Books
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Tribute: A mighty poet and playwright, Derek Walcott’s death is a striking reality
By Saket Suman New Delhi– The passing away of Nobel prize winning poet Derek Walcott, the best known writer from…
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Books This Weekend: Science, mythology and the Andaman islands
New Delhi–Reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis by knowing about genetic research, flick through an engaging…
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Bookends: From gratified desire to social-climbing skills: The course of a Greek myth
By Vikas Datta Does only economic status determine social class, or do other determinants — speech patterns, apparel, mannerisms and…
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Brands, leaders; lock-ups and politics
New Delhi — Flick through a coffee table book featuring the most admired brands and leaders, read the first-hand experience…
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Book Review: Riveting narration of ISRO’s climb from Kerala fishing village to Mars
By K.S. Jayaraman Book: ISRO – A Personal History; Author: R. Aravamudan, with Gita Aravamudan; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 240;…
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Book Review: Booking a contribution to Indian letters: A publisher’s story
By Vikas Datta Title: Pages from My Life; Author: Subhash Sethi; Publisher: Viva Books Private Ltd; Pages: 233; Price: Rs…
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Lilly Singh to get her Bawse Book Tour to India
New Delhi–Indo-Canadian online personality Lilly Singh, also known by her YouTube username IISuperwomanII, will be returning to India in April…
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Bookends: The sun of Indian wisdom and his arduous task
By Vikas Datta Confusingly complicated family relations, logical puzzles for intellectual betterment, problem-solving by, and through, imagination, the importance of…
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Book: Alluring Kashmir: a pleasant reminder that paradise is not all lost
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi– Amid the myriad discordant voices on Kashmir, just when it seemed there is no end…
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Book Review: Odd people and what we owe to them
By Vikas Datta Title: The Odditorium; Author: David Bramwell & Jo Keeling; Publisher: Brewer’s/Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599…
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