By Vikas Datta Title: Pages from My Life; Author: Subhash Sethi; Publisher: Viva Books Private Ltd; Pages: 233; Price: Rs 495 He dreamed of becoming a chartered accountant but had to give up his ambition…
By Vikas Datta Confusingly complicated family relations, logical puzzles for intellectual betterment, problem-solving by, and through, imagination, the importance of choices, and the spinning on a basic tale through a number of episodes have a…
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), March 4 (IANS) Thousands of people from Kolhapur, political leaders, Dalit activists and scholars bade a tearful adieu to top Dalit litterateur Krishna Kirwale here on Saturday. Kirwale was killed over a minor…
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), March 4 (IANS) Thousands of people from Kolhapur, political leaders, Dalit activists and scholars bade a tearful adieu to top Dalit litterateur Krishna Kirwale here on Saturday. Kirwale was killed over a minor…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Odditorium; Author: David Bramwell & Jo Keeling; Publisher: Brewer’s/Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599 Who was the first ‘prominent’ American to publicly support Asian immigrants to the US, the…
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), March 4 (IANS) Thousands of people on Saturday gathered at the home of noted Dalit litterateur Krishna Kirwale, who was murdered by a carpenter over a petty financial matter. Police teams have swung…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Amid the myriad discordant voices on Kashmir, just when it seemed there is no end to the ongoing madness, comes a superbly illustrated book that is a…
By Saket Suman Dubai, March 3 (IANS) If Delhi Haat in India’s capital fascinates you with its offerings from all parts of the country, this iconic family destination and entertainment adda for adults brings together…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Former Bristol mayor and well-known architect George Ferguson slammed the Trump Tower coming up in Mumbai observing that the city needs to look at its own history and architects. At the…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Iranian architect Leila Araghian, chief architect and designer of the award-winning Tabiat Bridge, the largest pedestrian overpass built in Tehran, says she always picks up something new from late Indian architect…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A new batch of innovators, artists and writers on Friday began their fortnight long in-residence programme in Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official statement said. “Ten Innovation Scholars, two Writers and two…
Phnom Penh, March 3 (IANS) A hot-air balloon carrying eight foreign tourists over Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia made an emergency landing on Friday after it was hit by high winds, officials said. No injuries…
By Kishori Sud New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The media overplays the importance of awards that are won overseas by Indian artistes vis-a-vis honours received at home, says tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who has made…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Every religion has great tales to tell. Here is a book that brings together great fables of Hindu religion — from Panchatantra to Sai Baba — in a single book;…
By Nivedita Giri Title: Don’t Look Down; Author: Karishma Attari; Publisher: Penguin India; Pages: 282; Price: Rs. 299 What would you do if you had a secret to hide? A past you don’t want to…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Veteran actress Rekha has lent her voice to a dance narrative based on noted poet and Bollywood lyricist Gulzar’s “Kitni girhein kholi hain maine” for a fundraiser for rape survivors….
Damascus, March 1 (IANS) The Syrian Army captured the historic citadel of the country’s ancient oasis city of Palmyra on Wednesday, after battles with the Islamic State, a military source told Xinhua. The Syrian Army…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Artists Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher are all set to start staying at Rashtrapati Bhavan as artists-in-residence, it was announced on Wednesday. The two will be in residence from March…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) “Majestic work of art that celebrates the beauty of India,” Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is said to have remarked when Chef Vikas Khanna presented to her a copy of his…
Ahmedabad, March 1 (IANS) Popular Gujarati humourist Taarak Mehta, whose work inspired the hit Hindi sitcom “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah”, died here aged 88 on Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness, his family said….