Books
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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…
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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…
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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;…
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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…
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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…
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Book Review: Empire of Booze: A spirited history of the British empire and its legacy
By Vikas Datta Title: Empire of Booze; Author: Henry Jeffreys; Publisher: Unbound Publishers; Pages: 303; Price: Rs 699 This is…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Honored to receive Sahitya Akademi Award: Jerry Pinto
New Delhi–Author Jerry Pinto is delighted to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016, and said he feels honoured that his…
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