ten, 56 pp. Dialogue, Calcutta, Rs5.00.

—— Swayamvara and Other Poems, 37 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI5.00.

Mallik, Keshav. Poems, 49 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI5.00.

Mazumdar, Rupendra. Blunderbuss, 53 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs2o.oo.

Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Pomes/Poemes/Poemas, 16 pp. Vrishchik Press, Baroda; limited edn, free to subscribers of Vrishchik (see Journals).

Mokashi-Punekar, Shankar. An Epistle to Professor David McCutchion, 19 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970, RsI0.00.

Namjoshi, Suniti. Cyclone in Pakistan, 20 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI0.00.

—— More Poems, 36 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsIo.oo

Nandy, Pritish. Madness is the Second Stroke, 56 pp. Dialogue, Calcutta , RsI0.00.

Narayanaswamy, R.K. Unreal Past and Other Poems, 27 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI2.00.

Pant, Gauri. Weeping Season, 36 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI2.00.

Paymaster, Barj or B. Farewell Again, 50 pp. Sindhu Pblns., Bombay, RsI0.00.

Pershad, Chitra. The Raging Moon, 32 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs I5.00.

Prasad, Rajendra. A Shower of Light, 45 pp. Booklinks Corp., Hyderabad, RsI5.00.

Raju, C. No Exit, 30 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970 , RsI2.00.

Ramanujan, A.K. Relations, 72 pp. O.U.P., paper, £I.50.

Roy, Kuldip Kumar. Stray Thoughts and Other Poems, 60 pp. Intertrade Pblns., Calcutta, Rs8.oo.

Saha, Subhas Chandra. The Unseen Bird, 28 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI5.00.

Srinivas, Krishna. Dance of Dust, 16 pp., also He Walks the Earth, 8 pp., and Nirvana and Other Poems, 8 pp. All three privatcly published , Madras, Rsio.oo, Rs5.00, Rs5.00 respectively.

Sudhi, Padma. Lips of Horizon, 83 pp. S. Chand, New Delhi, Rs7.50.

Theobald, John. Poems, 33 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs20.00.

Varma, Monika. Green Leaves and Gold, 3 8 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970, RsI0.00.

—— Quartered Questions and Queries, 41 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs25.00.

Wilder, B. The Wind is Mine, 70 pp. Academic Books, Bombay, 1970, Rs6.oo.

Zorina. Kubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A Parody Based on the Topical Indian Scene, illust., 29 pp. Suna K. Surveyor, Bombay, Rs2.00; quatrains satirizing contemporary political scene, with cartoons.

Aurobindo, Sri. Plays, in Collected Plays and Short Stories. Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library, Vols. VI and VII), Pondicherry , Rs750.00 for 30 vols; Vol. VI, 562 pp., contains Perseus, Vasavadutta, Rodogune, and Eric; Vol. VII, 563-1088 pp., contains The Viziers of Bassora, Prince of Edur, The Maid in the Mill, The House of Brut, The Prince of Mathura, and The Birth of Sin. (See also under Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction.)

Bhoothalingam, Mathuram. Alone in Ayodbya, 88 pp. Somani Pblns., New Delhi, 1970, Rs3.50; a play based on the Kamayana, in 6 scenes.

Currimbhoy, Asif. The Complete Plays of Asif Currimbhoy, Writers Workshop Calcutta; Vol. I, Goa, 82 pp., 1970, Rs20.00; Vol. II, Inquilab: A Story of the Naxalite Movement, 86 pp., Rs25.00; Vol. III, Darjeeling Tea: A Comedy of Contemporary Manners, 64 pp., Rs20.00; Vol. IV, Refugee, 38 pp., Rs24.00 (one-act play).

Sanjeev. Probibition, 16 pp. Higgibotnhams, Madras, 1970, Rs2.00; a one-act play.

Vasudev, P.S. The Sunflower, 80 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs50.00.

Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad. Maria, 168 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.00.

Adinarayan, S.P. A Day at the Races, 158 pp. Higginbothams, Madras, Rs5.00; 20 short stories.

Anand, Mulk Raj. 'Why Does the Child Cry?', The Illustrated Weekly of India , XCII, 48 (see Journals), pp. 29, 3 1, 33.

Aurobindo, Sri. Idylls of the Occult: Short Stories, in Collected Plays and Short Stories , Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library, Vols. VI and VII, pp. 1011-1088. See Aurobindo item under Drama, above.

Basu, Romen. Canvas and the Brush, 114 pp. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta, RsI0.00; short stories.

Bhondi, O.S. Man and God, 282 pp. Privately published, Delhi, Rs5.oo.

Brata, Sasthi. Confessions of an Indian Woman Eater, 291 pp. Hutchinson, £2.00.

Daniels, Michael. Anything Out of Place is Dirt, 106 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs25.00.

Das, Manoj. 'The Jungle', The Illustrated Weekly of India, XCII, 28, pp. 25-7.

Desai, Anita. Bye Bye, Blackbird, 272 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs5.00.

Deshpande, Gauri. 'Reunion', The Illustrated Weekly of India, XCII, 29, pp. 37-9.

—— 'The First Born', Times 'Weekly, I, 49, p. 12 (see Journals).

Jhabvala, R. Prawer. An Experience of India, 220 pp. John Murray, £2.25 ; six stories originally published in magazines; notable for Introduction, 'Myself in India', giving novelist's views about her adopted land.

—— 'An Experience of India', Encounter, XXXVI, 2, pp. 3-15 (London).

Joshi, Arun. The Strange Case of Billy Biswas, 242 pp. Asia Pblg. House, Bombay, RsI5.00.

—— 'A Trip for Mr Lele', Quest, 73, pp. 93-7 (see Journals).

—— 'The Boy with the Flute', Imprint, X, 11, pp. 37-43 (see Journals ).

Katrak, Usha and K.D. Katrak. Five Little Sermons Went to Market, 35 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs25.00.

Khosla, G.D. The Last Mughal, 376 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, 1970, paper, Rs5.00.

Mahapatra, Jayanta. 'And Under the Pines', The Illustrated Weekly of India , XCII, 40, pp. 25, 27.

—— 'The Green Gardener', The Illustrated Weekly of India , XCII, 22, pp. 29, 31.

Malgonkar, Manohar and Sunita Malgonkar. Spy in Amber, 176 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs4.00; spy thriller, the screenplay for a Hindi film recast as a novel by Manohar Malgonkar's daughter.

Mallick, Roop Lal. Even Clouds Feel Thirsty, ii + 180 pp. Bharatiya Lok Kala Forum, Calcutta, Rs5.00; stories.

Mankekar, D.R. No, My Son, Never! A Novel of Indian Journalism, vi + 152 pp. S. Chand, New Delhi, RsI5.00.

Melwani, Murli Das. 'The Angry Village', Quest, 71, pp. 83-8.

Mukaddam, Sharf. A Drop of Rain, vi + 213 pp. Sindhu Publns., Bombay, RsI5.00.

Nimbkar, Jai. The Lotus Leaves and Other Stories, 80 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs40.00.

—— 'The Mother', Quest, 72, pp. 105-107.

Noronha, Leslie de. The Mango and the Tamarind Tree, 236 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970, Rs45.00.

Parappurath. Blood Stained Footprints, 240 pp. Army Educational Stores, New Delhi, 1970, RsI2.00.

Peethambar, C. Forgotten Serenade and Other Stories, 71 pp. The Author, Bellary , RI.50.

Proudfoot, C.L. The Tutor, 252 pp. Sindhu Publns., Bombay, RsI0.00.

Rama Rau, Santha. The Adventuress, 301 pp. Michael Joseph, £2.25; first published 1970 , Harper & Row, New York, $6.95.

Rampal, S.N. The Unknown Visitor, 126 pp. Army Educational Stores, New Delhi, Rs8.oo; stories and reminiscences.

Rao, Raja. Kanthapura, 260 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs5.00; first published 1938, Allen & Unwin.

—— The Cat and Shakespeare, 120 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.50; first published 1965, Macmillan, New York.

Sahgal, Nayantara. The Day in Shadow, 236 pp. Vikas Pblns., Delhi, Rs20.00.

Singh, Khushwant. Black Jasmine, 136 pp. Jaico, Bombay, Rs3.75; I9 stories, I4 of which previously published in The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories ( Saturn Press, 1950), the rest in magazines.

Suraiya, Jug. The Interview and Other Stories, 108 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs30.00.

Modern Goan Short Stories, ed. L. S. Rita Vas , xi + 179 pp. Jaico, Bombay, Rs4.00.

Poetry from India, ed. H. Sergeant , 98 pp. Pergamon ( Pergamon Poets Series), Oxford, 1970, £0.45 ; selections from Deb Kumar Das, Ezekiel, Parthasapathy, Ramanujin.

Stories from India, ed. K. Natwar-Singh , 276 pp. Hodder & Stoughton, £I.90; first published 1966, Macmillan, New York; includes translations from Indian languages and stories in English by Indian-English novelists Mulk Raj Anand, R. K. Narayan, Raja Rao.

Anand, Mulk Raj. 'Anglo-Saxon Attitudes: Twentieth Century English Fiction about India' , The Image of India, ed. M. K. Naik et al. pp. 13-27; a talk delivered in 1945.

Aurobindo, Sri. Collected Works of Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library), Pondicherry , Rs750.00 for 30 vols : On the Veda, Vols. X and XI, 581 pp., Essays on the Gita, Vol. XIII, 575 pp., Social and Political Thought , Vol. XV, 654 pp., The Supra-mental Manifestation and Other Writings, Vol. XVI, 432 pp., The Life Divine, Vols. XVIII and XIX, 1070 pp., The Synthesis of Yoga, Vols. XX and XXI, 872 pp., Letters on Yoga, Vols. XXII, XXIII and XXIV, 1775 pp. (See also under Poetry, Drama, Fiction.)

Bhabha, Homi Jehangir. Homi Bhabha as Artist: A Selection of His Paintings, Drawings and Sketches , illust., 53 plates, 40 pp. A Marg Pbln., Bombay, Rs70.00; contains some essays (ed. Jamshed Bhabha ); shows artistic talent of late nuclear physicist.

Brata, Sasthi. Articles in The Illustrated Weekly of India (see Journals): 'Death of a Mother', XCII, 40, p. 23; 'The Visitor in Calcutta', XCII, 41, pp. 41, 43; 'Letter to My Father', XCII, 42, pp. 45, 47, 'The Sex Revolution', XCII, 43, p. 19; 'Brain-Drain and All that', XCII, 44, p. 51.

Chaudhuri, Nirad C. A Passage to England, 240 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs5.00; first published 1959, Macmillan.

— To Live or Not to Live, 197 pp. Indian Book Co., New Delhi, cloth, Rs20.00; first published 1970, Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper.

Dutt, Balai Chandra. Mutiny of the Innocents, 23 8 pp. Sindhu Pblns., Bombay, Rs25.00; account of mutiny of ratings of Royal Indian Navy in Bombay, 1946, by one of the participants.

Gandhi, Mahatma. Selected Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, ed. R. Duncan , 288 pp. Collins (Fontana), paper, £0.45; first published 1951, Faber.

Khosla, G.D. A Taste of India, vii + 200 pp. Jaico, Bombay, 1970, Rs4.00; reminiscences of Indian jurist, author of The Last Mughal (1970) and short stories.

Lannoy, Richard. The Speaking Tree: A Study of Indian Culture and Society, 466 pp. O.U.P., Bombay, Rs90.00; comprehensive and illuminating study of origins of the nation's contemporary problems.

Malgonkar, Manohar. Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur, illust., xiv + 613 pp. Popular Prakashan, Bombay, Rs8o.oo.

Mehta, Ved. John is Easy to Please: Encounters with the Spoken and Written Word , 242 pp. Secker & Warburg, £2.95; includes interview with R. K. Narayan.

—— Portrait of India, 544 pp. Vikas Pblns., Delhi, Rs60.00; first published 1970, Farrar Strauss, New York, and Weidenfeld & Nicolson .

Moraes, Dom. From East and West: A Collection of Essays, 208 pp. Vikas Pblns., New Delhi, Rs25.00.

— My Son's Father: An Autobiography, 214 pp. Vikas Pblns. ( Bell Books), Delhi, paper, Rs4.95 ; first published 1968, Secker & Warburg.

—— The Tempest Within: An Account of East Pakistan, x + 103 pp. Vikas Pblns., Delhi, RsI2.50; an assignment for Time magazine, covering aftermath of cyclone that devastated East Pakistan in 1970; his visit overlapped with elections, which he covers, with a brief analysis of problems facing East Pakistan, warning, 'the point of rebellion has been reached'.

Shahani, Ranjee. India Without Makeup, 144 pp. Jaico, Bombay, Rs4.00.

A Discourse on the Real Nature of Self, Sankaracharya, translated from the Sanskrit by D. K. Das, 24 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970, Rs20.00; translation of paragraphs 45-II0 of prose half of the Upadesasāhasri.

A Thousand Lovers, Krishan Chander, translated from the Urdu by J. Ratan, 136 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.00; a novel.

'Another Triangle', Krishna Baldev Vaid , translated from the Hindi by the author, The Illustrated Weekly of India, XCII, 31, pp. 25-7 (see Journals); short story.

Avimaraka: Love's Enchanted World, translated from the Sanskrit by J. L. Masson and D. D. Kosambi, 172 pp. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1970 , RsI8,00; a play by Bhasa, earliest Sanskrit dramatist.

Bangla Desb: A Protest, translated from the Bengali by P. Nandy, constitutes Dialogue India, I, Dialogue Pblns., Calcutta , Rs3.00; Dialogue India, has replaced Dialogue Calcutta (see Eleven Poems item, below).

Bangla Desh: A Voice of a New Nation, translated from the Bengali by P. Nandy, 48 pp. Dialogue Pblns., Calcutta, Rs4.00; 50 poets, 75 poems.

Classical Triptych: Sakuntala, The Little Clay Cart and Nagananda, translated from the Sanskrit by H. W. Wells, viii + 394 pp. Literary Half-Yearly, Mysore, Rs22.50; new verse renderings of the plays.

Dastanbuy, Mirza Ghalib , translated from the Persian by K. A. Faruqi, 96 pp. Asia Pblg. House, Bombay, Rs22.00; diary written by the Urdu poet describing events in Delhi during Indian revolt of 1857.

Eleven Poems, Faiz Ahmed Faiz , translated from the Urdu by C. M. Naim and C. Cuppolo, Dialogue Calcutta, I9, Dialogue Pblns., Calcutta, Rs3.00.

Erotic Indian Tales, translated from the Sanskrit by G. L. Mathur, 204 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.50; tales from the anonymous Sukasaptati (Seventy Tales of the Parrot), didactic tales told by wise parrot to frivolous wife.

Fifteen Prose Poems, Lokenath Bhattacharya, translated from the Bengali by N. Guha, 56 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI0.00.

From Sepoy to Subedar, Sita Ram , translated by Lt.-Col. Norgate, ed. J. Lunt , illustrated by F. Wilson, xxix + 186 pp. Vikas Pblns., Delhi, 1970, Rs38.50; 'the life and adventures of a native officer of the Bengal Army written and related by himself'; first published 1873 by Lt.-Col. Norgate, Bengal Staff Corps, Lahore.

Ghalib's Love Poems, transcreated from the Urdu by P. Lal, 19 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI5.00.

Hindi Short Stories, ed. S. Kumar , translated by S. Kumar and P. Machwe, 175 pp. Jaico, Bombay, 1970 , Rs4.00.

I Come as a Thief, Manoje Basu, translated from the Bengali by S. Ghosh, 374 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs5.00; a novel.

Kamayani, Jai Shankar Prasad, translated from the Hindi by B. L. Sahney, 215 pp. Yugbodh Prakashan, Delhi, RsI8.00; verse translation with critical introduction, of epic poem by Prasad (1889-I937).

Kamba Kamayanam, translated from the Tamil by V. S. Mudaliar, 333 pp. Palaniappa Bros., Madras, Rs5.00; condensed version of epic by Kamban.

Katyayanee, Shashanka Bhushan , translated from the Bengali by R. Roy and S. B. Roy. Sterling Pblrs., New Delhi, RsI0.00 per vol; to be completed in five vols; a play.

Long March, ed. Subudhi Nabinasundar, translated from the Oriya by diverse hands, xvi + 50 pp. Bela Prakashan, Balugaon, Rs7.00; anthology of poetry.

Mahabharata, transcreated from the Sanskrit of Vyasa by P. Lal, Vols. 26-37, each fascicule approx. 60 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, RsI5.00; RsI50.00 for 12 vols; edn. limited to 900 copies for sale in India; covers end of the Adi Parva and part of the Sabha Parva.

Mahabharata, retold by K.S. Shastry , Academy of General Education , Manipal, Mysore State: Adi Parva, 233 pp., RsIo.oo; Virata Parva, 130 pp., Rs8.oo; Udyoga Parva and Shanti Parva, 61 + 61 pp., Rs8.oo.

Myths and Legends of India, Veronica Ions , illustrated by B. Mullick, 160 pp. Hamlyn, paper, £0.30; stories from various regions of India.

Panchatantra , Vishnu Sharma, translated from the Sanskrit by G. L. Chandiramani with help of S. B. Hudlikar, xv + 243 pp. Chandiramani Pblg., Bombay, 1970, Rs7.50.

Phantasies of a Love-Thief, Bilhana, ed. and translated from the Sanskrit by B. S. Miller, 233 pp. Columbia University Press, New York.

Phantomy Quintette and Other Stories, Ravuri Bharadwaj , translated from the Telugu by Purush, xiv + 140 pp. Balaji Grandha Mala, Hyderabad, 1970, Rs8.oo.

Poems by Faiz, translated from the Urdu by V. Kiernan , 272 pp. Allen & Unwin, £3.75.

Poems from Bangla Desh, translated from the Bengali by P. Nandy, 48 pp. Perspective Pblns., New Delhi, Rs3.00.

Poet of the People: Poems of Subhas Mukhopadhyay, translated from the Bengali by P. Nandy, 24 pp. Dialogue Pblns., Calcutta, Rs6.oo.

Ripples of the Mahanadi: Poems, Mayadhar Mansinha, translated from the Oriya by the author, 133 pp. Minerva Associates, Calcutta, RsI6.00.

Song of Love, Jayadeva , translated from the Sanskrit by G. Keyt, 123 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.00; the Gita-Govinda.

Song of the Self-Supreme, translated from the Sanskrit by B. K. Mookerji, 200 pp. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, RsI6.00; the Astāvakra-gitā, a work expounding Advaita-vedanta.

Sorrows of the Snow, Upendranath Ashk, translated from the Hindi by J. Ratan, 112 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs25.00; a novel.

The Ayodhya Canto of the Ramayana as told by Kamban, translated from the Tamil by C. Rajagopalachari, 128 pp. Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 1970, RsI0.00.

The Bhagavadgita, transcreated from the Sanskrit by P. Lal, 112 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.00; first published 1965, Writers Workshop, Calcutta.

The Brahmans, Francisco Luis Gomes , 125 pp. Sindhu Pblns., Bombay, Rs I0.00; translation of Indo-Portuguese novel, Os Brahmanes.

The Broken Nest, Rabindranath Tagore , translated from the Bengali by M. M. Lago and S. Sen, 90 pp. U. of Missouri Press, Columbia, Mo, $2.50; early work of short fiction, Nashtanir.

The Complete Poems of Samar Sen, translated from the Bengali by P. Nandy, 192 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970, Rs35.00.

The Courtesan of Lucknow, Mirza Ruswa, translated from the Urdu by K. Singh and M. A. Husaini, 240 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, 1970, Rs4.00.

The Drought and Other Stories, Saratchandra Chatterji, translated from the Bengali by S. Sinha, 122 pp. Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 1970, Rs4.50.

The Face: Poems by Saratkumar Mukherjee, translated from the Bengali by M. Mukherjee et al., ed. N. Ezekiel , 36 pp. Avesh Forum Pblns., New Delhi, Rs7.00.

The Holy Lake of the Acts of Rama, Tulasi Das , translated from the Hindi by W. D. P. Hill, xxxvii + 538 pp. O.U.P., Bombay, Rs32.00; translation of religious epic, Rāmacaritamānas.

The Isa and Kena Upanisads, translated from the Sanskrit by D. K. Das, 21 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs20.00.

The Jatakamala or Garland of Births, Aryasura, translated from the Sanskrit by J. S. Speyer, xxix + 350 pp. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, Rs30.00; stories of previous incarnations of the Buddha, first published 1895.

The Mahānārāyana Upanisad, transcreated from the Sanskrit by P. Lal, 128 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, 1970 , Rs35.00; Nehru Memorial Fellowship project.

The Prose Poems of Lokenath Bhattacharya, translated from the Bengali by P Nandy. Dialogue Pblns., Calcutta, Rs5.00.

The Raghuvamsa of Kalidasa, ed. with literal English translation and notes by G. R. Nandargikar , 1220 pp. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, Rs45.00; scholarly edn. of Sanskrit epic, with the commentary of Mallinatha, first published 1891, Bombay.

The Rough and the Smooth, translated from the Marathi by I. Raeside, 178 pp. Asia Pblg. House, Bombay, Rs I6.00; I7 short stories by various authors.

'The Search', Kamaleshwar , translated from the Hindi by J. Ratan, Indian Literature, XIV, 2, pp. 53-62 (see Journals).

The Shore and the Wave, Aziz Ahmad , translated from the Urdu by R. Russell, 167 pp. Allen & Unwin, £2.60; novel about life in Hyderabad, first published 1948; selected by UNESCO in its Fiction Series.

The Tale of the Four Durwesh, Mir Amman of Delhi, translated by L. F. Smith from the Urdu ed. by K. S. Diehl, xx + 313 pp. O.U.P. and IBH Pblg. Co., Calcutta, 1970 , RsI2.00; translation first published 1845, Radhanath Day & Co. (British-India Library), Calcutta .

The Siva-Purana, Vols. I-IV of Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology: Puranas in Translation, translated from the Sanskrit by a board of scholars and ed. J. L. Shastri. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, RsI20.00.

The Unchaste, T. Sivasankara Pillai, translated from the Malayalam by M. K. Bhaskaran, I12 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.00.

Three Plays of Bhasa, translated from the Sanskrit by A. Rao and B. G. Rao, 166 pp. Orient Longman, Delhi, Rs9.50.

Two Faces of Eve, Amrita Pritam, translated from the Hindi by G. S. P. Suri ('Two Faces of Eve') and P. Machwe ('Aerial'), 160 pp. Hind Pocket Books, Delhi, paper, Rs3.00; 2 novelettes.

Two Plays of Ancient India, translated from the Sanskrit by J. A. B. van Buitenen, 200 pp. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, paper, Rs2o.oo; the Mricchakafikā and the Mudrārāksasa.

Vikramorvasie, Kalidasa, translated from the Sanskrit by Sri Aurobindo in Collected Plays and Short Stories, Vol. VII, pp. 907-1009 (see Aurobindo item, under Drama).

Waris Shah: A Critical Appreciation of the Poet and His Only Heer, Kuldip Kumar Roy , v + 127 pp. Intertrade Pblns., Calcutta, Rs8.00; contains verse renderings of a selection from the Panjabi narrative poem Hir of Waris Shah (1730-1790).

Anand, Mulk Raj. Mulk Raj Anand: The Man and the Novelist, M. Berry , 114 pp. Oriental Press, Amsterdam, Dfl.24.00.

- 'Untouchability and Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable', S.M. Asnani , The Banasthali Patrika, 16, pp. 31-6 (see Journals).

—— 'Dr Mulk Raj Anand: Poetry and Courage - Dialogue in Crises', an interview by S. R. Gupta in Indian and Foreign Review, IX, 3, pp. 18-19 (see Journals ).

- 'A Modern Indian Intellect', A. Niven , JCL, VI, 1, pp. 129-31; review of Morning Face and Private Life of an Indian Prince.

—— 'The Short Stories of Mulk Raj Anand', C.V. Venugopal , Humanities Journal of the Karnatak University, XV, pp. 145-56.

—— 'Mulk Raj Anand: The Poetry of Protest', A. Niven , Planet, 8, pp. 21-5 (Llangeitho, Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales).

Aurobindo, Sri. 'Aurobindo: Poet and Philosopher', A. Ranganathan , Indian and Foreign Review, VIII, 8, pp. 16-17.

Ayyar, A.S.P. 'A. S. P. Ayyar's Sense in Sex: A Study', G.S.B. Gupta , Humanities Journal of the Karnatak University, XV, pp. 122-8.

Bhattacharya, Bhabani. 'Bhabani Bhattacharya as a Novelist', B.S. Rao , Triveni, XV, 1, pp. 35-40 (see Journals ).

Bond, Ruskin. 'The Gentle Voice of Indo-Anglian Literature', M.D. Melwani , Thought, 35, XXIII, pp. 15-17 (see Journals ).

Brata, Sasthi. 'The Confessions of Sasthi Brata: An Interview', R.S. , Times Wleekly , II, 18, p. 7 (see Journals).

Chaudhuri, Nirad C. 'Gandhi and Nehru as Autobiographers', D. Anjaneyulu , Thought, XXIII, 2, pp. 15-18, discusses Chaudhuri's Autobiography of an Unknown Indian.

Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. 'Coomaraswamy: Confluence of East and West', A. Ranganathan , Indian and Foreign Review, VIII, 22, pp. 17-18.

Daruwalla, Keki N. 'A New Arrival in Indo-Anglian Poetry', N. Ezekiel , Times Weekly , I, 29, p. 11; review of Under Orion.

Desai, Anita. The Fiction of Anita Desai, Meena Belliappa , 52 pp. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, Rs25.00.

Desani, G.V. 'The Wise Mr Hatterr', K. Kutty , Quest, 71, pp. 89-91 (see Journals); review-article of All About H. Hatterr.

Ezekiel, Nissim. 'Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher', M. Belliappa , The Miscellany , 46, pp. 25-43 (see Journals).

— 'Nissim Ezekiel; Pursuit of Perfection', S. Kohli , Indian and Foreign Review, VIII, 14, pp. 15-17; an interview.

— 'Ramanujan and Ezekiel', S. Singh , The Miscellany , 45, pp. 47-56; includes review of The Unfinished Man.

Hiro, Dilip. 'Going to Foreign', Dilip Hiro , The Illustrated Wleekly of India, XCII, 44, pp. 8-13 (see Journals ); Indian novelist living in England (author of A Triangular View, 1969) reviews problems of Indians going abroad.

Jhabvala, R. Prawer. 'Writing for Films', R. Prawer Jhabvala , The Illustrated Weekly of India , XCII, 12, pp. 24-7.

— 'Short Stories of Ruth Jhabvala', M.D. Melwani , Times Weekly , I, 22, p. 4.

— 'Strangers in a Backward Place: Modern India in the Fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala', H.M. Williams , JCL, VI, 1, pp. 53-64.

Joshi, Arun. Review of The Strange Case of Billy Biswas, M. Mukherjee , Quest, 72, pp. 121-4.

Lal, P. 'Footnote to Insight on Yakshi from Didarganj', V. Balasubrahmanyma , The Miscellany, 48, pp. 55-6.

— 'P. Lal's Poetry', S. Chaudhuri , The Miscellany, 44, pp. 50-56.

Markandaya, Kamala. 'A Sense of Identity: The Novels of Kamala Markandaya', S.C. Harrex , JCL, VI, 1, pp. 65-78.

Menen, Aubrey. 'Ramayana: A Mischievous Retelling of the Hindu Classic', S.A. Schultz , Literature East and West, XIV, 2 (1970), pp. 185-211 (Box 8I07, University Station , Austin, Texas).

Nandy, Pritish. 'Pritish Nandy: Tradition and the Individual Talent', S. Kohli , Indian and Foreign Review, IX, 2, pp. 18-19 ; an interview.

— 'The Poetry of Pritish Nandy', S. Kohli , Times Weekly, II, 18, p. 12.

Narayan, R.K. The Guide, Som Deva , 154 pp. Prakash Book Depot, Bareilly, Rs5.00.

— 'The Train Has Just Arrived in Malgudi Station', Ved Mehta , in John is Easy to Please (see Non-fiction).

— 'The Demon, the Ineffectual Angel and Man: Theme and Form in R. K. Narayan's The Man-eater of Malgudi', M.K. Naik , Humanities Journal of the Karnatak University, XV, pp. 91-9.

— 'Tea with R. K. Narayan', V.P. Rao , JCL, VI, 1, pp. 79-8 3 ; an interview.

— 'The Vendor of Sweets: A Study', S. Rao , Triveni, XXXIX, 4, pp. 60-64.

— The Guide: Some Aspects, R.S. Singh , 91 pp. Doaba House, Delhi, Rs6.oo.

Ramanujan, A.K. 'Ramanujan and Ezekiel', S. Singh , The Miscellany , 45, pp. 47-56; includes review of The Striders (1966).

Rao, Raja. 'The Experimental Story in English', M.D. Melwani , Thought, XXIII, 20, pp. 14-15; analysis of The Cow of the Barricades and Other Stories.

Tagore, Rabindranath. Tagore's Contribution to English Literature, B.C. Chakravorty , 304 pp. Young India Pblns., New Delhi, Rs30.00.

Critical Essays on Indo-Anglian Themes, Murli Das Melwani , 45 pp. Writers Workshop ,Calcutta, Rs25.00.

'Decade of Indian Literature', P. Machwe , Indian and Foreign Review, VIII, 11, pp. 13, I6 (see Journals ).

'Indian Answers', N. Ezekiel , Quest, 73, pp. 101-105; review-article on Richard Lannoy's The Speaking Tree (see Non-fiction).

'Indian Poetry in English: The Dynamics of a New Sensibility', P. Nandy , Indian Literature, XIV, 1, pp. 9-19 (see Journals).

'Indian Writer in English', D. Anjaneyulu , Thought, XXIII, 10, pp. 13-16 (see Journals ).

Indian Writers Meet, 104 pp. P.E.N. All India Centre, Bombay, paper, Rs5.00; proceedings of Eighth All-India P.E.N. Writers Conference, Chandigarh, 1966.

'Indian Writing in English: Today', S. Kohli , Thought, XXIII, 19, pp. 19-20; and 20, pp. 18-19.

'Indian Writing in English: Two Views', P. Lal and S. Kohli , Indian and Foreign Review, VIII, 9, pp. 16-18.

'Myth in Indian Literature', P. Lal , Indian and Foreign Review, VIII, 4 (I December 1970), pp. 18-20; 5 (I5 December, 1970), pp. 20-21; discussion of difficulties of translating Indian mythology and scriptures.

Problems of the Indian Creative Writer in English, C. Paul Verghese , x + 203 pp. Somaiya Pblns., Bombay, Rs20.00.

'The Current State of Indian Writing in English', H.H.A. Gowda , The Literary Half-Yearly, XII, 2, pp. 15-21 (see Journals).

The Image of India in Western Creative Writing, ed. M. K. Naik et al., viii + 404 pp. Karnatak University, Dharwar, and Macmillan , Madras, Rs30.00.

The Twice Born Fiction: Themes and Techniques of the Indian Novel in English , Meenakshi Mukherjee , 240 pp. H.E.B., New Delhi, Rs22.50.

The Two-fold Voice: Essays on Indian Writing in English, ed. D. V. K. Raghavacharyulu , viii + 184 pp. Navodaya Pblrs., Vijayawada, RsI5.00; papers presented at seminar on Indian Writing in English, Guntur, 1970, mostly by students; 'no high critical stakes are involved'.

'Whoring After English Gods', R. Parthasarathy in Perspectives , ed. S. P. Bhagwat , Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1970, pp. 43-60; 'In a few generations, Indian poetry in English would, anyway, by the ordinary process of historical inevitability, become extinct', observes the Indian-English poet; from his personal experiences, he comes to conclusion that writing in an Indian language is only solution for Indian-English writer in absence of an Indian English.

'Women Poets', S. Kohli , Times Weekly, II, 4, p.6 (see Journals).

Artist, Collection One (November, ed. A. Paul. Ahibhusan Malik, 26 Doctor Lane, Calcutta I4, Rs3.00. Annual sub., not fixed; quarterly.

Cultural Forum, XII, 1-4 and XIII, 1-2. Min of Education & Youth Serviccs, Govt. of India, 503C Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, RI.50. Annual sub., Rs6.oo; each issue devoted to a symposium on a specific subject; quarterly, but issues noted above appeared in 1971 and the last of them (XIII, 2) is dated January 1971; the other 1971 issues (XIII, 3-4 and XIV, I) were not yet published by end of 1971 .

Cultural News From India, XII, 1-6. Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Azad Bhavan, New Delhi , RI.00. Annual sub., Rs6.oo; contains select bibliographies, annotated, on Indian subjects; every 2 months.

Dhara , III, 4 and IV, i, ed. R. S. Yadav. Dhara Pblns., S-II4 Greater Kailash, New Delhi 48, Rs3.00. Annual sub., RsI0.00; quarterly review of Indian literature, but only 2 issues appeared in 1971.

Enact: The Theatre Magazine, 49 and 50-60, ed. R. Paul, 4 Chamelian Rd., Delhi 6, RI.50. Annual sub., RsI2.00; monthly, but January-February and August-September are combined issues.

Gandhi Marg, XV, 1-4. Gandhi Peace Foundation , New Delhi, Rs2.00. Annual sub., Rs.7.50; quarterly.

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