Q&A with Author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Here is a Q&A with Author Ruby Lal about her book: Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan:
Q: Nur Jahan held power in Mughal...
One woman’s incredible story of defiance
By Saket Suman
Book: The Wind In My Hair; Author: Masih Alinejad; Publisher: Little Brown UK/Hachette India; Price: Rs 699; Pages: 394
A courageous woman, driven...
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Title: "Empress: The Astonishing reign of Nur Jahan," Author: Ruby Lal; Publisher: W.W. Norton; Pages: 308; Price:$27.95
Nur Jahan, meaning “Light of World,” named by...
The not-so-raunchy side of the world of spies
By Sarwar Kashani
Title: "The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief's Insights into Espionage", Author: Vikram Sood; Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages: 304; Price: Rs...
From Delhi’s cocktail circuit to Odisha’s longest serving CM, a balanced telling of Naveen...
By Chinmaya Dehury
Title: Naveen Patnaik; Author: Ruben Banerjee; Publishers: Juggernaut; Pages: 226; Price: Rs 469
How did a man, spending his early days on Delhi's...
Tagore’s 77th Death Anniversary: Why his works hold indomitable influence in literature?
By Somrita Ghosh
New Delhi--A progressive writer, visionary, a social thinker, a philosopher, an educationist - Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath. And it is this...
Books to Take a Look at this Weekend
New Delhi-- Meet some superhumans who have rebounded from near-death, have demonstrated exceptional bravery, and have found happiness in the most unexpected ways; read...
The long and difficult journey back home – or what was home
By Vikas Datta
Title: The Surajpur Connection; Author: Prabhu Dayal; Publisher: Zorba Books; Pages: 160; Price: Rs 199
The hardest journey to undertake, if it is...
Before Priyanka Chopra’s memoir, new biography on the global star
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- A British film festival programmer once asked Aseem Chhabra, known for penning the biography of Shashi Kapoor, whether actress Priyanka...
Understanding Gandhi, as the dissenter
By Saket Suman
Book: The Disobedient Indian; Author: Ramin Jahanbegloo; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Price: Rs 499; Pages: 169
Iconic as he was, the life and times...