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Roses in the Fire of Spring: Better Roses for a Warming World & Other Garden Adventures

Book Review | The Viraraghavans of Kodaikanal and their zany roses

'Roses in the Fire of Spring' is both a tribute and documentation of the work of two intrepid rosarians

25 Jun 2023 12:43 AM IST

Established in 1923, Gita Press is one of the worlds largest publishers, having published 41.7 crore books in 14 languages, including 16.21 crore Shrimad Bhagvad Gita. (ANI)

Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 to be conferred on Gita Press

Gita Press is one of the world's largest publishers, having published 41.7 crore books in 14 languages

19 Jun 2023 12:52 AM IST

Cover photo of Elephantam Misophantam by Vinoy Thomas. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Elephant fable packs an environment message

This story of good and evil is also the story of finding one's hidden strength in the midst of trying times.

18 Jun 2023 7:04 AM IST

Cover photo of Anaximander and the Nature of Science by Carlo Rovelli. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | The pioneering and pivotal thought of Anaximander

Rovelli makes it clear from the beginning that this book is not the history of the discoveries of Anaximander.

18 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Cover photo of Old Babes in the Wood: Stories by Margaret Atwood. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Vintage Atwood in 7 elegant sketches of family, loss!

Old Babes in the Wood is at its shimmering best in a set of linked stories about a couple, Nell and Tig.

18 Jun 2023 12:03 AM IST

Cover photo of Prahar: The Singing Clock by Pravin Godkhindi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A refreshingly original fiction on power of ragas

The short easy read is a mere 137 pages, but laudably, refreshingly original.

4 Jun 2023 12:41 AM IST

Cover photo of Song of the Golden Sparrow by Nilanjan P. Choudhury. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Convention-bound aesthetic, too many subplots clutter up...

Historically significant characters flit in and out of the book.

4 Jun 2023 12:37 AM IST

Cover photo of The Forever Prisoner: The Full and Searing Account of the CIAs Most Controversial Covert Program. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | The Guantanamo trauma and Abu Zubaydah's unbearable...

Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are two of the world's best known investigative writers with several acclaimed books...

4 Jun 2023 12:31 AM IST

Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open eyes

Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open...

The special thing is that from the facts before him, Lambah has produced a new way of seeing.

28 May 2023 12:46 AM IST

Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine Villa...

Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine...

Wajid puts her heroines through emotional turmoil. The writing is decent with good surprise twists in the plot that take...

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

The credit for discovering' Krishnagopal Mallick goes to university professor and novelist Niladri R. Chatterjee

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Cover photo of Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love by Mike Pompeo. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Trump's strong right arm packed a punch when it came to...

Pompeo admits that his China policy was not as successful as he might have hoped & maintains the efforts to contain...

21 May 2023 12:33 AM IST