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Former journalist-turned-social entrepreneur BISWAJIT JHA talks to SAURABH TANKHA about what made him choose tea garden labourer Karimul Hak as the protagonist for his debut novel, Bike Ambulance Dada (Penguin Random House India). When did it occur to you that the story of Karimul Hak should reach out to people in the form of a […]Read More
Padma Bhushan SRI M sees the world in a different light. He sees the good, the bad and sometimes, the supernatural. In his quintessential no-holds barred style, Sri M’s most recent release, The Homecoming And Other Stories, urges one to delve deep into the human spirit and get a glimpse of why people do the things they do […]Read More
Team L&M The jury of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2020 has announced two winners – Amit Ahuja, for Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements, and Jairam Ramesh for A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon. The two winners were selected from a diverse shortlist of six books covering a century of modern Indian history and encompassing […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Now, you might find this statement coming from an author a bit odd and out of place. But then Giridharan’s talent is not limited as a writer or as the general manager at the Reserve Bank of India where he tracks large value frauds. The Mumbai-based 51-year-old is also an international sports commentator […]Read More
Our world today is filled with distractions that demand our attention every few seconds. The constant messages, notifications and popups have a huge impact on our physical and mental health, making it difficult for us to concentrate on any task. In such a fast-paced world, attention is our most important resource. But we are largely […]Read More
Team L&M Before the abrogation of Article 370, who were the actors in Kashmir theatre of the absurd? The youngsters who could not escape abroad had to play self-destructive roles decided by manipulators sitting in Pakistan. This rivetting narrative delves deep into how Muslim families lost their moorings. A teenaged boy turns to militancy in […]Read More
Team L&M Writing can be a lonely profession, writes Ruskin Bond in How To Be A Writer (HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks; Rs 299). But when there is “someone who has survived as a writer for seventy years” with you to guide and advise and has “something to offer by way of ‘tips’ or the lessons learnt from all […]Read More
Team L&M To recognise and celebrate excellence in non-fiction writings on modern/ contemporary India, the New India Foundation has announced the shortlist for the third edition of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize. The six shortlisted books are a testimony to the quality and diversity of non-fiction writing about India. The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize celebrates […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Whenever I’m asked about my hobbies, reading always tops the list. Being an avid reader, my favourite author during my growing up years was Enid Blyton. I’m her biggest fan and I think I have all of her books and have read them over and over again. But then you move and I […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha From lights, fans, keys, lipstick and handbags to metaphysical like love, dreams and death are all a part of Sanjana Saksena Chandra’s new collection of poems in a poetry book titled The Universe is Explosive. Launched digitally yesterday, the book is a collection of 99 short poems, each no longer than eight to […]Read More
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