How Doujin Became a Global Reading Trend
Why are so many readers now talking about doujin, sharing it online, and adding it to their regular reading habits? The answer is not limited to one reason. Doujin grew because it gave readers something…
Literature
NDA-BJP in lead, marginal seats will decide victory margin: IANS-CVOTER Poll Tracker-I
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) There are 167 marginal seats that will decide the extent of victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as deductions from poll arithmetic show…
Capturing the degeneration of Bengal and tales of personal experiences
Read the translated work of a self-declared anti-writer who uses montages and other cinematic techniques for his stories and a teacher’s memoir that takes the reader down memory lane of unconditional support from his students….
‘Digital technology, high prices of books taking away readers’
Agra, Feb 24 (IANS) Development of digital technology and costly books had made fewer and fewer people to take to reading at present, speakers at a literary conference organised by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department…
Dara Shikoh’s library testimony to intellectualism: Experts
Agra, Feb 23 (IANS) The library of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s eldest son Dara Shikoh was once a popular meeting point of scholars, writers and religious leaders and stands as a testimony to the high…
Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of printed books
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) With less than a week left until the end of Bangladesh’s largest month-long annual book fair, thousands of all ages are still flocking daily to see and buy new books. The…
How to make a success of your brand: Lessons from the real world
By Aparajita Gupta Title: Storm the Norm; Editor: Anisha Motwani; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 283; Price: Rs.500 Branding is the biggest buzzword for any product to thrive, or even survive. But how does one create a…
25 years later, five Kashmiri women bring back focus on Kunan-Poshpora incident
The book which talks about reopening the case and documents the legal struggle faced by the survivors has been written by five women writers – Samreen Mushtaq, Ifrah Butt, Essar Batool, Natasha Rather and Munaza…
Modi pays tribute to Sant Ravidas on his jayanti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to the mystic poet, Sant Ravidas on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti, the birth anniversary…
Revisiting the legacy of free India’s founding fathers
By Vikas Datta Title: Understanding the Founding Fathers – An Enquiry into the Indian Republic’s Beginnings; Author: Rajmohan Gandhi; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 160; Price: Rs.299 Political leaders are never fated to be left…
Harper Lee, Umberto Eco and their heroes’ relevance for India
Harper Lee’s iconic lawyer character Atticus Finch By Vikas Datta Besides that both were authors, and both died in the last couple of days, there seems nothing common between a reclusive American and an outgoing…
‘The Name of the Rose’ author Umberto Eco dead
London, Feb 20 (IANS) Italian academician-cum-bestselling novelist Umberto Eco, best known for acclaimed novels “The Name of the Rose” and “Foucault’s Pendulum”, has died, reports said on Saturday. He was 84. His family announced he…
American author Harper Lee dead
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Harper Lee, the author of the acclaimed “To Kill A Mockingbird” about racial injustice in a small town in the American south, died on Friday, reports said. She was 89. The…
Honour ended slavery but also caused ‘honour’ killings: Ghanaian philosopher Kwame Appiah (With Image)
Kwame Anthony Appiah. (Princeton University) By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Honour differs from morality in not being intrinsically good or bad but can create a sense of shame which lead to positive…
‘World’s Most Vibrant Cities Are British Empire’s Real Legacy’
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Debates on the British Empire’s legacy gets sidetracked on whether it was “good” or “bad”, instead of focussing on its enduring effects such as shaping many vibrant cities across the…
Sahitya Akademi Awards Presented to 24 Indian Authors
New Delhi: Eminent writers attends the Sahitya Akademi Award 2015 in New Delhi on Feb 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Twenty-four eminent authors writing in as many Indian languages were felicitated…
Former DU Lecturer SAR Geelani Arrested in Sedition Case
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Former Delhi University lecturer SAR Geelani was arrested today on sedition and other charges in connection with an event here in which anti-India slogans were raised, police said. “Geelani was…
Who Is ‘The Perfect Candidate’, Wonders Indian-American Author
By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) An Indian-American author of a new novel about a former spy-turned-politician has a piece of advice for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump: “Veer to the centre, and pick…
Jnanpith Award Winner O.N.V. Kurup Dead
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) Jnanpith Award winner and renowned Malayali poet and lyricist O.N.V. Kurup died at a hospital here on Saturday, his family said. He was 84. Popularly known as O.N.V., he was suffering…
Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang Passes Away
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Well-known cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who was suffering from a brain tumour passed away on Saturday, his family said. He would have turned 56 on February 26. Tailang’s daughter Aditi told…