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Rao was comfortable with political weakness, say Vinay Sitapati

Sridhar Sattiraju interviews Vinay Sitapati, the author of Half Lion: How P.V.

3 July 2016 5:52 AM IST

India’s Renaissance man

India’s Renaissance man

In the history of Independent India’s long list of Prime Ministers, few tenures stood out for their audacity,...

3 July 2016 5:45 AM IST

The Pandavas and Draupadi as depicted by Raja Ravi Varma.

‘I had come to protect, but ended up killing’

A twig cracked and I knew death had found its moment of life. I didn’t need to turn, didn’t need to see. Or...

29 Jun 2016 6:35 AM IST

Smoke streams from the chimneys of the E.ON coal-fired power station in Gelsenkirchen, Germany —AP

Environmentalism sans excuses

This is not just another book on the environment or environmentalism. It serves many a purpose including imparting...

29 Jun 2016 6:30 AM IST

Bringing about a positive change

“The fourteen chapters of my book are like my children,” says Dr Supratic Gupta, who has recently...

28 Jun 2016 10:51 PM IST

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Stick to your individuality: Sanil Sachar

Young author and entrepreneur sanil sachar’s book The Dark Side of Light blends romance, comedy, murder and...

28 Jun 2016 10:48 PM IST

Textbook of lost memories

Textbook of lost memories

Once upon a time, “I work in advertising” as an answer to “What do you do ” drew blank looks....

25 Jun 2016 10:22 PM IST

A whodunnit in tinsel town

A whodunnit in tinsel town

Thrillers have a huge appeal and when you combine the genre of a thriller with Bollywood, it’s a winning...

25 Jun 2016 10:20 PM IST

Memoirs of a true blue Bengalee

Memoirs of a true blue Bengalee

Sir Surendranath Banerjea (1848-1925), a foremost political leader of Bengal, dedicated his life to opposing colonialism...

25 Jun 2016 10:16 PM IST

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The four aims of human life

Six years after his Central and Kerala Sahitya Akademi award-winning book Manushyanu Oru Aamukham was first published,...

21 Jun 2016 10:16 PM IST

Veteran playwright Simon Choa-Johnston heeded his intuition and followed the little white pebbles that led him to family history

Tracing the roots of a family tree

People keep referring to The House of Wives as his first novel, but it is not. Veteran playwright Simon Choa-Johnston...

21 Jun 2016 10:14 PM IST

Books to cheat the heat

Books to cheat the heat

With the temperature soaring, restricting outdoor activities in the daytime, children have loads of time on their hands...

19 Jun 2016 3:51 PM IST