‘Ethnic literature can’t be ignored any more’
byNew Delhi: Ethnic literature can no longer be ignored as these reflected the country’s rich folk traditions and kept India’s diverse languages alive, says acclaimed…
Books
Writers dish out racy thrillers for Indian readers
byNew Delhi: Move over fine writing, thrillers are spurring creativity among new Indian authors. Critics say thrillers with Indian twists are fetching mega bucks in…
Book Review: Girls of Riyadh
byIf not anything, Girls of Riyadh does do one thing with absolute conviction: Tell the story of each and every girl born in Saudi…
Israeli writers share memories, literature, ideas
byNew Delhi: Two of Israel’s well-known women writers – Dorit Rabinyan and Sarai Shavit – lent a touch of foreign glamour to the Delhi…
Noor Inayat: International story with an Indian soul
byNew Delhi: Filmmakers Tabrez Noorani and Zafar Hai are bringing the story of “spy princess” Noor Inayat Khan on the big screen. The latter…
Aroon Raman could be India’s answer to Robert Ludlum
byNew Delhi: He turned a family company into the world’s largest transformer board manufacturer with a presence in 25 countries before divesting it to…
20 years on, being gay will be a non-issue: Wendell Rodricks
byNew Delhi: Twenty years on, being gay will be a non-issue, says Indian fashion guru Wendell Rodricks, who wants people to look at gay…
Ravi Subramanian, Indian banking’s John Grisham, goes digital with new book
byNew Delhi: With four incisive books, Ravi Subramanian has firmly established himself as the John Grisham of the Indian banking industry and is going…
Interview with Nandita Bose, author of ‘Tread Softly’
byIn conversation with Nandita Bose, author of Tread Softly on books, Indian Writing, and much more… Your debut novel, Tread Softly, is being received…
The Chetan Bhagat Phenomenon
byCome 2012, and Chetan Bhagat’s newest release, a series of selected essays previously published in newspapers as columns made their way to book stores…