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...Sacred Games" by Vikram Chandra (HarperCollins; January...
...well-attended BookExpo buzz panel, Vikram Chandra's massive debut novel (1,000-plus pages) was championed by HarperCollins' publisher, who promised that the book will "do for Indian literature what 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' did for South American literature." Amazon.co.uk gives a preview of the tome: "This epic novel draws the reader deep into the life of detective Sartaj Singh and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India...
...Class of ’03 grad and former president of Harvard’s College Bowl club who wants to be a doctor. Who is Vikram J. Vaz? Vaz, once a Pforzheimer resident, is now among 15 contestants in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, with the chance to win $250,000. One of the hardest parts has been figuring out when to buzz in. “For someone who played on College Bowl, I want to buzz in early,” he said. “That’s a horrible, horrible move on the show...
...said. Those turning out were invited to provide a voluntary contribution to the Paul F. Gilligan III Foundation, an organization that funds both a fellowship in Eliot House and a scholarship program in his Haddon Township, N.J. high school. More than $2,000 in donations were collected on Saturday. Vikram Viswanathan ’06, the first winner of the fellowship, spoke of Gilligan’s importance to both the House and his friends. “I think it’s just amazing to see how many people came out,” said Viswanathan...
...Vikram Bakhru, the president and founder of FIMRC, said he started the organization after witnessing severe poverty in India...