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Philosopher Isaiah Berlin, who helped publish Pasternaks greatest work.

When Dr Zhivago was smuggled out of Russia

In reality, the book was Berlin's critique of Tolstoy and his view of history.

8 March 2019 12:29 AM IST

Rightfully, English is not only an international language now but people of other countries in the Commonwealth and elsewhere have adopted it as their official language.

How the OED became ubiquitous in Indian homes

English dictionaries can broadly be divided into two broad categories the vocabulary dictionaries and the dictionaries...

22 Feb 2019 1:54 AM IST

Perumal Murugan

There's a Perumal Murugan in all of us

The keynote address by the Assamese writer Dhruba Jyoti Borah underscored that literature must be free from any kind of...

8 Feb 2019 1:18 AM IST

While the Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER) by the NGO Pratham among rural children makes for depressing reading each year, the learning outcomes of the children enrolled in CBSE schools were none too good either.

Why we need a good alternative to the board exams

Over the years, there have been reams written on what ails our school educational system and what needs to be done by...

25 Jan 2019 1:36 AM IST

Inside the Kabul Public Library

A library can be a boon for Afghanistan's children

The history of imperial conquests shows that one of the first places of attack of the invading Army is the library.

11 Jan 2019 12:50 AM IST

A view of Shillong

In Shillong, friends at a time of conflict

The agitation against illegal foreign immigrants in Assam in the 1970s had its echoes in Shillong as well.

28 Dec 2018 12:33 AM IST

In referring to hot dogs, the term dog is a reference to the sausage but not to its contents

No more flogging a dead horse

Hamzah believes that the increased awareness of vegan issues will filter through consciousness to produce new modes of...

14 Dec 2018 6:30 AM IST

The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.

Gilkey, whose love for books became an obsession

Gilkey committed his first crime at the age of nine or 10 where he quietly shoplifted a baseball catcher's mitt.

30 Nov 2018 1:03 AM IST

The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.

Book hand-sellers are as rare as ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas'

The values inherent in books are not immediately discernible and it requires a book-lover to discover them.

16 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

The Oxford English Dictionary

The making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Another new word is the adjective bongga,â€ which means extravagant, flamboyant, impressive, stylish or excellent.

2 Nov 2018 12:47 AM IST

Queen Elizabeth II speaking to Sridhar Balan at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi in 1997.

Discovering the Queen's love for books

One of the highlights in the Queen's itinerary was the inauguration of the Indo-British Participation and Summit Meeting...

12 Oct 2018 12:26 AM IST

Wanted: A Gawande to govern healthcare

Gawande says all learned occupations have a definition of professionalism - a code of conduct.

28 Sept 2018 1:21 AM IST