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Book review | Diamantaire’s fragmentary memoir tells of his resolve & humanity
Diamonds are Forever, however, has its appeal despite its shortcomings
29 May 2022 6:26 AM
Book review | Women need the facts on how to identify a Parsi
The DNA ancestry report of Parsis in India differs considerably from those of Iranians and Iranian Zoroastrians, reveals the author
29 May 2022 1:37 AM
Book Review | Why the ‘hardest’ journalism is exactly what matters most
Rather than fix our data collection problems, the pandemic only made them worse
29 May 2022 12:49 AM
Book excerpt | This in-between space of destruction and desire
Excerpted from 'The Black Magic Women: Stories from Northeast India', short story titled 'Mayur Vihar'
22 May 2022 2:06 AM
Book Review | History of Indian nation-building from the standpoint of Rahul Bajaj
There are three ways to understand the country’s journey — textbooks, history books and biographies of well-known personalities
22 May 2022 1:20 AM
Book Review | Of death’s grim reapers, their wishes, hurts and revelations
James' 7th novel, and 2nd to be translated into English, is a deep meditation on time and the chaos that ensues when it is annihilated
22 May 2022 1:04 AM
Book excerpt | When inexplicable things, strangely, don’t happen only to others...
I raised my hand to wave her goodbye, but grabbed my arm and pulled me closer
15 May 2022 12:42 AM
Book Review | Chronicle of a ‘normal’ murder, foretold staggeringly
While the theme may seem predictable, crime & retribution, it unfolds in surprising ways and that ultimately, is the strength of this novel
15 May 2022 12:41 AM
Book Review | Soulful debut holds mirror to fragile mom-daughter tie
The mirror is not just a something to see one’s reflection in, it’s also symbolic of looking deep into one’s soul
08 May 2022 11:59 AM
Sridhar Balan | Raising a toast to the golden storytelling legacy of Tbilisi
Each toast no doubt comprised a story about the happy couple
08 May 2022 11:41 AM
Book Review | In praise of Modi’s calibrated risk-taking on the security front
The author sees PM Modi as the man of the hour, the man of destiny, who has completely altered India’s security and strategic perspective
08 May 2022 11:31 AM
Book Review | Soulful debut holds mirror to fragile mom-daughter tie
The main character Noomi Wadia is a sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, bright Parsi woman
08 May 2022 11:22 AM
Raising a toast to the golden storytelling legacy of Tbilisi
The world book capital was an initiative started by Unesco in 2001 after the idea was mooted first in Madrid in 1995
08 May 2022 11:13 AM
Book Review | Joining the dots to complete Partition puzzle
Whatever it resulted in was a course of events for which India is dearly paying till date
01 May 2022 12:55 AM
Book Excerpt | How visiting Antwerp and keeping my word transformed my life
Before it was known for its diamonds, Antwerp was the most important trading and financial centre in Western Europe
01 May 2022 12:35 AM
book Review | Relook at Netaji, the inconvenient one who made all the hard choices
After all, he did more in two decades than most other heroes achieved in a lifetime
01 May 2022 12:26 AM
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 mind
01 May 2022 12:23 AM
Book excerpt | Walking through the Indo-Malaysian rainforests infested by humans
Deben knew there was a strange trust between them, and he was secretly pleased when the villagers teased him about his elephant
24 Apr 2022 12:57 AM
Book Review | Good journalism shows difference between history, Hindutva legend
Jha traces the journey of Gandhi’s killer from the latter’s childhood in a story-telling format
24 Apr 2022 12:57 AM
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 Apr 2022 12:43 AM
Columns
Political discourse swirls around the dilemma of wealth tax policy in India
Chief Minister's minimalist approach leaves key commissions vacant
Critique of exam-centric education system urges for reforms to preserve childhood and promote holistic learning
Amid Foreign Policy Successes, China's Assertiveness Remains Conspicuously Absent from Political Discourse