Books written by vinod mehta

Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Mehta,rohit mehta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Vinod mehta, editorinchief of outlook magazine, is one of indias bestknown journalists. The lucknow boy returns lifestyle news,the indian express. At one of the meetings, the books editor argued for extra pages for an interview with an indian author, who had declared that he was gay. The book is essentially about the epic sweep of events that ripped apart the greatest empire the world has ever seen, and reveals the secrets of the most powerful players on the world stage. Along with being the foundereditor of several publications including the sunday observer and the delhi edition of the pioneer, he has written a number of books, including a biography of meena kumari forthcoming from harpercollins india and a memoir lucknow boy. The book has been reissued in 20 after its first and only edition in 1972.

He has authored several books as well, which include russia in transition. This has created a storm on social media and many journalists are coming out with veiled responses. Be the first to receive our thoughtfully written religious articles and product discounts. Due to the limited prospects for blind people in general, his mother and father, shanti mehta and amolak ram mehta, respectively, sent ved over 1,300 miles away to the dadar. He was also the founder editorinchief of outlook from 1995 to 2012 and had been editor of publications such as the pioneer, the sunday observer, the independent and the indian post. Buy books written by vinod mehta, from kerala dc books store online shopping store in india to buy malayalam, english, hindi books, ebooks, audio books and movies etc. The pm was a polarising figure before the elections, he was a polarising figure during the elections, and he. Vinod mehta, editor extraordinaire, speaks to s saisuresh sivaswamy in an eloquent interview.

Books by vinod mehta author of lucknow boy goodreads. Book in written in smooth flowing style and effortlessly narrates some complicated tales. Eminent journalist vinod mehta in his new book has reportedly written about tejpals possible non consensual sexual relations during his time in outlook. Atal bihari vajpayee and the three men who ruled his pmo. I have always been fascinated by meena kumaris life and this book did keep its promise of telling more about her. Applies only to registered customers, may vary when logged in. Along with being the founder editor of several publications including the sunday observer and the delhi edition of the pioneer, he has written a number of books, including a biography of meena kumari forthcoming from harpercollins india and a memoir lucknow boy. Vinod mehta 31 may 1942 8 march 2015 was an indian journalist, editor and political. But the biography was written on a commission soon after her. Sep 29, 2014 vinod mehta whats wrong with polarisation. The nightmare of 197577 is not one that india will ever forget. Thapars pioneer in 1994, with a measly rs 42,000 as three months wages three months basic salary mentioned in.

Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Express news service veteran journalist vinod mehta, who passed away recently, had written, after 40 years of irregular employment, the only job i could do was editing and running print publications. Best sellers mobiles pantry amazon pay new releases computers customer service books sell gift ideas baby amazonbasics this page works best with javascript. Read exclusive extracts from his memoir lucknow boy. Mukti bandhan by harkishan mehta suresh limbachiya.

Mehta distils his observations and insights into this appraisal of the sanjay gandhi phenomenon, and its impact on the national scene. Journey from socialist prospects to capitalist boulevard, the sanjay story and weekend breaks from delhi. Lucknow boy, autobiography of vinod mehta curfewed nights, an account of kashmir by basharat peer legends of khasak, a hard hitting fiction by ov vijay. A memoir, vinod mehta is a successful editor, who has various popular publications to his credit, such as outlook and sunday observer. For many years, ive enjoyed the writing of vinod mehta, the editor of the indian newsmagazine outlook, so i was looking forward to reading his biography of meena kumari, an iconic indian actress who died in 1972. V k mehta rohit mehta abebooks shop for books, art. Vinod mehta has authored a biography of meena kumari and sanjay gandhi, and published in 2001 a.

Vinod mehta, one of indias most wellknown and respected journalists, began his career editing debonair. Mehta, who was originally from lucknow, started his journalistic career editing the magazine debonair and went on to write biographies on sanjay gandhi and actress meena kumari. Meena kumari the classic biography starts off by providing the readers with a yearly account of. The important incidents of her life have been described well and written interestingly. If few more such memoirs are written, then celebrities will not have anything to celebrate and common people would not. I think vinod mehta wrote this years ago turned out to be a good book for me. Vinod mehta, one of india s most wellknown and respected journalists, began his career editing debonair. A very erudite lecture on the subject, on which many books have been written. Lucknow boy a memoir by mehta vinod at low price in india. Meena kumari the classic biography book by vinod mehta. Ved parkash mehta born 21 march 1934 is an indian writer who was born in lahore, british india now a pakistani city to a punjabi hindu family.

Vinod mehta provides a ringside view and a different perspective to the happenings of that era. In his compelling, honest style, mehta sifts facts from rumours, and gets to the core of sanjays dramatic emergence after the declaration of emergency. Weekend breaks from delhi by vinod mehta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Vinod mehta, in an eloquent and exclusive interview. Vinod mehtas the sanjay story was published early in 1978 as one of the emergency quickies and had met with welldeserved commercial success. Sanjay gandhis story is quite well known, and the book does a good job of filling in the blanks.

Vinod mehta has 21 books on goodreads with 3624 ratings. Your interests optional this will help us make recommendations and send discounts and sale information at times. Vinod mehta gets candid about emergency, vajpayee books. One wishes mr mehta had packaged his gossip more accurately and engagingly. Vinod mehta looks back at his many stints as an editor, providing candid insights into the political and social upheavals of the day. Ringside to these developments was vinod mehta, perhaps the bestknown name in indian journalism. I have almost finished reading a biography of one of my favourite actors and also one of the most learned hindi film stars of all time meena kumari by vinod mehta. A memoir hardcover december 31, 2011 by vinod mehta author visit amazons vinod mehta page.

He was a gentleman journalist and his memoir recounts his personal ups and downs and opinions about the persona he interacted with. Veteran journalist and editor vinod mehta, who passed away recently had written, after 40 years of irregular employment, the. As an admirer of mehtas roller coaster careeri find it hard to believe he could have written such a book. Vinod mehta has 21 books on goodreads with 3598 ratings. A tremendous actress with luminous eyes, the most heard hindi film of all time by vinod mehta. Chiki sarkar, publisher at penguin books india, at the launch of vinod mehtas book, editor unplugged in new delhi. Please read the inside story of indian politics and in hindi bharat ki rajneeti ki andar ki baat. Please read my book in which i have mentioned about the corruption and the characters of our so called political leaders. I was somehow reminded of this while reading vinod mehtas lucknow boy. Will vinod mehtas book become the last nail for tarun tejpal. Emergency books kuldip nayar coomi kapoor pranab mukherjee vinod mehta indira gandhi politics literature india. Photo by sanjay rawat outlook author arundhati roy at the launch of vinod mehta.

He lost his sight at the age of three due to cerebrospinal meningitis. How did a nation of over 600 million people bow down to the whims and fancies of a prime ministers pampered son. Tarak mehtani shreshth hasya rachanao gujarati book. He then decided to write about her, delivering the manuscript the same year. Mehta, the founding editor of the magazine, has been the editor of various publications and written multiple books in a journalistic career spanning decades. While the story of indira gandhi may just be mentioned in bits and spurts. Which are the best books to read for indian politics and. Looks like more trouble is brewing for former tehelka editor, tarun tejpal. In one of the best books written about a remarkable foundereditor, the years with ross, the american humourist james thurber says of harold ross who created the new yorker, that he was obstinate and reasonable, cosmopolitan and provincial, wideeyed and worldweary. Veteran journalist and editor vinod mehta, who passed away recently had written, after 40 years of irregular employment, the only job i could do was editing and running print publications. Vinod mehta distils his observations and insights into the sanjay gandhi phenomenon and its impact on the national scene. At 306 pages, lucknow boy is neither a tome nor a novella, this collection of autobiographical fragments i am desisting to use the word memoir makes a delightful read. Her emoting including all that weeping adding to her seductive charm. Rs 599 noted editor and selfmade pseudosecularist vinod mehtas sequel to his autobiography, lucknow boy, gets to the newspoint in the very last chapter.

Stellar innings outlook editorinchief vinod mehta in his office. There are scores of good books written by indian journos. The sanjay story by mehta, vinod, 1978, jaico edition, in english. Tarak mehtani shreshth hasya rachanao purchasing this item will earn you 175 reward points wonga. Buy the sanjay story book online at low prices in india. His lifes journey in the book is not strictly chronological and this adds to. Which are some of the best books written by indian. The one magazine mr mehta missed editing, and he could still do a brilliant job of, is stardust. Its the story of a fascinating life, that starts with a delightful cameo in lucknow in the 1950s. Mehta was working in an advertising agency as a copywriter, at the time of meena kumaris death.

A very good take on the present dispensation an answer to. Special thanks to vinod mehta for lovely photographs of meena ji. What makes this book worth your while is the conversational tone the writer applies, telling the story with his own opinions. Read it to enjoy some of vinod mehtas writen prose, but expect to gain some new insight into sanjay gandhi. Editor unplugged, a memoir of mehtas life as an editor, was launched here last evening in an unconventional ceremony amidst friends and family where novelist. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author vinod mehta books, with free. Buy books written by vinod mehta books online in india.