Book Review: A woman’s snapshots of Egypt’s simmering discontent and revolt
By Vikas Datta
Title: Chronicle of a Last Summer; Author: Yasmine El Rashidi; Publisher: Tim Duggan Books/Penguin Random House US; Pages: 194; Price: Rs 499
Volcanic...
India might become an educationally failed nation
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--An Indian linguist and anthropologist who is globally revered for his work on dying languages, Ganesh Devy has researched and documented...
Book Review: Nanak, the apostle of oneness and compassion
By Vikas Datta
Title: Nanak - The Correspondent of the Ultimate; Author: Sumeet D. Aurora; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399
In every age,...
The Secret of Jahanara Begum: Extract from The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
By Arundhati Roy
(One of the most anticipated novels of 2017, "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" will hit the bookstands across India on Tuesday, June...
Book Review: How a once shy girl became Tamil Nadu’s “Amma”
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Title: Jayalalithaa - A Journey; Authors: Papri Sri Raman and Renu Kaul Verma; Publishers: Vitasta; Pages: 200; Price: Rs 3,995
How did...
Books This Weekend: Of stolen books, horrors of bondage, dark secrets and love across...
New Delhi--Discover the dark business of stolen books and manuscripts and the FBI's attempts to recover them; read a fascinating love story that traverses...
Book Review: Debutante writer captures our apathy towards maids
By Saket Suman
Book: Maid In India; Author: Tripti Lahiri; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 314; Price: Rs 599
Do you have a domestic help at home to...
The book of horrors: Novelist weaves fictional account on domestic violence
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--A scathing portrait of traditional wedlock in modern India, the many horrors of domestic violence forms the background of this novel....
Book Review: Red, strange and dangerous: Mars’ mysteries explained
By Vikas Datta
Title: 4th Rock from the Sun - The Story of Mars; Author: Nicky Jenner; Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 599
Beyond...
Five books to look forward to in June 2017
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--Not all books live up to the expectations of the readers. Much-anticipated books will sometimes disappoint readers and critics. And there...