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For years, million of Indian readers have woken up on Friday morning and eagerly turned to the column, Jugular Vein, to savour Jug Suraiya’s latest offering. Hilarious, poignant, satirical, witty, occasionally philosophical and always enormously entertaining, Suraiya’s columns have acquired a devout fan following. A compilation of 102 of his favourite pieces, personally chosen by Suraiya, Just Jugglery showcases the best of Jugular Vein. Join him as ...
I never wanted to a journalist is Jug Suraiya’s trademark tongue-in-the-cheek beginning to this book. And yet, everything that impacted on his life appeared on the pages of first the youth magazine Junior Statesman, and later, the hoary Times of India. The chapters in this book are told in the same voice as his regular columns. The characters they describe some well-known to us, some not will remain immortal in our minds. Suraiya is the first Asian to ...
Take in the breathtaking splendour of Copacabana, one of the world's most famous beaches in the River of January. Let the beat of the tango sweep you off your feet in the City of Beautiful Breezes. Follow the much travelled and much touted Scotland `whisky trail' to discover the secret behind the world-famous single malts. Find out how Mahatma Gandhi's name ensures effusive service in the back alleys of distant Acapulco. Jug Suraiya, winner of the Pacific Area ...
Written by the inimitable Jug Suriya, also called the Art Buchwald of India, Calcutta-A City Remembered invites you to delve into the heart of Calcutta. "Anyone who has ever been there has his own version of Calcutta. All you have to do is listen to it. And I have listened to mine"-says Jug, in this moving tribute to a city he has loved.
Written by the inimitable Jug Suriya the following four books are a reader's delight. Juggling Act contains a selection of 76 columns by Jug Suraiya. Witty, satirical and hilarious, the book makes for a riveting read. Jug Suraiya-Described by Khushwant Singh as India's Art Buchwald, Jug Suraiya is best known for his satirical column 'Juglar Vein' which appears every week in the Sunday Times of India. He has written extensively on philosophical, social, literary ...
Written by the inimitable Jug Suriya this book is a reader's delight. Compiled from the the third edit of the Times of India the articles in the book are witty, satirical and hilarious. You get to know everything here-the cost of a primeministerial bed, the historical ramifications of the length of Cleopatra's nose; the pleasures of smoking a cigarette made by tomacco (a hybrid between tobacco and tomato!) Want to know more? Grab your copy. The book makes for a ...
He was a decorated hero-The Man Who Couldnot Die-but what was the secret shame which drove him into battle? A mysterious word suddenly appears on a wall and threatens the existence of an isolated community. An ageging school teacher faces a classroom situation which could destroy his life. An advertising executive has a guest with a strange taste of revenge. A ghost comes calling, not from past but from the future. A small-town music band discovers that fame can ...