Demystifying life’s daunting subjects, the Ashwin Sanghi way
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi-- It started off as a stand-alone, then expanded to a 13-book series. Now, says Ashwin Sanghi, one of India's highest-selling...
Making our futile but necessary lives meaningful Camus’ Absurd way
By Vikas Datta
All religions are based on fate, or some divine design and control over humans, and so are some philosophies (the universe conspiring...
Britons suffer from ‘deliberate historical amnesia’, says Tharoor
New Delhi-- Britain has constantly suffered from "deliberate historical amnesia" about their wrong-doings during their colonial rule in India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said...
Bookends: Love, struggles and call center scams
New Delhi--Read the story of a woman searching for a world where she will find love, delve into the interesting story of a desirable...
Calcutta, Bengalis intrinsically linked to evolution of Indian football
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago-- As a sport, nothing rivals football. Cricket may generate great intensity among its followers but the game's geographic spread and cultural...
Book Review: The Sun Temple of Konark: Impassioned plea for a new structure
By Vishnu Makhijani
Book: The Sun Temple of Konark; Author: Anil Dey; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Pages: 467; Price: Rs 1,495/$40/25 pounds
It has withstood the ravages...
Book Review: The Modi-fication of India’s foreign policy
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Title: Modi Doctrine: The Foreign Policy of India's Prime Minister; Author: Sreeram Chaulia; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 251; Price: Rs 599
This is...
Book Review: The businessman who tried to run Russia, and his fate
By Vikas Datta
Title: Once Upon a Time in Russia; Author: Ben Mezrich; Publisher: Random House UK; Pages: 320; Price: Rs 499
Close links between politics...
Books This Weekend: Mythology and other fiction
New Delhi-- Enjoy bright and unique illustrations alongside an interesting telling of Ramayana; read the splendid translation of an important work of Sanskrit literature...
Taming the Afghans, plugging the invasion route: A forgotten contribution to Indian security
By Vikas Datta
It is a rare country that remembers all its heroes, let alone recognises their contribution -- even war heroes, otherwise lionised for...
