Books & Authors

July 2021
Q) Who authored the book, “Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story”?

Answer- Sundeep Mishra

Q) Who authored the book, “Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington, D.C.”?

Answer- Kaushik Basu

Q) Who authored the book, “Riding Free: My Olympic Journey”?

Answer- Imtiaz Anees

Q) Who authored the book, “Dreams from My Father”?

Answer- Barack Obama

Q) Who co-authored the book, ‘Renegades: Born in the USA’ alongside Bruce Springsteen?

Answer- Barack Obama

Q) Who authored the book, ‘Bank with a Soul: Equitas’?

Answer- C.K. Gariyali

Q) Who authored the book, “China Room”?

Answer – Sunjeev Sahota

Q) Who is the author of the book “Anomalies in Law and Justice”?

Answer: RV Raveendran

Q) Who is the author of the book Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington, DC?

Answer: Kaushik Basu

Q) Who is the author of the book 'Operation Khukri’?

Answer: Rajpal Punia

Q) Who is the author of the book India To The Rescue?

Answer: Sushant Singh

Q) Who is the author of the book Pregnancy Bible?

Answer: Kareena Kapoor

Q) Who is the author of the book “The Struggle Within A Memoir of the Emergency”?

Answer: Ashok Chakravarti

Q) Who is the author of the book “The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India”?

Answer: Vijay Gokhale

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Riding Free: My Olympic Journey’?

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Answer: Imtiaz Anees

Q) Who is the author of the book “Bank with a Soul: Equitas”?

Answer: C.K. Gariyali

Q) The Stranger In The Mirror is the autobiography of which among the following?

Answer: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

Q) Who is the author of the book “India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends”?

Answer: Kanti Bajpai

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘The India Story’?

Answer: Bimal Jalan

Q) Who is the author of the book Renegades: Born in the USA?

Answer: Barack Obama & Bruce Springsteen

Q) Who is the author of the book “An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation”?

Answer: Ashok Lavasa

Q) Who is the author of the book “Why We Kneel, How We Rise”?

Answer: Michael Holding

August 2021
Q) Who is the author of the book “The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash

Narayan”?

Answer: Bimal Prasad & Sujata Prasad

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Ramrao: The Story of India’s Farm Crisis?

Answer: Jaideep Hardikar

Q) Who is the author of the book Operation Trojan Horse?

Answer: Abhishek Sharan & D.P. Sinha

Q) Who is the author of the book Battlefield?

Answer: Vishram Bedekar

Q) Who is the author of the book “My Own Mazagon”?

Answer: Ramesh Babu

Q) Who is the author of the book A Begum & A Rani?

Answer: Rudrangshu Mukherjee

Q) Who is the author of the book How the Earth Got Its Beauty?

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Answer: Sudha Murthy

Q) Who is the author of the book “The Earthspinner”?

Answer: Anuradha Roy

Q) Who is the author of the book “Fateful Triangle”?

Answer: Tanvi Madan

Q) Who is the author of the book “A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of

China”?

Answer: Sanjaya Baru

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Mission Domination: An Unfinished Quest’?

Answer: Boria Majumdar & Kushan Sarkar

Q) Who is the author of the book Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government?

Answer: K J Alphons

Q) Who authored the book “The Earthspinner”?

AnswerAnuradha Roy

September 2021
Q) Who authored the book titled "The Custodian of Trust: A Banker's Memoir"?

Answer- Rajnish Kumar

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for

Youth’?

Answer: Angelina Jolie

Q) Who is the author of the book “Bullets Over Bombay: Satya and the Hindi Film Gangster”?

Answer: Uday Bhatia

Q) Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has released the “Dancing with Dreams” book. Who has
released this book?

Answer: Adityanath Das

Q) Who is the author of the book INDIA vs UK – the story of an unprecedented diplomatic win?

Answer: Syed Akbaruddin

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Battle of Rezang La’ that deals with the 1962 Indo-China war?

Answer: Kulpreet Yadav

October 2021

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Q) Who authored the book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”?

Answer- Chidanand Rajghatta

Q) Select the Anthology that was recently (in Oct'21) released by famous Indian author 'Ruskin

Bond'.

Answer- Writing For My Life: The Very Best Of Ruskin

Q) Who authored the book titled “Jungle Nama: a Story of the Sundarban”?

Answer- Amitav Ghosh

Q) Who is the author of the book titled “ The Origin Story of India’s States”?

Answer: Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

Q) Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Story of India’s Farm Crisis’?

Answer: Jaideep Hardikar

Q) The anthology “writing for My Life” has been released by which of the following

authors?

Answer: Ruskin Bond

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘AIIMS main Ek Jang ladte hue’?

Answer: Ramesh Pokhriyal

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘TheNutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis?

Answer: Amitav Ghosh

Q) Who is the author of the book Veer Savarkar: The Man who could have prevented

Partition?

Answer: Uday Mahukar and Chirayu Pandit

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Harsh Realities: The making of Marico’?

Answer: Harsh Mariwala and Ram Charan

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Sir Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion and Nation’?

Answer: Shafey Kidwai

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘HITLER and INDIA’?

Answer: Vaibhav Purandare

Q) Who is the author of the book “The Stars in My Sky: Those who brightened my film journey”?

Answer: Divya Dutta

Q) Who is the author of the book FORGOTTEN KASHMIR: The other side of the Line of Control?

Answer: Dinkar P. Srivastav

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 November 2021
Books & authors
1. Who is the author of the book ‘Kathmandu Dilemma’?
Answer-Ranjit Rae
2. Who is the author of the book ‘John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer of
Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee?
Answer-Amit Ranjan
3. Who is the author of the book “A Forgotten ambassador in Cairo-The life and times
of Syud Hossain”?
Answer- NS Vinodh
4. Who is the author of the new book titled ‘An Economist at Home and Abroad:
Personal Journey’?
Answer- Shankar Acharya
5. Who is the author of the new book ‘The Hindutva Paradigm: Integral Humanism and
the quest for a Non-Western Worldview’?
Answer- Ram Madhav
6. Who is the author of the new book ‘Srimadramayanam’?
Answer- Sasi Kiran
7. Who is the author of the new book ‘The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Shook India’?
Answer- Debashish Mukerji
8. Who is the author of the book ‘Force in Statecraft’?
Answer- Diptendu Choudhury and Arjun Subramaniam
9. Who is the author of the book ‘The Lone Wolf: The Untold Story of the Rescue of
Sheikh Hasina’?
Answer- Neha Dwivedi
10. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Contested Lands: India, China, and the
Boundary Dispute’?
Answer- Maroof Raza

December 2021
1. ‘Conversations: India’s Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More’
book is written by -Brijinder Nath Goswamy.
2. Man Aman Singh Chhina author of the book ‘Seven Heroes of 1971.
3. Dr. A. Surya Prakash author of the book ‘Democracy, Politics, and Governance.
4. Ayaz Memon author of the book ‘Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from
1947.
5. Sharad Pradhan and Atul Chandra author of the book ‘Yogi Adityanath: Religion,
Politics, and Power: The untold story’.

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6. Rachna Bisht Rawat is the author of the book ‘1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and other
Stories.
7. Gautam Chintamani is the author of the book ‘The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller
Coaster Second Term’.
8. The Vice President of India has launched the book ‘Public Service Ethics-A Quest for
Naitik Bharat’ the author is Prabhat Kumar.
9. Who is the author of the book ‘Kamala Harris and The Rise of Indian Americans’- Tarun
Basu
10. Who is the author of the book ‘The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a
Troubled Land’ - Nirmal Chander Vij

 Ashok Kumar Bal is the author of the book ‘Gajapati A King without a Kingdom’
 S.S Oberoi is the author of the book ‘Rewinding the first 25 years of MeitY’.
 Balram Singh Mehta is the author of the book ‘The Burning Chaffees: A Soldier’s
First-Hand Account of the 1971 war’.
 Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad is the author of the book ‘Gandhitopi Governor’
 Sugata Srinivasaraju is the author of the new book ‘Furrow in a Field: The
Unexplored life of H.D. Deve Gowda’

Jan + Feb + March 2022

1. Anup Jalota released book “Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki” About Captain AD
Manek authored by Mithilesh Tiwari.
2. Ex-Army Captain Deepam Chatterjee authored a new book “The Millennial Yogi”
3. Rahul Gandhi Released Autobiography of TN CM MK Stalin “Ungalil Oruvan – 1”
4. Anirudh Suri Authored a New Book Titled “The Great Tech Game”
5. Dr Jitendra Singh Releases Booklet ‘WISE-KIRAN: At a Glance’ on “75 Success
Stories” from Women Scientists Scheme of DST.
6. Gita Piramal Authored Late Industrialist Rahul Bajaj’s Biography Titled “Rahul Bajaj:
An Extraordinary Life”
7. ‘Monsoon’ – A book-length poem of Abhay K published by Sahitya Akademi
8. A New Book titled ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ will be Released in April 2022
9. Manjeet Mann’s children’s book ‘The Crossing’ Shortlisted for Yoto Carnegie Medal
2022
10. Padma Awardee Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia’s New Book Titled “More than Just
Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT”
11. “Wrist Assured: An Autobiography” by Former Indian Cricket Captain Gundappa
Vishwanath; co-authored by journalist R Kaushik.
12. VP M. Venkaiah Naidu releases Book Titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ on late
Shri Somepalli Somaiah

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 April 2022
Q) Who has authored the book “Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises”?

Answer: Sreeram Chaulia

Q) HarperCollins India's new book Tiger of Drass is based on the life of which Indian Army officer?

Answer: Captain Anuj Nayyar

Q) A new book titled “Queen of Fire” authored by Devika Rangachari explores the life of which
Indian warrior?

Answer: Rani Lakshmibai

Q) Who is the author of the new book titled ‘Decoding Indian Babudom’?

Answer: Ashwini Shrivastava

Q) Who is the author of the newly launched book ‘The Maverick Effect’ which is about the
formation of NASSCOM?

Answer: Harish Mehta

Q) “Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI” is a book authored by which of the
following?

Answer: Vinod Rai

Q) Who has authored a new book “The Dalit Truth: The Battles For Realizing Ambedkar’s Vision”?

Answer: K Raju

Q) Who is the author of a new book ‘December in Dacca’ based on the Bangladesh liberation
war?

Answer: K S Nair

Q) Who is the author of a new book titled ‘The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution’?

Answer: Rajesh Talwar

May 2022
Q) Recently, the AIM-PRIME Playbook was launched by which institution?

Answer: NITI Aayog

Q) Vice President (VP) of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled “The Struggle for Police
Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” authored by____.

Answer: IPS Prakash Singh

Q) Who is the author of the new book ‘To Raise A Fallen People: How Nineteenth-Century Indians
Saw Their World and Shaped Ours’ ?

Answer: Rahul Sagar

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 June 2022
Q) PM Narendra Modi recently releases ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’ . Who is the author
of this book?

Answer: Ram Bahadur Rai

Q) Who is the author of the the book “Gautam Adani: The Man Who Changed India” ?

Answer: RN Bhaskar

Q) Who has authored the newly launched book titled ‘Ashtanga Yoga’ ?

Answer: Dr. Sonu Phogat

Q) Recently released books ‘Loktantra ke Swar’ and ‘The Republican Ethic’, having selected
speeches of which personality?

Answer: Ram Nath Kovind

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Adventures in Reading’?

Answer: Ruskin Bond

Q) Who is the author of new book ‘An Intent to Serve – A Civil Servant Remembers’?

Answer: Tejendra Khanna

Q) Who is the author of newly launched book ‘‘The India Story’’?

Answer: Bimal Jalan

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘The Magicians of Mazda’?

Answer: Ashwin Sanghi

Q) A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by which of the

following?

Answer: Ruskin Bond

July 2022
Q) Who is the author of the recently released book “BEYOND THE MISTY VEIL: Temple Tales of
Uttarakhand”?

Answer: Aradhana Johri

Q) Who is the author of the recently released book - “The McMahon line: A century of discord” ?

Answer: General Joginder Jaswant Singh (Retired)

Q) Who is the author of the newly released book ‘The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics:
Debates on Gender, Varna and Species’?

Answer: Ruth Vanita

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Q) Recently, Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi launched a new book ‘Swadhinata Sangram Na
Surviro’. It is in which of the following languages?

Answer: Gujrati

Q) Who is the author of the book "The Architect of the New BJP: How Narendra Modi Transformed
the Party”?

Answer: Ajay Singh

Q) Who are the authors of a new book ‘Ganga: Reimagining, Rejuvenating, Reconnecting’?

Answer: Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Puskal Upadhyay

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘The Life and Times of George Fernandes’?

Answer: Rahul Ramagundam

August 2022
Q) Recently, Former Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled “A New India:
Selected Writings 2014-19”. The book is related to which of the following leaders?

Answer: Arun Jaitley

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the book “India’s Economy From Nehru to Modi: A
Brief History”?

Answer: Pulapre Balakrishnan

Q) Who is the author of the recently released book, “Free Fall: My Experiments with Living”?

Answer: Mallika Sarabhai

Q) Recently, president of which of the following countries has releases the book ‘Indians at
Herod’s Gate’ written by the former Ambassador of India Navtej Sarna?

Answer: Israel

Q) Recently, who amongst the following released a book titled ‘Men of Steel’ on leadership in the
armed forces?

Answer: General Manoj Pande

Q) Recently, “Madam Sir: The Story of Bihar’s First Woman IPS Officer”, was released. Who is the
author of this book?

Answer: Manjari Jaruhar

Q) “Bibi: My Story”, recently, seen in news, is the autobiography of which of the following leaders?

Answer: Benjamin Netanyahu

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Journey of a Nation: 75 Years of Indian Economy: Re-emerge,
Reinvest, Re-engage’?

Answer: Sanjaya Baru

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 September 2022
Q) Who is the author of the recently released book “Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75
years of Independence”?

Answer: Dr Ashutosh Raravikar

Q) Who is the author of the recently released book “The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography
of a Param Vir”?

Answer: Captain (Honorary) Yogendra Singh Yadav

Q) Recently, a book titled “Science Behind Surya Namaskar”, was published by which of
the following organizations?

Answer: All India Institute of Ayurveda

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender
Rao and the Pennar Story’?

Answer: Pavan C Lall

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Crimson Spring’?

Answer: Navtej Sarna

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the recently released book “Will Power: The
Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey”?

Answer: Sjoerd Marijne

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book ‘Rajini’s Mantras: Life lessons
from India’s most loved Superstar’?

Answer: P.C. Balasubramanian

Q) Recently, actor Manoj Bajpayee released a book titled ‘Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur
Kuchh Khamoshiyan’. Who amongst the following is the author of the book?

Answer: Jiwesh Nandan

Q) Recently, the book, “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas – Prime Minister
Narendra Modi Speaks (May 2019 – May 2020)”, was launched by who amongst the
following?

Answer: Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

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 October 2022
Q) Recently, who amongst the following has announced to write a biography of Dr BR
Ambedkar, which will be known as “Ambedkar: A Life”?
Answer: Shashi Tharoor
Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the book “The Last Heroes”, which will be
released in November?
Answer: P. Sainath
Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the recently released book “From
dependence to Self Reliance: Mapping India’s Rise as a Global Superpower”?
Answer: Bimal Jalan
Some other Books
● Against All Odds: The IT story of India
○ It is co-written by N Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan , co-founders of itihaasa
Research and Digital; and by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan
○ It is published by Penguin Random House India
● Dust of Sadness
○ It is written by Faridoon Shahryar
○ Faridoon Shahryar is a popular j ournalist who is popularly known for running Bollywood
Hungama's Talking Film Show where he takes interviews of popular celebrities.
○ Dust of Sadness is his debut poetry collections.
● Head Held High
○ It is an inspiring life story of IPS officer Vishwas Nangre Patil
○ It is translated from the Marathi book Mann Mein Hai Vishwas
● Win All Your Battles
○ By Vishwas Nangre Patil and Subha Pande
○ It was first published in Marathi as Kar Har Maidan Fateh
○ It is the fascinating story of how Vishwas Nangre Patil rose from his humble village origins
to become a steadfast, upright police officer and youth icon.
● India’s Pakistan Conundrum: Managing a Complex Relationship
○ The book, written by a former Indian High (and Deputy) High Commissioner to Pakistan,
Sharat Sabharwal , is a welcome addition to strategic literature on how to deal with

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Islamabad.
● Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Joint Commissioner GST, Custom & Narcotics and youth
influencer, Sahil Seth launched his book titled ‘A confused Mind story’.
○ The book was published by Blue Rose publication house
○ The book is based on the contrast between the spiritual and material world.
○ The book has 23 life changing chapters that include topics explaining divine god,
beliefs & myths, afterlife concept, the concept of shunya, science of god, destiny or hard
work?, and others.
● Akshay Shah and Stephen Alter have compiled and edited a new book “The Corbett
Papers:
Biographical, Legal, & Contextual Material on the Life & Career of Jim Corbett of
Kumaon” about Jim Corbett.
○ It is published by Black Kite Publishing
○ Jim Corbett , the famous naturalist hunter , has written a series of bestsellers about his
experiences with wildlife in the jungles of North India.
○ “ The Corbett Papers ” also includes the unpublished reminiscenc

November 2022
● Recalibrate – Changing Paradigms

○ Authors : NK Singh and PK Mishra

○ Publisher : Rupa Publications India

○ It attempts to look back in order to look forward —not because the past allows for a linear
extension or extrapolation into the future, but because it offers building blocks with which we can
be pragmatically creative in navigating the twenty-first century and beyond.

● “De la Nucléarisation de l’Asie“(Nuclearization of Asia)

○ French Author Rene Naba has authored a new bilingual book in both French and English

○ The book discusses the nuclear emergency and threat posed by the nexus of Pakistan and
China

○ René Naba is the author of 2 books on Asia .

○ The 1 st book was “ Pakistan facing the challenge of the post Western world and Eurasia ”
Golias 2018,

the first book in French on the strategic mutation of Pakistan

● DELHI UNIVERSITY: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years

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○ Author: Hardeep Singh Puri

○ Publisher: Rupa Publications India

○ Amitabh Bachchan , Indian Actor, has written the foreword of the book .

○ This Book Highlights the viewpoints of Universities most distinguished alumni and faculty of 15
contributors.

Q) Recently, which of the following organizations has released the fourth edition of ‘Innovations
for You’ coffee table book?

Answer: NITI Aayog

● Entrepreneur Ashneer Grover will come out with his autobiography this December which

he says is " all about the hypocrisy of life - success in failure and failure in succes s”

○ Titled " Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-ups ", the book is being published by
Penguin India.

○ A young boy with a 'refugee' tag growing up in Delhi's Malviya Nagar outpaces his
circumstances by becoming a rank-holder at the pinnacle of academic excellence in India-IIT
Delhi.

○ He goes on to do an MBA from the hallowed halls of IIM Ahmedabad , builds a career as an
investment banker at Kotak Investment Banking and AmEx , and is pivotal in the making

of two unicorns - Grofers, as CFO, and BharatPe, as co-founder.

○ As a judge on the popular TV show Shark Tank India , Ashneer becomes a household name
even as his life turns upside down.

● Retired school teacher Nirmala James has authored a new book titled “E. K. Janaki Ammal:

Life and Scientific Contributions”, featuring the life and remarkable achievements of Edavalath
Kakkat Janaki Ammal (E. K. Janaki Ammal), India’s first woman botanist

○ The book, published by Enview Research and Development , was released during the

event organized on the 125th birth anniversary of E. K. Janaki Ammal.

○ She was born on 4th November 1897 in Thalassery, Kerala

○ She is well known for her work in the areas of cytogenetics and plant breeding.

○ Nirmala James has authored around 25 books including books for children.

● A new book titled “Winning the Inner Battle Bringing the best version of you to cricket”

is authored by Shane Watson.

○ Shane Watson is one of Australian cricket’s finest all-rounders , representing his country 298
times.

○ Shane Watson’s new book, Winning The Inner Battle , which explores the mental side of the
game through his own experiences of revitalizing his career after he had considered retirement in
2015.

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● Michelle Obama has just released a new book titled ‘ The Light We Carry, Overcoming in

Uncertain Times ’.

○ It is published by Penguin Random House .

○ This book aims to give us hope , acting as a tool of sustenance in times of despair and
tribulation.

December 2022
● Air Marshal P.V. Iyer (retd.) has launched his book on fitness ‘ Fit At Any Age ’

○ Mr. Iyer, 93, who runs eight km a day , penned his journey to fitness in the book and

shared anecdotes from his life to explain how he became motivated to work out daily.

○ Mr. Iyer, who supports a vegan lifestyle , said that it is important to maintain healthy

eating habits and consuming a diet that is low on fat and rich in fiber.

● British Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has released a new book titled ‘The World: A

Family History’.

○ Montefiore tells how humanity evolved by the stories of different and famous families.

○ The two-part book will be published by Hachette India

○ Some of Montefiore’s previous books are: ‘ Stalin: The Court of The Red Tsar ’, ‘ Jerusalem: The
Biography ’, ‘ Written in History: Letters That Changed the World ’, among others

● Gautaam Borah, a senior management professional and the author of the widely acclaimed
book ‘Monetising Innovation’, launches his new book ‘Nalanada – Until we meet again’.

○ The book was launched by legendary writer Ruskin Bond

○ ‘ Nalanda- until we meet again ’ is a gripping story of romance, vengeance, and an

age-old mystery

● Union Education & Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the book

‘India: The Mother of Democracy’ prepared and published by Indian Council of Historical

Research (ICHR) in New Delhi.

○ The book is an attempt to showcase the democratic ethos ingrained in India since the

dawn of civilization.

○ It is shown in this book that since the dawn of civilization , India has been imbued

with democratic ethos.

● A book titled ‘Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History’ by Vikram Sampath ,an
anthology of 15 stories of men and women and their indomitable spirit of freedom and courage,
was launched in Delhi.

○ The book is published under Penguin publication

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○ Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat, who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders.
But have been Lost and Forgotten

○ This is the Story of these Bravehearts, who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom

● British writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne”
was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($59,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London

○ The book argues that Donne , best known four centuries after his death for a poem that begins “
No man is an island ” – is “a writer perhaps as great as Shakespeare, and a writer we should all
read for his writing on love, sex and death.”

● A book on the popular forest conservation campaign Chipko Movement, written by historian-
activist Shekhar Pathak, was named the winner of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize
2022.

○ Translated from Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry, “The Chipko Movement: A People’s History” was
selected from a diverse shortlist of five books covering a wide expanse of modern Indian history
and encompassing distinct topics and perspectives.

○ The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize recognizes and celebrates excellence in non-
fiction writings on modern or contemporary India by writers from all nationalities. It carries a cash
award of Rs 15 lakh, a trophy and a citation.

● Book Name : Tiananmen: The Rise of China

○ Author : Vijay Gokhale

○ Publisher: HarperCollins India

○ The book traces the developments in contemporary China from 1989 to 2010 , delving into the
country's initial political and economic experiments

○ Vijay Keshav Gokhale IFS, born 24 January 1959, is a retired Indian diplomat and the

32nd Foreign Secretary of India.

○ Gokhale previously served as the Ambassador of India to China

● The Founder of Manasvani, Mansi Gulati has released her book ‘Miracles of Face Yoga’, which
has been appreciated by the President of India Droupadi Murmu.

○ This book introduces the concept of ‘face yoga’, a natural exercise for the face in

addition to various other yoga exercises.

○ Facial yoga can also help you relax and rejuvenate your body.

○ The face yoga ‘as an as’ release stress and tension from the face and neck.

● A Life in the Shadows : A Memoir

○ Author: A.S. Dulat

○ Amarjit Singh Dulat (born 1940) is a former special director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau and
former Secretary of Research and Analysis Wing from 1999 to 2000.

○ After retirement he was appointed as advisor on Jammu and Kashmir in the Prime Minister's
Office and served there from January 2000 to May 2004

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○ He is the author of two bestselling books, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years (2014) and The Spy
Chronicles: R&AW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace (2018)

● The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

○ Author: Michelle Obama

○ In the book she shares her practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and
balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.

○ The author “shares the contents of her ‘ personal toolbox ’ – the habits and practices, attitudes
and beliefs, and even physical objects that she uses to overcome her feelings of fear, helplessness
and self doubt.

● The Indian Navy@75 Reminiscing the Voyage

○ Authors: Commodore Ranjit B Rai (Retd) and defence journalist Aritra Banerjee.

○ The books tells you how the exploits and sacrifices of the British-era Royal Indian Navy (RIN)
during World War 2 were omitted by British historians who could not digest the RIN’s mutiny in 1946.

○ The Indian Navy built its own records and archives to rectify that

● “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond”

○ Author: C. Rangarajan

○ The book is the memoir of Dr C. Rangarajan , an Indian economist, a former Member of

Parliament, and the 19 th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

○ It discusses India’s transition from its post-independence planning era to the present times.

● “Between Hope and Despair: 100 Ethical Reflections on Contemporary India”

○ Author: Rajeev Bhargava

○ It says that India's collective ethical identity is under duress.

○ We don't seem to currently agree on what our collective good is.

○ Some groups believe that India is finally rediscovering its Hindu identity and becoming a great
nation-state.

○ For others, this change has brought us on the verge of losing our civilizational

character of being inclusive but not any less Hindu.

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 January 2023
Q) Recently released book “Spare”, is a memoir of who amongst the following?

Answer: Prince Harry

Q) Recently released book ‘Chief Minister’s Diary No.1’ contains the account of events in the
office of which of the following Chief Ministers?

Answer: Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the recently released book “Revolutionaries: The
Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom”?

Answer: Sanjeev Sanyal

February 2023
Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book titled “The Poverty Of Political
Economy: How Economics Abandoned the Poor”?

Answer: Meghnad Desai

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book "The Indian Metropolis”?

Answer: Feroze Varun Gandhi

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new novel “Victory City”?

Answer: Salman Rushdie

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the book “Reform Nation”?

Answer: Gautam Chikermane

March 2023
Q) Recently, Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has released the book “India’s Vaccine
Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri”. Who amongst the following is the author of the
book?

Answer: Sajjan Singh Yadav

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the recently released book “Mundaka Upanishad:
The Bridge to Immortality”?

Answer: Dr Karan Singh

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of
Change”?

Answer: Ashish Kundra

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “Bipin: The Man Behind the
Uniform”?

Answer: Rachna Bisht Rawat

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Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “A Matter of the Heart: Education in
India”?

Answer: Anurag Behar

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “The Indian President: An Insider's
Account of the Zail Singh Years”?

Answer: K.C. Singh

April 2023
Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “Gandhi: Siyasat aur
Sampradaiykta” (‘Gandhi: Politics and Communalism’)?

Answer: Piyush Babele

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book entitled “War and Women”?
Answer: Dr M.A. Hasan

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the recently released book “Courting India:

England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire”?

Answer: Nandini Das

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “Sachin@50 – Celebrating A

Maestro”?

Answer: Boria Majumdar

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of
Change”?

Answer: Ashish Kundra

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “Smoke and Ashes: A Writer’s
Journey Through Opium’s Hidden Histories”?

Answer: Amitav Ghosh

Q) Recently, new book called “Collective Spirit, Concrete Action: Mann Ki Baat and Its Influence
on India” has been written by who amongst the following?

Answer: Shashi Shekhar Vempati

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the recently released book “In Pursuit of Peace:

India-Pakistan Relations Under Six Prime Ministers”?

Answer: Satinder Kumar Lambah

Q) Who amongst the following are the authors of the “The Great Bank Robbery: NPAs, Scams and
the Future of Regulation”?

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Answer: Pattabhi Ram and Sabyasachee Dash

Q) Who amongst the following is the author of the new book “Transforming the Steel Frame:

Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform”?

Answer: Vinod Rai

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