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The Weary Generations by Abdullah Hussein Harper Perennial, Rs 499.

Love in time of Partition

Abdullah Hussein is arguably one of the greatest practitioners of Urdu fiction in the 20th century.

25 Sept 2016 7:01 AM IST

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A friendly space for bookworms

The U.S. Consulate General Mumbai inaugurated its new American space, Dosti House, on Wednesday. The audience-centric...

22 Sept 2016 10:26 PM IST

New book brings Atlas Obscura website’s wonders to printed page

New book brings Atlas Obscura website’s wonders to printed page

In this July 12, 1999, file photo, the skull of a 7-foot, 6-inch giant peers out to visitors at the Mutter Museum in...

21 Sept 2016 1:05 AM IST

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Seeking love outside periphery of marriage

This is the story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a regular love story. Debut author...

20 Sept 2016 10:32 PM IST

God by Praveen P. Gopinath North Carter Publishing House LLP pp.160, Rs 150

The making of god

There is one Praveen in his mid -thirties, and excels in making some quick bucks, whichever way he could. He has made...

20 Sept 2016 10:13 PM IST

George Segal, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf

‘There was only one Edward Albee. #Irreplaceable’

Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as...

18 Sept 2016 2:37 AM IST

Raj in the glow of nostalgia

Raj in the glow of nostalgia

Memoirs of those who have led interesting lives can often hopelessly misfire; what the writer may assume is terribly...

18 Sept 2016 2:35 AM IST

A life caught between love and duty

A life caught between love and duty

Reading historical fiction is not everyone’s cup of tea, but in the hands of a capable writer, even historical...

18 Sept 2016 2:33 AM IST

‘Rekha was glamorous, wild she wanted marriage’

After Rajesh Khanna, why did you choose to write a book on Rekha

11 Sept 2016 6:45 AM IST

Rekha, the eternal fighter

The Black Widow — screamed a headline in Showtime, a film magazine. The year was November 1990.

11 Sept 2016 1:12 AM IST

The turbulent history of the opium trade

The turbulent history of the opium trade

Without the opium trade, would there have been a British Empire

11 Sept 2016 1:08 AM IST

That trap called destiny

Best-selling author preeti shenoy’s latest book it’s all in the planets gives an interesting insight into an...

10 Sept 2016 10:41 PM IST