Shairi se mashvare: Urdu poets on religion, nation-building and life
By Vikas Datta
We may be familiar with the literary concept of 'poetic justice', though in this modern technological and globalised age, we are more...
An Ordinary Life: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s memoir to release on October 27
Mumbai--"An Ordinary Life: A Memoir", which chronicles the life of Nawazuddin Siddiqui whose meteoric rise in the Hindi film industry as a critically acclaimed...
Book Review: Amazons: Myths, realities and significance of the wondrous woman warriors
By Vikas Datta
Title: Amazons - The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World; Author: John Man; Publisher: Bantam Press/Penguin Random House; Pages: 320; Price:...
Books This Weekend: Of cookery, marketing and spying
New Delhi--Get insights into methods of cooking, and various features of a professional kitchen; learn about the use of digital resources such as social...
In books for kids, boys rule, analysis finds
By Lory Hough
A dissertation explores the gendered reading habits of young boys and girls.
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Book Review: A handy guide to human behavior
By Vikas Datta
Title: Hands: What We Do with Them - and Why; Author: Darian Leader; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 128; Price: Rs...
LGBT rights were accepted in ancient India, Section 377 must be repealed: writer Amish...
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises sexual acts "against the order of the nature" -- which affects the...
Books This Weekend: Of Sikh riots, optimism and history
New Delhi-- Read an intensely human and deeply political account of the Sikh riots; learn to value life from an autistic man; relive the...
Finance to Freedom: A businesswoman finds salvation in Buddhism
By Saket Suman
Thimphu, Bhutan-- Twenty years ago she was a chartered financial accountant in a fund management company in Hong Kong -- and before...
How a lit-fest is strengthening Indo-Bhutan cultural ties
By Saket Suman
Thimphu-- Druk Air flight KB 205 that took off from New Delhi on the afternoon of August 24 was no ordinary flight....