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Cover Page of The Illuminated by Anindita Ghose.

Book Review | Finely rendered study of grief offset by predictable...

The narrative deliciously dips into different times in the characters' lives, never disrupting the flow

29 Aug 2021 1:27 AM IST

Things didnt change after I joined Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune. The students too had never heard of the battle of Rezang La.

Book Review | Why I decided to pen down the story of Rezang La

In 2018, when the thought occurred to me about writing a book on the Rezang La battle, it came to me as an epiphany

16 Sept 2021 1:06 AM IST

The poem, Light of Asia, by Edwn Arnold has a curious life and journey of its own.

Ambedkar's Buddha inspires me more than Gandhi's: Jairam Ramesh

I connect more with Ambedkar's social revolutionary Buddha than Gandhi's spiritual teacher, says Jairam Ramesh

13 Sept 2021 6:47 PM IST

On December 16, 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army in the newly liberated Bangladesh. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Rare and inspiring accounts from the 1971 war theatres

A serious drawback for India is that for over 74 years since its independence, its actual history has not been taught in...

12 Sept 2021 2:32 AM IST

Since Dhondys title Fragments Against My Ruin, taken from The Waste Land, has been interpreted in many ways, one cant be sure of his precise meaning. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | An immigrant's progress and other scoops from Old...

Did Ronald Reagan really think after seeing Attenborough's film that Indira Gandhi was the Mahatma's daughter?

12 Sept 2021 2:30 AM IST

In a short story, where each word should move the story further, Potkar uses compression, striking a fine balance between what is revealed and what is concealed. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Smell the spirit of Bombay in the margins of these...

Potkar's book with its exquisite use of catalogue, language that soothes and stabs, and sharp observations, is a...

12 Sept 2021 1:28 AM IST