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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

A book is both a long simmer and a quick boil

A book is both a long simmer and a quick boil'

I love Elizabeth Bennett, Harry Potter and Anna Karenina but my favourite character in fiction is Psmith.

31 Jan 2018 12:10 AM IST

Mathematical cues

Mathematical cues

The plot sheds light on Kubha, a spirited 20-year-old woman and how the onus is on her to save India from an impending...

31 Jan 2018 12:10 AM IST

The Second Anglo-Sikh war by Amarpal Singh, Harper Collins, Rs 566.

How the British took control of Punjab

The colour and detail has been carefully gathered by the author.

28 Jan 2018 12:45 AM IST

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit

Bloomsbury India announces release of Sheila Dikshit's autobiography

The memoir, Citizen Delhi: My Times, My Life, takes readers through the lifelong journey of Delhi's longest serving...

24 Jan 2018 4:00 PM IST

Earthsea series spoke about an apprentice sorcerer who fights against the powers of evil, decades before Harry Potter did the same. (Photo: AP)

Ursula K Le Guin, legendary sci fi and fantasy author dies

Le Guin is best remembered for global bestselling "Earthsea" series.

24 Jan 2018 2:13 PM IST

The tough task of building a home

Srinivas suggests this book as a good reading material for people who are looking to build a house in other cities.

24 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

Twist in the love tale

Love Curry is a fun story that revolves around three male protagonists Ali, Shehzad and Rishi, who share a flat in...

24 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST