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professor toofaanii publishers, Lansing, MI, USA, is happy to announce their 36th book
The Story of The Rainbow Bunch
by Dr Amit Sur.
Dr Amit Sur and his wife Dr. Shyamali Sengupta Sur were born in Kolkata, India, where they received their Masters degrees in Physics.Then they joined the Physics Dept at the University of Pittsburgh, where I met them in September 1969. We did homework, played cards and scrabble, ate out and saw movies together.
They received their PhDs at the University of Pittsburgh. They reside in New York City.
This 30-page book is about a family and their children named after the rainbow colors seek to understand different religions of the world.
As usual, first 10 pages here
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professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 35th book
ALI(VE) in Bits And Pieces by Ali Peter John.
In this book, the well-known editor of Screen Weekly for 48 years, Ali Peter John describes his life, his 'strange' name, his early life of utter deprivation and misery, the life and death of his parents, and the dire circumstances in which he completed his education. He describes how he happened to send a postcard to the famous Indian writer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and his subsequent employment in Blitz and Screen. He ends his poignant story with his thoughts on God, Humanity, Life and Death. All in all an engrossing book.
This is the second edition of his earlier autobiography, Life in Bits and Pieces, a bestseller translated into many languages.
Ali Peter John has had several problems with his name. He does not have a ration card, nor does he have a passport, all because of his odd-sounding name. He is an M. A. in English literature from the Bombay University, but he believes that he has learnt more in the University of Abbas than he has learnt at the university.
He was writing for India's prominent film magazine Screen for forty-eight long years and his column, Ali's Notes, has been accepted as a landmark by the film industry and readers who has been following him. He has written in almost all the newspapers and magazines of India on a variety of subjects about films. He has published twenty books during the last twenty years in his own way. The most prominent book according to him is his autobiography, Life-Bits and Pieces, which had its cover designed by the renowned painter M. F. Husain, the autobiography has also been translated in various languages. His circle of friends includes all the legends and down to .
He has been living his own simple life without expecting anything from life. He is now writing for a leading Hindi film magazine Mayapuri and at 71, he writes at least two articles every day. He hopes to write till he can no longer write.
The book is in English, 6" by 9", 68 pages.
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professor toofaanii publishers is happy to announce their 34th book:
The Golden Era Of Hindi Film Music
by
Ashok Jagtap
Ashok Jagtap is a professional musician in the Hindi film industry playing violin as an extra special grade artist. He was the president of Cine Musicians Association for many years. He has played violin with all the leading music directors of the Golden Era continuing with AR Rahman and others. He has provided instrumentation support for thousands of songs. He is originally from Vadodara, Gujarat and has lived in Mumbai for a long time.
This book is a treasure trove of his memories of the Golden Era of Bollywood. You will know more about the many accomplished musicians and arrangers who supported the music directors of Hindi Films. Some are familiar but there are many more unsung forgotten musicians. The book is illustrated with rare photographs from the author's collection.
The book is in English, 6" by 9", 147 pages. Forewords by Anandji, Pyarelal and Sharda.
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Subcategories
Articles Article Count: 2438
Articles on Hindi Films
Books Article Count: 197
Magazines Article Count: 35
Posted Songs Article Count: 2452
Rec Music Indian Misc Article Count: 2
Saigal Pankaj Dey Article Count: 1
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