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
New Delhi: In Kerala, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is among the most popular novelists - thanks to his translated works in Malayalam. Translations of popular fictions, non-fictions and classics are much in demand in India and adorn bookshelves in many urban homes like status tags. For the translator, it is no easy job. For he/she has to stick to the intent and spirit of the original while choosing the words. In...
04:18 PM, Feb 14, 2012
London: World Champion Viswanathan Anand's hopes of catching up with his rivals has almost ended after he played out a draw with Levon Aronian of Armenia at the end of the seventh round of London Chess Classics here. With his fourth draw in six games so far, Anand took his tally to seven points in the football-like scoring system in place here. The world champion had a solitary victory against...
08:12 PM, Dec 11, 2011
Voiceovers: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff Once there was a lion cub who accidentally got dropped amid sheep and grew up believing and bawling like sheep. One day when a group of lions waylaid him and asked what a lion was doing amid sheep, he shivered for his life and said he was a sheep. They told him he was a lion and...
03:59 PM, Jul 30, 2011
London: Written by children's author David Gatward and targeting children aged 9-12, the "Booksurfers" series features four children -- Jake, Becca, Ryan and Harriet -- who are kidnapped by an arch-criminal and his evil henchwoman. They are forced to jump "into" the classic adventure stories to steal famous fictional artefacts such as the map in Treasure Island, using a gadget called the Nautilus. Readers using the Kindle will be able...
11:20 AM, Jun 14, 2011
London: A new radio version of Emily Bronte's romantic novel 'Wuthering Heights' will be littered with explicit phrases, including the f-word, a media report said. The BBC radio version has been adapted by Jonathan Holloway. 'Wuthering Heights' is the only novel by Emily Bronte. It was first published in 1847. The name comes from a Yorkshire manor on which the story is based. It is a tale of passionate love...
04:07 PM, Mar 22, 2011
Paris: Noted French classics scholar Jacqueline de Romilly, who was only the second woman to be elected to the prestigious Academie Francaise, has died at the age of 97, the government said on Sunday. Romilly was named to the Academie Francaise in 1989, following in the footsteps of writer Marguerite Yourcenar at the elite institute that has acted as the guardian of the French language since its founding in 1635....
03:26 PM, Dec 20, 2010
Bangalore: Sahara India withdrew its sponsorship of the Indian cricket team and Pune Warriors on Saturday hours ahead of the IPL auction for season five, after the BCCI turned down the franchise's request that the price of their marqueee player Yuvraj Singh be added to their overall purse for the auction. We really feel such one-sided emotional relationship cannot be dragged on any further. We are withdrawing from all cricket...
01:01 AM, Apr 19, 2008
The black-and-white classic
Naya Daur has received a new lease of life. ...
04:24 PM, Jul 10, 2007
It's 50 years for four cinema classics in India this year. Yet, there are many film buffs who might just miss them forever. ...
01:28 AM, Apr 26, 2007
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