Friday, October 23, 1998
Of pir power and peccadilloes: Blasphemy exposes the rot within
With the shadow of a ban looming large, Tehmina Durrani's latest book, Blasphemy is inching itself into Pakistan's bestseller list because it dwells on a topic much talked about but almost never written on.The racy novel is about the life of a pir, or religious leader and custodian of a shrine.
The old curiosities house
A collection of valuable Charles Dickens memorabilia could come on the international market soon with the sale of Bleak House, the novelist's English holiday home. The seaside house, which Dickens leased as a family retreat for many years, incorporates a private museum of his effects, but if the new owners do not wish to maintain it, the possessions will be sold by auctioneers Sotheby's.
Shooting of Savarkar's film from Nov 1
The much-awaited film on freedom fighter V D Savarkar better known as Swatantraveer Savakar will finally see the light of the day with Kolhapur's Shantakiran Film Studio being readied for its shoots starting from November 1.
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