THE story of the man who contributed the most towards moving us from words printed on paper to those on electronic screens became a runaway bestseller of 2011. Steve Jobs gave us the devices that changed our reading habits, and here he was, being celebrated not only in his preferred media, but also in the conventional pulp book format.
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COMPUTERS are truly devices held in millions of hands worldwide. They connect the world like never before, and make it a global village. The world of technology lost its icon in 2011, but Steve Jobs left his mark for all to see.
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Charin de Beer found herself in a position where she might have had to compromise her integrity to keep her job. She quit, and has been devoting herself to her family, especially her children, Herman and his sister. Well, the woman who took on Zuma faces the ultimate challenge every mother faces, of bringing up her children well. From what we have seen, she has achieved much success here also.
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A woman can do anything, it is said. The Malagasy Award winner and former top police officer, Kiran Bedi is a woman who lives life on her terms, and is an inspiration for many younger people.
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When it comes to defining who a Sikh is, there is a degree of ambiguity that crops up from time to time, often fuelled by vested political interests.
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Steven Paul Jobs had much stacked against him when he was born on February 24, 1955, at San Francisco, California. Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Simpson, his biological father and mother and University of Wisconsin graduate students, gave him for adoption since they were not married at that time. Today, he is recognised as the super-successful man who came back after being thrown out of the company he co-founded to make it the most valuable company in the world.
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Widely known as the author of Mahan Kosh, the encyclopaedia in Punjabi that was published in 1930, Bhai Kahan Singh was born on August 30, 1861. He was indeed a Renaissance man, who has left a lasting impact on Punjab and Punjabi scholarship.
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The writer OF “Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking over the World” combines pragmatism with passion.
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This lavishly printed coffee-table book, the royalties of which go to a charity, will find a place on many a book shelf.
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The Valiant Ones: A journey into the mesmerizing world of the Sikhs
By Gurbir Singh and Gagandeep Kaur
Kesar Media and Lahore Books. Pages 158. Rs 3,000.
The Nihangs always attract the eye. Their colourful attires, displays of traditional and not-so-traditional weapons and distinctive lifestyle set them apart. Rich in photographs, the book takes readers into the world [...]
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