The Politics of Climate Change Praful Bidwai

*The Politics of Climate Change and the Global Crisis*: *Mortgaging Our Future*, has just been published by Orient BlackSwan. I would like to invite you to the launch function in Bangalore with a panel discussion, at The Crossword Bookstore, Residency Road, at 6 pm on Wednesday, Nov 30. An invitation card from the publisher is attached. I look forward to seeing you. Best regards, Praful Bidwai

The convert: A tale of exile and extremism, Deborah Baker

The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism A Biography by Deborah Baker Join Deborah Baker in conversation with renowned historian, Shahid Amin deb.JPGSaturday, 26 November 2011, 6:30 pm, Registration begins at 6:00 pm Project 88, BMP Building, Ground Floor. N.A. Sawant Marg (Near Colaba Fire Station) Colaba, Mumbai RSVP REQUIRED- asiasociety@asiasociety.org.in TICKET PRICE- Asia Society members- FREE, all others- Rs. 200. Entry for press with a valid ID is free In Partnership with cid:cid:1588473639@01CCA487.B66EB2B0 The Asia in Writing series aims to bring together the freshest perspectives from writers across Asia as they engage in dialogue about their recent publications and the art of writing. About the Book- What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The Convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam's argument with the West. A cache of Maryam's letters to her parents in the archives of The New York Public Library sends acclaimed biographer Deborah Baker on her own odyssey into the labyrinthine heart of 20th century Islam. Casting a shadow over these letters is the enigmatic figure of Mawlana Abul Ala Mawdudi, both Maryam's adoptive father and mentor, and the man who laid the intellectual foundations for militant political Islam. Some of the questions Deborah raises as she attempts to understand Maryam’s journey are how, did the cold war devolve into the war on terror? Is the argument between Islam and the West a metaphysical one or a historical one? Is Maryam's story just another bleak chapter in the so-called clash of civilizations? Or does it signify something else entirely? And then there's this: is the life depicted in Maryam's letters home and in her books an honest reflection of the one she lived? Deborah Baker has written three books prior to The Convert- Making a Farm: The Life of Robert Bly, In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding- which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography in 1994, and A Blue Hand: The Beats in India. In 2008-2009, she was a Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis C. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at The New York Public Library. There she researched and wrote The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism, a narrative account of the life of an American convert to Islam, drawing on letters on deposit in the library’s manuscript division Shahid Amin is Professor of History at the University of Delhi. A founding member of the Subaltern Studies Collective, he has been a Junior Research Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center, Shelby Cullom Davis Center, Princeton University and Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago and Columbia University. Among his publications are Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992 winner of the 2007 Anand Coomarswamy Prize. To learn more about upcoming programmes, please visit www.asiasociety.org/centers/india -- If you do not want to receive any newsletters, this link

Transforming Capitalism:Improving the world for everyone-Arun Maira

Transforming Capitalism: Improving the World for Everyone is a radical argument for changing the role of business corporations in society. Arun Maira’s insightful essays and well-written case studies present a well-constructed argument for reevaluating the purpose of business. His unique perspective is invaluable as capitalism and its impact on human development is being questioned across the world. It is a book relevant not only to leaders, managers, and students but to everyone concerned with the need for transforming dominant paradigms of reckless capitalism to make growth more inclusive. The insights Arun Maira presents in his book come from fifty years of extensive engagement with business practices and government policy, in a time of rapid evolution about the ideas of capitalism and business responsibility. He has written extensively on these topics in numerous business journals and books About The Author: ARUN MAIRA is currently a Member of the Planning Commission, Government of India. For 25 years he had hands-on leadership experience with the Tata Administrative Service and was on the Board of Tata Motors, a business group well known for its orientation towards responsible business. This was followed by twenty years as an advisor and consultant to global business associations in industries ranging from automobiles, steel, and oil, to pharmaceuticals, and financial services. He has also advised Governments and international agencies on leadership processes to accelerate development. On his return to India he spent eight years as the Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group and served on the boards of several Indian and international business and educational institutions. He has been an advocate of the responsibility of business managers extending beyond that owed to shareholders long before the recent surge of interest in this idea, arising from his unusual combination of experiences.

Tata literary Fest, NCPA mumbai

We are delighted to announce that we are back with Tata Literature Live! For the second year in a row, The Mumbai LitFest brings writers, poets, dramatists, journalists, performers, thinkers, speakers and book lovers to our very own Mumbai. Also amazing performances from Delhi, Pune, UK and Canada! And the best part is - IT IS ALL FREE!!!! Register at the venue before the session/performance and collect your passes. Please block the dates in your calendar - 3 to 6 November 2011 at the NCPA, Nariman Point. To download the complete schedule pdf - Click Here For more details and for regular updates:- www.litlive.in www.facebook.com/litlive www.twitter.com/litlivemumbai Do forward this and help us spread the Word!

Poor Economics, A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty

Poor Economics, Winner of the 2011 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year With Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, Authors of Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Omkar Goswami, Founder and Chairman of Corporate & Economic Research Group (CERG) Advisory Private Limited, and Former Editor of Business India Chaired by Krishan Sree Kumar, CEO of Intellecap DATE- Tuesday, November 8 at 7:00 pm, Registration at 6:30pm VENUE- BSE Ltd., Convention Hall, Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai Samachar Marg, Fort, Mumbai RSVP REQUIRED- asiasociety@asiasociety.org.in TICKET PRICE- Asia Society members- free, all others- Rs. 200 Entry for press and students with a valid ID is free In Partnership with cid:image008.jpg@01CC9A42.B2171D00 cid:image009.jpg@01CC9A42.B2171D00 MIT LOGO.JPG In their new book Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, MIT Professors Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee ask questions like “Why do the poorest people in the Indian state of Maharashtra spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar?” and “Does having lots of children actually make you poorer?” Meanwhile, poverty continues to cripple India and other developing countries, and debates persist on who constitutes the poor and how they may be helped. How can we hope to alleviate poverty on a large and sustainable scale? How can a better understanding of poverty reshape policies and business models to improve their impact? Join the authors in a discussion with Omkar Goswami, Founder and Chairman of Corporate & Economic Research Group (CERG) Advisory Private Limited, and Krishan Sree Kumar, CEO of Intellecap. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Duflo has received numerous academic honours and prizes including most recently the John Bates Clark Medal (2010) and a MacArthur Fellowship (2009). She has also been featured in Foreign Policys Top 100 Global Thinkers and Fortunes 40 under 40. Abhijit Banerjee is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT. He is a fellow of the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow. He has also received the inaugural Infosys Prize (2009) in Social Sciences and Economics. Omkar Goswami is the Founder and Chairman of CERG Advisory Private Limited, and serves as in Independent Director at Infosys. He has also been editor of Business India and Chief Economist of Confederation of Indian Industry. He has served on several government committees, including the the Vijay Kelkar Committee on Direct Tax Reforms, and the N.R. Narayana Murthy SEBI Committee on Corporate Governance Reforms. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank, among others. Krishan Sree Kumar is the CEO of Intellecap, a social enterprise investment and advisory firm. His experience includes working with development finance institutions, the financial services industry, water and energy utilities, governments undergoing reform, and donor agencies. He has also worked on public sector reform in Africa and Eastern Europe, and poverty reduction strategy papers. The BusinessAsia series highlights new developments and best practices in the corporate and economic world that bolster notions of corporate citizenship, including engaged leadership, innovation, and corporate social responsibility.

Greg Acuna's new novel 'Revolution American Style'

new novel "Revolution American Style" - "A Political Fairy Tale" has just been released in paperback and as eBooks...Kindle & ePub formats. It's a political satire about a Yoga Teacher and a Stripper who accidentally start a Revolution in Los Angeles that spreads across the country and changes the world. In these trying times...here's a cure for the Economic Blues. You can learn more and buy the book at www.RevolutionAmericanStyle.com. On the website you can sample the novel, read documents, character blogs and join the revolution. For the month of November the paperback is only $9.95 ($5.00 off the cover price) and eBooks are half price at just $4.95. You can save even more if you get our combo deal. Revolution American Style Cover What Writers Are Saying: “Revolution American Style is a multimedia, no sacred cows allowed, funny and ferocious satire on politics, media monsters and the American way of life in the age of tweets, blogs, and ‘friends.’ While it’s Greg Acuna’s sharp writing and characters, both weird and wonderful, that pulls you in, it’s his very funny, ‘this close to reality’ story that’ll hold you. Grab this one now!” Matthew Costello, author of “Vacation” “Readers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your ideas about politics and fiction. Greg Acuna’s hilariously revolutionary web-connected novel is a delight to explore and experience. It’s at once a provocative social critique and a zany riff and romp. Revolution American Style is lots and lots of deadly serious fun.” Lee Siegel, author of “Love in a Dead Language” The Revolution is "web-connected" so please... Join the Fan Page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/revolutionamericanstyle Follow the Revolution on Twitter: www.twitter.com/revolutusa