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Maths maverick

Written on 23 Nov, 2011 at 11:49 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

USHA ARVIND on a new biography of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan... more

From charm to courage

Written on 10 Nov, 2011 at 10:01 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

Women writers from the subcontinent brought their stories to the Melbourne Writers’ Festival. CHITRA SUDARSHAN reports... more

A delicious offering

Written on 22 Oct, 2011 at 12:13 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

Tanveer Ahmed’s memoir covers aspects of his life with wit, compassion and understanding, leaving the reader with a craving for more, says FARRHA KHAN... more

Australia: walking a tightrope?

Written on 8 Jul, 2011 at 12:35 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

Two recently released books present interesting, albeit contrasting, views on the complex relation between environment and population, writes NOEL G DE SOUZA... more

Candid and compelling

Written on 8 Jul, 2011 at 11:54 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

Writer and journalist Vaasanthi’s Jayalalithaa: A Portrait traces the life of the Tamil Nadu political heavyweight, whereas former cricket administrator Malcolm Speed’s Sticky Wicket is an insider’s view on the game’s inner workings, writes CHITRA SUDERSHAN... more

Fighting cancer, but full of life

Written on 10 Jun, 2011 at 21:00 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

A book based on an oncologist’s journey with her patients reveals that pain often brings out the most beautiful side of human beings, Chitra Sudarshan writes... more

Kip’s trip

Written on 15 Feb, 2011 at 13:19 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

Jaspreet Singh’s book Chef chronicles the return of the prime character to Kashmir, and his unusual predicament that transcends the bounds of human relations By SHIVANGI AMBANI-GANDHI... more

The Bengal famine revisited

Written on 14 Jan, 2011 at 11:58 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

Australian writer Thomas Keneally’s book Three Famines draws interesting parallels between the Potato Famine of the 1840s in Ireland and the Bengal Famine of the 1940s, says NOEL G. DE SOUZA.... more

Challenge and charm in Coorg

Written on 6 Dec, 2010 at 12:05 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments

PAWAN LUTHRA reviews Sarita Mandanna’s debut novel that outlines the life of a feisty lady in the backdrop of the picturesque Coorg hills.... more