Sukriti Tankha The Pilani Pioneers by Gaurav Mandlecha and Durjai Sethi (Pan Macmillan) profiles 25 accomplished BITS Pilani graduates who have made great strides in the business arena all the while managing their personal lives deftly. Their tales of passion and perseverance tell us what all it takes achieve success in business. Included in the […]Read More
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Team L&M Noted author Amitav Ghosh’s new book The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, released yesterday talks about how colonialism has impacted the world, and still does, through the story of the nutmeg. The author discusses humble nutmeg’s (Nutmeg is called Jaiphal in India) journey from its native Banda islands, the volcanic […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Delhi In the months leading up to Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel are engaged in hectic deliberations with British Viceroy Louis Mountbatten over the fate of the country. Lady Edwina on the other hand is tensed over the unseasonal blooming of Laburnums – she links it with imminent death. Lahore Sepoy Malik […]Read More
Team L&M The 2021 shortlist for the JCB Prize for Literature was announced early today by Mita Kapur, Literary Director of the Prize. The list includes Anti-Clock by V.J. James, translated from the Malayalam by Ministhy S. (Penguin Random House India, 2021), Name Place Animal Thing by Daribha Lyndem (Zubaan Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2021), The […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha What do you expect to happen when a graduate in Psychology with an MBA in Human Resources, a 62-year-old retired chemical engineer and a 57-year-old homemaker join hands? Something extraordinary, Right! Well, that’s what actually happened. The trio is running India’s first and one-of-a-kind WhatsApp-based book and toy store for kids aged 0 […]Read More
Team L&M As pandemic took a toll on theatre and drama performances, both artistes as well as the audience were missing the good old days of live shows. In a bid to bridge this gap, Audiobook and ebook streaming app Storytel has come up with audiobooks on plays. A play through an audiobook will give […]Read More
Team L&M Saturday, 25th September 2021: The Neev Literature Festival announced the winners of the Neev Book Award 2021, India’s leading book award for showcasing and celebrating outstanding children’s literature, in a digital-award ceremony, inaugurated by India’s most loved author -Ruskin Bond. This year, Vinitha R for Ammu and the Sparrows (Early years); Nandita da […]Read More
Team L&M McGraw Hill released the first edition of the book, Augmented Reality, authored by Chetankumar G Shetty. The book not only caters to AR enthusiasts, researchers and developers but can come in handy for undergraduate and postgraduate students, software professionals, technology learners, and all those interested in knowing about the subject. The first edition […]Read More
Team L&M CSR & Sustainable Development: Strategies, Practices & Business Models, an edited book by Jitendra K. Das, Shallini Taneja and Hitesh Arora, Professors at FORE School of Management, New Delhi was launched early this week. The book critically analyzes the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in achieving Sustainable Development in emerging economies. Published […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Dietician Kavita Devgan’s latest offering The Don’t Diet Plan (Rupa Publishing) is a no-nonsense guide to weight-loss in which she tells you ways and means of achieving a healthy and fit body. A firm believer that a permanent weightloss can only be achieved by changing how and when we eat what we eat, […]Read More