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Rohinton Mistry is arguably Canada’s most beloved and popular writer. His fiction has won prestigious prizes in Canada and around the world. The Oprah’s Book Club selection of his novel A Fine Balance increased Mistry’s already large audience in North America, and in Canada alone to more than a quarter of a million readers. He is working on a new novel, as yet unscheduled, but this delicious little book will be savoured by Mistry’s hungry and devoted fans. The Scream is a single story by Rohinton Mistry, to date his shortest book! And what a gem it is.
Set in a Bombay apartment, The Scream is narrated by a man at the end of his life, who is angry at the predicament of old age, at his isolation from his family and from a world that no longer understands him. He rails and raves in ways that are both hilarious and moving, and which touch us with recognition.

Printed originally in a limited edition of 150 copies that was sold exclusively by World Literacy of Canada as a fundraiser for their organization, The Scream was exquisitely produced and featured original artwork by the celebrated Canadian artist Tony Urquhart. This is the first trade edition of this treasure, which will retain beautiful production values as well as all of Tony Urquhart’s colourful, dynamic artwork, which was inspired by the story. 

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“Undeniably exciting…the color images are gorgeous, also, there is text by such writers as Salman Rushdie and Jhumpa Lahiri. This is more than just a book of pictures.”
–The Wall Street Journal

“Meola has a fine eye for detail and devotes equal attention to the grand and the humble…Suffused with light and color, his images sidestep cliche to achieve an intimacy and spontaneity that readers will relish. Excerpts from such writers as Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, and V.S. Naipaul round out this breathtaking book.”
–Publishers Weekly

“[An] exotic five-star vacation in itself. The portraits, landscapes, and photographic studies of flora and architecture are more art than documentary, and are accompanied not by history lessons, but by masterly prose…Such words can hold their own with any pictures, even Meola’s glorious photographs.”
– New York Times Book Review

“Eric Meola, the photographer who shot the cover photo of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ album, has been traveling to India for more than 10 years, recording its people, landscapes, culture, and art. He sifted through 25,000 pictures from his journeys to select more than 200 images for this dazzling book.”
–San Francisco Chronicle

“Eric Meola is one of those particularly inventive and imaginative artists.”
–Rangefinder Magazine

“[Meola] is truly a grand master of color photography…He has the true eye of an artist. I feel he painted the festivals, the humanity, and the landscapes of India with a most compassionate eye…This book should be on everyone’s coffee tables.”
–Frank Stefanko, author of Patti Smith: American Artist

“India…is a lavishly illustrated and captivating coffee table book, its colorful and compelling photographs by Eric Meola interspersed with text from a variety of India-themed writings through the ages. We see people, landscapes, decorations, celebrations, poverty and excess, joy and sorrow, and all of it combines to tell the story of a nation that equally embraces its past and its present. ‘India’ would be a nice addition to a holiday wish list for travelers who have been or long to go.”
–The Denver Post

“Eric Meola has gone to India and photographed every inch of it. He has brought back a vision of color unmatched anywhere on earth. When a master of color photography meets India’s festival of colors, we have the ultimate magical mystery tour!”
–Pete Turner, photographer

“A strong sense of graphic design and brilliant saturated colors have always identified Meola’s photographs…and now it comes as no surprise he’s added his tender sense of humanity to the pictures in this breathtaking book, India.”
–Anthony Edgeworth, photographer

“As the years have gone by Eric Meola has deepened his vision. India is altogether a stunning book with indelible images.”
–Jay Maisel, photographer

“Eric Meola’s India is a stellar collection of images and a must-have for the coffee table. It offers the reader a rare view of Indian culture filled with emotion, vibrant color and history. With this book, Eric has outdone himself. He has once again produced a book with images that are truly memorable. Eric brings back a collection of images that most photographers would have missed even if they were standing next to him. The composition, color, and graphic appeal are a testament to one of America’s best photographers. This is a must-have book.”
–Seth Resnick, photographer

“INDIA: In Word and Image is a breathtaking visual celebration of this incredibly diverse country. With an introduction written by award-winning, Indian-born author Bharati Mukerhjee, and photographs by Eric Meola, this book showcases the beauty of India from the Himalayas and monasteries in the north to the temples of Tamil Nadu in the south, from the color and pageantry of Rajasthan in the west to the tea plantations of Darjeeling in the east.”
–Mona Sharma, SiliconIndia.com

“Filled to the brim with sumptuous color photographs from all over India. No matter the subject, Meola’s photos are an invitation to share in Meola’s skill with the camera and his love of India.”
–lotusreads.blogspot.com

Product Description
India is rapidly becoming one of the pre-eminent leaders of the twenty-first century. For more than a decade, Eric Meola has returned repeatedly to India, photographing the people, temples, landscapes, architecture, celebrations, and art of this uniquely exuberant and incredibly diverse country. Meola’s journeys took him from the Himalayas and monasteries in the North to the temples of Tamil Nadu in the South, from the color and pageantry of Rajasthan in the West to the tea plantations of Darjeeling in the East. Over 200 photographs (edited from more than 25,000 images) will fill this beautifully printed, large-format book. The photographs will be accompanied by dozens of essays, stories, and poems by contemporary and classical Indian writers.

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MUMBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - India’s jeera futures ended slightly higher in the futures market on Tuesday on moderate physical buying for festivals, analysts and a trader said.

Indian festivals in the last week of October has fuelled demand from domestic traders, though export buying was low owing to the global financial crisis, analysts said.

In the physical market, 2,500 bags arrived, nearly the same as the previous day, while about 7,000 to 8,000 bags were traded, lower than the previous day, said Arvindbhai Patel, a trader in Unjha.

Spot prices ruled at 11,600 rupees per 100 kg, the same as the previous day.

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From Business Standard:

In November 2007 — a month after the market regulator restricted the use of participatory notes (P-notes) — the share of the Singapore Nifty (SGX Nifty) as a percentage of the total Nifty futures open interest (OI) was 8 per cent, according to a study done by Edelweiss Securities.

Less than a year later, the share has surged to nearly 40 per cent of the total outstanding Nifty OI. OI refers to derivative contracts that have not been squared off, leading Finance Minister P Chidambaram to comment last week that the need is to “encourage more inflows and not to export our markets to Singapore.”

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from IHT:

India’s benchmark stock index rose 1.54 percent Tuesday, as optimism that government bailout plans in the U.S. and Europe will heal the global financial system lifted markets across the region.

After rallying more than 4 percent in the morning, the benchmark Sensex shed early gains to close up 174.31 points, or 1.54 percent, at 11,483.

Information technology companies, which have been hard hit in recent weeks as investors fretted about their large exposure to U.S. financial services firms, led the rise.

Infosys Technologies Ltd. rose 5.87 percent, while Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ended up 7.38 percent.

ICICI Bank Ltd., the nation’s largest private bank, which has also been battered in recent weeks, rose 5.18 percent.

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indian mutual funds are seeing “ample” redemptions but the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to release 200 billion rupees ($4.2 billion) to banks exclusively to lend to funds, would ease liquidity for them, the trade body chief said on Tuesday.

“There is an ample amount of redemption,” A.P. Kurian, chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India, told Reuters by telephone from India.

The RBI said on Tuesday it would conduct a special 14-day repo auction, at which it infuses liquidity into the banking system, to enable banks to meet the liquidity requirements of mutual funds.

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NEW DELHI (AFP) — India’s election commission on Tuesday deferred state polls in the Kashmir region, which has been hit by a resurgence of protests against New Delhi’s rule in recent months.

Election Commission chief N. Gopalswami told reporters that “considering all issues, no decision has been taken” on holding state elections in the disputed region.

Indian Kashmir was put under federal rule in July following the collapse of the state government over a land row that triggered a revival of anti-India demonstrations.

The protests forced pro-New Delhi parties to suspend their activities in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley but many political groups have voiced opposition to any postponement of polls and an extension of federal rule.

New Delhi has been battling a Muslim insurgency in Kashmir since 1989.

State elections have to be held in Kashmir before January 10, when federal rule reaches the six-month mark. But on Tuesday Gopalswami did not say whether this deadline could be met.

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from Bloomberg:

India’s 10-year government bonds declined the most in almost three weeks on speculation policy makers will cut the amount of debt banks are required to hold to free up cash.

Benchmark yields climbed from near a five-month low as a reduction in the so-called statutory liquidity ratio will damp demand for the securities. India’s banking rules require lenders to invest 25 percent of their deposits in debt. A 1 percentage- point cut may potentially free up 350 billion rupees ($7.3 billion), said S. Srikumar, chief debt trader at state-owned Corporation Bank.

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