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Sahitya Akademi Award winner NS Tasneem passes away at 91
August 18, 2019 12:19 IST
Tasneem’s son Gurinderjit Singh Puri said that his father was bed-ridden for almost a year now. “He was suffering from old-age related ailments and was confined to bed,” said Puri.
‘What honour is left when we have to take orders from traders who haven’t yet learned to wash their bottoms?’
August 17, 2019 11:02 IST
India’s transition to colonialism took place under a for-profit corporation, which existed entirely for the purpose of enriching its investors.
In the Blind Spot
August 17, 2019 10:08 IST
Easterine Kire’s book provides vivid portraiture of a people on the fringes of the frames of conventional historiography
Books about sibling relationships you can read this Raksha Bandhan
August 16, 2019 15:19 IST
Raksha Bandhan: On this day, apart from buying gifts for your sibling, you can also revisit some books which highlight this bond and encapsulate its various shade.
More children’s books on environment, publishers call it ‘the Greta Thunberg effect’
August 14, 2019 14:15 IST
The number of children’s books dealing with global warming, the climate crisis and the natural world has more than doubled in the last year. Sales too have increased.
Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar: Actor’s life story all set to be published
August 13, 2019 14:27 IST
In a bid to make Sridevi's story more accessible, Penguin Random House India is all set to publish a book on her, titled Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar.
A new book explains the A to Z of Kashmiri culture to children
August 13, 2019 09:14 IST
Writer-blogger Onaiza Drabu’s first book — Okus Bokus (Rs 600, Sonth Kashmir) — is making an attempt to introduce the A to Z of Kashmiri culture and lifestyle to children.
JD Salinger, e-book holdout, joins the digital revolution
August 12, 2019 11:23 IST
Salinger’s books remained defiantly offline, a consequence of the writer’s distaste for computers and technology. And while Salinger kept writing until his death nearly 10 years ago, not a word has been published since 1965.
VS Naipaul death anniversary: Enduring quotes by the Nobel Laureate
August 11, 2019 11:29 IST
VS Naipaul is often hailed as one of the most accomplished authors of the 20th century. His staggering brilliance almost always at odds with his views.
Love’s just labour
August 10, 2019 00:41 IST
Anukriti Upadhyay manages to capture the different perspectives and spectrums of feminism in the book extremely well.
Small-town flavour
August 10, 2019 00:31 IST
A little kasba and the pulsating milieu, personal narratives it can contain
A clutch of despair and hope
August 10, 2019 00:23 IST
Shah Alam Khan’s book is a wide, bleak sweep of India’s volatile socio-political landscape
A moving target
August 10, 2019 00:23 IST
The first competent biography retracing the elusive, enigmatic life of Udham Singh
Toni Morrison, a writer of many gifts who bent language to her will
August 7, 2019 09:47 IST
Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio, where her father was a welder, Morrison wrote her first novel, “The Bluest Eye,” while raising two children alone. She woke every morning at 4 a.m. to write.
Into the Wild
August 7, 2019 03:48 IST
In her latest book, writer Nabanita Deshmukh weaves stories about the animal kingdom.
Delhi’s Daryaganj book market shuts down: This is not the first time
August 5, 2019 17:34 IST
A stretch of road dedicated to books is not just peculiar to Delhi. College Street in Kolkata and Moore Market in Chennai are similar haunts.
Friendship Day: Books which highlight various shades of friendship
August 4, 2019 18:11 IST
As we celebrate Friendship Day, here are some of the books you can read or re-read to understand the various intricacies of friendship.
Shelf Life: What Women Want
August 3, 2019 00:41 IST
Our story begins in New York City during this fleeting time of peace as America tries to look the other way and pretend that the world is not already on a course to irrevocably change the old order of things.
The Warmest Colour
August 3, 2019 00:40 IST
Vinod Kumar Shukla’s literary universe is lit up by a culture of slowness and shyness
House for History
August 3, 2019 00:29 IST
Despite the centrality of the question of privilege, Anand Bhawan, the Gandhi residence in Allahabad, was also the place where the most influential vision of India’s modernity — and socialism — was born
US intelligence whistle blower Edward Snowden publishes memoir, to hit stands on Sept 17
August 2, 2019 12:12 IST
Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, announced Thursday that Snowden's 'Permanent Record' will be released simultaneously in more than 20 countries, including the US, Germany and Britain.
Premchand birth anniversary: Revisiting some of his most celebrated works
July 31, 2019 16:15 IST
Born on July 31, 1880, Premchand's writing, in many ways, introduced realism in Hindi literature and held a mirror to the prevalent socio-economic times.
A Different Voice
July 27, 2019 09:35 IST
Keki Daruwalla’s first person feminine narrative stays true to history, is an eclectic literary journey.
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