Team L&M There are some stories you read once and forget. Then there are a select few tales you love going back to time and again. So it happens with the stories of famous court jester of Sri Krishnadevaraya, the emperor of Vijayanagara empire — Tenali Raman or Tenali Rama. One of the eight poets […]Read More
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Saurabh Tankha Devyani Khobragade penned The Adventures of Young Ambedkar (Juggernaut; Rs 150) to educate her daughters about the struggles of the Dalit community. A doctor by profession and currently, a joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Devyani says she stuck to simpler sentences and ensured it didn’t get heavy or somber on […]Read More
Team L&M The reason of my picking up Ghosts of the Silent Hills from the shelf of that crowded CP bookshop was its title. Ghost stories have always aroused a feeling of wanting to know more about the unknown. And the added line on the cover – Stories based on true hauntings – furthered the […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Remember entrepreneur Raghuvir Mehta, played by Rajkumarr Rao in the movie Made In China. Forever failing at every business venture he sets up, Raghu’s life takes a turn on a trip to China and the story then moves on. Though the Mikhil Musale directed movie failed to generate interest among audiences, one must […]Read More
Team L&M Spirituality changes the way one looks at life was something I had always heard about but never believed in. Till one day, I had a chance encounter with spirituality and it ushered in a change in my life. This happened around three years back. Even as was I slowly adapting to this new […]Read More
Team L&M Juggernaut has partnered with Hubhopper to create India’s first celebrity audio show for kids where actor Soha Ali Khan will read eight handpicked stories written by Indian authors. The stories are from Juggernaut Books, HarperCollins, Scholastic, Hachette, Rupa Publications, Pratham Books and Karadi Tales. The idea is to encourage the habit of reading […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha When a corporate lawyer pens a crime thriller, you expect it to have courtroom drama which the third novel of Bommadevara Sai Chandravadhan, who writes under the pen name of Vadhan, has. But then Fear of God (TreeShade Books; Rs 350) reiterates the key questions in the context of present times — what […]Read More
On World Cancer Day (February 4), doctorpreneur and founder of HealthCare Global (HCG) Dr BS Ajaikumar says cancer cases will increase because of the ageing process, environmental issues and the ecosystem we are living in Saurabh Tankha He is an oncologist who chose to be an entrepreneur as he wanted state-of-the-art world-class cancer care to […]Read More
Team L&M One of the reasons of my picking up Make Your Own Luck (MYOL) by Bob Miglani and Rehan Yar Khan (Fingerprint!; non-fiction; Rs 250) was the quote on its cover by someone I had the opportunity of working with over two decades back. This was at The Pioneer in New Delhi. Must have […]Read More
Team L&M Timed to go live around India’s Republic Day, Prinseps Auction House is set to host their first No Reserve online book auction from January 20-26, 2020. The auction will carry a selection of meticulously acquired books, newsletters and documents by luminaries of the Indian freedom struggle as a thoughtful celebration of the country’s legacy of extraordinary political leadership and the […]Read More