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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EPA/HO Brasilia, Feb 4 (IANS) A Brazilian judge has banned the publication of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography ‘Mein Kampf’ (My Struggle), ruling that it “incites intolerant practices” of social and religious groups against the Jews. Alberto…