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The Sacred Sword: The Legend Of Guru Gobind Singh by Hindol Sengupta Penguin, Rs 350.

A legend retold for the millennials

The book, divided into 11 chapters, reflects upon almost all the major events of his life like the martyrdom of his...

17 Sept 2017 7:06 AM IST

The Trade Game: Engaging With Central Asia By Amiya Chandra Pentagon Press, Rs 995.

Can this be India's response to China's One Belt One Road'?

According to feasibility studies, this route could reduce the time and cost of container delivery by 30-40 per cent.

15 Sept 2017 3:24 AM IST

Fantasy, superpowers and the power of awakening

Fantasy, superpowers and the power of awakening

The three girls have all been genetically modified at some point so that eventually they can combat the alien powers...

13 Sept 2017 12:45 AM IST

Concoction of millennial speak

Concoction of millennial speak

High drama, a murder mystery, romance and a journey of self-discovery.

13 Sept 2017 12:43 AM IST

All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster, Rs 550

Book review: A glamorous cruise that turns deadly

This book comes across as a bit mild, perhaps the luxurious setting of this book does not lend a creepy effect.

10 Sept 2017 2:34 AM IST

The Decline of Civilization: Why we need to return to Gandhi and Tagore by Ramin Jahanbegloo Aleph, Rs 399

Empathy, morality: Traits of a civilised nation

The barbarians are not the ISIS then, despite the external barbarity they demonstrate.

10 Sept 2017 2:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi Mandala: Nehru line revisited

Doklam was China's way of telling India that they might be building ties with the US but really should remember who they...

8 Sept 2017 2:35 AM IST

Chitrita Banerji in her Bengali Cooking Seasons & Festivals covers Bengali food through the cycle of seasons and festivals linking the various flavours.

The taste of Bengal through different seasons and festivals

Not that any of these influences really changed the Bengali's main food focus, which was fish and vegetables.

6 Sept 2017 12:28 AM IST

Revisiting the sixties

Love, longing and coming of age intertwined with cultural, sexual, student revolutions and the music of the '60s.

6 Sept 2017 12:24 AM IST

Piglettes by Clementine Beauvais Penguin Random House, Rs 960.

Book review: A ride full of laughter, tears, sunshine

Astrid, 16, is not as blas© as Mireille about winning the Pig Pageant.

3 Sept 2017 2:43 AM IST

My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Rupa, Rs 295.

Book review: An ode to the Hindu, Buddhist Monkey God

Other religions, mainly Buddhism, constantly weave themselves into the text as Pattanaik makes scholarly points of...

3 Sept 2017 2:42 AM IST

The villains are those who have been sinned against beyond bearing.

Djinns, fire and the earthly world of human beings

Wahid is teen in Karachi who has the ability to see creatures in the night with eyes of fire

30 Aug 2017 9:15 PM IST