Books
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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White Crane: A Tibetan Tale of Love and War
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi– He was the first Tibetan to be admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of…
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