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I’m a male who has a female gaze, says author-filmmaker Piyush Jha
January 19, 2016 20:37 IST
In an exclusive interview, Jha talks about his writing process, the mind of a serial killer and the inspiration behind the strong female character in his latest book 'Raakshas'.
Secularism is endemic to Indian culture: Diana L Eck
January 19, 2016 04:17 IST
Diana L Eck, scholar and professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University, acclaimed for her books — India: A Sacred Geography and Banaras: City of Light, talks about what pluralism means in India today and the ecological threats to India’s ‘sacred geography’.
Murder Must Advertise
January 18, 2016 06:21 IST
Bestselling writer Liad Shoham on stumbling into writing by accident and why crime fiction is one of the most successful genres in Israel.
Book review: Praise Buchan and Pass the Ammunition
January 16, 2016 02:48 IST
A Passage to Shambhala channels a once-flourishing tradition of popular culture which has been exterminated by modern politics and political correctness.
Book review: No Man’s Land
January 16, 2016 02:48 IST
Hartman De Souza has written a very personal account of how uncontrolled, and barely regulated, mining has changed Goa’s idyllic landscape, with its hidden streams and thick forest cover, into, well, dust.
Book review: The Last Word
January 16, 2016 02:48 IST
Each state gets two chapters, one to explain the Left’s early achievements and the second to track its later debasement into patronage politics, insulated from mass movements.
The prose of things
January 14, 2016 00:33 IST
The history of publishing has been shown through the ancient Chinese scriptures and wooden printing blocks.
‘Modern lifestyle leading to health problems’
January 10, 2016 08:52 IST
The book is a practical guide for management of tropical neurological disorders, which according to his research, has emerged out of what he refers to as, “better lifestyle”.
One size kills all
January 10, 2016 01:00 IST
We live in the era of institutions, collectives whose primal instinct is to standardise, mainstream and flatten.
Book review: All That Remains
January 9, 2016 01:51 IST
For his services and loyalty, Pakistan treated the Chakma Raja as a national hero, and successive Pakistani regimes for over a quarter century rewarded him with a range of ambassadorial positions.
Book review: Beyond the Headlines
January 9, 2016 01:43 IST
The shrill self-belief which fuels nightly television talk shows can come over as hideous self-importance when extended across three-hundred pages.
Book review: In the Forests of the Night
January 9, 2016 01:36 IST
The possibility of a self-reflective, even contradictory, account as a person looks back and constructs his past makes for a mercurial narrative.
Book review: Catch me if you can
January 9, 2016 02:29 IST
Much like the Harry Potter series, that began on a light-hearted note and moved into a darker zone, Galbraith’s novels too are gradually peeling off the mantle of sophistication that cloak urban life to reveal the grime underneath.
New Delhi World Book Fair: Buy the Books
January 10, 2016 12:44 IST
This year, the nine-day fair hosts around 30 countries, with “The Cultural Heritage of India” as its theme and China as its guest of honour country.
The Subaltern Speak
January 7, 2016 00:09 IST
A Mumbai-based voluntary group launches a diary about the contribution of Indian Muslim women.
Consider the Writer
January 6, 2016 05:45 IST
A symposium in the Capital argues for a literature of resistance.
Love in Junagadh
January 2, 2016 04:22 IST
Keki Daruwalla’s moving novel is a celebration of pre-Partition history as well as his childhood.
This, Here, Is My City
January 2, 2016 04:14 IST
Kunal Basu moves out of his comfort zone in this novel about life in the underbelly of Kolkata.
Odd Man Out
January 2, 2016 04:08 IST
A memoir of growing up homosexual in India speaks urgently to the present .
Where Were You When the Mob Came?
January 2, 2016 03:56 IST
A sympathetic account of the 1984 killings fails to investigate the larger political conspiracy.
For the first time in 70 years: Copyright of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf expires
January 1, 2016 21:03 IST
After Nazi Germany was defeated in 1945, the Allied forces handed the copyright to the book to the state of Bavaria.
Turning Back the Page: The stand-out books of the year 2015
December 26, 2015 02:03 IST
From a history of Rome to a monograph on Ashoka and a masterful biography of Edmund Burke, the stand-out books of the year examined the intersection of morality and politics.
Midwinter Night’s Tale
December 24, 2015 00:10 IST
At the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize presentation, winner Rohini Mohan spoke about the making of her book
Book review: The making and unmaking of a serial killer
December 22, 2015 15:24 IST
Film-maker Piyush Jha's latest book 'Raakshas' is an exploration of human motivation that drives one on the path of good or evil. The plot is compounded by the backdrop of a teeming metropolis that adds to the complexities.
Book by the brook: The best ones to read in leisure
December 20, 2015 16:04 IST
Visiting a wildlife sanctuary? These books are the best bet for a quiet evening.
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