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Mumbai University UG Admission 2017: Online Application Begins Today; Last Date June 16
Mumbai University has begun the online application process for UG admission for the academic session 2017-18 today. The sale of offline application forms began yesterday.
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Aditya Thackeray And His Political Coming of Age
Four years after his political debut, Aditya Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is coming of age. Back in 2010, the Thackeray scion's coming out party was thrown by grandfather, the late Bal Thackeray at a Dussehra rally, who introduced him as the chief of the Yuva Sena.
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Dabbawalas vs Rohinton Mistry - 'Such a Long Journey'
More than two decades after Mumbai-born Canadian author Rohinton Mistry's derogatory reference to 'dabbawalas' in his book "Such a Long Journey" comes the reprisal in words -- a new book that unfolds the "wonders of the dabbawalas", who feed 200,000 Mumbaikars...
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Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize in disputed fashion
Calling him the "most decorated living American writer," a panel named Philip Roth the winner of the Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday, an honor awarded every two years to an author for extraordinary work in fiction. The decision prompted one of the judges to withdraw from the panel.Mr. Roth, who has written dozens of novels including "Go...
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American author wins Man Booker International Prize 2011
Philip Roth has won the Man Booker International Prize recognizing a novelist's body of work.The American author whose career spans 50 years and includes a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and the controversial novel "Portnoy's Complaint" was awarded the $100,000 prize on Wednesday in Sydney.The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a ...
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Rohinton Mistry shortlisted for Booker prize
Indian-origin novelist Rohinton Mistry is among 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious USD 96,070 Man Booker International Prize, where strangely British thriller writer John Le Carre withdrew his name.59-year-old Canada-based Mistry, who was born in Mumbai and graduated from Bombay University, is the author of three novels -- 'Such a Long Jour...
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Rohinton Mistry's book not just a Shiv Sena cause
The Maharashtra Chief Minister says the Mumbai University is right to have withdrawn Rohinton Mistry's novel, Such a Long Journey, from its syllabus. "Whatever language is used in the book is highly abusive," said Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.His statement led to an immediate told-you-so from the Shiv Sena which has campaigned extensively aga...
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, on Tuesday opened a new front, calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women."If the burqa is to be used to steal children, then we demand that it be banned as per law," an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. The demand is in ...
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Rohinton Mistry takes on Sena for targeting his book
When a young student demanded that a book be withdrawn from the Mumbai University syllabus, it was an announcement that another Thackeray had arrived.The campaign was fronted by Aditya, the son of Shiv Sena president, Uddhav Thackeray. The book he found offensive Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey - Aditya said the book's references to th...
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Mumbai varsity drops Mistry book after Sena wing protest
The University of Mumbai has dropped the Booker nominated novel by Rohinton Mistry 'Such a Long Journey' from its BA syllabus following objections by Shiv Sena students' wing which alleged that the book 'poorly represented' the saffron party. The University decided to drop the novel, which was part of the Bachelor of Arts (E...
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Mumbai University UG Admission 2017: Online Application Begins Today; Last Date June 16
Mumbai University has begun the online application process for UG admission for the academic session 2017-18 today. The sale of offline application forms began yesterday.
-
Aditya Thackeray And His Political Coming of Age
Four years after his political debut, Aditya Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is coming of age. Back in 2010, the Thackeray scion's coming out party was thrown by grandfather, the late Bal Thackeray at a Dussehra rally, who introduced him as the chief of the Yuva Sena.
-
Dabbawalas vs Rohinton Mistry - 'Such a Long Journey'
More than two decades after Mumbai-born Canadian author Rohinton Mistry's derogatory reference to 'dabbawalas' in his book "Such a Long Journey" comes the reprisal in words -- a new book that unfolds the "wonders of the dabbawalas", who feed 200,000 Mumbaikars...
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Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize in disputed fashion
Calling him the "most decorated living American writer," a panel named Philip Roth the winner of the Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday, an honor awarded every two years to an author for extraordinary work in fiction. The decision prompted one of the judges to withdraw from the panel.Mr. Roth, who has written dozens of novels including "Go...
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American author wins Man Booker International Prize 2011
Philip Roth has won the Man Booker International Prize recognizing a novelist's body of work.The American author whose career spans 50 years and includes a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and the controversial novel "Portnoy's Complaint" was awarded the $100,000 prize on Wednesday in Sydney.The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a ...
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Rohinton Mistry shortlisted for Booker prize
Indian-origin novelist Rohinton Mistry is among 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious USD 96,070 Man Booker International Prize, where strangely British thriller writer John Le Carre withdrew his name.59-year-old Canada-based Mistry, who was born in Mumbai and graduated from Bombay University, is the author of three novels -- 'Such a Long Jour...
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Rohinton Mistry's book not just a Shiv Sena cause
The Maharashtra Chief Minister says the Mumbai University is right to have withdrawn Rohinton Mistry's novel, Such a Long Journey, from its syllabus. "Whatever language is used in the book is highly abusive," said Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.His statement led to an immediate told-you-so from the Shiv Sena which has campaigned extensively aga...
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, on Tuesday opened a new front, calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women."If the burqa is to be used to steal children, then we demand that it be banned as per law," an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. The demand is in ...
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Rohinton Mistry takes on Sena for targeting his book
When a young student demanded that a book be withdrawn from the Mumbai University syllabus, it was an announcement that another Thackeray had arrived.The campaign was fronted by Aditya, the son of Shiv Sena president, Uddhav Thackeray. The book he found offensive Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey - Aditya said the book's references to th...
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Mumbai varsity drops Mistry book after Sena wing protest
The University of Mumbai has dropped the Booker nominated novel by Rohinton Mistry 'Such a Long Journey' from its BA syllabus following objections by Shiv Sena students' wing which alleged that the book 'poorly represented' the saffron party. The University decided to drop the novel, which was part of the Bachelor of Arts (E...
