Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) A Pakistani newspaper on Thursday hailed as “a welcome development” the Lahore High Court’s ruling striking down a ban on broadcast of Indian TV shows on private television channels. “It is…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Devi’s Emerald; Author: Ruzbeh Nari Bharucha; Publishers: Vakils Feffer and Simons Pvt Ltd and Vishnu Sadanand Memorial Foundation; Pages: 274; Price: Rs 500. Title: Devi’s Grace; Authors: Karen Rajesh and…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Tobacconist; Author: Robert Seethaler/Charlotte Collins (translator); Publisher: Picador/Pan Macmillan; Pages: 234; Price: Rs 399 Vienna, the city of melodious music, baroque art and architecture, intellectual ferment, and exuberant — and…
Darjeeling, July 19 (IANS) The colonial era Raj Rajeswari hall, burnt down on Wednesday by alleged pro-Gorkhaland activists, was a heritage structure in the heart of northern West Bengal’s Kurseong town that was graced through…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Bestselling author Durjoy Duttas popular novel “World`s Best Boyfriend” — a heart-touching story about love, friendship, betrayal and hatred that exists between the two central characters — will soon be…
By Vishal Gulati Thimphu (Bhutan), July 19 (IANS) He knows travel is the best teacher and when the destination is spirituality, the experience is more than just sightseeing. It helps you pack young and vibrant…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The greatest challenge for a short story writer, says one of the foremost names in the field — who might not be too well known in India…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Ponty Chadha, Sheena Bora, Jiah Khan, Sunanda Pushkar, Rizwanur Rahman and Neeraj Grover — the connecting factor for each of these high-profile personalities is the unsolved mystery…
Bhubaneswar, July 18 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a proposal to recommend to the Centre to declare Paika Rebellion of 1817 as the First War of Independence…
By Vikas Datta With a major plot of hers being women’s dependence on an advantageous marriage to secure social standing and economic security, Jane Austen’s works can strike a chord with readers in patriarchial societies…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Ragas are one of the most prominent musical heritages of India but one always falls short of expressions for explaining this terminology. An eminent musicologist has now described ragas as…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Midnight Watch; Author: David Dyer; Publisher: Atlantic Books; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 499 The unsinkable ship didn’t live up to its reputation — except in popular culture. It has been…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee was handed over the first copy of the book ‘Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives compiled by Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor of…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The hill town of Darjeeling in West Bengal, which is in the news for a separate Gorkhaland agitation, was one of the points of origin of the Nepali publishing industry in…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Politician and Commonwealth Writers’ Prize winner Shashi Tharoor and acclaimed film director and writer Imtiaz Ali, among a host of others, will also feature at the Mountain Echoes literary festival,…
By Vikas Datta Title: Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone Witch; Author: Anuja Chandramouli; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 320; Price: Rs 299 Averting an apocalypse is no easy task even for the mortal deputy…
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) The ‘Bonalu’ festival, reflecting Telangana’s rich culture and traditions, was celebrated with gaiety here on Sunday with thousands of devotees participating in the festivities. Devotees including large number of women thronged…
Santiago, July 16 (IANS) The actor who portrays Chile’s foremost poet in “Neruda” said here that he was not surprised by Chileans’ negative reaction to the film. “I always knew that ‘Neruda’ was going to…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Fiction and nonfiction, the two conventional genres of literature, are distinct in their narratives, structure and style. But acclaimed writer Amitava Kumar has challenged this “fixed distinction”…
By Vikas Datta Bullets flying as gunmen confront each other in the streets or saloons, cowboys lassoing cattle on sprawling ranches across a starkly beautiful panorama, wagon-borne pioneers riding across boundless plains with a worried…