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Saeed Jaffrey (left) and Sanjeev Kumar in a scene from Shatranj Ke Khilari.

Book review: A producer decodes a master director

This book, however, is more than just about a film in the making.

12 Nov 2017 1:11 AM IST

Birders using a tower hide to gain views over foreground vegetation.

Now tell it to the birds...

It's perhaps not that well known, that books on birds have a very good market in India and have a defined readership.

10 Nov 2017 12:49 AM IST

The authors have been given the freedom to let their imaginations loose in whichever direction suits them.

A bookful of shivers from an assortment of authors

Shinie Anthony has gathered together a bookful of shivers from an assortment of authors.

8 Nov 2017 12:54 AM IST

Corporate Avatars By Disha Jaico Publishing House, Rs 210.

Navigating the corporate world

She began listing each of these characters after almost three months of engaging in discussion with people across...

8 Nov 2017 12:54 AM IST

The Deal of a Lifetime: A Novella by Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, Rs 853

Book review: It tugs at your heart & hits at the same time

The man never understood his son even as he grew up. The son loved his home town. He talked about things like happiness...

5 Nov 2017 12:54 AM IST

This illustration, appearing under the title Battleground Centurion, is about India vs Pakistan in the early stages of the 2003 World Cup at Centurion Park, South Africa.

Book review: Music, Sachin's second love

When M.S. Dhoni hit the winning six at the Wankhede Stadium, I was with Virender Sehwag in the dressing room, praying.

5 Nov 2017 12:53 AM IST

Padmasambhava By Neten Chokling Rimpoche, Wisdom Tree, Rs 695

Exploring the minds of Buddhism's great masters

These two books are really petit fours that will whet your appetite to know more, explore deeper.

3 Nov 2017 12:34 AM IST

Photographs by Bina Kak from the book

Wild and gorgeous

Bina Kak's book of photographs has the advantage of being a minister of tourism to its credit apart from Kak's dab hand...

1 Nov 2017 12:38 AM IST

Man of Her Match by Sakshama Puri Dhariwal, Penguin Random House, Rs 299.

Book Review: A sweet, mushy romcom

Nidhi is reluctant to have this loose cannon as the brand ambassador, but caves in due to pressure from her boss.

29 Oct 2017 12:15 AM IST

A Thousand Yearnings: A Book of Urdu Poetry & Prose edited by Marion Molteno translated by Ralph Russell, Speaking Tiger, Rs 599.

Book Review: A peek into the world of Urdu

If that wasn't treat enough, there is an entire segment of love poetry. Sublime ghazals of Mir and Ghalib illuminate and...

29 Oct 2017 12:14 AM IST

Rudravan By Rahul Rajan, Frog Books, Rs 495

Ravan as you've never known him before

The army of Ram arrives upon the shores of Lanka and the Great War begins.

27 Oct 2017 12:57 AM IST

Geetanjali Pandit

Tackling problems in life & at work with the Buddha

The author deftly weaves into the work-field narrative Buddhist philosophies, particularly those espoused by 13th...

27 Oct 2017 12:53 AM IST