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OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | ‘Wokery’, diversity face rising attacks; Bard’s Stratford is being ‘decolonised’ | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | ‘Wokery’, diversity face rising attacks;...

This is the sort of declaration that could be classed as wokery. It’s fairly harmless. I think it means that they intend...

11 April 2025 11:19 PM IST

The symbol, a triangle with a struck-through circle in it has become one of the most recognisable motifs from the franchise. (Photo: AP)

Secret behind symbol of Deathly Hallows revealed by author

The symbol, a triangle with a struck-through circle in it has become one of the most recognisable motifs from the...

31 Oct 2017 11:21 AM IST

A book is both a long simmer and a quick boil

A book is both a long simmer and a quick boil'

I love Elizabeth Bennett, Harry Potter and Anna Karenina but my favourite character in fiction is Psmith.

31 Jan 2018 12:10 AM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

Trump's invitation to royal wedding still uncertain

Tennis star Serena Williams and even Trump's political enemy Barack Obama are rumoured to be on the shortlist.

13 Jan 2018 4:18 PM IST

Youngsters in the city cosplayed to celebrate Harry Potters birthday

Potter's magical world

Thanks to the immense pull of the Harry Potter series, its marketing, movies and world of mouth, that made the book in...

31 July 2018 12:00 AM IST

The Harry Potter author is otherwise known for her liberal political view. (Photo: AP)

JK Rowling criticised for controversial transgender comments

Author JK Rowling draws criticism for transgender comments.

20 Dec 2019 11:57 AM IST

The suite was previously known as the Tweed Suite but this luxurious room was renamed to the JK Rowling Suite. (Photo: Pixabay)

Relive the magic of Harry Potter in this Edinburgh hotel suite

The suite that JK Rowling stayed at in The Balmoral is open to fans to stay in too.

31 July 2019 5:53 PM IST

Popular fictional works like Harry Potter will soon be officially part of the ICSE syllabus. (Photo: AP)

US school bans 'Harry Potter' series due to 'curses and spells'

The students of the school will no longer have access to the famed book series after they were banned and removed from...

3 Sept 2019 8:35 AM IST

$J.K. Rowling poses for the media at the world premiere of the film \Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald\ in Paris. (AP File)$ Newsmakers

JK Rowling returns her Kennedy human rights award after transphobic'...

'The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to trans people,' Rowling...

29 Aug 2020 10:43 AM IST

$J.K. Rowling poses for the media at the world premiere of the film \Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald\ in Paris. (AP File)$ Opinion

Kishwar Desai | Nigel Farage gets uncancelled'; no such hope for J.K....

If the cancel culture becomes a global movement then one wonders if, one day soon, her books can be even be published...

7 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

Meghans brother,Tom Jr and sister, Samantha Grant say they have not been invited to the wedding. (Photo: AFP)

UK Vogue names 'campaigning feminist' Meghan Markle among top...

Other names to make the list of influential women include human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.

31 May 2018 7:46 PM IST

Harry Potters broom

Three new Harry Potter books set to release before Christmas

While not written by JK Rowling, they still look like magical offerings that will tickle the collector's bone in any...

3 Sept 2018 10:33 AM IST