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Subject File 1
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
00/00/1953
Copy of a novel titled- Aadha Insaan and draft preface to abridged edition of the book I Am Not an Island by K.A. Abbas.
Aadha Insaan; Novel; I Am Not An Island; AutobiographyAadha Insaan; Novel; I Am Not An Island; Autobiography
English & Hindi
pp. 1 - 55
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Subject File 2
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
00/11/1970
Articles and tributes by Suresh Kohli to K.A. Abbas, published in various newspapers and magazines. Includes articles on Abbas' work in the field of cinema, journalism and literature and tributes in his memory. Also, includes translation of short story 'Ek Aadmi' from Urdu and draft review 'From Personal to the Universal' of Abbas' book The World is My Village.
Social Realism; Indian Cinema; Satyajit Ray; Saat Hindustani; A Tale of Four Cities; Nehru; Raj Kapoor; Azaad Kalam; Amitabh Bachchan; Naxalite; Dev Anand; Hindi Cinema; Birth centenary; Ek Aadmi; Urdu; The World is My Village; Inquilab
English
pp. 1 - 22
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ITEM NO 3
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
00/12/1970
Interviews of K.A. Abbas by Suresh Kohli on his work as a creative writer, journalist and film-maker Indian youth, effectiveness of his writings and media in the contemporary Indian society and cinema. Also, includes interviews taken on his seventieth birthday and last film 'Ek Aadmi'.
Film industry; Film Finance Corporation; Shehar Aur Sapna; Hrishikesh Mukerjee; Mrinal Sen; B.D. Garga; Amrita Shergil; Western Cinema; Film Council; Indian Cinema; Censorship; India Today; Neo- Realistic Cinema; Jawaharlal Nehru; Journalist; Ek Aadmi; NFDC; Mehboob Khan; Doorsarshan; Morarji Desai
English
pp. 1 - 37
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ITEM NO 5
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
00/12/1987
An issue of journal Aiwan-e-Urdu Delhi - special number published in the memory of K.A. Abbas titled 'Khwaja Ahmed Abbas Number'.
Aiwan-e-Urdu; Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Urdu
pp. 1 - 100
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ITEM NO 6
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
00/00/2010
Reviews of Abbas' books I Am Not an Island and An Evening in Lucknow edited by Suresh Kohli. Also, includes foreword by Amitabh Bachchan to I Am Not an Island.
Blitz; I Am Not an Island; Rusi Karanjia; Raj Kapoor; Bombay Chronicle;Balraj Sahni; Hindi Cinema; Neecha Nagar; Amrit Gangar; An Evening in Lucknow; Progressive Writers' Movement; Tulsi Badrinath; Sparrows; Mulk Raj Anand; Nehruvian socialism; Sardarji; Rakshanda Jalil; Navtej Sarna; Khalid Mohamed; Avni Majithia Sejpal; Amitabh Bachchan
English
pp. 1 - 16
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