Books
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Finance to Freedom: A businesswoman finds salvation in Buddhism
By Saket Suman Thimphu, Bhutan– Twenty years ago she was a chartered financial accountant in a fund management company in…
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How a lit-fest is strengthening Indo-Bhutan cultural ties
By Saket Suman Thimphu– Druk Air flight KB 205 that took off from New Delhi on the afternoon of August…
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Five books to look forward to in September 2017
By Saket Suman (11:34) New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The literary scene has been quiet for some time now, but as…
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Fiction has to be constructed carefully, without urgency: Arundhati Roy
By Saket Suman New Delhi–Just when the credentials of Booker winning author Arundhati Roy as a fiction writer were being…
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Being successful in an unfair, violent society is a bit complicated to deal with: Arundhati Roy
By Saket Suman New Delhi– As a five-year-old, she learned to stand still in one position, silently, for hours, to…
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Bhutan echoed: Mountain Echoes Literary Festival ends
By Saket Suman Thimphu–The eighth edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival reached its culmination on Sunday evening here. The…
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Bhutanese embrace top Indian authors, packed houses at Mountain Echoes Day 2
By Saket Suman Thimphu–Saturday turned out to be the high-point of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival as it witnessed packed…
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Indira showed the world what women leaders were capable of: Bhutan’s Queen Mother
Thimphu–Bhutan’s Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, showered praise on late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at a book launch…
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Of prison, business, mystery and Madras
New Delhi–Wade through a searing memoir and a chilling indictment of the Indian prison system; get an insight look into…
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With billboard-style illustrations, ABC Desi alphabet book has distinctly Indian flavor
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi–Here’s a typical case of necessity being the mother of invention. For 12 years, Priti Paul,…
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