The sound of Metal is turning into a requiem
By Anand Venkitachalam It was born in an era of protests. As young people took to the streets across Europe and the United States in the 1960s, challenging the norms set for generations, a little-known…
Art
Nanak, the apostle of oneness, compassion and ‘Charhdi Kala’
By Vikas Datta Title: Nanak – The Correspondent of the Ultimate; Author: Sumeet D. Aurora; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399 In every age, when humanity becomes mired in gross materialism, ritualistic faith…
Poet-diplomat’s Earth Anthem enlivened by maestro L. Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Brasilia, June 6 (IANS) An Earth Anthem penned by poet-diplomat Abhay K., put to music by maestro L. Subramaniam and sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy, was launched in Brasilia on World Environment Day. On the occasion,…
Authors Neelakantan, Satpathy to be honoured with Kalinga Awards
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Popular writer Anand Neelakantan, Odia poet Haraprasad Das and author Paramita Satpathy were on Tuesday announced winners of the Kalinga Literary Awards. Tje Kalinga International Literary Award, Kalinga Literary Youth…
The Secret of Jahanara Begum
By Arundhati Roy (One of the most anticipated novels of 2017, “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” will hit the bookstands across India on Tuesday, June 6. The novel comes 20 years after the author’s “The…
Bob Dylan delivers his Nobel Lecture
Stockholm, June 6 (IANS) Legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan delivered his Nobel Lecture to the Swedish Academy in the form of an audio file on Monday. Dylan, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature,…
The sub-atomic forces and processes enabling our hi-tech lives
By Vikas Datta Title: The Physics of Everyday Things – The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day; Author: James Kakalios; Publisher: Crown Publishing; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599 Oscillatory motion, capacitors, potential difference, disordered semiconductors,…
Lost temple discovered after 1,000 years in China
Beijing, June 4 (IANS) Archaeologists have excavated a temple in China’s Chengdu city, around 1,000 years after it was deemed to have been lost, officials said on Sunday. The Fugan temple lasted from the Eastern…
Of neediness and inequity: Three reasons behind poverty in India
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who is currently a professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University, spent long periods in distant villages…
An Incredible Indian Wonderland – and its astonishing origin
By Vikas Datta It began as a literary hoax in 19th century Lucknow but this massive triumph of Indian imagination went on to have greater cultural impact — even beyond the subcontinent — than envisaged…
How a once shy girl became Tamil Nadu’s ‘Amma’ (Book Review) (With Image)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Jayalalithaa – A Journey; Authors: Papri Sri Raman and Renu Kaul Verma; Publishers: Vitasta; Pages: 200; Price: Rs 3,995 How did a beautiful, doe-eyed woman of the 1970s become one…
Against all odds: The extraordinary life of Sonal Mansingh (Book Review)
By Saket Suman Book: Sonal Mansingh – A Life Like No Other; Author: Sujata Prasad; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 220; Price: Rs 599 Few Indian classical dancers have risen to such fame and glory as the…
The audacious patriots who sabotaged the Nazi nuclear project (Book Review) (With Image)
By Vikas Datta Title: The Winter Fortress; Author: Neal Bascomb; Publisher: Head of Zeus; Pages: 399; Price: Rs 499 Would the Second World War have ended the same way if Hitler’s Germany had developed an…
Karunakaran was ‘biggest loser’, reveals new book on ISRO spy case
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) A new book on the infamous 1994 ISRO spy case written by then investigating officer reveals that the then Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, who had to quit in 1995, was the…
Hindu-Muslim amity marks Khir Bhawani festival in J&K
Srinagar, June 2 (IANS) Despite dismally low attendance, the popular Khir Bhawani festival in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the usual communal amity as local Muslims welcomed the Kashmiri Pandit devotees with milk when they reached…
Wines from Sula Vineyards enter Russian market
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Leading Indian wine company Sula Vineyards has announced the launch of its produce in Russia. India’s first wine producer to enter the Russian market, Sula has over 65 per cent…
Debutante writer captures our apathy towards maids (Book Review) (With Images)
By Saket Suman (Book: Maid In India; Author: Tripti Lahiri; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 314; Price: Rs 599) Do you have a domestic help at home to assist your family with household chores? When was the…
Of stolen books, horrors of bondage, dark secrets and love across the border
Of stolen books, horrors of bondage, dark secrets and love across the border (IANS Books This Weekend) New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Discover the dark business of stolen books and manuscripts and the FBI’s attempts…
Full moon fest at Andhra’s Kurnool from June 9
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) A three-day maiden full moon festival will be held in a rock garden near Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool from June 9 for tourists and visitors from Bengaluru in Karnataka and Hyderabad in…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s new book published after 100 years
London, June 1 (IANS) A new book by ‘Lord of the Rings’ author J.R.R. Tolkien is going on sale 100 years after it was first conceived, the media reported. ‘Beren and L?thien’ has been described…