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Top books on Yoga for modern lifestyles
June 19, 2015 17:54 IST
Earlier this month, a yoga manual in braille titled "Yogikasparsh" written by Nivedita Joshi was released.
First look: Grey goes inside Christian’s predictable mind
June 19, 2015 15:34 IST
What's the first thing that comes to Christian Grey's mind upon meeting future paramour Anastasia Steele?
Book Review – The Right To Be: An Illustrated Children’s Book on Human Rights
June 13, 2015 00:00 IST
A handy children’s guide to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It is a myth that you are more efficient under an emperor: Coomi Kapoor
June 13, 2015 00:00 IST
Coomi Kapoor, contributing editor, The Indian Express, and author of The Emergency: A Personal History, on the turbulent 21 months, the courage of the press at the time and the similarities between Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi.
Book Review – The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience
June 13, 2015 00:00 IST
Christophe Jaffrelot rises to the challenge with aplomb. With erudition and energy, he presents a historical and political sociology of Pakistan, from the end of the rebellion of 1857 to the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
UK-based chef Maunika Gowardhan packs in her childhood memories in her debut cookbook
June 10, 2015 13:29 IST
UK-based chef Maunika Gowardhan packs in her childhood memories and travels across India in her debut cookbook.
Tolkien’s fantasy tale to be published 100 years on
June 8, 2015 16:40 IST
'The Story of Kullervo' was written when Tolkien was at Oxford in 1914 as a 22-year-old, though it was never completed.
Anuradha Roy continues to imagine new lands in her latest novel
June 7, 2015 01:00 IST
In her latest novel, Anuradha Roy continues to imagine new lands into being.
Book Review: Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire
June 6, 2015 00:00 IST
With the end of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British power, the 19th century Muslim intellectual had to reimagine his politics.
Book Review – Hadal : Inspired by a True Story
June 6, 2015 00:00 IST
A disappointing novel on the ISRO spy scandal of 1994.
Book Review – The Challenge of Things: Thinking through troubled times
June 6, 2015 00:00 IST
A philosopher in the swim of current affairs, AC Grayling is still trying to make us think rationally.
‘The Hobbit’ first edition copy sells for $210,000
June 5, 2015 14:29 IST
The copy, printed in 1937, was gifted by the author in the 1920s to one of his first students at the University of Leeds, Katherine "Kitty" Kilbride.
New ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ novel out this month shows Christian’s view
June 2, 2015 12:58 IST
E.L. James, author of the hugely successful "Fifty Shades of Grey" erotic novels, has written a new entry in the series that takes the point of view of its male character, Christian Grey.
Writer Anuja Chauhan on learning to laugh at the many absurdities of urban India
May 31, 2015 01:00 IST
Writer Anuja Chauhan on learning to laugh at the many absurdities of urban India and why her leading ladies can’t help being feisty.
Grace Under Fire
May 30, 2015 00:50 IST
A compelling account of two Namboothiri women in 20th century Kerala and their quest for identity in the face of upper-caste orthodoxy.
Book Review: ‘Flood of Fire’ by Amitav Ghosh
May 30, 2015 10:16 IST
A literary work of epic proportions, the final volume of Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis trilogy redirects attention to the place of opium in the scheme of empire-building.
The inspiration to pen ’30 Women in Power’ came after the Nirbhaya incident: Naina Lal Kidwai
May 26, 2015 13:01 IST
Published by Rupa and told up close and personal, the book provides guiding principles that have held the women leaders in good stead.
Tiny Tales: Ashwathy and the Boot of God
May 24, 2015 01:00 IST
The sunday Magazine’s pick of the latest in children’s literature.
Waking the Dead
May 23, 2015 04:17 IST
Taking Patrick Modiano, curator of occupied Paris, beyond francophone shores.
Living in the Present
May 23, 2015 04:10 IST
Man Booker International Prize winner László Krasznahorkai’s work is driven by a relentless intensity that captures the terrifying beauty of the here and now.
How to Make Friends and Influence People
May 23, 2015 04:04 IST
A look at why China and the US need to seek accommodation and not confrontation in their relationship.
‘Selfie’ enters French dictionary for the first time
May 19, 2015 13:51 IST
Selfie, named "Word of the Year" by the Oxford dictionary in 2013, has now been officially included in the most popular French dictionary.
Book review – Bedtime Story/Black Tulip: A Screenplay Story
May 16, 2015 00:00 IST
Kiran Nagarkar’s play, censored for 17 years, belongs to a fine tradition of retelling the epics subversively.
Book Review – Kusumabale: A Lover’s Death, and the Novel as Rebellion
May 16, 2015 00:00 IST
From realism to Dalit-Bandaya writing, Devanoora Mahadeva’s Kusumabale challenged many norms of Kannada literature. An English translation, while competent, flattens his linguistic innovations.
Book Review – Sleeping on Jupiter: Time Travel to Jarmuli
May 16, 2015 00:00 IST
A rich, immersive novel about a group of people colonised by their pasts.
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