Books
-
The incomparable da Vinci
By Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer/Harvard Gazette After portraying titans of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics such as Benjamin Franklin,…
Read More » -
Tactical alliance or forced co-existence? India’s tribals and the Maoists
By Vikas Datta Title: An Unfinished Revolution – A Hostage Crisis, Adivasi Resistance and the Naxal Movement; Author: Kishalay Bhattacharjee;…
Read More » -
How leaders are shaped
By John Laidler Harvard Correspondent/Harvard Gazette The questions surrounding what makes effective leaders and how they put their skills to…
Read More » -
Master at Work: The making of ‘Shatranj ke Khilari’
By Amit Khanna Book: My Adventures with Satyajit Ray: The Making of Shatranj Ke Khilari; Author: Suresh Jindal; Publisher: HarperCollins;…
Read More » -
A tryst with destiny: Mark Tully’s journey from journalism to short stories
By Saket Suman New Delhi–Sir William Mark Tully — arguably more Indian than most Indians — had “a very British…
Read More » -
Book Review: An indispensable accessory for the modern working woman
By Himani Kothari Title: Little Black Book; Author: Otegha Uwagba; Publisher: 4thEstate/Harper Collins; Pages: 128; Price: Rs 299 Imagine being…
Read More » -
Books This Weekend: Of technology, poetry, life and magic
New Delhi–Learn the syntax and grammar of the HTML computer language; see how the most exhilarating highs and the heartbreaking…
Read More » -
War, love and redemption on the Russian steppe
By Vikas Datta Title: Red Sky at Noon; Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore; Publisher: Century/Penguin Random House UK: Pages: 416; Price:…
Read More » -
From broken wings to soul healing, tale of a dysfunctional family
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: Trail of Broken Wings; Author: Sejal Badani; Publisher: Lake Union Publishing, Seattle; Price: Rs. 399; Pages:…
Read More » -
Book Review: All for a painting of sunflowers
By Saket Suman Book: Tinman; Author: Sarah Winman; Publisher: Hachette India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 197 Some novels have simple…
Read More »