Thursday, September 11, 2008


New Delhi, Aug 21, 2008: Roli Books released ‘I Witness’ by Kapil Sibal. The book has been launched by Justice M.N Venkatachaliach, Former Chief Justice of India. The author has been in conversation with renowned journalist Ms. Barkha Dutt about the themes delved into and the inspiration behind his writing.


New Delhi, September 4, 2008: Roli Books held a reading session and panel discussion to celebrate the publication of Weed, a book by Paro Anand at the IIC on ‘how does violence or difficult circumstances impact the lives and minds of children as seen in Weed?
The panel included Wajahat Habibullah (Chief Information Commissioner, India),Feisal Alkazi(Educationist, Activist, Theatre Personality), Arun Kapur(Director, Vasant Valley School) and Munizae Jahangir( Pakistani Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist).

Paro Anand commenced the evening by reading excerpts from her book and talked about the reasons for choosing Kashmir as the backdrop of the story which distinctly deals with the condition and the psyche of children affected by growing terrorism.