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The Quiet Portrait, By Rohit Chawla HarperCollins forthcoming

Fine arts and the creative role of serendipity

And as it turns out, the Serendipity Arts Festival that opened in Goa this week amply confirmed that belief in the...

20 Dec 2019 1:28 AM IST

Few Indian pilots can boast of flying as many different types of aircraft as test pilot Wg Cdr P Ashoka. As an Indian Air Force (IAF) cadet in 1950, he learnt flying on an ancient Tiger Moth, a legendary biplane developed in the UK in the 1930s.

That magnificent man in his flying machines

MiG-27: The MiG-27 was a ground attack fighter bomber with supersonic capability. It was a large and heavy aircraft as...

20 Dec 2019 1:22 AM IST

Sunetra Choudhury

Don't believe in death penalty, even for Nirbhaya rapists'

The death penalty has no place in a civilised society. A civilised society does not exact revenge on a convict, says...

15 Dec 2019 6:44 AM IST

The Juvenile Immigrant: Indian Stories from America By Namrata Verghese Speaking Tiger, Rs 399

Deft and stylish debut explores the Malayali American

Occasionally, Verghese lapses into clich©, the writing can come across as uneven and hurried.

15 Dec 2019 6:37 AM IST

Mein Bonsai Apne Samay Ka (Hindi) By Ramsharan Joshi Rajkamal Prakashan, Rs 399

Autobiography of a journalist provokes, informs, entertains

In fact, a plethora of journalists (both English and Hindi) of yore and present in India have lived life by Marxist...

15 Dec 2019 6:32 AM IST

The national library reclaimed the manuscript on July 13 after it was spotted at an auction in London in April. (Photo: AP)

Drama in Madurai: The importance of feelings in learning

The great advantage with Father was that none of his workshops were ever the same, he always brought something new and...

13 Dec 2019 2:20 AM IST

It is a metafiction on her experiences at the JLF which will soon complete its 15th year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Short and lively first look at Jaipur 2020

The festival began with the launch of Namita's novel, Jaipur Journals.

13 Dec 2019 2:17 AM IST

A Beginners Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations By Pico Iyer Penguin Viking, pp 228, Rs 499 .

Done in bursts, a suggestive & elegant portrait of Japan

A Beginner's Guide to Japan in most parts is written in short bursts.

13 Dec 2019 2:14 AM IST

Serendipity is the secret of my craft: Isha Singh

Isha Singh teaches at Lucknow University and specialises in writing short stories in the genre of horror.

8 Dec 2019 3:28 AM IST

This is Happiness by Niall Williams Bloomsbury, Rs 550.

As coming-of-age meets nostalgia, life is synonymous with happiness

Noe accompanies Christy as he heads off every day to ensure every villager has signed up for electricity.

8 Dec 2019 3:23 AM IST

White by Brett Easton Ellis Knopf, Rs 799.

Ruminations on echo chambers and writing

By extension possibly, those who are deeply connected to the world of movies, wherever they may live.

8 Dec 2019 3:20 AM IST

His Fathers Disease: Stories By Aruni Kashyap Context, Rs 499.

Of trauma and unsaid truths, real and magical

The English-language literati, however, operates in its own bubble.

8 Dec 2019 3:16 AM IST