Delicious news for Indian chocolate lovers
A new contest in India celebrates the golden jubilee of Roald Dahl's classic
Ind V Aus through the ages
Sydney-based historian Kersi Meher-Homji’s latest book is a must-read for cricket fans
Book Review: White Tears Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
Ruby Hamad's White Tears Brown Scars is an informative and compelling read. In this work, Hamad lays bare inconvenient truths that seek to inspire reflection in readers and which provide a framework from which to contemplate history,...
Sahitya Akademi awardee novelist Kiran Nagarkar passes away
Acclaimed English-Marathi journalist and writer Kiran Nagarkar died here on Thursday after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 77.
He had been admitted for treatment of brain haemorrhage to a private hospital where...
Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island review: Magic of the Bonduki story
Gun Island
By Amitav Ghosh
Journeys to distant lands, migration and ancient connections between civilisations are recurring themes in Amitav Ghosh's books. His latest offering, Gun Island, is a story of travel and migrations, overlaid with...
Diwali books for kids: Illustrations, characters and activity based reads
Listicle of a variety of books based around Diwali. Sometimes it is a straightforward retelling of tales or the activities on and before Diwali day
Adelaide’s Jaipur Literature Fest, 2019 was a star-studded affair
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Literature Festival nuggets
Scottish writer William Dalrymple traces his family back to Mughal princess Noorjehan, but also has some Brahmin blood in his...
Sikh Heritage: A succinct and delightfully-photographed glimpse into the Sikh community
There have been plenty of books on Sikhs, their valour, their customs and their culture, but what makes Sikh Heritage: A History Of Valour And Devotion standout is that it encompasses not...
East meets west parenting in ...
The foreword by Prof Perminder Sachdev, Scientia Professor at the UNSW, gives you a glimpse of what to expect from Dr Shail Chaturvedi’s latest parenting book Raising a Child. Dr Sachdev writes,...
Suketu Mehta jots down an immigrant’s manifesto
This is our land by Suketu Mehta
People have migrated through the ages, in search of greener pastures, more abundant food sources, better climatic conditions, and after...