Mad rage percentage education
byTravelling in a train recently, I found myself staring at a Punjabi family with three kids sitting all around me. As expected, the woman…
Books
A Night Of Storms, a critique by Dr Mallikarjun
byDr. Mallikarjun Patil Reader, Dept of English Karnatak University, Dharwad-580 003 P.C.K. Prem’s third novel A Night of Storms is a psychological novel. It…
Tantra- fast paced action in a dark world (Book Review)
byWhat makes a book successful? Is it the content? Is it aggressive marketing? Spreading the word? A favorable recommendation on social networking sites? A…
Students elections at stake in violence hit Himachal Preadesh University
byShimla: A restive and uneasy calm prevails at Himachal Pradesh University as both students political activity and violence has died down after the university…
The world is becoming a shopping centre: Jeffrey Archer
byNew Delhi (IANS) India remains an inspiration for acclaimed British novelist and short story writer Jeffrey Archer with its “manic pace, more than 50…
‘Midnight’s Children’ to kick off New York Indian Film Festival
byNew York (IANS) The 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will kick off April 10 with an exclusive screening of acclaimed director Deepa…
Powerful Fiction – a linear link to economic systems
byYes, “In Communism, you’d threaten a dog into compliance, while in capitalism obedience is obtained through bribes.” This is how Adam Johnson describes the…
Sri Lanka’s war – A tale of horror (Book Review)
byIf even half of what Frances Harrison has uncovered about what the Sri Lankan state did to crush the Tamil Tigers is true, then…
Why spirit can never be conquered (Book Review)
byThis is an inspirational book written with honesty and humility. Now an angle therapist, author Lipa Rath did not believe in God until she…
Paresh Rawal to turn writer in future
byMumbai: Paresh Rawal, who has proved his mettle as an versatile actor, now wants to try his hand at writing. Film direction, however, is not…