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Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti: Works by the legend which are relevant in modern-day India
May 7, 2019 12:26 IST
Although no list can justify what Rabindranath Tagore had written, here are some of his works one can revisit as we celebrate his birth anniversary. They have gained relevance over the years.
The murderer and the novelist: What happened to Harper Lee’s unpublished true crime book?
May 5, 2019 15:07 IST
Harper Lee was fascinated by the Maxwell murders and worked on a true crime book about the case that she titled The Reverend. To this day, it remains unclear how much she wrote, why she stopped writing or whether she finished the book.
World Laughter Day 2019: Seven funniest books of all time
May 5, 2019 11:55 IST
Celebrating World Laughter Day 2019 on May 5, we bring you a curated list of seven books that are funny and guarantee a great laugh.
Poet Imtiaz Dharker turns down poet laureateship to focus on her writing
May 4, 2019 16:55 IST
Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Imtiaz Dharker, 65, grew up in Glasgow. She has written extensively on religion, culture, and feminism.
Brute love
May 4, 2019 01:26 IST
A tale about the tribulations of a young woman that resonates with our times, but falters in form
The Bhagavata Purana book review: Of times and tales past
May 4, 2019 01:11 IST
An exhaustive but accessible translation of a crucial mythological text
The Barefoot Coach book review: Your friendly neighbourhood sportsman
May 4, 2019 01:07 IST
How Paddy Upton became the calm centre holding together the Indian cricket team
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 shortlist announced
April 30, 2019 14:03 IST
Women's Prize for Fiction 2019: The shortlist of this year is out and features a diverse range of nationalities, stories and voices.
Pakistan-born British poet to replace Carol Ann Duffy as the new poet laureate
April 29, 2019 14:39 IST
Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Imtiaz Dharker, 65, grew up in Glasgow. She has written extensively on religion, culture, and feminism.
Dutch designer Jeroen van Erp on his new book, embracing complexity and why people should vote on their birthday
April 29, 2019 06:07 IST
With architect Sourabh Gupta of Noida-based Studio Archohm, Fabrique collaborated on Agra city branding. The idea was to optimise the cultural assets of the city and make it a brand that everyone, from the tourism department to the hotelier or an autowallah, could embrace.
The Terai Socialists
April 27, 2019 00:22 IST
Vignettes tracing the pioneers of Nepal’s democracy and their struggle for freedom in the 1940s
Prosecution vs Persecution
April 27, 2019 00:16 IST
Looking back, Preet Bharara explores the right, wrong and legally tenuous facets of the law
The Taxman Cometh
April 27, 2019 00:08 IST
Arun Kumar’s criticism of GST doesn’t factor in recent structural revisions, and exhibits confirmation bias
A look at some dysfunctional and toxic families in literature
April 26, 2019 12:10 IST
These less than perfect parents who manipulate, abuse and disappoint their own children are as much real as much the picture perfect ending of a love story.
Debutante author Abdullah Khan on why it took him two decades to write Patna Blues
April 25, 2019 06:38 IST
While the love affair had many critics label the book as pulp fiction and Bollywood-esque, the author says he drew inspiration from the Russian novel Anna Karenina, and wanted to weave a “nice” story set in the Bihari hinterlands and rooted in reality.
Avengers: Endgame: Books you can read to brush up your knowledge before you watch the film
April 24, 2019 12:02 IST
Avengers: Endgame: In case you have already booked your tickets and are all set to watch it, here are some books you can read before it hits theatres.
Cancer patients’ loss of taste inspire a cookbook with recipes by survivors and Michelin Star chefs
April 23, 2019 13:04 IST
The book has been inspired by the story of Angharad Underwood, a breast cancer survivor who was treated at Velindre Cancer Care in Cardiff.
World Book Day 2019: History, theme, and significance
April 23, 2019 11:27 IST
World Book Day 2019: This year, the city of Sharjah has been selected as the World Book Capital for a period of one year.
Rimple Mehta’s new book focusses on Bangladeshi women prisoners in India
April 23, 2019 05:53 IST
The book explores how Bangladeshi women from poor and undereducated backgrounds, who have crossed the Indo-Bangladesh border, find themselves in prisons serving sentences under the Foreigners Act 1946.
In her collection of essays, Besharam, author Priya-Alika Elias discusses the perplexities of young brown women
April 22, 2019 06:17 IST
The 30-year-old lawyer, writer, and fierce feminist’s part-manual, part-memoir is full of pop culture references and news items from the past decade or so, that elicit a chuckle, a sigh, and lots of nodding at regular intervals.
Wing commanders, Sri Lanka
April 20, 2019 00:22 IST
Which makes Birds of Sri Lanka of particular interest to anyone keen on the subject (and especially ornithology) in India. Islands are where the tendency for new species to develop is arguably the greatest because of their relative isolation
The invisible man
April 20, 2019 00:15 IST
One finds little discussion on the place or role of citizens, who are depicted mostly as passive recipients of state intervention on the economy. The various flashbacks principally serve to underline the merits of the current administration, using contrast as a tool of comparison.
Civil lines
April 20, 2019 00:11 IST
Seasoned bureaucrat Anil Swarup’s memoir touches upon sensitive government issues but falls short of any big reveal
Monisha Rajesh on travelling around the world, writing about it and why no country can match the efficiency level of Japan
April 17, 2019 09:09 IST
In Around the World in 80 Trains (Bloomsbury, Rs 599), a title she borrows from Jules Verne’s acclaimed adventure novel, we ride along with Rajesh and her fiancé Jem (now her husband) on their 45,000-mile adventure on some of the best rail services.
Bittu Sahgal on nearing four decades of Sanctuary Asia, and why tigers are the forest’s best chowkidars
April 17, 2019 14:02 IST
Running a conservation magazine has its own issues, as Sahgal has discovered over the years. “People accuse us of being spoilsports all the time, but they are turning a blind eye to nature,” he says.
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