Correcting Book Details

[Jaideep]

I am posting this topic so that non-librarians can recommend GR librarians to correct/add/insert the correct information about the book which does not have the correct details.

[Jaideep]

The book My Kashmir: The Dying of the Light does not have the correct book data. All it has is the copyright data.

This is what is written on the book's jacket.

Jammu and Kashmir has been ravaged by conflict for sixty years. Caught in a tug-of-war between India and Pakistan, the state—a model of harmony and coexistence for centuries—is today riven by conflicts of ethnicity, of religion and national identity; by friction between national and local governments and by rival claims to territory.

My Kashmir lays out the intricate web of issues at the root of the crises that engulfed the state at the close of the twentieth century. In an account that is part history, part memoir, Habibullah draws on his long personal experience in the state administration to trace the missteps of the Indian government, the greed of entrenched Kashmiri elites, the state’s religious politics, the inevitable polarization of communities and the ubiquitous political intrigue that repeatedly undermined hopes of tranquillity.

Unlike many others who have written on the subject, Habibullah gives even-handed treatment to both Indian and Pakistani perspectives, but keeps the Kashmiri people at the centre stage and it is their story that forms the bedrock of this account. At a moment when the prospects of an abiding peace are barely discernible and the nuclearized neighbours are both threatened by the apocalypse of terrorism, My Kashmir is a clear- sighted and timely examination of Kashmir’s recent history and it urgent quest for lasting peace.

Also, the author Wajahat Habibullah's details are also empty.

This is what is written about the author on the book jacket.

Wajahat Habibullah, a former civil servant from the Indian Administrative Service, has spent much of his career in Jammu and Kashmir, most of it in the Kashmir valley. He held the post of minister in the Embassy of India, Washington DC. Subsequently, he was secretary in the ministries of textiles and Panchayati Raj, the department of consumer affairs, and was administrator of the island territory of Lakshadweep.

After retiring from the service Habibullah served as India’s first chief information commissioner. A former senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, Habibullah has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Secularism.

I recommend the GR librarian to add this information to the book and the author.

[Kris]

Done.

[Jaideep]

The book Doordarshan Days does not have any book info.

This is on the book jacket

Plucked from the rainy slopes of North Bengal, Bhaskar Ghose, an IAS officer and veteran field administrator, is brought to Delhi at the express request of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He is appointed director general of Doordarshan, and even before he can get an answer to the most pressing question"why me?"his rollercoaster engagement with television begins. With enthusiasm and passion Ghose plunges into this new role at a seminal time for the network, overseeing momentous events in the organization's develoent"the airing of extraordinarily popular serials like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the first live broadcast of the cricket World Cup, the advent of satellite transmission, the first live election coverage, the attempt to give Doordarshan an international presence"and is witness to the fateful arrival of Star TV and other private networks. But his attempts at reforming Doordarshan also bring him in conflict with the murky underside of public broadcasting, a world populated by capricious government ministers and their fawning acolytes, interfering secretaries and self-righteous MPs, corrupt bureaucrats and greedy producers. In Doordarshan Days, Bhaskar Ghose recounts with disarming frankness"and characteristic humour"his struggle to bring about change, revealing in the process the tragic tale of public television in India.

I recommend the GR librarian to add this information to the book.

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#4 added.

[Jaideep]

The book The Teller of Tales and The Teller of Tales are different editions of the same book. Kindly, make it so.

Also, for the ebook edition, there is no cover image.
The cover image can be found at the publisher's website here:
http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/site...

I recommend GR librarian to add the cover image and make the appropriate changes.

[Barry]

#6 finished.

[Jaideep]

The book The Service of the State and The Service of the State : The IAS Reconsidered appear to be one and the same. Moreover, as the main edition has almost no edition details, I recommend merging the two editions into one.

[Jaideep]

To add to the previous post, the The Service of the State appears to be the ebook version of the book.
Here is the details.

Language-English
Publisher-Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-9788184755756
Publication Date-2011-01-01

This is the book description which is for both editions:
Is the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) still the most appropriate institution to govern twenty-first-century India? Should a cadre of generalists head organizations as complex and diverse as industrial units, museums and rural development boards? If it had to be replaced, what is the best alternative? Drawing on his experience of thirty-six years in the IAS, Bhaskar Ghose addresses these and other major questions regarding the role, relevance and effectiveness of India’s long-established but often controversial system of state administration in The Service of the State.

Ghose argues forcefully that the IAS is still the best option and one moreover that substantially fulfils its functions—and fulfils them well. Though its once sterling reputation has been tarnished by allegations of corruption, political subservience and declining standards of efficiency, there are still sufficient numbers of dedicated public servants. These administrators, spanning diverse social backgrounds, seniorities and regional profiles, draw on established traditions of duty and of cooperation within the service to deliver—to the best of their ability and often in the face of considerable odds—the goods of development.

This reflective and luminous memoir is not only a portrait of a lifetime’s service to the state; it is also a timely and persuasive argument for a system of governance that has had a critical impact on India since Independence.

I recommend the GR Librarians to make the appropriate changes

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#8,9 fixed