Vice President of IndiaShri M. Hamid Ansari published the book 'Faces and Places' by Prof. Deepak Nayyar, a famous economist and former Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University.

The Vice President, speaking on the occasion, stated that this remarkable book reveals yet another creative side of Prof. Deepak Nayyar, a famous economist who has previously produced several volumes on the subject. He thanked Prof. Nayyar for the publication of such important work.

This book collects a selection of the author's images over the last four decades. Some go much further back in time. It's a picture book in terms of engaging graphics for the reader to connect with just by flipping the pages, but not in the traditional sense. These images are about the world we live in. Its title, in fact, encapsulates the essence of its dual concept.

The emphasis is on individuals going about their daily lives and on tourist attractions. There are portraits of individuals that reflect life in its most mundane, intriguing, startling, or even humorous aspects. There are images of locales that vary from the lovely and magnificent to the harsh and astonishing. The images are not just from India, but from all across the world. 

This geographical diversity, in combination with human diversity across continents in space, is possibly what distinguishes this collection from others. The parallels and contrasts are both intriguing.

C & T Publishing is the book's publisher, and the book's release date is February 1, 2011.