V. Book Launch of the Volume 1 & 2

Editorial work on the book took place during the months from December 2005 to January 2006. During this period the 40 plus articles identified for inclusion in the book were read and revised 3 times over by Prof. T. Vinoda and the contributors with a view to aligning them to the book's address and documentation style. The forty plus articles were planned for inclusion in the first two volumes, while the third volume was to be devoted to the area studies bibliography. Work on all the three volumes continued through December 2005 and January 2006, and finally the ms of the first two volumes was electronically transferred to Prestige Books, Delhi, in February 2006. The proofs started coming in during March 2006. Meanwhile the preparation of the ms for the 3rd volume continued, but could not be completed by the end of April 2006. It was then decided to have the completed first two volumes launched on April 28, 2006 to coincide with Prof. Vinoda's retirement at the month end. Prof. V. Gopal Reddy the Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University released the first two volumes at a colorful function on April 28 at the University Post-Graduate College, while Prof. Vinoda introduced the book and its terms of reference to the audience. The Book Launch was presided over by the Principal of the University P.G. College, Prof. G. Narasimha Murthy, while Prof. Meera Manvi of Osmania University reviewed the book. The Central Sahitya Akademi Award winning Telugu writer, Dr. Naveen spoke on the state of regional writing vis-a-vis expatriate Indian writing in English. The photograph here is a time marker.