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Leo Tolstoy, whose War and Peace sparked off a war of words in a courtroom.

Beware of that book on your shelf!

The book on one's shelf at home, somewhat innocuous and a source of pride and joy, is no longer so.

6 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST

The Park Street cemetery

Here lie Hindoo Stuart, Derozio & Kolkata's Indiana Jones

A tramline defined its end and the street extension beyond was called New Park Street.

23 Aug 2019 1:27 AM IST

Blakes character is modelled on Holmes (right)

Sherlock, Sexton who is the greatest sleuth of all?

As with the fairy tale, it has been tempting for readers of detective fiction to rank a detective too as numero unoâ€.

9 Aug 2019 1:15 AM IST

Chakravarthi Rangarajan

Of Centre-state dynamics and finding ex-governor a home

A number of these issues have been highlighted in Y.V. Reddy's recent book, Indian Fiscal Federalism.

26 July 2019 1:11 AM IST

Guptas book, Mind Without Fear, has recently hit the stores.

Is Rajat Gupta indeed the 'unluckiest man in the world'?

Rajaratnam had been under federal investigation for some time and his calls were being wire-tapped.

28 Jun 2019 1:52 AM IST

In Michael Ellis (Britains arts minister) words, the trial of Lady Chatterleys Lover captured public attention in 1960.

Forbidden to love, forbidden to leave

The case was heard by a high court judge, Sir Lawrence Byrne, with his wife Lady Dorothy Byrne sitting beside him,...

14 Jun 2019 2:13 AM IST

Three-time F1 champ faced death and lived to tell the tale

Delhi had been a previous world book capital in 2003 and our meeting was held on the sidelines of the Bogota Book Fair.

31 May 2019 1:47 AM IST

The Mahabharata By Meera Uberoi, Primus Books pp 386, Rs 295

Plurality tradition flows from epics

A text like the Mahabharata will have to be understood in the specific cultural and historical context in which it was...

17 May 2019 1:14 AM IST

At school, teachers have the advantage of dealing with young, formative minds full of inquiry and curiosity.

The quests that bind the teacher and the taught

The impact that great teachers have on their students in schools, colleges and even universities is remarkable.

3 May 2019 1:51 AM IST

The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.

A ticket to read: The joy of reading in one's travels

As far as books are concerned, the e-book revolution has converted a section of readers who only read from a device and...

19 April 2019 12:14 AM IST

Dhanesh Jain (1939-2019). (Photo: Dinesh Sinha)

Goodbye Dhanesh Jain, Ratna Sagar's gentle giant

The received wisdom then and even now was that return on investment was better in textbook publishing and best in school...

5 April 2019 1:12 AM IST

Amartya Sen, who is the author of Reason before Identity.

How often do we place reason' before identity'?

A lot of innovative ideas were thrown up but the allotted time was over before the mike could come to me.

29 March 2019 12:54 AM IST