A miscellany of ‘misfits’ and what we can learn from them
By Vikas Datta
Title: The Misfit's Manifesto; Author: Lidia Yuknavitch; Publisher: TED Books/Simon and Schuster: Pages: 148; Price: Rs 350
In a materialistic world which emphasises...
Bookends: Freud’s threefold personality division and its literary manifestations
By Vikas Datta
Personality cannot be entirely predictable but its basic pathways can be somewhat mapped. It, however, comes into its own when it meets...
Dalai Lama, Nitish jointly release book at Bodh Gaya
Patna--Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar jointly released a book on Buddhism on Sunday at Bodh Gaya, the...
Books This Weekend: Of cartoons, healthy foods, road safety and world records
New Delhi-- Read about Rajinder Puri's virtuosity as a prescient columnist, fearless writer and activist and flick through a collection of his best political...
Book Review: A rivalry in the realistic setting of a forgotten war
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Title: The Beckoning Isle; Author: Abhay Narayan Sapru; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Pages: 157; Price: Rs 245
The operation against the Liberation Tigers of...
A story of a house on a beach
By Umer Rashid
Book: A House for Mr Misra; Author Jaishree Misra; Publisher: Westland Publications; Price: Rs 399, Pages: 199
"My Home! I would spare a...
Demonetisation akin to chopping off the nose to cure a cold
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Book: Demonetisation and the Black Economy; Author: Arun Kumar; Publisher: Penguin Portfolio; Price: Rs. 499; Pages: 300
Reams of paper have been inked...
Books This Weekend: A bit of philosophy and some love
New Delhi-- Embark this week on a philosophical and romantic journey. From being a carefree child to a person who preferred medidation and company...
Book Review: Whither India? An atlas of present faults and future courses
By Vikas Datta
Title: India Now and in Transition; Editor: Atul Thakur; Publisher: Niyogi Books: Pages: 448; Price: Rs 599
Stretching from icy mountains to the...
Books This Weekend: Of hotels, optimism, theater and classical writings
New Delhi--Take a peek into what really goes on in the plush world of luxury hotels in India; get inspired to look at the...