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Shashi Tharoor (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

The Good Hindu and Hindutva

As a writer, says Tharoor, he has always been interested in the stories a society tells about itself.

5 March 2018 12:29 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)

Literateur Prafulla Das passes away

Das was a bachelor and was suffering from old age related ailments.

3 March 2018 8:36 PM IST

A former fashion journalist, her career started in 1989 with the novel Old Sins and two story collections, while her most recent work, A Question of Trust, was published last year. (Facebook Screengrab/ Penny Vincenzi)

British author Penny Vincenzi passes away

Vincenzi was dubbed the doyenne of the modern blockbuster.

28 Feb 2018 2:34 PM IST

Action thriller explores meaning of life and universe

Action thriller explores meaning of life and universe

Having put his exploration cap on, Kanchan is looking forward to a future that involves more writing.

28 Feb 2018 1:03 AM IST

Diary of a Domestic Diva Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Penguin India, pp.399, Rs 219

Diva in the kitchen

Recipes from Shilpa Shetty Kundra's kitchen that are a carnival of happy flavours, and celebrate food both nutritious...

28 Feb 2018 1:03 AM IST

Chinas india war by Bertil Lintner, Oxford, Rs 675

Decoding India's China threat

China's military buildup and manoeuvres along the McMahon Line started as early as 1959.

25 Feb 2018 2:00 AM IST

Triple Talaq: Examining Faith by Salman Khurshid, Oxford, Rs 395

A cautious warning on what lies beyond Triple Talaq

The book though ends on a comforting thought (for some) and a rhetorical poser to the ulema.

25 Feb 2018 1:59 AM IST

Five judges have been appointed to read the winning novels from each decade of the prize. (Facebook/ The Man Booker Prize)

Here's everything you need to know about Golden Man Booker

Golden Man Booker will crown best work of fiction from last five decades of prize, as chosen by five judges and then...

23 Feb 2018 1:00 PM IST

Writer-editor Jerry Johnson and renowned mythologist-cum-writer Devdutt Pattanaik

A truly heavenly read

The book clearly does not intend to be an argument against zealots or their beliefs.

23 Feb 2018 7:12 AM IST

On the road to Tarascon by Arnab Nandy is a historical fiction set in times of World War II.

On the hunt for the missing Van Gogh

The painting is said to have been destroyed in a fire, but I couldn't find details about the circumstances in which it...

21 Feb 2018 3:18 AM IST

Nautanki Diaries By Dominic Franks, Rupa Publications, pp.272, Rs 236

Cycle of life

A 22-day journey across cities on a humble cycle offers a close glimpse of the colours, moods, ethos and spirit of our...

21 Feb 2018 3:18 AM IST

Memories of Fire by Ashok Chopra Penguin Random House, Rs 599

An extraordinary blend of fact, fiction

Radhey Shyam falls in love with the school Hindi teacher Aneeze Karim, daughter of Rai Sahib Tariq Karim of Lucknow.

18 Feb 2018 8:08 AM IST