New Delhi: Many people have asked us why reinvestigate a kidnapping from 1995 when there are many more recent incidents, horrific and baffling, that remain unsolved? There are several reasons. For me, (and for Benazir Bhutto with whom we discussed the Kashmir kidnapping many times as it had struck such a chord with her as Prime Minister) it was a watershed, a point at which the West witnessed for the...
02:50 PM, May 15, 2012
Srinagar: The opposition PDP on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir had become a victim of trust deficit between people of the state and rest of the country and the gap had to be bridged to facilitate a lasting solution to the problem. "Efforts have to be redoubled to remove apprehensions on both sides that have marred chances of reconciliation," PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said. It was unfortunate that over...
04:03 AM, May 14, 2012
'Em and the Big Hoom' by Jerry Pinto may be positioned as a book about a mother's descent into madness, but at the core to me, it was the story of a family. Not dysfunctional as much as a family thrown together in a circumstance, who make the most of life while dealing with the way things turn out for them. Readers have speculated and critics have opinionated that the...
12:50 PM, May 07, 2012
No one is more fascinated by advertising people than advertising people. Their extra-curricular efforts have often been hypnotically self-referential. Until 'Mad Men' came along, and turned retro advertising drama into mass entertainment. Sujit Sanyal may not be quite as handsome as Jon Hamm, but his memoirs are a successful foray into the same genre or subculture, as the case may be. Mr Sanyal was active in Calcutta in the seventies...
11:56 AM, May 03, 2012
The seventeen sharply observed short stories are infused with a melancholic aura, somewhat reminiscent of a Fitzgeraldian landscape. We move past the gilded gates of Delhi society, and mingle with people who are comfortable in their Dior shoes, their big cars and farmhouses at the edges of the city - but still struggling with a dark cloud overhead, yearning for something else. This cloud takes many forms, such as: aspirations...
06:14 PM, May 02, 2012
'Torn' is the sequel to 'Switched', which was Amanda Hocking's first self-published book. 'Switched' focuses on the beginning of Wendy's 'Trylle' journey, where she learns that she is a supernatural creature who wields powers, and that she belongs to the Trylle, a colony of supernatural beings like herself, and that she is the Princess of it. She is introduced to more unique people, and must start her responsibilities as a...
05:52 PM, May 02, 2012
Indian Literature is under-rated. I have always believed that most Indian writers (great ones at that) are often not spoken about or mentioned at all. Some great books are never discussed. That's a sad situation for a country that is so rich in literature - considering the number of languages stories are weaved in and then translated for the English reader's (like me) benefit, only not to be praised. One...
04:14 PM, May 02, 2012
After losing her family to a cyclone, Kangana started her new life. Read how individual contributions from India donors are helping Kangana to build her life and heal others. The devastating super cyclone that hit the coastal belt of Orissa in 1999 changed many lives. One such girl was Kangana who lost her parents and was left alone with her brother, she lost both her parents but she and her...
03:42 PM, May 01, 2012
Everyone who was a Swedish crime writer came to front after Stieg Larsson. Stieg's entry in the popular crime fiction stream through the highly popular Millennium Trilogy paved way for all of them. One of the writers being Jo Nesbo, for which I am glad and thankful. I have read all the Harry Hole (Nesbo's protagonist) novels and been thoroughly entertained by all of them. When I got the opportunity...
01:23 PM, Apr 24, 2012
We all have our literary heroes. Sometimes in the form of characters, which we have loved reading about and idolizing while reading or sometimes in the form of writers themselves, who bring stories and characters to life. For me, there are so many writers who have changed my life and the way I see things and the world around me and then there are those who stay on irrespective of...
02:06 PM, Apr 18, 2012
Have you ever wondered what would it be like if your mother disappeared one fine day? What would you go through if you were unable to locate her? What would you go through knowing that your mother has disappeared for good? 'Please Look after Mother' by Kyung-Sook Shin is about a mothers disappearance and written with great empathy and emotion. The mother has disappeared in a crowded Seoul subway station,...
01:55 PM, Apr 18, 2012
It is sometimes sad to know that readers (most of them) only remember Ismat Chughtai for 'Lihaaf' or 'The Quilt'. She has written a lot more and the 'more' is even more interesting than 'Lihaaf'. I remember the first time I was introduced to her works. I had turned twenty-three and my friend had taken me to watch a play, 'Manto Ismat Hazir Hain' produced by Motley, - which featured...
01:45 PM, Apr 18, 2012
Getting an Oscar nod is quite an overwhelming experience; particularly when it comes to you on your first film. Well, nearly first film. The film I made before 'Little Terrorist' was 'Road To Ladakh'. It starred Irrfan and Koel Purie. It almost didn't get made; which is why the making-of is called 'The Near Un-making of Road To Ladakh' take a look, it's a hoot. RTL is what I call...
12:22 PM, Apr 13, 2012
When I finally managed to finish my first feature length film Shuttlecock Boys which took me a good 2.5 years to pull off (normally this period would vary between 1.5-2 years for first time filmmakers, mine was just a little longer), I wondered " What do I do now ? That was my thought process in January 2011 after the film got completed. I was not wise or smart enough...
10:34 AM, Apr 07, 2012
I think I have had my share of chick-lit reading for this year. I am glad that it ended with, "Tea for Two and a Piece of Cake" by Preeti Shenoy. Preeti Shenoy writes with urgency - almost like she has to catch the next bus and will miss it, but it is that urgency that gives the book its much needed tone and pace. The plot is about starting...
05:56 PM, Apr 06, 2012
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