Books This Weekend: A history of Himalayas and Tibetans rebuilding life
New Delhi-- Go beyond defining mountains only by their height, though the summit of a peak is nothing more than the point where it gives...
Rivers Remember: It was a man-made disaster that drowned Chennai
BY M.R NARAYAN SWAMY
Title: Rivers Remember -- #ChennaiRains; Author: Krupa Ge; Publisher: Context/Westland Publications; Pages: 218; Price: Rs 499
Writer and editor Krupa Ge spent...
Pearls of Wisdom: Timeless African Wisdom, Wit, Sayings and Advice
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—When it comes to ancient wisdom, we often turn to Greek mythology, Hindu scriptures, Chinese and Buddhist philosophy and many other traditional...
Indians in Britain relive partition with pain
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi-- Hitherto, the thousands of Indians who had migrated to Britain in the wake of the partition of the sub-continent had...
Of journalism in a new India, discover the history and architecture of India’s churches,...
New Delhi-- Despite the breadth and scope of the Indian media, there is little meaningful literature available about journalism practised in the country today....
Penguin to publish Balraj Sahni’s biography authored by son
New Delhi-- "The Non-Conformist: Memories of my Father Balraj Sahni", a biography by his son Parikshit that chronicles one of the finest and most natural...
Taslima Nasreen’s Indian residence permit extended
New Delhi-- The Indian government has again extended the residence permit of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen for one more year, an official said on...
Book Review: Naradmunis or Gaslighters – both are equally obnoxious
BY VISHNU MAKHIJANI
New Delhi--In large parts of India, they are termed Naradmunis - known for whipping up tensions among people by spicing up facts....
Writers back artiste who refused Sangeet Natak award
New Delhi-- In response to acclaimed Kannada theatre artiste and poet S. Raghunandana's refusal to accept the Sangeet Natak Akademi award conferred on him, noted...
Books This Weekend: Of mythology that nurtured yoga, follow 4 women who turned Silicon...
New Delhi-- Fear of yoga being culturally appropriated by the West has prompted many teachers to disassociate it from its heritage, focusing more on the...