
Here's some great news for upcoming writers in India, Penguin Books India has announced the introduction of its new venture Partridge, a new self-publishing imprint launched in partnership with Author Solutions, Inc. Partridge will provide new opportunities for Indian authors to get published and discovered, both in India and around the world. ...

10:09 AM, Feb 08, 2013

'Patriots and Partisans' may not be enjoyed by all , given its serious content but it is definitely a great read. ...

01:02 PM, Nov 28, 2012

'Indian diplomacy,' a veteran told Shashi Tharoor many years ago, "is like the love-making of an elephant: it is conducted at a very high level, accompanied by much bellowing, and the results are not known for two years." The award-winning author and parliamentarian demonstrates how Indian diplomacy has become sprightlier since then and where it needs to focus in the world of the 21st century. Explaining why foreign policy matters...

03:26 PM, Jul 12, 2012

'If I were to choose a secret companion, an unofficial alter ego, I would most likely fasten on someone more dashing, more decisive, less unsettled than Greene.' But Greene 'took residence' inside the author's head, to the point where he had an eerie feeling that his life was playing out on the lines of the plots Greene had constructed decades ago. And so, as if instructed by an inner voice,...

06:37 PM, Mar 29, 2012

New Delhi: A series of sneak peeps into new books by top Indian writers will be the cornerstone of a festival of literature, "Spring Fever", to be held March 16-24 at the India Habitat Centre. An annual feature of Penguin-Books India, the festival will preview several new titles by authors like Vikram Seth, Gurcharan Das, Shobhaa De, Gulzar, Shashi Tharoor, Amit Chaudhuri and Devdutt Patnaik, who will discuss their books...

03:36 PM, Mar 12, 2012