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A sketch from The Saga of Kalpathy: The Story of Palghat Iyers by E.P. Unny

The TamBrams: From Palghat to the world

Palghat Iyers have always had an abiding interest in music in its entirety and Das dwells in considerable depth into...

8 Oct 2017 6:45 AM IST

A file photo of Indian Army personnel at Siachen Glacier. (Photo: PTI)

A salute to the bravery and endurance of our soldiers

The story culminates in the Battalion accomplishing its task in the capture and occupation of the Saltoro Ridge line on...

6 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

(Photo: Pixabay)

Cambodian kaleidoscope

A fascinating voyage through Cambodia and its people their friendships, lives and loves.

4 Oct 2017 5:43 AM IST

Devi Yesodharan

The migrant's rootlessness and homesickness

The Chola towns and ports had a large contingent of foreign merchants and traders living there, as they waited for their...

4 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

As Indias foreign secretary and later, the prime ministers special envoy, he worked closely with the US, which was clearly unused to dealing with a country that was neither an ally nor an adversary but aspired to equality.

Insights on stagecraft from a wise diplomat

The former diplomat's insight couldn't come at a better time as India shifts inexorably into the US ambit.

29 Sept 2017 2:51 AM IST

Tribute to sacrifices of our great warriors

Deepak now has his hopes pinned on one thing that the book gives people the perspective of our country's real heroes.

27 Sept 2017 1:14 AM IST

Ismael, the protagonist, sets out on a perilous journey of self-discovery in the book Hell! No Saints in Paradise.

A gruelling expedition

A.K. Asif's avant-garde fantasy novel promises to take you on a futuristic spiritual quest with the young Ismael.

27 Sept 2017 1:09 AM IST

Barefoot to Boots, The Many Lives of Indian Football by Novy Kapadia Penguin, Rs 399.

The glorious legacy of Indian football

The book celebrates the high tides that swept the game in our country. Indian football has largely been a story of...

24 Sept 2017 7:18 AM IST

The hunting cheetahs of Maharaja Sayajirao, Baroda, in 1890. This is the only known photograph of live Indian cheetah. (Photo: Â© Samarjitsinh Gaekwad of Baroda)

Protecting the future, preserving the past

People instrumental in creating such policies were mostly subjected to localised experiences boxed in by an exclusionary...

24 Sept 2017 7:12 AM IST

Character is the dream daughter with morals, and a high ground that could be quite intimidating to adults.

A lesson in read is a lesson not needed

Children's literature is almost always accompanied by a moral at the end of it.

24 Sept 2017 6:17 AM IST

Quirky sleuth on hunt for serial killer in surreal thriller

Quirky sleuth on hunt for serial killer in surreal thriller

Arjun Chandra Kathpalia is 16 and has all the 16-year-old's tropes.

20 Sept 2017 2:41 AM IST

Chronicling India

Amish Tripathi's Immortal India marks his stint as a non-fiction writer.

20 Sept 2017 12:32 AM IST