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SK Subject File No. 1
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
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; Autobiography
English & Hindi
55 pp.
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SK Subject File No. 2
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
Nov-70
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
22 pp.
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SK Subject File No. 3
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
Dec-70
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
37 pp.
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SK Subject File No. 4
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
Jun-74
Correspondence between Suresh Kohli and K.A. Abbas about shooting of Abbas� movie �Naxalite� and government ban; starting a publication house by Suresh Kohli; Abbas� visit to Italy for a Film Festival; purchase of his movies �Shehar aur Sapna�, �Saat Hindustani�, �Bambai� and �Do Boond Pani� by NFDC; and publication of his novel The World is a Village, etc. Also, includes enclosures containing table of contents of a book on cinema available for publication by Chidanand Das Gupta and foreword to a book authored by K.A. Abbas with possible titles.
Face to Face With Indira Gandhi; Ali Peter John; Chidanand Das Gupta; R.K. Karanjia; Krishan Chander; Cinema; Mulk Raj Anand; Naxalite; Men and Women; Bole Ke Lab Azad Hain Tere; Rita Ray; Mithun Chakravarty; Nargis; Naya Sansar; Seth Tarachand Barjatiya; J.N. Dixit; NFDC; Neo- realistic Film Festival; Shehar Aur Sapna; Do Boond Paani; Jankidas; MEA; Basu Bhattacharya; M.N. Roy; Chaukhat; Herald
English
38 pp.
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SK Subject File No. 5
II.Subject Files-1953-2016
A. K.A. Abbas, 1953 - 2014
Dec-87
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
100 pp.
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