Book Review: How the BJP Wins: Travelling through the party’s recent election victories
By Brajendra Nath Singh
Title: How the BJP Wins; Author: Prashant Jha; Publisher: Juggernaut Books; Pages: 235; Price: Rs 399
Barring a hic-cup or two, the...
A steamy sex spoof which became a successful literary subterfuge
By Vikas Datta
"Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is," American critic Gershon Legman advised writers...
When Indira Gandhi desired jalebee, mathri for breakfast
New Delhi-- On a visit to Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh after her re-election in 1980, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stunned the administration by seeking...
We are shrinking into a Hindu monoculture: Nayantara Sehgal
New Delhi-- At a time when the nation is witnessing rising violence, lynchings and the silencing of rationalists, noted author and Sahitya Akademi Award...
Unlike Rushdie: Simple plot but relevant in a world of alternative facts
By Saket Suman
Book: The Golden House; Author: Salman Rushdie; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 370; Price: Rs 699
January 20, 2009. Barack Obama is sworn in as...
Gloomy characters: The melancholic aspect in literature
By Vikas Datta
The human race displays an infinite capacity for dividing itself into various categories -- justified or not. But one rather interesting differentiation...
Books This Weekend: In Wisdom And In Jest and more
New Delhi-- Enlighten yourself on integrated marketing communications, models of communication strategy and diffusion of innovation; delve into the depths of the human psyche...
Book Review:Tales of grit: The lives of female Nobel Peace laureates
By Bhavana Akella
Bengaluru--It was in 1905 that the first Nobel Prize for Peace was won by a woman, Bertha von Suttner. Since then, there...
Rushdie expands on “big social novel” in conversation with Homi Bhabha
By Clea Simon
Harvard Correspondent
“Begin at the beginning,” says the King to the White Rabbit in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” And with such simple...
A working woman’s guide to sabbaticals – and what not to do in it
By Vikas Datta
Title: I Quit! Now What?; Author: Zarreen Khan; Publisher: Amaryllis; Pages: 296; Price: Rs 350
For many urban Indians, their desire to land...