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Muskans library remains open between 5 pm and 7 pm every day with 20 to 25 kids coming in daily (Photo: Pixabay)

It is a fast train, it only goes slow

At the time, many have wondered at his decision, though others have followed in his footsteps.

7 Feb 2020 1:40 AM IST

Ernest Hemingway

KLF, where authors, readers mingle

The bells tolled on the Kozhikode (Calicut) beach for four days last week for a different reason.

24 Jan 2020 6:30 AM IST

E-books had certainly existed before the Kindle and other devices for they were an alternate form of publishing and for publishers, certain genres of publishing required the e-book format and now technology became an enabler. (Photo: Facebook screengrab, Representational)

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 IST

Anthony Comstock

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 IST

The national library reclaimed the manuscript on July 13 after it was spotted at an auction in London in April. (Photo: AP)

Drama in Madurai: The importance of feelings in learning

The great advantage with Father was that none of his workshops were ever the same, he always brought something new and...

13 Dec 2019 2:20 AM IST

Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, with Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo (aka Freda Bedi) at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, in 1971.

Liberation songs: Freda and the theris were not to be deterred

Gotami willingly accepted all the conditions and joined the Sangha happily thus beginning a long line of women monks...

29 Nov 2019 2:33 AM IST

E-books had certainly existed before the Kindle and other devices for they were an alternate form of publishing and for publishers, certain genres of publishing required the e-book format and now technology became an enabler. (Photo: Facebook screengrab, Representational)

Is your reading carnal or spiritual, for wisdom or comfort?

The emphasis therefore should be on the content' of reading and not on its format.

15 Nov 2019 2:07 AM IST

Heinrich Zimmer

India was Zimmer's muse, bedrock of his friendship with Jung

Jung's engagement with India culminated in a visit in 1938 where he saw the temples devoted to Kali.

1 Nov 2019 7:13 AM IST

Alf Layla and his flying carpet

Lesson of Arabian Nights: Your life hangs by a story

Storytelling stresses the commonality among epics the world over, of gods who intervene in human affairs and even take...

18 Oct 2019 1:36 AM IST

Miguel de Cervantes

Cervantes' friends thought he was deranged, burned his plays

Puchner is professor of drama and English and comparative literature at Harvard. He visited the Jaipur Literary Festival...

4 Oct 2019 2:58 AM IST

Mohan Das Pai have cautioned that dramatic shift in technology and artificial intelligence has created disruption in industries and posed a threat to humankind. (Representational image/ Pixabay image)

Would you date Alexa if she had a mind of her own?

In the last two decades, both artificial intelligence and robotics have developed significantly and seem to permeate all...

20 Sept 2019 2:19 AM IST

Leo Tolstoy, whose War and Peace sparked off a war of words in a courtroom.

Beware of that book on your shelf!

The book on one's shelf at home, somewhat innocuous and a source of pride and joy, is no longer so.

6 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST