Books
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Book Review: Empire-builders, saints and madmen: Russia’s Romanovs and their relevance
By Vikas Datta Title: The Romanovs; Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore; Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Pages: 736; Price: Rs 699 They…
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Book Review: Not just air: The gassy origins and basis of our world and civilization
By Vikas Datta Title: Caesar’s Last Breath; Author: Sam Kean; Publisher: Doubleday/Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 384; Price: Rs 699…
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Book Review: How the BJP Wins: Travelling through the party’s recent election victories
By Brajendra Nath Singh Title: How the BJP Wins; Author: Prashant Jha; Publisher: Juggernaut Books; Pages: 235; Price: Rs 399…
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A steamy sex spoof which became a successful literary subterfuge
By Vikas Datta “Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is,” American…
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When Indira Gandhi desired jalebee, mathri for breakfast
New Delhi– On a visit to Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh after her re-election in 1980, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stunned…
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We are shrinking into a Hindu monoculture: Nayantara Sehgal
New Delhi– At a time when the nation is witnessing rising violence, lynchings and the silencing of rationalists, noted author…
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Unlike Rushdie: Simple plot but relevant in a world of alternative facts
By Saket Suman Book: The Golden House; Author: Salman Rushdie; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 370; Price: Rs 699 January 20, 2009.…
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Gloomy characters: The melancholic aspect in literature
By Vikas Datta The human race displays an infinite capacity for dividing itself into various categories — justified or not.…
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Books This Weekend: In Wisdom And In Jest and more
New Delhi– Enlighten yourself on integrated marketing communications, models of communication strategy and diffusion of innovation; delve into the depths…
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Book Review:Tales of grit: The lives of female Nobel Peace laureates
By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru–It was in 1905 that the first Nobel Prize for Peace was won by a woman, Bertha…
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