Today in ‘Literature Tak: Book Cafe Top 10’ it is the turn of books from ‘Biography-Memoir’ category. Apart from the biography of President Draupadi Murmu, the biographies and memoirs of Yatindra Mishra on Gulzar, Talat Mahmood and Megha Parmar, whose biographies and memoirs are included in the ‘Literature Tak Book Café Top 10’ books of the year 2024 in the ‘Biography-Memoirs’ category…
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Top 10 books in a total of 17 categories were selected in the year 2022 and 2023 on the request of authors, publishers and book lovers. This year 2024, this list of ‘Book Café Top 10 till Literature’ is coming before you in total 12 categories.
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The best books of ‘Book Cafe-Top 10’ category of ‘Biography-Memoir’ of the year 2024 in literature are-
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* Gulzar Sa’ab: Seen a thousand turnings. Yatindra Mishra
Yatindra Mishra has written this book on the life of poet, lyricist, writer and filmmaker Gulzar with years of hard work. This book not only talks about Gulzar’s life, philosophy and speech but also takes a closer look at his writing and cinema journey. Gulzar is a nomadic character, who not only writes poems, stories, songs, poetry and screenplays but also makes films. Gulzar, honored with many national awards for the songs written by him, is honored with Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Life Time Achievement Award, Kendriya Sahitya Akademi, Bharatiya Jnanpith, Oscar, Grammy and Dadasaheb Phalke. You are also decorated with Padma Bhushan.
– Publisher: Vani Prakashan
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* ‘Madam President: Biography of Draupadi Murmu’. Sandeep Sahu
President Draupadi Murmu’s life journey so far is the result of her true dedication, hard work and patience. This book is the first detailed and authentic study written on the inspirational life of Murmu. Draupadi Murmu had to face many struggles in the early days of her life to get better education. Later life is also a poignant tale of many tragedies. Apart from the untimely death of both your sons and husband in your personal life, you also saw many ups and downs in your political life. Yet you faced every situation with utmost patience. The first step of political election, after becoming a councilor in the municipal body, due to her dedication towards work and hard work, she not only became a minister, governor but also became the first President from the tribal community to hold the highest post of the country.
– Publisher: Penguin Swadesh
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* ‘Madam Sir: The story of Bihar’s first IPS officer’. Manjari Jaaruhar
The autobiography of Manjari Jaruhar, Bihar’s first and India’s fifth female IPS officer, is the story of the courage, determination and leadership skills of a woman who, despite enduring the disbelief and ridicule of her colleagues, discovered new paths and achieved success. Despite being born in a prestigious family of Bihar, there were many obstacles in the way of Manjari’s success. The reputation of the family itself started becoming an obstacle for him. In those days, the family did not find it appropriate to send their daughter out for studies. When she was married to a Foreign Service officer at the age of 19, it became impossible to keep pace with her husband. Through his own preparation, he not only achieved higher education but also set an example by getting selected in IPS. A girl who has been told that career, ambition, independence and self-reliance are not for girls, because they need to study well and be prepared only to have a good marriage. The Hindi translation of ‘Madam Sir: The Story of Bihar’s First Lady IPS Officer’, published in English, has been done by Ranjana Srivastava.
– Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan
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* ‘The Everest Girl’ Brajesh Rajput
– Megha Parmar, a resident of Bhojanagar village of Sehore district, achieved that achievement at a very young age despite all the adverse conditions, which is an example. The sensitivity that writer Brajesh Rajput has created between his craft and simple language in this novel based on true stories related to Megha’s life, is a source of inspiration for young women. Megha was the first woman mountaineer from Madhya Pradesh, who conquered Mount Everest on May 22, 2019. She is a trained scuba diver and motivational speaker and has been the brand ambassador of the Madhya Pradesh government’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. This book tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary girl.
Publisher: Manjul Publishing House
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* ‘Talat Mahmood: The Definitive Biography’ | Sahar Zaman
– There was a time when the whole world was crazy about Talat Mahmood’s voice. He also helped establish the country’s independent ghazal music industry in the 1950s. He was known as Ghazal Shahenshah! As the first Indian playback singer to tour the world, he took a whirlwind musical tour around the world. His first concert in East Africa in 1956 inspired other singers to perform shows abroad. Talaat performed at many other popular venues around the world, including packed halls in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London. He was introduced to the American audience as the Frank Sinatra of India. Despite his velvety voice and gentle mannerisms, he took a tough stance and started a campaign to pay royalties to playback singers. He became the first president of Playback Singers Association. With this great talent of ghazals and songs, he left his mark in the field of social service also. This book gives a unique look at many aspects of his life.
-Publisher: Notion Press
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*I am hearing the sounds of memories. Kashinath Singh
– Although this is the third episode of the memoirs of litterateur Kashinath Singh, the author of ‘Kashi Ka Assi’, this does not leave the box of his life journey and memories incomplete. The book includes 18 small and big memoirs of Singh, in which his village, his soil, the struggle of life, university politics, the joys and sorrows of being Namvar Singh’s brother, the world of writing and all the charm are present. He had written these memoirs at different times, but they have come in collection form for the first time. Divided into two volumes, the memoirs of the first volume of this book revolve around Singh’s personal life, while in the second volume he has preserved the events and memories related to his close ones. While going through these memoirs of a great litterateur of our time, one gets the impression that memories also have a world of their own, from which the entire time period is visible.
– Publisher: Rajkamal Prakashan
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* ‘Anna Bhau Sathe: The best pen writer of Dalit and women world’. Vishwas Patil
– Anna Bhau Sathe has been a writer who created the field of Dalit literature in Marathi and gave it a height. It was the result of Dalits, who had been oppressed for centuries, having a powerful writer like Sathe in the nineteenth-twentieth century that the Dalit society was able to stand patiently against the ancient system of innate superiority, based on inequality, and was able to struggle and fight against it. Revolted and won the fight for his rights. The torch that Anna Bhau lit for women’s identity, hardworking labourers, the entire Dalit community and the deprived through his literature and thoughts, influenced an entire era. That is why he is one of the great writers not only of Marathi or Indian literature, but of the entire world. Sahitya Akademi awardee Vishwas Patil wrote this biography of the great Marathi writer in Marathi with the name ‘Anna Bhaunchi Dardbhari Dastan’, which has been translated into Hindi by Suresh Maheshwari.
– Publisher: Vani Prakashan
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* ‘Mirror of memories’ Badriprasad Singh
– The life of a police officer is not easy. Throughout his life he meets people from every section of the society. In this too, politicians and bureaucrats follow him throughout their life. Badriprasad Singh, who was a police officer for a long time, has written down the sweet and sour experiences of his police life in this book. In this description of his memories, the working style of the police department, the working behavior of good and bad police officers and the burning issues of the society are also mentioned along with many such police officers who have been honest, outspoken and self-respecting, such politicians are also included. Whose image has been considered as domineering and aggressive leaders, but in social service and personal life, he was very generous and charming.
– Publisher: Sarva Bhasha Trust
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*’Sanatan’s Sentinel Pandit Radheshyam Storyteller’. Harishankar Sharma
– Pt. Radheshyam remained engaged in propagating Sanatan Dharma throughout his life. For this he traveled to many parts of India. He was a supporter of Sanatan Renaissance consciousness and Arya Samaji reformist approach. While he worked to connect the Indian society through his works ‘Radhe Shyam Ramayan’, ‘Krishnayan Mahakavya’, ‘Mera Natak Kaal’, as a storyteller he also worked on women’s education, patriotism, opposition to western civilization, promotion of the national language Hindi. Emphasized scientific thinking and social reform towards religion and preached against hypocrisy, witchcraft and communalism. This book, divided into seven main chapters, gives an opportunity to understand the narrator Pt. Radheshyam, who had said – God’s message is not that the youth should wear saffron and beg. The divine message is to do work. Ram-Krishna have done their deeds by taking a vow, they did not beg by wearing saffron. The deceitful, cunning Sanyasis and Vyas changed the complexion of the people by cheating the sentimental people in the name of religion. Due to this Sanatan became weak.
-Publisher: Deepak Publishers
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* ‘A tour of the past’ Yatish Kumar
– A child looks at the world from a distance of forty years, with astringent water fruit in his palms, and a troubled, self-absorbed, lonely childhood and an undecided future surrounded by apprehensions. There is a bright bright horizon that assures freedom from this desperate and deepening darkness, which creates an example and model of countless blurry sunsets of life, then revival full of light and hope. This poignant and exciting autobiography of the passionate life struggle of the famous creator, poet and officer Yatish Kumar also holds a special place in the contemporary creative scenario due to its craft. Poet Uday Prakash writes that – The ‘trick’ that Yatish invents to go into his childhood and past, he calls it ‘Ait ka Sarabeen’. This poignant, compelling, difficult, bold and honest public diary of twenty years of life in a rural town situated on the banks of a small river Kiul in the far south-east of the country is a painstaking and artistic attempt to rewrite memories.
– Publisher: Radhakrishna Publications
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Congratulations to all the book writers, publishers, translators and dear readers included in the ‘Sahitya Tak Book Café Top 10’ of the year 2024!
Let us be clear, this is not a sequential ranking. All the books that make it to the top 10 list should be included in your ‘readable in all circumstances’ books. This series of top 10 books of total 12 categories in the year 2024 will continue till 31st December.
