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over image of the book Diamonds are Forever, So are Morals by Govind Dholakia. (By Arrangement)

Book Excerpt | How visiting Antwerp and keeping my word transformed my...

Before it was known for its diamonds, Antwerp was the most important trading and financial centre in Western Europe

1 May 2022 12:35 AM IST

Cover image of the book Bose: The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist by Chandrachur Ghose. (By Arrangement)

book Review | Relook at Netaji, the inconvenient one who made all the...

After all, he did more in two decades than most other heroes achieved in a lifetime

1 May 2022 12:26 AM IST

Cover image of the book Aligarh Muslim University: The Making of the Modern Indian Muslim by Mohammed Wajihuddin. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Biography of AMU reflects quest of the Indian Muslim

The book's everlasting impact on a young reader like me lies in the part that describes the struggles for any creative...

1 May 2022 12:23 AM IST

Cover Imagr of the book Blue Sky, White Cloud: Three Novellas by Nirmal Ghosh . (By Arrangement)

Book excerpt | Walking through the Indo-Malaysian rainforests infested...

Deben knew there was a strange trust between them, and he was secretly pleased when the villagers teased him about his...

24 April 2022 12:57 AM IST

Cover image of the book Gandhis Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India by Dhirendra Jha. (by Arrangement)

Book Review | Good journalism shows difference between history,...

Jha traces the journey of Gandhi's killer from the latter's childhood in a story-telling format

24 April 2022 12:57 AM IST

Cover Imsge of the book, Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Lesbian girl's family drama let down by plot device

Nawaaz Ahmed has a gift for the language that will likely brighten with usage, as he grows in simplicity and wisdom

24 April 2022 12:43 AM IST

Cover Image of the book Why Dont You Write Something I Might Read? Reading, Writing and Arrhythmia by Suresh Menon. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Of writers, ghostwriters and the magic of written words

This book is the result of a sportswriter turning his lens on to literature

17 April 2022 12:44 AM IST

Cover Image of the book A Dust Storm in Delhi by Meena Arora Nayak. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | A Sultan who made schoolgirls proud

Meena Arora Nayak has added flesh, bones, and a magnetic personality to Sultan Razziat in this enthralling work of...

17 April 2022 12:31 AM IST

Cover Image of the book Shes Unlikeable And Other Lies That Bring Women Down by Aparna Shewakramani. (By Arrangement)

Book Excerpt | Isn't audience to blame for consuming lies spread on...

I did have my voice and an ability to share my version of reality with the media and on my own social media platforms

17 April 2022 12:10 AM IST

Cover image of Hawk and Hyena: What Really Happened to the Serpent by Farrukh Dhondy. (Twitter)

Book Review | A colourful, noir biography of first celebrity criminal...

Many among today's younger generation would not even have heard of the man

10 April 2022 12:37 AM IST

Cover Image of Scenography: An Indian Perspective by Satyabrata Rout. (Twitter)

Book Review | Indian theatre's silent but astonishing contribution to...

It will interest the reader to find out about the various kinds of stages, meant to be chosen as per acoustics and...

10 April 2022 12:31 AM IST

over image of the book Vultures by Dalpat Chauhan. (Twitter)

Book Review | Unflinching look at custom and caste

Never has a book affected me as much as Vultures did

10 April 2022 12:15 AM IST