A valid argument for a life less technological?
By Vikas Datta
Title: Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer; Author: Wendell Berry; Publisher: Penguin Classics; Pages: 64; Price: Rs 50
In this...
The French novelist who fought for justice – and the price he paid
By Vikas Datta
Title: The Disappearance of Emile Zola - Love, Literature and the Dreyfus Case; Author: Michael Rosen; Publisher: Faber & Faber; Pages:...
Jazz Age Bombay and murder most foul in purdah
By Vikas Datta
Title: A Murder on Malabar Hill; Author: Sujata Massey; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 440; Price: Rs 399
India is modernising in...
Books: Love and Life in Lucknow
By Nivedita Singh
New Delhi--Mutual respect was a "consciously cultivated way of life" in Lucknow, and this "magic formula" helped the city and the Awadh...
Books This Weekend: Improve yourself with these amazing self-help offerings
New Delhi--Across the globe, there has always been a substantial interest in self-help books. We present four from the genre that have just hit...
Processing foods – myths, perceptions, and realities
By Vikas Datta
Title: Best Before - The Evolution and Future of Processed Food; Author: Nicola Temple; Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma; Pages: 272 Price: Rs 499
The...
Thinking the unthinkable: This novel sees a Sino-Indian nuclear war over water
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- A recent novel, "Radius 200" by author Veena Nagpal, has two facts at the centre of the fictional narrative that...
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder – literally!
By Kishori Sud
Title: The Atlas of Beauty; Author: Mihaela Noroc; Publisher: Particular Books; Pages: 351; Price: Rs 1,499
There is an old saying that you...
Of love and appreciation: A contemplative memoir of family affairs
By Saket Suman
Book: Fathers; Author: Sam Miller; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Price: Rs 699; Pages: 250
This recent memoir by former BBC journalist and...
India’s ferocious but generous ‘Robin Hood’ and his legend
By Vikas Datta
Title: Tales of Man Singh: King of Indian Dacoits; Author: Kenneth Anderson; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 273; Price: Rs 295
Though a...