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A dose of prose

Ancient Greeks had these words inscribed at the entrance to a library in Thebes: “Healing place for the...

27 Dec 2015 12:12 AM IST

Of books & writers

Of books & writers

You will see a new side to Jhumpa Lahiri in her new love story In Other Words, out February.

26 Dec 2015 10:53 PM IST

‘Writing is therapeutic’

‘Writing is therapeutic’

A collection of true, and near true stories, with shades of romance, suspense, drama, humour and philosophy

22 Dec 2015 9:30 PM IST

Hidden desires and secret passions

Hidden desires and secret passions

There’s no way I can stop writing ” says Madhuri Banerjee, echoing German-born American writer Charles...

22 Dec 2015 9:29 PM IST

A still from Mira Nair’s film Kama Sutra

Reading into the Kamasutra

In her new book, The Mare’s Nest, Wendy Doniger looks at that most misunderstood of ancient Indian texts, the...

20 Dec 2015 10:52 AM IST

Of brothels and biryani

Of brothels and biryani

Kunal Basu creates a world that is gritty, grimy, smelly and cloistered and yet, paradoxically, shines with a warm...

20 Dec 2015 5:55 AM IST

‘I’m not in awe of Amitabh’

‘I’m not in awe of Amitabh’

An extract from the chapter Rocky And Rock-steady Friendships from the book Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha...

20 Dec 2015 5:53 AM IST

‘Teachings of the gita inspire me’

Mumbai-based author and ex-IT consultant at banks in San Francisco and Sydney, Vishal Bhatia has come up with his debut...

15 Dec 2015 9:00 PM IST

Used books find more ‘net’ worth

If you were to walk up to a second-hand bookkeeper on the streets of Mumbai and ask for DH Lawrence, the response...

13 Dec 2015 10:51 PM IST

Indian sports: Myth, nation

Indian sports: Myth, nation

Other than cricket, Indian sport has rarely had sociological chroniclers. While the books of Sujit Mukherjee,...

12 Dec 2015 9:20 PM IST

It’s divine. It’s Darjeeling.

It’s divine. It’s Darjeeling.

It is like none other. A cup of Darjeeling tea. In heartwarming hues of pale gold or amber, ruddy brown or burgundy,...

12 Dec 2015 9:03 PM IST

60-hour Tolstoy reading in Russia

60-hour Tolstoy reading in Russia

Russia on Tuesday began a 60-hour marathon broadcast during which celebrities and members of the public are reading...

9 Dec 2015 6:08 AM IST