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Cover of Kathak Lok: Temple Traditions and History (Photo By Arrangement)

Temples & dance history: The who, what, when and where of Kathak

In temples that the authors visited, they saw performers who were able to interact and improvise with the devotees to...

14 Aug 2022 12:05 AM IST

Cover of Dilip Kumar: In the Shadow of a Legend (Photo By Arrangement)

Yusuf of Peshawar who spotted talent, changed lives...

A few chapters into the book I had warmed up to the man people called the thespian

14 Aug 2022 12:02 AM IST

Big Snake Little Snake (AA Image)

An introduction to vivid maths in lush and mellow Trinidad

If you like vibrant and provocative writing, you might like to dip into this book

7 Aug 2022 12:28 AM IST

Cold Justice (AA Image)

Vish Dhamija's Cold Justice delivers it hot!

This legal thriller has on trial a woman judge, a young accomplished and feared judge at that, who obviously has her set...

7 Aug 2022 12:22 AM IST

Cover photo of Writer Rebel Soldier Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya by Akshaya Mukul (Photo: By arrangement)

Book Review | Man of contradictions who galvanised Hindi literature

Review of Writer Rebel Soldier Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya by Akshaya Mukul

25 Sept 2022 7:54 AM IST

Cover photo of The Shoemakers Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection By Shilpa Shah and Rosemary Crill (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | The cobbler's contribution

Review of 'The Shoemaker's Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection' By Shilpa Shah and Rosemary...

25 Sept 2022 1:39 AM IST

Cover photo of Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved By Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and Uday Jariwala (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | Sanjeev Kumar's life ably reconstructed

Review of Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved By Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and Uday Jariwala

18 Sept 2022 1:34 AM IST

Cover photo of The Life and Times of George Fernandes By Rahul Ramagundam (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | The success and sacrifice of India's last political hero

Excerpt from The Life and Times of George Fernandes By Rahul Ramagundam

18 Sept 2022 1:25 AM IST

Cover page of Breaking Free by Vaasanthi. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | Love, and the dilemmas of devadasi life

A novel that beautifully echoes the sentiment of the Devadasi community

4 Sept 2022 2:13 AM IST

Cover page of The Inconceivable Idea of the Sun by Anil Menon. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | A cleverly wound string of quirky-witty mindbenders

Everything in this quirky speculative fiction is about a search for essence

4 Sept 2022 2:08 AM IST

If I Survive You. (Image: DC)

A Jamaican survivor chronicles Americana

People who burn themselves up in pursuit of survival rarely survive anyone or anything

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Elas Unfinished Business. (Image: DC)

Cozy murder mystery begs for a sequel

A person in great need of a psychologist herself, and a most irritating individual to boot

8 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST