Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of 'Red Sun: Travels in Naxalite Country' and the novels 'Tin Fish', 'The Avenue of Kings' and 'Once Upon a Time in Aparanta'. His latest book gives a detail account of the socio-political complexities and ethnic divisions prevalent in the North East region as one travels from Numaligarh in Assam to Moreh in Moreh along NH 2 (erstwhile NH 39) . The book is divided...
12:06:46 PM May 24, 2012
Amitabha Bagchi has knit a plot about Indian bureaucracy, corruption and redemption in his new work, 'The Householder'. Bagchi, who teaches at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, was inspired by noted Hindi writer Shrilal Shukla's novels and literary critiques. Here's an extract from his 'The Householder', published by Harper Collins India: The latch screeched on its slow way down, then opened with a loud click. The door moved...
11:22:18 AM May 18, 2012
Ursula James is a premier hypnotherapy practitioner and teacher in the UK and has written extensively on related subjects. 'The Source' is her latest work. You can read an extract from the book here: Chapter1 I thought I knew it all - really I did. I was working hard, I was doing well professionally. So what if I didn't have a partner and my friends didn't invite me out any...
01:22:20 PM May 16, 2012
Author Niven Govinden's 'Black Bread White Beer' captures the inner lives of this thirty something, upwardly mobile couple as it deals with festering, unaddressed issues-mixed-race marriages, parental pressures, the tension between humanism and organized religion-and the loss of their unborn child. With Amal and Claud on the verge of true commitment and true adulthood, 'Black Bread White Beer' casts a critical eye on a society in which, despite never-ending advances...
05:20:23 PM May 10, 2012
Can a woman's humiliation change the destiny of a nation? It did in the Mahabharata. And it does, once again, in the lawless Bihar of the 1990s When journalist Shruti Ranjan, newly-wed wife of the Deputy Commissioner of Kishanganj is brutally raped by a 'politically sheltered local goon', all her attempts at getting justice are crushed by a corrupt and complicit state government. Thats when the charismatic Sharad Malviya, a...
11:38:05 AM May 07, 2012
Shital Kakkar Mehra is one of the most experienced practitioners of corporate etiquette and international protocol in India today, having trained over three thousand executives, focusing on the specific requirements of the global Indian. Her articles have been published across business dailies and magazines. For the past 4 years, and has been invited as guest speaker to several business schools, including the Indian School of Business, IIM Bangalore and IIM...
06:20:50 PM Apr 25, 2012
While the world continues to raise a toast to contemporary Pakistani authors, the latest author to enter the literary marathon is a genius of sorts who translates Urdu tomes and works on his own tales of fiction with equal ease. Here is an extract from his latest book 'Between Clay and Dust'. In an old ruined city, emptied of most of its inhabitants, Ustad Ramzi, a famous wrestler past his...
04:12:26 PM Apr 24, 2012
'Dating, Diapers and Denial' is a novel with a comical view of life for men and women who have dated, raised kids and gone through the sweet-sour moments that they get- it's a novel you'd want to read over and over again, to double up at the funny anecdotal passages and the witty observations. Tongue-in-cheek, with self-aimed pot shots, the innuendoes are clever, and witty. The book moves at a...
11:46:58 AM Feb 27, 2012
'Opening Night' by Diksha Basu is the story of Naiya Kapur, a Princeton University graduate who comes to Mumbai to chase the big Indian dream - Bollywood. Naiya isnt searching for her soulmate, or hoping to find her roots in the India her parents once knew; she is searching for fame, fortune and fun in the new India. Here's an excerpt form the book: Naiya Kapur is breaking into Bollywood...
12:47:51 PM Feb 24, 2012
Bimal Jalan is one of India's well-known economists. He was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1997 to 2003. He has held several top positions in the ministries of finance and industry and in the Planning Commission. He was also Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and represented India on the boards of the IMF and the World Bank. His book 'Emerging India' was...
11:35:12 AM Feb 22, 2012
The author of 'Curse of the Godman,' Biddu was born in India and started his career playing in a pop band influenced by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Following early success, he headed West and moved into the international music arena where he quickly struck gold, signing the unknown Carl Douglas and producing the hit Kung Fu Fighting. He tasted success on his return to India in the early...
07:12:02 PM Feb 14, 2012
'The story of 'Bali and the Ocean of Milk' written by Nilanjan P Choudhury, has been derived from an old myth of the now lost Hurrian civilization, which traces its origins to the banks of the Euphrates in northern Mesopotamia. The novel reimagines the eternal conflict between the Hurrian gods and their sworn enemies, the asuras, in a wacky thriller littered with bad jokes and corpses. Here's an extract from...
03:36:08 PM Feb 07, 2012
In February 2011, Anna Hazare shot to the nation's attention when he conveyed to the prime minister his intention to fast on matters relating to corruption. Since then, he has galvanized a massive, national movement to combat corruption in the country. So, how did Mr Hazare, at the age of 74 and relatively unknown to the masses, manage to spearhead this movement against corruption? Simply put, how did he become...
05:34:36 PM Feb 01, 2012
Seen though the eyes of Lobsang, 'To Kill a Snow Dragonfly' is an evocative journey through revolutions and disruptions, desires and memories, friendships and exile, as the narrative moves from a tranquil Tibetan village to a boarding school in south India and eventually to Bombay. The book is published by Harper Collins India. Here's are two excerpts from the book: Lobsang and Bhunchung return from school by midday. Grandfather notices...
12:05:12 PM Jan 10, 2012
'Delirious Delhi' examines life in a city that's ecstatic, hallucinatory, mind-boggling, feverish, and vastly energizing - all at the same time. It's a full-length portrait from an outsider's perspective that helps expats demystify Delhi - and helps Delhiites demystify expats. Published by Harper Collins India. The first morning & other mysteries We knew we would love living in Delhi the moment we heard the door-to-door paella salesman. Ah, paella! The...
12:58:13 PM Jan 02, 2012
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