How writer Jeet Thayil was inspired by soothing sound of his father’s typewriter
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- The clickety-clack from the typewriter of acclaimed writer-journalist T.J.S. George night after night was so soothing that it would lull...
Politicians and truth: A widening chasm?
By Vikas Datta
Title: Lies of the Land - A Brief History of Political Dishonesty; Author: Adam Macqueen; Publisher: Atlantic Books: Pages: 352; Price: Rs...
Books This Weekend Of love, romance, friends and mythology
New Delhi--Read the story of a widow who is unable to move on from her husband till the time her new neighbour Charlie moves...
Book Review: What’s your password, again?
By Himani Kothari
Title: Password; Author: Martin Paul Eve; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 124 ; Price: Rs 250
We have come far as a civilised society and...
Contested paths: Setting the course for newly-free India
By Vikas Datta
Title: A Republic in the Making - India in the 1950s; Author: Gyanesh Kudaisya; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Pages: 250; Price: Rs...
Fantastic scenarios or paths to future salvation?
By Vikas Datta
Title: The Universe Next Door; Author: New Scientist; Publisher: John Murray; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 499
Are the principles explaining the cosmic home's...
Police corruption endemic in East Europe
New Delhi-- Many in East Europe love Indians but corruption is so widespread that police officers brazenly demand bribes from motorists even if all...
Courting Politics: a much-needed ode to India’s 9 lawyer-politicians
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi--One is described as calm as a millpond, another as an "incredible flirt" who terms himself a "sinner with a clean...
Books This Weekend: Of dons, Jodha-Akbar, love and terror
New Delhi--Explore the story of Bengaluru's underworld that has been ruled by shrewd and notorious dons; read about the Mughal emporer Akbar and his...
Effects of globalization: Chronicling the transformation of Indian food
By Bhavana Akella
Bengaluru-- Though its origin isn't exactly Indian, chicken tikka masala has strangely epitomised Indian food across the world, and has remained a...