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Who is author the latest book "Crimson Spring" longlisted for the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature?
A)
Navtej Sarna
B)
Mohinder Singh Sarna
C)
Taranjit Singh Sandhu
D)
K. Subrahmanyam

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Navtej Sarna



Navtej Sarna’s latest book, Crimson Spring, longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature, starts with the Jalianwalla Bagh massacre that took place on April 13, 1919, and goes back and forth in time to bring that era and the aftermath of the event alive. After all, as stated in the Prologue, “These then are the facts. Even a hundred years later, the facts speak for themselves. The before and after is only history… made up of acts of human beings…”
 
About the book : Crimson Spring is a masterclass in writing that intertwines history and fiction to describe this critical period in Indian history and the changes happening in the world around that time. World War I had just ended, Mahatma Gandhi had started Satyagraha, and the Rowlatt’s Act had been passed. Known as the Black Act, it included measures such as allowing the government to search homes without warrants, arrest people without trials, stop public debates and shut down newspapers..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : September 12, 2022
Category : Books and Authors
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