Nur Jahan: The widow who became the Empress of India
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Book: Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan; Author: Ruby Lal; Publisher: Penguin-Viking; Pages: 308; Price: Rs 599
For certain generations of Indians,...
Books This Weekend: Special reads dedicated to women, by women
New Delhi-- Invoke the "Shakti" within you to transform your mind and transcend limits; get inspiration from the life of a female journalist who has...
Full Disclosure: Sex, threats and Donald Trump
By Saket Suman
Book: Full Disclosure; Author: Stormy Daniels; Publisher: St. Martins Press/Pan Macmillan/Pages: 270; Price: Rs 699
In a tell-all memoir that justifies its title...
India and EU: The devil lies in the (trade) deal
By Tarun Basu
Title: India and EU: An Insider's View; Author: Bhaswati Mukherjee; Publisher: ICWA/Vij Books; Pages: 358; Price: Rs 746
About a decade ago, the...
A tale of pyjamas, better forgiven and forgotten
By Bhavana Akella
Title: Pyjamas Are Forgiving; Author: Twinkle Khanna; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 256; Price: 325
This book is the third authored by former Bollywood actress...
Of fitness, love in a cafe, and heartbreak
New Delhi-- Read two paperback novels set in Delhi, one about what it takes to survive in a big city and the other, a...
Emerging voices preferred over veterans in India’s richest literary prize shortlist
New Delhi-- Veteran writers, including Nayantara Sahgal, Kiran Nagarkar and Jeet Thayil have been overlooked by the jury of the inaugural edition of the Rs...
Of treason, untamed voices and mysteries
New Delhi-- Revisit the 20th century's greatest act of treason; flick through fresh, untamed stories aided and abetted by a nice storyteller; read two...
Tigers and cover-ups: Exposing scandals hidden in forests
By Kushagra Dixit
Book: The Rise and Fall of the Emerald Tigers: Ten Years of Research in Panna National Park; Author: Raghu Chundawat; Pages:356; Price:...
Of love, secrets, and an arranged marriage
New Delhi-- Flick through a story of thwarted desires, of love and its loss, of losing and finding oneself, and of falling and learning to...