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Sreemay; (inset) his first book

For the love of the written word

Having won a competition for young aspiring writers, Sreemay became one of 20 contestants to get a three-book deal with...

13 Feb 2018 12:10 AM IST

Manjrekar by Sanjay Manjrekar Harper Sports, Rs 699

Manjrekar takes a hard look at Manjrekar's life

For young cricketers there is much to learn from Imperfect.

11 Feb 2018 4:00 AM IST

Politics in our school playgrounds

Politics in our school playgrounds

Nazia Erum's book is an appeal to all mothers, from all religions, to do something about this disturbing phenomenon...

11 Feb 2018 3:54 AM IST

The idea for the initiative came to their mind when their self publishing arm The Write Place started getting a lot of talented young authors who would approach them to publish their books. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shabd' to debut at Kolkata Book Fair

Among others attending the Kolkata Literature Festival are special guests Jenny Brown from UK and author Annie Terrier.

7 Feb 2018 2:21 AM IST

Author Debashish Irengbams new book Charlie Next Door.

Slice-of-life love story

I sit down, and I write crap over and over again until it fades into something beautiful, or at least satisfactory.

7 Feb 2018 12:18 AM IST

Subhas Chandra Bose with his wife Emilie Schenkl

Mystery no more

The enigma surrounding Netaji's death for over seven decades is what Ashis Ray hopes to dispel with his book.

7 Feb 2018 12:18 AM IST

No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories by Jayant Kaikini HarperPerennial, Rs 350

Celebrating the spirit of Mumbai

Communal riots break out the next day, the city in a frenzy of bloodletting created by politicians enjoying the show on...

4 Feb 2018 7:31 AM IST

With Hermann Kallenbach (on Gandhis left) at Tolstoy Farm, 1910. (Photo Courtesy: The Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust)

When Gandhi was accused of being a secret Christian

Gandhi rarely made a claim to originality and even rarer it was for him to claim literary merit for his writings.

4 Feb 2018 7:25 AM IST

The idea for the initiative came to their mind when their self publishing arm The Write Place started getting a lot of talented young authors who would approach them to publish their books. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shelve a book and store a memory

Mays records that five copies of the First Folio are in the British Museum and the Bodleian Library in Oxford has one...

2 Feb 2018 1:25 AM IST

You Came Like Hope By Jyoti Arora Jyoti Arora Rs 235; pp. 213.

Many cases against men are fake'

The author confesses that while it was easier to write this book, it was far harder for her to imagine.

2 Feb 2018 1:25 AM IST

Laghu Guru Upnishad By Gurprasad Partridge Rs 413; pp. 301

A spiritual guide for inner peace

This book is about Sri Sivabala Yogi, born as Sathyaraju Allaka on January 24, 1935, in a small village of Adivarapupeta...

2 Feb 2018 1:25 AM IST

When Jyoti Arora had quit her school due to failing health, no one had any expectations from her. Arora, now has three novels to her name till date.

Women do file fake cases against men and their families, says author...

Writer's new book You Came Like Hope that talks about women victimising men, is also a story of hope and how love...

31 Jan 2018 4:21 PM IST