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Saurabh Tankha Corporate leader-turned-author Arvind Parashar had a creative inclination since childhood. Hailing from Dehradun, he used to write and publish songs, poems and stories during as a kid. He was also an avid quizzer, who represented his school at district and state levels. Parashar quit his corporate career of 16 years to pursue his […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha At first glance Hemis, Madhu Tandan’s latest novel, appears to be a simple story of marital discord. To escape daily fights with his wife Swati, the protagonist Ajay plans a trip to Ladakh. He believes the trip will give him breathing space. It will also help him reflect on his relationship. But […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Around four years back, Karachi-based journalist Taha Kehar gave up the prospect of a legal career and flew back to Karachi from London where he was pursuing a law degree from SOAS University of London. He became a full-time journalist/ editor at The Express Tribune where he worked on the Peshawar city edition […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha She’s tall, beautiful and one of Bollywood’s leading ladies. He’s goofy, loves to wear outlandish clothes and is constantly getting into trouble with reporters. These two sentences on the back cover of Saranya Rai’s debut novel Love, Take Two (Penguin Books) have uncanny resemblance to the classic M&B romances (wherein the male […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I must confess it was the unusual title of the book that first attracted me to it. But when I first read Is: A Journey That Will Change Your Life (Prabhat Prakashan) by Sandeep Amar, the words simply went over my head. I thought it was some philosophy book meant for research […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Changing Lifestyles and Forgotten Traditions Remember the innumerable occasions your grandmother told you how, as teenagers, your grandfather and even your father, ate dollops of butter on paranthas every morning, or had two teaspoons of desi ghee every morning. And how you, by not eating all this and more, miss out on being […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Why I picked up The Sellout Nation …a Tryst with Globalisation (Notion Press) by Vikram Bhati is because I was thoroughly exhausted of the number of chick lit romances I was deluged with. I wanted something different, and the blurb on the back cover promised me that. And I must say, I […]Read More
Dr Avni S. Tiwari Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions (Bloomsbury) by Johann Hari is an engrossing and thought-provoking read on depression and mental health. It begins with a personal story of being diagnosed with depression and prescribed ‘pills’. The author smartly avoids what he calls ‘pain porn’ and […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha In the race to secure admissions in private English-medium schools and prepare children for a world driven by competition and grades, the quality of education in India is increasingly under pressure. Students, teachers, and institutions alike are struggling to cope with this high-performance environment. However, not all schools follow this path. Some institutions […]Read More
Team L&M In a world dominated by fast food and rushed meals, adopting healthy eating habits can feel like a challenge. Nutrition expert Radhika Toshniwal is on a mission to change that with her book Positive Eating A Guide To Everyday Health & Nutrition. With over 15 years of experience in nutrition, Radhika has built […]Read More
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