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Its All in the Planets by Preeti Shenoy Westland, Rs 225

Book review: Our lives, our stars

The book sends out the message that our lives are pre-ordained, that we are all here to fulfil certain karmic...

26 Feb 2017 1:40 AM IST

Hit for a Six by Payal Dhar, Rupa, Rs 195

Nail-biting mystery for young readers

As the author says, Hit For A Six is for six to 16-year-olds; for new readers as well as the bookworms. The plot is good...

24 Dec 2017 1:08 AM IST

Through The Eyes of a Cinematographer by Devapriya Sanyal, HarperCollins, Rs 299

A tribute to the art of a cinematographer

It is more like a little primer for lay readers rather than an exhaustive probe into the intricate craft of...

24 Dec 2017 1:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the Independence Day speech on August 15 in New Delhi.

Book review: Decoding Modi's feats and incentives

This book is about Mr Modi and the inclusive transformation he has wrought in governing India.

30 Jun 2017 12:30 AM IST

Mohanaswamy by Vasudhendra, translated by Rashmi Terdal HarperCollins, Rs 399

Book review: To be gay and sad in small-town India

The story Bed Bug is about his friend Shankar Gowda, a transsexual treated like dirt by the same heterosexual men.

5 Feb 2017 12:55 AM IST

Just the way a mother slips in some healthy vegetables in the tiffin of her child, Pattanaik sprinkles the lesson of Dharma (a tough topic to teach children) throughout the book for kids.

Explaining dharma to young children

Pattanaik deals with the facts with gentle brush strokes, lending the book a smooth flow.

3 Dec 2017 1:05 AM IST

The Flavour of Spice is a book focused on the spices used most often in Indian cooking, tracing their history as far back as possible, and investigating their mysteries deeply.

A book born out of curiosity over spices

Reshii eventually solved the kalpasi mystery, but it is her descriptions of situations like this that make her book so...

3 Dec 2017 1:02 AM IST

The travelling belly By Kalyan Karmakar, Hachette India pp 282, Rs 290

Blogger Kalyan trails best of Indian street food in his book

Titled The Travelling Belly the book penned by food blogger Kalyan Karmakar is a delectable journey across 11 Indian...

10 Feb 2017 2:23 AM IST

The Day Grandfather Tickled a Tiger by Ruskin Bond Penguin Random House, Rs 175

Book review: Forge a bond with animals and nature

The theme of the books is perfect for the age groups of seven and eight.

23 April 2017 2:08 AM IST

The Holy Woman by Qaisra Shahraz Tara India Research Press, Rs 395

Book review: A feminist, conditions applied'...

The book is all about izzat, mother's tears, father's pride, a child who needs a mother, a mother who needs the company...

25 Jun 2017 12:57 AM IST

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