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Tree cutting at Wandoor for former President Pratibha Patils visit.

Book review: A case for our fragile ecosystem...

In his book, Sekhsarai is dedicated to the cause of retaining the endemic nature of the islands as well as its original...

26 May 2017 2:24 AM IST

I wrote it as a gift to myself, says Ruskin Bond

Looking for the Rainbow is a fine balance of enthusiasm, innocence, pain, loss and grief.

26 May 2017 2:23 AM IST

Vineet Wankhede

I'd love to have film adaptations of my books, says Vineet Wankhede

With his debut novel Collateral, the Pune-based author aims to make a name for him as one of the promising mystery...

24 May 2017 12:14 AM IST

A still from Under the Tuscan Sun for representational purpose.

Serenity amids turbulence

A charming and heartbreaking novel that captures the lush beauty of Dehradun during the turbulent times of the...

24 May 2017 12:14 AM IST

In his book, Deviate, world renowned neuroscientist and TED speaker Beau Lotto, takes the readers on a journey of how we perceive things and tries to explain how our own perception works.

Book trail: Reality and perception: how we see the world

It is a fact of neuroscience that everything we experience is a figment of our imagination.

21 May 2017 2:40 AM IST

The Small-Town Sea by Anees Salim Penguin Random House, Rs 599.

Book review: Where death plays like a broken record

The problem with writing similar books so quickly together is that the Dickensian pathos Salim is trying to achieve is...

21 May 2017 1:07 AM IST

Kawas, Sylvia and their daughter Tannaz (1955)

Book review: Nanavati, the gentleman killer

Kawas Nanavati died 14 years ago. Sylvia lives on in Ontario with her children and grandchildren.

21 May 2017 1:03 AM IST

Haulianlal Guite

Blurring the lines between science and religion

Mr Guite questions atheists over their claim that religion and God are matter of faith while atheism is scientific and...

19 May 2017 1:13 AM IST

The Women of Baker Street

Baker Street ladies team-up to solve Doyle-esque case

Birkby apparently read her first Sherlock Holmes book at the age of 13 and it shows.

17 May 2017 12:24 AM IST

My Jiffies by Priyanka Sharma Kaintura Notion Press pp.252, Rs 239

Short and Sweet

Author Priyanka Sharma Kaintura takes up small moments from daily life and weaves them into interesting stories.

17 May 2017 12:23 AM IST

The last dismissal: A standing and stirring ovation on his final return to the pavilion as a Test batsman.

Book review: A brilliant record of the genius...

It will remain one of Indian cricket's enigmas why Tendulkar the cricketer never fitted comfortably into the role of a...

14 May 2017 2:42 AM IST

Veerappan: Chasing The Brigand by K. Vijay Kumar Rupa, Rs 395

Book review: Recounting the chase with aplomb!

Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand is an unputdownable book, specially for those who love thrillers.

14 May 2017 2:40 AM IST