Books
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Before Priyanka Chopra’s memoir, new biography on the global star
By Saket Suman New Delhi– A British film festival programmer once asked Aseem Chhabra, known for penning the biography of…
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Understanding Gandhi, as the dissenter
By Saket Suman Book: The Disobedient Indian; Author: Ramin Jahanbegloo; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Price: Rs 499; Pages: 169 Iconic as…
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A literary rainbow: An array of inspiring authors across genres
By Vikas Datta Life has been variously termed a bowl of cherries (which may be sweet but include pits) or…
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Book Extract: ‘I will either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it’
(Editor’s note: A revised edition of “A Soldier’s Diary: Kargil, The Inside Story” by Harinder Baweja is being published on…
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Of mysteries, marketing and the core concepts of life: Books this Weekend
New Delhi– Read a mysterious tale around a pregnant woman, who loses her husband and is herself vulnerable because of…
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Hearing the ‘music’ from across universe – and the implications
By Vikas Datta Title: Gravitational Waves; Author: Brian Clegg; Publisher: Icon Hot Science; Pages: 176; Price: Rs 399 Recording the…
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With alarming whiteness, Man Booker 2018 longlist a slap on diversity
By Saket Suman New Delhi– The Man Booker Prize may pride itself for representing “fiction at its finest” but its…
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Jane Austen’s world, and life, still relevant for South Asian women: Pakistani author
By Vikas Datta Great authors are not those who continue to resonate far beyond their own time and space but…
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Journeying into the shadowlands beyond sanity – and the consequences
By Vikas Datta Title: Missing, Presumed Dead; Author: Kiran Manral; Publisher: Amaryllis Books; Pages: 268; Price: Rs 350 With all…
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The pain and agony of the displaced
By Mohammed Shafeeq Title: Humans on the Run; Author: Kumar M. Tiku; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Pages: 280; Price: Rs…
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