Books
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Book Review: Inside the dark mind of Hanif Kureishi
By Himani Kothari Title: The Nothing; Author: Hanif Kureishi; Publisher: Faber & Faber; Pages: 167; Price: Rs 599 Hanif Kureishi…
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Not merely a war god: The enigma of Kartikeya
By Vikas Datta Title: Kartikeya: The Destroyer’s Son; Author: Anuja Chandramouli; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 295…
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How writer Jeet Thayil was inspired by soothing sound of his father’s typewriter
By Saket Suman New Delhi– The clickety-clack from the typewriter of acclaimed writer-journalist T.J.S. George night after night was so…
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Politicians and truth: A widening chasm?
By Vikas Datta Title: Lies of the Land – A Brief History of Political Dishonesty; Author: Adam Macqueen; Publisher: Atlantic…
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Books This Weekend Of love, romance, friends and mythology
New Delhi–Read the story of a widow who is unable to move on from her husband till the time her…
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Book Review: What’s your password, again?
By Himani Kothari Title: Password; Author: Martin Paul Eve; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 124 ; Price: Rs 250 We have come…
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Contested paths: Setting the course for newly-free India
By Vikas Datta Title: A Republic in the Making – India in the 1950s; Author: Gyanesh Kudaisya; Publisher: Oxford University…
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Fantastic scenarios or paths to future salvation?
By Vikas Datta Title: The Universe Next Door; Author: New Scientist; Publisher: John Murray; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 499 Are…
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Police corruption endemic in East Europe
New Delhi– Many in East Europe love Indians but corruption is so widespread that police officers brazenly demand bribes from…
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Courting Politics: a much-needed ode to India’s 9 lawyer-politicians
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi–One is described as calm as a millpond, another as an “incredible flirt” who terms himself…
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