Books
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Walking through fog with author Anuja Chauhan
BY SUKANT DEEPAK Yuksam (Sikkim)– A permanent gray envelopes everything around. Clouds, an arm’s length away are doing somersaults on…
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Linguistic curiosities: How languages are humanity’s most perplexing achievement
BY VIKAS DATTA The defining trait of humanity, language is the bedrock of all its achievements, from social relations to…
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“You don’t want to run from life, even though panicking and trying to escape might feel like the thing to do”
By Maura Kelly Harvard Gazette/Harvard Public Health As the survivor of more than ten suicide attempts, acclaimed novelist Clancy Martin…
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Indo-Canadian Sikh’s book among most banned in US schools
Toronto– A Canadian-Sikh poet, whose Twitter account was withheld in India last month over the Khalistan issue, now has her…
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Your May reading list
New Delhi– Reading is not only a great activity, but it also gives us the opportunity to learn so much…
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Balraj Sahni: The original face of neo-realism and a gifted story-teller
BY VIKAS DATTA He was out on a Juhu beach building sandcastles with his children when he was offered a…
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Amitav Ghosh’s next book on opium’s dark history arrives on July 15
New Delhi– Opium nearly smoked out China, made Britain acquired tainted wealth and laid the foundation of the fortunes of…
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Ambedkar: A feminist both at home and in public life
BY SHASHI THAROOR In an unusual instance, Ramabai had wholeheartedly participated in Ambedkar’s idiosyncratic shraddha ceremony for his deceased father.…
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Learn from reading
New Delhi– Only having real-life experiences may teach you more and give you more topics for thought and conversation than…
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Picture books can open doors to tough topics
New Delhi– One of the toughest jobs of parenting is talking to your kids about difficult subjects. Divorce, illness, death,…
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