Indo-Canadian Sikh’s book among most banned in US schools
Toronto-- A Canadian-Sikh poet, whose Twitter account was withheld in India last month over the Khalistan issue, now has her debut work among the...
Your May reading list
New Delhi-- Reading is not only a great activity, but it also gives us the opportunity to learn so much more than we could...
Balraj Sahni: The original face of neo-realism and a gifted story-teller
BY VIKAS DATTA
He was out on a Juhu beach building sandcastles with his children when he was offered a challenging role that would go...
Amitav Ghosh’s next book on opium’s dark history arrives on July 15
New Delhi-- Opium nearly smoked out China, made Britain acquired tainted wealth and laid the foundation of the fortunes of many a notorious trading...
Ambedkar: A feminist both at home and in public life
BY SHASHI THAROOR
In an unusual instance, Ramabai had wholeheartedly participated in Ambedkar's idiosyncratic shraddha ceremony for his deceased father. Instead of offering a meal...
Learn from reading
New Delhi-- Only having real-life experiences may teach you more and give you more topics for thought and conversation than reading a book. Being...
Picture books can open doors to tough topics
New Delhi-- One of the toughest jobs of parenting is talking to your kids about difficult subjects. Divorce, illness, death, sex, natural disasters, financial...
Second hand books to become redundant post New Education Policy
BY SANJEEV SHARMA
New Delhi-- The Union Ministry of Education recently released a pre-draft of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for school education.
As this is...
New light on Nehru’s J&K policy at launch of Sandeep Bamzai’s ‘Gilded Cage’
New Delhi-- A number of popular misconceptions about the Kashmir policy of Jawaharlal Nehru were corrected on Thursday evening by the distinguished panellists who...
Ghulam Nabi Azad to release autobiography
New Delhi-- Democratic Azad Party Chairman and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will release his memoirs "Azaad: An Autobiography" on Wednesday.
The book, a...
