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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

The best aspect of the book is Ms Jones free reference to other material on Freddie she considers insightful, rendering this book more useful for those who want to know more.

For rock 'n' roll fans, Freddie's show still goes on

It's interesting to see how one of rock 'n' roll's biggest stars endures almost 20 years after his death.

9 Nov 2011 9:58 AM IST

A past woven in silk

A past woven in silk

Reading Swarnalata is taking a step back in time in more ways than one.

23 Oct 2011 9:24 AM IST

Kerala chromosome

Kerala chromosome

Secrets have a chequered life. The first attempt to keep a secret is often the beginning of its end.

21 Sept 2011 3:42 AM IST

Marriage, Maoism meet in new India

Marriage, Maoism meet in new India

The Wedding Wallah, a boisterous read of a novel, combines marriages and Maoism to create a lovely story, written in...

21 Sept 2011 3:38 AM IST