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Modern English Poetry by Younger Indians, Selected, introduced and edited by Sudeep Sen Sahitya Akademi pp.256, Rs 300.

Indians rhyming in English have come such a long way

In the last two decades, Indian poetry in the English language has developed by leaps and bounds.

6 Dec 2019 4:20 AM IST

For the relatively young Sikh community, all of 550 years old, this heritage is not lost in the hoary past. It does not need to be excavated and nor does it need to be imagined.

Sikh heritage brought to life in 229 great photos

The first step to such protection lies in proper documentation; we cannot preserve what we do not know exists.

6 Dec 2019 4:17 AM IST

By Sarah Berry, Publisher: Notion Press, Pp.48, Rs 205.

Maximising the bare minimum

Sarah Berry's new book is a compilation of poetry in three different languages.

4 Dec 2019 12:47 AM IST

By Jayashree Shetty, Publisher: AMARYLLIS, Imprint of Manjul Publishing House, Pp.244, Rs 499.

From rags to rollers

Jayashree Shetty narrates celebrity hairstylist Shiva's heart-wrenching story in her latest biography.

4 Dec 2019 12:45 AM IST

Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, with Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo (aka Freda Bedi) at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, in 1971.

Liberation songs: Freda and the theris were not to be deterred

Gotami willingly accepted all the conditions and joined the Sangha happily thus beginning a long line of women monks...

29 Nov 2019 2:33 AM IST

The Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas By Phunchok Stobdan Penguin Vintage pp.312, Rs 599

War of Karmapas has divided the Himalayas

The Dalai Lama and China had recognized Ogyen Trinley Dorje as the true Karmapa and not Trinley Thaye Dorje.

29 Nov 2019 2:30 AM IST

By Rupa Gulab, Publisher: Duckbill Books, Pp.224, Rs 279.

Those teenage wonder years

An interesting book that delves into the world of adolescence, highlighting the typical teen problems.

27 Nov 2019 12:25 AM IST

by Runjhun Noopur, Publisher: Treeshade Books, Pp.224, Rs 315.

A quest for happiness

Nirvana's style combines elements of TV shows, books and movies which Runjhun enjoys the most.

27 Nov 2019 12:23 AM IST

Reset: Regaining Indias Economic Legacy by Subramaniam Swamy Rupa, Rs 499

Sharp economics offers glimpse of Swamy we never had

Reset is a well-crafted and articulated study of what ails the India economy.

24 Nov 2019 8:16 AM IST

Not Just Another Story by Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey Aleph, Rs 399

The power and pathos of Sonagachi's mysterious world

Golapi's husband and in-laws sold her off to an agent so that he could marry a woman who would bring in a hefty dowry.

24 Nov 2019 8:14 AM IST

The House of Islam: A Global History by Ed Husain Bloomsbury, Rs 2,304

Guide to Islam doesn't answer some questions

The onslaught of Wahhabism, combined with the Ottomans' own decay because of orthodox clergy, squeezed this cosmopolitan...

24 Nov 2019 8:10 AM IST

The Historians Eye, by william dalyrimple HarperCollins pp.112, Rs 1,299.

A historian and a painter chronicle the subcontinent

Olivia's work is profoundly meditative and possesses immense power in its quietness.

22 Nov 2019 1:31 AM IST