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'Tony Blair: A Journey' is top seller again
New Delhi, Sep 30 The autobiography 'Tony Blair: A Journey' retains the number one position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list while 'Freedom' by Jonathan Franzen dominates the fiction list.
Delhi children moving force behind CWG
New Delhi, Sep 27 The bid for the Commonwealth Games 2010 was spurred by an appeal made by students of 120 schools of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), says sports writer and filmmaker Sunil Yash Kalra.
Arya Babbar turns comic book writer
New Delhi, Sep 24 Bollywood actor Arya Babbar has embarked on a new career as he released his first comic book here on Wednesday.
Husain's poem in his own hand on sale
New Delhi, Sep 24 A rare handwritten Hindi poem by artist M.F. Husain, 'Mere Dil ki Dhadkan... (The beat of my heart)', is one of the prized pieces at an exhibition of art, 'Weaving Legacy 10' here, and it is on sale.
A memoir, movies and Pakistan, print that matters
New Delhi, Sep 23 Live through the last lap of monsoon with a collection of powerful stories — both fact and fiction. Surf the week's list:
Tony Blair autobiography still top bestseller
New Delhi, Sep 23 The autobiography 'Tony Blair: A Journey' continues to be number one in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while 'Mini Shopaholic' by Sophie Kinsella retains its top position in the fiction category.
Book by PM’s economic advisor on business award list
New Delhi, Sep 18 In what is seen as a boost to Indian non-fiction publishing, a book by Raghuram Rajan, economic advisor to the prime minister, has been shortlisted for the sixth annual Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.
Sufism, America, Nano, poetry to tease the intellect
New Delhi, Sep 17 The bookcase is exciting, funny and offbeat this weekend.
Tony Blair tops non-fiction
New Delhi, Sep 16 The autobiography 'Tony Blair: A Journey' tops the non-fiction section in the bestseller list this week while 'Mini Shopaholic' by Sophie Kinsella has climbed one notch higher to become the bestseller in the fiction list.
Indian spy to get a memorial in UK
New Delhi, Sep 13 A bust of Noor Inayat Khan, a spy of a Second World War resistance group and a descendant of the 18th century south Indian ruler Tipu Sultan, will be installed at the Gordon Square in London. It will be the first memorial of an Asian woman in Britain.
‘Digital wallets will subsume paper money in 30 years’
New Delhi, Sep 13 With some five billion mobile phones in use today globally and over 10 billion credit and debit cards issued each year, tech evangelist Sam Pitroda has predicted the virtual death of paper money in 30 years thanks to innovative convergence.
Mythical icons become heroes in new Indian fiction
New Delhi, Sep 13 Rama, Ravana, Arjuna, Jesus Christ, Lord Shiva, Ganesha and the epics are becoming fodder for contemporary Indo-Anglian literature. Writers say it is a new way of looking at Indian culture and draw young readers.
Photojournalist's hobby becomes a book
Agra, Sep 10 Thirty-five years ago, Agra photojournalist Satya Narain Goyal began asking prominent people to pen their remarks 'on the condition of India'. What started as a hobby is today a compilation of over 500 comments, which includes notes by the likes of Morarji Desai and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Negotiate between Mahabharata, management and fiction
New Delhi, Sep 10 Mythology to leadership, the weekend bookshelf offers variety and adventure.
'Absolute Khushwant', 'Shadow Princess' bestsellers
New Delhi, Sep 10 'Absolute Khushwant' by Khushwant Singh and Humra Quraishi maintained the top spot for the second successive week while two new books made their entries into the top 10 of the non-fiction list this week.
Pitroda now promises ‘digital wallet’ in mobiles
New Delhi, Sep 8 Technology evangelist Sam Pitroda has another innovation up his sleeve and this time, he says, it will change the way people the world over look at money and carry out transactions by putting a 'digital wallet' into mobile phones.
Book on British colonial era cemeteries in Himachal
Shimla, Sep 8 The state government has brought out a book on British colonial era cemeteries and churches, an official said here on Tuesday.
India partners Nepal to spread Krishna’s voice
Kathmandu, Sep 3 The Bhagvad Gita — containing Lord Krishna’s teachings and regarded as the essence of the Hindu religion and philosophy — is one of the most influential books in the world, but not much is known about its sequel, the Anugita.
'Absolute Khushwant' is this week's bestseller
New Delhi, Sep 2 'Absolute Khushwant' by Khushwant Singh and Humra Quraishi climbed three notches to become the number one book on the non-fiction list this week while 'Secrets and Sins' by Jaishree Misra continued to dominate the fiction section.
For adventure, lifestyle, head for the bookshelf
New Delhi, Aug 27 From lifestyle to business, summit catastrophes to gay love, the book case this weekend is a study in contrasts.
Delhi needs leaders at the ground level: Kiran Bedi
New Delhi, Aug 26 India's first woman Indian Police Service officer and social crusader Kiran Bedi, who is often described as a national role model, says the capital has fallen back on visible leadership at the ground level.
‘Super Power?’ is No.1 fiction tome
New Delhi, Aug 26 Raghav Bahl's 'Super Power?' topped the non-fiction section in the bestseller list this week while 'Secrets and Sins' by Jaishree Misra climbed several notches to the number one spot in the fiction category.
Scandinavian children’s literature now in Hindi
New Delhi, Aug 24 Norway has opened its treasure chest of children's literature to vernacular readers in India by translating four Norwegian children's books in Hindi.
A comprehensive documentation of India-UAE ties
Book: 'India and the UAE: In Celebration of a Legendary Friendship'; Author: Venu Rajamony; Publisher: Indian Expressions Management Consultancy
The books that Bollywood celebs love
Mumbai, Aug 20 If you thought Bollywood celebrities only read scripts, here is a surprise. From fiction to philosophy to thrillers to romances, they love reading books and consider it their favourite pastime.
India's first e-reader Wink unveiled
Mumbai, Aug 20 Bengaluru-based digital publisher EC Media International on Thursday launched its multi-function e-book reader Wink that not only supports 15 languages but will also offer over 200,000 book titles on debut.
Somnath, Khushwant, Rajendra Prasad hit the shelves
New Delhi, Aug 19 This week's book rack boasts of some heavyweight names. Former speaker Somnath Chatterjee, acclaimed writer Khushwant Singh or former Indian president Rajendra Prasad...take your pick.
'Fault Lines' is bestseller again
New Delhi, Aug 19 'Fault Lines' by Raghuram Rajan continued to top the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while Stieg Larsson's 'The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest' bounced back to the number one fiction spot.
Patanjali's works translated into Arabic
Abu Dhabi, Aug 19 Works of Patanjali, founder of Yoga and one of the greatest philosophers of India who lived 1,500 years ago, have now been translated into Arabic.
Literati recall times with grand old man of Indian writing
New Delhi, Aug 17 He is a man of all seasons, one who still enjoys an occasional peg, a plate of piping hot kebabs and stimulating social dos. At 95, writer-columnist Khushwant Singh still means many things to many people.
‘My childhood has crept into my book’
New Delhi, Aug 16 Daman Singh, the novelist daughter of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, says her new book is about lost innocence and how childhood as an experience has changed over the years. Hers certainly was different from that of today's GenY, she says.
India captured in a billion shades
New Delhi, Aug 14 At a time when there has been a dramatic surge of interest in India, here comes a coffee table book that captures the country in all its colourful glory, chronicling its culture, heritage, plurality, ethos and its multi-dimensional progress.
'Love Stories of Shimla Hills'
Shimla, Aug 14 What is the real story behind the name Scandal Point? Do you know that Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru shared a special relationship, which flourished in Shimla? Read all this and a lot more in the newly released book “Love Stories of Shimla Hills”.
Bestsellers of the week — 'Fault Lines', 'Tiger Hills'
New Delhi, Aug 12 'Fault Lines' by Raghuram Rajan tops the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while Sarita Mandanna's 'Tiger Hills' dominates the fiction category.
Bookshelf spills economics, underworld, god
New Delhi, Aug 12 As the weather slides and more clouds threaten to burst, retreat with a book and a cup of coffee. The mixed bag this week...
A book that chronicles Shimla's past
Shimla, Aug 11 Shimla was a nondescript hamlet with shepherd hutments that became a flourishing town with palatial bungalows and hotels. Capturing this journey is a coffee table book, with rare photographs of imperial buildings and stories of eminent personalities and events in the last 188 years.
Tabish Khair, Geeta Hariharan at Jamia Millia
New Delhi, Aug 7 The Jamia Millia Islamia centre for learning Friday hosted a conversation on reading and writing between novelists Geeta Hariharan and Tabish Khair who dwelt on the critical and creative processes integral to writers to hone their skills.
Of Tata, Bhabha and good old dramatic tales
New Delhi, Aug 5 Some home truths about towering edifices and small pleasures of stories smartly told. The cache this week is a mix of serious non-fiction and fiction:
Nariman's 'Before Memory Fades' bestseller yet again
New Delhi, Aug 5 Fali S. Nariman's 'Before Memory Fades' continues to dominate the non-fiction section in the bestseller list this week while 'The Immortals of Meluha' by Amish Tripathi also retains its number one position in the fiction category.
Fiction writers aren't social commentators
New Delhi, Aug 4 Indian contemporary literature is benefiting from the growing tribe of journalists who are writing books of late, points out award-winning poet, dancer and novelist Tishani Doshi. At the same time, she says, a fiction writer is not a social commentator.
Narayana Murthy opens Penguin bookstore
Bengaluru, Aug 4 Infosys Technologies Ltd chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murthy late on Tuesday inspired hundreds of book lovers by opening PageTurners, an exclusive Penguin bookstore in the heart of Bengaluru.
Flying a kite to know mantras of success
Book: 'Go Fly High'; Author: Sandesh Mestry, Chandrashekhar Bhat and Om Dhumatkar; Publisher: MBMC Consulting Ltd; Price: Rs.499.
Take your pick from diverse book case
New Delhi, July 29 Dogs, widows, Kolkata, thrill and domestic drama — the weekend book cart is diverse, cute and emotional... Read on
'Before Memory Fades' is hot seller
New Delhi, July 29 Fali S. Nariman's 'Before Memory Fades' has bounced back to the number one spot among non-fiction books this week while 'The Immortals of Meluha' by Amish Tripathi continues to dominate the fiction category in the bestseller list.
Romancing the book in the time of rain
New Delhi, July 27 What better time to leaf through love stories than the monsoon. Take a man, a woman, an edgy locale — sprinkle passion, mystery, a whiff of history — and you are set for some perfect reading in the rains.
Jyoti Basu loved pasta, says grand-daughter and author
New Delhi, July 26 He was West Bengal's Chief Minister for 23 years but he was no Bengali at heart when it came to his favourite food. Jyoti Basu was a European gourmet fan who loved 'light pastas, salads, soups...', says his grand-daughter Mallika Basu, the latest Indian cook-book author.
Book on Goan diaspora readies for British launch
London, July 24 The British Goan Festival here on Sunday will see the launch of a book on Goan diaspora experiences. And first-time author Selma Carvalho, who has lived in Dubai, the U.S. and now Britain, insists she is simply 'a Goan'.
‘Historical fictions throw insight into our lives’
New Delhi, July 24 History makes for compelling books because they offer insights into our lives, says MP and writer Shashi Tharoor, who would love to write a historical fiction himself in future.
Asian and diaspora fiction not very different: Monica Ali
New Delhi, July 22 British novelist of Bangladeshi origin Monica Ali, who is a judge for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010, says the English language is evolving in exciting new ways. She also believes diaspora fiction is not very different from Asian writing as in the end readers just want a good, well told story.
Pick on history, diaspora and adventure
New Delhi, July 22 The reading cart flaunts a heady mix of history, romance, diaspora and hope this weekend.
'The Immortals of Meluha' is top bestseller
New Delhi, July 22 'Awakening Giants: Feet of Clay' by Pranab Bardhan tops the non-fiction section while Amish Tripathi's 'The Immortals of Meluha' is number one in the fiction category of bestsellers this week.
From Canada, about Coorg — a novelist debuts
New Delhi, July 21 One always writes what one knows best the first time, says Toronto-based Indian origin novelist Sarita Mandanna. And her novel, 'Tiger Hills', is indeed being hailed by the British press as a staggering debut achievement.
Nariman's 'Before Memory Fades' is bestseller again
New Delhi, July 16 'Before Memory Fades' by Fali S. Nariman again topped the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while Amish Tripathi's 'The Immortals of Meluha' was number one in the fiction category.
Read about gods, philosophy, and Indian ethos
New Delhi, July 16 The book case is crowded with contrasts this weekend with serious treatises vying for attention with works of fiction.
'Writing kids' books is tough'
New Delhi, July 12 It is a tough job being a children's book author, but the heartening news is that the number of young readers in India has increased in the last decade, says much-loved writer Shubhadra Sen Gupta.
Get a taste of cinema, music and change!
New Delhi, July 8 With the monsoon finally arriving, it's time to sit by the window and chill out with books on ghosts, cinema and music this weekend:
Nariman's 'Before Memory Fades' is bestseller
New Delhi, July 8 'Before Memory Fades' by Fali S. Nariman topped the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while Amish Tripathi's 'The Immortals of Meluha' topped the fiction category.
Moily's Ramayana weaves current realities into epic
New Delhi, July 1 Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily, also a Kannada scholar-poet-playwright, has woven burning contemporary realities into his modern re-telling of the 2,000-year-old Indian epic -- Ramayana.
Book on Delhi Metro released
New Delhi, June 28 A new book with detailed information about Metro stations, locations, classifications, parking facilities and daily footfalls, was released by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here on June 26.
Inter-continental love, spirituality and salsa
New Delhi, June 24 The mercury is steadily climbing the Celsius scale. And a book is the best coolant if you are stuck indoors thanks to the harsh sun. Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
Woman detective gets cracking in new book
New Delhi, June 23 'I've always known I'd be stuck with a corpse some day — possibly in the first week of October.' Lalli, India's new woman private eye — in the manner of the classic 20th century detectives — finds her corpse and begins decoding the cryptic clues to the murder.
PIO scripts tale of migrants and myths
In his new novel, 'The Mythologist', San Francisco-based Indian origin author Vamsee Juluri has captured the inner chaos of a young migrant in the US who has grown up in the movie studios of Chennai with dreams of grandeur.
Reconnect to cynicism, mystery and miracles
New Delhi, June 18 Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
'The Immortals of Meluha' is on top
New Delhi, June 17 Amish Tripathi's 'The Immortals of Meluha' continues to retain the number one position in the fiction category while 'Before Memory Fades' by Fali S. Nariman tops the non-fiction section in the bestseller list this week.
GenY digs into pulp fiction!
New Delhi, June 16 More and more students may be opting for English literature and media studies in Delhi University, but if you happen to see a GenY girl or boy with a book outside class, chances are it'll be pulp fiction.
'Slumdog...' star to tell his story in English
Pune, June 14 Azharuddin Mohammed Shaikh, 12, who became a household name after the success of 'Slumdog Millionaire', is all set to tell his story to the English reading public with the translation of his autobiography 'Slumboy', which was penned jointly with a French journalist.
Did the Sarasvati river exist?
New Delhi, June 12 Did the mythical Sarasvati river actually exist? Eminent French non-fiction writer and Indophile Michel Danino suggests that oral tradition, literary testimony and now a mass of evidence could all be made to converge to establish that it did.
Victoria Memorial Hall to publish book on Mizo history
Aizawl, June 12 Kolkata-based Victoria Memorial Hall will publish books on Mizo history and the who's who of the region in English and Hindi, officials said here on Thursday.
Dig into history, and urban war
New Delhi, June 10 Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
A visual chronicle for India-Russia ties
New Delhi, June 9 The 120 photographs compiled in a coffee table book may not be an encyclopaedia of India-Russia ties but are enough to take an onlooker to some major landmarks of the long road the two countries have traversed in their time-tested relations.
David Davidar to return to India
Toronto, June 9 David Davidar, president and CEO of Penguin Canada, is leaving the publishing company and returning to India, it was announced here on Tuesday.
Stories of Akbar, marriage and space
New Delhi, June 3 Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
Bhutto's book remains No.1
New Delhi, June 3 Two months after it hit the bookstalls, Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto's 'Songs of Blood and Sword' continues to be the number one bestselling book in the non-fiction section while 'The Immortals of Meluha' by Amish Tripathi dominates the fiction list.
Preamble turns storybook, thanks to Seth
Book: 'We, The Children Of India'; Author: Leila Seth; Publisher: Puffin; Price Rs. 150
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Vayalar Ravi, who assumed office as Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs on January 30, 2006, was born in 1937 in Vayalar village of Kerala's Alappuzha district...