H4 Book
Alumni of Hostel 4 have decided to immortalize their memories in the form of anecdotes compiled together in a book which has been edited by acclaimed author Urmilla Deshpande aka Umi. Umi is married to H4 alumnus Ashish Khosla (C83). She debuted with her first novel "Pack of Lies" in 2009 and has just had her second book "Kashmir Blues" released.
To learn more about Umi, visit http://urmilladeshpande.com/
The H4 book is titled MADHOUSE-True stories of the inmates of Hostel 4, IITB and has been published by the reputed Westland Publishers and Tranquebar Press. (A Tata enterprise). 335 pages. Priced at INR 295. Backjacket conatins review blurbs from noted columnist & author Bachi Karkaria, commentator Harsha Bhogle, former world billiards champion Geet Sethi and ex CM of Goa and H4 alumnus Manohar Parrikar. Royalty earnings from the book will be earmarked for funding H4 HATS and further earnings from sale of discounted books (which IITBAA has ordered) will be contributed equally to fund ALL hostel HATS initiatives.
The first print order is expected to be 10,000 copies, which itself classifies the book as a blockbuster. (more than a bestseller) Book will be officiallylaunched at IITB on alumni day on 26-Dec-10.
To read a review of the book in Midday and to see a mention as IANS selection as a "book of the week" (ending Nov-26), visit http://www.iitbombay.org/news/Current/madhouse-book-the-baap-of-3-idiots
To see the original Midday review, visit http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2010/nov/201110-Madhouse-Hostel-4-IIT-Bombay-book-novel.htm
To order the book from IITBAA and maximize our earnings for HATS, click here.
The book is also available at the following online book vendor sites apart from all leading book stores in India.
http://cgi.ebay.in/Madhouse-True-Stories-Inmates-Hostel-4-Book-/320620994179
http://www.bookshopofindia.com/search.asp?action1=default&bookid=9075585
http://www.vedamsbooks.in/no90575.htm
http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=9789380658643#ancsubmit
http://www.flipkart.com/madhouse-bakul-desai-urmilla-deshpande-book-9380658643
http://bookchowk.com/a/detail.do/id-40b6bc7a-ed1a-4c25-8b11-c0bc5aeaa873
