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Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Born in the ancient city of Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh (India), into a humble, middle-class family, Ashish Khetarpal had an ordinary childhood. Meerut, he says, during his growing up years was not a very peaceful city to live in. The experience of the disturbing incidents happening on a regular basis in […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha India continues to maintain its independent state thanks to the sacrifices made by many officers, some of who still remain unknown to the world. One such unsung officer is Commodore Jack Shea. Then a Naval Attache, Jack Shea was chosen for a mission to bring home safely the First Secretary at the High […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha After getting a tremendous response to the Demons of Jaitraya, her first book in the trilogy on the battle between humans and demons, author Shubira Prasad is now back with The Angels of Kailash (Vitasta Publishing). While The Demons of Jaitraya results in the total annihilation of The Gurukul, protagonists Aishani and Adheesh have to come back stronger to reclaim what belongs to […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Economist and author, Uday Singh, has come out with his second book Inconspicuously Human that talks about not so obvious things – some that drive us and make us tick and some that limit us and make up stop. A non-fiction, it sheds light on to what constrains people; what motivates them; […]Read More
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
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
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
Sukriti Tankha Agnibaan – the Guardians of Fire Chamber (TreeShade Books, 336 pages), by S Venkatesh, as the name indicates promises a thrilling experience – from the front cover to the back, the book keeps you on an edge with its sharp twists and turns. Spanning between 535CE to the present day, the coherently written […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha A panel discussion to explore the life and times of Veer Savarkar was organised at the launch of the book Savarkar – A Contested Legacy 1924-1966, by Vikram Sampath. Published by the Penguin Random House, this is the second part of the two series book. The first book Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, […]Read More
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