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When cruel intentions murder innocence

When cruel intentions murder innocence

Would we reliably do the right or moral thing in a situation where we had to choose from among a number of possible...

7 Oct 2012 9:42 AM IST

Story of the other Rahman

Story of the other Rahman

Armed with a BE in electrical engineering and ME in computer science, Sudha Murty’s letter to the then Tata...

12 Aug 2012 12:30 PM IST

Story of the other Rahman

Story of the other Rahman

Armed with a BE in electrical engineering and ME in computer science, Sudha Murty’s letter to the then Tata...

12 Aug 2012 12:30 PM IST

Fiery beginnings, shaky endings

Fiery beginnings, shaky endings

I skipped the first story in this collection of short stories which has an intriguing title and a stunning cover,...

12 Aug 2012 12:28 PM IST

Punjabi Taliban fuels intra state unrest in Pak

Punjabi Taliban fuels intra state unrest in Pak

Pakistan’s status as a venue for international sports and Lahore’s reputation as the queen of the undivided,...

11 April 2012 9:40 PM IST

Muscular story of a wrestler & courtesan

Muscular story of a wrestler & courtesan

The wrists of two wrestlers frozen in a near clasp, one (of the vanquished ) buried in sand, the other (of the victor )...

11 April 2012 12:59 PM IST

Punjabi Taliban fuels intra state unrest in Pak

Punjabi Taliban fuels intra state unrest in Pak

Pakistan’s status as a venue for international sports and Lahore’s reputation as the queen of the undivided,...

11 April 2012 12:41 PM IST

A magic bullet to a longer life

A magic bullet to a longer life

Normally, I don’t expect a book about illness to cheer me up.

8 April 2012 1:16 PM IST

A story of secrets in the Kolkata of ’60s

A story of secrets in the Kolkata of ’60s

Saswati Sengupta’s debut novel The Song Seekers revolves around recently-married Uma, an English literature...

4 April 2012 12:16 PM IST

Cynical gambits and a dance of power

Cynical gambits and a dance of power

True story: A couple was travelling by ship, of the sort where on-board amenities ended at a bone-dry swimming pool....

18 Dec 2011 9:28 AM IST

A transformational journey

A transformational journey

In the winter of 1965, a 19-year-old Italian girl arrived at Cambridge and enrolled at a language school.

30 Nov 2011 9:56 AM IST

Bengal’s politics and turbulent times

Bengal’s politics and turbulent times

She wields the pen at her own sweet will. Both as an imaginative author as well as an opinionated columnist.

23 Nov 2011 9:46 AM IST