Khalid a H Ansari (17 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: New. His autobiography is like him, no holds barred and a racy read that makes us feel 'wish we had a life like this'. Sunil Gavaskar In its broad, multifaceted sweep of events from his birth in Mumbai's poverty-stricken Madanpura to a father who started life as an orphan and a mother from a penurious family, Khalid Ansari's life has been an enjoyable and purposeful journey in service of his fellow human beings. In this 'donkey's taleupar wala meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan(When God smiles kindly, the donkey thinks he's a wrestler)', Ansari has endeavoured to capture some highlights of a splendoured life which he has been blessed to live, catching stars while chasing rainbows. From starting newspapers and magazines; representing his country at the United Nations; accompanying dignitaries on state visits; covering cricket Test matches, nine Olympics, Commonwealth and Asian Games; travelling the world; being honoured with the Padma Shri awardit's been indeed la vie en rose. In this memoir, the author has been at pains to prevent this from deteriorating into a 'I-did-this-did-that'-pat-himself, shabash!' hagiography or a dry-asdust pontificaltome, by 'spicing' it up with dollops of frothy anecdotes and self-critical bon mots even as he has attempted a discourse on the purpose of life, the 'right path' and the like. Since charity and service to humankind are now the author's obsession post retirement, he has also dwelt at some length upon his private, selffunded charitable foundation and on giving away whatever little material possessions his wife Zeyna and he have acquired in his lifetime.…

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnHis autobiography is like him, no holds barred and a racy read that n makes us feel wish we had a life like this .n -Sunil Gavaskarn In its broad, multifaceted sweep of events from his birth in Mumbai s n poverty-stricken Madanpu.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - His autobiography is like him, no holds barred and a racy read that makes us feel 'wish we had a life like this'. -Sunil Gavaskar In its broad, multifaceted sweep of events from his birth in Mumbai's poverty-stricken Madanpura to a father who started life as an orphan and a mother from a penurious family, Khalid Ansari's life has been an enjoyable and purposeful journey in service of his fellow human beings. In this 'donkey's tale-upar wala meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan (When God smiles kindly, the donkey thinks he's a wrestler)', Ansari has endeavoured to capture some highlights of a splendoured life which he has been blessed to live, catching stars while chasing rainbows. From starting newspapers and magazines; representing his country at the United Nations; accompanying dignitaries on state visits; covering cricket Test matches, nine Olympics, Commonwealth and Asian Games; travelling the world; being honoured with the Padma Shri award-it's been indeed la vie en rose. In this memoir, the author has been at pains to prevent this from deteriorating into a 'I-did-this-did-that'-pat-himself, shabash!' hagiography or a dry-as dust pontificaltome, by 'spicing' it up with dollops of frothy anecdotes and self-critical bon mots even as he has attempted a discourse on the purpose of life, the 'right path' and the like. Since charity and service to humankind are now the author's obsession post retirement, he has also dwelt at some length upon his private, self funded charitable foundation and on giving away whatever little material possessions his wife Zeyna and he have acquired in his lifetime.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - SECOND EDITIONThe Journey of Cricket's Ultimate CenturionINTRODUCTION BY SACHIN TENDULKARIncludes four colour rare photos.Sachin: Born to Bat by veteran journalist Khalid A-H Ansari and edited by Clayton Murzello is a unique ode to contemporary cricket's finest batsman. Despatches to MiD DAY, one of Asia's leading newspapers, from some of the world's most famous names in cricket writing - Ayaz Memon, Harsha Bhogle, Ian Chappell, Mike Coward, Peter Roebuck and other luminaries - grace the pages of this book.Tributes from cricket's most famous personalities including Tendulkar's Team India teammates and coaches make this publication invaluable in helping cricket enthusiasts understand what makes Sachin the peerless champion he is.The book also captures critical moments of Tendulkar's wondrous cricketing career from photographers who have followed him throughout his distinguished career.Until his recent retirement, Padma Shri Khalid A-H Ansari was the guiding force of MiD DAY Infomedia Ltd which publishes the newspaper (in two languages from Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Pune), the Inquilab Daily and other publications. He was publisher of the magazine Sportsweek, which he started in 1968 to champion the cause of Indian sport and sportsmen until 1989, when he took up an assignment abroad. The author of three earlier books, he covered the Kargil war in 1999, the NAM conference in Harare and the CHOGM summit in the Bahamas. He was also a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in 1989 and published the Earth Times, the official paper for the 1994 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. He has the distinction of having covered nine Olympic Games going back to Munich '72 and is a recipient of several honours and awards.Clayton Murzello is MiD DAY's Group Sports Editor and has been a journalist since 1988. He is a recipient of two Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) awards for excellence in journalism. He has co-authored a book on cricket anecdotes with former Test cricketer Sandeep Patil.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnSECOND EDITIONnnThe Journey of Cricket s Ultimate CenturionnnINTRODUCTION BY SACHIN TENDULKARnnIncludes four colour rare photos.nnSachin: Born to Bat by veteran journalist Khalid A-H Ansari and edited by Clayton Murzello is a uniq.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Sachin | Born to Bat | Khalid A-H Ansari | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2012 | Jaico Publishing House | EAN 9788184953008 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…