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Sex symbol to Phalke awardee

Sex symbol to Phalke awardee

An obit of Kanan Devi by Ashok Mitra had him drawing an interesting contrast between two icons of Indian cinema —...

24 July 2016 1:35 AM IST

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‘You don’t choose writing, it chooses you’

Major General G.D. Bakshi is a combat veteran of many skirmishes on the Line of Control and has played a pivotal role in...

19 July 2016 11:09 PM IST

Fractured bonds

A historical fiction novel set in the colonial era that traces A fragile and turbulent relationship between a father and...

19 July 2016 11:07 PM IST

The right degree of absurdity

The right degree of absurdity

One Thousand Days in a Refrigerator is the intriguing title story in a collection of 14 short stories that have been...

17 July 2016 1:47 AM IST

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Sania Mirza gets even!

There are some tight forehands, funny faults, long rallies, plenty of volleys and a couple of break points as Sania...

17 July 2016 1:39 AM IST

A comprehensive overview of defence policy

A comprehensive overview of defence policy

India’s first defence joint venture with Russia, the Brahmos missile, was described by former President Dr A.P.J.

13 July 2016 2:34 AM IST

Ghosh delves into climate change

Ghosh delves into climate change

Novelist Amitav Ghosh examines the inability at the level of literature, history and politics to grasp the scale and...

13 July 2016 2:33 AM IST

‘Foreign secretary, you are losing hair!’

‘Foreign secretary, you are losing hair!’

It was a traditional ceremony for signing an agreement with Finland in 1983.

13 July 2016 2:31 AM IST

Success in non-mainstream careers

Making the right career choices doesn’t just affect your own future. When a whole generation does so, it’s a...

12 July 2016 10:17 PM IST

Matter of choice

Author and mythologist devdutt pattanaik’s latest book The Girl Who Chose retells the Ramayana through the choices...

12 July 2016 10:16 PM IST

Colourful feathers and songbirds

Colourful feathers and songbirds

It has been the most eagerly awaited field guide for birdwatchers in the subcontinent.

10 July 2016 2:29 AM IST

A candid account of bifurcation

Jairam Ramesh sent me a copy of his book on the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh and the creation of Telangana, with...

10 July 2016 2:14 AM IST