IMPORTANT BOOKS & AUTHORS 2015 FOR SBI PO EXAM

♦ A Book titled China – Confucius in the Shadows written by Poonam Surie released

The book highlights that in the evolving socio political milieu of China; interpreting Confucian philosophy as being non-confrontationist, benevolent and with values such as filial piety and harmony

♦Book titled Suleiman Charitra written by Kalyana Malla translated from Sanskrit to English

The book is a work of translation from Sanskrit to English by diplomat-writer A.N.D. Haskar. The original book Suleiman Charitra was written by a 16th century poet Kalyan Malla.

♦Prime Minister released a book titled Pre-Modern Kutchi Navigation Techniques and Voyages

The book is a depiction and transcription of Malam Ni Pothis, a collection of Gujarati manuscripts which describe the pre-modern navigation technology of Gujarat between the 17th and the 19th century.

♦Vice President released a book titled Aatank Ke Saaye Men written by Garima Sanjay

The book mainly dwells upon the menace of the burning problem of terrorism in most of the countries worldwide

♦God’s Bankers authored by Gerald Posner released

Posner through this book has tried to present the secret side of the 200-year history of Vatican finances and the Vatican Bank, the Catholic Church's completely independent financial institution.

♦Book titled Food for All written by Uma Lele

The book surveys the food and agricultural development assistance delivered by five major international organizations since their establishment to gauges their relevance, effectiveness, and impacts in a dramatically changed world.

♦Novel titled Family Life written by Akhil Sharma won the Folio Prize 2015

The book tells the story of Ajay Mishra who moves from Delhi to the United States as a child in the late 1970s.

♦Vice president released book title Faces and Places written by Prof. Deepak Nayyar

The book brings together a selection of the author’s photographs that have been taken over the past four decades.

♦Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker’s Perspective written by Meira Kumar released

The book contains number of lessons from the observations of former Speaker Meira Kumar.

♦PR Mohana Rao authored a book titled Flora of Guntur City Andhra Pradesh

The book carries information on 431 flowering plants, shrubs and trees belonging to 76 families of angiosperm and the list have been arranged systematically on the basis of Bentham and Hooker System of Classification.

♦Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates, Netas and Me authored by Vinod Mehta

The author in the book has highlighted the sweeping changes that took place in the print and TV media. He also shared his views on Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

♦Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks written by SK Rath

The book was published by Routledge, London and simultaneously published in India and the United States in August 2014.

♦Kiran Bedi released comic book titled Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop

The 32-page Comic book titled Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop is penned down by Bedi’s Sisters Reeta Peshawaria Menon and Anu Peshawaria and narrates the story of first woman IPS officer of the country.

♦Pakistan's Ex-Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri penned a book titled Neither a Hawk nor a Dove

The book will be published by Penguin in India at the end of January 2015. The book is based upon the relations between India and Pakistan.

♦Hindi Novel Farishta authored by Kapil Isapuri

Kapil Isapuri, the Hindi novelist of Farishta accused filmmakers of PK for plagiarism. He has sought punitive damages of 1 crore rupees along with the credit of his work from the filmmakers.

♦Book on Sonia Gandhi titled The Red Sari written by Javier Moro released in India

The Red Sari, an unauthorized biography of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, was released by Roli Books in India.

♦Tamil Novel Madhorubhagan written by Perumal Murugan

Tamil novelist Permual Murugan’s book Madhorubhagan (One Part Woman) counght under controversies for description of Hindu’s half-female god, Ardhanareeswara.

♦The Indian Parliament – A Critical Appraisal written by Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar released

Book titled The Indian Parliament – A Critical Appraisal authored by Prof. Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar was released by Vice President Hamid Ansari on 8 January 2014.