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A file picture of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

How Pakistan is courting the abyss

For Jinnah, Pakistan' was more a means of grasping power, rather than any conviction of creating an Islamic state.

23 Jun 2017 12:48 AM IST

Austenistan: The Worlds Favourite Author Goes to Pakistan by Laaleen Sukhera, Bloomsbury, Rs 350.

Struggles to revive the spirit of Austen in Pak

A collection of this kind, celebrating Austen's 200th death anniversary generates its own taglines.

10 Dec 2017 1:06 AM IST

Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars! by DK, Penguin Random House, Rs 1,299.

A glamorous, readable history of Bollywood

The only cavil I have is its flashy cover, which does not convey the actual, very well-researched and written content!

10 Dec 2017 1:04 AM IST

Must read books of 2017 revealed by Bill Gates

Gates Notes for the fifth year in a row reveals his top five literary picks of the year

8 Dec 2017 1:11 PM IST

Sunita Narain, of the Centre for Science and Environment. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Fixing the air is everyone's job, says Sunita Narain

I have had many other American commentators, equally well known, who have come and interviewed me but I have always been...

8 Dec 2017 12:34 AM IST

Indian Railways: The Weaving of a National Tapestry by Bibek Debroy, Sanjay Chadha, Vidya Krishnamurthi Penguin, Rs 299

Book review: Keeping the romance of train travel alive

The book maps the trials and tribulations of the growth of the rail network.

30 April 2017 2:14 AM IST

Sudhin N. GhoseSudhin N. Ghose

Book review: Rediscovering a master storyteller

Despite spending most of his adult life in Europe, Ghose's fictional world remained the India of his childhood.

30 April 2017 2:11 AM IST

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Viking, Rs 513

Book review: Finding life within the trappings of a hotel

The tone and pace are occasionally uneven, so that at times you understand completely what the count felt about his...

18 Dec 2016 1:18 AM IST

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Best reads 2016

It impresses you with its authentic style and immediacy of the narrative, or realistic but flawed characters that stay...

25 Dec 2016 3:02 AM IST

Book review: A difficult story of Tibet and Xinjiang

Book review: A difficult story of Tibet and Xinjiang

Xinjiang and Tibet occupy 1.6 and 1.2 million square kilometers respectively of China's 9.6 million square kilometers.

4 Dec 2016 3:16 AM IST

Mr Iyer Goes to War by Ryan Lobo Bloomsbury, Rs 399

A compelling, humane story

Mr Iyer Goes to War is filled with witty characters, light humour and insightful quotes.

10 Dec 2016 2:02 AM IST

The princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher Bantam Press Hardcover 272, Rs 1,436

Book review: Carrie Fisher's The Princess Diarist not dishy enough

Fisher blames her hazy recall of the behind-the-scenes affair with Harrison Ford on the potent marijuana.

16 Dec 2016 1:47 AM IST