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The Correct Answer is Sucheta Raj Khanna.

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• 'The Stars Light the Way': Of identity, faith and belonging!.

Key Points

• Debut novel: The Stars Light the Way by Sucheta Raj Khanna, a Singapore-based life coach.

• Published by: Penguin Random House India.

• Novel blends emotion, politics, and spiritual reflection.

• Main character Shazma lives in Singapore with husband Nikhil.

• Her life changes after an unexpected invitation to Indian Parliament.

The Correct Answer is India: 5000 Years of History.

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• Audrey Truschke, author of India: 5000 Years of History.

Key Points

• Audrey Truschke is a U.S.-based historian known for her bold takes on Indian history.

• Her latest book is titled India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent.

• The book provides a panoramic view of Indian history from early life to the 21st century.

• It covers major political, social, religious, cultural, and intellectual events.

• Truschke previously gained recognition for Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth.

• Scholars appreciate her fresh perspective on Indian historical narratives.

The Correct Answer is ​Vidya Pai.

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• Sahitya Akademi winner Parienkar''s Konkani stories collection translated into English.

Key Points

• Prakash Parienkar, a Sahitya Akademi winner, wrote 13 short stories in Konkani.

• Stories reflect village life in Sattari, a forested region in Goa.

• The collection is titled "The Bitter-Fruit Tree and Other Stories".

• The stories explore social, cultural, and agricultural traditions.

• Translated into English by Vidya Pai.

• Published by Niyogi Books.

The Correct Answer is Grishma Shah.

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• ''Anagram Destiny'': Exploring identity, belonging and resilience.

Key Points

• Grishma Shah is an India-born, US-raised academic.

• She wrote a novel titled "Anagram Destiny".

• The book is described as a "love letter" to India, the US, and the dreams that connect them.

• Themes: first love, human kindness, grief, and resilience across generations.

• Dual setting: Mumbai's luxury hotels vs a family-run motel in Georgia, USA.

• Aims to humanise and simplify a complex world.

The Correct Answer is ​Puja Pujara.

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• Puja Pujara Shares Her Story in The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife.

Key Points

• Puja Pujara, wife of Indian Test cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara, has written a book.

• The book is titled "The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife".

• It was launched in Mumbai.

• The book gives a personal, emotional view from the wife’s perspective, not just about cricket.

• It highlights life off the pitch, focusing on love, resilience, and the emotional journey of being a cricketer’s partner.

The correct answer is R C Ganjoo and Ashwini Bhatnagar.

Key Points

• A new book titled 'Operation Khatma' has been released.
• It is an eyewitness account by two journalists R C Ganjoo and Ashwini Bhatnagar.
• The operation by the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police led to the killing of 22 terrorists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
• The book has also been acquired by an international film production house for making a web series.

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​The correct answer is Dr Ashwin Fernandes.

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• A book titled “India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn” written by Dr Ashwin Fernandes released in January 2023.

Key Points

• It was launched by the Union Minister of Education  Dharmendra Pradhan.
• The book focuses on India’s knowledge supremacy, journey showcasing changing trends in newly emerging India.
• It is written by Dr Ashwin Fernandes, who heads QS Rankings in Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

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The correct answer is Shashi Tharoor.

• Shashi Tharoor’s latest book “The Battle of Belonging” was formally launched at the Prabha Khaitan Foundation’s signature event Kitab.
• This is Shashi Tharoor’s 22^nd book which delves into current social, political, and cultural issues confronting India.
• Kitab is a signature event of Prabha Khaitan Foundation of Kolkata, conceptualized by Sundeep Bhutoria.

The correct answer is Narendra Singh Tomar.

Key Points

• Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) Shri Narendra Singh Tomar released a book titled 'Indian Agriculture towards 2030' on 28 March 2022.
• It was launched at an event organized by NITI Aayog and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN.
• Published by Springer, the book captures the outcomes of the deliberative process of national dialogue by NITI Aayog.

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The correct answer is Kiran Bedi.

Key Points

• Based on the ground realities of nearly five years of service as the 24th Lt Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi has penned down her journey of governance in the book ‘Fearless Governance’.
• It was launched by Indra Nooyi (former Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo) and Prof Debashis Chatterjee (director, IIM Kozhikode).
• It has been published by Diamond Books.
• The current Lt Governor of Puducherry (As of May 2022) is Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan.

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The correct answer is Unfinished.

Key Points 

• The memoir titled ‘Unfinished’ is written by Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
• With the release of her first novel, "Unfinished: A Memoir," which she described as "honest, raw and vulnerable," actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas officially became an author.
• The end result is a book published by the imprint of Michael Joseph that covers her 20-year dual-continental career as an actor and producer and her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
• The memoir promises to offer insights into the childhood of Priyanka Chopra Jonas in India and her formative adolescent years in the US.
• Against all odds, her return to India resulted in the newcomer to the pageant world winning Miss India and Miss World national and international beauty competitions that launched her global acting career.

The correct answer is Damon Galgut.

Key Points

• South African author Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Promise.
• He won the award in his third appearance on the shortlist after making the cut in 2003 and 2010.
• He follows in the footsteps of other South African winners Nadine Gordimer and JM Coetzee, and is the first winner from the country since 1999.

Important Points

• ​Galgut took the prize on his third time as a finalist, for a book the judges called a “tour de force.”
• He was previously shortlisted for “The Good Doctor” in 2003 and “In a Strange Room” in 2010 but lost both times.

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• Booker Prize:
  • The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction and the Man Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
  • The winner of the Booker Prize receives international publicity which usually leads to a sales boost.
  • It was first awarded in 1969.
  • Indian Winners:
    1. V.S. Naipaul in 1971.
    2. Salman Rushdie in 1981.
    3. Arundhati Roy in 1997.
    4. Kiran Desai in 2006.
    5. Aravind Adiga in 2008.

The correct answer is Smriti Zubin Irani.

Key Points

• Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has turned author with her first novel Lal Salaam.
• The novel, inspired by the tragic killings of 76 CRPF personnel in Dantewada in April 2010, is a tribute to the exceptional men and women who have given a lifetime of service to the country.
• The book hit the stands on 29 November 2021.
• Lal Salaam is the story of a young officer, Vikram Pratap Singh.

The correct answer is Navdeep Singh Gill.

Key Points

• A short biography ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’ penned by sports author Navdeep Singh Gill was released on 3 February 2022.
• It is the seventh book written by Navdeep and the sixth placing focus on the sports as well as the sportspersons.
• The book brought out by Lokgeet Prakashan is from the genre of children’s literature.
• The book has 72 pages and covers the life history and achievements of Neeraj.

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