Review of the Bank Vanchanegalu in Prajavani Weekly Magazine Section on 24th Jan 2010

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ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ವಂಚನೆಗಳು
(ಶೋಧನೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ)
ಲೇ: ಎಸ್.ಸೀತಾರಾಮು
ಪು: 60 ಬೆ: ರೂ. 60
ಪ್ರ: ನವಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ
ಎಂಬೆಸಿ ಸೆಂಟರ್, ಕ್ರೆಸೆಂಟ್ ರಸ್ತೆ,
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು- 560 001

ಹಣ, ಬಂಗಾರ, ಸಂಪತ್ತು ಒಂದೆಡೆ ಇದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ವಂಚನೆ ಇದ್ದದ್ದೇ. ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಿಗೂ ಟೋಪಿ ಹಾಕುವ ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷರು ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲೂ ಕಾಣಸಿಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ ಜಾಗೃತಿ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಉಪಮಹಾಪ್ರಬಂಧಕರಾಗಿ, ಸಿಂಡಿಕೇಟ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗೃತಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಹಾಗೂ ವಂಚನೆಗಳ ಶೋಧನಾ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕರಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅನುಭವ ಇರುವ ಎಸ್.ಸೀತಾರಾಮ್ ತಾವು ವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುದ್ದನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ ದಾಖಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದು ಕೇವಲ ವಂಚನೆಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂದು ದಾಖಲಿಸಿದ ಪುಸ್ತಕವಲ್ಲ. ‘ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ವಂಚನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯಲು, ತಡೆಹಿಡಿಯಲು ಬಯಸುವ ಎಲ್ಲ ಲೆಕ್ಕ ಪರಿಶೋಧಕರು, ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಗಳು, ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳು, ಅಪರಾಧ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು,

ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಓದುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪದವೀಧರ, ಸ್ನಾತಕೋತ್ತರ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕ’ ಎಂದು ತಮ್ಮ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಲೇಖಕರು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ವಂಚನೆ, ಅದರ ಬಗೆಗಿನ ಕಾನೂನು, ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ವರ್ತನೆ ಇವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ವಿಷದವಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ವಂಚನೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅದು ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಬಗೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಇರುವವರಿಗೆ ಕೂತುಹಲ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸುವ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ.

Nirakshariya Atmakathe by Sushila Ray Translated by G. Kumarappa - Book Review in The Hindu, 22-01-2010

Friday Review Bangalore

Nirakshariya Atmakathe by Sushila Ray

Translated by G. Kumarappa

Navakarnataka Publications, Rs. 55

Sushila Ray's life: got married at nine, had no children till she was 15, she began to educate herself at 25, and just when husband was stepping into a second marriage she conceived. What better language than one's own mother tongue can capture a life full of emotional twists and turns?

When Sushila Ray's autobiography appeared as “Ek Anpad Kahani” it was not edited (only grammatical errors were corrected).

But on reading the translation, one feels it deserved to be edited and what remains is a mere reportage, with neither the force nor the passion of the original.

Urmila (Sushila), was dark complexioned and ordinary looking. Moreover, she couldn't conceive. Under these traumatic circumstances, Urmila decided to become literate. The thought of writing about her travails came after she settled down is Calcutta.

All happenings – even if recorded in a diary – do not merit the place in an autobiography. It is the story of a woman born into a lower caste family of a backward district (Madhubani, Bihar) evolving into an articulate individual. Changing her name was perhaps the right thing to do, but there was the need to cut down on the detailing. The last 15pages could have been condensed. It lacks the flow of an autobiography and reads like a collection of diary notes.

H.S. MANJUNATHA

5 books release function on 24-1-2010

Book Review of Dalitaru-vimochaneya hadi-ondu Avalokana of Na. Divakar in the Hindu 08-01-2010

Friday Review Bangalore

Cultural bonds Some interesting reads in Kannada Dalitaru-vimochaneya hadi-ondu Avalokana N a. Divakara's book “ Dalitaru - vimochaneya hadi - ondu avalokana ” is another sincere attempt to analyse the tangled caste question in India. The book not only tries to analyse the caste question in the background of experiences of the different states including Karnataka, but also tries to offer a critique, based on different political and ideological understandings. In explaining the complexity of caste question, the author tries to examine the recent forms of caste atrocities in UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka. For instance, in Udhampur village in Madurai district of Tamilnadu, a 30 metres high wall was erected by the upper caste to ensure segregation of Dalits from the village. They hatched a conspiracy which resulted in repeated postponement of Panchayat elections to avoid a Dalit becoming President. The author provides sufficient statistics to prove that despite BSP holding power in UP, neither have caste atrocities decreased nor has the living standards of Dalits increased. In Punjab, the upper caste Sikhs have repeatedly destroyed temples constructed by Dalits. In Gohana and Jajjera of Haryana, dalits have been butchered by upper caste goons. The author points to hapless situation of Dalit movement in Karnataka. The next section of the book is devoted to examine the different strategies adopted by the different anti-caste movements in India. For example, while examining the veracity of the claims that globalisation has helped the cause of Dalit liberation, the author provides convincing statistics which proves that globalisation has become detrimental to the cause of poor Dalits. He says that reservation has only helped the middle class dalits since more than 70 per cent of them live in the village and their liberation cannot be achieved without land distribution. The author offers Kerala as an example where the plight of Dalits are far better than in any other state. This book with its fresh insights offers interesting reading for those concerned with the topic. There are flaws — a different kind of economy is at work now, and hence the dynamics of caste oppression is different. However, the book is important for all those interested in social change. SHIVASUNDAR