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Long after these events passed into history, the case would continue to capture the popular imagination books would be written, films made and it would even feature in TV series such as the Simpsons. By Arrangement

Book Review | Writer's muse parses a Victorian court drama

Zadie Smith's novel encompasses the Tichborne case but its scope is far wider

25 Feb 2024 1:20 PM IST

Rajens family business was in the hosiery trade in Calcutta (Kolkata). His granduncle D. Mehra had been introduced to the family business at an early age and was quite adept at selling hosiery, setting up shop at a pavement outside Kolkatas iconic New Market. DC Image

Book Review | How a hosiery salesman launched India's first indie...

Rajen had already moved to Delhi a decade earlier to establish Rupa's branch

25 Feb 2024 12:57 PM IST

What the national media grossly under-reported was that maximum farmer suicides, the highest in the country, took place when Naidu was at the helm. DC Image

Book Review | A tale of two CMs who put Andhra Pradesh on the path of...

The other figure in focus in this book is Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, arguably the only people's CM undivided Andhra...

25 Feb 2024 12:53 PM IST

Writer Manoj Rupda. (Image by Arrangement)

I write sense into anarchy, share that vision with reader: Manoj Rupda

Hindi writer Manoj Rupda sheds light on the inspiration, significance of silence and political undertones in his...

22 Feb 2024 10:39 PM IST

Cover image of Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship between India and Pakistan

Book Review: For good diplomacy don't just manage anger, channelise...

The bottomline of India and Pakistan relationship is that normalcy is not possible until Pakistan reconciles to the...

17 Feb 2024 1:55 PM IST

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Book Review: A plunge into the grim history of those Little Indias'...

The web of deception that promoted indenture in India had many facets, and many facilitators

17 Feb 2024 1:52 PM IST

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Book Review: Celebrity grief memoir feeds into trauma industry

The book delves into scientific explanations of pain, misidentification of physical body, mind and character, the path...

17 Feb 2024 1:33 PM IST

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Book Review | A reporter's diary with thrilling stories only a newsman...

Mahendra recently celebrated his 75th birthday by penning his memoirs, @75 As I Saw It, a quintessential reporter's...

10 Feb 2024 12:20 PM IST

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Book Review | Retro Indian heroine ticks off her milestones

Swallowing the Sun is about Malati who, along with her sister Kamala, is one of the only two girls going to school in...

10 Feb 2024 12:16 PM IST

Eminent writer Namita Gokhale and scholar Prof. Malashri Lal

Interview | Lakshmi, Radha, Sita a triptych on the sacred feminine:...

The oldest reference to Lakshmi is as Shri and she appears in the Sri Suktam' and the Satapatha Brahmana

10 Feb 2024 12:12 PM IST

The Rajiv I Knew. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Aiyar's Rajiv proves that there's no one way to judge a...

A meticulous exploration of Rajiv Gandhi's tenure, revealing controversies, achievements, and the man behind the Prime...

4 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

An Uncommon Love. (Image: DC)

Book Review| A whitewashed portrait of Infosys' first couple

A critical review of -"An Uncommon Love-" delves into the hagiographic portrayal of the Murthy couple

4 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST