Book Review: Yankee who roamed in Central Asia, served the Khalsa
By Vikas Datta
Title: The Tartan Turban: In Search of Alexander Gardner; Author: John Keay; Publisher: Kashi House; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 2,400 (approx)
In one...
Book Review: Lifting the historical amnesia on Jinnah’s marriage
By Saket Suman
(Title: Mr and Mrs Jinnah - The Marriage That Shook India; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs 699; Pages: 421)
There is something peculiar...
Book Review: Understanding the human condition from responses to rhetorics
By Vikas Datta
Title: Answers to Rhetorical Questions; Author: Caroline Taggart; Publisher: Michael O'Mara/Hachette India; Pages: 160; Price: Rs 250
Questions may seem incomplete without...
Not just ‘Adarsh Bhartiya Nari’, Sita was a warrior: Amish Tripathi
New Delhi -- He is the author of the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history -- "The Shiva Trilogy" -- and his last...
Kalam’s lessons, weight loss tips and a flight attendant’s life
New Delhi -- Take lessons from former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to ensure that a better life becomes possible for everyone, know about a...
Hurdles notwithstanding, Akshaya Patra feeds 1.6 million schoolkids daily
By Vishnu Makhijani
Book: Gods Own Kitchen; Auhtor: Rashmi Bansal; Publisher: Westland; Pages: 263; Price: Rs 350
Rajiv Gandhi, as a newly-elected MP, often spoke...
Tribute: A mighty poet and playwright, Derek Walcott’s death is a striking reality
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- The passing away of Nobel prize winning poet Derek Walcott, the best known writer from the Caribbean internationally, is a...
Books This Weekend: Science, mythology and the Andaman islands
New Delhi--Reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis by knowing about genetic research, flick through an engaging and inspiring bildungsroman of...
Bookends: From gratified desire to social-climbing skills: The course of a Greek myth
By Vikas Datta
Does only economic status determine social class, or do other determinants -- speech patterns, apparel, mannerisms and the like -- play a...
Brands, leaders; lock-ups and politics
New Delhi -- Flick through a coffee table book featuring the most admired brands and leaders, read the first-hand experience of atrocities meted out...
