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A Man of Great Characters
April 18, 2015 03:52 IST
Siddharth Chowdhury makes a comeback with a collection of short stories that capture the essence of middle-class life in hypermasculine cultures.
Money Makes the World Go Round
April 18, 2015 03:44 IST
A racy entertainer on everything you needed to know about money, except how to make more of it
Notes from the Past
April 18, 2015 00:00 IST
A book on the life of Dhirendranath Ganguly chronicles the filmmaker’s contribution to Bengali cinema .
An Ancient Malady: Seen through the prism of the plague, Bombay comes alive in all its diversity
April 11, 2015 00:33 IST
This is not the first time they have focused on the plague and its consequences as it manifested itself in Bombay.
Home and the World: A memoir of a Pakistani family joins the dots between history and the everyday
April 11, 2015 00:19 IST
By Sanjay Sipahimalan Book: The Upstairs Wife Author: Rafia Zakaria Publisher: Beacon Press Pages: 251 Price: Rs 599 On a December morning in 1986, the 10-year-old Rafia Zakaria’s Aunt Amina left her husband to return to her parents’ house. This, to the young Zakaria, was mystifying, until it was explained to her that Uncle Sohail […]
Book Review: The Crown Prince, The Gladiator, The Hope
April 17, 2015 11:12 IST
An insider’s assessment of the 2014 elections goes beyond the obvious.
Frenemy of the Enemy
April 11, 2015 00:11 IST
A new book looks at the fault lines in the China-Pakistan relationship.
Who, me? Tina Sharma Tiwari on her new book and inspirations
April 7, 2015 17:05 IST
While many of us must have used the phrase, ‘Who, me?’ sometime in our lives, Tina Sharma Tiwari decided to pen it down in the form of a novel.
The Journey of the Native: In conversation with Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade
April 5, 2015 01:00 IST
There is a caricature of a four-legged animal with a large moustache on the wall of 76-year-old Jnanpith award-winner Bhalchandra Nemade’s study in his house in Santacruz, Mumbai. It’s captioned Aabu, the name his granddaughter fondly calls him by. This little bit of whimsy is in sharp contrast to the way the veteran novelist, […]
By and By a Cloud Takes All Away
April 4, 2015 01:44 IST
This Catalan masterpiece of the Spanish Civil War is a classic of world literature
A Lady on Grub Street
April 4, 2015 01:45 IST
In 1950s’ Delhi, newspaper offices had little room and no toilets for women. But Kamla Mankekar barged her way in. This is her story.
In the Name of the Father
April 4, 2015 01:48 IST
Mahatma Gandhi died at the hands of irreligion. This new book tells us why we ought not to forget.
Friends and family remember Vinod Mehta on his book launch
April 2, 2015 13:02 IST
Friends and family gathered for Vinod Mehta’s book launch to celebrate his life and work.
Veteran journalist Vinod Mehta’s new book ‘Editor Unplugged’ launched
April 1, 2015 15:38 IST
A sequel to Lucknow Boy, Vinod Mehta's new book called "Editor Unplugged" was launched on Tuesday evening.
‘I allow the character to decide everything’
March 31, 2015 00:17 IST
With Forgetting, Devashish Makhija brings together a collection of 49 stories of varying scale, texture and tonality.
Heist He Wrote
March 30, 2015 00:00 IST
With Black Tulip, Kiran Nagarkar revives the personal touch and humour that’s intrinsic to a heist thriller.
Feluda, Satyajit Ray’s much-loved private investigator turns 50
March 29, 2015 01:00 IST
Feluda is 50. It has been half a century since he stepped out of the pages of Sandesh into the chill of Darjeeling.
Life in the Lushai Hills
March 28, 2015 01:09 IST
A historically rich and exceptionally diverse visual record of Mizoram.
Dividing Lines
March 28, 2015 00:58 IST
Two stories of Partition introduce the work of a major writer from Pakistan to an English-speaking audience.
Book review: Reading Mihir S. Sharma’s ‘Restart’ akin to the peeling of an onion
March 30, 2015 13:18 IST
The documentation of the Kafkaesque Indian labour laws meant to protect the elite worker.
Heist he wrote
March 28, 2015 01:02 IST
Kiran Nagarkar revives the personal touch and humour that’s intrinsic to a heist thriller.
The Man Who Became King
March 21, 2015 00:27 IST
An enjoyable analysis of Narendra Modi’s winning election campaign last year.
A City Has Many Names
March 23, 2015 16:14 IST
The 12 chosen individuals represent a wide spectrum of predicaments and aspirations.
The Doctor Won’t See You Now
March 21, 2015 00:17 IST
It is the pathetic state of the public health system that hits you in the gut, as you read this book.
A Case for Entrepreneurship: Ronnie Screwvala on his first book
March 14, 2015 13:35 IST
Ronnie Screwvala elaborates on his first book, 'Dream With Your Eyes Open'.
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