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Grandfather, the lobotomist

Grandfather, the lobotomist

In a book that will rank with Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in the realm of outstanding...

10 Aug 2016 6:48 AM IST

Survey deconstructs reading preferences of schoolkids

Survey deconstructs reading preferences of schoolkids

What do school going students like to read or access what do they feel about their educational materials and why do...

9 Aug 2016 11:21 PM IST

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Twitter’ary piece of fiction

Social media has helped revolutionise not just the way we communicate with each other, but even the way countries and...

9 Aug 2016 10:55 PM IST

A Kingdom for His Love by Vani Mahesh and Shinie Antony Amar Chitra Katha pp.200 Rs 224

Retell value of a classic

They were both writers, and have been friends for a long time.

9 Aug 2016 10:54 PM IST

What it means to be human

What it means to be human

Nothing makes humanity shine brighter than pitting it against starkly brutal and inhuman conditions.

7 Aug 2016 1:20 AM IST

Looking ahead: Lessons from 2008

Looking ahead: Lessons from 2008

How can you not take to a book that begins with a charming description of the massive animal migrations of the Serengeti...

7 Aug 2016 1:11 AM IST

Roswitha Joshi — http://www.amazon.in

A delightful read with intrigue, humour

While Roswitha Joshi’s plots juxtapose the Indian and Western attitudes, they certainly do not lack in some quite...

3 Aug 2016 5:51 AM IST

Escaping the past

After his much-acclaimed debut novel Truly Madly Deeply, Faraaz Kazi is all set to release his next, More than Just...

2 Aug 2016 11:18 PM IST

Realistic fantasy

A fantasy fiction trilogy about the clash between good and evil in an alternate universe, where humans exist along with...

2 Aug 2016 11:16 PM IST

Freakonomics from the ad world

Freakonomics from the ad world

Mainak Dhar is a man of many talents; wearing many hats. He has a day job, he is an author when not working. Which means...

31 July 2016 12:27 AM IST

Under the cursed child’s spell

As the world prepares for the release of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Mumbai finds itself swept up in the...

26 July 2016 11:00 PM IST

England, Jerusalem and a life in sepia

England, Jerusalem and a life in sepia

There must some irony in this, though to be honest, I’m not certain exactly where: the second I finished reading a...

24 July 2016 1:38 AM IST