Books
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A Q&A with Shoba Narayan, Author of The Milk Lady of Banglore
Shoba Narayan lived in the US for 20 years before returning to India. She is the author of the newly-published…
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The Milk Lady of Bangalore
When journalist Shoba Narayan moved back home to India after living in Manhattan for many years, the last thing she…
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A miscellany of ‘misfits’ and what we can learn from them
By Vikas Datta Title: The Misfit’s Manifesto; Author: Lidia Yuknavitch; Publisher: TED Books/Simon and Schuster: Pages: 148; Price: Rs 350…
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Bookends: Freud’s threefold personality division and its literary manifestations
By Vikas Datta Personality cannot be entirely predictable but its basic pathways can be somewhat mapped. It, however, comes into…
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Dalai Lama, Nitish jointly release book at Bodh Gaya
Patna–Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar jointly released a book on Buddhism on Sunday…
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Books This Weekend: Of cartoons, healthy foods, road safety and world records
New Delhi– Read about Rajinder Puri’s virtuosity as a prescient columnist, fearless writer and activist and flick through a collection…
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Book Review: A rivalry in the realistic setting of a forgotten war
By Aroonim Bhuyan Title: The Beckoning Isle; Author: Abhay Narayan Sapru; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Pages: 157; Price: Rs 245 The…
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A story of a house on a beach
By Umer Rashid Book: A House for Mr Misra; Author Jaishree Misra; Publisher: Westland Publications; Price: Rs 399, Pages: 199…
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Demonetisation akin to chopping off the nose to cure a cold
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: Demonetisation and the Black Economy; Author: Arun Kumar; Publisher: Penguin Portfolio; Price: Rs. 499; Pages: 300…
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Books This Weekend: A bit of philosophy and some love
New Delhi– Embark this week on a philosophical and romantic journey. From being a carefree child to a person who…
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