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Anecdotes on success

Anecdotes on success

Padma Bhushan K.M. Mathew is a legendary figure. The Eighth Ring: An Autobiography reveals what makes him one. At the...

5 March 2016 9:02 PM IST

Walking the Himalayas By Levison Wood Hodder & Stoughton, pp. 699, Rs 289

Exploring a journey that mattered, not the end

We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further; it may be Beyond that last blue mountain barred with...

2 March 2016 9:02 PM IST

The Footprints of Partition By Anam Zakaria HarperCollins pp. 248, Rs 350

Stories of Partition recommended for all Indians and Pakistanis

Haroon Khalid and his wife Anam Zakaria from Pakistan, came to India recently to launch their books, In Search of Shiva:...

2 March 2016 1:59 AM IST

The Invisible Man from Salem By Christoffer Carlsson Speaking Tiger, pp. 297, Rs 499

Carlsson’s book is a thrilling tale of search for belonging

Everything you think is true, but not necessarily in the way you think.”

2 March 2016 1:51 AM IST

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‘Read and absorb as much as you can’

“The world out there leans on those who inspire. So my search is seriously on for someone I admire The list is...

1 March 2016 11:32 PM IST

Farah Oomerbhoy

Imagining a new world

Farah Oomerbhoy’s debut novel is the first in the series of The Avalonia Chronicles set in the utopian, magical...

1 March 2016 11:28 PM IST

A perfect yodel to the dancing rebel

A perfect yodel to the dancing rebel

Books about filmstars tend either to be hagiographic in content and style, written by fan girls/boys or diluted because...

27 Feb 2016 9:16 PM IST

Is Left finally moving to the centre

Is Left finally moving to the centre

When business is as usual, the dilemma of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and, by extension, of the parliamentary...

27 Feb 2016 9:13 PM IST

Meeti Shroff-Shah

Search for the perfect romance

Like the characters in her favourite book, Pride and Prejudice, Meeti Shroff-Shah hoped to find her Mr Right in the most...

24 Feb 2016 12:24 AM IST

Anti-hero narrative

Arun krishnan’s second fictional outing is told through the eyes of the villan and set against the backdrop of...

24 Feb 2016 12:22 AM IST

Sen: Up close and personal

Sen: Up close and personal

An interview was on. Lifting a goblet of beer at a buffet, the hardcore commercial movie producer J. Om Prakash —...

20 Feb 2016 8:24 PM IST

An angry teenager

While the teen years are probably one of the most enjoyable phases of life, it can also be a period of strife, as is the...

17 Feb 2016 10:44 PM IST