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The government can only say you have every right to criticise any religion. Only thing is use logical not emotional arguments (Photo: PTI)

Author S L Bhyrappa wants freedom to question religion

He made the remarks while speaking about the banning of books and writings that offend religious feelings.

19 Jan 2017 4:49 PM IST

Rohan Joshi with Anuya and Sharin

For the love of books

As Books on Toast gets ready to host a quiz for bookworms in the city, Anuya Jakatdar talks about building a community...

29 March 2017 12:06 AM IST

The novel initiative started by a Delhi-based couple Shruti Sharma and Tarun Chauhan Books on the Delhi Metro has become a quite a rage with more and more people joining the cause.

Now, find and read books on Delhi Metro

Initiative by a couple allows you to borrow a book and return it.

8 July 2017 2:08 AM IST

Balli Kaur Jaswal

Crossing the taboo' line

Author Balli Kaur Jaswal explores the erotic fantasies of widows in a fictional anthology set in Southall.

26 March 2017 12:24 AM IST

The list also includes Pakistani authors Mohsin Hamid and Kamila Shamsie (Photo: AFP)

Arundhati Roy's comeback novel makes it to Man Booker longlist

Roy's second novel is among 13 others on the list and she is the only one to have won the prize previously.

27 July 2017 12:40 PM IST

From Inside The Steel Frame by Ashok Pandey, Palimpsest Publishers Rs 339

2016 was a year of books, books and more books

Gautam Padmanabhan, CEO, Westland Ltd finds 2016 as a year of steady growth at Westland.

30 Dec 2016 2:42 AM IST

Lata Mangeshkar

Many stages of Lata

The life of Lata Mangeshkar as a stage performer, right from her first concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

12 March 2017 1:38 AM IST

Reading at all places is a useful strategy (Photo: AFP)

You can read 200 books in the time spent on internet

Not being too picky and reading as much as possible can help read instead of spending time on social media.

13 Feb 2017 3:16 PM IST

He never got past primary school as a student, but is now dubbed The Lord of the Books, in demand from schools across the country. (Photo: AFP)

Colombian garbage man uses discarded books to make library

Jose Alberto Gutierrez said that he started collecting books when he realised that people were throwing them away.

6 Jun 2017 4:48 PM IST

Katie Bagli promises a summer session of quizzes, games, as well as creative outlets for kids imagination.

Not just a child's play

Katie, who's a passionate lover of nature & a freelance teacher, has penned books like Birds of Different Feathers &...

5 April 2017 12:15 AM IST

The idea for the initiative came to their mind when their self publishing arm The Write Place started getting a lot of talented young authors who would approach them to publish their books. (Photo: Pixabay)

A movement for making kids fall in love with reading

Children too have a short attention span as their days are packed with so much activity.

21 Dec 2017 11:27 PM IST

The idea for the initiative came to their mind when their self publishing arm The Write Place started getting a lot of talented young authors who would approach them to publish their books. (Photo: Pixabay)

Crossword announces jury shortlist for its 15th Raymond Crossword Book...

The list comprises of works by Shashi Tharoor, Namita Gokhale, Jerry Pinto and Ruskin Bond among others.

21 Dec 2017 2:35 PM IST