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Rail tracks, objects, memory, history
My walking point started at the outer limit of Carnoules village, at times towards Aix, and on other days towards the lake village of Besse.
17 Jan 2020 2:23 AM
Asiatic Society’s 2019 Reprints: Looking back at a glorious past
The meticulous translations of Sanskrit, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Tibetan and other works opened up India’s past to the rest of the world.
17 Jan 2020 2:14 AM
Friends from Potterverse don’t live up to promise
With a silver lightening bolt as the centrepiece of its glossy white cover, Accidental Magic begins with great promise.
12 Jan 2020 2:03 AM
A novel-in-stories charts the secret life of a neighbourhood
At the mouth of the lane, hanging perilously from a wrought iron pole is a plaque the colour of midnight blue.
12 Jan 2020 2:01 AM
Fondly remembering the world’s last polymath
Serious students of genetics and medicine would no doubt still be exposed to Haldane’s work.
12 Jan 2020 1:56 AM
From non-alignment to ‘multi-alignment’
A “broader Asia” that broke away geographical boundaries is now beginning to take on a distinct form.
10 Jan 2020 3:57 AM
The book as we know it is dead, but long live reading!
The print book is a physical entity, a product and requires certain optimal conditions for its continuance.
10 Jan 2020 3:44 AM
The literary heaven
This event is almost like a tradition for a book lover residing in the capital every year and this year has been no different.
08 Jan 2020 12:22 AM
In the age of post-truths, what colour is your favourite lie?
The thing is, this all gets messy remarkably quickly, because of the sheer variety of ways there are of being wrong.
05 Jan 2020 2:29 AM
Big-hearted effort to give the Tamil dream its due
The Jallikattu protests in Chennai’s Marina Beach brought attention to, among other things, the plight of indigenous cattle.
05 Jan 2020 2:22 AM
Tender, funny memories of a mighty Amma
Murugan has mastered the art of making the ordinary extraordinary.
05 Jan 2020 2:17 AM
Call of the river, of Kashi and the burning ghats
The hotel itself is housed in a heritage property of the erstwhile family of the Muksudpur Tekari state of Bihar.
03 Jan 2020 3:17 AM
Towards human liberation through spirituality
An essential feature of Islamic philosophy is the spirit of sincere inquiry and continual learning.
03 Jan 2020 2:21 AM
Desi Mills and Boons author
An interview with Milan Vohra, the author of Our song, who specialises in the romance genre.
02 Jan 2020 12:34 AM
Partition trauma revisited!
Ravi Rai’s book The Tattoo on My Breast is a captivating love story set in the country’s most harrowing age.
02 Jan 2020 12:32 AM
Rereading A Suitable Boy during ‘unsuitable’ times
The thing with millennials is that they are usually quite tolerant of eccentricities — even encouraging of it at times.
31 Dec 2019 11:48 AM
Tongue-in-cheek, sophisticated or naughty – the title says it all
Beauvoir’s title was most apt for the book but sometimes, titles can be misleading.
27 Dec 2019 3:25 AM
Invisibility of Nehruvian idealism evident in India’s foreign policy
Nehru authored the fundamental stance of non-alignment in a climate of post-Second World War hostility between capitalism and Communism.
27 Dec 2019 3:21 AM
Flipkart’s story, and a ringside view of the startup world
Over the years, lots of newsprint has been used to report on the company’s journey.
22 Dec 2019 7:57 AM
Slim, fearless novel takes on the anomie of our times
Each character gets a “soliloquy” in their voice, only one.
22 Dec 2019 7:55 AM
Columns
Fifteen years after the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force, does the nation have more transparency or less?
The world is becoming aware of the double standards in Chinese propaganda, and for the first time it is taking steps to counter its moves
A recent opinion poll in the US suggests that some 28 per cent of Indian origin voters are leaning towards Trump and the rest are for Biden
Disney’s Mulan was billed as the 'cinematic adventure of the decade', securing Hollywood’s 'family friendly studio' access to Chinese market