Books and Authors


  1. Who has authored the book ‘One Life is Not Enough’?









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    ‘One Life Is Not Enough’ is an autobiography of K. Natwar Singh, former Minister of External Affairs and senior Indian National Congress politician. Published by Rupa in July 2014, this book gives an account of his career as a politician and bureaucrat.

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    ‘One Life Is Not Enough’ is an autobiography of K. Natwar Singh, former Minister of External Affairs and senior Indian National Congress politician. Published by Rupa in July 2014, this book gives an account of his career as a politician and bureaucrat.


  1. Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Guide’?









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    ‘The Guide’ is a 1958 novel written in English by R. K. Narayan. It is based on Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, from a tour guide to a spiritual guide and then one of the greatest holy men of India. The novel brought its author the 1960 Sahitya Akademi Award for English.

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    ‘The Guide’ is a 1958 novel written in English by R. K. Narayan. It is based on Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, from a tour guide to a spiritual guide and then one of the greatest holy men of India. The novel brought its author the 1960 Sahitya Akademi Award for English.



  1. Who is the author of the book “Magic Seeds” ?









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    Magic Seeds is a 2004 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf (US). The novel is set in India and Europe (Berlin and London). It is a sequel to Naipaul’s 2001 novel Half a Life.

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    Magic Seeds is a 2004 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf (US). The novel is set in India and Europe (Berlin and London). It is a sequel to Naipaul’s 2001 novel Half a Life.


  1. Arundhati Roy is the author of :









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    The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how much’. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.

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    The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how much’. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.



  1. Who is the author of the book “Romancing with Life”?









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    Romancing with Life is the autobiography of Dev Anand. It was released in September 2007. In this book, the first-ever full-fledged memoir by a leading Bollywood star, Dev Anand tells his remarkable life story including tales from his youth in 1930s Gurdaspur and Lahore; his years of struggle in 1940s Bombay; his doomed romance with Suraiya; his marriage to co-star Kalpana Kartik; and his relationships with his many luminous heroines.

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    Romancing with Life is the autobiography of Dev Anand. It was released in September 2007. In this book, the first-ever full-fledged memoir by a leading Bollywood star, Dev Anand tells his remarkable life story including tales from his youth in 1930s Gurdaspur and Lahore; his years of struggle in 1940s Bombay; his doomed romance with Suraiya; his marriage to co-star Kalpana Kartik; and his relationships with his many luminous heroines.