Five books to look forward to in November 2018
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- The month of November will reignite memories of long queues at ATMs following the recall of 86 per cent of...
‘Scorpion’, not ‘Shiva lingam’, is Tharoor’s subject
By Saket Suman
Book: The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and his India; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 504; Price: Rs 799
The...
Universe propped up without help from God, says Hawking’s final work
By Saket Suman
Book: Brief Answers to the Big Questions; Author: Stephen Hawking; Publisher: John Murray/Hachette India; Pages: 232; Price: Rs 650
This book began when...
Female sexuality has always been under the control of men
By Arundhuti Banerjee
Mumbai-- National Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author Trisha Das, whose novel "Kama's Last Sutra" deals with female sexuality in the 12th century, says...
Eating Wasps’: A crisp take on tough choices confronting
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Book: Eating Wasps; Author: Anita Nair; Publisher: Context; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599
Anita Nair's "Eating Wasps" has the ability to unsettle you,...
Books This Weekend: Guides on parenting, environment and memory
New Delhi-- Take a journey to transcend your fears and illusions around parenting; discover how to ditch plastic, reduce your rubbish and start taking everyday...
Guides on parenting, environment and memory
New Delhi-- Take a journey to transcend your fears and illusions around parenting; discover how to ditch plastic, reduce your rubbish and start taking...
Dalai Lama, Raghu Rai and shades of black and white
By Somrita Ghosh
Book: A God In Exile: The Fourteenth Dalai Lama; Author: Raghu Rai; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 189
It was in 1975 that photographer...
Nur Jahan: The widow who became the Empress of India
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Book: Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan; Author: Ruby Lal; Publisher: Penguin-Viking; Pages: 308; Price: Rs 599
For certain generations of Indians,...
Books This Weekend: Special reads dedicated to women, by women
New Delhi-- Invoke the "Shakti" within you to transform your mind and transcend limits; get inspiration from the life of a female journalist who has...
