Book Review: Siddharth N. Vijayaraghavan’s Empire of the Cholas

Siddharth N. Vijayaraghavan is an author born in India and educated in Singapore and India. He is currently completing his Master’s (Integrated) degree in English Studies at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras.

Empire of the Cholas book is a work of historical fiction. The author narrates his personal feeling while writing this book: that the temple or the characters that have been depicted in the book may be fictional to people, but to him, these are the people h...

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NBT set to organise Ladakh Book Festival from 12-16 July

Leh, July 11: National Book Trust, India is set to organise the first-of-its-kind Ladakh Book Festival from 12-16 July 2023 at the New Multipurpose Indoor Stadium (NDS Memorial Sports Ground), opposite LAHDC, Secretariat, Leh.

The Book Fiar is organized in association with Administration of UT of Ladakh, this festival aims to provide a platform for bringing the Ladakhi Literature, Arts and Culture to the forefront of discourse at the National and International platforms through its digita...

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National Book Trust to hold book fair in Ladakh

Leh, June 9: The National Book Trust (NBT), of the Ministry of Education, GoI is for the first time, organising a book fair in Leh from 12th to 16th July 2023, in collaboration with the Administration of UT Ladakh.

In this regard, Divisional Commissioner Saugat Biswas chaired a meeting with concerned officials of the UT Administration and NBT to discuss preparations and measures for its smooth and successful conduct.

The five-day event will be held at Indoor Stadium, Leh, and will witn...

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Mohd Ali Ashoor’s poetry book “rGya-lon” released in Kargil

VoL Desk, Feb. 10: Mohammad Ali Ashoor’s poetry book “rGya-lon”, which means 100 big messages, was released today by the Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan here at Cultural Academy Hall Kargil.

The book release ceremony was organised by the Association of Baltis in Himalaya and Territories of Indus. On the occasion, CEC Kargil Feroz Khan presided as Chief Guest while members of the Balti Association were also present. Many invitees could not make it to the event du...

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LAACL Kargil organizes book release ceremony of “Aina-e-Kargil”

Kargil, Dec 05, 2022: Ladakh Academy of Art Culture and Languages Kargil (LAACL) in collaboration with Association of Baltis in Himalayan and Territories of Indus today organized a book release ceremony of Aina-e-Kargil, authored by Padma Awardee Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat and a Multi-Lingual Mushaira at Cultural Academy.

Executive Councilor Social Welfare, Aga Syed Mehdi Fazily, Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, Joint Director Information Department Ladakh, Imteeaz...

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CEC releases Kacho Asfandyar Khan’s two books titled “Api Tso and Parkala-e-Guftar”

KARGIL, OCTOBER 05, 2022: Author and prominent senior citizen of Kargil, Kacho Asfandyar Khan’s long-awaited books titled “Parkala-e-Guftar and Api Tso” were released on Tuesday in presence of Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan at Council Secretariat.

The book was released by the CEC in the presence of Executive Councilor, Horticulture Aga Syed Mehdi Fazili, Councilor Abdul Rahim and Councilor Altaf Hussain.

Speaking on the occasion, the CEC lauded the efforts of the author f...

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CEC Kargil releases Haji Baqir Ali’s book on Kargil’s history

Kargil, August 18, 2022:

Author and prominent senior citizen of Kargil Haji Baqir Ali’s long-awaited book titled “Maarifat-e-Allah Aur Ahle-Bait-Rasool (PBUH), Kargil Ka Mukhtasar Taareek: Deeni, Dunyawi aur Samaji” was released on Wednesday in presence of Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan at Minjee, Kargil.

The program started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Aga Sayed Muhammad Ala followed by welcome address to dignitaries with traditional Kh...

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