Bookends: An altruistic Arabian prince and his legendary quests
By Vikas Datta
In our contemporary, high-tech world where a range of inventions and devices once thought magical are common, it is easy to understand...
Revolutionary writing or romance, debutant authors glittered all the way in 2016
By Somrita Ghosh
New Delhi--Amidst literary geniuses like Taslima Nasreen, Amitava Ghosh, Devdutt Pattanaik and Ramachandra Guha, some debutant authors twinkled in the galaxy of...
Book Review: A quest for wisdom across the ages and around the world
By Vikas Datta
Title: Wisdom - A World History; Author: Trevor Curnow; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399
Wisdom is elusive and doesn't even...
Books This Weekend: Vivekananda, travel adventures and contemporary India
New Delhi-- Know and understand the bewildering, fascinating and complex Swami Vivekananda; flick through an interesting story of travel adventures; map the history of...
BJP’s social media cell campaigned against Aamir Khan, claims new book
New Delhi-- Following actor Aamir Khan's comments on "intollerance" in November 2015 at an award ceremony, the BJP social media cell organised a campaign...
Literature: Unexpected winners, contested sequels, failed appeals
By Vikas Datta
New Delhi--It was a tumultuous, even controversial, time for literature in 2016 with mixed reactions to the unexpected recipients of its most...
Book Review: Empire of Booze: A spirited history of the British empire and its...
By Vikas Datta
Title: Empire of Booze; Author: Henry Jeffreys; Publisher: Unbound Publishers; Pages: 303; Price: Rs 699
This is one legacy for which avid party...
Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh selected for Jnanpith
Kolkata-- Noted Bengali poet Shankah Ghosh was on Friday chosen for India's highest literary honour, the Jnanpith award for 2016, the award selection panel...
Book on love, emotional journey launched
New Delhi-- Love has always remained an eternal theme in books and Avinash Pushkarnas debut book ‘My Red Butterfly is a passionate journey of...
Jerry Pinto, Nasira Sharma among 24 Sahitya Akademi awardees
New Delhi-- Noted English novelist Jerry Pinto and Hindi author Nasira Sharma were among the 24 authors named for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016...
