Of a married couple tired of hearing ‘are you expecting yet’
By Bhavana Akella
Title: Koi Good News?; Author: Zarreen Khan; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 384; Price: Rs 250
The uncomfortable question "are you pregnant?" is faced...
Five books to look forward to in July 2018
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--Though summer is at its peak in most parts of India and literary events almost at a standstill, the coming month...
Of maths, social media and youngsters’ struggles
New Delhi-- Learn how to resolve mathematical puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts and their surprising solutions; know how to put the pieces together to create...
Partition trauma and aftermath: A dissection of the metaphor for madness
By Tarun Basu
Book: The Psychological Impact of the Partition of India; Editors: Sanjeev Jain and Alok Sarin; Publisher: Sage; Price: Rs 850; Pages: 241
In...
Exposing underbelly of impenetrable Indian Supreme Court
By Bhavana Akella
Title: Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1980-89; Author: Abhinav Chandrachud; Publisher: Penguin Viking; Pages: 256; Price:...
Writings in Indian languages more authentic than in English
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi-- Writings in Indian languages are more authentic than in English because they present a truer picture of Indian life, says multi-faceted...
Bourbons, Begums and Bhopal
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Book: The Bourbons and Begums of Bhopal; Author: Indira Iyengar; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Price: Rs 850; Pages: 234
The book is an attempt...
Sahitya Akademi announces Bal, Yuva Puraskar for 2018
New Delhi- India's national academy of letters, the Sahitya Akademi, on Friday announced the names of 21 winners of its Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 21...
Engineering and human life – a curious resemblance
By Vikas Datta
Title: 101 Things I Learned in Engineering School; Author: John Kuprenas (with Matthew Frederick); Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Pages: 216; Price:...
Shashank Subramanyam Concert Kicks Off “The Heartfulness Way” Book Launch in Boston
By Jyoti Sharma
On July 1st, 2018, Bostonians will be witnessing a unique book launch and music concert by the Legendary Grammy-nominated Indian classical Flutist,...