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Reversing the order

Author Nitya Prakash's new book takes an age-old tale of love and turns it around in a 21st century setting.

2 Jan 2019 12:06 AM IST

I always loved to read, especially romance novels. From Alexandre Dumas The Three Muskeeteers to Nicholas Sparks The Notebook, I loved them all, says Ishita Deshmukh.

In the aftermath of Bhuj Earthquake, two attempt discover the...

I never thought to write about it, until it became my class assignment - Ishita Deshmukh.

29 Dec 2018 3:35 PM IST

The Anatomy of a Sting by Bhupen Patel Penguin Random House pp 224; Rs 299

A sting op on a hacker who had a noble aim

The young ambitious journalist and the idealistic young citizen in me were in a tussle.

28 Dec 2018 5:50 AM IST

Ishita Deshmukh

When love leaves an ache!

An unusual romance between two people who met a decade after they break up.

27 Dec 2018 8:13 AM IST

Author Durjoy Datta

Romanticising Romance

This collaborative book offers a collection of 250 stories out of 11,000 entries from India.

27 Dec 2018 8:09 AM IST

Kamas Last Sutra by Trisha Das, Harper Collins, Rs 299

Modern sexual aesthetics meet ancient India

Light, breezy and witty, Kama's Last Sutra is an enjoyable book to curl up with.

23 Dec 2018 1:01 AM IST

Reshma Qureshi with Tania Singh (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

When giving up is not an option

Being Reshma' is a book about by a young girl who rose from being just a victim of an acid-attack.

23 Dec 2018 12:57 AM IST

Kartikeya and His Battle with the Soul Stealer by Usha Narayanan, Penguin Random, House, Rs 299

Battle between Kartikeya and Surapadma

The child, Kartikeya, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, struggling with the mysteries of life.

16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.

A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Chinese currency notes: The yuan

A wake-up call on the growing threat to India from China

The Chinese threat has not receded and the Chinese leadership still looks to Mao for guidance, the author argues.

14 Dec 2018 12:34 AM IST

Shaping young minds

Sudha Murty has built a repository of literature to celebrate mythology.

13 Dec 2018 12:26 AM IST

Patrick de Witt

All manner of tragedies

Much like his acclaimed 2011 novel, The Sisters Brothers, though, this latest book too is haunted by death.

13 Dec 2018 12:25 AM IST