Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Iranian-born Poet-Playwright Sholeh Wolpé works have long illuminated the bridges between cultures, languages, and spiritual traditions. Her latest bookpix, The Invisible Sun (HarperCollins), offers a luminous translation of Attar of Nishapur’s works. One of Persian literature’s most profound mystic voices, Rumi revered Attar. In conversation with Life & More, she tells us […]Read More
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Rajkumari Sharma Tankha When we think of World War II, the stories that come to mind are often European or American — Dunkirk, Normandy, Hiroshima. Yet, buried in the vast archives of history lie the forgotten voices of thousands of Indian soldiers who were captured, imprisoned, and pushed to the very edge of survival in […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Art comes naturally to her. “It is the only space where I feel truly myself – eversince I was a child,” says Khushboo, 24,the Barida-based artist, who is having a solo exhibition of her works in Gurugram. The exhibition is titled Everything I wanted to Forget and showcases 35 works that she […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Subroto Bagchi’s memoir The Day the Chariot Moved (Penguin Publishers) is nothing if not inspiring. As one of India’s leading business minds and philanthropists, the author has inspired a new India, guided businesses in the nation, motivated its talent. This book is about the transformation of Odisha. It challenges us to look […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha As The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, New Delhi completes 25 years of its journey, we speak to its Director Vipul Gupta about milestones, evolution, and the future of luxury hospitality in India. In the Indian hospitality landscape, how significant is this 25-year milestone? For me, the most rewarding part of this journey […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Part travelogue, part memoir, part family history and imbued with rigorous scholarship, The Other Mohan (HarperCollins Fourth Estate) by author Amrita Shah is not just a labour of love, but also a quest to understand her great-grandfather, Mohanlal, who set sail for South Africa from pre-independent India at the turn of twentieth century. […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Since its inception in 2000, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the Pakistan-supported South Asian terrorist group has been responsible for countless terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed (HarperCollins India) is the first detailed and comprehensive study of JeM. Authored by Abhinav Pandya, it examines the origins of this organisation, its ideology, organisational structure, financing, […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Author Nidhi Upadhyay recently released a thriller The Drowning (Penguin). An engineer by by education, she gave up her successful career as a headhunter to become a mother and a writer. Excerpts from an interview: How did you get the idea of writing The Drowning? What inspired you to write this story. And […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Author K Hari Kumar has come out with his new book Dakini. Published by HarperCollins, Dakini is a thrilling depiction of human courage in the face of terrifying adversity, and of superstition dwarfed by the power of the supernatural. Says the authior, “Dakini is deeply personal to me. At its core, it’s a powerful […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Author Vijaya Sandireddy, Apart from working as a team leader at Infosys, Vijaya Sandireddy is an author too. She recently unveiled her second novel When The Mountains Moved (TreeShade Books). Centered around friendship and love, this book is an immersive experience of a Himalayan trek and readers will be able to relate […]Read More