Meet the chronicler of India’s forgotten stepwells: Victoria Lautman
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago--Thirty years after Chicago-based photographer and writer Victoria Lautman first stepped into the famous stepwells of India, the magic of that experience...
Vikram Seth’s book’s adaptation to have non-white cast
London--Indian origin author Vikram Seth's "A Suitable Boy" is being adapted as the first period drama for BBC One. The series will have a...
Books This Weekend: Of legends, emotions, fandom and a soldier’s autobiography
New Delhi--Embark on a journey with a real estate magnate living in the two worlds of reality and myth that blend as he seeks...
New book takes us a step closer to Lucknow – and Chikankari
New Delhi-- Chikankari is one of the finest traditional embroideries of India, a symbol of Lucknawi culture and a just released book by an...
Great Ball of Fire: Our Sun and its surprising secrets
By Vikas Datta
Title: 15 Million Degrees - A Journey to the Centre of the Sun; Author: Lucie Green; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages:...
Unbox: MIT-educated technologist and entrepreneur gives a contemporary spin to Mindfulness
CHELMSFORD, MA - What happens when an IIT & MIT-educated writer, technologist and co-founder of two tech startups, wants to spread the word about...
Book Review: Rediscovering Hanuman, the evergreen hero
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Title: The Chronicles of Hanuman; Author: Shubha Vilas; Publisher: Om Books International; Pages: 278; Price: Rs 350
While the West keeps searching...
Mohe pir paayo, Nizamuddin Auliya…: The saint and his grace
By Vikas Datta
Title: Song of the Dervish; Author: Meher Murshed; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 242; Price: Rs 499
The bit in the headline is from...
Book Review: Connecting the dots: The BJP, Hindutva and fringe organizations
By Saket Suman
Title: Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations and Foot Soldiers of Hindutva; Author: Dhirendra K. Jha; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 228; Price: Rs 499
The rise...
Bookends: Angels, demons, the Apocalypse – and the human will
By Vikas Datta
Are good or evil intrinsic in humans or does free will play a role? Does destiny guide our actions or do they...
